Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026.
- Alex Pereira leaving heavyweight with UFC 335 loss to Sergei Pavlovich — ‘I’m not going to keep trying’: It’s good to hear “Poatan” and his team have some sense. It’s better to win title fights than get beaten up pointlessly!
- Floyd Mayweather odds: ‘Money’ line sees Ryan Garcia jump out to early betting favorite for WBC title fight: Mayweather is almost 50 years old. Garcia may be inconsistent, but he should still be favored.
- Dumbbell Dana White doesn’t recognize Top 5 heavyweight at UFC 333 press conference — ‘How can we help you?’: Alexander Volkov is doing his best to promote himself, even if Dana doesn’t appear to be in on the joke.
Insomnia
Reminder: Joe Rogan definitely doesn’t need his UFC paycheck.
Good
to confirm that the Nevada State Athletic Commission has low standards.
I remember wrestling with Song Yadong once and confirming to myself that I would never, ever fight professionally at Bantamweight. He’s a big dude!
It’s a shame how many athletes get robbed by people they trust.
Good attitude, not-so-good freestyling.
Georges St. Pierre showing off his surf skills:
Merab’s nose is a serious concern ahead of UFC 333.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
The Japanese/Scottish twister strikes again! I’ve been working this move for about two months now, it’s really great.
Weird ending, but that’s a really clean intercepting elbows.
The referee failing to intervene when the guy clearly wanted out just bought that man some brain damage. Rough!
Random Land
Legendary video game developer Bioware is dead, and Mass Effect likely with it. Pour one out for Commander Shepherd …
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Midnight Music: Chamber pop, 2019
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
