Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Friday, March 27, 2026.
- UFC cuts three fighters in latest roster purge, including relative Octagon newcomer: I’ll confess that I barely remember any of the three names mentioned, so no complaints this time around.
- Video: Alex Pereira looks huge as he reveals heavyweight physique coming into UFC White House: There’s a certain percentage of fight fans who think Ciryl Gane is going to be able to win this fight with relative ease by wrestling — I think they’ll be surprised! “Poatan” is huge!
- UFC veteran Diego Sanchez sentenced in felony shooting case: I hope the best for Diego Sanchez’s future.
Insomnia
Alex Pereira’s star has only grown brighter since UFC 300, but these numbers definitely illustrate the overall decline in pay-per-view (PPV) sales from years prior. 67k is grim for Pantoja, while Islam Makhachev was drawing well.
The headlock throw is the bane of women’s MMA, so insidiously pervasive that it infected even the most technical female fighter of all time (Valentina Shevchenko).
Welterweight BANGER alert! Amosov should prove to be a perfect test of Alvarez’s defensive wrestling at 170 pounds — huge fight for both men.
These audios only improve on repeat.
New Ronda Rousey shadowboxing meme material just dropped after all these years! My favorite part about the original clip is Joseph Benavidez’s disgusted expression in the background …
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Lovely Southpaw striking from Kireev, who jabbed up the middle and blasted power kicks into the open side until his opponent crumbled.
A decorated BJJ guy who loves throwing bombs? Welcome back Jorge Gurgel.
Beautiful double threat with the slip inside on both the right overhand and left uppercut:
Random Land
Better corner work and execution than any UFC fight this year:
Midnight Music: Reggae, 1979
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
