Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of New Year’s Eve 2025.
- Derrick Lewis demands answers after UFC 324 odds leave ’Black Beast’ sizable underdog — ‘It needs to be investigated’: This week’s episode of “The Black Beast” says the darnedest things!
- Doing well?!?!? Former UFC champion Sean O’Malley reveals ridiculous ‘eight-figure sponsorship’ forehead tattoo | Pic: I don’t believe this is real. Refuse to believe? Sean is too smart for this. He has to be, right? Right?!?
- Justin Gaethje vows to ‘f—k up’ Pimblett vs. Topuria plans at UFC 324: Gaethje ending 2026 as UFC champion would be the funniest timeline. How many millions could he cost Paramount?
Insomnia
Merab Dvalishvili taking a bite out of a live crayfish is a classic “Machine” thing to do. Some of the replies online say that the Spanish chatter in the background reveals he’s eating the roe off a crayfish rather than just biting into it, which is better … I guess?
Rampage Jackson and the case of mistaken identity.
Me before and after the holidays:
Jan Blachowicz vs. Jamahal Hill makes a lot of sense for both struggling former champions even if I’d rather see “Polish Power” retire outright.
Michel Pereira’s Middleweight move has really fallen apart after a hot start.
Aaron Pico is officially back on the mats.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Nice feints to hide the switch step:
A double KO in the wild — you don’t see that every day!
This is an absolutely textbook block-and-fire response to the left high kick, something every striker has drilled one million times executed perfectly.
Random Land
That’s an average of eight reps per minute for 24 straight hours.
Midnight Music:
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
