Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026.
- Seriously?!? UFC champ Sean Strickland gets custom ‘jean short’ fight wear: UFC has a lot of mediocre merch, but this is class.
- Movsar Evloev wants to kick women out of UFC because their fights stink — ‘I can’t watch it, it’s so hard’: In defense of the ladies, they just provided two of the best knockouts on UFC Shanghai (which is two more KOs than Evloev has scored in the UFC).
- RAF odds: Khamzat balloons to -5000 betting favorite over Tyron Woodley in Moscow: Sadly, I am not liquid enough to make any kind of money on Khamzat’s guaranteed win over Tyron Woodley. Otherwise, RAF is the place to bet on astronomical favorites safely.
Insomnia
Is elite boxers doing a bit of mat work the new streaming trend of 2026? I think it’s fun!
Confession: I put off writing this article as long as possible
to keep play Blood of the Dawnwalker. I highly recommend it for RPG fans!
Fight fans would be surprised how often professional, UFC-level fighters are sharing the mats with teenage amateurs, who can be quite good!
Ethyn Ewing speaks on the importance of the jab.
More UNDENIABLE “Thug Nasty” science and logic coming your way:
You gotta love Urijah Faber. There’s no reason HE had to deal with a shoplifter personally, but “The California Dad” is a hands-on businessman.
Glorious Muay Thai potential in this theoretical Lightweight matchup:
Slips, rips, and KO clips
They’re calling it THE MOST KOREAN MMA MOMENT of all time.
Cody McKenzie-style guillotines like this are dangerous regardless of body positioning.
The kids are alright.
Random Land
I’ve written MMAmania articles from some weird places, but this is peak laptop usage.
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Midnight Music: Alt rock, 1998
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
