Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2025.
- Mr. Paige VanZant booked against Contender Series standout for UFC Houston: UFC Houston is really turning into a great “Fight Night” event.
- WTF? UFC releases undefeated top contender just months after 54-second knockout: I don’t think that Rinat Fakhretdinov was a future champion or anything, but he was clearly a quality member of the division and gave us some good finishes to boot. Bad cut!
- Study: Ciryl Gane’s fingernails may have been ‘10 times dirtier than average toilet seat’ during Aspinall eye poke: MMA gyms and the people inside them being germ-y shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone.
Insomnia
Bruce Buffer is 68 years old but doesn’t intend to slow down one bit.
Sean Strickland and Michel Pereira getting after it sparring at Xtreme Couture! It’s hard to imagine a worse matchup for Pereira than Strickland given his pace and pressure.
Without checking Wikipedia/Tapology, are you CERTAIN this fight hasn’t happened before previously? Bet your life on it?
The most disrespectful takedown in high school wrestling history:
Insane confidence is a major asset for any fighter, so I always appreciate the ones with humility too.
This is a great bit of trivia and historical footage.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
A right hand set up well by level change feint — MMA 101.
UFC veteran Parker Porter absolutely THREW DOWN in his BKFC main event over the weekend.
Getting sparked by the first real punch of the fight is quite rare in boxing.
Random Land
… but is that yellow varnish supposed to be there? Is it a storage strategy? I need an art major to break this down for me.
Midnight Music: Pop, 2025
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
