Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Thursday, July 2, 2026.
- UFC heavyweight claims Shara Bullet practiced Michel Pereira hair-pulling in training — ‘One of the reasons I shaved my head’: Long hair can certainly get tangled up while wrestling or chasing a d’arce, but blatantly grabbing a top knot doesn’t happen by accident.
- Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia reveals dramatic physical transformation: ‘Over 125 lbs down’: Big Tim is underrated nowadays courtesy of a couple embarrassing losses and boring wins, but he was very legit at his best. People forget!
- Jon Jones: ‘Humble, honest’ Ilia Topuria is in a good position to return to top of UFC after first loss: I see nor eason why Topuria cannot have great future success, but it also must be admitted that future opponents will be a little braver.
Insomnia
Reminder: the second-to-last fight of Henry Cejudo’s career ended via eye poke. “Triple C” has personal reason to be angry!
How are we feeling about Robert Whittaker as a Light Heavyweight? I’m cautiously optimistic but think it’s a couple years too late.
An interesting look into the corner work of Aleksandre Topuria and live reactions from Dana/Trump:
Torrez Finney is ready to fight Jamahal Hill for the Densest MFer belt.
What adjustments does Merab make for his trilogy match versus Petr Yan?
Click through for an entire thread of strange parallels between Conor McGregor and Brock Lesnar’s UFC returns”
I have hiked through stinging nettle on several occasions — it’s rather unpleasant.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
The constant battle of right hand vs. left hook …
You’re allowed to admire your own punches when they land this well.
Lovely slip-and-rip!
Random Land
Always cheering for the bull.
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Midnight Music: Folk/Gospel … and I cannot figure out the year on this specific recording. Old!
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
