Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Tuesday, June 9, 2026.
- Adrien Broner claims he almost swung on Jon Jones: ‘He was drunk, talking s—t’: Broner is so prevalent on social media lately it feels like he’s gearing up for a political campaign.
- Will UFC White House get canceled? Bookies set odds on wonky weather, federal lawsuit: Could you imagine the fallout if UFC were forced to pivot to another location somehow? The spectacle would almost be worth it.
- Sorry, but Alex Pereira not UFC ‘GOAT’ with White House win over Ciryl Gane — ‘It’s promoter talk’: Labeling new fighters the GOAT is seemingly the only promotional tool in the UFC playbook nowadays.
Insomnia
UFC CEO Dana White says the Sean Strickland is not banned from the UFC White House … maybe there’s still a chance we see him in Washington?
Josh Hokit is taking the Derrick Lewis fight very seriously.
I would genuinely rather buy the official UFC hot dog brander than wear this shirt.
Edgar Chairez’s boxing has never looked better than last weekend at UFC Vegas 118.
This goofy AI video teaches us that Chael Sonnen + Nina Drama = Paulo Costa.
Is there anybody left on the Oban Elliott hype train after a couple tough losses?
Bryce Mitchell is built different in more ways than one.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
I haven’t thought about JT Money in close to a decade. His season of TUF was very fun!
… I don’t think the “eight” were very well organized. Two of them did not seem to understand the task at hand.
It’s definitely time to bring Muhammad Mokaev back to the Octagon. He learned ground-and-pound is legal!
Random Land
Would you down a mummy beer?
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Midnight Music: New Wave, 1980
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
