Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Friday, June 12, 2026.
- Report: Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn in jeopardy as Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing issued cease-and-desist letter: Promotional conflicts impeding matchups fan would like to see is the story of modern boxing.
- Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane: Odds, full fight preview and prediction | UFC White House: Does everyone agree this is the most compelling matchup on the card? It’s a hard one to predict amidst all the massive favorites.
- UFC White House predictions, ‘Freedom 250’ preview: A garish spectacle befitting today’s combat sports landscape: I genuinely loved Jesse Holland’s intro here about the changing tide in combat sports. Give it a read!
Insomnia
This is bad news for anybody betting on a “Black Beast” upset.
There’s
roughly a 100% chance that Arman Tsarukyan throws Tony Ferguson into the audience with some kind of spinning WWE suplex.
Ilia Topuria has consistently shown a lot of respect to Charles Oliveira. How can you not be a “Do Bronx” fan?
Does Nurullo Aliev improve to 4-0 inside the Octagon here?
Eddie Alvarez gives his thoughts on how former foe Justin Gaethje could upset Topuria:
Alistair Overeem’s retirement may be over sooner than later?
Paulo Costa is living LARGE at 205 pounds.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Those inside calf kicks looked brutal! Great followup as well.
Great example of stopping the takedown then attacking the neck, which is a lot more optimal than jumping the gilly.
Body-head combinations, a stiff jab, power on the counter — nice!
Random Land
Transforming The Mountain.
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Midnight Music: Blues, 1959
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
