Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Monday, Oct. 13, 2025.
Ante Delija isn’t a serious title threat in my opinion, but it says a lot about Tom Aspinall that he would walk away from the title (and a lot of money) for a friend. Fortunately, we’re still a long way from that being a problem.
Melquizael Costa and his sparring partner getting after it with some big glove boxing sparring.
With the announcement of Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili 2, let’s revisit Dvalishvili’s former feelings on the match up.
Unfortunately, Austin Bashi has withdrawn form his upcoming bout versus Jamall Emmers.
Charles Oliveira is genuinely so nasty from every distance. There’s no safe place in the Octagon versus “Do Bronx!”
Amidst all the chaos of today, another banger Lightweight announcement snuck under the radar.
Arm drag is a top-tier self-defense technique that’s extremely easy to learn and practice. Never forget!
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Some textbook hellbows from half guard:
Overhand right convinced Booker to dip directly into the left uppercut:
What percentage of ground-and-pound stoppages stem from a failed leg entanglement?
Forget bears, I want to wrestle an anteater.
Midnight Music: Folk rock, 1992
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.