Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Friday, Aug. 22, 2025.
Song Yadong hints that his next opponent is Sean O’Malley? Yet another banger Bantamweight match up.
Frankie Edgar has no idea what he signed up for.
On a related note, this is a great prompt. I like Joaquin Buckley generally but the McGregor callout wasn’t his finest moment. Reaching deeper into the memory banks, Jacob Volkmann calling out Barack Obama was a bad one!
Reinier de Ridder names Caio Borralho as the odd man out in the crowded Middleweight title mix, but that changes instantly with a UFC Paris victory.
Horrific views from the regional scene. Anyone in the medical industry want to tell me what we’re looking at here?!?
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Down on the cards, Fabian Edwards landed a head kick KO three years TO THE DAY that his brother Leon pulled off his own legendary head shot.
The slow-mo really helps accentuate the small angles taken between punches.
About as mean as a rear naked choke can be!
Midnight Music: Blues rock, 1971
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.