Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Friday, Sept. 5, 2025.
Petr Yan has settled into being a composed veteran fighter and former champion, but I think we can eventually expect his son to bring that menacing “No Mercy” energy that saw Yan rise up the ranks to gold.
It sure looks like Charles Oliveira intends to wrestle vs. Rafael Fiziev at UFC Rio, which reads like a wise decision given the Topuria KO.
Happy anniversary to the Poiriers!
The best part of watching The Smashing Machine will be all the fighter cameos. El Guapo!
UFC Bantamweight champions historically do not have a good relationship with shoulders.
I don’t think there’s much interest in a Josh Thomson vs. Tony Ferguson rematch all these years later, but maybe I’m wrong?
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Some of y’all don’t remember how good a young, scrappy Luke Rockhold was back in Strikeforce, and that’s a shame — I had intended to post a highlight clip of Jacare vs. Rockhold below, but it refused to embed, so here’s the whole fight!
Swang-and-banging is best punctuated by a head kick.
Does Paul Craig have one last miracle submission in him?
I would imagine slowing down might be difficult.
Midnight Music: Post-rock, 2000
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.