Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Friday, Sept. 12, 2025.
This is about as close to an official announcement as we’re likely to get that Nick Diaz will never make it to the Octagon again — undoubtedly for the best!
Chad Ochocinco wants a UFC fight at 47 years of age. Think Dana White lets it happen?
Financially, you can’t afford NOT to go to Tito’s Cantina!
This is very sweet, but the idea of Malcolm Wellmaker doing a slideshow that shows him violently knocking out Kris Moutinho to a bunch of little kids is hilarious.
Keita Losene hasn’t given up on the goal of fighting Patricio Pitbull.
Nathanial Wood is stuck in the trap of being very good but continually booked against tough opponents who do not advance his career.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
If you want a jiu-jitsu match featuring an MMA fighter to be interesting, you have to ban leg locks. The gap is too wide in that area for it to ever be competitive.
By my (possibly inaccurate) count, this is a 19-punch combination!
Midnight Music: Indie, 2012
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.