Welcome to Midnight Mania!

Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025.

Sean Strickland has a post-fight career in continuing to pummel influencers for the rest of his life. Like flies to honey, they cannot resist the allure!

More chatter from Manel Kape and Joshua Van:

This sounds like the right matchup to get Cody Durden back in the win column.

I remember the punch itself, but I did NOT remember the Ali shuffle immediately preceding it. Absolute comedy!

I have never seen this workout before, but it looks extremely core intensive. On that note, “Lokdog” vs. Mario Bautista is one of my most anticipated matchups of 2026!

What makes a champion? A bunch of top coaches weigh in:

Slips, rips, and KO clips

Open stance high kick right through the guard, just like Melquizael Costa a week ago!

Another power kick into the open side. It’s rarely a bad idea!

Textbook example of making the opponent pay for a takedown attempt:

Midnight Music: Jazz rap, 2005

Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.