Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Friday, Dec. 19, 2025.
This could be the last chance for former UFC Bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt, who has lost two straight fights.
Israel Adesanya pays respect to Islam Makhachev’s kickboxing and feinting skill:
An underrated aspect of being a professional fighter is managing injuries and timing when surgery is necessary vs. when it can be delayed for another bout.
People forget just how sharp BJ Penn was in his prime. As good a Lightweight boxer as we’ve ever seen!
The final month of Kayla Harrison’s fight camps must be absolute hell.
Sean Strickland is not a Tom Aspinall supporter.
Michael Chandler throwing some weight around!
Slips, rips, and KO clips
A tremendous lead hook KO:
Kicking shin-to-shin can pay off or backfire in such tremendous fashion. It’s a game-changer either way!
An absolute perfect plant right hand that caught his opponent completely out-of-position:
A badass elephant matriarch.
Midnight Music: Folk rock, 2016
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.