Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Monday, January 5, 2026.
The Gable Steveson backstory is cool and all (watch Hendrickson’s shocking upset here), but any elite American wrestler transitioning to MMA is welcome news. Wyatt Hendrickson would be a massive boon to the Heavyweight division if he’s serious!
As I wrote about Sean O’Malley’s new “tattoo” a week ago: please don’t be real, please don’t be real, please don’t be real.
A lot of dumb content fuels this feed and combat sports in general (see above), but I really do appreciate the insights into cultures I otherwise would know nothing about.
Steve-O brings up a great question: how much does doing mid-fight backflips count towards one’s GOAT status?
It’s hard to imagine a more fan friendly style clash than Jack Della Maddalena vs. Carlos Prates. Boxing vs. Muay Thai with major possible consequences in every exchange — that’s an easy headliner.
Georges St. Pierre’s retirement fitness is outrageous.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
2026 starting off with a BANG!
This is clip embodies my Midnight Mania ethos in a way that I didn’t know was possible.
Back-and-forth slugging with a knockout finish to boot!
Midnight Music: R&B, 1996
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.