Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Thursday, March 5, 2026.
- ‘Secretive’ UFC White House card is ‘done,’ Dana White to unveil lineup ahead of UFC 326: I know you guys are going to miss the “Is this fight happening at the UFC White House?” posts when all is said and done.
- UFC champ Tom Aspinall interrupts Jones vs. Pereira rumors to announce he’s ‘back to business’: I hope this social media post is positive news in regards to Aspinall’s eye injury.
- We’re the best too! Israel Adesanya reacts to Conor Benn’s $15 million purse, Dana White’s shifting focus: I remain quite pessimistic that current pay grumblings will result in any positive change for the fighters.
Insomnia
Cory Sandhagen vs. Sean O’Malley has made sense for years now, so it surely won’t happen.
I owe my readers an apology. Last month, I expressed my belief that after Justin Tafa’s latest defeat at UFC 325, the promotion would be Tafa-less. As it turns out, I was WRONG!
Max Holloway’s spinning kick is one of the coolest signature strikes in recent years.
Meanwhile, Charles Oliveira’s array of front, oblique, and calf kicks are an underrated aspect of his offense. He really chews people up with kicks!
Jake Paul said he wants to fight any NFL player, but apparently Le’Veon Bell doesn’t actually count. Duck?
We’re just a couple years away from the first Gen Alpha UFC fighters.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Beautiful counter left hook to a FLYING STOMP!
Manel Kape didn’t really know how to fight in his early RIZIN days, but he was still as fast and powerful as Flyweights come.
A gorgeous shifting combination produces a thunderous KO:
Random Land
Where does the MMAmania community stand on NFL celebrations?
Midnight Music: Electronic, 2001
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
