Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Monday, Feb. 2, 2026.
- UFC 325, The Morning After: Alexander Volkanovski’s limited time wasted by bad matchmaking: Two UFC title fights into 2026, and we have yet to see a worthy champion fight a worthy top contender — unfortunate.
- Should Daniel Cormier recuse himself during certain fights? UFC 325’s Jacob Malkoun makes the case – ‘I know he was coaching’: Cormier could have followed Torez Finney around the Octagon holding an ice pack to his shoulders, and he still wouldn’t have slipped a single jab.
- Somber Shavkat breaks silence on second knee injury that could push UFC return until 2027: 33 days into 2026 and the most depressing news of the year has already arrived.
Insomnia
Kamaru Usman offers some interesting insight as to why Khamzat Chimaev may be so eager to jump weight classes after just winning Middleweight gold.
Diego Lopes throws kicks really weirdly. Maybe he was trying to do the Alex Pereira kick when attacking the calf, but even his left body kick is strangely floppy.
Judo! After this viral clip, Arman Tsarukyan sank from a -500 favorite over Benoit Saint Denis all the way down to -490.
Nature’s ice bath.
George St. Pierre showing off his gymnastics skills!
How many times do you think Daniel Cormier dropped the phrase “that’s crazy” in his new podcast with Tom Brady? Quite the get for “DC.”
Jon Jones hard at work training Gable Steveson to be a Top 15 Heavyweight (based on Tallison Teixeira vs. Tai Tuivasa, he already is):
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Left hook counter to the power body kick, lovely timing.
Taking an angle while throwing with power:
Content advisory: the f—king sound of this finish turned my stomach over. Brutal.
Random Land
An apology with style.
Midnight Music: New Wave, 1982
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
