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.
- Jake Paul suspended indefinitely following Anthony Joshua knockout loss in Miami: A broken jaw will do that.
- Tom Aspinall on Pereira vs. Gane interim title fight: ‘It’s a good stylistic match-up’: An extended Tom Aspinall absence seems increasingly likely, and if that’s the case, I guess this is the next best thing? Alexander Volkov screwed over yet again …
- Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier 3 booked for ALF Reality Global … but with a catch: Whoever is bankrolling this show must have a major pocketbook. I can’t imagine why else Daniel Cormier would subject himself to more “Bones” interactions.
Insomnia
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.
A blast from the past ahead of the Urijah Faber vs. Henry Cejudo RAF headliner next month:
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!
Random Land
Speed and rotation!
Midnight Music: R&B, 1996
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
