NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – MAY 09: Russia’s Khamzat Chimaev prepares to face Sean Strickland for the UFC Middleweight Championship at UFC 328 at the Prudential Center on May 09, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Welcome to Midnight Mania!
We’re kicking off the night with a look back at the three biggest stories of Friday, September 18, 2026.
- Video: Former WWE star Jack Swagger sheds tears of blood after second consecutive Power Slap loss: Just gotta find better ways to make a living. Jack Swagger was popular!
- Sean Sharaf calls Gable Steveson a ‘rapist’ to his face: ‘That’s why everyone calls him out’ | UFC 331: Things will probably go horribly wrong for him tomorrow night, but regardless, I’m leaving UFC 331 as a Sharaf fan.
- UFC White House official: Justin Gaethje’s gloves were checked by multiple inspectors: Sorry Ilia, but I think there’s a lot of evidence that Gaethje just has tight fists and legs.
Insomnia
To no one’s surprise, Khamzat Chimaev was able to quickly send Gilbert Burns to the RAF mats, winning by technical fall in the second round. How about a jiu-jitsu match?!?
The ongoing negotiations between Paulo Costa and the UFC are getting uglier by the day!
I was sold on Giga Chikadze Vs. Joanderson Brito in the game right from the start, but a little bad blood never hurts!
As I write this, my teammate Namiki Kawahara is setting up a hot pot in our hotel room before his fight tomorrow night. Some aspects of combat never change!
I immediately recognized this clip as one of the two people, but I guessed wrong (answer under the last sentence of this article).
I, along with three other people, were very impressed by Tommy Gannt at Noche UFC 4 last weekend. It was largely miserable to watch, but still top notch stuff!
Hype FC is allegedly swindling The Fighting Nerds out of big bucks.
Slips, rips and KO clips
This is a nasty knockout for an amateur fight.
30 seconds is a long sprint, let alone for such big men.
Igor did several things right in defending this choke, but dos Santos did well to hold and press throughout the bout.
Random land
This interesting quiz is accompanied by a fun Tito clip. Where are you going to live?
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Midnight Music: Synthpop, 2011
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
*I thought it was Alexander Volkanovski, but the double thread was GSP!
