Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night by taking a look at the three biggest stories from Thursday, January 29, 2026.
Insomnia
Unfortunately, it will still be quite a while until the great Rafael dos Anjos returns to the octagon.
Gaethje and coach Trevor Wittman took Pimblett’s trash talk personally in a way that surprises me. “I’m going to break your face” seems pretty generic.
Neck surgery is no joke and spinal problems are not uncommon among judo practitioners. We hope Kayla Harrison can make a full recovery!
Tim Elliott calls for a battle between former flyweight title challengers. Who is inside?
People see the knockouts and the barking and overlook that Jean Silva is actually a very skilled technician.
Oh wow, I’m qualified to talk about this: Ian Garry actually moves pretty well on plastic! It sounds like you’ve spent at least a little time climbing.
Slips, rips and KO clips
…At least they weren’t fighting on cement?
A nasty right hand spin, similar to how Kevin Vallejos knocked out Giga Chikadze recently.
I’m a little surprised this is real. Does anyone have a freeze frame that traps seven fingers or something? Looks legit!
random land
Scans say this spiel is not AI. I love the Internet.
Midnight Music: Pop, 1982
Sleep well maniacs! There’s always more martial arts craze on the way.