Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.
- Henry Cejudo offers UFC career advice to Tom Aspinall: ‘Don’t fight with them, bro’: I understand Cejudo’s perspective, but it worked out well enough for Francis Ngannou. The Heavyweight champ has a little more leverage at the end of the day.
- Man up! UFC 323’s Henry Cejudo erupts over egregious eye pokes, threatens to ‘start sticking guys in the eyes too’: Fighting fire with fire makes sense, but it is quite funny that Henry “The Headbutt” Cejudo is taking a stand for rules.
- UFC 323 preview, main card predictions | Merab vs. Yan 2: Who’s your favorite UFC 323 underdog?
Insomnia
Fight fans and bettors beware, there’s some significant line movement ahead of tomorrow’s Lightweight battle of Terrance McKinney vs. Chris Duncan. It could just be late money pouring in or something more sinister …
If you needed empirical evidence that volume is king inside the Octagon, this is it.
Bryce Mitchell reacts to his latest “Anti-Semite of the Year” nomination:
Arman Tsarukyan offers to train with Justin Gaethje in the hopes of ending the rise of “The Baddy.”
Vinicius Oliveira already seems like a wild guy, but beefing with Alex Pereira as a Bantamweight? That’s CRAZY!
Michael Morales could well be getting ready for a world title shot at 26 years of age.
Old school wrestling stories from the world scene, featuring Daniel Cormier and one of Khabib’s many combat sports relatives.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Feinted his way into this step knee perfectly!
A spinning strike is perhaps the best — and maybe even safest — way to reset after missing a linear kick.
A beautiful fake low-throw high combination starts off this finishing sequence.
Random Land
Incredible skill.
Midnight Music: Alternative rock, 2025
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
