Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
- Khabib Nurmagomedov explains ‘No. 1 Bulls—t’ keeping Russians out of UFC title fights: The average US signee is some 6-0 kid who lives in Las Vegas and never fought anybody with a winning record, whereas all the Russians that get picked up are 17-2 against world-class opponents. Khabib ain’t wrong!
- Paulo Costa leaks creepy Khamzat DMs after reigniting feud at UFC 318: I hope we eventually see Costa vs. Khamzat, though the odds are still long.
- Bryce Mitchell vs. Said Nurmagomedov: Odds, full fight preview and prediction | UFC Abu Dhabi: Who ya’ got?!?
Insomnia
Ilia Topuria is obviously an insanely gifted athlete, but it’s clear his success is not entirely God-given talent. He puts the work in!
Ilia Topuria reveals insane data strategy that he uses to break down every one of his UFC opponents
“I have charts of every strike my opponent has ever thrown and where in the UFC octagon they’ve thrown it” pic.twitter.com/ddLtVfT8R4
— FULL SEND MMA (@full_send_mma) July 23, 2025
Renato Moicano is absolutely set on his decision to turn down a significant sum of money. I think a change in nickname may be in order …
Renato Moicano reveals he got a call from Hunter Campbell after the news broke that he turned down nearly $200K from a lawsuit.
Hunter tried to convince Moicano to take the money, but Moicano replied that he’s not doing it to stay on good terms with the UFC, as Brendan Schaub… pic.twitter.com/BB3gqsk6jz
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) July 23, 2025
An update on Douglas Silva de Andrade’s drug test suspension:
UFC fighter Douglas Silva de Andrade has been suspended six months by the NSAC for a failed drug test. He’s eligible to return Aug. 14 and must pay a $157.04 fine. He was already suspended by UFC anti-doping for the violation.
— Nolan King (@mma_kings) July 23, 2025
I hate to admit it, but I’ve been suckered into being interested in Darren Till vs. Luke Rockhold.
… Didn’t Logan Paul have to sue Floyd Mayweather to get paid? This is odd.
Bryce Mitchell is walking, talking international incident.
It will be very interesting to see how Tatiana Suarez responds after such a dominant defeat in her last bout.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
I’ve never seen somebody pull Von Flue.
Petr Yan might have the coolest takedowns in the entire UFC.
Good example of how to finish an anaconda choke without doing the gator roll underneath.
Random Land
Doesn’t look pleasant.
Midnight Music: New Tyler, the Creator album!
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
