Welcome to Midnight Mania! Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. Diego Sanchez arrested for DUI, probation violation in New Mexico: I do worry about how many of our early fan favorite UFC fighters are likely to age in the coming couple decades. Sanchez took a lot of damage in a lot of fights … Josh Hokit goes off on rumored Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane rematch: ‘Makes no f—king sense’: Hokit acting as the voice of reason is a concerning development. Former UFC champ praises Michael Page’s point-fighting prowess: Must have ‘live feed’ of judges’ scorecards: Alas, being unique and skilled does not equate to being watchable. Insomnia Though I cannot embed the post itself (see here), Donald Trump did indeed post a six-minute highlight montage of unranked UFC Light Heavyweight Ion Cutelaba without any sort of caption or explanation. I have no idea why … Maybe he’s just a big “Hulk” fan? Ongoing negotiations with Moldova? Fulfill some unlikely PolyMarket bet? Why did Donald Trump posted a 6 minutes Ion Cutelaba highlight on his social media pic.twitter.com/KSrFniG0sE — Matysek (@Matysek88) September 8, 2026 Dana White is asked about Trump posting Ion Cutelaba's highlights on social media. pic.twitter.com/mzYlfprrGA — Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) September 9, 2026 Depending on how one interprets a middle finger emoji, Daniel Rodriguez may or may not be interested in fighting Daniil Donchenko. DRod understood how bad this fight for him… I like then people from TOP 15 start to be afraid to take fight with me pic.twitter.com/a3RBbZ0187 — Daniil_DonchenkoUFC (@DonchenkoUFC) September 8, 2026 All the skits in the world won’t lead to any referee improvement — that’s up to the athletic commissions. POV: you’re already dead but _______ is your ref pic.twitter.com/5Dv5kFIEYf — Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) September 7, 2026 France has a quality roster of UFC Lightweights. Who would you like to see Parnasse face next? 💥😤 Rare clip of Benoit Saint Denis sparring with Salahdine Parnasse back in 2024. They're both UFC Lightweights now 👀 🎥 @SalahdineP pic.twitter.com/c8gjrH1L90 — Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) September 8, 2026 Jean Silva on his Diego Lopes fight: “I say it and repeat it, even having lost, this was my favorite fight. Two guys ready and willing to simply go at it with their fists, nothing more. I love that” Digo e repito, mesmo tendo perdido, essa foi minha luta favorita. Dois caras prontos e dispostos a simplemente sair na mão, nada mais 🔪🥊 Eu amo isso https://t.co/F3Q33EDI2K — Jean "Lord" Silva (@Jeansilvamma96) September 8, 2026 Strong hips! A fan challenged Song YaDong to a wrestling match, just for Song to defend ALL of his takedowns with no hands, while giving him a leg to start off 🤯😭 pic.twitter.com/itYmAgnPmj — Title Fight (@TitleFightMedia) September 8, 2026 The Meta rankings can get a little wild! pic.twitter.com/b0GXBqDq1f — Pavel Andrusca (@andruscapavel) September 8, 2026 Slips, rips, and KO clips Uppercut splits the guard from close quarters: INSANE! uppercut from Hisai Taimu, short notice call up to 70kg and sleeps Sitthichai #KO68 pic.twitter.com/GgFgjBY5i4 — Half Dead Frank (@Halfdeadfrank69) September 5, 2026 High-level grappling from Dufort, who smoothly locked in the crucifix then took what was available! THIS IS ART!! 🤌 Michael Dufort defends the lightweight title!! [ SamouraiMMA21 | Live on UFC Fight Pass ] pic.twitter.com/f74I7rURSd — UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) September 5, 2026 Feinted his way into the left hook: BRUTAL left hook KO by Alfonso Sanchez. Sheesh #BudoSento36 pic.twitter.com/7x8SoHJvi8 — caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) September 5, 2026 Random Land The most central Asian sport of all time? Another gold for Kyrgyzstan in Er Enish (horseback wrestling) at the World Nomad Games! 🇰🇬🥇 pic.twitter.com/WO5uglfgtX — Samat (@samat_awa) September 3, 2026 Get involved with Mania community in The Feed! Midnight Music: Dream pop, 2017 Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.