MIAMI, FLORIDA - APRIL 10: (L-R) Maurico Ruffy, Jean Silva and Caio Borralho of Brazil pose backstage during the UFC 314 press conference at Kaseya Center on April 10, 2025 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC) Welcome to Midnight Mania! Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. Video: Terminator dominates first human vs. robot cage match: If we’re going to start doing robot vs. human cage matches, can we at least NOT pick an influencer to represent the best humanity has to offer? UFC 334 odds: Betting lines open for Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit, Amanda Nunes vs. Kayla Harrison title fights: This is such a massive step up in competition for Hokit; I agree with the odds makers. Overrated? Arman win at UFC 331 ‘showed holes in his game’ — ‘His wrestling is not as good as he thinks it is’: Tsarukyan just knocked out one of the division’s best strikers — this is a perfect example of never being able to please everyone. Insomnia Is Jean Silva the most emotional man on the UFC roster? A lot of layers to that man. Silva via X: “As I said in the video, I hope that the people around give support to Ruffy, I’ve been in that same situation and it’s a very dark road to be on. Even having our problems, Ruffy is an excellent athlete.” Jean Silva was in tears after seeing Arman Tsarukyan put Mauricio Ruffy out cold pic.twitter.com/BrVz6SME14 — Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) September 20, 2026 A bout between two Middleweight prospects I don’t have much faith in … intriguing in its own way? Donte Johnson will fight Baisangur Susurkaev at #UFC334 on November 14th. #UFC #MMA #UFCParamount #UFConParamount #UFC2026 pic.twitter.com/g6kUqjT1IV — Marcel Dorff 🇳🇱🇮🇩 (@BigMarcel24) September 20, 2026 A Flyweight champion proudly representing Derrick Lewis and Houston-style stand-ups — Joshua Van is a legend. He just did it again 😭 https://t.co/iIH52qcMY9 pic.twitter.com/asXyOzkEYW — MMA Gone Wild🥋 (@mmagonewild) September 20, 2026 On the flip side, we need to start ranking Alexandre Pantoja higher in the all-time chin category. The man is made of steel! i legitimately think it's impossible to knock pantoja out the levels of toughness and durability you need to tank asakura body knees and walk forward without any signs of damage is ridiculous. to take the level of beating he did from van across five rounds.. gifted chin pic.twitter.com/RPXuiqX3yQ — samaroont (@samaroooont) September 20, 2026 Is Gable Steveson getting knocked out the most enjoyable MMA moment of 2026? It’s rare to see the community celebrating so openly and widely. This shit is frying me man Bisping is the goat😭😭😭😭😭pic.twitter.com/dBvCmWJQEG — Mohi (@mohithegoat) September 20, 2026 I wouldn’t include this if anybody else had posted it, but if it got GSP’s co-sign … Here's an opponent that could bring me out of retirement. In my wildest dreams. 😂🦖👊🥋 What an incredible piece of AI work.👏 pic.twitter.com/ucIUd37Mub — Georges St-Pierre (@GeorgesStPierre) September 20, 2026 Slips, rips, and KO clips Did I see a Tim Boetsch uppercut in there? Awesome. UPPERCUTS AND KNEES!! 💥 Bruce Whitehead wins by TKO in round 1! [ #FuryFC124 | Live on UFC Fight Pass ] pic.twitter.com/oQjt98L1xk — UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) September 21, 2026 A high guard alone is not great defense in little gloves. Bryan Diaz’s 23 second TKO #FuryFC124 pic.twitter.com/o9omfqPtWz — FriedMMA (@MerrabiMedia) September 20, 2026 No audio needed for this beaut of a high kick: Head kick KO by Carlos Fernandez at GWC 1 in Spain. No audio, no replays sadly. pic.twitter.com/vrA6vUMaGR — caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) September 19, 2026 Random Land I wouldn’t believe this was real if not for NatGeo posting it. View this post on Instagram Get involved with Mania community in The Feed! Midnight Music: Indie, 2013 Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.