AUSTIN, TEXAS - JUNE 18: UFC President Dana White interacts with Kevin Holland during the UFC Fight Night event at Moody Center on June 18, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC) Welcome to Midnight Mania! I’m still covering for Andrew, but don’t worry he’ll be back in the saddle tomorrow. Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. Bella Mir losing as -6000 favorite is the story of the day: She got worked, but I think the odds in MMA are getting a little out of hand. We are routinely seeing things past -1000 and -2000 and we’re seeing a few ‘upsets’ in that range, too. Gregory Rodrigues tweets then deletes details about having herpes in the lead-up to UFC Sacramento: Michael Bisping fought with one eye, Ryan Ford up here in Canada fought with a broken arm once, too. The medical checks that commissions do/request have always been a joke. I think we’d be shocked if we knew just what was going on, medically, with most fighters on any given fight night. Here’s how to watch the BKFC Fenway Park event: You have to hand it to BKFC for rising to the top and dominating the bare knuckle market. I’m not a fan of the product, but I’m impressed that they’ve managed to turn this into a seemingly stable and viable promotion. Insomnia Dana White says a Contender Series alum who hasn’t fought for a title has made $11 million. I think that guys name rhymes with Smevin Sholland, what about you? Dana White says one of the DWCS vets that has never fought for a title, but has stayed active, has made $11M pic.twitter.com/cIU0Al87PB — Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) August 26, 2026 Dana talks about Bella Mir’s big loss on Contender Series. Dana White reacts to Alex Apodaca’s shocking upset over Bella Mir: “I was extremely biased coming into tonight. I’ve been close to her for over four years. Four years ago, she came to me and just wanted to sort of map out her future. I’m the one that talked her into going to… pic.twitter.com/SnjGqLO8yx — Uncrowned (@uncrownedcombat) August 26, 2026 Henry Cejudo checks Tracey Cortez. Henry Cejudo REFUSED to let Tracy Cortez blame on her coaches for her loss “It’s on you” pic.twitter.com/HWnMM5xrFh — Dovy🔌 (@DovySimuMMA) August 26, 2026 You can just say, “I don’t know” and leave it at that. A reporter politely asked Dana White if welterweights Kaik Brito (who won last week) and Ronald Humphrey (who won this week) could be announced next and Dana just randomly goes off on the reporter? 😭 pic.twitter.com/zb4OZEdbcN — ACD MMA (@acdmma_) August 26, 2026 I don’t think there’s anything you could tell me about Dana White and Nina Drama that would shock me. Nina Drama reveals to Gable Steveson that she once had a crazy stalker and told Dana White about it. Dana quickly had counterterrorism at her place the next day, and shortly after, the stalker was found and placed on a no-fly list. pic.twitter.com/v8vC6nfwIi — FearBuck (@FearedBuck) August 25, 2026 More Contender Series grads making it on the big(ger) show. Nick Klein will fight Joe Kropschot at #UFCVegas123 on October 31st. (first rep. @sitoslimy5) #UFC #MMA #UFCParamount #UFConParamount #UFC2026 pic.twitter.com/cckUIkimg5 — Marcel Dorff 🇳🇱🇮🇩 (@BigMarcel24) August 25, 2026 Slips, rips, and KO clips Aoriqileng has Kai Asakura on Saturday — don’t blink! OVER IN A FLASH 👊 @Aoriqileng2 looks to find another spectacular knockout at #UFCShanghai! [ SAT AUG 29 | 6amET on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/FdySjz9DI6 — UFC (@ufc) August 25, 2026 OKTAGON is fun. They have a big show this weekend, too. ⏪ Last time in Karlovy Vary… Dominik Humburger 🇨🇿 returns to the place where his OKTAGON journey began on Oct. 17. Can he earn the biggest win of his career against Kincl at #OKTAGON95? pic.twitter.com/qQZ0Q9wWcj — OKTAGON (@OktagonOfficial) August 22, 2026 Filthy. La suerte del barrido bajo por sorpresa, es también una técnica de notable factura en el Muay Thay. pic.twitter.com/LZRwGB0jow — 🇪🇺Jo🇪🇸 (@Jo_Nueva) August 25, 2026 Random Land Deadliest Catch. Have you tried durian, by the way? I’ve had some pastries with it at our local Chinese grocery store and I struggle to get beyond the famous funk. View this post on Instagram Get involved with Mania community in The Feed! Midnight Music: Here’s one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite bands. It’s To The Last… by Bolt Thrower. The hair stands up when those wails come in towards the end. Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.