LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 11: Conor McGregor of Ireland enters the Octagon in a welterweight fight during the UFC 329 event at T-Mobile Arena on July 11, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC) Welcome to Midnight Mania! Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Anthony Smith update: UFC star appears before judge, released on $500k bond following felony arrest: Not a single one of the new Smith details are positive. Retired fighters and alcohol would appear to be a bad mix … Sean Strickland rips into ‘f—king c—nt’ UFC matchmaker: ‘Everybody hates you’: Being a matchmaker is like being the tax man or a meter maid — you’re not really supposed to make friends. Fake beef? Jon Jones claims Daniel Cormier plays up hatred for the camera: ‘Made me too much money’: Call me a mark, but I believe “DC” doesn’t like Jones one bit. Everything is played up for cameras, of course, but he’s not an Oscar-winning actor reaching outside himself for this performance. Insomnia … DOCTAH STOPPAGE! Conor McGregor says the floor was wet from the fog machine during his walkout 🤔 “The dry ice has the cage floor wet, it’s a no contest now… See ya’s next year 100%.” pic.twitter.com/wLbMlMukVW — Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) July 29, 2026 This is a crazy story for an experienced pro fighter! My locker room panic story is from the amateur days, where I saw a kid so amped up that he nearly dislocated his shoulder taking his hoodie off. Then, he was kicked off the card by the doctor cageside because his heart rate was too high. View this post on Instagram Yoel Romero, the real man of steel. View this post on Instagram I consider myself an Alexander Volkanovski fan, but Volk get slept by a Movsar counter punch because he tried the Ruffy upward elbow would be very funny. View this post on Instagram Standard “Cowboy” retirement behavior. Whatever happened to his UFC comeback? View this post on Instagram Paulo Costa has beautiful form of his right kick. He leads with the knee wonderfully. View this post on Instagram Frankie Edgar details his worst investment … View this post on Instagram Slips, rips, and KO clips Joseph Morales has been my boy for a long time, and I’m excited for his big opportunity versus Brandon Moreno at Noche UFC. View this post on Instagram Big shoutout to Danny Sabatello for holding back the double flying face stomp. View this post on Instagram Right hand immediately following a right front kick is a sneaky, Tony Ferguson-coded setup. Maksim Rudopysov comes out firing in R2 to stop Nathan Sadowski #SFC14 pic.twitter.com/6feKr836F6 — caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) July 25, 2026 Random Land I would recommend the novel Butcher’s Crossing to anyone interested in the terribly sad fall of the American buffalo. View this post on Instagram Get involved with Mania community in The Feed! Midnight Music: Garage rock, 1998 Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.