Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking look back over the three biggest stories of Friday, April 4.
- UFC reposted Josh Emmett’s brutal KO of Bryce Mitchell ahead of his main event tomorrow night: I wish UFC would match Emmett up vs. more people who want to take him down. We would definitely get more results like this!
- Daniel Santos failed to make the scale, and his bout versus Davey Grant is off: Isn’t it fun when the best fight on the “Prelims” of a weak card gets canceled? Grant is such must-watch fighter, it’s a bummer we won’t get to see him go to work.
- Henry Cejudo speaks about Belal Muhammad’s controversial podcast appearance: Inviting somebody onto the pod who wants to fight your co-host is a recipe for headlines if nothing else.
Insomnia
CJ Vergara ends his UFC run with a 4-5 record in the promotion and has lost three straight, most recently via first-round submission to Edgar Chairez.
❌ Fighter removed: CJ Vergara
— UFC Roster Tracker (@RosterTracker) April 4, 2025
Josh Emmett is the only ranked fighter in his 40s below 170-pounds.
Oldest ranked UFC fighters in each division.
P.S. The champ Alexandre Pantoja is the second oldest fighter in Flyweights. pic.twitter.com/ueuixlEj01
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) April 3, 2025
Every bit of Bryce Mitchell lore is truly fascinating and unhinged.
✝️ Bryce Mitchell reveals that in the past he dated a witch who was possessed and was destroying his life, and that’s how his spiritual changes started.
Golden interview.
@theonpaperpod follow for more clips pic.twitter.com/K2m8RFlUxd— On Paper with Anthony Smith (@theonpaperpod) April 4, 2025
Nathaniel Wood reveals his new nickname “The Last Kingsman.”
16 years in this game, The Prospect served me well. Time for a new chapter for the last few years of my career.
@sempeydigital amazing as always pic.twitter.com/Z4kubhMni8
— Nathaniel Wood (@TheProspectMMA) April 4, 2025
Sounds like we’re getting a “Rampage” street fight video sooner than later.
If I’m in the news for beating up two dudes at the same time soon,know they had it coming,they wasted my time,and tried to play me for boo boo the fool. I’m just out here trying to do what i love and fight people legally. But i don’t need to use my signature to punch someone.
— Rampage Jackson (@Rampage4real) April 4, 2025
Torrez Finney is now the main highlight on tomorrow’s undercard after Davey Grant’s bout was unfortunately canned.
Torrez Finney may only be 5’8, but he has a 75.5″ reach.
That means he can easily reach down and grab ankle picks when he’s wrestling an opponent against the fence. pic.twitter.com/vVhey8wvj8
— Miguel Class (@MigClass) March 31, 2025
Francis Ngannou confirms his life has been lion free.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
I’ve never seen an anaconda choke finished in this fashion. Wild!
Kulabdam drew a huge reaction out of his opponent with that inside low kick then used the opportunity to land a perfect 1-2.
The most surprising result from last night’s PFL event:
Random Land
I can’t stop laughing at this generational clash.
Midnight Music: Pop, 2007
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
This story originally appeared on MMA Mania
