Midnight Mania! Merab Nearly Falls Off A Mountain, Sober Suga Show, And Another Glove Touch KO

Welcome to Midnight Mania!

Let’s start the night off by taking look back over the three biggest stories of Wednesday, April 2.

1. Gable Steveson to wrestle Craig Jones at CJI 2: Twice in the last week that Gable Steveson is topping the charts, maybe UFC oughta put him on some kind of prospect contract? Heavyweight needs the help.
2. Jack Della Maddalena cancels his fundraiser, claims miscommunication: I think the fan conspiracy theories are right on the money, that original post upset somebody …
3. Strongman Eddie Hall requests special rules against Mariusz Pudzianowski: I’m totally fine with modifying rules for super heavyweights/gigantic strongmen. Those fights should last eight minutes at a maximum.

Insomnia

What an unfortunate end to Merab Dvalishvili’s Bantamweight reign that would have been …

Sean O’Malley is a new man ahead of UFC 316.

A pair of talented Featherweight strikers will throw down in Kansas City.

Showing the switch to instead switch directions with a hip bump sweep is so slick.

Letting Josh Emmett punch you is bad for one’s health.

… getting punched by Francis Ngannou is ALSO not good for you.

Bantamweight is so full of tricky and skilled fighters who aren’t even ranked, it’s ridiculous.

Am I the only one who likes Carlos Prates vs. Ian Garry better than Prates vs. Geoff Neal? Feels like a greater opportunity for the Brazilian.

Jokes on jokes.

Slips, rips, and KO clips

Another KO off the glove touch?

Gnaze was definitely winning this exchange until that 1-2 landed.

Is there anything to say aside from TIMBER!

Random Land

A cool thread about the interesting world under the sea.

Midnight Music: Blues, 2000

Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.