Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start things off by looking back at the three biggest stories from earlier today:
- Malcolm Wellmaker is coming in at a record-setting -2500 betting favorite for his fight with Kris Moutinho this weekend at UFC Atlanta. Those are the biggest odds in UFC history, which now puts Wellmaker in the hot seat in just his second UFC appearance.
- UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili was mobbed by fans upon his return to Georgia. If fellow Georgian fighter, Ilia Topuria, is able to win UFC gold yet again at UFC 317 later this month then the promotion will have to try very hard to host an event in the Georgia.
- Kamaru Usman has mapped out a path to a middleweight showdown with current UFC champion Dricus du Plessis. It all starts with a victory over Joaquin Buckley this weekend at UFC Atlanta, but it will be Usman’s first trip to the cage since October 2023. The pressure is on.
Insomnia
Looks like former UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira is back in fight camp. Who do you think “Poatan” is fighting next?
Daniel Cormier has had enough of Jon Jones ducking Tom Aspinall.
Daniel Cormier goes off on Jon Jones
“You’re talking about me, Francis, Chael, and almost ignoring the right thing… If I was still fighting today, and I was still the heavyweight champion and Tom Aspinall was the #1 contender, I would’ve already fought him. 1000%.”
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) June 11, 2025
Kris Moutinho is looking for some serious redemption this weekend at UFC Atlanta, especially as a HUGE underdog.
Worst take of the week?
Sean O’Malley’s podcast co-host suggests a fight with Umar Nurmagomedov
“I think Umar’s a perfect matchup. You’ve improved enough to handle his grappling, and I think you would knock Umar out.”
: @SugaSeanMMA pic.twitter.com/8TkDboTU8X
— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) June 11, 2025
This is pretty cool.
Here’s the early fight poster for Canelo vs. Crawford on Netflix!
Rate this promo from 1-10.
Secret Service had eyes on Merab Dvalishvili when he celebrated with President Donald Trump at UFC 316.
Are you interested in seeing Aljamain Sterling in either one of these matchups?
Cody Garbrandt with an all-around new look for UFC Atlanta.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Indian fighters competing inside of the Octagon just can’t catch a break.
Is this the greatest robot knockout artist of all time?
Random Land
What word did you get?
Sleep well, Maniacs! More MMA madness will be on the way.
This story originally appeared on MMA Mania
