Midnight Mania! Ilia Topuria explains decision to move to lightweight: ‘I didn’t want to suffer anymore’

Welcome to Midnight Mania!

Let’s start things off by looking back at the three biggest stories from earlier today:

1. Francis Ngannou’s coach walked back his comments about a potential return to UFC. It looks like it’s Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall or nothing in the UFC’s limited heavyweight division.
2. Daniel Cormier confused fight fans by giving an inaccurate update on Ben Askren’s ongoing health issues. Askren is back in his home state of Wisconsin, but is still in the hospital. We’re hoping his condition continues to improve.
3. Cody Garbrandt claims that sober Sean O’Malley looked worse at UFC 316 than when he was smoking weed. “Suga” did put up a dud in his rematch with Merab Dvalishvili. Maybe quitting everything at once was a shock to O’Malley’s system.

Insomnia

It makes sense why Ilia Topuria would make the jump to 155 pounds.

Big stakes on the line for this weekend’s main event at UFC Atlanta.

Kayla Harrison wants all the smoke from Amanda Nunes.

Does anyone even listen anymore?

This will never get old (we love you Max).

Babe Ruth? I don’t know about that one.

Does “Rampage” need his own reality show?

Is Dakota Ditcheva the best striker in women’s MMA today?

Is Charles Oliveira delusional or is Topuria’s power more suited for featherweight?

This has to be Fight of the Night, right?

Yikes.

How we liking this DBX 2 fight poster?

Slips, rips, and KO clips

Practice makes perfect!

Get Jesus in the Octagon right now.

Random Land

Make this make sense…

Worst pitch in recent memory?

Sleep well, Maniacs! More MMA madness will be on the way.