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.
- Conor McGregor blames fog machine, dry ice for UFC 329 injury: ‘It’s a No Contest now’: I am pleased to report that I predict deez tings in the article I wrote an hour after the fight ended — very funny!
- Jake Paul now in charge of PFL following ‘landmark merger’ with MVP, teases MMA debut: Though I remain skeptical, one has to admit that Paul actually debuting would be a major moment for PFL.
- Video: UFC’s King Green shows up at Adrien Broner’s gym, beats crap out of boxing protege: My favorite part of this was Broner talking tough yet opting not to lace up a pair of gloves.
Insomnia
Sean Strickland bullying his buddy into doing a cliff jump and then saving him from drowning in the freezing water is a perfect encapsulation of “Tarzan.”
Neat mix of BJJ and wrestling in this scramble:
Dricus du Plessis is quietly one of the smartest cookies in MMA … which makes his awful game plan versus Khamzat even more frustrating.
Welterweight fireworks alert!
A year ago, I would’ve picked Daniel Rodriguez over Uros Medic. Now? I’m more hesitant …
Teaming up with the smallest guy/girl is a genuine strategy to help avoid further injury when returning to the mats.
Demetrious Johnson deserved the W in his second fight with Cejudo … but he definitely lost this one!
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Nasty right hand on the break of a clinch! Holley-Sotomi has a future in MMA if he wants it.
Superman punch as a way to set up marching punches is an interesting concept.
There’s an art to throwing naked kicks, and some fighters don’t get it.
Random Land
Understandable.
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Midnight Music: Indie, 1990
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
