Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! It’s only been a few days since Devin Haney’s shocking upset loss to Ryan Garcia (watch here), which saw “King” drop Haney multiple times en route to a decision victory. In the immediate aftermath, Haney’s team issued a brief statement that he “fought like a champion” and did not suffer a rumored broken jaw. Given a few days to process, however, Haney has taken to social media to request a rematch. According to Haney, Garcia’s substantial weight miss was a f ..read more

Photo by Alex Menendez/Getty Images It’s difficult to paint the end of Mike Perry’s UFC career as anything other than a disappointment. Early on, “Platinum” showed real potential. He debuted raw, just 24 years old with seven wins to his name, though all came via knockout. Pitted against the massive and UFC proven Hyun Gyu Lim on short-notice, Perry captured headlines by acting like a goofball at weigh-ins, and fight fans eagerly anticipated the opportunity to watch violent comeuppance. Instead, Perry battered “Ace” for a quick stoppage win. In fact, he started his UFC career winning four of hi ..read more

Professional Fighters League (PFL) is continuing its global expansion with the launch of PFL MENA, which focuses on talent in the Middle East and North Africa after the promotion partnered up with SRJ Sports Investments late last year. Now, the promotion has announced the inaugural fight card lineup, which is slated to kick off on May 10, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as part of a four-event season featuring 32 fighters competing in the Featherweight, Bantamweight, Lightweight and Welterweight divisions, with a grand prize of $100,000 up for grabs in the championship event. “PFL is all about ..read more

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images “I said yes, and then they still didn’t give it to me. I’m not happy at all.” Ketlen Vieira doesn’t like the direction her division is heading in. The UFC bantamweight landscape received a massive injection of life earlier this year when former PFL lightweight champion Kayla Harrison was signed to the promotion. Harrison debuted at UFC 300 and looked as impressive as ever, submitting former UFC champion Holly Holm with a second-round rear-naked choke (watch highlights) in what was also her divisional debut earlier this month (April 13, 2024). Vie ..read more

Alex Pereira’s record for the strongest punch in the world didn’t last too long. UFC 300 fight week was an all-around great one for the Light Heavyweight champion. Before “Poatan” had his historic headliner clash with former titleholder, Jamahal Hill, he was busy breaking records for his thunderous striking ability. Pereira, 36, visited UFC’s Performance Institute (P.I.) before the fight, where he tried his hand at the world-famous punching machine that saw former UFC Heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou, set the bar at a high 129,000 score. Pereira scored 191,796 on his attempt, shattering ..read more

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jamahal Hill is pleading his case. UFC 300 has come and gone, and unfortunately for “Sweet Dreams,” he could not reclaim the Light Heavyweight title he briefly held in 2023. Despite his best efforts, Hill suffered a first round knockout loss (watch highlights) against the current champion, Alex Pereira, in the evening’s main event. The finishing sequence was a wild way to conclude the historic event inside the T-Mobile Arena two weekends ago (April 13, 2024). Pereira was dealt a body kick from Hill that went low and connected with the cup, halti ..read more

RIZIN FF (Sachiko Hotaka) “I trained for this to get a surprise for everybody.” There’s nothing like seeing a brilliant grappler become a dangerous striker in MMA. That has been the case with RIZIN lightweight champion Robert “Satoshi” de Souza since he entered the sport in October 2013. However, he took things to a whole new level with his first-round TKO of Keita Nakamura at RIZIN Landmark 9 last month (March 23, 2024). The BJJ wizard Satoshi needed less than two minutes to put away his formidable and seasoned foe. Nakamura — an 11-fight UFC veteran (36-12-2, 1 NC overall) — had only been fi ..read more

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Bookies never miss an opportunity to play the game of chance, at your expense of course, and we’ve seen some pretty wild wagers over the years. That includes the betting line that had Conor McGregor’s arrest record in play during the buildup to his UFC 264 headliner opposite Dustin Poirier back in summer 2021. Sigh ... good times. UFC Vegas 91, which takes place this Sat. night (April 27, 2024) at the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, may not have the star power of some of the other UFC fight cards on the second quarter docket (like this pay-per-vi ..read more

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC Louisville has its main event. Former 185-pound title challenger Jared Cannonier returns to throw hands with No. 8-ranked middleweight contender Nassourdine Imavov on Sat., June 8, 2024 at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Broadcast plans have yet to be finalized but UFC Louisville is expected to air on both ESPN and ESPN+. Cannonier (17-6) has not competed since knocking around Marvin Vettori atop the UFC Vegas 75 card in June 2023. That’s because the 40 year-old “Killa Gorilla” was dealing with an MCL injury that forced him to the si ..read more

Photo by Amy Kaplan/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Mike Perry and Thiago Alves will take center stage for the BKFC: “KnuckleMania 4” press conference, which gets underway TONIGHT (April 25, 2025) LIVE at 6 p.m. ET in the embedded video above. “Platinum” and “Pitbull” headline this Sat. night’s (April 27) bareknuckle boxing event from inside Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, Calif., with the heavyweight championship showdown pitting Mick Terrill against Lorenzo “The Juggernaut” Hunt. Former UFC sluggers Ben Rothwell and Todd Duffee will also be a part of the DAZN pay-per-view (PPV) main card ..read more