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Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025.
- ‘Above market’ $7.7 billion UFC deal listed as reason Paramount can’t buy Warner Bros. Discovery: One wonders if Paramount is starting to regret giving UFC nearly $8 billion?
- Megadeth is better than Metallica because Dave Mustaine is now a jiu jitsu black belt: Where does everyone stand on the Megadeth vs. Metallica question?
- Karate Combat fighter claims promotion won’t pay him: ‘Honoring contracts is not optional’: Given some of Karate Combat’s very high purse numbers, financial struggles are hardly surprising. Hopefully they can right the ship …
Insomnia
Sean Strickland has a post-fight career in continuing to pummel influencers for the rest of his life. Like flies to honey, they cannot resist the allure!
More chatter from Manel Kape and Joshua Van:
This sounds like the right matchup to get Cody Durden back in the win column.
Quinton Jackson is still raking it in from his streaming despite the Raja Jackson controversy.
I remember the punch itself, but I did NOT remember the Ali shuffle immediately preceding it. Absolute comedy!
I have never seen this workout before, but it looks extremely core intensive. On that note, “Lokdog” vs. Mario Bautista is one of my most anticipated matchups of 2026!
What makes a champion? A bunch of top coaches weigh in:
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Open stance high kick right through the guard, just like Melquizael Costa a week ago!
Another power kick into the open side. It’s rarely a bad idea!
Textbook example of making the opponent pay for a takedown attempt:
Random Land
A holiday cat!
Midnight Music: Jazz rap, 2005
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
Category: General Sports
