Published On: Sat, May 17th, 2025

Midnight Mania! Merab Cut Open, Magny Vs. Nelson, And An Infinite Money Glitch

UFC 311: Dvalishvili v Nurmagomedov
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Welcome to Midnight Mania!

Let’s start the night off by taking look back over the three biggest stories of Friday, May 16, 2025.

  1. Misfits Boxing 21 live streaming results, video highlights from Derby | Till vs. Stewart: It would seem that Darren Till does indeed still move the needle! Is anyone interesting in seeing him fight Jake Paul? I’d rather he finally settle things versus Mike Perry …
  2. UFC ya! Dana White bats down Conor McGregor’s comeback request — ‘He’s not fighting anytime soon’: I will believe the Irish superstar is coming back when he’s actually in the Octagon.
  3. UFC cuts 11-fight Octagon veteran who was just stretchered out of cage: Alex Pereira genuinely ruined Bruno Silva’s career. From 22-6 before “Poatan” to 1-6 afterwards, his fall off has been downright brutal. It’s easy to forget just how scary and powerful he looked to start his UFC stint!

Insomnia

Merab Dvalishvili cannot help but rattle the hornet’s next. Just about three week’s removed from his UFC 316 title defense versus Sean O’Malley, he’s posting pictures of himself cut in training … again!

It worked out last time …

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Really pushing the boundaries of “If you’re not cheating, you’re not trying.”

Paddy Pimblett stands by Islam Makhachev and doesn’t think his title should be vacated.

Gunner Nelson vs. Neil Magny is a fight that definitely should’ve happened in 2016 … but why not?

Running away from prime Cain Velasquez feels like a very reasonable reaction.

Petr Yan remains one of the sharpest strikers in the sport.

Here’s wishing Shavkat a quick recovery. Welterweight is a more interesting division with him active in it!

Slips, rips, and KO clips

Taking three right hands in a row without any kind of defensive maneuver is … not great.

Keep combat sports stupid!

One of the most classic Roy Jones Jr. KOs!

Random Land

Feel free to use this tactic yourself.

Midnight Music: Punk, 1977

Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.

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