Midnight Mania: Is Being A ‘Maniac’ Holding Arman Back?
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- Former Top 15-ranked Bantamweight, 22-fight Octagon veteran, asks for UFC release – ‘Still hungry’: I have to assume Pedro Munhoz has a big offer lined up elsewhere. BKFC?
- Video: Khamzat Chimaev strangles UFC legend in less than a minute: ‘I grew up on his fights’: Khamzat Chimaev showed Demetrious Johnson a ton of respect here, cool to see their training.
- UFC 327’s Kevin Holland will do anything for rematch with missing Daniel Rodriguez: ‘I bailed him out’: I completely thought Holland was joking here, but Rodriguez’s Instagram stories sharing his words seem to imply otherwise?
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By Dana White standards, this feels like a fairly glowing endorsement of Arman Tsarukyan. Perhaps his title shot will materialize after all?
😁💪 Dana White says he likes Arman Tsarukyan and everything that he is doing with Nina and getting popular, but…
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) April 8, 2026
"Arman needs to stop being a maniac."
🎥 @adinrosspic.twitter.com/tcVjjb5y8O
I am already tired of the Josh Hokit experience.
Blaydes on Hokit 😳
— Jacob (@JT_Lines) April 8, 2026
“Colby was actually good ..” pic.twitter.com/PVEOzI07Xh
Josh Barnett — coach of UFC Bantamweight Victor Henry — accuses Bryce Mitchell of ducking his pupil:
Well, ducking @VictorHenryMMA and refusing to sign a bout agreement isn't very "Thugnasty".
— 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗 (@JoshLBarnett) April 9, 2026
I admit, saying insane atuff about the recent space launch is a lot easier than getting flattened by Victor.
What percentage of UFC fighters have a story about nearly dying on the back of a motorcycle or dirt bike? It feels high.
Dominick Reyes details the time he thought he was going to die riding his dirt bike
— FULL SEND MMA (@full_send_mma) April 8, 2026
“I’m on a ridge probably 400 ft to the bottom of the canyon. My front tire clips a rock on a switchback, the bike kicks left and I could see God. My heart was going 200 BPM, it was sheer terror” pic.twitter.com/3M1HiOfJZt
Prediction: 41-year-old Nicolas Dalby is going to out-work another younger opponent.
Jeremiah Wells will fight Nicolas Dalby at #UFCVegas117 on May 16th. #UFC#MMA#UFCParamount#UFConParamount#UFC2026pic.twitter.com/wAUCS2BxYz
— Marcel Dorff 🇳🇱🇮🇩 (@BigMarcel24) April 8, 2026
Dan Hooker vs. Renato Moicano sounds like a ton of fun, but I think “The Hangman” is correct. One of them will fight Paddy next!
Dan Hooker says the UFC won't book the Moicano fight since they’re both “bones and carcasses” 😂
— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) April 8, 2026
“The UFC is not gonna make that fight. We’re both bones, we’re both carcasses. You’re not gonna put a 37-year-old against a 36-year-old, not even at the Apex. They’re not feeding me… pic.twitter.com/THCCPnb43g
Matt Brown’s clinch trips and throws were so effortless inside the Octagon. An underrated technician!
High percentage, low effort throw from the clinch.
— Phantom Punch Breakdowns (@9h6st21_mma) April 8, 2026
Matt Brown teaches sasae tsurikomi ashi from his instructional “The Immortal Clinch”.
Animated fight footage included. pic.twitter.com/9rxeQUA48y
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Hurt early against a fresh opponent is a tough spot.
Elias Rodriguez runs over Nick Fields in 38 seconds, now 4-0 #LFA230pic.twitter.com/22FNeOHV4M
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) April 4, 2026
This is how you like to a see a boxer down eight rounds on the cards swing when given the opportunity. No holding back!
💥 WHAT A TURNAROUND
— EverythingBoxing | Darshan Desai (@EverythingBoxi2) March 28, 2026
💣 Brad Pauls loses EVERY ROUND to Shakiel Thompson but knocks him out in Round 9.
📈 Pauls might've just put himself in prime position for an IBF world title shot.pic.twitter.com/Di3mcNsJQ8
This is a deeply unpleasant clip, and I would recommend skipping it.
☠️ 𝐍𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐘 𝐀𝐑𝐌 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊
— Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC) (@CFFCMMA) March 28, 2026
Tonight’s prelims got off to a CRAZY start!!!
🔴 LIVE NOW | #CFFC152 Prelims pic.twitter.com/zxtVWew4zd
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