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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 Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025.
- Paddy Pimblett will have to ‘get lucky’ at UFC 324 to beat ‘perfect’ Justin Gaethje, steal White House spot: If Justin Gaethje is remotely close to his best, he could definitely derail the UFC plan of a Paddy Pimblett championship.
- No Chama? Alex Pereira reverses course, suddenly declares UFC White House ‘NO GO’: One wonders if this is a money issue, Jon Jones issue, or something else entirely.
- Conspiracy? Islam Makhachev and scheming manager ‘planting the seeds’ for ‘easier’ Usman fight: Kamaru Usman receiving the next title shot would kill a small piece of my soul. I’m Team Shavkat but would happily watch Morales or Garry get their shot too.
Insomnia
Jake Paul is going to get knocked out in honor of The Hulk, brother!
Michael Morales’ new back tattoo goes hard! He might need to take a week off wrestling though.
Sam Alvey may not have a concussion (doubtful), but he seems to have a severe case of RED.
Weird fact of the day:
This whole clip is genuinely funny, but the last line was too close to Robbie Lawler’s 2016 “take his soul” line — which was actually scary!
Bantamweight banger alert, who ya’ got?!?
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Based on the sound and result, I’m guessing this mat doesn’t have a lot of give.
Power kick from the open side! A little feint is all that’s needed.
Baris Adiguzel showed off fast hands at PFL Lyon.
Random Land
A terrifying slingshot.
Midnight Music: New wave, 1979
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
Category: General Sports
