Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight!
Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Friday, Dec. 19, 2025.
- Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua start time, full Netflix fight card details: How did everyone enjoy the Paul vs. Joshua event?
- Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua purse: ‘AJ’ admits to ‘unfortunate’ pay cut for Netflix ‘money grab’: It may not have been the best paying outright, but this has to Joshua’s best paycheck in terms of dollars vs. effort required.
- Sean Strickland pummels three influencers simultaneously on Adin Ross’ stream | Video: If gym wars counted for anything, Strickland’s pro record would be immaculate.
Insomnia
This could be the last chance for former UFC Bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt, who has lost two straight fights.
Israel Adesanya pays respect to Islam Makhachev’s kickboxing and feinting skill:
An underrated aspect of being a professional fighter is managing injuries and timing when surgery is necessary vs. when it can be delayed for another bout.
People forget just how sharp BJ Penn was in his prime. As good a Lightweight boxer as we’ve ever seen!
The final month of Kayla Harrison’s fight camps must be absolute hell.
Sean Strickland is not a Tom Aspinall supporter.
Michael Chandler throwing some weight around!
Slips, rips, and KO clips
A tremendous lead hook KO:
Kicking shin-to-shin can pay off or backfire in such tremendous fashion. It’s a game-changer either way!
An absolute perfect plant right hand that caught his opponent completely out-of-position:
Random Land
A badass elephant matriarch.
Midnight Music: Folk rock, 2016
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
Category: General Sports
