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Jul 11, 2026 - 04:25

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Midnight Mania! Jones Squashes Poatan Beef

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Jon Jones and Alex Pereira attend the UFC 306 at Riyadh Season Noche UFC event at Sphere on September 14, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Welcome to Midnight Mania!

Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Friday, July 10, 2026.

UFC 329 preview, predictions: Welcome home Conor McGregor — you’re right where you belong: Jesse Holland using his prediction article to recap the various sins of The Mac actually made my day.
Conor McGregor before and after pics: Here’s what his five-year absence looked like at UFC 329 weigh ins: McGregor looks healthy at 170, but I still worry about his cardio with that extra muscle mass.
UFC 329 fight card, start time, date and location | McGregor vs. Holloway 2: Ignore the main event for a moment, and this is a really fun card from top to bottom. It’s going to be a blast!

Insomnia

More of a miscommunication than a proper beef, but this is still cool to see.

@JonnyBones and @AlexPereiraUFC bury the hatchet 🤝 pic.twitter.com/Foz8Hmll3j
— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) July 11, 2026

Is it possible for RAF to hold an event without some kind of brawl breaking out?

A huge physical altercation just broke out at RAF Georgia after a fan of Umar Nurmagomedov confronted Merab about his issues with Umar and attempted to touch him, prompting Merab to slap him 😳 pic.twitter.com/GvMVgkE1D1
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) July 10, 2026

Josh Hokit clears up the rumor that he’s heading down to Light Heavyweight.

I will not be going down to 205 UNLESS it’s for double champ status! Until then, I’m here to prove that I am the baddest man on the planet and you can only acquire that status by having the Heavyweight World Title!🏆
— The Incredible Hok (@Josh_HokitUFC) July 10, 2026

I have never seen a shoulder strike into Judo throw before.

this is a great video but it's missing the coolest shoulder strike combo of all time ever https://t.co/fOJnPArLBI pic.twitter.com/C6HQT3EJrC
— Open Note Grappling 📝 (@OpenNoteGrapple) July 10, 2026

An interesting statistic that goes a long way in showing how UFC has subtly left Women’s MMA behind.

Including UFC 329, there's been 82 fights on the promotion's premier events(PPV+ White house) in 2026.

Tracy Cortez vs Wang Cong is just the third female fight to be featured.

3/82.

A token gesture at this point. The UFC are effectively finished promoting WMMA.
— Andy Hickey MMA (@AndyHickeyMMA) July 10, 2026

Guard your ears! Colby Covington and Henry Cejudo compete in a race to see who can be more annoying.

Colby Covington and Henry Cejudo altercation #UFC

📸@johnLferguson pic.twitter.com/7ik02v9VJn
— The Combat Sport Poll Guy (@PollGuyUFC) July 9, 2026

Paulo Costa loves fighting southpaws, example No. 10,000.

Every action generates a reaction 🥊 🔥 #paulocosta #ufc #secretjuice pic.twitter.com/KouTIJU5RH
— Paulo Costa (@BorrachinhaMMA) July 9, 2026

Slips, rips, and KO clips

Sunvo was chewing his opponent up despite the forward pressure. Beautiful kick!

WOW. Nasty close range counter high kick KO by Sunvo #ONEFridayFights161 pic.twitter.com/8S5sVGuNc1
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) July 10, 2026

Old school Bobby Green footage plus a classic Herb Dean moment — I love this clip.

Bobby “King” Green(12-3) vs Ricky Legere Jr(10-2)

King Of The Cage: Arrival

February 25th 2010

Early Bobby Green was Must-See TV as well pic.twitter.com/YDZ3FSy9B1
— Underrated Tribal Chief (@CombatUTC) July 9, 2026

A downpour of ground strikes:

He defends the welterweight title! 👑

Undefeated Shamil Shikhshabekov wins by TKO in round 2!

[ #TNU155 | Live on UFC Fight Pass ] pic.twitter.com/eTt0aS8HAG
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) July 9, 2026

Random Land

Pokemon is a money-printing factory.

Pokemon is releasing an 18-karat gold Snorlax necklace that costs over $6,000

The chonky boy measures 13.65 mm tall, 15.6 mm wide, and 9.8 mm thick pic.twitter.com/sNGswKe2j8
— Dexerto (@Dexerto) July 10, 2026

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