Midnight Mania! Bella Mir ‘Most Likely’ Booked For Contender Series Debut

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CORALVILLE, IOWA - MARCH 7: Bella Mir of North Central College poses for a photo the NCAA National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championship held at Xtream Arena on March 7, 2026 in Coralville, Iowa. (Photo by Jimmy Naprstek/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) | NCAA Photos via Getty Images

Welcome to Midnight Mania!

Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Thursday, July 9, 2026.

1. Report: Conor McGregor continued using steroids after broken leg healed because ‘he liked how it made him feel’ | UFC 329: Remember when McGregor’s head swelled to a new weight class?
2. Gable Steveson vs. Josh Hokit? UFC 329’s Steveson believes Hokit heading to 205: I definitely think Hokit’s longterm future is at Light Heavyweight, but I can’t blame him for trying to chase the biggest possible fights first.
3. UFC 329’s best betting props, parlays and picks | McGregor vs. Holloway 2: My favorite underdog on the card is King Green, although the odds on Brandon Royval are very tempting as well.

Insomnia​

Bella Mir has excellent wrestling and jiu-jitsu credentials — could her presence liven up the half-dead Bantamweight ranks?

Bella Mir confirms she'll "most likely" compete on Dana White's Contender Series this summer:

"I’m just excited to get it going. Hopefully I can get something [announced] soon, but there’s discussions going on."

@mikeHeck_JR) pic.twitter.com/7Ja2eHj2Mu

— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) July 10, 2026

Winner gets another shot at UFC gold? I favor Fiorot slightly but wouldn’t count out Grasso.

Manon Fiorot vs. Alexa Grasso – September 12th – #NocheUFChttps://t.co/6IL3mp4jgKpic.twitter.com/evLF0Bm1up

— Marcel Dorff (@BigMarcel24) July 9, 2026

Petr Yan working his core with the medicine ball:

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Is imitation the sincerest form of flattery? Or should we put this guy in an asylum just to be safe?

i just came across the Conor McGregor lookalike’s IG page and i think this mf is fully convinced that he’s him

he’s changed his profile picture and has also gotten Conor McGregor’s tattoos wtf pic.twitter.com/5irFRDP0Hw

— ACD MMA (@acdmma_) July 8, 2026

Eric Nicksick is too classy to make a big thing out of the Ali Abdelaziz attack.

Eric Nicksick addresses rumors of Ali Abdelaziz attacking him recently at the Apex:

"Nothing [was thrown] that affected me… It's all squashed. We have too much to lose, man. We have too many guys in common.

It's the fight game… I just think there's some things that are lost… pic.twitter.com/eAdQa5hmwW

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 8, 2026

A great athlete with real grit doesn’t need to do anything complicated to be a world-class fighter.

BSD fight week pic.twitter.com/oCO79iYOhC

— Jack Slack (@JackSlackMMA) July 6, 2026

This is a fun challenge … how about Dustin Pague?

Most random UFC fighter you can think of?

UFC ball knowledge test

— Blind Bear ️ (@BlindBearMedia) July 2, 2026

Slips, rips, and KO clips​

A single elbow can absolutely change a fight, which makes it extra frustrating that almost nobody throws ground and pound anymore.

Deni Rasuev improves his record to 3-1, winning against Shamsiddin Abdisalamov by R1 TKO #ACAYE66pic.twitter.com/42Lw2imaMY

— RedMMA (@RedSmokeLLM) July 9, 2026

Ducking low vs. standing tall …

Huge KO by Gabro Samsaini at GAME BREAKING BAD in Georgia pic.twitter.com/QsR8E2ucFS

— Matysek (@Matysek88) July 9, 2026

Absolutely textbook example of setting up the overhand right with the body jab.

PFFFFFFFFF. Khaibula Musalov just murdered a man. The former bare knuckle boxer improves to 4-0 in MMA with a sickening first round KO over Marco Antonio. #RCC25pic.twitter.com/6yzhPYutsO

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) July 4, 2026

Random Land​

“The Motherland Calls,” Europe’s tallest statue.

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Midnight Music: Instrumental, 1988


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