Midnight Mania! Gaethje Laughs Off Topuria Rematch Request

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: Justin Gaethje celebrates his UFC lightweight championship after defeating Ilia Topuria during the UFC Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn at the White House on June 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Welcome to Midnight Mania!

Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Thursday, July 23, 2026.

1. Former UFC champion whose coach allegedly stole millions now working food delivery: ‘I do whatever it takes’: I have to imagine there’s a market for Andrade to sell private training lessons and make WAY more money than Door Dash.
2. Justified? Rampage Jackson punches handsy streamer at house party: ‘I don’t play that gay s—t’: Jackson forced to hang out with streamer dorks and getting felt up does feel a bit like karmic punishment.
3. Controversial UFC fighter claims responsibility for getting Ryan Clark fired from ESPN — ‘Let this be a lesson’: Josh Hokit knows how to keep his name in the headlines.

Insomnia​

I wonder how long we’ll have to wait to find out Justin Gaethje’s first title defense. Lots of good options!

La réponse claire de Justin Gaethje sur la possibilité d'une revanche immédiate contre Ilia Topuria ! pic.twitter.com/MrTaDPzXlo

— RMC Sport Combat (@RMCSportCombat) July 23, 2026

Poor Chanko looked so sad … but John Pork is forever.

Valter Walker bullying Chanco

“John Pork” pic.twitter.com/8LEavA0l1j

— Dovy (@DovySimuMMA) July 23, 2026

Felipe Lima is heading back to Featherweight after his loss to Payton Talbott for an absolute banger versus “The Last Pirate!”

Morgan Charrière vs. Felipe Lima for #UFCParis (first rep. MMA Gang on IG) https://t.co/DQHdikmQW1pic.twitter.com/H1CCl4TUXu

— Marcel Dorff (@BigMarcel24) July 23, 2026

Ex-UFC fighter Claudio Ribeiro has been arrested after allegedly breaking his wife’s nose.

O ex-UFC Cláudio Ribeiro foi preso em flagrante por agressão à esposa. A vítima ficou com o nariz quebrado após uma discussão com o lutador.

Ele foi levado pela polícia após admitir ter agredido a própria mulher. pic.twitter.com/cA20pLeUh5

— José Louis (@concatenarsim) July 22, 2026

Another side to UFC Welterweight Jake Matthews:

Wow. Jake Matthews is an insane artist pic.twitter.com/KgMnavwTeX

— Elvis Sinosickk (@ElvisSinosickk) July 22, 2026

Sean Strickland has high praise for Yaroslav Amosov’s grappling skill.

‍ Sean Strickland says that UFC Welterweight Yaroslav Amosov has a better grappling than Khamzat Chimaev.

@YaroslavAmosovpic.twitter.com/5XOOqBwLDC

— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) July 15, 2026

A look into Islam Makhachev’s training camp ahead of the Ian Garry fight. UFC 330 is less than four weeks away!

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Slips, rips, and KO clips​

The regular grip guillotine is not a good counter to the head inside single.

Ramazan Ragimov weathers an early knockdown in R2 to TKO Yazid Chouchane via GNP. Ragimov now 8-0. #UAEWarriors72pic.twitter.com/5ZDzfMBl48

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) July 23, 2026

Compared to this fight, where the guillotine counters the head-outside position much more effectively (although I personally wouldn’t advise jumping closed guard).

Jump the gillly!

Michael McCaffrey wins by submission in round 1!

[ #CFFC157 | Live on UFC Fight Pass ] pic.twitter.com/IVWo7zcoBw

— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) July 18, 2026

Cage so small the referee better have a mouth guard in …

Excellent pic.twitter.com/YIMXGnrkDV

— Matysek (@Matysek88) July 21, 2026

Random Land​

Killer whales indeed!

A group of orcas was captured on camera engaging in what scientists call "ram-to-fragment" behavior.

One whale holds a large sunfish and lets go just before another rams it at high speed, pulverizing the fish into thousands of pieces.

In a new study, scientists say the behavior… pic.twitter.com/uNABrcGMXe

— ABC News (@ABC) July 23, 2026

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