Midnight Mania! Homicidal Promoter Tried To Book Cro Cop Vs. Ngannou In 2026

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SAITAMA, JAPAN - DECEMBER 31: Mirko Cro Cop of Croatia enters the ring in the bout against Tsuyoshi Kosaka during the RIZIN Fighting World Grand-Prix 2017 final Round at Saitama Super Arena on December 31, 2017 in Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Etsuo Hara/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Welcome to Midnight Mania!

Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Friday, March 13, 2026.

1. Dana White announces multitude of main events all the way up to UFC White House: Forget all the main events, King Green vs. Jeremy Stephens is my favorite fight on the list.
2. Colby Covington rages against ‘hater’ Hunter Campbell: UFC is ‘trying to ice me out’: I don’t think Covington is lying here necessarily, but I also think he’s done his part in icing himself out by declining fights over the years.
3. Bad blood! Dana White announces Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland to headline UFC 328 in Newark: I do feel bad for Imavov, but it’s hard to argue that this isn’t the best fight available at 185 pounds right now.

Insomnia​

Amazing response from Mirko Cro Cop about being offered to fight Francis Ngannou in the year of 2026! Reminder: Cro Cop retired EIGHT YEARS AGO after a stroke, fearing further blows to the head could paralyze him.

FRANCIS NGANNOU A ÉTÉ PROPOSE A MIRKO "CRO COP" FILIPOVIC !!

En pleine interview pour RMC Sport, Mirko Filipovic affirme avoir été contacté il y a quelques jours pour sortir de sa retraite et affronter en MMA Francis Ngannou !

Une offre qu'il a préféré refuser ! pic.twitter.com/kNCz1MSSsN

— RMC Sport Combat (@RMCSportCombat) March 13, 2026

Based on all the clips I’ve seen, Khamzat Chimaev is spending his entire camp teeing off on Khalil Rountree Jr.

DC says Khamzat Chimaev is going all out for the Sean Strickland camp, even paying people to try and submit him.

"Khamzat is putting a bounty on himself"

(Via: @dc_mma ) pic.twitter.com/lO5vs6HO3h

— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) March 13, 2026

A neat combination I never thought about previously:

Chingiz Allazov teaching the Superman punch off the missed high kick.

The idea behind this is to make the opponent lean back with the high kick, then punish their reset with a Superman punch.

Fight footage included.

(YT: bangtaomuaythaimma) pic.twitter.com/sf6VjQiMNe

— Phantom Punch Breakdowns (@9h6st21_mma) March 13, 2026

You know Merab Dvalishvili and OSHA didn’t get along well back in the day.

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I actually don’t blame Brandon Royval for taking some time to recover after the Manel Kape KO loss.

Lone'er Kavanagh says Brandon Royval declined a #UFCMacau fight.

"Brandon, what's up with that? Please accept the fight."

(via @MikeBohn) pic.twitter.com/wIEbthxyzr

— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) March 12, 2026

… Colby to the rescue? Chiesa has been calling for that fight for years.

Carlston Harris is out of #UFCSeattle, per multiple sources. Visa issues, I'm told.

That means Michael Chiesa needs a new opponent for his March 28 retirement fight pic.twitter.com/o9I0IK80Nk

— Nolan King (@mma_kings) March 14, 2026

Slips, rips, and KO clips​

Good example of using head movement to set up power shots:

Konstantinos Ntelis absolutely FLATLINES Leon Aliu. Holy crap. Vicious KO in the CW co-main. #CW201pic.twitter.com/R0RKcjpWWq

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) March 13, 2026

Broken down by kicks:

CRUSHING kicks Kongsuk stops Babak Solouki in Round 3!#ONEFridayFights146 | LIVE NOW
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— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) March 13, 2026

Punching arms is a unique way to create an opening.

Punching arms pic.twitter.com/3eVHODfx3S

— Jack Slack (@JackSlackMMA) March 12, 2026

Random Land​

I can’t imagine having the patience required to set this up.


Midnight Music: I’ve shared it before, but I love this playlist of French songs from the 1960s.


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

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