Midnight Mania! Not-Retired Paul Offers Canelo $200 Million

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Welcome to Midnight Mania!

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

1. Catchweight! Former UFC champ Khamzat Chimaev makes super fast turnaround, booked for St. Louis showdown on June 13: Rebounding this quickly against Dillon Danis of all people is an odd move.
2. Revenge! Belal Muhammad vows to ‘bleed’ UFC ‘clown’ Sean Strickland after religious attack, fake apology: Unfortunately for Belal, Strickland feels like a terrible matchup for him.
3. Former UFC champ Cain Velasquez defects to Jake Paul’s MVP, debuts at ‘Rousey vs. Carano’ event on May 16: I love seeing retired fighters get paid.

Insomnia​

… and here I thought Jake Paul’s jaw was so bad that he was never going to box again!

Jake Paul just said Canelo Alvarez will be his next fight and he’s paying him $200M

“This is the biggest fight that can be made in boxing. Jake Paul vs Canelo. Official.” pic.twitter.com/QJRLuPjO9r

— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) May 13, 2026

If you’ve wondered why nobody is able to maul quite like Khabib nowadays, this is a very in-depth breakdown of explaining some of the reasons.

Feels like now is a great time to mention the nearly 10 minute video I made on Khabib and Islam’s top games and why “smesh” just doesn’t work in modern MMA pic.twitter.com/EuCS6IckR9

— JDK (@JDillaThaKilla) May 10, 2026

Does anyone have the exact year when Sean Strickland’s voice started to sound like it does nowadays?

Sean Strickland back in 2010 and with record 4-0 explains why his nickname is 'Tarzan'.

And he did win the King of the Cage belt when he turned 21 as he promised in this interview.

World of MMA pic.twitter.com/UIjQTiBXjl

— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) May 11, 2026

I definitely walked away from UFC 328 as more of a Yaroslav Amasov fan.

Some Sick crap happened in that cage just now #UFC328https://t.co/ybQKs6Xw2npic.twitter.com/kNuTh0CIXq

— Underrated Tribal Chief (@CombatUTC) May 10, 2026

Yaroslav Amasov makes the media room wait to ask questions as he has sugar for the first time in three months.

(via @JakeNoecker / @Home_of_Fight) pic.twitter.com/MvxH48Caji

— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) May 10, 2026

Fight pic of the year?

Joshua Van vs Tatsuro Taira (2026) pic.twitter.com/OxZOtpmsRa

— Fight Pics That Go Hard (@fightpicsgohard) May 10, 2026

Muhammad Mokaev opens up on his removal from the MVP MMA 1 card.

Hi guys , visa was not refused , I still can enter to the US

But to fight in the states you need to have P1 visa

I was waiting on MVP for the working visas part , not my fault , I did my camp, my weight was good , I was ready to go
I wish Adrino Morales good luck , he is a…

— Muhammad Mokaev (@muhammadmokaev) May 9, 2026

Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua becoming boys is one of the more fun developments of 2026.

USYK X AJ REMAKE ROCKY

Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua take to the beach to recreate the iconic montage in training camp

Glory in Giza | May 23rd | LIVE on DAZN pic.twitter.com/oElCqZvIvI

— Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) May 9, 2026

Francis Ngannou looks terrifyingly fit ahead of his MMA return.

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Slips, rips, and KO clips​

Derrick Lewis would be proud of this level of swang-and-bang.

Absolutely absurd comeback by EFC Welterweight champ Zaakir Badat.

Nearly finished twice by Ziko Makengele. Somehow weathers a second onslaught to finish Ziko in R2. And STILL.#EFC133pic.twitter.com/SLzl7AUVFS

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) May 7, 2026

Nice angle off the left hook and all, but holy s—t ref, it’s time for a new career.

Head kick KO with an extra dose of CTE by Limasunep Imchen and the referee pic.twitter.com/jSY1q0xIxY

— Matysek (@Matysek88) April 25, 2026

Bullied along the fence:

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Random Land​

They don’t make ‘em like Nimrod anymore.

Coal miner, union activist, and singer Nimrod Workman performs the traditional Appalachian folk song 'Oh Death' pic.twitter.com/hTwSsThapK

— History Nerd (@_HistoryNerd) May 10, 2026

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