Midnight Mania: Suga Vs. Topuria? He ‘Wouldn’t Look At Me’

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: Sean O'Malley connects against Aiemann Zahabi of Canada in a bantamweight fight 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, June 18, 2026.

1. Homeland Security identifies alleged ‘ringleader’ of UFC White House terror plot as ‘illegal alien from Mexico’: I don’t know what to make of this whole story, it’s very bizarre.
2. Report: Zabit Magomedsharipov returns versus Dan Hooker in Moscow on July 5: BJJ or not, it’ll be nice to see Zabit back in action.
3. Alex Pereira argues illegal blows saved ’dead tired’ Ciryl Gane: ‘He doesn’t have heart’: I can understand being upset about the back of the head shots, but this is absolute cope.

Insomnia​

Could Sean O’Malley vs. Aleksandre Topuria be a storyline for sometime in the future? A couple more wins for “El Conquistador” and I’d be interested!

Sean O’Malley says Aleksandre Topuria refused to acknowledge him throughout UFC White House fight week, despite him shaking hands with the rest of the Topuria team

“His brother didn’t even look at me. I shook all of his teams hands, acknowledged, but his brother would not… pic.twitter.com/SUFc44iAwB

— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) June 18, 2026

Diego Lopes has now won fights at UFC 300, The Sphere, and The White House — a well-deserved fan favorite!

Diego Lopes (2026) pic.twitter.com/7K6YTpQ9zK

— Fight Pics That Go Hard (@fightpicsgohard) June 15, 2026

Floyd Mayweather facing more legal trouble … who thought giving “Money” a big advance was a good idea?!?

Floyd Mayweather was sued Thursday as promoter CSI seeks repayment of $4.65 million in advances paid to the boxer for a two-fight deal to face Mike Tyson and Manny Pacquiao, according to a complaint obtained by The Ring’s @MikeCoppinger.

CSI is seeking an injunction to block… pic.twitter.com/Z0E5GyCdo9

— Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) June 19, 2026

Sean Strickland risking life and limb for our entertainment once again.

Sean Strickland enjoying the champion life pic.twitter.com/7bGoEIn8BJ

— Dovy (@DovySimuMMA) June 18, 2026

Charles Oliveira shooting his shot … it makes sense if Justin Gaethje is looking to fight sooner rather than later!

#BMF and #UFC lightweight belt – let's make history

Deal?

Winner takes all…@Justin_Gaethjepic.twitter.com/sc9crX8SHS

— Charles 'DoBronxs' Oliveira (@CharlesDoBronxs) June 15, 2026

Fighting prime Tony Ferguson on short-notice? We don’t give Edson Barboza enough respect.

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Stephen Thompson gives advice on how to improve your kicks:

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Slips, rips, and KO clips​

Being gigantic and having no respect for your opponent’s power must be a great feeling.

Serra-Longo's Matt "The Mountain" Cohen makes a successful MMA debut via vicious first round KO #ROC90pic.twitter.com/9qup3maf3M

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) June 13, 2026

Boxing violence from the history books:

43 years ago, Earl Hargrove defeated Donald King by TKO in round 9 of 10 to improve his record to 22-0 (22 KOs). One of the most violent fights of the 80's.
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— ᴋᴀʏᴏ ✘ (@KOJournals) May 22, 2026

Stiff as a board between the ropes!

Bro… pic.twitter.com/oIPF2hWVuA

— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) May 22, 2026

Random Land​

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