Midnight Mania! Thug Rose Proposes Purse Penalties For Eye Pokes

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JANUARY 24: (L-R) Rose Namajunas wrestles Natalia Silva of Brazil in a flyweight bout during the UFC 324 event at T-Mobile Arena on January 24, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Welcome to Midnight Mania!

Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Monday, April 20, 2026.

1. Urijah Faber reacts to getting speared into RAF crowd, promotion condemns Arman’s ‘dirty’ attack: I think it’s become relative consensus that Arman Tsarukyan is an immensely talented doofus.
2. Paddy Pimblett has high hopes for rematch against ‘dirty bastard’ Justin Gaethje: Paddy Pimblett is hoping he can catch an even older and more staph-infected version of Gaethje, then he’ll really have a chance!
3. Who is Gable Steveson fighting? Dana White skipping Top 15 for not so ‘crazy’ debut — ‘UFC jitters are real’: Unless Steveson is getting paid CRAZY money, there’s no need to rush him to the top.

Insomnia​

The video won’t embed because it’s flagged as NSFW (and is kind of gross), but Rose Namajunas is unhappy with getting eye poked by Natalia Silva. Her full quote from Instagram: “So you wanna be a fighter? Three months and now Im healthy finally. Thumb and eye are all fixed up. Im a bit out of shape but I’m cleared to train now. I really hope eye pokes will be taken more seriously in the future. I propose instant purse deduction even for an accident. An accident that could seriously affect a fighters health long term. Anyways I’m just grateful that it was not more serious”

Rose Namajunas said she's finally been cleared to return to training after suffering a brutal eye poke in her fight with Natalia Silva.

She proposes "instant purse deduction" for any eye pokes happening in fights moving forward #UFCpic.twitter.com/xPfevpCVY8

— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) April 20, 2026

I am fairly certain I’ve heard Chris Weidman tell this tale before and have posted it previously but if The Chris is resharing a classic, why not?

Chris Weidman tells a story about his first date with his wife

WHAT THE ACTUAL F*CK?? pic.twitter.com/ME5d4OKj4s

— Dovy (@DovySimuMMA) April 20, 2026

Curtis Blaydes is a funny and genuine guy in addition to being damn tough.

Curtis Blaydes watches replay of his fight with Josh Hokit and gives his comments:

"We were expecting him to sprint for wrestling. I ain't gonna lie, I didn't expect him to stand and bang like this."

@RazorBlaydes265pic.twitter.com/WTYzb0JXzG

— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) April 20, 2026

The Demian Maia half guard sweep to single leg takedown transition was truly beautiful to watch.

Meta defining https://t.co/JDGHPDKnAipic.twitter.com/iBxoIvAkk1

— Miguel Class (@MigClass) April 20, 2026

Iwo Baraniewski could probably do with a more moderate step up in competition before facing Bogdan Guskov, but I like the guts!

Iwo Baraniewski shares that they have analyzed the proposal with their team and have accepted it. Iwo does mention that their opponent, Billy Elekana, did not accept the fight, but they are still going to fight on July 6th and are aiming for victory. pic.twitter.com/Ek6gkjQbOP

— UFC FIFTH ROUND (@UFCFIFTHROUND) April 20, 2026

… on that note, the 205-pound division is in absolute shambles!

Current state of the UFC Light Heavyweight division:

C – Carlos Ulberg = Torn ACL
#1 Magomed Ankalev = KO’d in last fight/no fight booked
#2 Alex Pereira = Has moved to HW
#3 Jiri Prochazka = KO’d in last fight
#4 Jan Blachowicz = Injured with torn meniscus
#5 Khalil… pic.twitter.com/CWN8cWKqnX

— ACD MMA (@acdmma_) April 18, 2026

Slips, rips, and KO clips​

That’s a well-timed counter hook!

The new IMMAF super-heavyweight champion of Africa. I’ve seen enough, get him in the UFC pic.twitter.com/MTUowtICBt

— Owen (@owenswdMMA) April 20, 2026

Takeya Mizugaki’s translated reaction to his Aljo loss: “I thought I got stopped out of nowhere without even remembering tapping out myself, but when I watched the footage later, I was tapping like crazy and it cracked me up.”

Starting to lose consciousness is a funny thing!

これ自分ではタップした記憶なくていきなり止められたっと思ったんだけど後から映像で見たら豪快にタップしてて笑いました https://t.co/zgICWCPD7c

— Takeya Mizugaki (@takeya_miz) April 19, 2026

Mateus really closed distance well with a level change before actually firing the right.

Nice KO by Alisson Mateus in the SFT Gladiadores do Futuro main event pic.twitter.com/CC1idUzF3S

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) April 19, 2026

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