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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 25: Valter Walker of Brazil reacts after a victory against Louie Sutherland of England in a heavyweight fight during the UFC 321 event at Etihad Arena on October 25, 2025 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (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
- Wake up! Not-topless UFC champ Valentina Shevchenko shuts down sleepy Ronda Rousey for OnlyFans insult: Valentina Shevchenko is always quick to fire back when somebody talks trash. “Bullet” vs. “Rowdy” would’ve been cool a decade ago.
- UFC cuts five fighters in latest roster purge, including pair of Octagon veterans: It always felt like Phil Rowe had the tools to be a better fighter than his actual results.
- ‘Narcissist’ Ronda Rousey reignites beef by unloading on ‘roided-up b—ch’ Cris Cyborg: Clearly, motherhood and years away from the sport have done little to cool Rousey’s inner fire.
Insomnia
So … Valter Walker and Hype Brazil are crazy. While acting as the ring announcer, Walker stepped into the ring and told the competing fighters they were being boring. He demanded they brawl, threatened to cancel the fight, gave a countdown, and then actually called off the bout. What is happening?!?
Valter Walker just got into the ring and canceled a fight mid round
Two fighters were coasting against each other on the Hype FC Brazil card and Valter entered the ring with a mic in hand and called it off
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— FULL SEND MMA (@full_send_mma)
March 12, 2026
Okay so Walter got into the ring and said
“If you guys keep with this freaking playing around the fight will be cancelled, the event organizer said he will cancel the fight, this is a freaking fight event you’re supposed to be fighting if you keep freaking playing”
“I told you…
— the willknd (@uhvaimorre)
March 12, 2026
Valter Walker enters the ring and say if they don't fight for real they're cancelling the fight and no one's getting paid. Absolute scenes at Hype. Say they have 10 seconds to brawl or it's off.
— Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz)
March 12, 2026
… afterward, Walker started challenging members of the crowd to fight a random body guard? Does Brazil have an athletic commission?
We’ve got Valter Walker on the mic while the head of security and a fan settle it right then and there in an unplanned bare-knuckle showdown. Anything really can happen in Brazil!
Hype Brazil is LIVE NOW on TrillerTV PPV
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— TrillerTV (@Triller_TV)
March 12, 2026
It seems like Walter is trying to get two fans from the crowd to get into a fight and chose the MD Chefe’s (a rapper) body guard to get into the ring (?)
“Does he look like a lion?”
Crowd screams “no”
“Do you want to freaking fight right now?
-Let’s go
-Who is man enough to…
— the willknd (@uhvaimorre)
March 12, 2026
At Hype Brazil they let a fan fight the security with no hand wraps or mouth guard or anything what the fudge
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— dame margera (@damienfarronMMA)
March 12, 2026
It’s not a great sign when even Colby Covington is dunking on the White House card … it’s also not a great sign that everybody (myself included) is still saying “The White House Card” instead of
Freedom Fighter 250 or whatever.
Colby Covington says the UFC White House card is "piss-poor"
"It's piss poor at best. The fans have spoken, they said they hate it. It's a terrible card. They promised 6 or 7 title fights, now they have one title fight and an interim title fight they just put together last…
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— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS)
March 11, 2026
Patricio Pitbull goes off on Aljamain Sterling for his recent ran and alleged running:
Lesser ranked fighters are jumping over you because when it actually comes to fight you’re never available! Stop crying for the belt, you can’t handle it’s weight. I’ll be seeing you. If you don’t run again, that is.
@funkmasterMMAhttps://t.co/h8LlywBJFg
— Patricio Pitbull (@PatricioPitbull)
March 11, 2026
Hype Brazil has been absurd before, after, and during the event.
Brawl breaks out at the HYPE presser
Carlos Prates having a time of his life
via
@laertevianammapic.twitter.com/tjiUSiVKSR
— Dovy (@DovySimuMMA)
March 11, 2026
Cody Durden reacts to a difficult defeat at UFC 326:
Fought my heart out. Had many submission attempts but stayed on bottom too long. Didn’t cut any corners and still couldn’t come out on top. I love the fight game but this game doesn’t love me back anymore. I’m beat but not broken. I will win again.
— Cody Durden (@Cody_Durden)
March 8, 2026
Another quality booking at 125 pounds! Is Flyweight the only division that actually feels like it’s getting better rather than stagnating?
Clayton Carpenter will fight José Ochoa at
#UFC328 on May 9th. (first rep.
@AgFight)
#UFC#MMA#UFCParamount#UFConParamount#UFC2026pic.twitter.com/lVLHaMbp5V
— Marcel Dorff (@BigMarcel24)
March 4, 2026
The algorithm put a Jonathan Brookins post on my feed today, a name I haven’t thought about in many years. Now, I’ve been sucked into a deep dive on the former TUF champion’s IG page and record. Bit of an unlucky UFC career getting cut after losing to Erik Koch, Charles Oliveira, and Dustin freaking Poirier!
Slips, rips, and KO clips
I love Davey Grant. I think every red-blooded fight fan should love Davey Grant. It’s a shame his career resurgence was so late in his athletic career, but he’s certainly made his time count.
2 years to the day Davey Grant gave us one of the best submissions of all time when he landed a spinning back fist and locked in the inverted triangle gets me every time when Assuncao gives him the thumbs up before getting dropped
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— RedWolf (@RedWolfMMA)
March 11, 2026
Tremendous example of showing one strike to land another:
Anthony Olascuaga is fighting this weekend. Here he is landing one of the most beautiful punches I've ever seen
pic.twitter.com/P3snBJye0N
— Jack Slack (@JackSlackMMA)
March 11, 2026
That’s how you counter a jab!
Masashi Osawa by KO in R2
#DEEPOSAKApic.twitter.com/p5TauJcSbh
— Half Dead Frank (@Halfdeadfrank69)
March 8, 2026
Random Land
I am choosing to believe this post is being genuine in its “No AI” claim.
Midnight Music: Indie, 2010
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
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