Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Thursday, July 16, 2026.
- Kamaru Usman fans in a state of panic after UFC Oklahoma staredown — ‘Size difference is ridiculous’: I think the size difference might be a little overstated, but DDP does look absolutely shredded for this comeback.
- UFC Oklahoma City’s Dricus Du Plessis shuts down ‘senseless’ Sean Strickland vs. Khamzat Chimaev rematch (and he’s kinda right?): Khamzat needs to a win a fight before fighting for the belt again. His overall career is too inconsistent for an immediate rematch.
- Conor McGregor demands refunds for bettors who lost money at UFC 329, Sportsbooks tell ‘Notorious’ to foot the bill: Twice in a row The Mac is arguing about how his loss should be labeled …
China’s first-ever robot MMA find ends via … decapitation? Incredible.
The world’s first robot MMA event just went down in China 🤯
Kicked his head clean off 💀 pic.twitter.com/PFDIjZRSqN
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) July 16, 2026
Sign me up for Damian Pinas vs. Baisangur Susurkaev … I bet Susurkaev turns into a wrestler in that one!
@Baysangur
Are you going to sign the contract, or was all that talk just for show?
I’m ready. Let’s make it happen. 👊
— Damian The BabaYaga Pinas (@PinasDamian1) July 16, 2026
The great Georges St. Pierre is still a star after nearly a decade of retirement.
At least 1,000 people are in line to meet GSP at Costco this morning. Crazy scenes goes all the way through the store and way out into the parking. Dude is still a gigantic star nearly 9 years after his final fight. https://t.co/7l0tpm6ajWpic.twitter.com/mTAc53m7Tu
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) July 16, 2026
People got far too crazy crashing the booth and showed no respect for GSP or the instructions of security so they called it. Not his call. Respect the passion but MMA (and most sports fans) need to work on giving personal space to these athletes. People literally chasing after… https://t.co/zZ8GoeRvLxpic.twitter.com/iUZ4Owiwq5
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) July 16, 2026
If you don’t know, now you know!
I’m a dweeb who loves good fighter nicknames so since it’s DDP fight week, fun fact:
DDP’s nickname StillKnocks is a pun on the sleep medication Stilknox (Ambien), backed by his 87% career finish rate. I love shit like that
— Colossal Z (@jirienjoyer) July 16, 2026
Confirmed fight-fixing in Thailand:
Sour scenes tonight at Rajadamnern on Petchyindee promotions as fighter Phichitsuk was caught trying to fix his fight.
The referee stopped the fight in the fourth round and immediately took the ringside microphone and confirmed that he is cancelling the fight due to Phichitsuk… pic.twitter.com/viFVlM8NxT
— EsrMuayThai (@esrmuaythai) July 16, 2026
ACL mogged is pretty funny actually.
Get ACL mogged nerd pic.twitter.com/kywZXYujVe
— 🌴ᴛʜᴇᴀʀᴛᴏꜰᴡᴀʀ🌴 (@TheArtOfWar6) July 15, 2026
You don’t need your blood for an athletic performance, right?
ACA fighter Mansur Khataev took weight cutting to the extreme today. To make weight, Mansur shaved his head and, quite literally, drained half a liter of his blood pic.twitter.com/15OvfcN9ZA
— Matysek (@Matysek88) July 16, 2026
This reads like a much more straightforward matchup for Losene Keita, who should have a huge advantage on the feet if he can avoid the takedowns.
Losene Keita will fight Muhammad Naimov at #UFCParis on September 5th. #UFC#MMA#UFCParamount#UFConParamount#UFC2026pic.twitter.com/9NaOoVq3px
— Marcel Dorff 🇳🇱🇮🇩 (@BigMarcel24) July 15, 2026
I believe I speak for all of us when I say a second Prates would be a welcome addition to the UFC roster.
Carlos Prates’ cousin, Gelson Prates, picked up another win on the regional circuit and improved to 5-0 as a professional.
He’s expected to compete on Dana White’s Contender Series in November.
BANG! 🧨💥 pic.twitter.com/RLrhzBTkyd
— Renato Money Acriano (@tandy_sfc) July 16, 2026
Spinning elbow straight into ninja choke is slick work.
ニンジャへの入りスムーズすぎる pic.twitter.com/5Rt04SPczu
— GORETS™︎ (@Cannonritch) July 15, 2026
Securing the angle is far more important than pulling down on the head or getting the arm across (though a perfect triangle does all three).
Elias Boudegzdame chokes Hussein Salem out cold with a beautiful triangle in the first round. #PFLMENApic.twitter.com/JzmUg9KlBI
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) July 10, 2026
I’m choosing to believe this guy is just celebrating the new Jackass movie. Dialogue is pretty amusing …
STUCK WHERE?!?!? Firefighters in Kansas City were forced to cut apart a portable toilet after a man somehow became trapped beneath the seat in a strange rescue. https://t.co/7deBVUY1QP
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 15, 2026
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