Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Friday, Oct. 16, 2026.
- UFC CEO Dana White: ‘I want $10 billion after we get out of this deal’: Honestly, this doesn’t seem like an outrageous target six or so years from now.
- LIVE! Official BrandRisk 16 video stream, complete results and highlights | Frost vs. Osiris: The popularity of BrandRisk on this site is a continued source of confusion for me, but the results don’t lie. SOMEBODY is watching this stuff!
- Farid Basharat beefs with Payton Talbott after controversial UFC release: ‘Keep your mouth shut boy’: Strong odds that Basharat lands with PFL, but this would be an intriguing fight.
Insomnia
For better or worse, Joaquin Buckley is bringing the intensity to UFC Edmonton. Dana White’s face is priceless!
I hope Raoni Barcelos is able to get a definitive diagnosis (and a lucrative coaching job).
Let me ask a question: would UFC Edmonton be more interesting if it featured all these fighters?
Sounds about right.
Why are the matchmakers wasting Chris Padilla’s time instead of giving him a ranked opponent? “Taco” is unbeaten in six UFC fights!
Interesting way to remember your distance …
A crazy story from the annals of boxing history:
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Never saw that uppercut, not for a moment:
Mystery finish! As far as I can tell, Alex The Gladiator won this fight via sprawling?
Another Flyweight knockout artist rising up the CFFC ranks? Lleshi is now 6-1 with his only loss a split-decision to Bilal Hassan.
Random Land
U.S. sports trends:
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Midnight Music: Mom pick #2
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
