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See the full story · 1 sourcesINGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 16: Jamahal Hill is seen on stage during the UFC 311 press conference at Intuit Dome on January 16, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC)
Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026.
Jean Silva expects to be pulled from Noche UFC 4, fight Alex Volkanovski for featherweight title : Silva hasn’t earned it yet, but I would love to see him fight for the belt.
Video: UFC 330’s Ian Garry stars in new PETA vegan campaign, fight fans outraged : What is the opposite of having one’s finger on the pulse? That’s what Ian Garry has.
Heavyweight hoodang! Gable Steveson vs. Sean Sharaf, Robelis Despaigne vs. Tai Tuivasa added to UFC 331 : Both of these Heavyweight bookings feel like scheduled executions in which I’ll be rooting for the convicted man.
Insomnia
Jamahal Hill is seemingly angry all the time , and boxers are the target of his latest rant.
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Sparring footage from Michael Chandler! As a long time fan … he used to be so fast .
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One more time: RIP Allan Nascimento.
Allan Nascimento’s funeral took place today huge turnout ❤️ RIP pic.twitter.com/J8ia53icLt
— Dovy🔌 (@DovySimuMMA) August 5, 2026
Featherweight fireworks! Is Joanderson Brito ranked yet? “Tubarao” is a damn good fighter.
Giga Chikadze will fight Joanderson Brito at #UFC331 on September 19th. #UFC #MMA #UFCParamount #UFConParamount #UFC2026 pic.twitter.com/EHMmud7sSE
— Marcel Dorff 🇳🇱🇮🇩 (@BigMarcel24) August 5, 2026
Darren Elkins is one of the most universally respected men I’ve ever met. I hope he gets a RAF bout booked at some point!
Darren Elkins let everyone know that after his retirement fight this weekend, he will not be competing in anything that involves kicks or punches. And definitely no BKFC! “I already bleed enough. Can you imagine me in BKFC?” pic.twitter.com/szYH10tKgK
— Alex Behunin (@AlexBehunin) August 5, 2026
Suga and Suga Jr. on the mic:
Sean O’Malley says Tommy McMillen broke his rib on purpose six weeks before his title fight, then put money on him to win a fight he could barely train for Suga Sean: “He was the one that broke my rib. I was doing rounds with him for Aljo, he had me in a body lock, I went to… pic.twitter.com/BxVHhqEB6q
— katsu (@katsuxbt) August 5, 2026
The odds of UFC ever booking Mateusz Gamrot vs. Paddy Pimblett feel tremendously low.
Mateusz Gamrot talks beef with Paddy Pimblett and critiques his win over BSD “BSD made a big mistake, his neck was as high as a giraffe’s. Good for Paddy but if BSD had a different strategy the fight looks different. Let’s build this fight, I want to fight Paddy next” pic.twitter.com/SIhaG7jKKE
— FULL SEND MMA (@full_send_mma) August 5, 2026
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Bit of Blair Witch Project -esque camera work here, as well as one of the largest human beings I’ve seen recently.
Nocautazzo INSANO do Sianderson Mão de Chumbo(1-3) sobre o Benilson Negão Mão De Chapa(2-1) no NEC 87 de 18 de Julho. pic.twitter.com/D0ZZg800Q7
— Leo (@ludlud312) July 28, 2026
It’s always nice to see a fighter landing damaging blows in close quarters.
Aries Fight Series starts with a BANG Josh Schlussler submits Carson Gentry in round 1! pic.twitter.com/uE3OcOhLVN
— Spectation Sports (@SpectationNet) July 24, 2026
A perfectly timed uppercut counter:
Go Todoroki SLEEPS Alexandre Khan with a beautiful uppercut in the first round. Impressive debut from the former Shooto featherweight. #ONEFridayFights161 pic.twitter.com/8xUGOmUVms
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) July 10, 2026
Random Land
Nothing I enjoy more than jiu-jitsu applied effectively in a real life situation.
👊 An ER nurse had to rely on his 10 years of jiu-jitsu training to restrain a violent patient. 🎥: Daniel Nelson/QPS via Storyful pic.twitter.com/Q3767LY8KP
— TMZ (@TMZ) August 4, 2026
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