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See the full story · 1 sourcesNASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JULY 12: Stephen Thompson kicks Gabriel Bonfim of Brazil in a welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Bridgestone Arena on July 12, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (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 Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026.
Video: King Green gets socked up by boxing world champion, chokes him out in seconds : I hate streaming culture, but King Green is perhaps the only guy interesting enough to have a camera on him 24/7.
Ian Machado Garry disses Islam Makhachev’s resume: ‘My opponents were more difficult’ : I do think (factoring in size) that Shavkat Rakhmonov is the best fighter on either man’s resume … which is depressing in context.
Michael Morales reveals shocking 23-pound cut just days before UFC 330 weigh-in : Morales has a limited amount of time to keep cutting weight like this before Middleweight calls his name.
Insomnia
Stephen Thompson deserves an appropriate sendoff for his final UFC appearance. How about Daniel Rodriguez?
🔥 Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson wants to finish his UFC contract at Madison Square Garden on November 14—and go out with one final barn burner. “We have one fight left, and why not go out in front of everyone at Madison Square Garden one last time? We want to get the right… pic.twitter.com/WET4XM5FXZ
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) August 11, 2026
Patchy Mix vs. Shoko Sato has continued to produce drama after Mix defeated Sato via decision but lost due to points removed for missing weight. I don’t really feel that Tapology has the authority to make decisions like this though …
Regarding our result for Patchy Mix vs. Shoko Sato: for several years, Tapology’s policy has been not to alter a fight result based on point deductions or penalties imposed for actions outside the fight itself. We record the result produced by the judges’ scorecards. This policy…
— Tapology (@tapology) August 11, 2026
Everybody loves to mess with Abubakar.
Islam Makhachev recounts the creepiest moment in his life 😂 pic.twitter.com/DeDwZCsB1X
— Dovy🔌 (@DovySimuMMA) August 11, 2026
This is the first Ian Machado Garry content in weeks that (most likely) won’t anger a large portion of the fanbase.
Ian Machado Garry's son, Leo, fighter impressions are too wholesome 🥹🤣 🎥 Ian Machado Garry pic.twitter.com/VsfO8w8DJ1
— UFC on TNT Sports (@ufcontnt) August 10, 2026
In a few years, Kyle Daukaus being part of the UFC White House event will be a great trivia answer.
Marc-André Barriault will fight Kyle Daukaus at #UFCEdmonton on October 17th. #UFC #MMA #UFCParamount #UFConParamount #UFC2026 pic.twitter.com/Ai9U2lEWn6
— Marcel Dorff 🇳🇱🇮🇩 (@BigMarcel24) August 10, 2026
… Does Jon Jones in Colombia sound like a bad idea to EVERYONE else?
Rampage Jackson randomly ran into Jon JONES at a bar in Medellin Colombia 😭 pic.twitter.com/VqYMWXgt31
— Kick Clips 🎬 (@kick_clips) August 8, 2026
Slips, rips, and KO clips
That’s a tight right hand thrown from close quarters.
JASON SIMON STARTS OFF THE NIGHT WITH A BANG! 💥🤯 #BKFCSTURGIS | Live NOW on BKFC+ pic.twitter.com/pJfVoSZi0J
— Bare Knuckle FC (@bareknucklefc) August 9, 2026
You can see the patience and striking experience here, a lot of shots down low to set up the eventual right hand over the top.
Nocautazzo do Patrick Padovani(2-0) no Maquininha do Futuro Fight. Ele que é campeão de Muay Thai do Attack Fight, com experiência na Tailândia. Olho nesse rapaz, só 23 anos. pic.twitter.com/E1C9GGRAtd
— Leo (@ludlud312) August 9, 2026
Both of the Wellmakers will kick your ass!
Amanda Wellmaker, wife of Malcolm Wellmaker, won her amateur MMA debut via TKO last night in the NFC pic.twitter.com/GNBQ9yCQkO
— Dan (@BestFightPicks) August 8, 2026
Random Land
Motorcycle helmet > handgun.
NÃO MEXE COM OS MOTOBOYS! Um CAC metido a gangster sacou a arma para um entregador que esperava há mais de 1h a retirada do pedido no restaurante. O resultado? Trabalhador defendendo trabalhador! Cena boa demais! 💥 pic.twitter.com/mfQLVQ1VtT
— JR Freitas (@jrfreitasofc_) August 6, 2026
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