Welcome to Midnight Madness!
Let’s start the night by reviewing the three most important stories of Thursday, January 29, 2026.
Insomnia
Sadly, it will be quite some time before the great Rafael dos Anjos returns to the Octagon.
Gaethje and coach Trevor Wittman took Pimblitt’s trash talk personally in a way that surprised me. “I’m going to smash your face” feels generic.
Neck surgery is no joke, and spinal problems are not uncommon among judo practitioners. Here’s hoping Kayla Harrison makes a full recovery!
Tim Elliott has called for a fight from the former flyweight title challenger. Who is inside?
People see the knockdowns and the roars, but fail to notice that Jean Silva is actually a very crafty technician.
Oh, who am I to talk about this: Ian Garry actually moves pretty well on plastic! It looks like he put at least some time into the climb.
Slip, Rip and KO clips
…At least they weren’t fighting on concrete?
The right hand spin is nasty, similar to how Kevin Vallejos recently knocked out Djiga Chikadze.
I’m kind of shocked that this is true. Does anyone have a freeze frame that can clamp seven fingers or something? It appears to be legal!
random land
Scans show this talk isn’t artificial intelligence – I love the internet.
Midnight Music: Pop, 1982
Sleep well maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.