Midnight Mania: Arman’s Weirdest Side Quest Yet?
Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
Insomnia
Alright, we really need to get Arman Tsarukyan back in the Octagon before he loses a limb.
Ode Osbourne reacts to his latest defeat being overturned to a “No Contest.”
Results change. Work doesn’t. My last fight vs Abdul Idris is being overturned to a No Contest. We move forward. Always. 🗡️ pic.twitter.com/em6MSUezu1
— Ode’ ⭕️sbourne (@OdeOsbourne) April 1, 2026
This clip is 12 years old, and you won’t find slicker scrambling in modern MMA. Fighters were just as good a decade ago!
Benson Henderson counters Josh Thomson’s near side cradle roll through with an Octopus Guard sweep to quad pod and gets his own double as Thomson loses the back pic.twitter.com/vZcoYfpn6y
— JDK (@JDillaThaKilla) March 31, 2026
My guess is Magomed Ankalaev, but I’d love to hear some other suggestions on Dana’s disliked fighter.
Lance Gibson Jr. barely took a punch while knocking out Chase Hooper but still ended up with some stitches courtesy of the referee.
Lance Gibson Jr admits he actually suffered a cut from the referee pulling him off Chase Hooper after his TKO win
“You know what’s crazy it was from the ref. The last tumble I got up and didn’t know what I got hit with. I’m pretty sure the ref back elbowed me” 😂 pic.twitter.com/MW22ftGf00
— FULL SEND MMA (@full_send_mma) March 29, 2026
Jalin Turner is considering a move to Welterweight.
Sean O’Malley ducked Cory Sandhagen so hard he became a philosopher.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
I watched this fight happen live from Baltimore, Maryland and still couldn’t name the two fighters involved — shameful. (Chris Beal vs. Patrick Williams)
Josh Fremd didn’t do particularly well in the Octagon, but this is a hell of a way to get back into the win column.
Since being released from the UFC, Nick Fiore has won five straight and stopped every opponent. Time for a second chance?
Random Land
Clouds like a surrealist painting.
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Midnight Music: Indie, 2001
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Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.