NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MAY 09: Sean Strickland reacts after the UFC middleweight championship fight against Khamzat Chimaev of Russia during the UFC 328 event at Prudential Center on May 09, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC)Welcome to Midnight Mania!Lets start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories ofWednesday, July 29, 2026.Conor McGregor blames fog machine, dry ice for UFC 329 injury: Its a No Contest now: I am pleased to report that I predict deez tings in the article I wrote an hour after the fight ended very funny!Jake Paul now in charge of PFL following landmark merger with MVP, teases MMA debut: Though I remain skeptical, one has to admit that Paul actually debuting would be a major moment for PFL.Video: UFCs King Green shows up at Adrien Broners gym, beats crap out of boxing protege: My favorite part of this was Broner talking tough yet opting not to lace up a pair of gloves.InsomniaSean Strickland bullying his buddy into doing a cliff jump and then saving him from drowning in the freezing water is a perfect encapsulation of Tarzan.Sean Strickland just saved a man from drowning after convincing him to jump off a cliff pic.twitter.com/eMzrWW2jsw Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) July 30, 2026Neat mix of BJJ and wrestling in this scramble:Bryce Meredith stuffs Michael Cyr's head between his legs and rolls him with a chestwrap, then scissors his head and controls an arm to keep him flat while coming on topFrom there he takes a kimura on the trapped arm, transitions to a darce as he rolls out, then takes his back pic.twitter.com/DQFEy61OWc MixingMartialArts (@RyanAWagMMA) July 29, 2026Dricus du Plessis is quietly one of the smartest cookies in MMA which makes his awful game plan versus Khamzat even more frustrating.Dricus Du Plessis speaks about how he learns and takes techniques from each of his opponents, and specifically PRAISES the uppercut that Israel Adesanya used due to how effective it was during their fight at UFC 305 Israel Adesanya does this uppercut that I just in the pic.twitter.com/6Ta3U7g4HW Title Fight (@TitleFightMedia) July 30, 2026Welterweight fireworks alert!Puna Soriano vs. Daniil Donchenko #UFCParishttps://t.co/HGuq6v3kcIpic.twitter.com/3vN0UB2RuA Marcel Dorff (@BigMarcel24) July 30, 2026A year ago, I wouldve picked Daniel Rodriguez over Uros Medic. Now? Im more hesitant Daniel Rodriguez explains what a Tijuana prison diet looks likeIt was super unhealthy, it was all chips and noodles and s**t. The lack of protein took a toll on my body. I was in a situation where my cell mate was a big dog so we had a lot of snacks but it was nothing healthy pic.twitter.com/84FWLpBqXs FULL SEND MMA (@full_send_mma) July 29, 2026Teaming up with the smallest guy/girl is a genuine strategy to help avoid further injury when returning to the mats. Shavkat Rakhmonov training with UFC flyweight Asu Almabayev pic.twitter.com/hXMN6w6SNn Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) July 28, 2026Demetrious Johnson deserved the W in his second fight with Cejudo but he definitely lost this one!Miguel Torres with one of the cleanest butterfly sweeps youll ever see against Demetrious Johnson. pic.twitter.com/xZeu6uIJQ5 RJ Clifford (@RJcliffordMMA) July 30, 2026Slips, rips, and KO clipsNasty right hand on the break of a clinch! Holley-Sotomi has a future in MMA if he wants it.BRUTAL KO at the Commonwealth Games as Orlando Holley-Sotomi of Wales knocks out Refiloe Thai in their 70kg Quarter Final pic.twitter.com/v5X2Cz9sWV Tokker (@ATokkers5) July 29, 2026Superman punch as a way to set up marching punches is an interesting concept.Superman punch finish by Rymond Wenendeya at Anza Contenders 8 in Kenya. That's a Superman 1-2 pic.twitter.com/XeaR8fQajQ Matysek (@Matysek88) July 30, 2026Theres an art to throwing naked kicks, and some fighters dont get it. They're calling it the most MMA way to get flatlined in history pic.twitter.com/Rdic3Z1z75 caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) July 23, 2026Random LandUnderstandable. JUST IN: Hiker walks 10 miles down Montanas tallest mountain after impaling himself on a pole, hoping to avoid a costly helicopter evacuation. Polymarket (@Polymarket) July 28, 2026rub some dirt on it pic.twitter.com/vUcLvNcIcj Nick Carr (@ItsReallyNick) July 28, 2026Get involved with Mania community in The Feed!Midnight Music: Indie, 1990Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.