Welcome to Midnight Mania!Lets start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Friday, Aug. 7, 2026.Washed-up Conor McGregor nothing more than a money grab for UFC Look at his face hes done: Is it fair to say the McGregor stock has never been lower? At this point, losing in normal fashion would be a big improvement.Daniel Cormier: Allan Nascimentos death led to Charles Oliveiras removal from UFC 331: Honestly, I dont think anyone was that thrilled about the Oliveira vs. Tsarukyan rematch anyway. Not-scrolling Ian Garry dumps social media, responds to online backlash ahead of UFC 330: Being able to ignore social media is an asset in all walks of life, but its downright essential for a public figure.InsomniaJared Gordon threw that head kick at 1/4 speed and it still was a complete shock credit to the random though, he seemed pretty aware about what was going to happen.View this post on InstagramFrench on French violence in Paris!Fars Ziam vs. Axel Sola for #UFCParis (first rep. MMA Gang Officiel on IG) https://t.co/k7IlH36A4Kpic.twitter.com/Oz8xhQN62Y Marcel Dorff (@BigMarcel24) August 7, 2026You cannot hate on Nate Diaz for having (misplaced) confidence in his boys!https://t.co/rxHpfmyxtfpic.twitter.com/DXFKZ8EV46 Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) August 7, 2026Melquizael Costa is hitting the weights ahead of his Lightweight move. Who should the Brazilian face in his 155-pound return?155 pic.twitter.com/T3Qz6wzJur (@MelkCostaCauthy) August 6, 2026Zero hesitation from Carlos Prates, a man with his priorities straight.Carlos Prates is asked never have sex again or never fight again?Carlos: Never fight again pic.twitter.com/UodcZ7KF3s Dovy (@DovySimuMMA) August 6, 2026After decades in the sport/public eye, Forrest Griffin is a certified good guy.Dana White on Forrest Griffin:He found out his fighter was showing up every day at a charity that feeds kids who go home on Friday and dont eat again until Monday.Forrest packed food for hours, wrote a check, and left.No cameras. No social media. No credit.Just a man pic.twitter.com/ZD29s9oqUP BLISS (@blissfoo) August 5, 2026Slips, rips, and KO clipsBig men, on the whole, do not like getting hit in the body. INSTANT regret pic.twitter.com/Vx053eBqEL Alex Behunin (@AlexBehunin) August 7, 2026Its fairly rare to see an arm-in closed guard gilly actually work. Jump the gillly! Michael McCaffrey wins by submission in round 1![ #CFFC157 | Live on UFC Fight Pass ] pic.twitter.com/IVWo7zcoBw UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) July 18, 2026Referee was a few seconds behind on this one. Huge 31 second KO by Derek Rayfield in his MMA debut #TNU155pic.twitter.com/y33swql0PY caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) July 9, 2026Random LandI have hallucinated very mildly on long backcountry climbing/hiking days, but I truly cannot imagine doing so in the middle of the open ocean. A man has become the first person to swim across the Baltic Sea without sleeping or taking a breakBartomiej Kubkowski's journey from Sweden to Poland took 55 hours and he was hallucinating from the 40-hour mark onwards pic.twitter.com/JWmOHd5olw Dexerto (@Dexerto) August 6, 2026An exhausted Bartomiej Kubkowski walked onto the shore in Poland after swimming nearly 100 miles uninterrupted from Sweden, setting a world record (Via @bkukowski, @purelyathletics) https://t.co/eTALWVmtzRpic.twitter.com/VnTtWfd1P9 Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 7, 2026Get involved with Mania community in The Feed!Midnight Music: New wave, 1981Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.