Midnight Mania: Grope Rampage. Get Punched!
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Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
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- Dana White: UFC White House was ’perfect event’ … aside from ‘moronic’ Josh Hokit moment: I still might consider Aiemann Zahabi’s game plan the real low point.
- Video: Man wakes up in random truck bed after UFC Oklahoma — in a different city: Stories like this are why the UFC has to keep holding events in random cities across the US.
- Conor McGregor ‘doing WWE because he’s incapable of fighting,’ according to Logan Paul: It’s kind of funny that the Paul brothers are directly competing with each other to face Mac in their sport of choice.
Insomnia
Surprising: Rampage Jackson does not like it when he’s the one being groped. Old heads know …
Rampage Jackson chin checked a streamer for touching him at a party 😳 pic.twitter.com/96PPNtckwR
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) July 22, 2026
Weirdos on X are incredibly upset about Tom Aspinall’s vasectomy — very strange behavior.
Tom Aspinall thought a vasectomy was the worst surgery imaginable – until he had eye surgery. 😅
— FREAK.MMA (@FREAKMMA1) July 22, 2026
"I've had a vasectomy, and I thought that had to be the worst surgery ever. Compared to eye surgery, it's nothing. They kept me awake. They did injections on the side, and they're… pic.twitter.com/4WgUWvpZal
It would be amazing if PFL could get its s—t together, find a real broadcasting partner, and capitalize on their solid roster of talented athletes.
Johnny Eblen expects the Costello van Steenis rematch to be delayed until 2027, saying PFL wants it for its next broadcast rights negotiations:
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 22, 2026
"PFL was like, 'We want you guys on the new TV deal next year.' And I was like, 'Well, that doesn't work for me. I want to fight… pic.twitter.com/HCrMfimDoI
Based on some Instagram posts, it sounds like Islam Dulatov struggled with securing his visas in Germany and is relocating to Turkey as a result.
🚨| UFC welterweight Islam Dulatov has announced that he will represent Turkey goingforward in the UFC. 🇹🇷
— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) July 22, 2026
Dulatov represented Germany in his UFC debut last year but will return at #UFCAbuDhabi competing under the Turkish flag. pic.twitter.com/LsTl0v8SFK
Some controversies are better left unaddressed. Max and his wife seem cool though!
Here’s the context:
— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) July 18, 2026
1. She was engaged while leaving me on read for 5 years. lol
So if anything I’m an ass that kept reaching out. I lived by a code though if you have a bf and he can’t defend your honor you have a girlfriend hahaha
2. She was a professional surfer and… https://t.co/itiurbc57J
“Lokdog” is hilarious if you don’t take him too seriously.
Congratulations Bautista u piece of shit, i fought with a broken arm and gave u the confidence u need for your next fights, I'm like a father to you.
— Vinicius "LokDog" Oliveira (@LokdogVinicius) July 12, 2026
Slava Borshchev and Jon Jones showing off their dance moves following Borschchev’s bare knuckle debut win:
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Slips, rips, and KO clips
Signing up for a No Rules fight with No Audience means you’re making No Money … which makes No Sense! Brutal.
No-rules fights made their way to Argentina 🥳 The more the merrier pic.twitter.com/KeC9hLhGWD
— Matysek (@Matysek88) July 22, 2026
Teixeira struggled to finish the triangle because he wasn’t stomping downward with his top leg, but the armbar was a lovely adjustment.
He earned that tap!
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) July 18, 2026
Yan Teixeira with the submission!!
[ #ShootoBrazil138 | Live on UFC Fight Pass ] pic.twitter.com/cjeXLeBbFQ
One way traffic until it wasn’t!
5 years ago, Jin Sasaki defeated Kaiki Yuba by KO in round 2 of 8 to retain the Japanese Youth super lightweight title. Sasaki gets off the floor twice to score a signature one-punch knockout. pic.twitter.com/IJLwESTxSH
— ᴋᴀʏᴏ ✘ (@KOJournals) July 17, 2026
Random Land
Wild way to start a base jump.
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