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Dong Hyun Kim of South Korea stands on a weighing scale during the UFC Fight Night official weigh-in in Singapore on June 16, 2017. Dong Hyun Kim of South Korea and Colby Covington of the US will compete for the UFC welterweight title at the UFC Fight Night in Singapore on June 17. / AFP PHOTO / Roslan RAHMAN (Photo credit should read ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images

Welcome to Midnight Mania!

Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Monday, May 4, 2026.

1. Jack Della Maddalena’s coach issues statement following UFC Perth stoppage loss – ‘We are all hurting’: Jack Della Maddalena won 18 straight fights and a world title, then got smoked in consecutive losses. Rough sport!
2. UFC 328 staredowns at risk of being canceled as Khamzat, Strickland try to ‘out-crazy each other’ — ‘I doubt they’ll have face offs’: Maybe this is the matchup for the UFC’s first AI faceoff?
3. Tom Aspinall preparing to ‘fight the winner’ of UFC White House interim title fight: It’s good to see Tom Aspinall’s recovery timeline finally moving along a bit.

Insomnia

Conor McGregor working with Dong Hyun Kim, who retired from UFC competition after losing to Colby Covington in 2017. Since then, however, Kim made headlines by appearing on Netflix’s Physical 100 multiple times.

Conor McGregor sparring with former UFC welterweight Dong Hyun Kim 👀

(via StungunTV) pic.twitter.com/hcNa0HCs2M

— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) May 4, 2026

Jose Aldo’s takedown defense was so great that even his limp leg — one of the most common defenses in MMA — is instantly recognizable.

Limp leg out of the single, then break with an elbow. pic.twitter.com/mCGHK17LCw

— Phantom Punch Breakdowns (@9h6st21_mma) May 4, 2026

Ya win some, ya lose some.

Quillan Salkilld took an L after his fight with Beneil Dariush 😭 pic.twitter.com/hikwWkjgfc

— Verdict (@VerdictMMA) May 3, 2026

Which of these athletes do you think takes their professional career seriously?

JDM is depressed 😔 pic.twitter.com/W5Kcd0tCFn

— Elonov 🇦🇺 (@Elonov_MMA) May 4, 2026

Translated: “Thailand will issue a 5-year multiple-entry visa for foreigners interested in Muay Thai and similar martial arts.”

Tayland, Muay Thai ve benzeri dövüş sanatlarına ilgi duyan yabancılar için 5 yıllık çok girişli bir vize verecek. pic.twitter.com/MJfqMwywuL

— BPT (@bpthaber) May 3, 2026

Carlos Prates hardly took a punch at UFC Perth and still was struggling to walk afterward. Kicking people hurts!

Carlos Prates is walking around in a boot after all of those leg kicks he landed on Jack Della Maddalena 😅 pic.twitter.com/mcl2lwvzeV

— ACD MMA (@acdmma_) May 3, 2026

Sounds like UFC is recouping its White House costs via advertising and memorabilia.

Freedom 250 no sponsors on canvas but names on canvas available with a massive increase.

UFC 328 name on canvas sold out at $600. Freedom is $5000 per name.

100 signed poster SOLD OUT at over under $3,500 per poster. $350k profit for UFC on signed posters alone. pic.twitter.com/KkOQkqG6nR

— Des Barry (@A_Great_Human) May 3, 2026

Slips, rips, and KO clips

Ohara didn’t waste a single second before unleashing the stomps.

Juri Ohara displays the superior ruleset in his DEEP Lightweight title win💥 #DEEP131pic.twitter.com/q4jMxoHpUM

— Half Dead Frank (@Halfdeadfrank69) May 4, 2026

If your manager lets you fight a D-1 National Champion in his pro debut, that person does not care about your career.

2023's NCAA D1 national champion Andrew Alirez won his pro denut in about 45 seconds this weekend

hopefully more wrestlers make their way to MMA soon pic.twitter.com/GIyLqtEOo2

— Open Note Grappling 📝 (@OpenNoteGrapple) May 4, 2026

Wow, it takes serious guts to duck under a high kick like this.

Holy shit pic.twitter.com/BsRfu1KXha

— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) May 3, 2026

Random Land

MMAmania once paid me to go train Muay Thai in Thailand and create content for the site. Think I can sell ‘em on a Turkish Oil Wrestling trip?!?

Ali Gurbuz digging deep to try and get the win in the opening rounds of Turkish Oil Wrestling at Fethiye today pic.twitter.com/mXL4Y0Ux5u

— “Filthy” Tom Lawlor (@FilthyTomLawlor) May 3, 2026

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Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.