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Midnight Mania! Not-Retired ‘Showtime’ Shipping Off To Kazakhstan For MMA Comeback

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JAIPUR, INDIA - MARCH 09: Anthony Pettis attends the green carpet at the NEXA IIFA Awards at Jaipur Exhibition and Convention Centre on March 09, 2025 in Jaipur, India. (Photo by Aalok Soni/Getty Images) | Getty Images Welcome to Midnight Mania! Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Thursday, March 19, 2026.

Is Ronda Rousey rewriting history? ‘When I was competing before, there were no coaches with MMA experience’ : Ronda Rousey acting like she fought in 1997 is genuinely hilarious. Why?!?

New Jersey promotion books ‘first MMA world title fight between two trans athletes’ to name first-ever ‘Femme Champion’ : I’d like to thank the MMAmania community for not making this thread an absolute junk show. Report: Mega prospect who once rejected UFC offer targeted for Rousey vs. Carano-led Netflix event : This fight officially has me stoked for Netflix’s MMA debut.

There’s something for everybody! Insomnia Anthony Pettis hasn’t fought since an August 2022 loss to Stevie Ray in PFL, but the MMA legend is back! He’ll take on Adil Boranbayev (23-13-1) in his home country of Kazakhstan on June 6.