Midnight Mania: Is Being A ‘Maniac’ Holding Arman Back?

DOHA, QATAR - NOVEMBER 22: Arman Tsarukyan of Georgia reacts after a submission victory against Dan Hooker of New Zealand in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at ABHA Arena on November 22, 2025 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Welcome to Midnight Mania! Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Thursday, April 9, 2026.

Former Top 15-ranked Bantamweight, 22-fight Octagon veteran, asks for UFC release – ‘Still hungry’ : I have to assume Pedro Munhoz has a big offer lined up elsewhere. BKFC? Video: Khamzat Chimaev strangles UFC legend in less than a minute: ‘I grew up on his fights’ : Khamzat Chimaev showed Demetrious Johnson a ton of respect here, cool to see their training.

UFC 327’s Kevin Holland will do anything for rematch with missing Daniel Rodriguez: ‘I bailed him out’ : I completely thought Holland was joking here, but Rodriguez’s Instagram stories sharing his words seem to imply otherwise? Insomnia By Dana White standards, this feels like a fairly glowing endorsement of Arman Tsarukyan. Perhaps his title shot will materialize after all?

😁💪 Dana White says he likes Arman Tsarukyan and everything that he is doing with Nina and getting popular, but… "Arman needs to stop being a maniac. " 🎥 @adinross pic. twitter.