Midnight Mania! Watch Heavyweight Poatan Spar 6’8” Teixeira
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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MAY 08: Alex Pereira is seen on stage during the UFC Freedom 250 press conference at Prudential Center on May 08, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC) Welcome to Midnight Mania! Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
Graying Zabit Magomedsharipov blames dodgy Yair Rodriguez, UFC runaround for sudden retirement : I’m not part of the “Zabit would’ve been champ! ” camp, but I’d have liked to see him try. Ronda Rousey rips into ‘chauvinistic pig’ ruining UFC: ‘Keep trying to fail upward, motherf–ker!
’ : Slowly, Hunter Campbell has taken Dana White’s role as the guy who gets blamed for everything. Nate Diaz goes off on Strickland vs. Khamzat manufactured UFC 328 beef: ‘Fake f—king puppets’ : I think if Strickland had just apologized without talking about selling the fight, the whole reconciliation would’ve been better received.
Insomnia Tallison Teixeira didn’t look to have a fun experience sparring Alex Pereira, but he does deserve credit for being the first human in history to be visibly larger than “Poatan. ” 🤯💥 Alex Pereira looks good while sparring taller No. 15 Heavyweight Tallison Teixeira.