Midnight Mania! ‘I’ll Be The Next Champion’
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 15: Michael Morales of Ecuador celebrates his knockout of Sean Brady in a welterweight fight during the UFC 322 event at Madison Square Garden on November 15, 2025 in New York City. (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 Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
‘Terrible Matchup! ’ Francis Ngannou told to avoid Robelis Despaigne — ‘He’ll beat Ngannou by knockout’ : Since Ngannou knows how to wrestle and throw low kicks, I’m not too worried about his chances. Dricus du Plessis mocks Khamzat’s ‘ridiculous’ UFC 328 weight cut excuse — ‘Take your loss like a man’ : It should be noted that Khamzat has been humble in defeat, it’s more that his team and hanger-ons can’t stop making excuses (just like DDP’s coach!
) . Kamaru Usman teasing title shot?!? ‘Second wind incoming’ : I hope not!
Insomnia Translation: “I always create my own luck and that’s why I’ll be the next champion” alongside the date of UFC 330 . Is Michael Morales next for Islam Makhachev?!? View this post on Instagram Joshua Van’s work with the jab and jab feints was a great example of a shorter man winning the jab battle.