Another mismatch?!? Arman Tsarukyan double books at RAF 10 versus Tony Ferguson

Welcome to Midnight Mania!

Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Thursday, April 30, 2026.

1. Is Rousey vs. Carano losing momentum? ‘Everyone on that card is trash’: Darren Till sounds a bit envious in his assessment of the MVP MMA event.
2. UFC Perth best betting props, parlays and picks | Jack Della vs. Prates: I like the underdog odds on Tim Elliott, even if the line has evened up somewhat.
3. Team Khamzat unfazed by Sean Strickland’s rage-baiting gun threats ahead of UFC 328 — ‘That’s just nonsense’: This is the correct response to Sean Strickland’s nonstop rage bait and big talk.

Insomnia

“I am changing the name of this website to www.ArmanTsarukyan.com effective immediately. www.MMAmania.com will redirect automatically, so don’t worry!” — My boss, Tommy Myers, in the Arman Tsarukyan RAF matchup announcement from TWO DAYS AGO. Tsarukyan is competing at RAF 09, RAF 10, and UFC BJJ, but no actual UFC fight booked? Annoying.

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Charles Oliveira — a decorated champion and one of the most entertaining fighters ever — will retire with the UFC. Think he’s got a few more submission wins in him to set the record further?

🚨 Charles Oliveira has signed a new 8-fight deal with the UFC, per his coach Diego Lima 👀

"It was a wonderful deal. There's not a single bad thing to say, it was an incredible deal."

"We've got fights lined up until Charles is 40 years old. So for those people who were saying… pic.twitter.com/ez89q0lHZ6

— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) April 30, 2026

Canelo Alvarez will be back in the ring in September.

‼ BREAKING: Canelo Alvarez and Christian Mbilli have a done deal to fight in September in Riyadh for the WBC super middleweight championship, The Ring’s @MikeCoppinger has learned.

Canelo will attempt to regain a world title in his first fight since his loss to Terence… pic.twitter.com/GFagZYAIMF

— Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) April 30, 2026

Depression and pain.

Shavkat Rakhmonov is currently undergoing knee rehab following another injury setback.

Rakhmonov is no longer ranked at Welterweight, with his last win coming against Ian Machado Garry in December 2024.#UFC pic.twitter.com/tCivtbT6TX

— Verdict (@VerdictMMA) April 29, 2026

When I think of International Fight Week, I for sure think Zachary Reese.

Here's one for International Fight Week

Ryan Gandra vs. Zachary Reese is set for #UFC329 in Las Vegas, per multiple sources

Story headed to @MMAjunkie. pic.twitter.com/TmXdTVZ5XQ

— Nolan King (@mma_kings) April 30, 2026

Josh Hokit has an incredible idea about how to save the sport, but sadly, I don’t think any UFC executives will see his vision.

If the UFC really wanted to save the sport, we need a UFC sanctioned Hell in a Cell 2V2 w/ no referees.
Imagine The Incredible Hok & @BorrachinhaMMA vs.
Chechen gangster aka (25 min crotch sniffer) & the guy who talks about fighting to the death, then proceeds to spam jabs &…

— The Incredible Hok (@Josh_HokitUFC) April 30, 2026

I’ll never skip a Tony Ferguson training clip.

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Slips, rips, and KO clips

Being predictable with the jab is a major mistake.

Nasty 16 second KO by Juan Pablo Arcila #InkaMMA56 pic.twitter.com/Ki2pEg84DK

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) April 30, 2026

Rousal did good work here in maintaining his stance and composure in the face of serious aggression.

Radek Roušal vs. Samuel Bark #OKTAGON87 pic.twitter.com/kwgXFSckhh

— Neo Vale Tudo (@NeoValeTudo) April 25, 2026

Nice setups for the calf kick both off combinations and off the jab.

Jamie McGowan gets the rare leg kick TKO! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #CW205 pic.twitter.com/peNgZGgCsl

— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) April 25, 2026

Random Land

In honor of Jackass 5 coming out soon.

Underrated Jackass bit pic.twitter.com/LVl8kZcQHg

— Mark (@AgingRanchHand) April 30, 2026

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