Former UFC fighter Darren Stewart ‘struggling to walk’, needs financial help

Welcome to Midnight Mania!

Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.

1. What? Belal Muhammad brags about ‘Epstein’ age training partners: Uh, this might have been the strangest thing that has come out of a UFC fighter’s mouth this year … and that is saying a lot.

2. Paddy Pimblett blasts ‘proper ‘bitch’ Justin Gaethje for title ultimatum: – ‘No one’s owed nothing’: I mean, Paddy makes a point about ‘The Highlight’, but he doesn’t have the best case himself.

3. ‘Almighty’ Allen Too Jacked For Featherweight: – Not gonna lie, I’m kind of interested to see Arnold Allen at Lightweight … if that means he fights more than once every 87 years.

Insomnia

Former UFC fighter — and one-time professional boxer — Darren Stewart is asking for financial help. Stewart is dealing with stage-four arthritis and a torn hip labrum, injuries that have left him in constant pain and struggling to walk. The 14-fight UFC veteran says he has burned through his savings and is now seeking donations to cover the cost of surgery.

Hopefully his former employer can lend a hand. Here is his GoFundMe link.

Forget the purple, Arman Tsarukyan looks like a freaking action figure.

An underappreciated story this week is the return of Kyoji Horiguchi vs. talented Dagestani wrestler Tagir Ulanbekov. I don’t think Horiguchi has a title run left in him at this later stage of his career, but it’s still great to have him back in the Octagon!

We’re never going to get Manel Kape vs. Kai Kara-France, are we?

Getting brain damage from a loss is one thing, but getting memed endlessly? Now we’re talking about real consequence.

A respectful interaction from the UFC Qatar co-main event athletes:

A couple first person looks at UFC 322.

Alexander Volkanovski’s farm is coming along beautifully!

Slips, rips, and KO clips

I like that the “street fighter” throws the Karate Kid kick … also, I hope that guy is okay, this is a certified NOT GOOD knockout.

Absolutely perfect placement on this liver kick.

I don’t think it’s possible to cut a buzzer-beater any closer. Outstanding!

Random Land

Incredible execution.

Midnight Music: Indie folk, 2001

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