Midnight Mania: ‘There Are Better Fighters In The Division’

Welcome to Midnight Mania!

Let’s start the night off by taking look back over the three biggest stories of Tuesday, June 3, 2025.

Insomnia

Reinier de Ridder has trained with many of his Middleweight’s top contenders, so it’s worth considering how he rates the division more than most.

Reinier De Ridder says there are better fighters than Khamzat Chimaev in the division:

“French guy [Imavov] is very complete. He moves very well, very relaxed and smart when he fights. I think that might be a harder fight. But Khamzat is, of course, a great fighter.”

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— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) June 2, 2025

UFC 316 will be a family affair for the “Suga” squad.

ICYMI: Sean O’Malley’s father will be in his corner for the first time ever for his #UFC316 rematch with Merab Dvalishvili. ❤️

This is O’Malley’s 60th birthday gift to his father whose birthday is on June 7th. pic.twitter.com/3oyqvx3J6t

— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) June 3, 2025

This feels like a much better match up for Patricio Pitbull at this stage of his career, and Dan Ige can usually guarantee an exciting fight. Good booking!

Women’s Bantamweight is a dire division and cannot be taken seriously.

Beautiful leverage on these inside trip takedowns:

A quick word from the legend Don Frye:

Every Paul Felder story winds up being rather gruesome.

Slips, rips, and KO clips

“Never post when being taken down” is one of those BS rules in wrestling, because 100% of athletes do it, but when somebody randomly pays the price … ouch!

I honestly forgot about this finish, slick work from Sandhagen.

“Foreshadowing is a narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about what is to come are dropped, or planted.” pic.twitter.com/veaZX1jdKp

— Liam Picks Fights (@LiamPicksFights) June 2, 2025

Right high kick, right front kick, right knee — nice sequence!