Eddie Hearn claims Dana White grudge match would exceed one million pay-per-view (PPV) buys: ‘Biggest fight out there’

Welcome to Midnight Mania!

Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Tuesday, April 14, 2026.

1. Rebrand? Donald Trump considers renaming UFC White House card to UFC 1776, expects 100k fans to attend: I truly have no idea what to expect from the UFC White House card. Will it live up to all these crazy attendance numbers? What is the setup actually going to look like?
2. Did Jorge Masvidal just get the ol’ bait and switch from UFC? ‘We have no fights for him right now’: I’m going to chalk this up to the fact that Dana White and Hunter Campbell seemingly do not communicate at all.
3. Jon Jones reacts to fan’s giant, lifelike tattoo of his face: ‘That’s crazy!‘: I cannot fathom doing this.

Insomnia

I don’t believe for a second there are a million people who would part with their hard-earned dollars to see two older promoters fight … but I bet a lot of people would illegally stream it!

‼️ Eddie Hearn says a Dana White fight does at least 1M PPV buys and $10M each is ‘well off the mark’ (Mams Taylor’s Misfits offer) 👀

[Via – @IFLTV’s YT] pic.twitter.com/74YfOOj656

— IFN (@IfnBoxing) April 14, 2026

Lorenz Larkin vs. Jason Jackson was one of the most high-level bouts on the MVP MMA card. Hopefully, they can find a good replacement, otherwise it’s a major loss.

Lorenz Larkin out of his Netflix fight with Jason Jackson. pic.twitter.com/ejCnK8ROAi

— In the Arena MMA w/ MagicM & Nick Davis (@IntheArenaMMA_) April 14, 2026

Flavor Town under fire! Guy Fieri is receiving backlash for chatting with the Tate brothers at UFC 327.

I’m seeing all of your comments about the photo from Saturday’s UFC event and all I can say is that I’m devastated.  

I was there to see the fights and when I was walking through the venue, the Tate brothers stood up and said hello and that’s when the exchanged happened.  I did…

— Mayor Guy Fieri (@GuyFieri) April 14, 2026

Fans online are shocked at just how f—ked up Merab’s nose is after his recent incident.

No one has a drive quite like The Machine!

Find out how @MerabDvalishvil stays motivated – this Wednesday on Becoming A Fighter 📺@Fanatics pic.twitter.com/dXomXnS5Qv

— UFC (@ufc) April 13, 2026

Aaron Pico’s jab and combinations were really sharp against Patricio Pitbull. I still didn’t love his early defensive reactions though …

Pico doubling up his double jab to set up his right pic.twitter.com/1etoq1gFVb

— Miguel Class (@MigClass) April 13, 2026

A bit of post-fight civility between Curtis Blaydes and Josh Hokit? Nice to see.

Curtis Blaydes rode in the same ambulance as Josh Hokit. Their exchange went exactly as you'd expect. pic.twitter.com/fGeJHl8qEA

— RJ Clifford (@RJcliffordMMA) April 14, 2026

Definitely woulda made things way more simple… https://t.co/yZKz1ll5JH

— The Incredible Hok (@Josh_HokitUFC) April 14, 2026

Slips, rips, and KO clips

This is an absolutely piercing front kick …

After his upset victory over Panpayak in 2024, Egor Bikrev now stops Sangmanee in less than a minute, to become the Rajadamnern Lightweight champion!

He has to be the first Russian to capture a Raja belt, right? pic.twitter.com/F6uxgWQqyc

— Cerebral Vigilante (@Delisketo) April 12, 2026

Incredible chaos in the One Championship ring, a must-watch clip!

ABSOLUTE CHAOS. Sam-A and Elmehdi El Jamari trade knockdowns before the legend ENDS him with a high kick. That was unreal #ONEFightNight42 pic.twitter.com/IMMJ7SzuAu

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) April 11, 2026

We could see a Thiago Santos vs. Anthony Smith rematch in Gamebred FC.

Thiago "Marreta" Santos just mauls Guto Inocente in the first round to advance in the Gamebred heavyweight tournament #GamebredFC pic.twitter.com/fbl6gKoAOg

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) April 11, 2026

Random Land

I never thought of the moon as this colorful.

@astronomik.3

Imágenes reales de la Luna captadas en la misión Artemis 🌕🚀 No es solo nuestro satélite… es el próximo destino de la humanidad. Cada toma nos acerca más a lo desconocido ✨#artemis #artemis2 #nasa #luna #espacio

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