Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts.
This week’s panel of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Nolan King and Danny Segura will join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate the following topics:
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Islam Makhachev joined an exclusive club Saturday by becoming one of the few fighters to win titles in two UFC weight classes. Makhachev dominated Jack Della Maddalena for a scorecard sweep in the main event of UFC 322 at Madison Square Garden. What’s next for Makhachev? Where does he stand in the greatest of all time list? We react to Makhachev’s big win, plus other key welterweight results on the card, including Michael Morales and Carlos Prates’ violent KO wins.
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In the co-main event of UFC 322, Valentina Shevchenko completely shut down Zhang Weili, who vacated her strawweight title to challenge Shevchenko at 125 pounds. Shevchenko continues to be one of the most dominant champions in the UFC. What’s next for Shevchenko? Should she move back to bantamweight or continue to defend her belt at flyweight? We discuss.
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There was plenty of action and important results at UFC 322 outside the two championship fights at the top of the bill. Benoit Saint Denis picked up a quick KO win over Beneil Dariush to continue his bounce back from his pair of defeats in 2024. Bo Nickal also delivered a devastating KO, putting the lights out on Rodolfo Vieira with a head kick. Additionally, top UFC women’s flyweight contender Erin Blanchfield avenged her loss to Tracy Cortez. We break down all these impressive performances, along with others on the preliminary card of UFC 322.
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We finish with a preview for UFC Fight Night 265 Saturday in Qatar. This card features two big bouts in the headlining slots: Arman Tsarukyan vs. Dan Hooker at lightweight, and Belal Muhammad vs. Ian Machado Garry at welterweight. We give our analysis and predictions for these bouts.
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