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, Mike Bohn 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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Arman Tsarukyan reminded everyone why he’s the No. 1 contender in the UFC’ official’s lightweight rankings. Tsarukyan ran through Dan Hooker in the main event of UFC Fight Night 265 in Qatar. It was a dominant performance that put Tsarukyan back in the conversation for a title shot. Will he get Ilia Topuria next? Where does Hooker go from here? We discuss.
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In the co-main event of UFC Qatar, Ian Machado Garry made his claim for a shot at the welterweight title, defeating former champion Belal Muhammad in a unanimous decision. Machado Garry called for his shot at Islam Makhachev while also putting down the other contenders. We react to Machado Garry’s big win, and how it affects the UFC’s stacked 170-pound division.
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Plenty more action went down at UFC Qatar. Volkan Oezdemir, Waldo Cortes-Acosta, Kyoji Horiguchi and others picked up big wins. Each panelist highlights a standout result from the card.
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The news cycle was filled with interesting headlines this past week. From Dana White claiming he got into a physical altercation with Francis Ngannou years back to Jake Paul booking a professional boxing bout with former champion Anthony Joshua and Conor McGregor’s latest religious awakening, we review the big news of this past week in combat sports.
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Ahead of Thanksgiving, we’ll look at what we’re thankful for in MMA, from fights and fighters to things happening in the sport outside of the cage.
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