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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Joshua Van is a man of many options. Looking to make his first UFC flyweight title defense, Van can land on several different contenders with Tatsuro Taira, Manel Kape, Alexandre Pantoja and Kyogi Horiguchi waiting in the wings. This past week, Kape took a few shots at the champion, and also gave some insight as to what could be next, as he claimed the UFC had promised Taira the next shot. Is this the right move? How should the UFC approach matchmaking the division? We discuss.
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There’s an update on the health of Tom Aspinall, and it ain’t great. The UFC heavyweight champion recently revealed that he had undergone double eye surgery, and shared details on his recovery since getting eye poked by Ciryl Gane in their title bout late last year. What could this mean for the division? We react to the latest at heavyweight, including Jailton Almeida’s surprise UFC release.
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UFC returns Saturday with UFC Fight Night 267 in Houston. It’s a solid card with a middleweight showdown between former champion Sean Strickland and Anthony Hernandez. Who will win? How close could the winner get to a shot at gold? We preview all action going down this Saturday.
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Lastly, we finish the show answering your questions about the world of MMA. If you want your question to be answered live, drop it during the stream on the YouTube live chat. The best submissions will be featured on the show.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Spinning Back Clique: UFC’s heavyweight mess, Houston preview, Q&A
