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 Nolan King, plus guest combat sports journalist Alan Dawson, will join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia live at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate the following topics:
- UFC 307 produced some major talkers for the next few weeks. In the headliner, Alex Pereira continued to make history when he took out Khalil Rountree to defend the light heavyweight title. In the co-feature, Julianna Peña recaptured the women’s bantamweight belt when she beat champ Raquel Pennington by split decision – and that result was a debatable one. We’ll look at the near-term for those four, plus major news for Kayla Harrison, Jose Aldo and more.
- UFC CEO Dana White continues to tease a future that involves boxing. The UFC has been down this road before, but with the advent of Power Slap, branching further out from MMA might be an easier decision now. Boxing headlines continue to permeate the MMA space, too. From Francis Ngannou to Pereira’s interest, to Conor McGregor’s regular flirtation, not to mention the Jake Paul effect, we’ll discuss the continued evolution of the relationship between the two sports – plus the latest news from the boxing side.
- After a pair of title fights in the mountains in Salt Lake City, the UFC is back home in Las Vegas this week for UFC Fight Night 244 with flyweight contenders at the top of the lineup. Recent title challenger Brandon Royval takes on the unbeaten Tatsuro Taira – who obviously will need to win again before he gets a title shot. Is that the right move? Did the UFC botch flyweight a little by passing up Taira for a shot now? We’ll discuss the matchup, the division and other hidden gems on this week’s show.
