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Jon Jones' road to UFC 309 has been an interesting one, while Stipe Miocic has seemed to cruise through another UFC fight week en route to another chance at the heavyweight title. Has all of the Tom Aspinall chatter, the MMA fans, and the negativity surrounding Jones gotten to the current champ? Ahead of Saturday's return to Madison Square Garden, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck is joined by former UFC h...

Jake Paul and Mike Tyson will fight Friday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas in, what will likely be, one of the most-viewed fights in the history of combat sports as the event streams on Netflix. While many believe the much younger Paul will beat the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion, what would "El Gallo" actually gain from winning a fight many fans have so many concerns about? Ahe...

The biggest weekend of the month is finally here! It's a combat sports double-header this weekend as on Friday, Jake Paul faces Mike Tyson in their specialty boxing match in Arlington, Texas, and then on Saturday Jon Jones finally defends his UFC heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 309. So with so much action, No Bets Barred returns to break it all down. MMA Fighting's...

It's a massive week in the combat sports world as UFC 309 goes down this Saturday at Madison Square Garden, headlined by Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic for the UFC heavyweight title. On Friday night, Jake Paul and Mike Tyson compete in a boxing match, the first ever event of its kind to stream on Netflix. On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel answers questions in regards to both big ev...

UFC lead commentator Jon Anik previews Saturday's UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden, the UFC heavyweight championship headliner between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic, discusses Jones' recent no-sell of Tom Aspinall for a potential Alex Pereira fight, where Aspinall goes if Miocic pulls off the massive upset, the co-main event between Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler, other storylines he has...

On the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer, UFC legend Matt Brown breaks down the keys to victory for both Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic ahead of their showdown at UFC 309 and we discuss if Jones is actually ducking Tom Aspinall after declaring he has no interest in that fight plus we preview Michael Chandler vs. Charles Oliveira 2 and more. Subscribe to MMA Fighting Check out our full video...

Before Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic battle at UFC 309, check out the roads each fighter took to the UFC heavyweight championship headliner. Subscribe to MMA Fighting Check out our full video catalog Like MMA Fighting on Facebook Follow on Twitter Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Carlos Prates put an emphatic exclamation point on UFC Vegas 100 with a ferocious face-plant knockout of Neil Magny in the main event. With Prates putting together an impressive 4-0 campaign in 2024, where does the exciting fight-finisher go in the loaded welterweight division heading into 2025? On an all-new edition of On To the Next One. MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee discuss what...

Carlos Prates has had one of the best first year's you'll see from a UFC fighter, as he improved his record to 4-0 with four finishes, four post-fight bonuses, and now a main event win over a top-15 fighter in Neil Magny at UFC Vegas 100. Where does the exciting welterweight contender go from the biggest win of his career? Following Saturday's UFC Fight Night event at the APEX, MMA Fighting's Mike...

The UFC will host their 100th UFC Fight Night event at the APEX in Las Vegas this Saturday for UFC Vegas 100, and in the main event, welterweight veteran Neil Magny will look to slow the incredible momentum of Carlos Prates. What is at stake in Saturday's headliner? Ahead of this weekend's slate, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Jed Meshew preview the event, the Magny vs. Prates headliner, what Prates...

After getting knocked out for the first time in his career in the main event of UFC 308 by Ilia Topuria, Max Holloway's featherweight career appears to be over for good, as he recently confirmed he'll be making the move to the #FC lightweight division. Is it the right move for the current BMF champion?  On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel reacts to Holloway's full-time lightweigh...

Fresh off the heels of UFC Edmonton, the world's leading MMA promotion heads back to the APEX for a historic event: UFC APEX 100, headlined by a welterweight matchup between Neil Magny and Carlos Prates. And No Bets Barred is back to break it all down. Host Jed Meshew runs solo this week to break down this legendary event with all his favorite plays. Topics discussed include Prates's incredible ru...

On the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer, Matt Brown and Damon Martin debate whether or not a potential fight between Shavkat Rakhmonov and Kamaru Usman should be for an interim title plus we discuss if Jon Jones' legacy takes a hit if he beats Stipe Miocic but then retires before facing Tom Aspinall plus much more  Subscribe to MMA Fighting Check out our full video catalog Like MMA Fig...

Brandon Moreno needed a bounce-back win badly at UFC Edmonton, and he delivered an absolute masterpiece of a performance as he dominated Amir Albazi for five rounds in the main event. The two-time champion would love to get back to a title fight, but was the outstanding showing enough to get him the winner of the UFC 310 fight between three-time opponent Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Asakura? On an al...

Brandon Moreno finally got back in the win column and he did it in style. On Saturday night the UFC returned to Canada and in the main event, Moreno stopped a two-fight losing streak with a dominant unanimous decision victory over Amir Albazi in the main event of UFC Edmonton. Plus, earlier in the evening, Erin Blanchfield got back in the win column with a hard-fought decision over former two-time...

After a wild UFC 308 event this past weekend, the UFC returns to the Great White North with some high-stakes mixed martial arts action, and in the main event, former two-time flyweight Brandon Moreno looks to get back on track against surging contender Amir Albazi. Could Moreno punch his ticket to another championship opportunity with a win? Ahead of UFC Edmonton, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and José...

Breaking news on this Thursday as Belal Muhammad is out of his UFC 310 main event with Shavkat Rakhmonov due to a bone infection.  On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel gives their first reactions to the news, the latest information, and talk what the UFC can do to save the card. Additionally, they answer fan questions about Ilia Topuria's big win at UFC 308, what's next for the cu...

UFC Edmonton takes place this Saturday, with a flyweight double feature as Brandon Moreno takes on Amir Albazi in the main event and Erin Blanchfield faces off with Rose Namajunas in a five-round co-main event. So with all that action, and more, MMA Fighting's Jed Meshew is joined by Alexander K. Lee to break it all down. On top of the two feature fights, there are 12 more bouts this weekend, many...

Islam Makhachev. Alex Pereira. Ilia Topuria. Any one of these incredible fighters is worthy of being called the best in the world. But who else belongs in the discussion? With the men’s Pound-for-Pound top-3 comfortably set for now, the MMA Fighting Crew looks ahead to 2025 to figure out if UFC champions Belal Muhammad, Dricus du Plessis, Tom Aspinall, or perhaps a surging contender can enter the...

On the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer, UFC legend Matt Brown and Damon Martin marvel at Khamzat Chimaev dispatching Robert Whittaker inside the first round with a brutal jaw-breaking submission and if that win should vault him past Sean Strickland for the next title shot. Plus we talk about Ilia Topuria’s stunning knockout win over Max Holloway and the argument that he’s now locked u...

Ilia Topuria and Khamzat Chimaev both accomplished something that had never been done before at UFC 308 as the rising stars capped off a wild pay-per-view event in Abu Dhabi. Now that the dust has settled, what comes next for both guys? On an all-new edition of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee discuss what's next for Topuria after he became the first man ever to kn...

Ilia Topuria may have just locked up the Fighter of the Year. On Saturday night in Abu Dhabi, Topuria became the first man to ever knock out Max Holloway, finishing him with punches in the third round of the UFC 308 main event. Following Saturday’s pay-per-view event, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Jed Meshew react to Topuria’s astonishing performance and where this puts him not only in the Fighter...

Relive the magic of UFC 308's live watch party with Mike Heck and Jed Meshew! Check out the original UFC 308 Watch Party here: https://www.youtube.com/live/-F8ZPFzscbg Timestamps: Intro (0:00) Shara Bullet vs. Arman Petrosyan (23:58) Shara Bullet double spinning back fist KO (42:20) Lerone Murphy vs. Dan Ige (59:40) Ige drops Murphy in Round 1 (1:04:25) Murphy wins decision (1:20:42) Magomed Ankal...

UFC 308 goes down this Saturday, headlined by the long-awaited featherweight title matchup between Ilia Topuria and ‘BMF’ champion Max Holloway. On top of that, the #UFC presents a highly-anticipated middleweight matchup in the co-main event, as former champion Robert Whittaker faces undefeated terror Khamzat Chimaev. UFC 308 is one of the biggest events of the year and so ahead of Saturday’s doub...

UFC 308 is finally here, and with that comes the highly anticipated main event for the UFC featherweight title between Ilia Topuria and Max Hoilloway. Can Topuria, once again, back up his unbelievable confidence, or will Holloway regain the 145-pound title? On an all-new edition of Between the Links, special guest Action Bronson joins the panel to discuss Topuria vs. Holloway, what the fight means...