UFC CEO Dana White dropped a ton of news Tuesday in regards to the UFC’s October pay-per-view lineup, including Alex Pereira getting a rematch against Magomed Ankalaev for the light heavyweight title and Merab Dvalishvili
defending the bantamweight belt against Cory Sandhagen in the co-main event of UFC 320, while Tom Aspinall defends the undisputed heavyweight championship against Ciryl Gane in the main event of UFC 321. Did the UFC get these fights right?On an all-new edition of Between the Links,
the panel reacts to White’s big announcements, the stakes involved for all of the championship competitors, along with the Jiri Prochazka vs. Khalil Rountree bout for UFC 320. Additionally, they put a bow on UFC 318, Dustin Poirier losing his retirement fight to Max Holloway, Poirier’s legacy, Holloway’s ceiling at 155 and his next move, UFC Abu Dhabi this Saturday headlined by former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker facing the surging Reinier de Ridder, and much more.
Host Mike Heck moderates the matchup between MMA Fighting’s Alexander K. Lee and Guilherme Gruz.
Watch the show live at 12:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 a.m. PT in the video above.
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