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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:
- UFC 331 left a ton to talk about. In the main event, Joshua Van defeated Alexandre Pantoja in a thrilling war, putting an end to any doubts of the legitimacy of Pantoja's title reign. In the co-feature, Arman Tsarukyan picked up yet another win to further his case to be the next challenger for the UFC lightweight title. Also on the card, Olympic gold medalist in wrestling Gable Steveson was viciously knocked out in a massive upset. We analyze the results of the card, and discuss what could be next for the winners and losers.
- This weekend the UFC carried on with their heavyweight division. With Tom Aspinall vacating his heavyweight title, the promotion promoted Ciryl Gane from interim to undisputed and booked his first title defense against Josh Hokit for the main event of UFC 334 in November. Was this the right fight to make? Who will win? Where does this leave Alex Pereira? We discuss.
- MMA Junkie's Mike Bohn was present for the launch of long-time promoter Scott Coker's new project – Ki MMA. Bohn talks about his impressions of the event, and we discuss Ki MMA's potential in MMA, and what they need to do to have success in today's MMA landscape.
- Lastly, we preview Saturday's UFC Fight Night 289. A bantamweight bout between ranked contenders Raul Rosas Jr. and Raoni Barcelos headlines the card. We analyze and share our predictions on the bout.
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