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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, Farah Hoannoun, and Nolan King will join host "Gorgeous" George Garcia live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate the following topics:
- Gregory Rodrigues played spoiler at UFC Fight Night 285. The Brazilian pulled off a thrilling upset over Anthony Hernandez in the main event of the Sacramento card this Saturday. What's next for Rodrigues? Is he a legit title threat at middleweight? We react to Rodrigues' win over "Fluffy," along with other key results from the card.
- PFL also hosted a show, along side the UFC's on Saturday. In the main event of PFL Tampa, the legend Cris Cyborg fought out her contract while defending her PFL women's featherweight title against former UFC contender Ketlen Vieira. We react to Cyborg's win, and discuss her future in the sport, as it seems it's up in the air.
- The MMA world is always busy. We go over the latest headlines, including the ongoing controversy of Din Thomas and his handling of Gillian Robertson's loss at UFC 330. Also, we review the matchups made last week in Payton Talbott vs. Deiveson Figueiredo, Jose Delgado vs. Jean Silva, and others.
- We finish the show with a preview for UFC Fight Night 286, which takes place on Saturday morning in Shanghai, China. In the headliner, Umar Nurmagomedov takes on China's Song Yadong in a key bantamweight matchup and could reshape the title picture in the division. Who will come out on top? We share our analysis and predictions.
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