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Devin Tejada brings you the biggest stories of the week in MMA, including a look back at UFC Houston, some analysis of the White House event and its effects on matchmaking, and finally a preview of the top bouts at UFC Mexico this weekend.0:00 Welcome----- OUT WITH THE OLD: UFC HOUSTON0:40 Sean Strickland makes it looks easy against Anthony Hernandez12:30 Best of the rest at UFC Houston----- WHAT'S (NOT) HOT: UFC'S EMPTY DANCE CARD22:04 The UFC still seems to be holding back a lot of major fight announcements, centered around the still-unclear White House lineup----- IN WITH THE NEW: UFC MEXICO CITY26:13 Marlon Vera vs. David Martinez32:22 Brandon Moreno vs. Lone'er Kavanagh

Sean is back with analysis of two of the top stories in MMA this week, including Sean Strickland's shocking dominance at UFC Houston and the landmark CW 200 card in Dublin! 0:00 Reacting objectively to divisive fighters7:46 CW 200 and the future of European MMA

Keith and Ben preview UFC Mexico City with detailed predictions and picks for all 13 fights. There's also the debut of a new S&D feature, Fast Pass, and a story of betrayal and disappointment at sea.0:00 Bienvenidos4:37 Damian Pinas (8-1) vs. Wesley Schultz (8-2)11:35 Erik Silva (9-3) vs. Francis Marshall (8-3)18:56 Sofia Montenegro (6-2) vs. Ernesta Kareckaite (6-1-1)24:46 Douglas Silva de Andrade (29-6, 1 NC) vs. Javier Reyes (22-5)32:56 Cristian Quinonez (18-5) vs. Kris Moutinho (14-7)35:12 Macy Chiasson (10-5) vs. Ailin Perez (12-2)47:23 Ryan Gandra (8-1) vs. Jose Medina (11-6)48:47 Storytime With Keith: The Elusive Manatee1:00:12 Santiago Luna (7-0) vs. Angel Pacheco (7-3)1:05:57 Imanol Rodriguez (6-0) vs. Kevin Borjas (10-4)1:11:50 Edgar Chairez (12-6, 1 NC) vs. Felipe Bunes (14-8)1:18:23 Daniel Zellhuber (15-3) vs. Bobby Green (33-17-1, 1 NC)1:26:22 Marlon Vera (23-11-1) vs. David Martinez (13-1)1:35:10 Brandon Moreno (23-9-2) vs. Lone'er Kavanagh (9-1)

Cage Warriors president Graham Boylan joined Sean for a wide-ranging chat ahead of the blockbuster CW 200 which goes down Saturday in Dublin. Graham talked about the new wave of Irish MMA talent, the top fights on the card, CW's relationship with UFC Fight Pass and the potential awkwardness of having fighters he manages jump to "rival" promotions.0:00 Welcome1:58 Showcasing a renaissance in Irish MMA3:23 Is it harder to sign and keep top Irish prospects in this era?5:36 Solomon Simon vs. Nik Bagley: The best possible matchup in CW?7:26 What's it like when one of your fighters goes to DWCS and doesn't get signed?9:30 Highlighting the next wave of CW up-and-comers14:26 Are you happy with Cage Warriors on UFC Fight Pass?16:34 What's next for Rhys McKee? Is it awkward to manage fighters who jump from CW to "rival" orgs like PFL or Oktagon?17:57 The Boylan Curse? Name one CW fighter who will go on to become a UFC champion20:18 Has Dana White's Contender Series made it harder or easier for fighters to get to the UFC from top regional leagues?

Along with special guest Devin Tejada, Ben previews all 14 fights from UFC Fight Night 267, which goes down Saturday in Houston, Texas.0:00 If you're ever to Houston, well you better do right4:35 Juliana Miller (4-3) vs. Carli Judice (5-2)14:36 Jordan Leavitt (12-3) vs. Yadier Del Valle (10-0)25:22 Philip Rowe (11-6) vs. Jean Paul Lebosnoyani (9-2)37:28 Ramiz Brahimaj (13-5) vs. Punahele Soriano (12-4)49:39 Nora Cornolle (9-3) vs. Joselyne Edwards (16-6) 57:53 Alden Coria (11-3, 1 NC) vs. Luis Gurule (10-2)1:07:40 Ode Osbourne (13-9, 1 NC) vs. Alibi Idiris (10-1) 1:16:28 Chidi Njokuani (25-11, 1 NC) vs. Carlos Leal (22-7)1:27:41 Zachary Reese (10-2, NC) vs. Michel Pereira (31-14, 2 NC)1:39:59 Jacobe Smith (11-0) vs. Josiah Harrell (11-0) 1:51:49 Serghei Spivac (17-6) vs. Ante Delija (26-7)2:01:18 Dan Ige (19-10) vs. Melquizael Costa (25-7)2:13:18 Geoff Neal (16-7) vs. Uros Medic (12-2)2:26:22 Sean Strickland (29-7) vs. Anthony Hernandez (15-2, 1 NC)

Devin Tejada is back with quick reactions to the biggest happenings in MMA, including the top performers at PFL Dubai and UFC Vegas 113, and the effects the UFC's new bonus structure is having on the product.0:00 Welcome----- OUT WITH THE OLD1:08 Usman Nurmagomedov dominates Alfie Davis at PFL Dubai11:34 Kyoji Horiguchi dunks on Amir Albazi at UFC Vegas 11318:54 Mario Bautista throttles Vinicius Oliveira at UFC Vegas 113----- WHAT'S HOT27:17 How is the Paramount+ platform and the new bonus structure affecting the UFC's in-cage product so far?

Special guest Ben Duffy walks Sean through the high and low points of UFC Vegas 113. Who stepped up, who took a step back, and who needs to change weight classes?0:00 Best of Show: Who was the top performer at UFC Vegas 113?3:43 Worst of Show: Who was the most disappointing performer at UFC Vegas 113?12:36 Jailton Almeida: What is going wrong for "Malhadinho," and will moving back to 205 fix it?20:09 Is Cong Wang still a future title contender at flyweight?

Sean and special guest Ben look at the highs and lows of Professional Fighters League's title doubleheader in Dubai. Who elevated their stock? Who took a tumble? Is Taylor Lapilus the best fighter ever to be let go twice by the UFC? All that and more on the Sheehan Show!0:00 Would Usman Nurmagomedov be champ right now if he were in the UFC?8:09 Best of Show: Who was the most impressive performer at PFL Dubai?14:40 Worst of Show: Who was the most disappointing performer at PFL Dubai?18:43 Did Pouya Rahmani live up to the hype at PFL Dubai?

Sean Sheehan checks in at the conclusion of Professional Fighters League's PFL Dubai card, where the promotion's 155-pound title was successfully defended and a new 170-pound king was crowned. 

Keith and Ben preview UFC Vegas 113 with detailed predictions and picks for all 12 fights.0:00 Intro: Back to Base3:57 Klaudia Szygula (7-2) vs. Priscila Cachoeira (13-7) 11:50 Muin Gafurov (20-6) vs. Jakub Wiklacz (17-3-2)18:21 Cong Wang (8-1) vs. Eduarda Moura (12-1)25:37 Said Nurmagomedov (18-5) vs. Javid Basharat (14-2, 1 NC)35:44 Bruna Brasil (11-5-1) vs. Ketlen Souza (15-6) 43:54 Dustin Jacoby (21-9-1) vs. Julius Walker (7-1)53:55 Alex Morono (24-12, 1 NC) vs. Daniil Donchenko (12-2)1:00:06 Jean Matsumoto (17-1) vs. Farid Basharat (14-0)1:10:32 Michal Oleksiejczuk (21-9, 1 NC) vs. Marc-Andre Barriault (17-10, 1 NC)1:18:01 Jailton Almeida (22-4) vs. Rizvan Kuniev (12-3-1, 1 NC)1:28:33 Amir Albazi (17-2) vs. Kyoji Horiguchi (35-5, 1 NC) 1:44:29 Mario Bautista (16-3) vs. Vinicius Oliveira (23-3)1:55:38 A quick rundown of all the picks

He looks—and fights—like the unholy offspring of Paddy Pimblett and Brock Lesnar, but will Frederic Vosgrone stay undefeated at Oktagon 83? Sean and Oktagon MMA play-by-play man Bryan Lacey break down that fight, along with the rest of a loaded card set to take place in Stuttgart, Germany, this weekend.0:00 One man who will definitely be watching Oktagon 83: Will Fleury4:23 Frederic Vosgrone vs. Jesus Samuel Chavarria7:32 Alina Dalaslan vs. Karolina Sobek10:48 Niko Samsonidse vs. Mochamed Machaev14:13 Rundown of the rest of Oktagon 83

Is Ilia Topuria laughing, or should he be worried? Did Merab Dvalishvili move closer to a title shot without leaving his house on Saturday? Sean is back with a look at the UFC's doubleheader of numbered events to kick off 2026, including an early assessment of the Paramount+ production at UFC 324 and a look ahead at the biggest bouts at UFC 325 in Sydney this Saturday.0:00 Welcome1:08 Did Sean O'Malley or Umar Nurmagomedov do enough at UFC 324 to bump Merab Dvalishvili?3:31 Natalia Silva, Waldo Cortes-Acosta and the rest of the big winners at UFC 3249:30 What do Paramount and the UFC need to tighten up, in terms of production?10:18 UFC 325: looking ahead at the biggest fights and storylines

Can Diego Lopes get one back on Alexander Volkanovski in Sydney? Are any of this season's Road to UFC finalists contender material? Will Tai Tuivasa be drinking from a shoe after his fight on Saturday? Will Keith and Ben be drinking from a shoe after his fight? All those questions and many more, answered as the guys preview UFC 325 with detailed predictions and picks for all 14 fights!0:00 Welcome8:04 Aaron Tau (11-1) vs. Namsrai Batbayar (9-1)14:01 Rangbo Sulang (10-3) vs. Lawrence Lui (7-1)19:39 Keiichiro Nakamura (7-1) vs. Sebastian Szalay (10-1)25:19 Sang Wook Kim (13-3) vs. Dom Mar Fan (8-2)30:01 Kaan Ofli (12-4-1) vs. Zha Yi (26-5)35:55 Jonathan Micallef (8-1) vs. Oban Elliott (12-3)44:13 Jacob Malkoun (8-3) vs. Torrez Finney (11-0)52:17 Cameron Rowston (13-3) vs. Cody Brundage (11-7-1, NC)59:14 Junior Tafa (6-4) vs. Billy Elekana (9-2)1:06:05 Quillan Salkilld (10-1) vs. Jamie Mullarkey (18-8)1:12:48 Tai Tuivasa (14-8) vs. Tallison Teixeira (8-1)1:24:15 Rafael Fiziev (13-4) vs. Mauricio Ruffy (12-2)1:31:45 Dan Hooker (24-13) vs. Benoit St. Denis (16-3, 1 NC)1:40:08 Alexander Volkanovski (27-4) vs. Diego Lopes (27-7)1:52:46 A quick rundown of all the picks

Devin Tejada is back with the top stories in MMA this week, starting with Dana White's announcement of several major UFC matchups for Q1 2026...for which he did not sound especially excited. Is the world's biggest fight promoter getting tired of promoting fights?0:00 Welcome----- WHAT'S HOT: BIG FIGHT ANNOUNCMENTS2:26 Dana White: Making exciting fights sound boring (Israel Adesanya vs. Joe Pyfer, Paulo Costa vs. Azamat Murzakanov, Josh Emmett vs. Kevin Vallejos)----- IN WITH THE NEW: UFC 32412:50 UFC 324 starts things off with a bang14:57 Arnold Allen vs. Jean Silva22:05 Sean O'Malley vs. Yadong Song32:47 Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett

Sean is back with his best bets for who will be the champion in each UFC division on Dec. 31, 2026. There are a couple of outsider names with big payouts attached on this one!0:00 Recap of last year's picks2:30 Women's Bantamweight5:42 Women's Flyweight7:09 Strawweight8:17 Heavyweight9:49 Light Heavyweight11:56 Middleweight12:56 Welterweight14:06 Lightweight15:13 Featherweight15:54 Men's Bantamweight16:28 Men's Flyweight17:01 Outro

Keith and Ben preview UFC 324 with detailed predictions and picks for all 13 fights. The card suffered a blow when it lost the scheduled women's bantamweight title clash between Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes, but there's plenty to usher in the UFC's new era in style.0:00 New year, new me, new UFC12:20 Adam Fugitt (10-5) vs. Ty Cole Miller (6-0, 1 NC)19:33 Ricky Turcios (12-5) vs. Cameron Smotherman (12-6)25:46 Josh Hokit (7-0) vs. Denzel Freeman (7-1)33:21 Michael Johnson (24-19) vs. Alexander Hernandez (18-8)39:46 Alex Perez (25-10) vs. Charles Johnson (18-7)48:25 Nikita Krylov (30-11) vs. Modestas Bukauskas (19-6)57:38 Ateba Abega Gautier (9-1) vs. Andrey Pulyaev (10-3)1:04:50 Umar Nurmagomedov (19-1) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo (25-5-1)1:13:00 Arnold Allen (20-3) vs. Jean Silva (16-3)1:21:34 Natalia Silva (19-5-1) vs. Rose Namajunas (14-7)1:31:46 Waldo Cortes-Acosta (16-2) vs. Derrick Lewis (29-12, 1 NC)1:41:57 Sean O'Malley (18-3, 1 NC) vs. Yadong Song (22-8-1, 1 NC)1:54:49 Justin Gaethje (26-5) vs. Paddy Pimblett (23-3)2:16:47 A quick rundown of all the picks

Sean is back to kick the new year off in style with his top bets for the first major MMA cards of 2026, KSW 114 and Oktagon 82!0:00 Recap of 2025's bets----- KSW 1143:55 Bet 1: Arkadiusz Wrzosek and Salahdine Parnasse9:11 Bet 2: Ibragim Chuzhigaev10:56 Bet 3: Henry Fadipe----- OKTAGON 8212:37 Bet 4: Krzysztof Jotko14:55 Bet 5: James Hendin16:17 Outro

Oktagon MMA play-by-play man Bryan Lacey joins Sean to preview Oktagon 82, which takes place on Saturday in Dusseldorf, Germany, and features the final of the Tipsport Gamechanger middleweight grand prix.0:00 But first, let's talk about Will Fkn Fleury for a minute2:23 Kerim Engizek: Will the hand injury affect him?7:10 Is Krzystof Jotko going to make weight without incident?9:10 Rundown of the rest of Oktagon 8217:07 outro

OK, not quite 20, but one half of the Shillan & Duffy Show turns the tables on Sean this week, asking a wide-ranging set of questions about the year that was, the year that will be, the landscape of MMA outside of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and of course a topic very dear to both men's hearts: refereeing and officiating.0:00 Intro ----- OLD YEAR, NEW YEAR, BIG PONDS & SMALL PONDS 2:24 What was the biggest surprise of 2025 for you? 6:58 Predict the Male Fighter of the Year in 2026 14:15 Predict the Female Fighter of the Year in 2026 17:42 Who is the best male fighter outside of the UFC right now? 23:59 Who is the best female fighter outside of the UFC right now? ----- LET'S FIX THE SPORT 28:47 Is MMA regulation getting better, in terms of rules, interpretation, enforcement and consistency? 32:14 If you could change one rule to improve MMA, what would it be? 37:27 Outro

Sean puts a bow on the year with the annual Sheehan Show Awards, honoring 17 of the standout fighters, promotions, personnel and performances of 2025.0:00 Intro1:26 Female Fighter of the Year: Valentina Shevchenko2:53 Male Fighter of the Year: Petr Yan4:58 Fight of the Year: Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Paul Hughes 17:02 KO of the Year: Robert Soldic vs. Dagi Arsanaliev9:17 Sub of the Year: Costello van Steenis vs. Johnny Eblen10:35 Commentator of the Year: Brad Wharton, Cage Warriors12:40 Judge/Referee of the Year: Ben Cartlidge and Marc Goddard13:56 Best Bet of the Year: Shauna Bannon vs. Puja Tomar14:48 Worst Bet of the Year: Mariusz Pudzianowski vs. Eddie Hall15:34 Promotion of the Year: Professional Fighters League16:15 Matchmakers of the Year: PFL (Mike Kogan, Eduardo Lima, James Steers, Ray Sefo, Greg Savage, Gustavo Firmino)17:09 Non-UFC Champ of the Year: Alfie Davis, PFL18:15 Non-UFC Newcomer of the Year: Thad Jean19:22 Regional Newcomer of the Year: Sean Clancy Jr.20:05 Regional Champ of the Year: Will Fleury, KSW21:22 Female Fighter to Watch in 2026: Sabrina de Sousa22:43 Male Fighter to Watch in 2026: Patrick Habirora23:34 Summary

In this episode, Sean finishes running down the year that was in the UFC, with a look at the women's weight classes and the four lightest men's divisions.0:00 Intro 0:34 Women's Bantamweight 4:34 Women's Flyweight 7:09 Strawweight 10:17 Men's Flyweight 13:23 Men's Bantamweight 15:35 Featherweight 17:06 Lightweight 19:18 Outro

Dev is joined by Sherdog's own Jay Pettry and Ben Duffy to discuss some of Sherdog's year-end awards for 2025, including a behind-the-curtain look at the voting process, some of the candidates that didn't make the cut, and some good-natured disagreement!0:00 Intro 0:52 Male Fighter of the Year: Quality vs. Quantity 9:09 Who will be the 2026 Male Fighter of the Year? 11:55 Female Fighter of the Year: Waiting for 2026 18:07 Fight of the Year: Arts & Entertainment 26:17 Round of the Year: Embrace the Chaos 34:08 Knockout of the Year: To Spin Or Not To Spin 45:25 Submission of the Year: Twist-Off Top 58:00 Beatdown of the Year: Dynasty Time 1:15:23 Outro

As 2025 wraps up, Sean puts a bow on the year by taking a deep dive into each UFC division, looking at the major happenings, the current title picture and the outlook going into the new year. In Part 1, the heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight and welterweight divisions go under the microscope.0:00 Intro 0:22 Heavyweight 4:38 Light Heavyweight 8:56 Middleweight 12:43 Welterweight 16:01 Outro

Sean takes a deep dive into Professional Fighters League's banner year, including a look at every tournament winner and the likely next steps.0:00 PFL in 2025: Big Year, Big Moves 3:49 The greatest fight in PFL history 8:07 Fabian Edwards | Middleweight 9:53 Oleg Popov | Heavyweight 11:26 Antonio Carlos Jr. | Light Heavyweight 13:11 Marcirley Alves | Bantamweight 14:40 Movlid Khaybulaev | Featherweight 15:54 Liz Carmouche | Flyweight 17:25 Alfie Davis | Lightweight 19:42 Thad Jean | Welterweight

Sean Sheehan checks in with his best bets and predictions for Professional Fighters League's PFL Africa 4: 2025 Finals and KSW 113. 

Sean Sheehan clocks in on Tuesday afternoon to preview Saturday's Professional Fighters League 2025 PFL Africa 4: 2025 Finals card.

Sean Sheehan put in overtime to recap Saturday's PFL Lyon card, which saw two world title fights and two European 2025 champs crowned.

Sean is back with his top five bets for the loaded PFL Lyon, including a bold treble parlay and a minus-money bet that still feels like a bargain.0:00 Recap of last week's bets 3:26 PFL Treble: Cristiane “Cris Cyborg” Justino, Vadim Nemkov and Taylor Lapilus 7:55 Bet 2: Baris Adiguzel 10:40 Bet 3: Patrick Habirora 12:41 Bet 4: Paulina Wisniewska 15:01 (Mini) Flier of the Week: Aleksandr Chizov

Keith and Ben preview the final Ultimate Fighting Championship card of the year, with detailed predictions and picks for UFC Vegas 112. 0:00 Intro: End of an Era18:21 Jamey-Lyn Horth (8-2) vs. Tereza Bleda (7-1) 27:06 Allen Frye (6-0) vs. Guilherme Pat (5-0) 35:16 Luana Santos (9-2) vs. Melissa Croden (7-2) 42:49 Sean Sharaf (4-1) vs. Steven Asplund (6-1) 52:07 Neil Magny (31-13) vs. Yaroslav Amosov (28-1) 1:07:18 Joanderson Brito (17-5-1) vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan (8-3) 1:16:37 Amanda Lemos (15-5-1) vs. Gillian Robertson (16-8) 1:25:43 Bobby Green (32-17-1, 1 NC) vs. Lance Gibson Jr. (9-1) 1:32:53 Kennedy Nzechukwu (14-6) vs. Marcus Almeida (5-2) 1:44:50 Melquizael Costa (24-7) vs. Morgan Charriere (21-11-1) 1:52:39 Cesar Almeida (7-1) vs. Cezary Oleksiejczuk (16-3) 2:00:11 Giga Chikadze (15-5) vs. Kevin Vallejos (16-1) 2:09:19 Brandon Royval (17-8) vs. Manel Kape (21-7)

Sean is back to preview PFL Champions Series 4, which goes down Saturday in Lyon, France, and features one of the most loaded lineups Professional Fighters League has ever put together. 0:00 PFL pulls out all the stops 2:39 Vadim Nemkov vs. Renan Ferreira 5:33 Cristiane “Cris Cyborg” Justino vs. Sara Collins 9:33 Aleksandrs Chizovs vs. Connor Hughes 11:36 Dean Garnett vs. Baris Adiguzel 13:25 A rundown of the rest of PFL Lyon

Sean brings you his top bets for UFC 323, along with a bonus line too good to pass up from PFL MENA 4.0:00 But first, let's brag on the bets from two weeks ago2:38 Bet 1: Nawras Abzakh6:34 Bet 2: Joshua Van9:11 Bet 3: Bogdan Guskov10:25 Bet 4: Henry Cejudo11:51 Flier of the Week: Jalin Turner13:46 PPV Parlay: Turner, Merab Dvalishvili, Grant Dawson and Guskov

Keith and Ben preview the final pay-per-view offering of the UFC on ESPN era—maybe the last ever—with detailed predictions and picks for all 14 fights. There are a couple of unanimous UFC 323 upset picks, but also stark disagreement when it comes to the "lock of the night."0:00 Intro: The Feast After The Feast11:40 Muhammadjon Naimov (13-3) vs. Mairon Santos (16-1)18:59 Mansur Abdul-Malik (8-0-1) vs. Antonio Trocoli (12-5)28:34 Iwo Baraniewski (6-0) vs. Ibo Aslan (14-3)38:18 Edson Barboza (24-13) vs. Jalin Turner (14-9)52:04 Marvin Vettori (19-9-1) vs. Brunno Ferreira (14-2)1:03:28 Nazim Sadykhov (11-1-1) vs. Fares Ziam (17-4)1:14:18 Maycee Barber (14-2) vs. Karine Silva (19-5)1:30:05 Terrance McKinney (17-7) vs. Chris Duncan (14-2)1:44:29 Grant Dawson (23-2-1) vs. Manuel Torres (16-3)1:54:51 Jan Blachowicz (29-11-1) vs. Bogdan Guskov (18-3)2:05:18 Henry Cejudo (16-5) vs. Payton Talbott (10-1)2:21:13 Brandon Moreno (23-8-2) vs. Tatsuro Taira (17-1)2:35:04 Alexandre Pantoja (30-5) vs. Joshua Van (15-2)2:51:52 Merab Dvalishvili (21-4) vs. Petr Yan (19-5)3:10:58 A quick rundown of all the picks

Sean takes a look at the biggest trending news in MMA this week, including Tom Aspinall's strange home-shot video blog and the controversial UFC 324 and UFC 325 title fight announcements.0:00 Aspinall's Eye: The Saga Continues8:19 Paddy vs. Gaethje?

Devin welcomes special guest Ben Duffy to the show as they discuss the big January title fight announcements in the UFC, then look ahead at the top bouts at UFC 323 this weekend.0:00 Intro----- WHAT'S HOT: UFC 324/325 TITLE FIGHTS ANNOUNCED1:30 Dana White makes another announcement via low-tech guerrilla video. Why does he keep doing it like this?11:10 Side Question: Is MMA as big right now as it's ever going to be? As it ever could be?14:00 Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett...and screw Arman Tsarukyan?22:52 Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes: Should it have been at 145, or was 135 the right call?29:27 More fights announced for January----- IN WITH THE NEW: UFC 32343:42 Alexandre Pantoja vs. Joshua Van1:03:28 Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan 2

On this edition of The Sheehan Show with Sean Sheehan, Ian Parker of ESPN and the Professional Fighters League joins to talk fixed fights, betting tactics, open scoring, tips for UFC 323 and more! 

Sean Sheehan returns to talk all of the latest happenings as the page has turned on UFC Qatar.

NOTE: The audio issue from Monday has been fixed. Thanks to those who let us know about it!Keith and Ben preview the historic UFC 322 with detailed predictions and picks for all 14 fights. A ton of upset picks on this one!0:00 Intro: Welp, here's the payoff9:28 Viacheslav Borshchev (8-6-1) vs. Matheus Camilo (9-3)16:39 Baisangur Susurkaev (10-0) vs. Eric McConico (10-3-1)24:08 Pat Sabatini (20-5) vs. Jose Mariscal (18-6, 1 NC)32:32 Angela Hill (18-15) vs. Fatima Kline (8-1)42:37 Kyle Daukaus (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (37-20)51:05 Malcolm Wellmaker (10-0) vs. Cody Haddon (8-1)58:51 Erin Blanchfield (13-2) vs. Tracy Cortez (12-2)1:09:17 Roman Kopylov (14-4) vs. Gregory Rodrigues (17-6)1:18:42 Bo Nickal (7-1) vs. Rodolfo Vieira (11-3)1:38:52 Beneil Dariush (23-6-1) vs. Benoit St. Denis (15-3, 1 NC)1:50:52 Leon Edwards (22-5, 1 NC) vs. Carlos Prates (22-7)2:05:23 Sean Brady (18-1) vs. Michael Morales (18-0)2:19:15 Valentina Shevchenko (25-4-1) vs. Weili Zhang (26-3)2:35:29 Jack Della Maddalena (18-2) vs. Islam Makhachev (27-1)2:55:05 A quick rundown of all the picks

Sean is back with his top five bets for UFC Vegas 110, including some surprising straight-up moneylines and a couple of sneaky prop values.0:00 A recap of last week's bets2:40 Bet 1: Steve Garcia6:40 Bet 2: Ante Delija9:39 Bet 3: Norma Dumont12:31 Bet 4: Themba Gorimbo and Jeremiah Wells14:43 Flier of the Week: Seok Hyeon Ko

Sean Sheehan is back to provide his best bets and prediction for Saturday's UFC 321 card. 

Keith and Ben preview UFC 321, with detailed predictions and picks for all 14 fights.0:00 Intro: Get ready for the shakeup 8:02 Jaqueline Amorim (10-1) vs. Mizuki Inoue (15-6) 17:11 Azat Maksum (15-2) vs. Mitch Raposo (9-3) 27:10 Hamdy Abdelwahab (6-1, 1 NC) vs. Chris Barnett (23-9) 40:45 Nathaniel Wood (21-6) vs. Jose Delgado (10-1) 50:25 Valter Walker (14-1) vs. Louie Sutherland (10-3) 1:03:14 Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady (15-4) vs. Matheus Camilo (9-3) 1:10:04 Ludovit Klein (23-5-1) vs. Mateusz Rebecki (20-3) 1:19:59 Ikram Aliskerov (16-2) vs. Jun Yong Park (19-6) 1:33:39 Nasrat Haqparast (18-5) vs. Quillan Salkilld (9-1) 1:42:52 Aleksandar Rakic (14-5) vs. Azamat Murzakanov (15-0) 1:54:33 Alexander Volkov (38-11) vs. Jailton Almeida (22-3) 2:09:45 Umar Nurmagomedov (18-1) vs. Mario Bautista (16-2) 2:21:25 Virna Jandiroba (22-3) vs. Mackenzie Dern (15-5) 2:36:02 Tom Aspinall (15-3) vs. Ciryl Gane (13-2)

With the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Professional Fighters League both in action this Saturday, Sean found plenty of value for the investment-minded fight fan!0:00 Recap of last week's bets----- PFL RWANDA1:46 Bet 1: Patrick Ocheme and Shido Boris Esperanca6:00 Bet 2: Dwight Joseph----- UFC VANCOUVER8:46 Bet 3: Kevin Holland and Mike Malott11:30 Bet 4: Aiemann Zahabi14:03 Flier of the Week: Reinier de Ridder

Sean Sheehan returns to recap all of the action from Friday's Professional Fighters League card in Dubai, where two title fights went down.

Sean is back to preview 2025 PFL MENA 3, which goes down Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and features the semifinals in three weight classes.0:00 Intro: Reaping the rewards of doing things right----- PFL MENA Welterweight Semifinals1:00 Ayman Galal vs. Mohammad Alaqraa4:31 Amir Fazli vs. Badreddine Diani----- PFL MENA Lightweight Semifinals6:03 Mohammad Fahmi vs. Mohsen Mohammadseifi7:52 Salah Eddine Hamli vs. Souhil Tairi----- PFL MENA Featherweight Semifinals9:53 Islam Reda vs. Taha Bendaoud11:48 Assem Ghanem vs. Yanis Ghemmouri---- PFL MENA Bantamweight Semifinals13:26 Islam Youssef vs. Xavier Alaoui14:48 Nawras Abzakh vs. Mokhtar Benkaci----- NON-TOURNAMENT FIGHTS16:22 Running down the rest of PFL MENA 3

Sean is back to preview PFL Nantes, which takes place Friday and will determine the PFL Europe finals in the lightweight and bantamweight divisions. While the PFL Europe 3 card took some hits over the past month or so, it still features a slew of excellent matchups, including perhaps the best fight PFL Europe has put on to date.0:00 Intro: The Show Must Go On1:27 Amin Ayoub vs. Donovan Desmae----- PFL EUROPE LIGHTWEIGHT SEMIFINALS5:24 Connor Hughes vs. Gino van Steenis7:50 Claudio Pacella vs. Aleksandrs Chizovs----- PFL EUROPE BANTAMWEIGHT SEMIFINALS10:27 Baris Adiguzel vs. Gustavo Oliveira11:42 Dean Garnett vs. Jan Cieplowski----- PFL NANTES13:17 The rest of PFL Europe 3

Late but hopefully worth the wait, Keith and Ben preview UFC Perth with detailed predictions and picks for all 14 fights. There was also time for sidetracks into such topics as Roseanne Barr, The (Animated) Lion King and the immortal Anthony Pettis “Showtime Kick.”0:00 Happy New Year!6:34 Brando Pericic (4-1) vs. Elisha Ellison (5-1)13:49 Michelle Montague (6-0) vs. Luana Carolina (11-4)21:00 Jamie Mullarkey (17-8) vs. Rolando Bedoya (14-4)28:06 Colby Thicknesse (7-1) vs. Josias Musasa (8-1)37:51 Cameron Rowston (12-3) vs. Andre Petroski (13-4)45:13 Jonathan Micallef (8-1) vs. Oban Elliott (12-3)52:43 Konklak Suphisara (10-3) vs. Alexia Thainara (12-1)1:01:49 Navajo Stirling (7-0) vs. Rodolfo Bellato (12-2-1, 1 NC)1:11:11 Justin Tafa (7-5, 1 NC) vs. Louie Sutherland (10-3)1:18:46 Tom Nolan (9-1) vs. Charlie Campbell (9-2) 1:25:25 Jake Matthews (22-7) vs. Neil Magny (30-13)1:33:49 Jimmy Crute (13-4-2) vs. Ivan Erslan (14-5, 1 NC)1:43:32 Jack Jenkins (13-4) vs. Ramon Taveras (10-3) 1:55:36 Carlos Ulberg (12-1) vs. Dominick Reyes (15-4)

Sean Sheehan is back with some of the biggest stories in combat sports this week, including the sensational Canelo vs. Crawford boxing match—and what it means for UFC CEO Dana White's future aspirations in the Sweet Science—as well as Diego Lopes' latest legend-making moment and the MMA debut of heavyweight super-prospect Gable Steveson.0:00 Intro0:55 Gable Steveson steamrolled his debut foe in MMA. Big things to come?7:55 Diego Lopes put on a star-making performance at Noche UFC11:08 Terrence Crawford beat Canelo Alvarez, but was Dana White the real winner?

Devin Tejada has your guide to the week in combat sports, and with one of the biggest boxing matches in years slated for this weekend, along with the newest Noche UFC and a bunch of huge MMA matchups announced this week, there's plenty to talk about! Before that, however, it's time to talk about one of the hottest teams in MMA over the last two years—have the Fighting Nerds hit a wall, or was UFC Paris just a speed bump?0:00 Intro----- OUT WITH THE OLD: UFC PARIS0:36 UFC Paris was a hell of a night11:49 Is it premature to panic about the Fighting Nerds after the one-two punch in Saturday's co-main and main events?----- WHAT'S HOT22:03 UFC 323 is starting to fill up with Alexander Volkanovski vs. Lerone Murphy and other big matchups----- IN WITH THE NEW25:27 Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford35:44 Diego Lopes vs. Jean Silva

Keith and Ben preview UFC Fight Night 259, also known as Noche UFC, with detailed predictions and picks for all 14 fights. There might be a record number of unanimous upset calls on this one!0:00 Intro5:45 Rodrigo Sezinando (8-1) vs. Daniil Donchenko (11-2)10:31 Montserrat Rendon (6-1) vs. Alice Pereira (6-0)17:17 Alessandro Costa (14-4) vs. Alden Coria (10-3, 1 NC)24:01 Zachary Reese (9-2) vs. Sedriques Dumas (10-3)31:23 Jesus Santos Aguilar (11-3) vs. Luis Gurule (10-1)37:34 Tatiana Suarez (10-1) vs. Amanda Lemos (15-4-1)50:22 Claudio Puelles (12-4) vs. Joaquim Silva (13-5)58:38 Jose Medina (11-5) vs. Dusko Todorovic (10-6)1:05:01 Alexander Hernandez (17-8) vs. Diego Ferreira (19-6)1:13:40 Santiago Luna (6-0) vs. Quang Le (9-2)1:19:51 Kelvin Gastelum (19-10, 1 NC) vs. Dustin Stoltzfus (16-7)1:26:59 Rafa Garcia (17-4) vs. Jared Gordon (21-7, 1 NC)1:33:59 Rob Font (22-8) vs. David Martinez (12-1)1:43:50 Diego Lopes (26-7) vs. Jean Silva (16-2)1:54:24 A quick rundown of all the picks

Sean is back to talk about a couple of the biggest things on his mind this week, including the raucous UFC Paris crowd, Conor McGregor's presidential ambitions—including a quick primer on Irish civics for the American fans—and the pressure on Jean Silva this weekend at Noche UFC after his team's rough showing in France.0:00 Intro1:01 UFC Fight Nights: Empty Apex vs. Packed Arenas7:20 Conor McGregor running for office?13:04 Crossroads for The Fighting Nerds?

Keith and Ben preview UFC Fight Night 258, also known as UFC Paris, with detailed predictions and picks for all 13 fights!0:00 Intro: I'm not back, YOU'RE back8:54 Shauna Bannon (7-1) vs. Sam Hughes (10-6)16:04 Andreas Gustafsson (12-2) vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov (23-1-1)24:58 Brad Tavares (21-10) vs. Robert Bryczek (17-6)35:01 Sam Patterson (13-2-1) vs. Trey Waters (9-1)41:55 Rhys McKee (14-6-1) vs. Axel Sola (10-0-1)49:49 Marcin Tybura (27-9) vs. Ante Delija (25-6)1:00:19 Oumar Sy (11-1) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (17-8)1:07:30 William Gomis (14-3) vs. Robert Ruchala (11-1)1:15:59 Patricio Freire (37-8) vs. Losene Keita (16-1)1:28:34 Modestas Bukauskas (18-6) vs. Paul Craig (17-9-1, 1 NC)1:41:03 Bolaji Oki (10-2) vs. Mason Jones (16-2, 1 NC)1:46:14 Benoit St. Denis (14-3, 1 NC) vs. Mauricio Ruffy (12-1)1:57:49 Nassourdine Imavov (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Caio Borralho (17-1, 1 NC)

Sean Sheehan recaps all of the action from the 2025 PFL World Tournament 10: Finals, where three new champions were crowned.