Brady’s huge win, Johnson retires, UFC 306, extra

Try this week’s “Spinning Again Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly stay present that takes a spin by means of the most important matters in blended martial arts.

This week’s panel of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Nolan King and Danny Segura will be a part of host “Attractive” George Garcia stay at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) to debate and debate the next matters:

• A few contemporary faces stepped into title competition, whereas a few veterans had been set again. Saturday at UFC Battle Night time 242, Sean Brady picked up a giant win, dominating Gilbert Burns to win a unanimous determination in the primary occasion. Natalia Silva additionally earned a win on the scorecards in opposition to former champion Jessica Andrade. We talk about these two key wins, together with different highlights from the cardboard.
• UFC wasn’t the one model in motion. Bellator Champions Sequence: San Diego  noticed Usman Nurmagomedov defend his light-weight title in the primary occasion. Former UFC contender Lorenz Larkin picked up a huge KO win over Levan Chokheli, cementing himself as a No. 1 contender. What’s subsequent for Nurmagomedov? Can Larkin grow to be champion at 38? We talk about.
• A legend of the sport determined to hold up the gloves. Former UFC and ONE flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson introduced his retirement. The place does Johnson rank among the many all-time greats? What legacy does he depart behind? We glance again on the profession of “Mighty Mouse” and his impression on MMA.
• For our last phase, we look forward to UFC 306 at Sphere in Las Vegas. The cardboard, which celebrates Mexican Independence Day weekend, options two title fights: Sean O’Malley vs. Merab Dvlashvili in the primary occasion, and Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko 3 within the co-main. We analyze the pair of championship fights, together with different featured bouts on the cardboard.