Welcome to “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. In this week’s episode, “Gorgeous” George, “Goze” and John Morgan unpack the fallout from UFC 247, including a controversial result in the main event, where light heavyweight champ [autotag]Jon Jones[/autotag] survived a scare from an incredibly game [autotag]Dominick Reyes[/autotag].
SHOW RUNDOWN:
- The instant reaction to Jones’ win at UFC 247 including cries of robbery, but with a little time behind us to process the action, was this truly a bad decision? And with renewed calls for open scoring in the sport, is that really something MMA needs?
- Jones is arguably the greatest fighter in MMA history, but in his past three outings, he’s had to go a full 25 minutes to claim victory – and even those weren’t exactly crystal clear. So what have we learned about “Bones” in this stretch? Is he slowing down?
- Outside of the cage at UFC 247, reigning welterweight champ [autotag]Kamaru Usman[/autotag] was in the house, as was “BMF” titleholder [autotag]Jorge Masvidal[/autotag]. It seems those two are just about set for a summer clash, but is the UFC making a mistake by not putting “Gamebred” against [autotag]Conor McGregor[/autotag], instead?
- On the women’s side of the sport, flyweight champ [autotag]Valentina Shevchenko[/autotag] continued her reign of terror at 125-pounds. Her greatness is clear, but her next move isn’t. Are there legitimate contenders for her right now, or is it time to book the trilogy with fellow pound-for-pound great and UFC champ [autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag]?
- [autotag]Dustin Poirier[/autotag] told MMA Junkie a fight with [autotag]Nate Diaz[/autotag] is on the table for May in California, and it would be a welterweight clash. With Poirier looking to get back to a lightweight title shot and Diaz always difficult to predict, is this the right fight to make?
For answers to all of those questions, watch Episode 15 of “Spinning Back Clique.”
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