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MMA Junkie’s 2020 ‘Fight of the Year’: Weili vs. Jedrzejczyk, the GOAT of women’s fights

Check out MMA Junkie’s top five fights for 2020, including the first women’s bout to take top honors.

With another action-packed year of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie takes a look at the best knockouts from January to December. Here are the top five and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Fight of the Year” award for 2020.

At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice for “Fight of the Year.”

MMA Junkie’s ‘Fight of the Month’ for February: Lightweight contenders go to war

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from February 2020.

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from January 2020: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Fight of the Month” award for February.

At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice.

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The Nominees

Trevin Giles def. James Krause at UFC 247

A wild turn of events saw [autotag]James Krause[/autotag] (27-8 MMA, 8-4 UFC) go from not being booked to fight in Houston to winning “Fight of the Night” in an entertaining middleweight affair with [autotag]Trevin Giles[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, .

Krause, who typically fights at welterweight, stepped up a weight class and onto the card on roughly 30 hours notice. He went one to war with Giles, and while many believed he won, the split decision went in favor of Giles after a back-and-forth 15-minute affair.

Jon Jones def. Dominick Reyes at UFC 247

[autotag]Jon Jones[/autotag] did it again successfully defended his UFC light heavyweight title against challenger [autotag]Dominick Reyes[/autotag], earning an unanimous decision nod by scores of 48-47, 48-47 and 49-46.

It wasn’t without controversy, though, because many believe Reyes did enough to win. He pushed who many consider the sport’s all-time great to the limit over five rounds, but in the end the judges didn’t score it in his favor and Jones gave Reyes his first career loss.

Scott Holtzman def. Jim Miller at UFC on ESPN+ 25

[autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag] (31-14 MMA, 20-13 UFC) is one of the most durable competitors in the history of MMA. If you doubt that, consider that his fight with [autotag]Scott Holtzman[/autotag] (14-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) was his 33rd in the UFC and that he holds the company’s record for lightweight wins at 19.

Holtzman, however, is starting to demonstrate that he, too, has staying power – and that here in his fifth UFC year, he’s coming into his own. “Hot Sauce” scored an impressive win, figuring out the pace in the opening round and then turning things on over the final two to earn a unanimous decision.

Dan Hooker def. Paul Felder at UFC on ESPN+ 26

[autotag]Dan Hooker[/autotag] (20-8 MMA, 10-4 UFC) and [autotag]Paul Felder[/autotag] (17-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) delivered on their promise to deliver a memorable bout when fighting on a main event stage for the first time, producing the “Fight of the Night” in Auckland.

The pair of lightweight contenders went back-and-forth over the course of five rounds, battering each other with every ounce of their fiber. Hooker got the split decision nod in the end, but Felder certainly made a strong case that he was deserving, as well. Both men earned each other’s respect, though, and shared a post-fight moment in the hospital.

Deiveson Figueiredo def. Joseph Benavidez at UFC on ESPN+ 27

[autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag] (18-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) earned the biggest victory of his career when he scored a second-round technical knockout of [autotag]Joseph Benavidez[/autotag] (28-6 MMA, 15-4 UFC) in a bout that was supposed to crown a new 125-pound champion.

But Figueiredo missed weight, coming in at 127.5, two-and-a-half pounds over the championship weight limit. As such, while Benavidez, who made weight, would have won the title with a victory, Figueiredo earned the victory, but not the belt, as the title remained vacant.

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The Winner:

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Hooker is a lanky lightweight who uses his range to maximum efficiency. Felder is a buzzsaw who likes to bite down on his mouthpiece, close the distance and throw down.

That’s what made the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 26 in Auckland, New Zealand, so intriguing on paper, and the fight delivered exactly what it promised.

For five grueling rounds, the duo put on a display that was equal parts skill and grit, as the duo pieced each other up.

In the end, Hooker, who trains out of Auckland’s City Kickboxing, earned the hometown victory at Spark Arena via split decision. Hooker got the better end of two out of three 48-47 scorecards in a fight every bit as close as the scores indicate.

After the fight, Felder indicated retirement might be in the cards.

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“I knew it was close,” he said. “I feel like I hurt him a lot in the fight, but he got the takedowns, which is smart. He busted me up pretty good. That might be it for me.”

The opening round saw Hooker, who had a four-inch reach advantage, utilize his range. He kept Felder at bay with front kicks and kicks to the lead leg. When Felder landed, however, he did so with authority, as he rocked Hooker with a pair of left hooks during the round, portending things to come.

By Round 2, Felder’s right eye was swollen shut, but he pressed forward. Hooker continued to play matador, continued to land kicks, and left Felder flustered.

In the third round, however, Felder managed to figure out how to close the distance and engage, even with one eye closed, and the fight’s momentum changed. Hooker never did have an answer for Felder’s powerful, well-placed lefts, and the damage started to add up.

In the fourth, the Roufusport standout continued to turn up the heat, and there was a sense Felder could win the fight after all. What had been a rowdy crowd at the fight’s outset grew nervous as the two exchanged, with Felder getting the best of things.

Both competitors went for the win in the fifth. What might have been the deciding moment came late, when Hooker parried a charging Felder and turned it into a takedown. Felder did his best to break free, but Hooker’s poise in the last-minute scrambles spelled the difference.

While there was high tension between both men in the buildup to the bout, Hooker was conciliatory after Felder hinted at retirement.

“An honor,” Hooker said of sharing the octagon with Felder. “He’s a tough son of a gun.”

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MMA Junkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for February: The ‘black belt killer’

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submission from February 2020.

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from February 2020: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for February.

At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice.

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The Nominees

Daniel Rodriguez def. Tim Means at UFC on ESPN+ 25

[autotag]Daniel Rodriguez[/autotag] (11-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) rose to the occasion in his UFC debut, taking out Tim Means (29-12-1 MMA, 11-9 UFC), a 21-fight veteran of the organization, in the second round of their welterweight bout.

After battering Means on the feet and putting him in serious danger of a knockout, Rodriguez changed his attack to a standing guillotine choke. It went in deep, and shortly thereafter Means tapped and the fight was over.

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Alex Polizzi def. Jamal Pogues at LFA 82

[autotag]Alex Polizzi[/autotag] (6-0) scored his ticket to a Bellator contract by claiming the LFA light heavyweight title with a submission finish of Jamal Pogues (7-3) in the championship rounds.

Although submissions decrease in likelihood later into fights, Polizzi snatched the leg of Pogues in the early stages of the fourth round and locked in a heel hook. Pogues tapped out, and Polizzi remained undefeated in his young career.

Georgi Karakhanyan def. Paul Redmond at Bellator Europe 7

In his return to the lightweight division, [autotag]Georgi Karakhanyan[/autotag] (29-10-1 MMA, 7-8 BMMA) picked up a much-needed win against Paul Redmond (15-9 MMA, 2-1 BMMA).

After going on a three-fight drought, Karakhanyan had an entertaining battle with Redmond before locking in a guillotine choke in the early stages of the round to finish the fight and get his hand raised for the first time in 21 months.

Jimmy Crute def. Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC on ESPN+ 26

[autotag]Jimmy Crute[/autotag] (11-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) rebounded from the first loss of his career with an impressive finish of Michal Oleksiejczuk (14-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) in their light heavyweight matchup.

Crute put his sizable ground advantage to use when he put Oleksiejczuk on his back and synched in a Kimura to elicit the tap in just over three minutes.

Jordan Griffin def. TJ Brown via guillotine choke at UFC on ESPN+ 27

Just when it seemed he was not going to get the finish, [autotag]Jordan Griffin[/autotag] (18-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC) choked TJ Brown (14-7 MMA, 0-1 UFC) out cold.

Attempting to lock in a guillotine choke from bottom position, Griffin’s attempt to finish the fight appeared that it would be unfruitful. Seconds later, though, the fight was over and Griffin had his first UFC win.

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The Winner: Jordan Griffin

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Griffin’s first UFC win was an impressive one.

After going 0-2 with two unanimous decision losses to kick off his octagon tenure, Griffin needed to get his hand raised in order to ensure his future with the organization.

He did just that, and in slick fashion, no less.

Griffin went for a usual guillotine choke while on bottom, which cageside commentator Michael Bisping wrote off as having any real chance of finishing the fight. He was wrong, however, because Griffin was able to finish the fight with a useful technique.

“I love that choke – that’s one of my go-to submissions,” Griffin said. “When you hook that in over the shoulder, it’s almost impossible to escape. People think they can circle around because their legs are free, but that actually makes it tighter. As soon as I locked it in, I knew it was over and that he was out. That’s my black belt killer right there.”

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MMA Junkie’s ‘Knockout of the Month’ for February: An all-time Bellator upset

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from February 2020.

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from February 2020: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Knockout of the Month” award for February.

At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice.

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The Nominees

Khaos Williams def. Alex Morono at UFC 247

A short-notice replacement for injured welterweight Dhiego Lima, [autotag]Khaos Williams[/autotag] (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) entered enemy territory and trucked Alex Morono (17-6 MMA, 6-3 UFC) as a massive underdog.

Williams came out fists-a-flying, winging punches at the Fortis MMA product. Morono retreated, but his back hit the cage, and he couldn’t escape Williams’ heat. Eventually Williams landed a hard combination that crumpled Morono. Follow-up shots added insult to injury before the referee pulled Williams off the fallen Texan after just 27 seconds.

Jan Blachowicz def. Corey Anderson at UFC on ESPN+ 25

[autotag]Jan Blachowicz[/autotag] (26-8 MMA, 9-5 UFC), who has been on the list of contenders at 205 pounds for quite some time but never quite made it to the top, knocked Corey Anderson (13-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) cold in the opening round of their rematch.

With champ Jon Jones closely watching, Blachowicz earned the knockout just over three minutes into the fight when he connected with a wicked right hand that found the home. Anderson went down in a heap, and Blachowicz got revenge for a decision loss in the first fight back in 2015.

Timothy Johnson def. Tyrell Fortune at Bellator 239

Based on betting odds alone, [autotag]Timothy Johnson[/autotag] (13-6 MMA, 1-2 BMMA) pulled off one of the great upsets in Bellator history when he shocked top heavyweight prospect Tyrell Fortune (8-1 MMA, 8-1 BMMA) in the first round.

Merely seen as the next name on Fortune’s flourishing resume, Johnson had other plans when he found the chin of his opponent early in the fight. Fortune couldn’t handle the clean shot, and was knocked out upon impact for the stunning result.

Jake Childers def. Nate Togbah Richardson at LFA 82

Undefeated featherweight [autotag]Jake Childers[/autotag] (8-0) kept his perfect record intact with a first-round victory over Nate Togbah Richardson (7-2), and while the result wasn’t necessarily a surprise, the way it ended certainly was intriguing.

Working from the clinch in the opening frame, Childers wrapped the body and elevated Richardson in the air before slamming him to the canvas. The impact was enough to render Richardson unconscious, and Childers was awarded the knockout victory.

Priscila Cachoeira def. Shana Dobson at UFC on ESPN+ 26

In desperate need of a win after dropping three consecutive fights to begin her UFC tenure, [autotag]Priscila Cachoeira[/autotag] (9-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) came through big with a brilliant first-round knockout of Shana Dobson (3-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC).

Cachoeira wasted no time getting into the fight. She was aggressive from the outset, and Dobson clearly wasn’t ready for it. The Brazilian caught Dobson with an uppercut in the opening seconds, putting her down and wrapping the fight up in a mere 40 seconds.

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The Winner: Timothy Johnson

Fortune raised eyebrows during Bellator 239 fight week by proclaiming himself the best heavyweight in the world. However, Johnson had something to say about that when they got into the cage together.

Veteran Johnson, who was previously winless in Bellator, used a hellacious right hand to knock Fortune cold in the opening round of their main card bout. The knockout came at the 2:35 mark of the round.

There wasn’t much going on up until the fight’s climactic moment. The duo stalked one another and tried to figure out their ranges.

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Johnson plainly found his first, as he flicked a left and then landed his bomb flush on the jaw. Fortune was out by the time he hit the mat and the fight was waved off.

The Las Vegas-based competitor had been in a bad way in recent outings, dropping five off his past eight and losing his first two bouts after leaving the UFC for Bellator. It’s almost needless to say he was thrilled with the result.

“It feels weird – it’s been a while since I’ve been in the win column,” Johnson said after his sixth career KO/TKO victory. “That was definitely what I needed. I needed to come out and make a statement.”

Fortune, whose entire career has been with Bellator, was knocked from the ranks of the unbeaten.

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MMA Rankings Report: Where do Dan Hooker, Paul Felder go after epic fight?

MMA Junkie’s John Morgan and “Gorgeous” George break down how another week in MMA action impacted the rankings.

[autotag]Dan Hooker[/autotag] beat [autotag]Paul Felder[/autotag] in an early contender for “Fight of the Year” in Saturday’s UFC Auckland main event.

The fight was close enough that all three judges scored it 48-47, with two of those scorecards going in Hooker’s favor. While you might have a strong opinion on who deserved the nod, you can’t rightfully say the fight was a robbery. It was just that close of a fight.

Prior to the fight, Felder (17-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) had the No. 10 spot in the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie lightweight rankings, while Hooker (20-8 MMA, 10-4 UFC) grabbed the final spot in the Top 15.

How do the rankings change after such a well-contested, tight fight? And did anything else happen over the course of a weekend with both a UFC card and a pair of Bellator events which merits further moves?

Hear from rankings chair “Gorgeous” George of MMA Junkie Radio and MMA Junkie’s John Morgan as they discuss this and all the other results with ratings implications coming out of a busy weekend, in the latest edition of the MMA rankings report.

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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Feb. 25: Dan Hooker climbs the charts

Dan Hooker beat Paul Felder with a thin split decision in the UFC Auckland main event – but how far did it catapult him in the rankings?

Dan Hooker beat Paul Felder with a razor-thin split decision in the UFC on ESPN+ 26 main event.

There were plenty of viewers who scored the fight for Felder, but it was Hooker who got his hand raised in front of his home fans in New Zealand. One thing that can’t be disputed is the fight was a great one.

Going into UFC Auckland, Felder sat at No. 10 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie lightweight rankings. Hooker was just inside the numbers at 15. So after Hooker’s win, how far did he climb? And how far did Felder have to tumble with the loss?

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Take a look at all the moves in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings. This week should provide some movement, too, when Joseph Benavidez and Deiveson Figueiredo fight for the UFC’s vacant flyweight title.

To find out where your favorite fighters fall in the latest rankings, scroll to the top of the page and select a division from the drop-down menu.

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Spinning Back Clique: What’s the biggest fallout from Dan Hooker’s win over Paul Felder?

What’s the fallout from Dan Hooker’s narrow split decision win over Paul Felder in the UFC on ESPN+ 26 main event in Auckland?

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 what went down at UFC on ESPN+ 26, including the Dan Hooker vs. Paul Felder main event.

SHOW RUNDOWN:

  • Dan Hooker beat Paul Felder with a razor-thin split decision in the UFC on ESPN+ 26 main event. Did the judges get it right? And what should happen next for Hooker and Felder?
  • UFC women’s strawweight Angela Hill fought for the sixth time in 11 months, which is a new promotional record. Is she the female Donald Cerrone? Should she keep fighting with this frequency, or should she chill out and wait for some big fights to try to get into title contention?
  • UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya got a lot of heat for a comment that seemed to make light of 9/11. He apologized after the fact. Did he really screw up in an unforgivable way? And was his apology on the mark?
  • Bellator had back-to-back events this past weekend – one in Thackerville, Okla., and one in Dublin. Who were the fighters that stood out from the two shows?
  • This week, Joseph Benavidez goes after a flyweight title once again when he takes on Deiveson Figueiredo for the vacant belt in the UFC Norfolk main event. Does he have to have this belt to cement his legacy?

For answers to all of those questions, watch Episode 17 of “Spinning Back Clique.”

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UFC on ESPN+ 26 reactions: Winning and losing fighters on social media

UFC on ESPN+ 26 winners and losers react on social media outlets such as Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor, the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and – perhaps most importantly – social-media platforms.

Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into the minds of the athletes.

Following Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 26 event in Auckland, New Zealand, several of the winning and losing fighters, along with their coaches, training partners or family members, took to social media to react to the event or share a message with supporters.

Check out some of those reactions.

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Crazy…I don’t really have words. I felt amazing this camp, felt an overwhelming sense of calm this fight week. I’ve moved to @elevationfightteamco and have made growth and found myself and was ready to show the world. Unfortunately I got caught and was unable to show y’all this time. But I will next time ✊🏽 Thank you to my coaches @seanmaddenmuaythai @christzen1 @dave_zabriskie and all my coaches back home. These men have coached me physically, mentally, and spiritually. I can’t wait to continue to work wit them. Thank you to my teammates grindin wit my everyday. Thank you to @pedritaprvtufc my opponent for stepping in short notice. Thank you to @mickmaynard2 and the @ufc always for the opportunity. Thank you to my family and friends and my fans. It’s an honor to be out here reppin as one of the only black queer Jamaican women on this stage. My heart hurts but I’ve made sacrifices for my fight career and I’ve only just begun wit one of the best gyms in the world. The work continues. I love you all, even y’all hatin ass folks in my DMs too 😉😘✌🏽.

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Triple Take: Should Paul Felder retire after his UFC on ESPN+ 26 loss to Dan Hooker?

In our latest edition of Triple Take, three writers take a look at whether Paul Felder should retire after UFC on ESPN+ 26.

The UFC saw another razor-thin fight in a main event on Saturday when [autotag]Dan Hooker[/autotag] edged [autotag]Paul Felder[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN+ 26 in Auckland, New Zealand. 

In the immediate aftermath, a disappointed Felder told in-cage interviewer Dan Hardy that he might be done fighting. It should be noted that Felder (17-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) also works as a regular analyst on UFC broadcasts, so if he retires from fighting, he has a fairly solid built-in backup plan for the next phase of his life. 

But should he call it quits? That’s the question MMA Junkie’s Matt Erickson, Nolan King and Danny Segura attempt to answer in the latest edition of Triple Take.

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Matt Erickson: If it’s crossed your mind, and family is the reason, then yes

I don’t get salty about athletes deciding to retire. I get salty when they retire and change their minds later – sometimes multiple times. My childhood sports hero, Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg, retired in 1994 and unretired a couple years later. And while I selfishly was glad to see him back, even as a college kid I had to roll my eyes just a little.

If Felder is thinking about retiring, he should do it – and he should stick to it. He’s been interviewing fighters in the cage after their wins (and some losses) for long enough now that he knows how this works. For him to even mention it on the microphone after his split-decision loss to Dan Hooker this past Saturday means one of two things: Either he was looking for a nice, dramatic moment on TV, or the thought of retirement has seriously crossed his mind enough times leading up to the fight that it came out organically.

I don’t take Felder for the type who would be disingenuous and pull out that retirement bit to court some kind of sympathy with fans, or use it as a way to fish for compliments to have people tell him, “Oh, Paul, you’re still so good! Don’t retire!”

If he said it, it means he was thinking about it. And if he was thinking about it, then he has enough doubts about staying active that he should listen to them.

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Physically, the man is a beast. He’ll turn 35 in a couple months, but these days, that’s nothing. It used to be that closer to 40 than 30 was the downslope, but it doesn’t have to be like that anymore, and from all indications, Felder seems like he could keep going and be highly competitive against anyone in the UFC’s lightweight division.

He’s got five losses in the UFC – and three of them have been split decisions. He’s only been stopped once, and that was by a doctor. He’s got five bonuses and is regarded as one of the division’s most reliable fighters when it comes to bringing it.

When I say Felder should retire if it’s something that’s been on his mind, it has nothing to do with any kind of performance issues inside the cage, or any kind of head trauma he may have taken in his many wars.

Instead, it has to do with a man who was in tears over the thought of continuing to put himself through fight camps that take him away from home a couple months at a time – knowing what they could be doing to a 4-year-old child at home.

“That might be it for me,” Felder told Dan Hardy in the cage. “I’ve got a 4-year-old at home that misses me every time I go away like this. I don’t know if … I’m not sure. I’ll still go back and talk to my family.”

Felder right now is presumably healthy (after he heals up from his “Fight of the Night” with Hooker, anyway), he’s highly competitive in the division, he’s a well-spoken representative of the UFC and seems to be well-respected in the MMA community. He’s got a side hustle doing analyst work for UFC broadcasts on ESPN, and he gets better at that gig every time out.

He should walk away now because it’s crossed his mind, and the first instinct usually is the right one. If he says it’s because of the impact his fight camps have on his family, then he should put family first, walk away with head held high, and make his contributions to the sport in the broadcast realm. There’s 100 percent no shame in doing that if that’s the direction he chooses. And if that’s indeed what he does, hopefully he stays retired and doesn’t second-guess himself later or allow anyone else to change his mind.

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MMA Junkie Radio #3029: UFC Auckland and Bellator recaps, Fury-Wilder, Adesanya, more

Hosts “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” look back at the UFC and Bellator shows from Friday-Saturday and react to the latest MMA news and notes.

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Monday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with hosts “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here!

On Episode No. 3,029 of the podcast, the guys look back at a busy combat sports weekend with UFC Auckland, Bellator 239, Bellator Dublin and Fury vs. Wilder, and they react to the latest MMA news and notes.

THE RUNDOWN

  • UFC on ESPN+ 26 went down in New Zealand with a killer main event between Dan Hooker and Paul Felder. We look back at the card.
  • Bellator had back-to-back events with Bellator 239 in Oklahoma and Bellator 240/Bellator Europe 7 in Dublin. We go through the most important results.
  • How did you score Hooker’s split decision win over Felder?
  • Should Hooker get Justin Gaethje next? That’s whom he called out.
  • Should Felder hang up the gloves after his loss? He said he was considering it, but his team says that was just in the moment.
  • Did Jimmy Crute have his coming-out party with a big TKO of Michal Oleksiejczuk in Auckland?
  • Should Karolina Kowalkiewicz call it quits after a fourth straight loss at UFC Auckland? We think she should.
  • Angela Hill set the new bar in Auckland with six UFC fights in less than a year. Should she take a rest and slow down?
  • UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya ruffled plenty of feathers with a 9/11 comment. He apologized after the fact and owned up to it. We break down the situation.
  • How was the Tyson Fury win over Deontay Wilder on Saturday night different from a big UFC event?
  • Submission Underground went down Sunday, and we recap the event.

Stream or download this and all episodes of MMA Junkie Radio over at OmnyStudio, or check it out above. You can also catch it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more. A new episode of the podcast is released every Monday and Thursday.