MMA Fighting - On To the Next One | Matches To Make After UFC Vegas 48

Episode Date: February 20, 2022

After picking up the biggest win of his career in devastating fashion in his first UFC main event on Saturday, how big of a step up should Jamahal Hill get in the light heavyweight division. This week on On To the Next One, that question is answered from a matchmaking perspective following Hill’s terrifying first-round KO over Johnny Walker in the the headliner of UFC Vegas 48. In addition, future matchups are discussed for Kyle Daukaus following his buzzer-beater submission win over Jamie Pickett, Parker Porter, Joaquin Buckley, and Jim Miller, who picked up a stunning second-round TKO win over Dana White’s Contender Series contract winner Nikolas Motta in their lightweight matchup at the APEX with MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You're listening to the Vox Media Podcast Network. Hello there, everybody, and welcome back to a brand new edition of On to the next one. The matchmaking hats are back on again this week to discuss the futures of some of the notable names coming out of UFC Vegas 48 on Saturday at the apex. And that will include a terrifying addition to the UFC's light heavyweight divisional meritocracy, if you will, on the MMA fighting global rankings in a couple of weeks. I'm sure this will have a new entry at 205 once March rolls around, and he delivered one of the most unbelievable knockouts you will ever see. And we'll talk about that in a moment. But I am Mike Eck, and joining me as always, the co-host, the co-matchmaker,

the Prince of Positivity, the Sean Hunter to my Corey Matthews, my best friend, Mr. Alexander Cayley. Hello, AK. You're the cool one. That's Boy Meets World, right? 100%. Okay. I was never a big Boy Meets World guy. I don't think.

What? I probably watched a little bit the first season, and then that's not one of the shows that back in my day I followed religiously. What was it part of the block? What else was on that block? What else was on what? What block? Oh, TJF? That particular block of shows.

It was like full house. That's where you found full house and family matters. Oh, okay. Hanging with Mr. Cooper. I probably watched a lot of family matters until it got too weird until it became like a weird sci-fi oracle show. Yeah. Once I left ABC and went to CBS and Harriet got replaced, it just wasn't the same show. Well, my best friend, I appreciate the analogy anyway, even though I only barely got it.

That made a bit, well, we'll talk about it made a bit more in a second. I'll say I could not have predicted it more wrongly. But I had to tell everyone I did not watch any combat sports on Saturday. I had my phone almost on like no notifications. Every now and then I saw some of the results. I'm seeing a wedding. I'm seeing a dear, dear cousin of mine. So I was having a great time.

I had an amazing Saturday night, a lot of fun. But I was not down with the combat sports. I'm caught up. I'm caught up. I've got all my notes here. I've got all the listener picks. But I will be just got to tell people I did not watch much beyond the highlights. So that's just know this people when I talk about these, these fights coming up.

Fair enough. A tremendous night of picks for me. 14 and 3. What? Yes. Across Belator. Across Belator. I went five for five with Belator.

and then 9 and 3 with the UFC. I lost a Guillermo Cruz by one because I took a couple of shots in the dark and, you know, it happens from time to time. Guillermo won? Guillermo won. No. Maybe by one pick.

Dang. Good for him. He needed this one. Yeah, he always forgets to put him in or put it in and like none of the picks actually went through. It's hilarious. Or he just says, I'm the worst and never go. Did you, what was your gamble?

What would you say it was one of the gambles? Moda? No. Moe, I mean... Perrin, you talked to me to Perrin. Perrin, yeah. Perrin was a pick that, I mean, that was worth it. Jessica Rose Clark, even though, like, my gut was telling me that was a bad choice,

especially after reading Jen Bishu's column, and then Moda, like, we'll talk about that in a minute. Sure. But let's just get right into Jamal Hill. You were perfecto in the main event. I guess that wasn't that hard. Yeah. Still, congrats. Well, let's talk about that main event and talk about the perfect.

Pekto pick. Jamal Hill closed the show in a big way on Saturday. I mean, a horrifically violence, K.O. of Johnny Walker. And if you're listening right now and you have not seen this knockout, go out of your way and seek it out. Even if you have to pause the show, go find it, go to MMA fighting, social media pages, and just watch this knockout. Because the way Johnny Walker lost control of his body with just a short punch from Jamal Hill. This wasn't, This wasn't like a full-on 100% power shot from Jamal Hill. This was like a short little right hand that landed on the top of his forehead. And the way Johnny Walker's body reacted to it, it is absolutely insane to watch.

I talked about this on the post-fight show. My kid came up and watched the replay and said the tall guy looked like he was coming out of a jack-in-the-box. That's how his body reacted to this punch. He's just such a powerful striker. Huge win for Sweet Dreams. he's becoming a player in this 205-pound division AK got a win in this first main event in devastating fashion how far up the ladder

are you taking him AK not super high I'm going to give him rank I will say I love the jack-in-the-box comparison the other the other comparison I saw a lot in the replies was of course wavy tube men we all love the wavy tube man we've seen a lot of knockouts like that this is definitely one of them

and shout us to shout us to Jamal Hill for that what Jed Mishu and I would call a Humpty Dumpty Fall when we do our misfist me. The Humpty Dumpty Fall of the Week which is somewhat, I admit a somewhat cruel way to describe usually when someone gets knocked out and they just fall in sort of an inexplicably,

inexplicably, excuse me, inexplicably amusing way. So listen, we're all sick for watching combat sports, people fight in a cage. It's okay to have a little chuckle. Hopefully Johnny Walker's all right. But that was a very, very scary knockout. Again, I only saw the replay. So it kind of looked like he caught him

on like the front of the head or the face or something. I mean, not a place where you want to get hit, but not the usual spot where we see guys. People get like caoed. This turned out to be a popular pick. I didn't, again, like I said, I wasn't part of the live discourse. So I went with Anthony Smith. I did see, apparently that's not out of left field. I see a lot of the listeners suggested that as well.

So, yeah, just a good veteran test. I do feel like it's a little too much too soon. I feel like Anthony Smith is really good at knocking on. He's not a step. I just don't feel like he's a stepping stone. I just don't see Anthony Smith necessarily getting. being walked over by, you know, when they try to use him for one of these sort of promotional step-up fights, he's taking out some people in those situations.

So Jamal Hill might be next. I do think he's earned that fight. I, there's probably better options. I wish that's not what was next, but this is a, what I think will happen. So I'll go with kind of the popular consensus here in Jamal Hill and Anthony Smith. You know, a lot of these picks weren't that difficult, if we're being honest. This is easy. I didn't watch the show, but it felt easy. Yeah, I mean, Anthony Smith popped in my head.

I ultimately went against that because I basically had three options. Anthony Smith was probably like barely the bronze medalist, and then I just knocked him off the board altogether. And now the way I approached it was there's two ways you can go with this. One is the thing that I think will actually happen, because when you get to where Jamal Hill is at at 205 pounds, there's a very solid litmus test out there in a former title challenger. like the perfect Vulcan Ozedimir step up. It just seems that's what you do when you're in

these types of situations. And I think there's a very good chance that could happen. However, for the for the Otno point, I'm going a slightly different direction. I'm going to go a little bit higher than that, just because I want to see. At this point, I want to see it. I want to see if this guy is the real deal. I think it's a fight that makes a lot of sense of the moment. It's another former title challenger. I think you do the Dominic Reyes fight, AK. It lines up. Ray has been out almost a year now. Maybe he gets back in there, maybe June, maybe for the summer after the year he per Haskell loss, and that was a brutal loss. But, I mean, if you're Dominic Reyes, you can't, you just, you fought for the title two

fights in a row. You were almost the guy to beat John Jones. You were so close. A lot of people still feel like you won that fight. And I know in the Casey Liden, sometimes A.K. Lee way of thinking. Often, often. Yeah, but you just want to throw Dominic Reyes in there with a guy who just got a contract on the contender series or lost in the contender series, but you can't.

Jamil Gamsatov. You can't do that here. Carlos Oldberg. No, God, no. But this is the fight you make. This is the fight you make because it's a good test for Hill to see if he's for real, for real. Reyes gets his step back in the rankings, but he's still going to fight somebody in the top 10. Yeah, he's in there with another big hitter.

And I know we see the poster where we'll be like, oh, you know, I don't know if I want to see this again. But there's a lot of those guys in this division, almost so many of them. So that's my official pick, Jamal Hill versus. Dominic Reyes, some main event, maybe June or July in the year of Our Lord 2022. Sure, sure. I'm not against. I'm not against it. But yeah, I definitely would be in the Casey thinking where I wish there was such a thing

as tune-up fights in the O-C, but there really isn't. They don't do, they don't do tune-ups. I'm sure there's a lot of options for the Johnny Walker side from the peep. So we'll address that further when we get there. And we'll talk about some of the listener picks. I did see some. But let's head to the co-main event. Sorry.

Kyle Dachis gets a submission win. It's not an official co-made event because we didn't see the entrances. Second last find the card. It's a co-made event, right? Any fight that's on the second last fight on a card, it's a co-made event. Well, if we didn't see, you know my rule of thumb. If we don't see the actual entrances, it's not an official co-main event. No disrespect.

It's just the way that the fight fell after losing the people's main event between Hafeel DeSanjos and Raphael Fizzis. But Kyle Dachas, to his credit, goes out there as a mega, is a mega favorite. I think it was the third biggest favorite on the card. Gets a submission win, gets an extra 50 Gs, gets the buzzer beater. It's always cool to see a buzzer beater finish. Nasty darsch choke. He had kind of a call-out to Tony Ferguson. I'm still confused by almost his entire post-fight interview. It's so weird. It's just, it's just weird. But hey, Kyle Daukes is a quirky guy from Philadelphia. He's 1 million percent not getting that fight or any fight

even near that, but I think Julian Marquez would be inappropriate next step. Hopefully Julian will be healthy enough in the next few months to get back in there, and if he is, that's the fight I'm going with because that's just going to be all sorts of fun, and I feel like the personalities will kind of even, kind of be like an even steven,

because Dawkins is kind of quirky, and Marquez is just full of energy. I think it works out great. What's say you? Yeah, and wait, was that the, they were booked to fight. Was that the booking for, was that this, that wasn't this card, but they have been booked to fight. Was that this card? Yeah, yeah. Yeah, that was, yeah, that's right.

So rebook it. Exactly, exactly. Yeah, I had the same thing. I had that as just a rebooking. Yeah, Pickett stepped in for Marquez. It was made into a catchweight bout. Yeah, Caldok is kind of a weird guy because it's weird. I look at him and when I see him fight, I see a guy who can be a top 15.

I really think he can be ranked as simple. I think he can be top 15. The win over Kevin Hall enough that had stood obviously would have vaulted him up quite a bit. But, I mean, I think we can all agree that was kind of a weird circumstance with a really devastating head button. So I think we're all fine with them not really counting. They won't really get a chance to run that one back. I think we know Kevin Holland obviously dropping down to 170. He's going to fight Alex Olivaa. You know, and maybe he'll come back up, but it's, they don't get to run that one back yet, unfortunately. So I went with Marquez. The other option

I was looking at Anthony Hernandez and Dariov, they're fighting on April 9th, UFC 273. I think getting the winner of that fight would make a ton of sense. It's just a long way to wait. It's just a long way to wait. And Kyle Dawkins does not strike me. I feel like he's on the phone. or him and his manager on the phone Tuesday saying, hey, what's next? What's the next fight? So if Marquez is okay to come back, then, yeah, I think you just rebooked that one. Hays Bethard asked, how dorky, one of our loyal listeners, how dorky does it make me that I kind of like the Dars Knight as a nickname?

Yeah, I mean, Tony Ferguson, hasn't Tony Ferguson been calling himself the Dars Knight for a long time? I don't know that. I mean, I just, you know, he has such a strong nickname already. El Cuckooie is such a cool nickname. Tony Ferguson has like 18 nicknames. He does. He gives himself a new nickname every month. And that's fine.

I mean, Shaq had what, like 65 nicknames? And counting, and counting. I don't think it's dork at all. I think that Dars Night thing is so cool. I wish more people were able to sort of give themselves nicknames based on signature moves. Remember, what was the name? Santana. Giva Santana was the arm collector?

What was the name? The guy who he had like 20 arm bar wins. He kind of fought for Beltor near the end of his career. Giva Santana, I think his name was. I love that stuff. So I wish more people could... I wish there was someone who was like the master of the Superman punch. Like, I know that's not a very easy way to finish people, but it would be such a cool thing.

Anthony Pettus, I mean, showtime. I mean, it was called the Showtime Kick after. He was already Showtime Petis, but it was just like such a... I love when there can be that synergy between a signature move and a fighter's nickname. So, Kyle Dachas, if you want to be the Dars Night, I saw he is the Dars Night now in Topology. I don't know if he was that going in. into the fight or they added that in literally yesterday because I just wasn't familiar

where people call themselves that him or Ferguson but I love it. I don't think it's dork at all fighters if you can come up with these cool plan words based on moves, go for it. Yeah I think he what is this the Dars Knight rises yeah it's before

I don't know it's totally it's totally Ferguson he's a weirdo but in the best possible way and yeah good for Kyle Dawkes you know go after that thing you do have more dars chokes in your career and way less fights. So good on you. Parker Porter, A.K., in the

year of our lower 2022, is on a three-fight winning streak. New England's own. Parker Porter has a three-fight winning streak in the ultimate fighting championship. He picks up a decision win over Alan Boudou, tough first round, comes back, digs deep, wins the next two rounds.

This one is a typical fight night main card sort of matchmaking pick because you could throw them in there with like 45 different names and all of them make sense. So which which place did the Dart land this time? I'm just going to do it. Mike, I'm just going to do it. And Jirolovsky.

Yeah! Let's do it. Why? It was the first name that came to my mind and then I took a step back and then I looked to some other names. And then I was like, why am I looking at other names? Like, this just makes sense. He's a very good opponent for him, like style-wise.

You know, he's a pretty high-volume guy. So I wonder how Andger Olafsky would kind of deal with that. Aronjerlofsky's, the Stager's career has kind of found a way to get people to fight in this, like just get into these really ugly fights with him. And I don't know if he could do that to Parker Porter. I think Porter might be able to sort of assert himself and make the fight his style. But again, we don't know. That's why it'd be cool to see it happen.

As you said, the Year of Lord 2022, Wacky, Andrelovsky, now, what, three straight, five of six or something like that, and Parker Porter, three straight. So it's a strange fight, but that's heavyweight. Everything with Arloskey, I feel like, because it's a lot. strange fight now throw them in there i'm with you and this yeah i don't know if this was the easiest pick for me on the whole card if not it's tied and you'll see what i mean by that a little bit later but yeah let's just let's just pair these guys up and and see what gives like who's winning streak's gonna come to an end is parker porter guy that could be a top 15 heavyweight someday i mean i like the

matchup for a number of reasons because a lot of these guys that andrew oloski is fighting right now that are, some people would say, are probably more talented fighters than Parker Porter. When they get in there at Tharlovsky, they're like mesmerized by it. They're like, wow, we can't believe him fighting Andrea Olavski,

but Parker Porter has been in there with so many. Parker's been in there with John Jones, for God's sake. So it was like his, what of his, I think it was his third pro fight, he fought John freaking Jones. So, I mean, that stuff wouldn't rattle him

and that's what would make the fight pretty interesting to me. So, yeah, that's pretty easy pick. no footage. Sadly, there's no footage of this Parker. We don't have any cam footage, nothing, right? No, it was a long time. I was there. I was there live. That's right.

So it's in your, it exists in your, like, in my brain. Vivid. Yeah, like vivid. A huge punch. Parker Porter went down and the fight was over. It was like 30 seconds into the fight. It was crazy. But Parker Porter was way smaller. This is a light, heavyweight fight. And yeah, I don't think

we'll be seeing 205 pound Parker Porter anytime soon. I need to see this. I just have a picture of this. This isn't like 2010, 2011, something like, that was a long, it was over 10 years ago. I want to know, oh, there's a, there's a bit of a clip on, oh, it's a very short, oh, someone has this. They do? Apparently, this is, yeah, you guys can YouTube this.

I assume this is, it's uploaded December 24th. That's not Parker Report. No, I don't think this is right. Yeah, no, no, no, no, it's not. It's the wrong thing. It's just mislabeled. Oh, okay. Yeah, you'll know right away.

So I apologize for everyone listening who immediately went to go back this. As soon you see the clip, you're like, there's no way in hell that's Parker for it. It's apparently Justin Verrett, I believe. Justin Verrett? Oh, Ryan Verrett, excuse me. Yes. There's just chaos in my house right now, so excuse me, if you're any banging and clanging. But speaking of veterans on winning streaks, aka Jim freaking Miller does it again.

And I keep finding ways to talk myself out of picking him in these fights, and I keep getting it wrong. Nicholas Mata is a damn good fighter, and Miller just goes out there and runs him over. another second round finish. This guy freaking rules, A.K., and I think right now, and this will not be in my official pick, but I think right now you keep him on standby in case something happens

with the Donald Soroni versus Joe Lozahn fight. Yeah. He's fought both guys. He lost to Soroni. He's got the close-split decision went over Joe Loz on almost six years ago. Just keep him on speed dial just in case, but my official pick,

and this is always tough with Jim Miller because you never really know where to go with him, and there's a lot of, answers that would be correct here. I landed on the winner of Terrence McKinney versus Fores Zayem. It seems like the next logical step for the winner. It keeps Miller in this role of trying to take out these tough prospects. So yeah, that's my pick, winner that fight, and that's coming up this coming Saturday.

So we'll kind of get an answer to that question pretty quickly. What do you think? I saw a lot of that. That was a very popular pick from the listeners. So you picked Eric Gonzalez to beat him too? No, I picked Jim Miller to beat him. Okay. Yeah, I picked Jim Miller to win that.

Just so lucky I think we all picked. Oh, no, I might have picked Eric Gonzalez. Just lucky I think we all didn't. Just lucky did beat him, so that wasn't like crazy. Yeah. Jim Miller, by the way, I did pick a Jim Miller to finish. I think I had the right round two. I just didn't have knockout.

I mean, Jim Miller, I had submission round three, so I was a bit off. But Jim Miller, before the Eric Gonzalez fight had 32 wins. four by knockout four out of 32 wins by knockout suddenly he is just cracking dudes on the jaw just smoking them I do think experience level matters

I think that's why I picked him to win the Eric Gonzalez fight I picked him to win the Nicholas Motta fight so I was not surprised by these last two results UFC experience matters a lot just experience in general he's one of the most experienced guys and then you add and then you consider again he had 38 UFC fights to Eric Gonzalez zero

39 UFC fights to Nicholas Motus is zero So I guess a knockout isn't crazy. I did think Mota, again, ground game kind of untested. That's the mission was obvious. But Jim Miller's letting those hands fly. And, you know, again, when you've been around as long as he has, you're going to pick some stuff out. You're going to pick a few tricks.

And you're going to be able to deal with these much lesser experience, much less season guys. So, again, I just want to keep going with this stuff. I want to give him another. This would be his 40th UFC fight. I want to be again against someone with no experience. I'm going, I just put my hand into the contender series hat, Mike, and I pulled out Mahashate. Mahashati, Mahashati.

Do you know this guy? He was a Chinese fighter. He won, I think, at the very last episode of the last season of the Contender Series, and he got a contract. So he's a lightweight. Oh, okay. Now I are you talking about it? I think he's only six and two and like 23 years old. And you know what?

That's the kind of guy that he should be fighting Jim Miller at this stage of his career. That's what I've decided. I just want to see Jim Miller keep racking up wins. Keep going for fight number 50 and UFC 300. Just keep you doing your thing, Jimler. So fun. Now we head to the fight that actually, you know what? This was the easiest one for me.

And at worst, it was tied for the easiest pick. Joaquin Buckley earns a decision winner, Abdul Razak al-Hassan. He survived, if you will. So shout out to Commander Brown, who is now 1-0 as a corner in the UFC. this was not the fight everybody expected A.K., but Buckley gets the win. So what is your pick before I give you my pick, which was easy? Again, I didn't see the fight. I know it was a split. Was that a controversial split, or do you think Buckley comfortably won?

I tweeted that, I tweeted that the Dust Commander was going to be 0 and 1. I thought, you can make an argument either way. It was a close fight. MMA decisions. I think it was nine. Journalists had it for Alassan, eight for Buckley, and, And then, of course, Drake Riggs, the anomaly, the unicorn calls it a draw. So it was a close fight. Oh, I see it.

So very even. Not a very fun flight I'm hearing. And a close fight. But hey, Dale Brown, now, one and no, Mike. I mean, you said 0 and 1 and 0. He taught him something, I guess. But I don't know. Whatever it is, it worked, I suppose.

Cheetah, Injuquani. Cheetah, Injuquani. This is the right matchup now. Give him another guy, another chance for a first-round finish. No, we didn't get that. We all expected it on Saturday. We didn't get it. Or, Chidi also, I think, even if it's not a first-round finish,

I do think you're going to end up getting an entertaining striking battle. So this to me is, again, you know, I'm not concerned right now about pushing Buckley up the rankings. I want to see him get more experience, fighting more. You got to put him to fight with veterans like Chidi and Chiquani, guys who are good stylistic matchups. So that's, and I think Chidi deserves a good name, too. I've been saying for a while, you know, like, I hate that he had to go to the contender series. and he showed kind of that he is a step above the lower tier of the middleweight division

the way he took out Barrio. So I think Buckley is the next good matchup for Injoquani, both in terms of meritocracy and just be a fun fight. I needy some cheaty. That is the correct answer. Give it to me 1,000 percent. I don't need to say anything more. You've said it well, and I probably wouldn't have said much anyways because all I probably

just needed to say was the name. And that's the correct answer. There is no other correct answer. is the answer. So make that fight happen. Let's make that happen soon. Put it on a pay-per-view. Featured prelim on ESPN. Your welcome world.

This wasn't easy one. This was an easy one. It was pretty easy. Yeah, super easy. I think we agreed on like three of them. Just, yeah, I think three of them we just said, yeah, this is it. We just both agreed. Yes. But now we head to the wild card round. Let's have some fun, A.K. We're going to select one

fighter we have not match made for yet. And we will matchmake for them right now. It could be somebody from the main car. who was not victorious. Could be somebody from the prelims who was victorious or maybe not victorious. It just depends on what your flavor is, A.K., so what's your wild card pick coming out of UFC, Vegas 48? You know, for good reason, we probably don't talk about the women's band-and-weight division enough. It's not a strong division.

It's not a strong division. It's not an exciting division. I understand. We're, you know, we've voiced our criticisms about it, not necessarily the talent involved, but sort of maybe the UFC or not just the UFC, promotions in general, sort of the ability to develop that division. It's just weirdly, this is a bit of a drop off after 125. And again, the higher you go, obviously, 135, not great, 145 for the longest time,

pretty much a wasteland other than a few big names. But I'm going to give 135, women's 135, a little bit of love. I think Stephanie Egger, I don't think this is like, what's what I'm looking for? I don't think her finishes are like a smokescreen. I think she is legitimately like an intriguing talent. I know her record doesn't like jump off the page, just seven and two. But she's been fighting pretty tough people. She's finding Invicta.

She fought Verizon. And she's a finisher, which at 135 is not very common. So for her to take out, you know, Jessica Rose Clark, I think very impressive. So I'm willing to bump Edgar up here and give her sort of another veteran challenge. Panny Kianzad fights Alansberg on April 16th. I think the winner of that good, good option for Stephanie Edgar next. I like it. I think there's a lot of listeners who slid into the old DMs

who agree with you on that pick. You know where I'm going with this. I'm going with the guy that I've been hyping up for a long time now. David Onama gets a huge knockout win over Gabriel Benitez who, listen, Mowgli is a good fighter. He's a fun fighter. But after another weight miss and losses in four of his last five, he may not be long for this organization.

But, I mean, still very talented guy. His career is far from over. Maybe he could find the founder of youth on the regional scene or with Bellator, maybe the PFL. There's still time to put him on the PFL roster. Maybe a shot at the Millie. Maybe a lightweight. That's probably where you should go. So he doesn't misweight anymore.

But good night for David Onama gets. You got to tell Benitez and his manager, this is all good advice. Yes. You're really like how to save how to save Cameron Benitez's group. I mean, that's just where it is. Lightweight, there's just too many guys coming. Well, excuse me, featherweight. Just too deep of a division.

And you just can't keep knocking this guy back. Like there's only so many guys you're trying to build up that you are going to have to make a name on you. And it's just not that fun anymore. So it was nice to see David O'Nama go back to his natural weight class, gets the K.O., gets 30% of Mowgli's purse, gets 50 G's. And I think a lot of people are excited to see him back. I know I am. So, AK, we are going to your neck of the woods. We're going to Canada.

Give me Charles Jordane versus David O'Nama. I'm ready for it. I don't care if it's David Onama's only fought twice in the UFC. It does not matter to me. It doesn't matter. Give me that fight and give it to me right freaking now, A.K. I love it. I know you're very high on Onama.

He's certainly impressed. I picked Benitez to win just because, again, an experience thing. Normally I would ding someone for missing weight, but I was like, I still think he'll, he's just, just just fought more. But yeah, O'Nama's a hell of a talent. And he certainly showed up a massive knockout win. And there's a suggestion that I won't mention it now. There's a listener suggestion later which I actually like someone like more for not, you know, I'll get to it.

I'll get to it later. I'll explain why I think there's a better option, not for a nonma, but you know, that whole scenario. All right. Do we have any check the tapes? We do. Mike checks. What do we got here? We do.

Okay. We got to check the tapes from, oh, first of all, Marcus, shout-outs, Marcus McGahey, for dubbing this the Dars Knight edition. of check with tapes and listener picks and all that. So again, I'm down with that. Love the nickname. We have John Ray. John Ray said he wants a point for Aaron Pico versus Jeremy Kennedy, which is happening

on Beltor, Beltor 277, April 15th. He says what he thinks someone else in the show suggested it. But listen, guys, you got to let us know. It's hard for us to keep track of this up. If you want your point, remind us. So John Ray is the only one who reminded, I don't know if you got a message Mike about this, but John Ray is the only one who reminded you out this pick. John Ray, I'm going to give you a solo point.

So whoever it is else that suggested, I apologize. I missed it. It was probably Marcus in one of his spreadsheets or something, Mike. But I mean, again, Marcus, you got to let us know if you want a point. So John Ray, this point goes out just to you. I had someone, I got to call them out in a nice way. Jake Salky, Jake Salky said he wanted a point for Davion Franklin versus Syed Selma. But he messaged me like the day before, like on Friday. And it's like, it's like, a great call. You got to let me know, let me know when the fight is booked, or at least somewhere ahead of time. It's hard. I cannot give you a point if you were me the day before a fight happens.

So, Jake, you will not get a point. You did call. I will give you credit for calling it out, but I can't give you a point. I'm going to make a ruling right now. I'm going to make a new rule for onto the next one. Please. Okay. Unless it is a, I mean, just tremendous pick out of left field, you will not be getting

Otno points for Bellator picks. You're not. I'm sorry. It's not happening because. Oh, Franklin Selma, it was pretty obvious. Yes. All of Bellator's matchmaking is pretty obvious. This is the anti-UFC matchmaking where there is, it's not about money and business and pay-per-view buys.

Everything is meritocratic with Bellator. It's next man up every single time, whether anybody watches the card or not, it's the fair way to do it. Their matchmaking is so easy. It's so vanilla. You know exactly what's going to happen every single time. So unless it's like, unless you throw like J-Lon Bates into a title fight next and it happens, you're not going to. getting an Otno point for a Bellator prick. I'm sorry. We'll shout you out. We'll give you a little,

you know, a little pat, a little clapero, but that's it. No points. These are very valuable points. We can't just be given them out to Bellator because it's so easy. Mike, they go to the effort though of mentioning it. We're giving him a shout out. That's, I mean, that's, sometimes it's more valuable than Ottoe no points. But I mean, Belator's just too easy because

you're not the only one who suggested these things. Sometimes you just don't read them because it's so obvious. We got some later. You don't know what I mean? We got some later and I'm going to read them out. Okay, fair enough. What else you got? That's it.

That's it for Check the Tapes. No, no new, where were you on that one, dipshits? I think our listeners pretty on four. I don't think there was any super big announcements this week either. Yeah, I'm trying to think. Yeah, nothing really. Nothing that really stood out. If no one reached out and said I want to, I do have somebody who's asking for a half

and not no point and I'll get to that in a moment. Okay. But before we go to the listener picks, Disclaim away. Yeah, very quickly. No special rules this week. Just guys, we're going to emphasize mostly winners

unless there was a main event or title fight. So there'll probably be some Johnny, a lot of Johnny Walker picks here. Scatogories rule, guys, if you get that, you're the only person who gets that pick, kind of like John Ray did, sort of. The on-o point is yours. Watch out guys making mistakes.

I did correct. So I started calling people out. Instead, I just kind of politely mess to roll back this week and just let them know if they made a mistake. Guys, wrong, weight, class, fought already, injured, released, fighter could already be booked. These are easy things to check.

Please do not send this in and waste our time. And your pickage might be do-do. This also happened a few times, and I'm not going to call people out. And your pick might be do-do, and we don't want to read it. Okay. I'm trying to look at something real quick. So, Jim, yes. I don't know why they didn't hit me a little correction.

Jim Miller has fought Joe Lodes on twice. I forgot about the first fight. Wait, did you say they had, oh, you said they only fought once? I think I mentioned just the most recent fight, but I should make it clear they have fought twice. Jim Miller won both of those fights. One was split. One was unanimous, but both were fight of the nights. So, I mean, if they booked that for a third time,

if for some reason Soroni can't make it to May 7th or whenever that event is, then, yeah, I'm just fine, seeing a third meeting between those guys. Mike, take that part and cut it and put it, put it, cut it. No, not cutting. Just cut it. Clarifying, we're all human. Owen Carroll kicks us off.

Mario Battista versus Keung Ho Kang. John the Pierce versus Derek Minner. Geez, that's a ridiculous fight. I like that. Chad and Heligar versus Randy Costa. That's fun. Glory to Paula versus Vanessa Demopoulos, like that. Stephanie Eggar versus Alexis Davis, like that. David Onama versus Herbert Burns.

Joaquin Buckley versus Punis Soriano. Don't think that fight will happen now since Buckley is at Extreme Coutor. At least he was for this camp, and I know Puna is there, so they probably work together. So maybe it happens. I don't think it will. Jim Miller versus Scott Holtzman, Parker Porter versus Carlos Felipe. Wait, Jim Miller and Scott Holtzman have already fought, didn't they? Then they recently fought, didn't they?

Somewhat, within the last five fights, I think within Jim Miller's last five fights, I believe. Scotty Holtzman, Unanimouss, February 2020. He lost. Scott Holtzum beat him. Come on, guys. We can rematch that. February 2020. If Jim Miller wants to run that one back, you give Jim Miller that fight.

Aaron Owen Carroll, you were on a role there. But he didn't put, see, I don't think he knew it was a rematch though. Owen Carroll, I'm calling you out. I need to hear a two or a reap. Come on, guys. Parker Porter versus Carlos Philippe. Philippe suspended, isn't he? Yeah, until April, April next year.

April of 2023. Kyle Dawkins. Come on, guys. A lot of people said the Philippe payment. Come on, guys. Listen, there's a lot. There's a lot here. I'm willing to forgive a little bit.

I am not. Kyle Daucus versus Ian Heinish, Jamal Hill versus Dominic. Poppy underscore Bryant. Morning Mike and AK, anyway, and get a half-a-no point for Nicolao-V-N-O-Po-Po

point for Nicolao-V-V-N-Vos. I said Nicola-Vos to the loser of Cody versus Kai, but I said, fight DeVorac if you wanted to fight again soon, maybe that's worth 25 or 50 cents of Otno points. That's like a cool $15,000 to $20,000.

So he's pumping up the Otno points and giving it more value. Half an Hot-No point for that quarter of an ot-no point or no point. It'll be out of your collection if you want to give it to them. It won't be from the official ought no pool because I you know what I should add this is my fault I need to add this disclaimer

uh I don't like ifs if you guys like throwing ifs oh this or this or this or this no no you guys have to hammer down and go all in so if you wanted the full point he would have had to say I I bet this is this is how the scenario will play out and he will fight soon and uh no he doesn't want the full point he didn't get any points okay boom gavel dropped wild card pick Stephanie Egger versus the loser of Carol Hosa versus Sarah McMahon. Sure. Joaquin Buckley versus the loser of Bruno Silva versus Alex

Bejara. If Bejara loses, that fight is a bangor. Same if Silva loses and if Pejada loses, this is a name to get him right back on track. Sure. That's very good. It's a good pick. Jim Miller versus anyone from contender series are tough. Four of his last fights against people from the shows.

Park Reporter versus OSP. Kyle Dog, another Kyle Dock is Ian Hinesh. And he's also with you, He said, Anthony Lionheart Smith. I would love to see Lionheart get someone above him, but it just doesn't seem like it will happen at this stage. Gerard Biaghan, Jamal Hill versus Volkan, Ozedemir, Johnny Walker versus Daun Jung,

Parker Porter, Justin Taffa, Jim Miller versus Mike Davis. That's a tall order right there. Who's Davis fight? Davis is fighting. Or he was. He was at least booked. I don't know if the fight fell through. He was booked for that London card. Did he get moved against some?

to somebody else? He was supposed to fight Jai Herbert. Yeah, that's right. I thought maybe they booked him with somebody else. I'm not really sure. Jai's got a new fight now. That's, man, Mike Davis is, Mike Davis is a monster. If that guy could just stay healthy, he's going to be a problem.

Experience, though, experience difference with him and Jim Miller. He is a contender series guy. He is a contender series guy. Age before beauty. Walking Buckley versus Mockmoon Murdof. David Onama versus Omar Morales. Jonathan Pierce for Sean Woodson. I know those guys have been paired up at least once,

maybe a couple times. It just didn't happen. Hussein Habab. Sorry if I mispronounce that. Really love all the content MMA fighting is pushing out and always looking forward to the morning after the cards and every month for the ranking show. For Johnny Walker, the winner of Dustin Jacoby versus Olegzechuk.

Boy, I mean, tough road for Johnny Walker right now. So let me ask you this, A.K., because this has been a very, this has been a talking point. You talked about this on the previous show. This has brought up many times. yesterday. Is this it for Johnny Walker, or do you think the UFC gives him another chance? I think it's, I'm a little 50-50 on it, but if I had to make a pick, he's getting cut. I don't think it's a bad idea to let him spread his wings, but we'll see what happens.

There is a little bit of value to his name, but, I mean, again, you throw him in there with a Dustin Jacoby or Oleg Zeichick, the same thing that just happened last night could potentially happen again. Was he fighting, you know, again, I know it was a short, it was what, under three minutes? How long was it? Yeah, just under three minutes. was he fighting a little more like the original you know older not older but sort of the johnny walker we saw when he first came to the ufc was too hard to tell was just it was it just happened kind of quickly the the walk to the cage was very johnny walker esk i have some great

dancing a lot of great dancing but yeah i mean jemal hill man just just needs one and he likes jemal hill versus ozdemir or please god let him knock up paolo costa and send him to belator or one championship where steroids are a okay and he can be an unprofessional goof and entertain us from afar. Way afar? Wow. All right. Man, that was some Boracini slander right there. Good grief.

For Doccas, he likes Eric Anders or Julian Marquez. You better land on something, and you're not getting an auto point. Parker Porter versus Juan Espino. Bodo literally celebrated and danced while he should have been landing more of those bombs. Could have ended the fight if he put his foot on the gas pedal. Miller, he likes to battle the beards versus for Volta. or Nazareth, Hakperast. Pravola is a free agent right now.

So his, we'll see what happens. He hit that last fight he had, that, that crazy fight he had at UFC 270 was the last fight on his deal. So he is a free agent. Who knows if he'll be back with the UFC. Hackperast, maybe. But I think we kind of keep Miller on the same somewhat track that he's on right now. Sorry, that was for, that was Jim Miller for Vola?

For Verola or Hackperast. Oh, they didn't or? Come on. God, come on. But I do love the. I do love the provola matchup. Buckley versus Maximoff. From what I understand,

Maximoff has his next fight booked. I don't know who it is, but you would assume if he has the next fight booked, it's probably not Buckley. Onama versus Levit? If that's what you're picking. Levitt's booked against Victor Martinez in April, and plus Levin is a lightweight

and Oman is a featherweight. I think that confused a lot of people. And that happens on our show. Guys, that happens on our show a lot. It's like a guy, like, quickly debut. You know, they debut. at a certain weight class, maybe because it's short notice, and then they immediately dropped down in their next fight.

Guys, you've got to pay attention to this stuff. Christian Rodriguez. Christian Rodriguez, you should be booking him in Banimate fights. Although he did miss weight on the contender series, he's a Bannamweight. Mike, we tell people all the time that the ought-no listeners are the smartest, most wonderful, kindest people in the MMA world. We say this all the time. So, guys, don't make us look like assholes, okay?

when you bring this bull crap and get the weight classes wrong. Wow. You need to do your research. AK with the heel turn. But listen, AK, I say this out of love. I say this out of love. Our listeners are spectacular and I hold them to a high standard. But you have to also remember, A.K., that a lot of times with these programs, we're getting new fans, newer listeners, like newer people to the sport.

So maybe they're just not sure. Maybe they don't know who David Onama is. You know, they haven't been following this guy for a while. I don't know. I mean, Topology. We'll see. We'll see.

We've called, we have said Onama as a featherweight many times on our show before. Oh, you're right. There are new listeners. You're right. And new fans to the actual sport. You're right. You're right. Okay.

People, typology. com. Check it out. Very easy to use. Very easy to check what weight classes people fought out previously. There you go. A little lesson for A.K. I apologize for language.

Brandon Nunez. Miller versus Hubbard. Dachas versus Jocko. Walker versus Reyes. Sure. Daniel Marcoulos, JSP versus Ricardo Hamos, that's fun. Egger versus Julia, Avila, Avila tore, I think she tore ACL,

so she's going to be out for a while, maybe, we might not see her until the end of the year, so I would assume Eger will be back before that. And I think we will see that fight eventually, but obviously, as you said, not next or anything like that. Clark versus Vanessa Mello, Onama versus Favola.

Again, Onama is a 45er, unless this is something, then they book on like a couple weeks notice for a pay-per-view. Yeah, I know he fought a 55 in his debut, but a short-notice, but Onama, we should book him for featherweight fights. Buckley versus Phil Haas, sure. Miller versus Alexander Hernandez, because why not run another beloved vet against Hernandez? Man, you guys just don't like that guy.

Mr. Porterhouse versus Jake Collier, Dachas versus Gerald Mearsher. I like that, I like that fight a lot. Johnny Walker versus Ed Herman or Devin Clark. I stop people just say, people are really, again, if he does fight, again the UFC people really just want to give him I know we keep saying this I'm sorry this is like saying using the word deserved in MMA a tune-up I know I people want to see him face someone who's a bit further back in the rankings and I and I totally understand it I totally understand that so yeah if they keep around I would love the UFC did something like that

but again I'm leaning towards either again they let him go or they don't or even if they keep them they don't book them that way they don't give him in at Herman or anything like that Francesco, our long-time big fan from Italy, now living in Los Angeles. So good for you, Francesco. Welcome to La La Land. Maybe you can meet up and spot E. Casey Leiden running around, getting ready for his MMA fight. You can go to E. Casey Lidon's M.A. fight in coming up in a few weeks. Or the famous Esther Lynn.

Or the, yes, the iconic voice. Also out and about. Go find the iconic voice. Jamal Hill versus Powell Costa. I'd love to see that. It just won't happen for some reason. That would be crazy fun. Doccus versus Hidalvo, Viera.

Another Porter versus Philippe fight. But again, Philippe spent of 18 months. Miller versus Diego Fajara. Crazy fight. Maybe, I mean, I'd watch the hell out of that, but I don't think the UFC will go in that direction. Buckley versus Chiti. Edgar versus the loser, Kianzad Landsberg.

Skelly versus Minner. If Skelly fights again, because he didn't close the door and lock him behind him and Onama versus Austin Lingo would be a really fun fight. I thought he said Edgar, Edgar there for a second, and I just, I got triggered for a second. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, I got him.

Edgar, Agar, Stephanie Eggers. Chris Lennon likes Miller versus Onama. Again, Onama is a 45er, but again, you're going to start blocking people? But maybe, listen, if they offered Onama that fight, he would probably take it at 55, would he not? I'm sure he'd take a lot of fights at 55. But guess what, guys, he is a featherweight now.

All right, he is a feather. We're going to look like the biggest A-holes if he takes a fight at 55 now in the next. If he fights Jim Miller next, you owe an apology. I'm blocked then. You're blocked, yeah. I have to run solo. Jonathan. And no-odno pay.

I'm docked without my auto pay. One week of no-odd-no points, which I need, by the way. Pierce versus Trisano, Egger versus Alexis Davis, Skelly versus Feeley, and Hellinger versus Mario-Bautista, winner versus winner from the car. John Ray, our old friend, Buckley versus Docis, Miller versus Sorony Loz. winner, Porter versus Collier, Hill versus Ozedbier, BKFC, he wants to see Chad Mendez fight Palomino for the lightweight title and Perry fight Alves for that title. We'll see, I mean, with BKFC, you could throw Mendez and Perry in there with anybody, and it doesn't matter. Like, they literally could fight anybody, and it makes no difference, and the same amount of people will watch. So let the title,

I mean, if they want to fight for titles, a couple more wins, sure, but I'm not fully in on that. What were the weights the guys fought up? Perry and Lane was what 175? 175's from there. It's called like middleweight business like 175. Yeah, but there's like there's a window there. Sure. And what was what did Chad Mendes fight at? 55.

Oh. Okay. Gigantic 55 where he looks. I heard he looked at all the comments were like he looks healthier than he did the last. I'm trying to find a diplomatic way to say this. He looked yeah, healthier and more together. Muscular. Muscular, yes.

And then he likes. Andre Koreshkov versus Neiman Gracie. Terd Ferguson, any idea why Paul Felder was yelling? Are you serious? You've got to be kidding me after the official decision. I have no idea. I assume Paul will probably, that was like one of the mystery questions. I assume Paul will probably address that at some point.

Sorry, which fight? Which fight? It was after the Parker Porter, Alan Bodeau fight. I want to say maybe it's because of a post, maybe we didn't get a post-fight interview. He was shouting, are you kidding? Like on the microphone, like on this. Yeah, you get here on the broadcast. Like, are you serious?

You got to be kidding me. So I don't know if it was like him going in the cage trying to get a post-fight interview. And then it didn't happen. And that's why he said that. I don't know. I literally have no clue. It could have been something. He could have stepped in some poop or something.

You know what I mean? Like it's a live mic, right? We just, we don't know. Buckley versus Mark Andre Barrio. I think Buckley's a little bit ahead of that. David Onauer versus Yusuf Salal. Yeah, sure. If they're going to keep Salal around.

But that man, you're throwing Yusuf to the freaking wolves, man. Egger versus Kianza, Lansberg. winner he's with you there chas skelly versus the winner of pinata versus jamal emmers glory de paula versus leong na uh and helenger versus davy grant oh i just thought about skelia i guess they still want to see the chance skelly and emmer is unfinished business right yeah pierce versus jordan pierce versus jordan and batista versus morozov pierce versus jordan is the thing i was going to say i kind of like that more than onama versus jordan i think pierce just they're a little bit So I think, again, in terms of their UFC experience right now.

So that, to me, I like more. But I get the Onama, the Jordane thing. Stylistically, Onama fight's way more exciting. I like the Pierce one. Pierce is going to take him down a thousand times. Good. I like my martial arts are mixed. Anthony Lopez.

Hi, Mike. missed a couple weeks, but I'm back. Here are my picks for onto the next one. Hill versus Krilov, winner, lose after the Paul Craig fight. Dawkes versus Brennan Allen. But those guys just, like, literally just fought. And it was a good scrap. And Craig, the Hill, the Hill,

The Hill, Krillov-Krake, I mean, Hill just fought Craig, unless people want to see him get that one back. He just fought him last June. No, no, no, he doesn't want Paul Craig? He didn't he say, no, didn't he say Hill? No, he said, Krylov, win or lose after the Paul Craig played. Oh, win or lose. Sorry, I heard winner, winner, okay, win or lose versus, okay, yeah, that's an option. My apology.

So basically, either, no matter what, he fights Krylov next. Yeah. Porter versus, geez, Parker Porter versus Alexander Romanov. I don't want to see that. I don't want to see that. They got to feed Romano of somebody. that boy's ready that boy's ready to eat well maybe they fight for the

for the chance to fight Andreiolovsky next who knows Miller and he likes Miller versus the Terrence McKinney Zayam loser and then he likes Buck he's going back to this well Buckley versus James Krause He's not the only one I know crowd

Well I'm about to I'm probably gonna put the kibosh on that unfortunately I know Kraus is more focused on coaching lately but he's asked for this fight multiple times before I'm sure he could probably corner a fight on the same night as well There's a storyline between them and it would make for a fun buildup agreed. That would be fun.

The ship has probably sailed on that fight at the point. She never sailed in the M.A. I don't care. Like it's so... No. I would not... Michael. I would be just be like, cool.

I would heavily favor James Krause in that fight too, by the way. But Krause doesn't seem... He just doesn't seem like he wants to fight at all. Like, unless it's... If Joachim Buckley... The only way that here's the only way this fight happens, okay? If they book, if James Krause lifts the fight one,

Joachim Buckley ban from his gym, let's just say they give him Zach Cumming, they offer him Zach Cummings or Julian Marquez, and James Krause gives the blessing to say yes, because there is like a pretty hard rule that if anyone from glory is going to fight Joachian Buckley, it's Krauss and nobody else. If he releases that ban and,

they book Buckley against either of those two other guys. And for some reason, something happens, maybe on the scale or a positive COVID test or something. And there's like 24 to 48 hours notice. That's when we'll see that fight happen. That's the best chance that fight happens. You stole one of my list. Hayes but third. That was his whole scenario.

He said almost the exact same thing. So Hayes, I'll shout you out. You and Mike are, I was going to read it. Half and on. No point, Hayes. Half and on. from mine, from my collection. Oh, wow.

Oh, my goodness. But you guys run the same wavelength. So, Hayes, I don't need to read yours out now. He pretty much almost the exact same thing you said, Mike. So well done. Good job, guys. All right, let me go through this chart here from Marcus. Daukes versus Shabazian.

Ooh, Parker Porter versus Walt Harris, AK? Is this the one? I saw something that. And specifically because we're always saying, like, oh, what's the right matchup for? So I'll shut on how Thomas Collins. Thomas Collins threw that one out there. Yeah, and kind of pretty much echo the same sentence we've been saying. Maybe this is the right guy.

And even that, it's, even if, again, Walt Harris lost, I feel like it would be a fun, like, competitive decision. I think of Walt Harris lost. I don't think it would have us feeling bad. You know, one of those ones where the two guys are hugging at the end, you know, and maybe we wouldn't a fight of the night bonus, something like that. So, yeah, look, we can't just book for like, oh, we want Walt Harris to get some, like, highlight real feel good knockout. Like, that's just not how MMA works. You really cannot control that. So Parker Porter, sure.

I like it. You know what? Great option. I'm piggybacking off this, and now it's Ramana. I'm going back to Ramonov versus Arlowski. That's the one. Okay. Porter versus Harris.

Okay. Miller versus Moises. Buckley versus Cheeady. Yep, another one for that. Onama versus Pierre, sure. Skelly versus Joe Anderson, Brito. I don't think Cheskelly is going to want to put a roofing job on the back burner to fight Joe Anderson Brito.

DePaula versus Lukboommi. Logan Storley versus Koreshkov. I think Logan Storley is. probably above that at this point. Koreshkov wants Paul Daly on that London card. I think Bellator needs to go out and make that fight.

Piccolotti versus Bobby King, I like that. Brennan Ward versus Saba Hamasi, like that. Davian Franklin versus Linton Vassell, sure. Chad Skelly, do we have to give him a last matchup farewell?

No, because he didn't retire. But he had said before the fight that he had, a lot of, I'm considering it. This might be... Yeah, this is probably going to be my last fight, is how this whole fight was booked.

And then he goes out there and gets that finish, and basically said, if the UFC wants me to fight, then I'll fight if something interesting comes along. Right. So we shouldn't be surprised either way. If he never fights again, no surprise.

If he's booked for a fight in July, no surprise either. Right? It's like either. It could be either, right? Yeah, we can match make for Chas Kelly if we need to. I just want to say, he has one of my favorite submissions ever, the maximal Blanco fight where he just comes out with this flying knee. And I think he hits him in the chest,

and just like hits him in the chest, their bodies just smashed together. and it ends up somehow with him throwing on an anaconda choke and winning in 19 seconds. So just in case this is a last matchup, a last match situation. Thank you, Chas Skelly for your service. And I do hope he goes on like I said and makes a lot of money in his actual job. Yes, I love that. I love to the, I think the Chas Skelly finished from last night was up there too

because his opponent's corner is saying they're saying he's soft, he can't hit hard. And then Chaz drills him with the right hand that hurt him real bad. And then got against fence, his landing shots, and landed a big knee that dropped him and then just floored him and just pounded him out, Mark Striegel's corner. And then he runs over to Struegel's corner. He's like, what?

I'm soft. My punches are soft. Look at that. I hurt your guy and knocked him out. He just seems like an okay dude. I mean, he's had a lot of memorable moments for a guy who I get it. It's not like a marquee name.

We mentioned before the Jamal Embers thing. He makes it to the cage. Jamal Embers, unfortunately, like back spasms. We'd never seen that before. A fighter actually getting into the cage and just ended up might be canceled all in the spot there. And then he went backstage and saying some like, like Tenacious D.

Appregional. Yes, we can't say the word here. He has some much pent of energy. He did that. And then the Bobby Moffat thing, the Bobby Moffitt's terrible call. He wasn't out. And then he said, I want my, I want the fight to be overturned, but not if it costs Bobby his win bonus, whatever money he had made from.

Like, what a cool thing to say. Like, he just seems like a real person. So Chats Kelly again. I hope he's, again, if he fights again, great. If he doesn't. The last match, happy trails to you, sir. Let's see, where are we at here? Harry Dawkins, Batista versus Gravely, Pierce versus Billy Q, Rodriguez versus Aaron Phillips.

Wouldn't matchmake for a loser generally, but was pretty impressed. She'd get built up with a softball matchup. Wow. Ineliger versus Tercios. DePaula versus Vanessa Demopoulos, Buckley versus Petroski, Miller versus Frivolta. Again, Pravola, free agent. I think DePaulo versus Demo is like one of the very logical matchup. I would hope that the matchpergers are thinking about that.

one. Yeah. Matt Revelli. I'm wanting to see Jamal Hill take on Dominic Reyes. I also think Kyle Dachs versus Ian Hinesh, Kyle and step up at Ian needs to fight someone a little further back. Tristan Gordette. Jim Miller versus Mason Jones. That'd be a crazy fight. Again, I like these fights against guys

who are talented. Like I said, even the Mac Davis, I know you think Mike Davis probably run through him. I don't know, man. I just, yeah, given the Mike Davis's, given the Mason Joneses, I like Jim Miller's chances in any of these fights. He likes Buckley versus Marquez and then puts a disclaimer, remember, Buckley wasn't able to fight Krause,

who wanted to fight fighters from Krause's gym. Buckley on my show, the old, what the heck, basically said, I want to fight everybody from the gym. Line them all up, I'll fight them all. Wildcard, David O'Nama versus Sean Woodson, Stephanie Eggher versus Julia Avila. I know Avila was booked to fight Raquel Pennington. I had a bullet due to injury.

It's such an impressive win by Eggar against Rose Clark that I think she deserves someone in the top 15. I think Avila is the right opponent for Edgar to have. I can't argue with your logic here. It's just Avila, I don't know if we're going to see here at all this year. I mean, that was a pretty nasty injury. She had surgery, so we might not see her at all until the very end of the year, if not, until 2023. And Alger versus Terseos, Jonathan Pierce versus Bill Algio.

I like that fight very much, AK, on to you, my friend. Has that never been booked? That's one of those fights. I just, I don't know. I feel like it's been booked or something, but probably not. I think there's just a cluster of guys who are kind of in that same range, and I've just in my head. I've booked them myself. Yeah, that's great.

I like that match up a lot. Bill Algeo. Yeah, I don't make sure Algeo is not booked. already because he's Nope, Nope, he's not in there. He's such an underrated guy. I think he's like both in terms of how good he is

and like how exciting his fights are. I hope people like appreciate. I really like Bel Algio. And a great, what's his nickname again? Mr. Oh, Senior Perfecto. Yes. Just a great nickname. So good, so good.

Tremendous. Okay, so yeah, popular picks we saw this week again. You mentioned quite a few of them. I think Jamal Hill versus Anthony Smith was the one I saw the most. Jamal Hilvers, Anthony Smith, and a lot of people, Miller Hackpress. I don't know.

I don't know if I had love that matchup. Hackpress is what lost? I know he just lost. I know he's not a losing streak, but I know he just lost. I don't know. The matchup didn't jump out to me, but the listeners are very smart. So maybe that is. Maybe that's what's next for Jim Miller. Yeah, Parker Porter versus Collier, the most popular pick I saw for him. I love it. Big sweaty men slapping me. I'm always into it. So part of Porter was car. Let's make that happen. Call Doc has a ton of options. Delitzé, Kristof Jock, Ian Hinesh. I know I think Ian Hinesh was the one I heard you mentioned the most, Mike so seems pretty popular.

Bucklea versus Haas. I saw that a lot. Onama, I didn't hear you say this one once. I don't know, your listener sent you this one. Onama versus Stephen Peterson. I did not get that one. I got quite a few of that, so. Interesting.

Listeners seem to know. And no one said Onama versus Julian Arosa, which is kind of surprising. Because I feel like Arosa would love that fight. I think he would too. I do think he's a bit higher ranked, Arosa. Yeah, he doesn't care about any of that stuff. He just wants bangers. Yeah.

Everyone wants to see Eggers versus Alexis Davis. I think Alexis Davis is a little too experienced for her. I don't know if that's a fight. Again, I know Bantamwait's pretty shallow. And Eggers, with that win, now two straight wins, that's the range she's in. I get it. I think I only have her like two spots behind Alexis Davis and like my actual rankings. But I think, again, it's just a shallow division.

I think the rankings, rankings wise, that might be close, but experience wise. Man, Alexis Davis is so tough. I just, I wish there was another way to sort of build up Egger, but it wouldn't surprise. me if they do book her against Luxas Davis. I'm just not a fan. All right. I've been neglecting my Instagram boys, the wild boys,

little boys and girls, I should say, a little too much. So let me give Instagram its platform first. I got no emails, by the way, people, Alex Daly at SBNation.com.

I got no emails. So quickly to Instagram here, Carlos Torres, Buckley Caseres. Mike, I don't know how you feel about this one. Joaquin Buckley versus Hodolfo Vieira.

Super interesting. I mean, that's as grappler versus strike as you can. But you said he was wrestling. Buckley was wrestling. They're both wrestling. Yeah, and I thought that was a brilliant game plan. The first, like I even said on all the shows, I said, do not be surprised if Joaquin Buckley takes him down multiple times in the first

round and tries to grind him against the fence because, historically speaking, and we saw it again last night, officially, it's on the books. It's on tapology for you all to see. If Abdul Razak Al-Asan gets out of the first round, he loses. He loses every time. All of his. All of Halisans wins are first-round knockouts. Take him out of the first round.

He loses every single fight. So I thought the game playing was smart. I thought Buckley was lighting him up in the second. He was landing these nasty body shots. But Buckley just wasn't overextending himself. He was very patient in there. And then the third round, Al-A-San just started to land takedowns of his own. So it was just a weird fight.

And yeah, I don't know. Maybe this version of Buckley is just trying to improve and just be a more well-rounded fighter as opposed to the highlight real knockout artist. Everybody expects him to be. Does Al Hassan ever judo people? I don't remember him ever judoing anyone in the UFC. I mean, he took Buckley down probably four times in the third round.

Okay. Some different variations of takedowns. Oh, okay. Because, like, he should be pretty good against wrestlers. This is Wikipedia research right here. competed in judo for 22 years. He's a black belt in judo. Judo thunder is his nickname.

I just don't remember him judoing people. It's just so weird. So, like, when you tell me he gets out wrestling, I'm like, does he not have skills to sort of counter that kind of approach? But I'm jiccanalcoon as well, right? Also kind of grappled him. So I don't know. And again, I don't know a lot about judo.

I don't know like what level he competed at. So maybe in the judo community is like, oh, he's just like an average judo guy. But I assumed he's like an elite judo guy. So if you guys know more about judo heads out there, if you know more than me, let me know if you know anything about Ahasan's judo background. And if he's like legit or if there's a reason he doesn't use it in MMA more. But so thank you Carlos for those picks. Otno and enemy fighting memes slash our guy Michael Connoffry. People subscribe to that page.

It's just some hilarious memes there. Yes, Kyle Dawkins versus Maximum. I know you said Maximov might have a fight. And then Onama versus Al-Gio, which I like. And Michael Connoffrey is trying to get the name, Ugandan Knuckles going. It's okay. It's kind of cool.

It doesn't really roll off the tongue. Don't love it. Keep mind, I also don't like Bobby Knuckles. So I'm not. Dude, Bobby Nucks is great. You know what I don't like it? because the so-called MMA media came up with it. And I don't believe in that bullcrap.

So I remember when they brought it up to him, he's like, yeah, I guess. He's the Reaper. He loves it now. He's fully into it now. He's just saying that because he's nice. He's just being nice to us. David, the Bama, Onama. Very Boston right there.

The Bomahomah. The Bomahomah. B-O-M-B-A-H, the bomber. Don't you do it. I prefer Uganda Knuckles over that. Oh, God. MMA heads. Let me see what I can.

Let's see what's in jail. DePaul is the Corey McKenna, Elise Reed, loser. Yeah, I like the kind of slow burn stuff. So that's pretty cool. No. No. Why?

Because she's, well. DePaul's not bad, man. She's just, she, she's not bad. I mean, sometimes that Octagon debut was tough. She got bolted by Chey and Belismismus, but she just got caught. She made a mistake. I mean, no. I don't like it.

I like that. The Demopolis one is a way better. I'm sorry. Way better suggestion. I don't mind McKenna. Re-Oh, then again, if at least Reed loses, she's probably just getting cut, so I don't even know if that's an option. And Heliger versus Manna Martinez. And then... Ooh, that's a good one. Yeah, I love that. Shout us to Heller, by the way. He also got some...

Brandon Davis was a proper pick for him, Randy Costa. So, hey, man, that's a way to win you. A Canadian guy and your debut, your Otno debut. People are talking about you. And Mayheads also recommends a couple of rebookings. Pierce versus Lingo, Batista versus Taha. So those vice were supposed to happen on Saturday. Yeah, I agree. Health permitting, schedule permitting. Just stole those guys back in there.

Matt Bradbury, Bautista versus Saeed Jacob Hakramanov. That's an interesting one. Sure. Matt Bradbury. Also, I want to read this. Why don't I want to read this? Oh, glory to Paula for Hannah Cyphers. The only reason that, have you heard anything on the Cyphers front?

Nothing. She's not always because she was booked in like August. or something. She was booked for a fight, like somewhat recently. I will ask about Hannah Seifers this week and I will provide an update on the show next week. But she has not released as far as we know. I don't think so. She is not released.

Anyone who follows that roster bot, roster watch bot on Twitter, it would have popped up by now for sure. We would have certainly reported that if it was done. Okay, okay. She wasn't booked recently. I'm thinking she was booked in February, but February of last year.

But she was booked. She was booked and then had to withdraw from that fight. So probably dealing with injuries and various aches and pains. But as far as we know, Hannah Seifers, all on the roster. So there you go. So that's a legal pick. Onama. Oh, there you go.

Onama versus Juicy Jay. Excuse me. Onama versus Juicy Jay. Porter versus OSP. I know you mentioned that one, Walker, Oostomere. I'm sorry. I have to read out Matt Bradbury's Belltor picks. I know you hate these now.

Jalen Bates versus Jared Skagins. Storyle versus the Amosoff page loser. I feel like he could get the winner. Well, it all depends what happens with Jason Jackson versus Douglas Lima. If Jason Jackson wins that. If Jason Jackson beats Douglas Lima, he's fighting for the belt next. And that's, excuse me, Storley's teammate. So, yeah, I'd be sure.

The loser would be fine with me. Yeah, and we said before, like, Paige, first matchup for Storley, Amasov, close fight the first time. I do think that's one. And Beltor does not shy away from rematches. I mean, if they think it was a close fight, and the guys are close to each other now and whatever their official rankings.

They'll throw them back in there. Gracie for his course guy, but I know you mentioned that one. Brennan Ward versus Paul Daly. It would be interesting. Daley does not have an opponent yet. He has said that the May card will be his last fight, but I don't think he's an opponent yet,

if I'm not mistaken. Right, but he said if he's not the co-main event, he's not fighting. And that's also the ticking clock. So they basically said, if I don't fight by the date of this card, my career is over, but I'm also not fighting unless I'm the co-made event. And right now, Douglas Lima versus Jason Jackson's the co-made event.

Oh, okay. I forgot. Which at this point, you're in freaking London. It doesn't matter. Like, it doesn't matter. Put Paul Daly in there. Andre Koreshkov, after he absolutely destroyed the insides of Chance or encounter in like 35 seconds in that co-main event last night, called out Paul Daly for London.

Book that fight and make that's the co-main event. Why the hell not? That makes perfect sense. And guess what? Douglas Lehman versus Jason Jackson will still happen on the card. And it doesn't matter if it's on the main card and not the co-main event. Nobody gives a flying F. Nobody cares.

So you're suggesting. Oh, so you're going to bump Lima and Jason Jackson down. Yes. Still on the main card. And you're right. Why the hell does it matter? Still on the main card. You're fighting in London.

You're fighting in London. So let's have two guys who are not from London. London fight in a co-main event. You have MVP in the main event. You're going to put Paul Daly not in the co-main event for that crowd. That is just, oh, Bellator. I love you so much. I really do, but you're just not living up to your potential,

and it drives me crazy, just little things like this. Why is Paul Daly even discussing this? You give this man a co-main event. It's his last fight. Just get him in the co-man event spot and just put Lieber v. Jackson in the featured bout. Who gives a shit? Mike, it sets a bad precedent. You can't be giving fighters what they want.

Come on now. The UFC knows this Belator knows it. You can't be, you give it. You give an inch. It'll take a mile. So good job. Scott Coker, I hope you and the guys are putting your foot down on this.

Listen, the fighters don't decide where they're booked in the card. All right, that's your job. So good job, Beltor. Good for you. Yeah, so now Paul Daly's not going to fight on that card. He's never got a fight again. So great job. Well done.

That's a brilliant move. God. Matt Bradbury. I suggest Davian Franklin, Linton Vassell and Syed Selma versus Jake Hager. I like that. That's not a super obvious pick. I think we get a point, Matt Bradbury, if we get...

I'll tell you what. If they book Syed Sama versus Jake Hager, I'll give you the point. I'll give you a point for that one because that's on the record. No, I like it. No, what? I like it. Why? I just, I don't know.

I just like it. If Hager isn't Fader's final opponent in Russia, then you put Hager in there with like a guy who's like 2 and O. Hager's got a lot on his plate. He just lost a big tag match with Chris Jericho to Proud and Powerful on Wednesday. The inner circle's falling apart. He's got a lot going on.

I don't know if he can really be picky with his MMA matchups right now. And then Dad Jackson comes in with, excuse me, excuse me, guys. Jamal Hill versus Jan Blachovitz. I did. I thought about it.

I honestly, I thought about it for my own pick. So I don't think it's that crazy. I mean, I'm not against it. And I think if you're John Blahovitz, I don't know, it's such a dangerous fight though. Is he out booked? Oh, no, he's out. He's out of the fight. He was out of the fight with, who was he going to fight?

Rockich? Rockich. Okay. So, yeah, he is available depending when he's ready to fight and when Jamal Hill, how long Jamal Hill wants to wait. And Jim Miller, oh, there you go. There's a Jamiller versus that Matt and Fola matchup I liked as well. So let's go to Twitter.

Wrap up with Twitter here. Chris at Dragon's Layer 2. Porter Verzarlovsky. Thank you, Chris. I agree. Dax at. Pike Putt. Oh, see, this is outside the box.

He thinks Walker's getting cut. He thinks Walker's getting cut and fights the Vadim Nemcov, Corey Anderson Lusor. So either it gets Nemcov or a rematch with... I don't think he wants to rematch Corey Anderson. If we're being honest, it did not go well. No. Listen.

He probably, I should say, he fans don't. He probably does. So Jed and I did a Twitter spaces for the David Onama Mogli Benitas fight, and we kept a guy. going until Buckley and Alassan started making the walk. And we were talking about this.

Like what happens, someone had called in and asked what happens if Johnny Walker loses. And we all basically said what everybody else says. It just depends on how he loses. And then Jed's been talking about doing these Bellator trades. And his thought was trading Robert Whitaker and Andrei Arlowski to Bellator for A.J. McKee. Saw that.

But we changed our mind. We're going to do Whitaker and Johnny Walker for A.J. McKee. and then immediately, regardless of result, I think we already know what's going to happen, you do Johnny Walker versus Joel Romero. That could end up being like the worst fight ever, though. But it might be the greatest fight ever.

Oh, God, that's a staring causing this way to happen. The new Johnny Walker, that's a staring contest way to happen. It could be. I don't like that. SVG Johnny Walker against Joel Romero? I know Jed considers Joel Amaro to be like a top five pound-for-pound fighter in the world, but boy, he has had some ugly, ugly moments. in his career, like, just really boring fights.

Anyway, except, and then until he goes nuts and just, you know, explodes on people with a crazy strike. Kyle Dawkins versus Gerald Mearscharts. They had a fun suggestion. Cubs Swanson go up to 155 and fight Jim Miller. I think he'd be giving me up, like, a ton of size. Cubs Swanson would be. Yeah, he wants to go on the 135.

Yeah, he'd look a lot smaller, but it could be a cool fight, so I don't mind that. So thank you, Dax. Braden O'Neill, Parker Porter versus Dantelle Mays. Jim Miller versus Chris What? What? Don't like it. Shaking his head.

Mike is shaking his head. No. Jim Miller versus Chris Gritzmacher, which I had to look up because I actually confused that with the Holtzman fight. And I was like, oh yeah, yeah. So he has not fought Chris Gritzmacher.

He has fought Scott Holtzman. Egger versus the Josian Nunez versus Ramona Pasqual winner. They're fighting on February 26th. I just wanted to say those names, I guess. Sure. Sure. And Heliger,

versus Eddie Weinland. I guess this is where we are with Eddie Weinland now. Yeah, I, listen, fun fight, good on him, Jesse Strader. I mean, I don't think he's a UFC fighter.

I just don't. No disrespect. I just don't think he's at that level. Very nice guy. It was a good scrap, but I think guys, there are guys who deserve that fight more. Like Adrian Yannas would deserve that fight more

and getting a name like that. Ronnie Lawrence would deserve a name like that more. I think that'd be it a little too soon. I mean, Chad's a fun dude. That was a good scrap and a good finish, but it wasn't one of those fights that were talking about it being a fine fight, but it didn't get fight of the night. They went for performance bonuses.

He didn't get one. The win probably will not age tremendously well. I just don't think it will. So, yeah, I think a little too soon on the wild. Like, good on him. You know, good suggestion. I'm not dumping on the suggestion. I'm just looking at it from a UFC perspective.

Oh, Nama got one of the bonuses, right? Yes, he did. Nice. Got the Gabriel Benitez, 30%. Got the bonus, got the win, got the win pay. But Jim Miller not getting the, and again, and I'm going to say this again. And I don't want Kyle, I don't want Kyle Daucus fans to be upset with me. Sure.

But Kyle Dachas was like a four-to-one favorite against Jamie Pickett and submitted him. And I get the buzzer beater. Like, if that submission happens two minutes and 35 seconds into the first round, Jim Miller gets the bonus. It just happened to be a buzzer-beater. Jim Miller not getting a bonus for that finish is a absolute travesty. As an underdog, winning like that again, that was the moment. Outside of the main event, that's the moment everybody's talking about right now.

And you don't give that man a bonus? Like, I get hit the promotional structure, sponsorship pay. He's making more than anybody else. But come on, dude. Like, the guy's trying to build records and be in the record books all by himself. He's trying to just build this incredible resume. He should have got the bonus over Kyle Dachas. I really truly believe that.

I have no problem with the other bonuses. Good for Dacus. I'm happy for him. I really am, but I think Miller deserved the bonus over him. How was the Edgar Arm bar? Beautiful. Oh, so that was deserving. Oh, yeah, 100%.

Okay. I actually did not see that one. What was I going to say for Jim Miller? Yeah, he's... So with that finish, it's a shame that, yeah, because if he had bonuses, he would have moved solely into second. Oh, no, he would, I'm sorry.

He would have solely been in third place for the most, or sorry, second place. How do you phrase these? You know, Seroni and Lozano are number one at fight night bonuses at 15 each. I think at lightweight or just in general. Maybe just overall. No, no, Nate Diaz. At lightweight, no, there's overall.

Seronian Lozon, 15 bonuses. And another bonus would have given Miller his 14th. so he would have been oh he would have been second or third what do you say when people are tied tied for second

tied for second well no he would have been alone in second all right so he would be alone in second yeah or he'd just be third because serone and loz on it

for any yeah yeah I know yeah I don't know what I'm saying now and this gave him this did give him

the most UFC lightweight finishes that's what I want to say he was tied with Lozahn he now has with the most that's crazy yeah 15

15 finishes. Goodness me. So yes, great for him. So thank you for those suggestions there. Sorry, guys. I lost my place here. Liam Perry. Let's move on to Liam Perry.

Caldawkes versus Brad Tavares. It does feel like he's in the Brad Tavares zone now. Yeah, so I like that one. Buckley versus Chris Curtis, Duplice Loser. I like that. They're fighting UFC 273. Chris Curtis and Buckley would be. If Duplice loses, sure.

But again, extreme Couture, Chris Curtis. Oh, gosh. They'd probably train together, so yeah. Oh, right, right, right, okay, okay, okay. But a duplicacy, which he will lose because Chris Curtis went all the way, all the way to the title in 2022. Yeah, Sean Hayward gave me a Pierce versus Rodin, which I liked, and Jim Miller versus Alexander Hernandez.

Hayes with third, I showed us some love before. Again, we read out of his Buckley Cross scenario. He was with you on that one. Onama versus Charles Rosa. DePaula versus Ashley Yoder, another fighter who, yes, people. Ashley Oder still is with the promotion as far as we know, despite having some some rough luck in the in the octagon. Marcus McGaie just says, Kyle Dachas versus Marquez, rebook it. And then he said, Jim Miller. Now, I want to read this to you to see if you knew who he's talking about right away.

Jim Miller versus Padilla. Padilla. Yeah, he just dropped Padilla on me. He just said, as if I'm supposed to know who Padilla. Now, I get it. Listen, I'm sorry, guys. We are, Mike and I are in our MMA media members. We should know everyone. So this is no, this is no disrespect to Padilla. But, oh, he's, Fernando. Fernando Padilla. Yeah, so he is. Who has a fight booked? I believe.

Oh, sorry, had a fight booked. Had a fight booked a while ago, and it didn't, it was canceled. Padilla was a looking for a fight guy? Yeah, he was. He was. Sure. I mean, again, that's the trend we're on right now. Wasn't it?

Listen. Yeah, him and Manna Martinez, him and Man of Martinez were both signed off of looking for a fight. It's a great pick. But listen, Marcus, you know, we love you on the show. don't be dropping these names in here like I'm supposed to know her but if you're done on it like like Padiah is a household name you got to help me out here all right I'm getting older we see a lot of names it's a deep cut I like it you got to throw that Fernando in there he's not such a big deal that we can just say Padilla we had three cards last night too so we're all we're all a little crazy

scrambled I was at a wedding I mean my brain is just fried I was emceeing uh DePaula versus Slavana Gomez Juarez another solid one so I like that Marcus on some good fix there Thank you, as always. Seamus Law, Dachasv's Injikwani, Jim Miller versus Damir Hadesovic. That's a good one. Hadovich is a bit weird. I think he missed, was he the guy who missed weight last time? No, I'm sorry, I'm thinking of someone else.

I don't want to slander, Hodzovich's good name. But, yeah, sure. Onama, Mike, versus, oh, no, you're going to hate this. Onama versus the Chase Hooper Felipe Colara's winner, May 21st. What? Yeah, because I thought. Wait, who is this person? This is Seamus Law.

Seamus Law, are you trying to get poor Chase Hooper killed? Like, are you saying, like, he beats Felipe Clarus. This is a tough matchup. And then to reward him for such a wonderful effort, you're going to throw him in there with David Onama? Oh, come on, man. Come on, man. That's just sad. That's just sad.

I didn't want to think about that. I'm rooting for Felipe Calares if that's the road we're taking. But come on. Can you imagine the reaction to that booking? And again, Chase is a nice guy. He's great. But can you imagine the reaction to David Onama versus Chase Hooper? Can you imagine how people will react to that?

Wow. Maybe as you just did. Oh, yeah. I think exactly. Probably worse, if we're being honest. Stephanie Eggher versus Macy Chiasen. Seamus Lott says, hey, just keep looking for Skelly. Skelly versus the Tucker Sabatini winner.

UFC 273, April 9th. What else we got here? Pierce versus Sungwu Choi, Tucker Lutz winner, the fighting on March 26th. And Bartista versus Ronnie Lawrence. I mean, I think we both agree. I don't mind the matchup, but I think Lawrence be a pretty heavy favorite.

That would be interesting. Batis is a very strong guy at 135. Yeah, he's good. But Ronnie's good, man. Ronnie could crack. His wrestling's unbelievable. Yeah, I actually like the matchup. Maybe that is the right.

Maybe that is the right next. It's probably the perfect matchup. Yeah. Well done. Well done. So Seamus Law, you're all over the place in this one. You've won, you've won Mike back. Four Corner Sports, N. Y says for Jamal v. Usdemir, feels like any contender at Lydia heavyweight that wants to have a serious chance to competing for a title shot, has to defeat Usdemier, i.e., Prochka, Dominic, Anthony Smith. Yeah, that's a fair point. He's like a super, super high-level gatekeeper. He, he, like, fought his way to title shots so quickly, and then just now has, like, it's hard. He can, the only way to kind of go was down and just to fight these killers keep that keep coming up. Jim Miller versus Soroni 2 They fought in July 2014

What else we got here? DePaula versus Conejo I like that one Thomas Collins Eger versus Ashley Evan Smith What's up with her again? We just No idea

Just out there out there somewhere And I just said before Porter versus Walt Harris So thanks for that one Edgar's so much higher ranked than that Like that's honestly That's a huge step back in my opinion At UFC MMA News

Net. I like the suggestion, Walker versus Kutalaba. Yeah. If they keep walk around, just give them some wild stuff. That's actually the right choice. Our man in Denmark, tilt-girding Jensen, he was feeling inspired. I didn't quite vet these. Johnny Walker versus Rumble Johnson in Bellator, if Rumble is healthy, otherwise you're Al-Mero. There you go. There's the... Yeah.

There we go. People are talking about it. Parker v. Jarges Danhow. I just get happy whenever people mention George's Danhow. Yeah. He's around. He's around. Jim Miller versus Gurram Kutaslatsi. I thought about that one, too. Okay. Stephanie Egger versus Bayamalecki.

I mean, I think Stephanie Egger would crush Bayamalecki. But again, I'm also fine with just doing showcase fights for Stephanie Egger right now. I do want to build her up. I just think she's a really good fighter. And Heliger versus Hunter Azure. Jonathan Pierce versus Ludwig Klein, Mara Batista versus Hailea Alateg. And Barry O'Reilly also coming in. Barry, I'm sorry.

He always sends his amazing long messages. I can't read. He hopes I enjoyed the wedding. So thank you, Barry. one of our favorite listeners. Here goes my suggestions for fight night. Mario Batista versus Douglas Silva de Andrage. Oh, that's a big jump up.

That's a big jump up. I don't know. Oh, by the, they also wanted to ask, I called them out on a Jeremiah Wells versus Karamago Medov matchup. They said, did Karamago, did Karamago metov not sign with the UFC after his last Eagle FC fight? I don't know.

I don't know if that was announced. I'm not sure. I don't know. That's news to me. Barry, you might be right. I honestly, I didn't watch that show. So if it was announced on the broadcast or just shortly after, I didn't see it.

So you might be right on that one. Ches Skelly versus Charles Rodane. I think there's almost no chance of that happening. Both guys just going in very, very different directions in their careers. Excuse me. Oh, he also likes Buckley v. Vietta. So two Jack guys, one with knockup power, one with great submissions, both with questionable cardio.

perfect matchmaking. Was his cardio questionable? Who? Buckley's? Buckley. Did he fade in the third? Yeah. I mean,

Halasan took it over, I mean, completely won the round and took him over and basically had ground control for 85% of the round. I'm sure they were both tired after a fight like that.

So I wasn't, I was more concerned about Alassan's gas tank, but Alassan turned around in the third. So, yeah. Okay. This is Jim Miller

versus Kutzlazze. In the tail and Hamzat training video I saw Goram training. hopefully he's near a comeback. Why not make another mismatch of U.S. experience fights? But this time,

someone's had a very notable win. Yeah, that's good logic. Parker Porter, Tanner Bozer. Porter has a decent 3-1 U.C. record. This would give Bozer another chance to show what he has made of after an incidences start. Fighting. No, is he? Yeah, we reported it.

Pavlovich? Nazimanto. Oh, that's right. I was just talking about that earlier. Okay, that's right. I didn't read it out. So, so sorry, Barry. He is booked.

And Jamal Hill versus Paula Costa, Anthony Smith. Huge difference in biotypes between Hila Costa. Both have knock a power. However, cost to stays at 145, and Smith is a great test. Again, no point for that one if either of those happens, but I like the thinking there. So thanks, Barry. And I want to give our guy, Menolfioro fan number one, Scott McCrae, the closing pick here. He says, I'm probably going to forget putting timeout for this.

His suggestion, the Dust Commander himself, Dale Brown, versus Bank and No Money, the asymmetrical champions of Fight Circus. for Fight Circus Volume 4. Unfortunately, Scott, fight circus is happening soon, actually, in five days. I think Fight Circus Volume 4 is happening this week. So it might be a little too late for that fight to get booked. But hey, John Nutt, if you're out there,

maybe you give Dale Brown a plane ticket. There's really no rules with Fight Circus. You guys can make the fight the day of. I would love to see how the Dust Commander takes on two guys at once, banking no money. So that, for me, is the best suggestion this week. Thank you, Scott McCray. So, guys, hit us up on the Twitter.

me I'm at Alexander K. Lee at Alexander K.K. Lee on Instagram. And again, my email inbox was empty sadly, Alex Dotley at SBNation.com. Mike, they can slide into your DMs on IG. M underscore Heck, J.R. That's where you could submit your picks. And we might have some more next week

because it's quite the main event. Not the main event we expected. We're supposed to get Islam Makachev versus Benil Daryush in the main event of UFC Vegas 49. But Bobby King Green, just being that that bad mamma jama stepping in on 10 days

notice to fight Islam Makachaf what an opportunity it is going to be very live dog don't bet on MMA but very low I hate this talk that he's just going to get crushed by Makkahjana just someone tell me who has I'm sure this example is that I'm forgetting but it doesn't

if it happens it doesn't happen often who beats Bobby Green with just wrestling with just like controlling him with his wrestling again I'm sure there's example guys throw them out there that's fine I'm probably happened before. He's really just good, he has really good take down defense and is really good at controlling distance.

So obviously, I'm a coward. I probably, when I picks come around, I'll probably be picking Makachev, but boy, I don't like this talk that this is just a walkover. This is a super dangerous fight, low risk, high risk, I think, and low reward fight for Makachep. Minus 720 is on

Machachev. Come back on Bobby Green as of right the second, according to our friends of draft kings. Do not bet on that. Plus five, So that is the main event. That's... A.K. A co-main event of Misha Sarkinov versus Wellington Terman, the middleweights. Back in the co-made spot.

This bad order is not locked in. Stop it. This bad order is not locked in. Priscilla Casuetta versus Gian Kian Kim. Armand Sarukian is back against Joel Alvarez. Love that fight. That's a ridiculous fight. Gregory Rodriguez versus Armin Petrosian.

I keep forgetting that he was signed. Armand Petrosian was signed. The brother, of course, of Georgio. Georgian. So probably got some kickboxing. I don't know on a lot about Armin, but he's probably got some kickboxing. This will be a fun one. Ignacio Bahamandes versus Zerong. Yes, I'm, keep going, but I'm much more excited about this card than I was about the one that I just missed. Josiani Nunes versus Ramona Pasquale. Terence McKinney versus Perez-Zaym. Yes. Ginu Frye versus Hannah Honoskles, Muscle Fight. Al-Ahanjo Perez versus Jonathan Martinez. Michael Gilmore takes on

Rameez Brahmage and Victor Alta Marano taking on Carlos Hernandez. 12 fights. I've been very honest with America when like people said I was too, or Casey I just saying maybe some other people said I was too optimistic about the Hermanson circling card. I like that card a lot on paper. I thought it was fine. I said this Saturday's card that just passed, I said was I think that card was terrible. Again, I didn't watch it.

It sounds like it was okay. You said it was just I think we talked about. It's fine. It probably lived up to your. It probably lived up to your six. Six. Six. It was a card.

This card, I think, has a potential to be really good. I like the main event. I like the main card. I think there's a lot of sleepers on the prelims. This is a good card. I'm pushing the UFC on this. I'm promoting the UFC. I like this one a lot.

And it is the Go Home show for UFC 272, which will be headlined by Colby Covington versus Jorge Mazadol. So it's going to be a busy couple weeks here at May fighting. It was a very busy second. Saturday. We appreciate everyone who joined us for all three cards in the post-fight show, which kind of went off the rails a couple different times. But, I mean, that's what happens when

there's three events and there's people covering one event but not paying attention to others. And it was just all sorts of fun and chaos. So we'll be back next week to talk to notable names and the future is coming out of UFC Vegas 49 and it's on to UFC 272. We are getting

out of here for A.K. I am Mike Kek. Thank you for listening and always remember the valuable lesson of on to the next one. Don't take this stuff too seriously. MMA is supposed to be fun. And we'll have more fun next week right here. On to the next one, the podcast. You're listening to the Vox Media Podcast Network.