Ariel Helwani is back from his break, so the gang discusses what they did during their time off, before recapping UFC 330. They discuss Dana White’s comments about Ian Machado Garry lacking killer instinct, the incredible résumé of Islam Makhachev, who Makhachev’s next opponent should be, and the comments by both Machado Garry and Makhachev after the fight (11:11). UFC strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern joins following her successful UFC 330 title defense, saying she was not happy with the performance, before touching on her recent improvements, a potential fight against Zhang Weili, Gillian Robertson’s ceiling and her coach Din Thomas’ comments, other potential contenders including Fatima Kline, and more (1:02:10). Charles Johnson recaps his UFC 330 fight week, including the last-minute opponent change, pulling off the Scottish Twister, his iconic haircut, then reacts to the press conference fireworks between fellow flyweights Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja, and calls for a fight against Brandon Royval (1:34:54). Arman Tsarukyan returns to preview his booking against Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 331, also talking about why the Charles Oliveira rematch didn’t happen, being told by UFC that he will get the next title shot, being offered a fight against Justin Gaethje, Islam Makhachev’s success at welterweight, how Usman Nurmagomedov would do in the UFC, his RAF match against Dillon Danis, and more (2:03:13). Jalin Turner is our final guest of the day, breaking down his big UFC 330 win and discussing his new UFC contract, coming back after stepping away from the sport, his journey with religion and finding purpose, watching his friend Ian Machado Garry fight for the title, and more (2:38:22). The crew covers news and notes, including Usman Nurmagomedov potentially signing with UFC, the growing beef between Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja, some major UFC fight announcements, the latest on Conor McGregor’s surgery, Claressa Shields’ continued dominance, and more (3:11:27). The show closes with your Super Chats (4:19:11).
