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On this week's All Things MMA, coach Myles Price and Ken McGuire are catching up on European IBJJF Championships in Rome, the pressures elite-level fighters can be under in the strive for balance in fighting and life, the circus that was Jake Paul v Anderson Silva and there's a quick look at the upcoming UFC 281 card with some rapid-fire predictions.

Predictions went out the window for UFC 280 so we're wondering is Sean O'Malley ready to be number one contender, does Aljamain Sterling get enough credit for his fight planning and ultimately will chaos reign supreme when it comes to match-making at the top level?

One of the biggest MMA cards of the year is upon us, UFC 280, with both the vacant lightweight title on the line with (technical) former champion Charles Oliveira set to offer Islam Makhachev his biggest career fight to date while defending bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling puts his title on the line against former champ TJ Dillashaw.

On this week's All Things MMA with Ken McGuire and pro fighter Myles Price we'll have a look at the top three fights on the main card and what comes next with reports that featherweight king Alexander Volkanovski will be next in line for the new lightweight champion while the winner of Sean O'Malley and Petr Yan looks set to face whoever leaves Abu Dhabi with the bantamweight strap.

There's also talk of the next or final steps for Tony Ferguson while we've been reviewing footage of power slapping in the wake of news that a 'power slap league' could be heading to the UFC Apex.

This week we're finding out how belt grading works in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and how it differs for children, teens and adults and how external factors could impact your progress.

This week on All Things MMA we're taking a look at some of the Kilkenny competitors at the Irish Brazilian jiu-jitsu Irish open and taking a look ahead to some of the key matchups at UFC 280 later this month.

This week's All Things MMA poses listener and studio questions to Myles Price for those curious about beginning their MMA journey.