Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts.
This week’s panel of Matthew Wells, Nolan King and Danny Segura will join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia live at 11 a.m. ET (8 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate the following topics:
- Khamzat Chimaev is the new UFC middleweight champion. The unbeaten star dominated and dethroned Dricus Du Plessis in the UFC 319 main event Saturday. It was a performance that disappointed some, and impressed others, given the lack of damage in the fight and wrestle-heavy approach from Chimaev. What’s next for Chimaev? How long can he stay champion? Where does Du Plessis go from here? We analyze the UFC 319 main event.
- Outside the headlining act at UFC 319, there were some big results. Lerone Murphy and Carlos Prates scored Knockout of the Year contenders with spinning elbows, putting the lights out for Aaron Pico and Geoff Neal, respectively. Additionally, Michael Page beat Jared Cannonier, picking up another win at 185 pounds. We discuss what’s next for the winners and losers of these key results.
- 2025 PFL tournament finals continued with Alfie Davis, Liz Carmouche and Marcirley Alves winning titles. Davis outpointed heavy favorite Gadzhi Rabadanov in a close bout. Carmouched viciously knocked out Jena Bishop. We react to these two championship wins. Plus, the PFL returns Thursday with the middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight finals.
- The UFC is also in business this weekend. The promotion hosts a Fight Night event in Shanghai headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Johnny Walker and Zhang Mingyang. Additionally, this card features Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling and Sergei Pavlovich vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta. We break down and preview the main fights from the card.
- Lastly, to cap off the show, each panelist highlights a news story from the past week. Plenty went on outside of fight results, and we’ll dive into some extra nuggets
