The Bag Over The Belt: McGregor-Poirier 3, Matchmaking Roulette, Bellator on Showtime Debut, more!
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Shaun and Chuck emerge with a fresh episode and dive into a full slate of fight news coming out of the weekend. The guys discuss Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 3 (5:30), what's at stake for both fighters and the magnitude of the trilogy fight. With several big fights announced over the weekend, we play Matchmaking Roulette and rate some of the most interesting matchups, including Kevin Holland vs. Marvin Vettori (20:21), Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega as TUF 29 coaches (22:53), Demetrious Johnson vs. Adriano Moraes at ONE on TNT (26:02), Demian Maia vs. Belal Muhammad (28:59), Cris Cyborg's Bellator debut (31:34), Gilbert Burns vs. Stephen Thompson (33:33), Chan Sung Jung vs. Dan Ige (36:04), and Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov (37:29). Plus, we recap Bellator's debut on Showtime (41:31), discuss Patricio Pitbull's place in the featherweight landscape after a dominant win over Emmanuel Sanchez (49:11), and update the results of our MMA Global Heavyweight Redraft. Support the show! Patreon.com/MANandtheMITH Follow us on Twitter: @MANandtheMITH @shaunalshatti @ChuckMindenhall
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