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1 week ago | 
themmadrawpodcast.substack.com | Nate Wilcox
Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -1:21:45Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. UFC Baku seems to still be on, despite the conflict that rages on in the Middle East. Looking at the card on paper, it leaves a lot to be desired. Lots of fighters coming off losses and just a single ranked fight for this on-the-road Fight Night.
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1 week ago | 
themmadraw.com | Nate Wilcox
This post is dedicated to the memory of Arabian journalist Turki al-Jassar, who paid the ultimate price for telling his truth. His words will outlive both the regime that killed him and the global nihilism that grants impunity to criminals to repeatedly offend. At a certain point, I just have to ask: how much politics can be mixed into the UFC stew before it becomes completely unpalatable?
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1 week ago | 
themmadraw.com | Nate Wilcox
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1 week ago | 
themmadrawpodcast.substack.com | Nate Wilcox
Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -1:08:08Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. UFC Atlanta started with one helluva bang but went out on a whimper. With three spectacular knockouts on the prelims, it looked like the show was going to be a great one. There was even an illegal upkick stoppage controversy in the featured prelim, but the main card was a bit of a snoozer. Let me explain.
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2 weeks ago | 
themmadrawpodcast.substack.com | Nate Wilcox
Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -1:32:44Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. UFC Atlanta is not as bad as the alternative stats would suggest. Let me tell you why. We have three former champs on the main portion. It doesn’t matter that none the trio is likely to end up with a strap again, but we do have some recognizable talent for this on-the-road card.
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2 weeks ago | 
bvmsports.com | Nate Wilcox
This guest post is by Blake Avignon. "The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemy's." - Napoleon Bonaparte Netflix is officially streaming Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford on September 13, 2025, in Las Vegas. Even better, Netflix is streaming the fight globally at no extra charge. Cartels of names appear everywhere in the headlines: Riyadh Season, Sela, Dana White.
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2 weeks ago | 
themmadrawpodcast.substack.com | Nate Wilcox
Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -1:21:27Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. UFC 316 was a solid card on paper that managed to deliver some big moments in its application. We got a terrific performance out of Merab Dvalishvili, who had his way with Sean O’Malley and ended up ultimately submitting him. O’Malley’s lifestyle changes did nothing—in fact, Sean seemed even less competitive than their first fight.
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3 weeks ago | 
themmadraw.com | Nate Wilcox
The curtain came down on the final chapter of the greatest MMA broadcaster to ever do it this week. Mike Bohn broke the heartbreakingnews Monday. Jordan Breen, the original MMA media wunderkind, had passed away at age 38. Chuck Mindenhall reported an additional heart-breaking kick in the teeth on Wednesday:I know that Jordan left Toronto for his native Halifax when his own mom passed away several years back. He went back to take care of his father, from what I was told, who has since died as well.
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3 weeks ago | 
themmadraw.com | Nate Wilcox
This guest post is by Blake Avignon. “When the music stops, in terms of liquidity, things will be complicated.”- Chuck Prince, former CEO of Citigroup, 2007In the high-stakes world of sports streaming, Amazon is not waiting for the music to stop. It is making moves now. Sources confirm Prime Video will not renew its deal with ONE Championship when it expires at the end of its term in 2025.
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3 weeks ago | 
themmadraw.com | Zach Arnold |Nate Wilcox
Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -28:49Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Cracks are starting to show on the UFC’s proverbial foundation. You can see it with your own eyes. Despite the process hustle of advertising UFC media rights for sale at $1 billion, you can sense that something doesn’t feel right. Sure, UFC is getting millions of dollars from New Jersey. They’re going to draw a $2M gate for Kamaru Usman in Atlanta.
