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The Spinnin Backfist MMA Show breaks down all the biggest MMA cards and interviews your favorite MMA personalities.

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UFC MEXICO CITY BETTING PREVIEW + JAI OPETAIA INTERVIEW

0:00:00 Intro / MMA News (Dan Hooker, Sean Strickland drama)
0:28:54 Juliana Miller vs. Carli Judice
0:30:30 Jordan Leavitt vs. Yadier del Valle
0:31:57 Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Puna Soriano
0:33:57 Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani vs. Phil Rowe 
0:36:43 Jocelyn Edwards vs. Nora Cornolle
0:38:30 Luis Gurule vs. Alden Coria
0:39:49 Ode Osbourne vs. Alibi Idiris
0:41:11 Chidi Njokuani vs. Carlos Leal
0:43:03 Zach Reese vs. Michel Pereira
0:45:14 Jacobe Smith vs. Josiah Harrell
0:47:54 Sergei Spivac vs. Ante Delija
0:50:53 Dan Ige vs. Melquizael Costa
0:51:56 Geoff Neal vs. Uros Medic (Co-Main)
0:55:44 Sean Strickland vs. Anthony Hernandez (Main Event)

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UFC HOUSTON BETTING PREVIEW

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UFC VEGAS 113 BETTING PREVIEW

0:00 UFC 324 Recap and the Move to Paramount Plus 
4:44 Discussion on Show Pacing and Production Changes 
10:04 Analyzing UFC 324 Results 
20:01 Road to UFC Fights 
22:16 Kaan Ofli vs. Yizha
23:51 Jonathan Micallef vs. Oban Elliott 
26:01 Jacob Malkoun vs. Torrez Finney 
28:35 Cam Rowston vs. Cody Brundage 
30:08 Junior Taffa vs. Billy Elekana 
32:04 Quillan Salkilld vs. Jamie Mullarkey 
35:51 Tai Tuivasa vs. Tallison Teixeira 
39:53 Mauricio Ruffy vs. Rafael Fiziev 
42:47 Dan Hooker vs. Benoit Saint Denis 
46:11 Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes 
52:32 Show Wrap-up and Live Stream Plans 
54:35 Spinnin Backfist Parlay

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UFC 325 BETTING PREVIEW PRESENTED BY PARAMOUNT+

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0:00 Intro & Paramount+ Announcement! 
5:14 Dana White Interview Analysis and Rankings 
9:30 Arman Tsarukyan and MMA News 
12:16 Conor McGregor and Other Fight News 
13:17 Upcoming Bookings: Sean Strickland and Paulo Costa 
20:54 Tai Miller vs. Adam Fugitt 
22:44 Ricky Turcios vs. Cameron Smotherman 
24:38 Josh Hokit vs. Denzel Freeman 
26:54 Michael Johnson vs. Alexander Hernandez 
29:31 Charles Johnson vs. Alex Perez 
32:15 Nikita Krylov vs. Modestas Bukauskas 
34:19 Jean-Christophe Gautier vs. Puliev 
36:50 Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Deiveson Figueiredo 
40:10 Arnold Allen vs. Jean Silva 
43:02 Natalia Silva vs. Rose Namajunas 
45:05 Derrick Lewis vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta 
48:24 Sean O'Malley vs. Song Yadong 
51:50 Justin Gaethje vs. Patty Pimblett 
57:46 Show Wrap-up and Final Thoughts,

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UFC 324 BETTING PREVIEW

All right, we are live and we are back with the Spinning Backfist MMA show. It is Robbie Fox, Big Ev, and Jack Mack. As always, the long wait is almost finally over. It's been six long weeks without the UFC. We're finally here. UFC 324 this Saturday. I keep almost going. 234 when I read it out. It's

Thanks to Jon Anik for spending some time with us before UFC 324 and UFC 325!

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Jon Anik On The Current State Of The UFC And What He Would Change - FULL INTERVIEW

Welcome to the Spinning Backfist MMA show presented by Barstool Sports. It is Robby Fox, Big Ev, and Jack Mack as always today with a special interview with John Anick. It's an awesome interview. Such a good guy. One of the best brains in the sports. Just fun getting to pick his brain. He's the man.

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