The MMA Vivisection Shows: 'Main Card Preview' & 'Prelims Card Preview'

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.comUFC Vegas 121 is exactly what you’d expect of an Apex card. Not much in the way of name value, ridiculous card order and some miserable stats. This is supposed to be a TUF finale card, so I understand the dearth of ranked talent, but once upon a time, TUF finales were well matched, thoughtful events that felt like impactful, important events. Those were…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.comUFC 331 is minimum effort card slapped together by the matchmakers. It does have three ranked fights but all ranked fights are not created equal. Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja sits atop the main card, our lone title bout. It should be a good, action-packed fight that will determine if Van has what it takes to hang on to his belt now that Pantoja has …

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.comThe UFC is in Glendale, Arizona this weekend with a pretty decent Fight Night event. “Fight Night”, you ask? Well, if a Noche event is not in Mexico, is it really a Noche event? I’ll leave you to ponder that one. The bouts, at least on the main card, are pretty dang good. Fiorot vs. Grasso and McMillen vs. Rahiki are certified fresh matchmaking, imho an…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.comThe UFC is in Paris this weekend with a card that has no ranked fights and just three ranked fighters. Considering the card is in the City of Light and the local government likely paid a small fortune in site fees, this is kind of nasty work by the promotion. I do like the debut of Parnasse being the main event, and there are some fun fights, but they s…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.comThe UFC is in China this weekend with a card that actually looks pretty good. There’s interesting matchmaking, fairly good stats, and some lightweight name power. Fans in China should thoroughly enjoy what the promotion is bringing to them on Saturday. Aorqileng vs. Kai Asakura is low key fire, in my humble opinion. Now, let’s take a look at all the fig…