Against the Cage: A New York Post Sports Podcast

After 6 years away from the cage, Dillon Danis is set to make his return to MMA this weekend at Misfits Boxing. As he gears up to fight for the promotion's inaugural MMA title, Danis spoke exclusively with The Post's Erich Richter. Danis talked his upcoming fight, his aspirations to fight in the UFC, and more.

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With Khamzat Chimaev's dominant performance against Dricus Du Plessis on Saturday night, two back-to-back spinning elbow finishes in a row, and some gripes we need to get off our chests, there's a lot to unpack coming off the heels of UFC 319. We break it all down on this episode of Against The Cage.

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With the UFC's massive broadcast deal news breaking this week, and the most anticipated fight of the year on Saturday night, we've got a lot to cover. What questions are left unanswered from what we know so far in the UFC's deal with Paramount+? With Khamzat's cardio and growth in his game up for question, are there clear holes for middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis to exploit? Jake Aryeh, Scott Fontana, and Erich Richter break it all down on this episode of Against The Cage.

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With Dricus Du Plessis' fight against Khamzat Chimaev just over a week away, the South African champion sat down with The Post's Scott Fontana to talk more about his upcoming title defense. Du Plessis broke down why he believes there are "much more" opportunities to finish Chimaev than his former opponent, Sean Strickland, vowing to seek an end to the fight "from the first second to the last."

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As the new calendar year inches closer and closer, the UFC media rights saga has yet to come to a close. Our own Erich Richter provides the latest updates stemming from a TKO conference call this week, and Scott Fontana breaks down the latest developments in MMA judging criteria that were approved by the ABC on this episode of Against The Cage.

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As Reinier De Ridder, Petr Yan, and Shara Bullet all come away with wins after UFC Abu Dhabi, we take a look at the best matchups to make. And while we’re at it, lets re-hash the 155 title picture as it looks to become more and more cluttered, and callouts and ducking claims fly left and right. We also take a look at the PFL finals and UFC fight night coming up this weekend, on this episode of Against The Cage.

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Thad Jean said that he wants to be the face of the PFL by the end of the year, and with a win over Logan Storely for the $500,000 tournament prize, he would be well on his way to achieving his goal. The rising star spoke exclusively to The Post's Erich Richter about his upcoming fight and his rise to stardom as a young, hungry contender.

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After another slew of UFC fight announcements from Dana White on IG live, Erich Richter is fed up. We break down all the latest fights announced this week, sound off on the IG live nonsense, and recap Dustin Poirier's swan song sendoff over this past weekend on this episode of Against The Cage.

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With Dustin Poirier's final fight at UFC 318 against Max Holloway in his home state of Louisiana upon us, it's time to look back at his illustrious career. So, where does Poirier rank as an all-time lightweight? Jake Aryeh, Scott Fontana, and Erich Richter break down UFC 318 and more on this episode of Against The Cage.

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Dustin Poirier is 'proud' of all he has accomplished going into his retirement fight at UFC 318 against Max Holloway. The UFC great spoke exclusively to The Post's Scott Fontana about his swan song event, looked back on his extensive career, and more.

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