Kayla Harrison joins the show and discusses her upcoming PFL Lightweight championship fight against Larissa Pacheco with $1 million on the line, getting more and more comfortable in her evolution from judoka to mixed martial artist, being bummed, but not surprised, that Cris Cyborg signed with Bellator, overcoming her past sexual abuse, her book, “Fighting Back”, and much more. Plus, Josh discusses recently announced fights including Conor McGregor vs. Cowboy Cerrone, Khabib vs. Tony Ferguson fights, and Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker, and highlights some of the biggest bouts coming up during a jam-packed month of December.

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Josh takes a look back at the third decade of modern mixed martial arts and explores how this past ten years stacks up against the previous twenty, including the most significant events, fights, and fighters that have shaped the current era of the sport. Plus, Josh gives his thoughts on The Athletic MMA’s collective all-decade team selections.

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Dominick Reyes joins the show and talks about his UFC 247 headlining fight against Jon Jones for the UFC Light Heavyweight title, being the best version of himself on fight night, this being the plan since 2013, handling the pressure of the moment, Jon as the ultimate test, and much more.

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King Mo Lawal joins the show and talks about his life after fighting, having the chance to live the American dream throughout his career, getting a chance to explore many cultures, including meeting Khabib Nurmagomedov in Dagestan, and much more. Plus, Josh looks back at Ben Askren’s career and talks about the former champ’s legacy in the wake of his retirement from MMA.

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Josh is joined by “The California Kid” Urijah Faber to discuss how challenging it was to resume his MMA career after he stepped away in 2016, his storybook return to the Octagon against Ricky Simon in July, his upcoming UFC 245 fight vs. rising contender Petr Yan, Cody Garbrandt’s status with Team Alpha Male, and much more. Then, undefeated Bellator prospect Patrick Mix calls in and talks about his eleven straight wins to start his career, including his most recent victory against Isaiah Chapman, representing Bellator in his next fight against Yuki Motoya at Rizin 20 in Japan on New Year’s Eve, feeling like he would’ve won Season 27 of The Ultimate Fighter had he been on the show, and a lot more. First, Josh gives his thoughts on the main event of UFC Sao Paulo between Jan Błachowicz and Jacare Souza, making his Light Heavyweight debut.

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Josh sits down with UFC Hall of Famer, Randy “The Natural” Couture exactly two weeks after he suffered a heart attack to discuss how he’s feeling now, thoughts on the BMF title fight between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz, USADA’s role in the UFC, The Rock, Trump, and much more. Plus, Josh’s thoughts on UFC 244, including the doctor who stopped the fight getting death threats, President Trump’s attendance at the event, and putting his involvement in the early days of the sport into proper context, and The Rock’s “Smashing Machine” film. Finally, Josh details the thought process behind his BMF tournament piece for The Athletic. 

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Josh is joined by MMA legend and original BMF, Tank Abbott, to discuss the idea of a BMF title, whether Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal would fit into the old school tournament-style events or not, discovering the UFC in a Playboy Magazine ad, the toughest guy he fought in his career, and much more. Plus, Josh gives some interesting details about the changes USADA is making to its anti-doping policy, and why Nate Diaz might not have had as much to do with them as people think. And, Josh gives his thoughts on the entirety of the stacked UFC 244 card.

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Gross Point Blank with The Athletic's Josh Gross is coming your way every Thursday, starting October 31st!

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