Jimmy Smith examines Dana White's response to being absent for Francis Ngannou's title win and post fight presser explains why the attempts of Jake Paul to change fighter pay will fall flat and Bellator MMA commentator Josh Thomson for a preview of Bellator 273.

Jimmy Smith examines the rumors of Ronda Rousey showing up at the Royal Rumble and what the response she might get and speaks to former UFC champ and MMA veteran Rashad Evans about his return to MMA for Eagle FC this weekend.

Jimmy Smith examines what the UFC's future looks like if they can't come to an agreement with UFC heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou speak with BloodyElbow.com's John Nash about the biggest things to know about the contract battle between Ngannou and the UFC, and chats with Deiveson Figueiredo's coaches Eddie Cha & Santino Defranco about the action packed 3rd installment of Moreno vs Figueiredo at UFC 270.

Jimmy Smith speaks to MMA analyst Yves Edwards for a technical breakdown of UFC 270 and speaks to SiriusXM's SportsGrid Radio's Gabe Morency for some betting picks for UFC 270 and the NFL playoffs this weekend.

Jimmy Smith shares his thoughts on the 'gym story' sparring tales that are becoming the major storyline between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane ahead of their main event fight at UFC 270 and examines the possibility of Jon Jones getting the next heavyweight title shot at the winner of Saturday's main event.

Jimmy Smith explores what the future of flyweight could be as we head into the Brandon Moreno vs Deiveson Figueiredo trilogy fight at UFC 270, examines whether a loss to Colby Covington could end the career of Jorge Masvidal, as Chael Sonnen suggested, and answers listener questions from the UTC Midweek Mailbag.

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Jimmy Smith shares his reaction to the news that Amanda Nunes is leaving American Top Team after her loss to Jullianna Pena, speaks with top UFC featherweight Calvin Kattar about his main event win at UFC Vegas 46, and breaks down the big stories and controversies from NFL wild card weekend.

Jimmy Smith explains who was right between Dana White and Henry Cejudo public battle about whether Triple C should have gotten a crack at Alex Volkanovski, gets an NFL Wild Card playoffs preview courtesy of ESPN's Phil Murphy, and has the Saturday's UFC Vegas 46 card with Factory X head coach Marc Montoya.

Jimmy Smith analyzes whether Calvin Kattar can bounce back this weekend against Giga Chikadze after a tough loss against Max Holloway, speaks with legendary ref and Bellator MMA's Big John McCarthy about the 2022 return of Bellator

Jimmy Smith analyzes whether the UFC made the right choice giving Korean Zombie the title shot against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 273 instead of letting Henry Cejudo cut the line, speaks with SiriusXM Fight Nation Host and former American Top Team coach Din Thomas to talk the rivalry between Masvidal and Covington, and breaks down the back and forth between Alajamain Sterling and Petr Yan about the reason their fight was moved off of UFC 272.