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Devin Tejada is back to look at three of the most intriguing matchups from this week's blockbuster UFC 308 card.

0:00 Intro

----- IN WITH THE NEW: UFC 308

2:04 Magomed Ankalaev vs. Aleksandar Rakic

14:04 Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev

29:56 Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway

Ahead of UFC 308 this weekend, Sean takes a look at the history of the UFC men's featherweight division and asks the age-old question: Who is the greatest? It's an interesting puzzle when almost all of the champs are still active fighters in the division.

Dev is back to cover the top happenings in MMA, including a extra-large helping of previews from PFL Battle of the Giants and UFC Vegas 99.

0:00 Intro

----- OUT WITH THE OLD

0:50 Brandon Royval hands Tatsuro Taira his first "L"

----- IN WITH THE NEW: PFL SUPER FIGHTS

11:32 Cristiane "Cris Cyborg" Justino vs. Larissa Pacheco

20:22 Francis Ngannou vs. Renan Ferreira

----- IN WITH THE NEW: UFC FIGHT NIGHT 245

32:11 Charles Johnson vs. Su Mudaerji

38:55 Rob Font vs. Kyler Phillips

44:58 Michel Pereira vs. Anthony Hernandez

Sean is joined by top Irish prospect Paul Hughes (12-1) as he prepares for the biggest fight of his career against A.J. McKee at PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants "Prepare for Impact" on Oct. 19 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The former Cage Warriors featherweight champ chatted about his successful Bellator MMA/PFL debut earlier this year, his upcoming assignment against McKee—and just a bit about Gaelic football as a skill base for an MMA career!

0:00 Paul "The Pride of Erin's Own Lavey" Hughes?

2:07 On leaving Cage Warriors

5:30 Why he chose PFL over the UFC or other options

10:02 How his life has changed in the last year

13:50 What's next after the McKee fight?

Ben is joined by special guest Dayne Fox as they preview UFC Fight Night 245, with detailed predictions and picks for all 11 fights. Side topics include retired professional wrestler Amish Roadkill, amateur wrestling great turned MMA pioneer Mike Van Arsdale, and (we promise) the last time you'll hear about Duffy's survival plan in the event of Waffle House armageddon.

0:00 Intro

5:47 Austen Lane (12-5, 1 NC) vs. Robelis Despaigne (5-1)

16:00 Melissa Martinez (7-1) vs. Alice Ardelean (9-6)

24:51 Jessica Penne (14-7) vs. Elise Reed (7-4)

34:43 Joselyne Edwards (13-6) vs. Tamires Vidal (7-3)

46:16 Brad Katona (14-3) vs. Jean Matsumoto (15-0)

56:46 Matheus Nicolau (19-4-1) vs. Asu Almabaev (20-2)

1:07:35 Darren Elkins (28-11) vs. Daniel Pineda (28-16, 3 NC)

1:21:37 Brady Hiestand (8-2) vs. Jake Hadley (11-3)

1:34:27 Charles Johnson (16-6) vs. Su Mudaerji (16-6)

1:47:26 Rob Font (20-8) vs. Kyler Phillips (12-2)

2:03:13 Anthony Hernandez (12-2, 1 NC) vs. Michel Pereira (31-11, 2 NC)

Sean is back to preview PFL Battle of the Giants: Brace for Impact, which takes place Saturday in Saudi Arabia and features three PFL and Bellator title fights, including the return of Francis Ngannou and Cris Cyborg.

0:00 Intro: PFL goes toe-to-toe with the UFC

7:46 Francis Ngannou vs. Renan Ferreira

21:21 Cristiane Justino vs. Larissa Pacheco

26:16 Johnny Eblen vs. Fabian Edwards

30:38 A.J. McKee vs. Paul Hughes

39:24 Rundown of the rest of the card

Keith and Ben preview UFC 307, which goes down on Saturday in Salt Lake City and is topped by a pair of undisputed title fights. 

0:00 Intro: Fighters that, if you don't like them, you don't like MMA

13:01 Court McGee (21-13) vs. Tim Means (33-16-1, 1 NC)

22:58 Ryan Spann (21-10) vs. Ovince St. Preux (27-17)

34:01 Carla Esparza (19-7) vs. Tecia Pennington (13-7)

47:05 Alexander Hernandez (14-8) vs. Austin Hubbard (16-7)

56:20 Cesar Almeida (5-1) vs. Ihor Potieria (20-6)

1:04:38 Marina Rodriguez (17-4-2) vs. Iasmin Lucindo (16-5)

1:13:28 Stephen Thompson (17-7-1) vs. Joaquin Buckley (19-6)

1:26:58 Roman Dolidze (13-3) vs. Kevin Holland (26-11, 1 NC)

1:38:40 Ketlen Vieira (14-3) vs. Kayla Harrison (17-1)

1:54:20 Jose Aldo (32-8) vs. Mario Bautista (14-2)

2:11:44 Raquel Pennington (16-8) vs. Julianna Pena (11-5)

2:23:12 Alex Pereira (11-2) vs. Khalil Rountree (13-5, 1 NC)

Sean is back to recap all the action from PFL Europe 3: 2024 Playoffs, which set up the PFL Europe finals and treated viewers to a "Fight of the Year" contender and a couple of the year's biggest upsets.

0:00 Intro

0:40 FOTY: Lewis McGrillen-Evans vs. Dean Garnett

9:50 Steven Ray vs. Lewis Long

14:37 Robert Whiteford vs. Roger Huerta

19:01 Mark Ewen vs. Yassin Chtatou

20:30 Alexander Luster vs. Julien Lopez

21:41 Florim Zendeli vs. Jack Grant

24:38 Daniele Miceli vs. Ibrahima Mane

26:33 Jakub Kaszuba vs. Daniele Scatizzi

28:43 Connor Hughes vs. Ignacio Capella

31:59 Shanelle Dyer vs. Valentina Scatizzi

36:14 Paulina Wisniewska vs. Karolina Wojcik

37:43 Rundown of the non-playoff undercard

Sean is back to preview PFL Europe 3: 2024 Playoffs, which takes place on Saturday in Glasgow, Scotland, and will determine the participants in December's finals.

0:00 PFL Europe/PFL MENA: Redefining "regional MMA?"

----- NON-PLAYOFF FEATURES

5:33 Steven Ray vs. Lewis Long

12:15 Robert Whiteford vs. Roger Huerta

----- LIGHTWEIGHT SEMIFINALS

14:45 Daniele Scatizzi vs. Jakub Kaszuba

17:05 Connor Hughes vs. Ignacio Capella

----- WELTERWEIGHT SEMIFINALS

18:49 Jack Grant vs. Florim Zendeli

20:25 Ibrahima Mane vs. Daniele Miceli

----- WOMEN'S FLYWEIGHT SEMIFINALS

22:09 Valentina Scatizzi vs. Shanelle Dyer

24:05 Karolina Wojcik vs. Paulina Wisniewska

----- PRELIMINARY BOUTS

26:04 Rundown of the PFL Europe 3 undercard

After a week off, Keith and Ben dive into UFC Fight Night 243, with detailed predictions and picks for all 14 fights. Side topics of conversation include fictional sports such as Quidditch and soccer.

0:00 Intro: Fake Weeks Off and Listener Appreciation Night

8:22 Bolaji Oki (9-1) vs. Chris Duncan (11-2)

15:40 Jacqueline Cavalcanti (7-1) vs. Nora Cornolle (8-1)

22:44 Daniel Barez (16-6) vs. Victor Altamirano (12-4)

29:48 Ailin Perez (10-2) vs. Darya Zheleznyakova (9-1)

38:02 Taylor Lapilus (20-4) vs. Vince Morales (16-7)

45:33 Ludovit Klein (22-4-1) vs. Roosevelt Roberts (12-4, 1 NC)

54:43 Oumar Sy (10-0) vs. Da Woon Jung (15-5-1)

1:03:21 Ion Cutelaba (17-10-1, 1 NC) vs. Ivan Erslan (14-3)

1:11:52 Fares Ziam (15-4) vs. Matt Frevola (11-4-1)

1:21:15 Morgan Charriere (19-10-1) vs. Gabriel Miranda (17-6)

1:30:50 Kevin Jousset (10-2) vs. Bryan Battle (10-2, 1 NC)

1:38:23 William Gomis (13-2) vs. Joanderson Brito (17-3-1)

1:47:09 Nassourdine Imavov (14-4, 1 NC) vs. Brendan Allen (24-5)

2:00:52 Renato Carneiro (19-5-1) vs. Benoit St. Denis (13-2)