The MMA Circus

The MMA Circus: UFC Fresno recap, UFC Winnipeg preview, Georges St-Pierre


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EPISODE 141: The MMA Circus, hosted by Nick Baldwin and Andrew Lawrence, is back for your listening pleasure.

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UFC Fight Night 123 recap — In the Fresno main event last weekend, Brian Ortega picked up the biggest win of his career with a second-round submission over longtime featherweight contender Cub Swanson. Bantamweight contender Marlon Moraes destroyed Aljamain Sterling earlier on the main card with a knee.

  • UFC on FOX 26 preview — In the Winnipeg main event on Saturday, former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler and former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos collide at 170 pounds. Also on the card, top featherweight Ricardo Lamas meets Josh Emmett, Santiago Ponzinibbio and Mike Perry fight for a top 10 spot at welterweight, and former light heavyweight title challenger Glover Teixeira faces Misha Cirkunov.

  • Georges St-Pierre vacates the middleweight title — Due to his colitis diagnosis, St-Pierre vacated his second UFC title just over a month after taking it from Michael Bisping at UFC 217. Robert Whittaker is now the undisputed champ and meets Luke Rockhold in his first title defense at UFC 221 next year.

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