A few weeks back, we told you all a rumor that Showtime Sports would be closing its doors for good by the time 2024 rolled around. Unfortunately, that rumor proved to be true, with confirmation hitting the community today. All 38 employees, including Stephen Espinoza, will have their positions terminated. Dan Rafael reports that contractors and freelancers (including Luke Thomas and Shakiel Mahjoury) will not be affected by the regular staff cuts.

We take a look at Tim Elliot’s extreme haterism, just how well the Misfts promotion is doing, and how Dillon Danis manages to keep failing upward. We also spent some time looking back on UFC Vegas 81, as well as providing a mini preview of the UFC 294 card via the four fights we chose for our picks and predictions. Let’s have a look at those:

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UFC 294

* Islam Makhachev  vs.  A. Volkanovski 155 lbs

* Kamaru Usman  vs.  Khamzat Chimaev 185 lbs

* Magomed Ankalaev  vs.  Johnny Walker 205 lbs

* Tim Elliott  vs.  Muhammad Mokaev 125 lbs

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