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October 13, 2025 • 26 mins
Dana White made some big announcements for the UFC's final pay-per-view of 2025 and announced that Merab Dvalishvili looks to make his fourth title defense against former champ Petr Yan in a rematch to headline UFC 323. Additionally, White confirmed that Alexandre Pantoja defends the flyweight title against top contender Josh Van in the co-main event.
Following the big reveal from the UFC CEO, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck reacts to th...
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October 12, 2025 • 56 mins
Charles Oliveira once again proved to be invincible when fighting in his native Brazil and the future Hall of Famer kept himself in line for more big matchups in the future.
Could it be a long-awaited rematch with Max Holloway with the “BMF” title on the line? Is he the one to slow Paddy Pimblett’s role? Or is there another fight in Oliveira’s future that can set him up for one last shot at the undisputed lightweight championship,...
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October 11, 2025 • 63 mins
Charles Oliveira made it look easy against Mateusz Gamrot in the main event of UFC Rio, delivering a pillar-to-post performance en route to a second-round submission victory to get back in the win column. After the fight, Oliveira called for a BMF title fight against Max Holloway, and the MMA community seems to agree.
Following a wild Fight Night card on Saturday night in Brazil, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee react...
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October 10, 2025 • 57 mins
Charles Oliveira looks to bounce back from a brutal knockout loss to Ilia Topuria in the main event of UFC 317 as he faces former KSW champ, and top-10 lightweight Mateusz Gamrot in the main event of UFC Rio on Saturday. Although Oliveira is still super popular, is it a do-or-die moment for the former UFC lightweight champion?
Ahead of the UFC's return to Brazil, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee preview the UFC Fight ...
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October 9, 2025 • 94 mins
Alex Pereira and Merab Dvalishvili left T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas as UFC champions following a wild UFC 320 event this past Saturday night. While Dvalishvili has his eye on a rematch with Petr Yan, Pereira has a lot of options ahead of him, including a mega-fight against Jon Jones at heavyweight.
On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel puts a bow on the UFC 320 festivities, and discuss where Pereira and Dvalishvil...
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October 8, 2025 • 31 mins
The UFC is heading back to Brazil!
This Saturday, UFC Rio goes down in the first nation of fighting, headlined by a lightweight main event matchup between former champion Charles Oliveira, and top-10 contender Mateusz Gamrot, and No Bets Barred is here to break it all down.
This week, host Jed Meshew flies solo, taking a look at all things UFC Rio. Topics discussed include Oliveira's quick turnaround, Gamrot's chances while stepp...
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On the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer, UFC legend Matt Brown and Damon Martin react to UFC 320 including Alex Pereira tearing through Magomed Ankalaev in just 80 seconds, which was a worst case scenario for Ankalaev. With the win Pereira is calling for a fight against Jon Jones but Brown makes his argument that Jones needs to fight Tom Aspinall and nobody else. Plus we’ll discuss Merab Dvalishvili’s latest win over Co...
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October 5, 2025 • 84 mins
Alex Pereira and Merab Dvalshvili left UFC 320 as world champions following Saturday's pay-per-view event, with Pereira delivering an 80 second knockout to cap off the event. With a lot of questions surrounding the fighting future of "Poatan" at 205 pounds, where does the star fighter go next?
On an all-new edition of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee discuss what's next for Pereira and Ankalaev fol...
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October 5, 2025 • 65 mins
Alex Pereira not only defeated Magomed Ankalaev in their rematch at UFC 320, but he made it look easy, needing only 80 seconds to get the knockout victory. Now that Pereira has exacted revenge, where does "Poatan" go after adding another highlight to his already incredible reel?
Following Saturday's pay-per-view event, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Jed Meshew react to a wild night in Las Vegas, Pereira's incredible performance, if...
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October 4, 2025 • 53 mins
Alex Pereira looks to avoid the first two-fight losing streak of his UFC career as he aims to regain the light heavyweight title against the man who dethroned him earlier this year in Magomed Ankalaev. Will the legend of "Poatan" write another chapter, or will the champ make it 2-0 against the Brazilian star in the main event of UFC 320?
Ahead of Saturday's pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Alexander K....
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October 2, 2025 • 79 mins
The UFC returns this Saturday for their first pay-per-view card in over a month with UFC 320, which features two world title fights, including Magomed Ankalaev facing Alex Pereira in a rematch for the light heavyweight title, while Merab Dvalishvili defends the bantamweight championship against Cory Sandhagen. What results would be most surprising this weekend in Las Vegas?
On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel dis...
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October 1, 2025 • 94 mins
We're back!
Due to a light schedule and some technical difficulties, it's been nearly a month since the last No Bets Barred, but we are back just in time for the first pay-per-view event in a month. This Saturday, UFC 320 goes down in Las Vegas, headlined by a light heavyweight title rematch between Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira, and also featuring a bantamweight title fight between Merab Dvalishvili and Cory Sandhagen. And wi...
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September 30, 2025 • 84 mins
On the latest episode of The Fighter vs The Writer, Matt Brown and Damon Martin react to Wanderlei Silva suffering a brutal knockout in a post-fight brawl in Brazil and we look ahead at UFC 320 including our picks and predictions for Magomed Ankalaev vs. Alex Pereira 2 and Merab Dvalishvili vs. Cory Sandhagen plus much more.
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September 28, 2025 • 65 mins
Carlos Ulberg has done just about everything he can to make his case for a title shot.
“Black Jag” was already on a red hot win streak with eight straight wins, but he put an exclamation point ont hat run Saturday with a first-round knockout of the resurgent Dominick Reyes. With Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira rematching for the light heavyweight championship at UFC 320 next Saturday and top contenders Jiri Prochazka and Khalil ...
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September 28, 2025 • 76 mins
Carlos Ulberg made a statement, and sent a message to Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira in the process on Saturday night in the main event of UFC Perth. Is Ulberg next in line for a title fight after next weekend's pay-per-view card in Las Vegas?
Following the UFC's latest Fight Night event, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck, Jed Meshew, and E. Casey Leydon react to Ulberg's brutal knockout win over Dominick Reyes, discuss if the win gets ...
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September 26, 2025 • 77 mins
The light heavyweight title is on the line at UFC 320 next week, but the UFC Perth main event could produce a surprising No. 1 contender.
Carlos Ulberg takes on Dominick Reyes on Saturday and while the two have taken vastly different paths to get to this spot, what they have in common are a string of results that have pushed them towards title contention. Will the surging Ulberg make it nine straight wins to force the matchmakers ...
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September 25, 2025 • 80 mins
UFC CEO Dana White gave fans and media a look at the renderings for what the UFC White House event may look like when the promotion puts on the historic card in June. How does it all look, plus what is this actually supposed to be in execution?
On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel reacts to the renderings White shared to Fox News, and try to decipher what the event is — is it a massive UFC card on the White House'...
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On the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer, UFC legend Matt Brown and Damon Martin discuss Dana White’s hesitancy to book Jon Jones at the upcoming White House card and reacting to Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler potentially headlining that show instead. Is McGregor’s comeback worthy of such a marquee spot on a once-in-a-lifetime fight card? Plus we discuss Ronda Rousey suddenly saying she’s falling in love with MMA al...
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September 18, 2025 • 78 mins
UFC CEO Dana White took his talents to the boxing world for Canelo vs. Crawford this past Saturday, which was capped off by Terence Crawford's masterpiece against Canelo Alvarez to capture the undisputed super middleweight title in Las Vegas. How did it all go for White, how much credit and criticism should be on him, and can White and Turki Alalshikh co-exist in the long run?
On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel ...
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On the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer, Matt Brown and Damon Martin react to the fallout from Terence Crawford beating Canelo Alvarez in a historic showdown as well as UFC champion Ilia Topuria calling for a fight against Crawford in the ring. We’ll also discuss the proposed changes under the Muhammad Ali Revival Act that could potentially bring UFC style promotion to the sport of boxing and what that means for the ath...
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