UFC Vegas 116 Preview Show: Can Either Aljamain Sterling Or Youssef Zalal Jump Movsar Evloev For A Title Shot?

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The episode previews the high-stakes matchup between Aljamain Sterling and Youssef Zalal at UFC Vegas 116 and discusses the implications for a title shot.

Aljamain Sterling and Youssef Zalal are fighting for big stakes this weekend. On Saturday, the UFC returns to its stomping grounds, the META APEX, for UFC Vegas 116, headlined by a high-stakes featherweight matchup between former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and surging contender Youssef Zalal. Sterling wants a featherweight title shot, while Zalal wants to take his place in the pecking order, but who leaves Las Vegas with a win? Ahead of UFC Vegas 116, MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew and Alexander K. Lee preview Saturday’s main event matchup between Sterling and Zalal, and discuss whether the winner can leapfrog Movsar Evloev for the next featherweight title shot. Additionally, Jed and AK discuss the important (and somehow, not important) co-main event bout between Norma Dumont and Joselyne Edwards, rate the rest of the card, answer fan questions, and more. Follow Jed Meshew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JedKMeshew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Alexander K. Lee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AlexanderKLee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://goo.gl/dYpsgH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our full video catalog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://goo.gl/u8VvLi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit…

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Hosts: Jed Meshew, Alexander K. Lee

Topics covered

• UFC
• featherweight title shot
• Aljamain Sterling
• Youssef Zalal
• fight preview
• MMA news

Keywords

• UFC Vegas 116
• Aljamain Sterling
• Youssef Zalal
• Movsar Evloev
• featherweight
• MMA Fighting

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Organizations: UFC

Places: Las Vegas

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