Lightweight Division is a MESS | Din Thomas Suggested Trade Ankalaev for Ditcheva?!

About this episode

Din Thomas joins Anthony Smith to discuss the chaotic lightweight division and potential trades in the UFC.

🎯 Test your UFC fight knowledge with Legendz, the official sweepstakes partner of On Paper Podcast. Try it here: https://m.legendz.com/redirect.aspx?mid=37&sid=706&cid=&pid=&affid=59 The great Din Thomas is back and he & Anthony Smith get real: Charles Oliveira opponent-less for UFC Rio... what's going on at lightweight? Plus, should the UFC trade away their LHW champion for a PFL flyweight?! All that & more on the thirty-first episode of the On Paper Podcast, powered by Home of Fight & presented by Black Buffalo. Use code Lionheart to get 7 free days at winible.com/hofpicks The On Paper Podcast gives fans a ringside seat to Smith’s mind—not just the fighter but the father, adventurer, and guy-next-door with plenty of surprises. @homeoffight @lionheartasmith @kelly_murphy @VaynerSports

People in this episode

Host: Anthony Smith

Guest: Din Thomas

Topics covered

• UFC
• lightweight division
• trades
• Din Thomas
• Anthony Smith
• fight knowledge

Keywords

• UFC
• lightweight division
• Din Thomas
• Anthony Smith
• trades
• Charles Oliveira
• LHW champion

Sponsors

Legendz, Home of Fight, Black Buffalo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UFC, PFL

Products: Legendz, winible.com

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