UFC 326 Preview, Pereira Vacates, RAF6 Brawl, Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 Picks, and Ray Longo

About this episode

The episode previews UFC 326 and discusses major MMA news, including Alex Pereira vacating the title and a post-fight brawl at RAF 6.

WHAT IS UP, fight fans?! It is officially fight week and you are locked in with the absolute authorities on all things MMA—this is The Anik & Florian Podcast, Episode 585, coming at you LIVE from the ATS Fight studios! We are coming off a wild weekend of action and we’ve got a absolutely STACKED show for you guys today. Jon and Kenny are breaking down the biggest news in the sport, including a SHOCKING turn of events at the top of the light heavyweight division. BUCKLE UP, because we’ve got the one and only Ray Longo in the building, and we’re looking ahead to an absolute banger of a main event in Miami. First up, we have to address the elephant in the room: Alex Pereira has vacated the light heavyweight title. What does this mean for Jiri Prochazka and Carlos Ulberg who are set to headline UFC 327? We’re breaking down the ripple effects LIVE. Plus, we’ve got a full recap of UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh, and we need to talk about that POST-FIGHT BRAWL at RAF 6 after Arman Tsarukyan’s win! Aljamain Sterling is also calling for a UFC title shot after his win over Benson Henderson, where does he fit in the 145lb mix? THEN, we…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jon Anik, Kenny Florian

Guest: Ray Longo

Topics covered

• UFC 326 preview
• MMA news
• light heavyweight division
• post-fight analysis
• main event predictions
• UFC title shots

Keywords

• UFC 326
• Ray Longo
• Alex Pereira
• Max Holloway
• Charles Oliveira
• MMA news
• post-fight brawl
• UFC title shot

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UFC, ATS Fight

Books & works: Main-Event Challenge

Places: Miami

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