Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts, with a new special start time of 11 a.m. ET, which will lead straight into our live-streamed coverage of the Dana White’s Contender Series 65 weigh-ins in Las Vegas.
Usman Nurmagomedov stayed unbeaten and defended his lightweight title to close out Bellator 300. Champs from other promotions always are being compared to the titleholders in the UFC. How would Nurmagomedov fare in the UFC? Islam Makhachev, the UFC’s lightweight champion, thinks he can move up to welterweight and beat the upcoming title fight winner between champ Leon Edwards and Colby Covington. Does that interest us at all?
Cris Cyborg lost to Amanda Nunes in the UFC a few years ago, which seemed to make Nunes the new women’s MMA GOAT. But Cyborg’s numbers are more impressive. Can she overtake Nunes at some point for that coveted spot?