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. This week’s panel of Farah Hannoun, Brian “Goze” Garcia and Danny Segura will join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate:
- Tom Aspinall tore through Marcin Tybura in the UFC Fight Night 224 heavyweight main event. Is he a legit title threat to champion Jon Jones? Where does he fit in the picture in the near term? Plus, we’ll have additional storylines from the UFC’s return to London, including Paul Craig’s bonus-winning move to middleweight.
- UFC 291 goes down Saturday in Salt Lake City with the second “BMF” title bout. What do we like about the rematch between former interim lightweight champs Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje? And how about former middleweight champ Alex Pereira’s move up to light heavyweight against ex-205 champ Jan Blachowicz?
- Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev will put his title on the line at UFC 294 against former champ Charles Oliveira, whom he beat to win the belt. What do we think about the timing in Abu Dhabi and what it means for featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski? And what about the other big matchup for October, Khamzat Chimaev vs. Paulo Costa?
- UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya says Dricus Du Plessis is out for the next title shot and recent winner Sean Strickland is in. Is 185 a big ol’ mess now in the UFC? What’s the right next move?
- Longtime Bellator standout Michael Page recently announced his free agency intention and was cageside in London at UFC Fight Night 224 this past Saturday. Where should he sign?
“Spinning Back Clique” is released each Monday LIVE on MMA Junkie’s YouTube channel. You can watch this week’s episode in the video above.