UFC 284 Reaction: Alex Volkanovski Wins in a Loss, Islam Makhachev Shows Vulnerability, and Yair Rodriguez's Best Performance Ever
February 12, 20231h 22mExplicit
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Show Notes
Ariel Helwani, Petesy Carroll, and Chuck Mindenhall take to Spotify Live immediately after a wild Sunday morning in Perth, Western Australia. In this episode, the guys discuss:
- How Alexander Volkanovski’s stock rose despite today’s loss to lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (1:08)
- Did the judges actually get the scorecards right?
- Volk’s case for a rematch and the lightweight contenders who could make sense for Makhachev in his second title defense (17:40)
- If, after today’s strong showing in a bigger weight class, Volk deserves to stay atop 3PAC’s MMA pound-for-pound rankings (20:30)
- Yair Rodriguez’s well-rounded performance against Josh Emmett and the setup for a featherweight title fight with Volk later this year (32:46)
- The continued rise of budding Australian star Jack Della Maddalena (41:43)
Plus, an MMA legend gets his UFC Hall of Fame nod and 3PAC takes calls from fans who attended UFC 284 in Perth (1:00:30).
Hosts: Ariel Helwani, Petesy Carroll, Chuck Mindenhall
Producer: Troy Farkas
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