Jace, Jared, and Joe recap UFC 256 and Charles Oliveiera's big win over Tony Ferguson and the outstanding flyweight title bout between Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno. Jake Paul continues to harass Conor McGregor for a fight. The 2020 Throwing Jabs Awards for fight of the year, knockout of the year, female fighter of the year, and fighter of the year. As well as, previews of UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Neal and Canelo Alvarez vs Callum Smith.
Show Notes
RECAP:
- Charles Oliveira earns himself a spot in the UFC lightweight title picture via a unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) against Tony Ferguson
- Is Charles Oliveira next in line for a title shot? Gaethje? McGregor vs Poirier 2 winner?
- Where does Tony Ferguson go from here, 2 losses in a row, can he get back to the title picture?
- Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno put on a show in a fight of the year contender which ended in a majority draw (47-47, 47-47, 48-46 Figueiredo)
- Anthony Joshua puts Kubrat Pulev away via 9th round TKO to retain his WBA, WBO, and IBF titles
- After this performance, how does Joshua match up with Tyson Fury?
FIGHT NEWS:
- After getting released from the UFC, Yoel Romero signs a deal with Bellator
- Could we see Romero vs Anthony Johnson at light heavyweight in Bellator?
- Jake Paul calls out Conor McGregor on Instagram attacking McGregor and his fiancee also changes his Instagram profile to only follow McGregor’s fiancee. Paul also drove by an interview recording with McGregor’s jiu-jitsu partner Dillon Danis and threw toilet paper and water balloons at him then proceeded to follow Danis’ girlfriend on Instagram.
WHO YOU GO?
- 2020 Throwing Jabs Awards
- Fight of the year
- Weili Zhang vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk
- Knockout of the year
- Sean O’Malley KO of Eddie Wineland
- Female fighter of the year
- Fighter of the year
PREVIEW:
- UFC Fight Night: Welterweights, #5 Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson (15-4-1) vs #11 Geoff Neal (13-2)
- The card is stacked (just mentioning)
- Jose Aldo vs Marlon Vera
- Michael Pereira vs Khaos Williams
- Marlon Moraes vs Rob Font
- Marcin Tybura vs Greg Hardy
- Anthony Pettis vs Alex Morono (prelims headliner)
- Live on DAZN: WBA “regular” super-middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez vs WBA “super” super-middleweight champion Callum Smith fight for the vacant WBC super-middleweight belt
THE FLURRY:
What is Throwing Jabs ?
You might have an opinion on boxing but it is more than just throwing punches and trying to knock the other person out. Listen as we recap and preview fights and go through current events in boxing, with a view that will change your opinion on boxing.