Islam Makhachev is still the UFC welterweight champion, but it was one of the toughest fights of his career as he hung on to defeat Ian Machado Garry in the main event of UFC 330. Since then, there has been a lot of discourse in the MMA community about Makhachev’s performance, what it means now, and for his legacy — which seems to be a pretty loaded topic,
On an all-new edition of Between the Links, The panel discusses what’s next for Makhachev’s record-setting win, everything it signifies, if it’s Carlos Prates or Michael Morales, or somebody else next. Additionally, topics may include Mackenzie Dern’s lopsided win over Gillian Robertson, Din Thomas publicly throwing Robertson under the bus and then apologizing, UFC Sacramento this weekend headlined by Anthony Hernandez vs. Gregory Rodrigues, PFL Tampa headlined by Cris Cyborg’s final fight — or, that’s how PFL has advertised it, RAF Cleveland, UFC3 33 getting big bouts announced, and much more.
Join MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Jed Meshew as they answer your questions all show long.
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