On this episode, Eric McMahon and John Morgan break down UFC 307 from Salt Lake City Utah, where Alex Pereira retained his light heavyweight title in fun fight vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. Is “Poatan” now in the conversation for best combat sports athlete of all time? Also, who is next for Pereira? Could he challenge either Jon Jones or Tom Aspinall for the heavyweight title? Julianna Peña takes a controversial decision over Raquel Pennington, but the guys both agree it wasn’t a robbery. All this and more.
0:00 – Introduction
0:52 – Khalil Rountree Jr. delivered as expected, but with one small issue
6:33 – Alex Pereira’s strengths provided path to late success
14:33 – “Poatan” clearly no longer defined by Israel Adesanya rivalry
19:53 – What makes sense for Pereira next?
26:23 – Is Jon Jones vs. Alex Pereira the real fight to make, and where does “Poatan” stand on the all-time combat sports athlete list?
36:07 – Was Raquel Pennington robbed against Julianna Peña?
43:06 – Is Peña trolling Kayla Harrison?
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