UFC Saudi Arabia and Bellator/PFL Dublin Reaction!

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Petesy and Chuck discuss the UFC’s debut in Saudi Arabia, which saw Robert Whittaker dominate Ikram Aliskerov

Robert Whittaker had a Dustin Poirier-esque moment, Paul Hughes made an unforgettable debut, and Conor McGregor was a star for a different promotion. All of this happened simultaneously, much to the delight of Petesy Carroll and Chuck Mindenhall.

In this special Saturday reaction episode, Petesy and Chuck discuss the UFC’s debut in Saudi Arabia, which saw middleweight legend Robert Whittaker dash the dreams of the surging Ikram Aliskerov in dominant fashion. Then, they talk about Alexander Volkov’s impressive win over Sergei Pavlovich, a déjà vu moment from Kelvin Gastelum, where Johnny Walker goes from here following a bizarre knockout loss to Volkan Oezdemir, and whether Sharaputdin Magomedov can become the next Khamzat Chimaev. Then, the lads talk about the Bellator/PFL Dublin title fight between Jason Johnson and Ramazan Kuramagomedov, as well as Petesy’s impressions of Paul Hughes’s long-awaited debut.

CHAPTERS:

Intro (00:00)
UFCs Saudi Arabia debut (03:13)
Conor McGregor’s presence at Bellator Dublin (05:25)
Robert Whittaker’s vicious win over Ikram Aliskerov (12:08)
Alexander Volkov’s big win (18:50)
Kelvin Gastelum’s big apology (24:39)
Shara Bullet! (32:37)
It’s getting complicated for Johnny Walker (37:08)
The rest of the UFC Saudi Arabia card (40:53)
Ramazan Kuramagomedov’s win over Jason Jackson in the Bellator/PFL main event (44:36)
Paul Hughes stealing the night in Dublin (46:40)
Discord question (52:11)