Chin Check - 373 (UFC 334 NE Preview)
The anticipation for this week is off the chain, not only is the UFC coming back to the iconic Madison Square Garden, BUT, it's also anchored by TWO title fights!
Some say 13 is unlucky, but every visit to New York has been lit, and this 13 fight card is stacked with match-ups that have those that know, salivating!! We get to see if 'The Lady Goat', Beatriz Mesquita ceiling is as high as we think, we she goes up against former 'The Ultimate Fighter' season winner Macy Chiasson. There's vet vs highlight, as Jim Miller is looking for his 40th MMA win, whilst Terrance McKinney wants back in the win column! Then, our 'Main card', we start with sintalating prospect Bilal Hasan who faces another 'Contender Series' alum Luis Gurule. After an emphatic homecoming, 'The Doctor' Uroš Medić has a quick turn around, and his toughest test with the always entertaining, but equally dangerous Kevin Holland. And the 'Featured bout' will give us crazy insight into how far either 'Fighting Nerd' head honcho Caio Borralho or 'The Boogeyman' Yousri Belgaroui in a Middleweight division that's brimming with talent!
Saturday night will also be the last walk for 'Wonderboy' Stephen Thompson, but Charles Radtke isn't looking to give him the perfect send off! NOW, all that is fire, BUT, the 'Co-main' event has to be one of, if not the greatest women's fight put together! We have former World, Pan American & two time Olympic Judoka Champion, who's currently top shotter in the women's Bantamweight division, Kayla Harrison! The most credentialed woman to compete in the game. BUT, with all that, she's going against the GREATEST female MMA fighter to ever do it. The former Featherweight & Bantamweight Champion, whose beaten all the biggest names in the sport, Amanda Nunes. Who didn't come back for the bag, she came back for the legacy!!! AND if that isn't enough, we then have one of the brashest mudda fruckers in the game, and hot prospect Josh Hokit challenging 'Bon Gamin' Ciryl Gane, one of the most agile, dynamic Heavyweights to step into the cage, and reigning Champion. Heads will roll in The Garden and the roof might get blown off! So, @ChinCheckPod (ep 373) is going to breakdown all that 'UFC 334: Gane (c) vs Hokit' goodness!!!!
Watch Early Prelims breakdown: HERE. https://youtu.be/m1G7KMGAb40
Watch Prelims breakdown: HERE. https://youtu.be/YJ0KaBp-bgs
Watch Main Card breakdown: HERE. https://youtu.be/oj0CbBrw7Cw
Watch Co-Main - Harrison (c) vs Nunes breakdown: HERE. - https://youtu.be/hROAgiBn3rI
Watch Headliner - Gane (c) vs Hokit breakdown: HERE. - https://youtu.be/3Y_uPZKnKjE
Chin Check - 347 (UFC 330 NE Preview)
If you can feel that buzz, that emotion, people, well that is the anticipation of a UFC 'Numbered Event' just around the corner. AND, this one is a little more spicy, as there are TWO title fights anchoring the card! Which is taking place in Philadelphia (first time since 'UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz 2', 6th August 2011) at the Xfinity Mobile Arena.
The 'Liberty Bell' and crowds are gonna get rung, cause they're coming back hard, with this card. Two debuts and starting off with hometown hitter Jeremiah Wells, who's taking on streaking Myktybek Orolbai. Could there be a passing of the torch as Neil Magny takes on Ramiz Brahimaj, Vicente Luque takes on Tresean Gore, and Edson Barboza faces Esteban Ribovics!
Closing the show, we have two champions making the first defence of their belts. Mackenzie Dern (c) against Gillian Robertson sees two fighters with legit BJJ foundations that have developed their skillsets and become two badarse fighters. Where will it go, who knows, BUT it will be intense! THEN, Ian Machado Garry is going to attempt what only one other person has done, (that being eleven years ago!), and that is defeat the heir apparent! Islam Makhachev (c) has walked in the shadow of greatness, carving out his own legacy. With his second weight championship, he's looking to extend his story even further Saturday night. So, @ChinCheckPod (ep 347) is ready to run the gauntlet on 'UFC 330: Makhachev vs Machado Garry' PLUS, recap 'week one' of series ten of 'Dana White's Contender Series'!!!!
Watch Early Prelims breakdown: HERE. https://youtu.be/yDLbTXjy2eM
Watch Prelims breakdown: HERE. https://youtu.be/tDL66OMt9m8
Watch Main Card breakdown: HERE. https://youtu.be/aAGabIXog44
Watch Co-Main - Dern (c) vs Robertson breakdown: HERE. - https://youtu.be/wTQL_DK3zuk
Watch Headliner - Makhachev (c) vs Machado Garry breakdown: HERE. - https://youtu.be/pyauNcRe9t0
Watch DWCS: S10 - Ep 1 Recap: HERE. https://youtu.be/pAKwpI1dIoo