Welcome to “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. In this week’s episode, “Gorgeous” George, “Goze” and John Morgan unpack the ramifications of Conor McGregor’s quick TKO win over Donald Cerrone in his return fight at UFC 246, as well as an odd post-fight situation that played out.
SHOW RUNDOWN:
- We got through an entire McGregor fight week with zero antics, zero drama, nothing crazy from “The Notorious” one. Is this a new, reinvented McGregor moving forward? And if so, what do we think of that?
- All right, so now that McGregor got the victory – and in dominant fashion, no less – he has a plethora of options in front of him: Khabib Nurmagomedov rematch? Tony Ferguson? Jorge Masvidal? Nate Diaz trilogy? A boxing match? It’s clear what UFC president Dana White wants. But what will actually happen?
- Speaking of which, Floyd Mayweather is in the UFC’s plans for 2020 and vice versa, according to White. What could this possibly mean for McGregor and others, and is this something we want?
- The odd man out in all of the talk about McGregor and the UFC lightweight title picture is Justin Gaethje, who is probably the rightful No. 1 contender after champion Nurmagomedov and Ferguson fight in April. White admitted that he and Gaethje are not on the same page. What’s the right move here with Gaethje?
- Outside of McGregor-Cerrone, perhaps the biggest story coming out of UFC 246 was Roxanne Modafferi’s huge upset of star prospect Maycee Barber, who was dominated in her first loss. To boot, the 21-year-old Barber suffered a torn ACL during the fight. And afterward, she gave us a Kanye West moment by stealing the mic to address the crowd before Joe Rogan could interview Modafferi – which was weird, even if she meant well. What do we make of all this?
For answers to all of those questions, watch Episode 12 of “Spinning Back Clique.”
