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Spinning Back Clique: On Ketlen Vieira-Holly Holm outrage, Anderson Silva-Jake Paul?, more

Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts.

Our  panel of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Mike Bohn and Danny Segura discuss five topics with host “Gorgeous” George Garcia.

  • Holly Holm suffered a critical loss to Ketlen Vieira at UFC Fight Night 206 with a split decision in a second-to-last fight on her UFC contract. How should the former UFC women’s bantamweight champ, who recently turned 40 years old, proceed from here?
  • The judging around Holm’s loss to Vieira has sparked controversy and conversation about the scoring criteria in MMA. Was Holm “robbed” of a win? Our panel weighs in on the outcome and potential judging fixes going forward.
  • Anderson Silva returned to the boxing ring over the weekend and fought to a no decision with Bruno Machado in an exhibition bout. “The Spider” was targeted by Jake Paul in the aftermath of the fight, so do we want this showdown come to fruition?
  • Our panel gives its take on Khabib Nurmagomedov looking for a co-promotion with Eagle FC and Bellator to book Junior Dos Santos vs. Fedor Emelianenko for Emelianenko’s retirement fight.
  • Reaction to the idea of Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson as coaches of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series, as well as Nurmagomedov’s comments about Charles Oliveira’s position among the lightweight greats.

“Spinning Back Clique” is released each Tuesday on MMA Junkie’s YouTube channel. You can watch the full episode in the video above.

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