The Ringer MMA Show

UFC Long Island Fallout: An Unfortunate Ending, Matchmaking the Featherweights, Simon Wants O’Malley, and Who’s Next For Valentina?

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About the episode

Seconds after the end of an exciting day on Long Island, Ariel Helwani, Petesy Carroll, and Chuck Mindenhall take to Spotify Live to discuss:

  • A disappointing finish to Brian Ortega vs. Yair Rodriguez, and where the featherweight division will go from here (00:48)
  • Jack Shore’s first career loss (29:42)
  • Miesha Tate’s uninspiring flyweight debut (33:10)
  • Ricky Simon’s callout of Sean O’Malley and if that fight makes sense for “The Suga’ Show”
  • Interesting tidbits from Dana White’s post fight press conference

Plus, calls from the best community in MMA (40:30) featuring more on the future of Nathan Diaz, and the introduction of Killashaw’s newest enemy.

Next episode: Thursday, July 21, to preview UFC London. Download the Spotify Live app or follow The Ringer MMA Show exclusively on Spotify for all the latest updates.

Hosts: Ariel Helwani, Petesy Carroll, Chuck Mindenhall

Producer: Troy Farkas

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