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The Anik & Florian PodcastShow Notes
WHAT IS UP fight fans! Welcome to a super-sized, live edition of The Anik & Florian Podcast, and good god we have a show for you. This one has absolute chaos written all over it — from Colby Covington calling it a career and Sean Strickland protesting outside the White House, to Tom Aspinall’s new agent Eddie Hearn dropping contract bombs and Conor McGregor looking scarily sharp alongside Max Holloway. Oh, and we’re just 7 days out from the biggest card of the year: UFC Freedom 250, headlined by the undisputed lightweight title fight between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje, plus an interim heavyweight championship that has real bad blood behind it. Jon Anik and Kenny Florian are LIVE breaking down all the headlines, including Gabriel Bonfim’s statement win over Belal Muhammad and what that does to a jam-packed welterweight title picture. We’re joined by the legendary Ray Longo for his always-unfiltered Ray Longo Minute, RJ Clifford hops in to Rate the madness, and Gianni the Greek drops by for a full DraftKings Main Event Challenge where we run through the entire Freedom 250 card — from Diego Lopes vs. Steve Garcia to Bo Nickal’s toughest test yet and a banger that could steal the show in Sean O’Malley vs. Aiemann Zahabi. Grab a Throne Sport Coffee, pull up a seat, and let’s ride. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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