MMA Junkie Radio #3032: UFC 248 preview with Nolan King and Danny Segura

Thursday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with hosts “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here!

On Episode No. 3,032 of the podcast, the guys are joined by MMA Junkie reporters Nolan King and Danny Segura, who are in Las Vegas to cover UFC 248. They react to the latest MMA news and notes, as well as preview the two huge title fights taking place this Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.

THE RUNDOWN

• Marlon Moraes and Petr Yan are set to headline the UFC’s debut event in Kazakhstan, which is a pivotal fight to the bantamweight title picture. With champ Henry Cejudo defending his title against Jose Aldo at UFC 250, that leaves Aljamain Sterling as the odd man out. Was Moraes-Yan the right fight to make, and is all of this fair?
• Dustin Poirier vs. Dan Hooker is in the works to headline UFC San Diego in May. The guys react to that matchup and wonder if that could mean we’re moving toward Conor McGregor vs. Justin Gaethje.
• Two titles are on the line at UFC 248, with Israel Adesanya defending is middleweight belt vs. Yoel Romero, while Weili Zhang will make her first strawweight title defense against ex-champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk. We preview these two huge main events.
• Josh Barnett’s Bellator debut is on hold once again as he’s out of next week’s Bellator 241 show after failing a “medical requirement.” Matt Mitrione will step in to fight Ronny Markes. We offer some thoughts on this situation.

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