Spinning Back Clique: The latest horrifying McGregor headline, Jones-Ngannou, Bellator sale rumors, more (noon ET)
Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week’s panel of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Mike Bohn and Nolan King join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate:
- Conor McGregor is in the news again for the wrong reasons. A woman has accused him of “violently” sexually assaulting her at Game 4 of the NBA Finals in Miami earlier this month – and there’s video of McGregor taking his accuser by the hand and appearing to take her to a bathroom. McGregor has denied the allegations, but this is not the first time there have been headlines for him about something of this nature. Apart from the obvious, this brings up all kinds of issues for the UFC, “The Ultimate Fighter” and just MMA in general.
- Francis Ngannou left the UFC and now has a deal with PFL. He was in attendance for Week 5 in Atlanta – as was UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who won the belt Ngannou vacated when he bailed after a contract dispute. They got face to face and had words, but who came out looking better?
- There were some big results this past weekend, including Sergio Pettis’ title defense against Bellator GOAT Patricio Freire, Vadim Nemkov’s title defense over Yoel Romero and Jared Cannonier’s record-setting win over Marvin Vettori. What were the other big moments in the UFC, Bellator and PFL?
- Bellator president Scott Coker confirmed Viacom, its parent company, is in discussions with potential partners – including what could be a merger with the PFL. Would something like that be good for the sport?