Walk Out Network's video: Unleashed Ep 36 feat Simon Samano

Simon Samano, managing editor at MMA Junkie, joined the panel as we broke down the second and third UFC Jacksonville cards and weighed in on the implications of the entire foray into Florida. We discussed the UFC's handling of Walt Harris' family tragedy, and—of course—spent a few minutes on the controversy that shouldn't have been one, as some of MMA Twitter decided to show its lack of reading skills in responding to a Junkie headline. Join us, won't you? 0:00 Welcome 1:35 Jay's Stat of the Week: 1. There has been only one fighter in UFC history to both win and lose a fight in the fifth round. ----- WALT HARRIS ----- 2:20 UFC heavyweight Walt Harris fought for the first time since the death of his stepdaughter, Aniah Blanchard. What did you think of the UFC's handling of Harris' personal tragedy, as they went about the business of marketing his fight? 10:50 MMA Junkie ran an article last week whose headline drew fire on social media for its (perfectly appropriate) use of the word "slain" in reference to Aniah. 13:53 [Ben] Simon is being too professional here. If you were mad at that headline, you're a fuckin' moron. ----- UFC ON ESPN 8 ----- 19:45 Alistair Overeem won on Saturday, about 10 minutes before he turned 40. Does he have another UFC title run in him? 26:10 There were several close decisions at UFC on ESPN 8, including two splitters. Which was the most questionable? 30:24 [Simon] How much does the near-silent arena affect the judges, who can hear the commentary as well as the corners? ----- UFC FIGHT NIGHT 171----- 33:36 A lot of people seemed upset that the Teixeira-Smith main event wasn't stopped sooner. Referee Jason Herzog actually claimed some blame. Where does the blame—if there is any—actually rest? 45:00 Glover Teixeira is on a four-fight tear at age 40. Would he fare better against Jon Jones now than he did in their first meeting six years ago? ----- SWING OR MISS ----- 50:24 Open-ended question: was the UFC's three-event run in Jacksonville a success? ----- I'M NOT SURPRISED, MISTER FALCONS ----- 1:01:22 [Ben] Back in January, I talked about Sean Cerveny, nasty grappler and general man of mystery. Well, I found him, but there's now a new mystery to work on. 1:05:17 [Simon] If Henry Cejudo's retirement announcement was a negotiation ploy, his own manager just crippled it. 1:06:45 [Jay] The Nurmagomedov family has been hit hard by coronavirus. [Note: yes, Jay knows that Khabib's dad is Abdulmanap, not Abubakar.] 1:09:38 [Ant] Edson Barboza seemed like the worst candidate to try and drop down in weight, but even though he lost... he seemed fine ----- SPEED BAG ----- 1:10:22 What are the chances we get a Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou matchup? 1:11:21 Was the first round of Miguel Baeza vs. Matt Brown a "Round of the Year" candidate? 1:12:02 What was your reaction to the huge cut on Gabriel Benitez's shin on Wednesday? ----- KEVIN RANDLEMAN ----- 1:14:36 The late Kevin Randleman was inducted into the pioneer wing of the UFC Hall of Fame on Saturday. What's your reaction when you hear his name?