Walk Out Network's video: The One-Armed Bandit of Abu Dhabi The Living Death Show Ep 152

Are we in for the Islam Makhachev era? Should T.J. Dillashaw have pulled out of his title fight, or is he a hero for making the walk? Does *anyone* want a shot at the UFC women's flyweight title? The panel does its best to pick through the wreckage of a weird, controversy-filled that left more questions than answers. After several rants and some polite disagreement, Ant, Jay, and Ben look ahead at the Saturday MMA doubleheader of and in Milan, as well as the announced Bellator vs. Rizin NYE show and, hopefully, the second to last discussion we ever need to have about Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva. 0:00 Welcome (and go 'Stros) 3:21 Jay's Stat of the Week: A one-man mini grand prix in Abu Dhabi? ---------- UFC 280 ---------- 4:59 On paper, last Saturday's UFC offering might have been its best of the year. Did UFC 280 deliver? ---------- ISLAM MAKHACHEV ---------- 14:24 Islam Makhachev demolished Charles Oliveira to take the vacant UFC title. Is there anyone out there with the tools to beat him, or should we buckle in for a new era at lightweight? Dissension ensues over the Volkanovski superfight. ---------- STERLING vs. DILLASHAW ---------- 30:14 Aljamain Sterling defended his BW belt by pounding out T.J. Dillashaw in the second round, but it turns out the former champ was nursing a severe shoulder injury. Was Dillashaw heroic for making the walk, or should he have withdrawn from the fight? Rants ensue. ---------- O'MALLEY vs. YAN ---------- 56:49 Sean O'Malley defeated Petr Yan by controversial split decision in the UFC 280 feature fight. How did *you* score it? Will "The Sugar Show" get the promised title shot, and if so, how will he fare? If not, whom do you want to see O'Malley fight next? ---------- QUICK HITS ---------- You have 10 seconds (or so) to make your case! 1:13:59 Beneil Dariush's contender cred; Fiorot, Grasso traffic jam; remembering Belal Muhammad's name 1:16:47 How about that commentary-free UFC 280 opening? (At 1:19:48, Ben respectfully zings Jon Anik for a rare mistake.) ---------- NYE 2022: BELLATOR vs. RIZIN ---------- 1:21:34 Bellator just announced its plans for another New Year's Eve co-promoted card with Rizin. Great! Immediate questions: what does this mean for Rizin's ongoing atomweight GP? What else is in store for the card, which already promises most of Bellator's best fighters? At 1:25:10, Jay figures out in real time that this may well be the setup for Fedor Emelianenko's retirement gala. ---------- I'M NOT SURPRISED, MISTER FALCONS ----------- 1:28:22 [Ben] rides or dies with...John Lineker? 1:29:46 [Jay] Jay gives a major MMA card a pass. This is legitimately surprising. 1:30:56 [Ant] A reluctant rumination on Ramzan Kadyrov, peacemaker and dinner host ---------- BELLATOR MILAN vs. UFC VEGAS 63 ---------- 1:32:53 Bellator 287 is going down in Italy, scheduled to counterpromote the UFC's offering from the Apex in Las Vegas. With two fairly weak cards going head to head, who wins and what's good? ---------- JAKE PAUL vs. ANDERSON SILVA ---------- 1:35:28 also takes place this weekend, and is weirdly compelling for the panel, compared to what both Paul and Silva have been doing separately up to this point over the past couple of years. Who wins, how, and what will it mean?