Walk Out Network's video: Predator on the Loose The Living Death Show Ep 164 feat Eddie Doty

Eddie Doty, from Amazon's Crown Channel gaming and formerly of the Collider MMA Takedown, joined the panel once again, bringing his unique blend of long perspective and old-school knowledge to the show. The biggest news in MMA is that for the first time in 20 years, the UFC is letting an undisputed champion and worldwide No. 1 fighter go to free agency. What's next for Francis Ngannou, and how will it affect the sport in general as well as the promotion and the former champ in particular? Also covered are the continued fallout from Dana White slapping his wife, some recent and upcoming One Championship moves, and , the first big pay-per-view of the year. 0:00 Welcome 2:27 Jay's Stat of the Week: Swingin' like Tarzan ---------- FRANCIS NGANNOU 3:18 The UFC unceremoniously released its heavyweight champ, announcing a title fight between Ciryl Gane and Jon Jones for the now-vacant title. Where will Francis Ngannou land? Will this end up getting him what he wanted; i.e. more money and the freedom to box? 12:10 Jay expresses healthy skepticism of Ngannou's prospects as a boxer; Ant and Ben make a weird screeching noise in response 16:28 Eddie points out that freedom matters as much as dollars when negotiations break down between the UFC and its star fighters, holding up Conor McGregor and Zuffa boxing as a model. ---------- JON JONES vs. CIRYL GANE 33:42 Jon Jones is set to return in March to fight for the heavyweight strap, a comeback three years in the making. First take on the Gane-Jones fight? Should the UFC hedge its bets against Jones even showing up, and have a backup challenger on tap? Will it do so, and if so, who gets the call? ---------- DANA WHITE SLAP SAGA 39:42 Dana White had his first press conferences since the NYE slapping incident. How well did the media do at questioning him, and what do you think of White's approach to trying to move on? Ant gives a breakdown of the UFC president's standard playbook for dealing with uncomfortable questions from the press. ---------- QUICK HITS 54:47 Did Sean Strickland raise his stock at ? Is Umar Nurmagomedov the one to watch in the family? Is Javid Basharat Top 15 material already? Is Sijara Eubanks done for in the UFC? ---------- SAVE WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT 59:04 Raquel Pennington swatted away yet another contender in Ketlen Vieira on Saturday. Nobody can seem to get past the Holm/GDR/Pennington gatekeeping squad, and those three can't touch Amanda Nunes. How can the UFC women's bantamweight division be fixed? 1:01:55 Ben "The Kid Cudi of MMA" Duffy yells that nothing needs fixing. He goes too far, however, and Eddie is forced to stand up for the honor of everyone's favorite Tiger of Pancrase. ---------- I'M NOT SURPRISED, MISTER FALCONS 1:07:08 [Ben] Stipe Miocic, waiting his way to greatness 1:09:18 [Jay] One Championship's Victoria Lee memoriam manages to simultaneously nail it and biff it 1:12:32 [Eddie] One's openweight muay thai plans: dangerously enjoyable or enjoyably dangerous? 1:18:12 [Ant] Unsurprisingly, Charles Jourdain ridicules people who want him to make more money. Surprisingly, someone still calls people "soy boys" in 2023. 1:20:03 Eddie, who made his first MMA documentary film in the 1990s, sheds some light on the "us against the world" mentality that still runs through the sport. ---------- UFC 283 1:26:28 The first UFC PPV of 2023 takes place in Brazil, in the midst of a presidential succession crisis. Jokes ensue. 1:29:34 Gilbert Burns vs. Neil Magny: Who you got? 1:33:34 Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno: Who you got? 1:40:19 Glover Teixeira vs. Jamahal Hill: Who you got?