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The MMA Circus: UFC 221 recap, Project Spearhead, UFC Austin preview

On Episode 150 of The MMA Circus, Nick Baldwin and Andrew Lawrence recap last Saturday’s UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold, discuss UFC women’s bantamweight Leslie Smith’s latest effort to unionize fighters, and look ahead to Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 126: Cerrone vs. Medeiros and other MMA action going down this weekend.

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EPISODE 150: The MMA Circus, hosted by Nick Baldwin and Andrew Lawrence, is back for your listening pleasure.

Discussion Topics:

  • UFC 221 recap — In the Perth main event last Saturday, Yoel Romero knocked out Luke Rockhold in the third round to solidify his spot as the No. 1 contender in the middleweight division. In the co-headliner, rising heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes picked up the biggest win of his career, a decision over Mark Hunt.
  • Project Spearhead — Project Spearhead is a fighter-driven effort to unionize UFC fighters launched by UFC women’s bantamweight Leslie Smith last week.
  • UFC Fight Night 126 — In the Austin main event, Donald Cerrone returns to action against Yancy Medeiros at 170 pounds. Heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis faces Marcin Tybura in the co-feature.
  • Gets It/Doesn’t Get It
  • Dumb Questions

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Nick Baldwin: @NickBaldwinMMA

Andrew Lawrence: @TheClownKid

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