Ep. 143 - Volkanovski vs Ortega... Fight of the Year? | Shevchenko Dominates | Diaz & Lawler Deliver

We hope you all enjoy our MMA Weekend Recap! Join us as we discuss Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega's incredible UFC 266 fight of the year contender, Valentina Shevchenko's dominant victory over Lauren Murphy, Nick Diaz, and Robbie Lawler's "legend fight" delivering a barn burner, and more! Time Stamps: Intro - (0:00) Fight Announcements - (7:10) (C) Aljamain Sterling OUT of his fight against (1) Petr Yan at UFC 267 on October 30 (1) Max Holloway vs (3) Yair Rodriguez SCHEDULED for UFC Fight Night on November 13 Jon Jones was arrested in Las Vegas following his UFC Hall of Fame induction - (15:59) What We Missed (Other notable news stories from the weekend) - (22:34) Dana White confirms to Robbie Fox that UFC is planning Edwards vs Masvidal  Kevin Iole and Robbie Fox interviews: Dana confirms UFC talking to Nate Diaz, Luque is not a potential opponent Kelvin Gastelum hints at moving back to welterweight in an interview with The Schmo Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega compete in a fight of the year contender in UFC 266 main event - (37:31) Valentina Shevchenko earns her sixth title defense with a dominant victory over Lauren Murphy - (48:42) Robbie Lawler defeats Nick Diaz in a back and forth barn burner - (56:17) THE REST (Other notable performances from UFC 266) - (1:08:17) (4) Curtis Blaydes defeats Jairzinho Rozenstruik via Unanimous Decision (1) Jessica Andrade defeats (5) Cynthia Calvillo via TKO (11) Merab Dvalishvili defeats (6) Marlon Moraes via TKO (8) Dan Hooker defeats Nasrat Haqparast via Unanimous Decision (10) Chris Daukaus defeats (10) Shamil Abdurakhimov via TKO (12) Taila Santos defeats (9) Roxanne Modafferi via Unanimous Decision Jalin Turner defeats Uros Medic via Submission Follow our social media + Interact and engage with the show! - (1:25:26) Be sure to follow us on all platforms to stay updated on future episodes and announcements: Our Linktree can take you straight to our Donation and Voice Message options, video episodes on YouTube, social media platforms, and more! Simply click the following link and explore where you can support, engage and interact with our podcast: https://linktr.ee/belowaveragejoes_podcast Thanks for listening!