MVP MMA debut from top to bottom | Ep. 252

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit heynottheface.substack.com SUPPORT EXPANDING THE ALI ACTIn today’s episode, we’re looking at the status conference held for the UFC antitrust cases regarding the possible spoliation by UFC officials. We’re also discussing the MVP MMA card in detail. We go over the payouts, Jon Jones’ comments about getting out of his contract, the proposed second event by year’s end, Nate Diaz’ intent to keep fighting, and Dana White’s timing on announcing Conor McGregor’s return fight. There’s a lot more, so make sure to follow along with our outline as you listen:*We urge you to pick up a paid subscription, as it helps us keep the show going* Episode 252 Outline* Today, the status conference for the UFC antitrust cases took place. What did we learn from the proceedings?* What’s next in these cases?* The Rousey vs. Carano Netflix card went down, and by all accounts, was a roaring success. What did you think of it?* The house was about 90% full (as reported by Casey Leydon, Alex Behunin and Josh Gross) by the time Gina and Ronda took to the cage. Does that sound like it might’ve been profitable?* What did you think of the timing of Dana White’s Conor McGregor fight announcement via his personal instagram (rather than a UFC channel or during an event)?* Nakisa Bidarian says that MVP has plans to do another MMA event by year’s end. What are your thoughts on that?* Nate Diaz is still ready to keep fighting. Do you think he still has value to extract by the promotion?* Francis Ngannou donated his $100K bonus to his opponent. What did you think of that?* The purses were released, and looked great for a debut event, but were the key players compensated well enough?* Jon Jones was on the desk and spoke about how great the production was and that he thought MVP did a better job than UFC. Do you agree with him?* He also spoke about wanting to get out of his contract so he could fight Ngannou. Nakisa Bidarian said he didn’t think that could happen. What did you think of what he said?* It seemed that Jake Paul was very much trying to sus out more fights, especially with Mike Perry and Francis Ngannou. How successful do you think fights with those guys would be?*Plaintiff’s renewed application for enforcement*