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UFC 323 Preview: Merab's historic year, PPV era ends, Conor McGregor legal updates | The Craic

from The Ariel Helwani Show · host Ariel Helwani

The Craic is back to kick off the festive season.With Petesy Carroll, Chuck Mindenhall, and Ben Fowlkes reunited, they open the show by giving their take on the recent UFC on Paramount fight card announcements (4:21).Then, the lads get into this weekend’s fights at UFC 323 and debate whether a win over Petr Yan would cement Merab Dvalishvili as fighter of the year (17:03).The flyweight division is also host to some big matchups. The trio break down former champ Henry Cejudo taking on rising prospect Payton Talbott (42:30), and the co-main event barnburner between champ Alexandre Pantoja and Joshua Van (47:25).The guys give updates on TKO’s attempt to push the Ali Revival Act through Congress (49:08).To close out the show, the crew provide updates on Conor McGregor’s legal cases (1:02:09), make their picks for this weekend’s fights (1:04:26), and answer your Super Chats (1:10:15).

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The Craic returns! Petesy Carroll, Chuck Mindenhall, and Ben Fowlkes preview UFC 323, provide updates on the Ali Revival Act hitting Congress, and much more.

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