November 16, 2023 9:20 pm ET
The UFC has actually currently revealed 3 title battles to begin the very first quarter of 2024.
Beginning things off in January, UFC 297 in Toronto, Canada will be headlined by a middleweight champion battle in between champ Sean Strickland and opposition Dricus Du PlessisThe battle will be Strickland’s very first title defense after taking it from Israel Adesanya in a dominant display screen at UFC 293. Du Plessis is coming off an interruption of previous champ Robert Whittaker at UFC 290 and has actually won his last 8 battles.
The following month, at a place and place yet to be revealed, Alexander Volkanovski go back to featherweight to safeguard his title versus an unbeaten opposition in Ilia TopuriaVolkanovski is back to his department after a short-notice rematch versus Islam Makhachev for the light-weight title. Topuria topped Josh Emmett in their centerpiece tilt in June.
In March, Sean O’Malley‘s very first bantamweight title defense will be a rematch versus Marlon VeraO’Malley beat Aljamain Sterling to end up being champ at UFC 292. Vera is coming off a consentaneous choice win over Pedro Munhoz in August. “Sugar” and “Chito” initially satisfied at UFC 252 in 2020, where Vera won by TKO in the preliminary.
Did the promo get these matches right, or should these champs be dealing with other competitors? Our “Spinning Back Clique” panel of Mike Bohn, Nolan King and Brian “Goze” Garcia addressed that concern with host “Gorgeous” George Garcia.
You can view their conversation in the video above and take a look at today’s complete episode on YouTube listed below.
“Spinning Back Clique” is launched each Monday LIVE onMixed martial arts Junkie’s YouTube channel at twelve noon ET. You can likewise discover each episode on your preferred podcast platforms– consisting of Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and more– on Tuesday early mornings.
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