September 12, 2023 9:45 pm ET
All it took was one big upset to make the UFC middleweight division intriguing.
It had been rising stale given the variety of contenders Israel Adesanya knocked off as champion, however he lost the belt in dominant fashion to Sean Strickland this previous Saturday at UFC 293, and abruptly there’s a world of matchup potentialities on the very prime.
You’ve obtained Dricus Du Plessis, who was initially purported to problem Adesanya however couldn’t due to an harm from his final struggle eight weeks in the past. Subsequent month, Khamzat Chimaev may stamp his identify with an emphatic win over Paulo Costa at UFC 294. Jared Cannonier, the UFC 293 backup who owns a win over Strickland, additionally has a case. And there’s, after all, the chance of an immediate rematch between Strickland and Adesanya.
When the mud settles, who will emerge as the primary challenger to Strickland’s belt? This week’s “Spinning Again Clique” panel of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Nolan King and Danny Segura break it down with host “Beautiful” George Garcia.
Watch their dialogue within the video above, and don’t miss this week’s full episode beneath on YouTube or in podcast type.
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