The A-Side Live Chat Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje, Dan Hardy vs. Herb Dean, UFC Vegas 5 preview, more

07/29/20 • 63 min

For this episode, Sarah Kaufman joins José Youngs and E. Casey Leydon to discuss some of the hot topics in MMA.

Some topics include: The fallout from UFC's first month on Fight Island; Khamzat Chimaev’s TKO over Rhys McKee , a preview of UFC Vegas 5, which is headlined by a middleweight fight between Derek Brunson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan, Joanne Calderwood's co-main event against Jennifer Maia, and the recently announced lightweight title unification fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje in October.

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For this episode, Sarah Kaufman joins José Youngs and E. Casey Leydon to discuss some of the hot topics in MMA.

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Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc
Follow Sarah Kaufman: @mmasarah

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