Today on the podcast, we'll start looking ahead to the trilogy between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor, what to make of the video showing Joe Schilling punching a man in a bar, Francis Ngannou having to deal with an interim title at heavyweight, most-feared mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters, Shavkat Rakhmonov's upside, Brian Shaw missing out on his fifth World's Strongest Man title, what to expect from Gilbert Burns vs. Stephen Thompson, who has good striking defense in the pocket and more.

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