Farid Basharat joins us and give us his side of the story and after Aljo, Dom and Steve talk about UFC 333, Dana Whites contender series and UFC Edmontan Follow Farid on socials and check out his Youtube at @FerociousFaridBasharat Follow on: Instagram.com/weeklyscraps Instagram.com/domtomasello Instagram.com/tevenwee Weekly Scraps: Farid Basharat on UFC release, rankings, and what really gets fighters cut 00:00 - Opening banter and missed recording moment 00:23 - Farid’s UFC release and why it surprised people 00:56 - Farid says the writing had been on the wall for a year 01:55 - Faith, identity, and not being defined by one promotion 02:22 - Why the Gene Matsumoto fight changed everything 03:19 - UFC did not like the fight despite the war 04:26 - Why Farid never spoke directly to matchmakers 05:22 - Aljo on the value of being personable with the UFC 06:34 - Why managers can distort fighter-company communication 07:08 - Farid says post-fight chaos makes direct interaction difficult 08:12 - Why this is not a UFC “hit piece” 08:44 - The crew questions the logic behind the release 09:38 - Farid says they changed the goalposts on what they wanted 10:36 - Dana White comments and the “hard to deal with” narrative 11:35 - Farid clears up contract and money rumors 12:14 - How public comments shape fan narratives 13:03 - Farid on improving, going for it more, and still getting cut 14:17 - Why the promotion keeps changing expectations 15:40 - Farid admits the release left a sour taste 16:51 - Tevenwee argues too many valuable fighters are being cut 17:33 - Farid says he called out ranked names but kept getting rejected 18:21 - Quick pronunciation break: Farid Ahmad Basharat 19:00 - Would he return to the UFC if they called? 20:04 - Why Farid may prefer to build leverage elsewhere first 21:39 - Aljo compares it to his own one-sided negotiations 22:38 - Farid’s rankings and why they mattered 23:07 - Why ranked fighters still struggled to accept him 24:49 - Why decisions are not the same as boring fights 25:28 - Aljo jokes that Farid is too sensible for the UFC 26:23 - Farid on being avoided and overlooked in the division 27:35 - Farid answers yes-or-no questions on fights, money, and PI issues 29:21 - Farid is open to other promotions and best offer wins 31:31 - Farewell to Farid and a joke about his future weight class 34:09 - UFC Canada recap and the main event reaction 35:21 - Mike Malott’s knockout over Joaquin Buckley 36:28 - Steve Will Do It’s huge bet and the crew’s reaction 38:21 - Why Buckley’s pressure may have cost him 39:08 - Who Malott should fight next 41:37 - Comparing Malott with Belal Muhammad, Leon Edwards, and JDM 43:22 - Too many finish-heavy cards and what that means for the sport 44:21 - Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Erin Blanchfield breakdown 45:31 - Are any current champions truly the best in the world right now? 46:45 - The bantamweight debate: Yan vs. Merab 47:41 - Featherweight hierarchy and Volkanovski vs. Topuria 49:08 - Lightweight, welterweight, and middleweight title picture debate 50:32 - Heavyweight and light heavyweight: who is really the champ? 53:09 - Steve Lee bails, joking about the contender series and pee break 54:26 - Excitement vs. quality in matchmaking 56:00 - Why forced entertainment fights create weird incentives 58:23 - Canada card recap: Timmy, Jasudavicius, Nate the Train, and more 60:56 - What the best performances actually taught the crew 62:14 - Marab’s Abu Dhabi arrival and card preview 63:00 - Pick discussion for the main event and co-main 64:38 - Volkov, Kavanagh, Pico, Reyes, and other card matchups 67:23 - Izzy Adesanya vs. Shara Bullet breakdown 70:38 - Can Izzy still compete at the top after recent losses? 71:55 - Training camp logistics in Abu Dhabi and closing remarks Order your bottle of Funk Harbor rum today! https://funkharborspirits.com Support the channel by purchasing official merch here! https://www.AljamainSterling.com