The Weekly Scraps Podcast

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0:00 Intro: still furious at the Dan Mergliata stoppage 0:57 Was the stand-up a fight-ruining call? 2:15 Funk Papi on defending the back and Nolan's escape attempts 4:30 Should it have been a no contest? The UFC bonus debate 5:24 What Tom Nolan said post-fight about the stand-up 8:18 Why Moicano should have refused to let go 9:36 Who is really stalling in back control? 11:46 Devil's advocate: back control vs. cage stalls 16:40 Juicy J's fake glove touch and retirement talk 18:11 Jacoby Smith vs. Randy Brown reaction 24:02 Randy's short-notice fight and the risk of standing up 25:46 Jacoby's takedown, the Kevin Holland callout and Islam 28:43 Who Jacoby could fight at 170 29:07 Jacoby's contract and whether to fight ranked opponents 31:21 Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani's win 34:44 Rating the card 35:57 Ode loss to Cody Durden and the Scottish twister 37:20 Morales vs. Prates for the interim title 41:18 Do fans flip-flop? Prates vs. Morales debate 45:24 Fan poll and predictions for Prates vs. Morales 47:37 Van vs. Manel Kape and the chess story 49:09 Manel Kape and Mokaev beef 52:04 Next UFC Apex card preview 53:41 Van vs. Kape prediction 54:33 Outro Order your bottle of Funk Harbor rum today! https://funkharborspirits.com Support the channel by purchasing official merch here! https://www.AljamainSterling.comSupport the show: https://joinfunkharbor.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Summary: Weekly Scraps, the UFC 333 recap (~59 min)Card rating. Steve gives the card 8.3/10. He says a perfect 10 would be something like UFC 217. The group agrees it was a strong card that felt like how the UFC used to be.Aljo's experience. Aljo was in the arena in Abu Dhabi. He praises the atmosphere and the fan chants, and says he didn't love the arena layout.Piotr Yan vs. Merab (draw). Aljo, who was in Merab's corner, thinks round three is the problem. A late 45-second burst gave Yan the round even though no shot landed clean. He says the game plan worked in rounds one and two. Yan then adjusted by defending the takedowns and forcing Merab to the single leg. Steve says Merab should have showboated the body kick, and notes the crowd cheered every Yan strike and was silent for Merab. Both agree the two are elite and "1A and 1B." Aljo says the lesson is not to coast the last seconds of a round.The GOAT debate. Aljo and Steve say Yan is not the GOAT yet. He has only one title defense, and Aljo has two wins over him. They accept that he is in the conversation.What's next. Yan: Steve and Aljo think the UFC will push O'Malley for the title shot. Aljo argues that Song Yadong deserves it on merit. Merab: the group jokes about him getting Aman Zahabi, the "gatekeeper" who is the usual tune-up. Batista is also floated as a tough, avoided opponent. Refereeing. The group praises Mark Goddard for stopping the action early over illegal strikes in the Grant Dawson fight. They say it keeps finishes clean. They also praise Dawson's striking.Main event: Volkanovski stops Mozart Evloev (TKO, round two). Aljo was in the building. He saw the momentum shift after Volk stopped the takedowns and reversed Evloev in round two. Everyone calls it a masterclass from a 38-year-old. They note it lacked the danger factor of a Topuria, Lopes or Silva fight. Aljo joked he hoped Volk would call him out. Volk's future. Options are a move up to 155 for a Gaethje fight, a defense against the contenders, or Armand Tsarukyan for a vacated belt. Aljo says it hinges on what Gaethje decides to do.Other fights. Kavanagh over Temirov: Kavanagh's jab and shovel uppercut finish. The group thinks he is now in the title-shot mix. Kato vs. Aaron Pico: Pico shot immediately and won. This leads into the callout below. Pico's callout. Pico called Aljo a "ranking merchant." Aljo pushes back on the claim and says he picks fights that lead toward a title. Steve says Aljo is an easy target.Wind-down. The episode closes with banter about Merab's no-sugar claim and his diet soda, and Evloev's size. It ends with the usual like, comment and subscribe prompts and viewer questions.can you shorten it for youtube The episode has three strong pillars: the Yan–Merab round-three debate, Volk's main-event win and what's next for him, and Pico's callout of Aljo. The softer stretches are the card-rating warm-up, the GOAT debate, the long Zahabi/Batista riffs, and the sugar and diet-soda wind-down. You didn't give a target length, so here are three directions. Pick one, or tell me what you're going for and I'll shape it.Support the show: https://joinfunkharbor.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.comSupport the show: https://joinfunkharbor.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EPISODE DESCRIPTION - Ready to publishAljamain Sterling and the Weekly Scraps crew turn a routine fight-card recap into a brutally honest debate about what actually makes a fighter - and a fan. If you care about MMA beyond the headlines, this one is packed with sharp takes on rankings, judging, and the gap between looking good and winning like a contender.The conversation starts with a simple question that quickly gets uncomfortably real: who counts as a "casual" in MMA? Aljamain Sterling, Tevenwee, Dominic, and the usuals each draw the line differently, sparring over whether training makes you a true student of the sport, why some fans mistake volume for quality, and how fighters can still be clueless about the game they compete in every week.From there, they break down Brendan Allen's statement win over Christian Leroy Duncan, including the eye-poke point deduction, the round scoring controversy, and why grapplers often have to do twice as much to get the same respect as strikers. You’ll hear why Allen’s pressure, wrestling, and veteran composure mattered more than the flashiest moments, and why the division still leaves him in a strange limbo at the top.They also unpack the nastiest finishes from the card - Andre Fili’s brutal head kick, the debate over whether he should have followed up, Malcom Wellmaker’s hard night against the dangerous and explosive Tofiq Musayev, and why some prospects simply run into the wrong style at the wrong time. Then the crew turns to the bigger business story underneath it all: who gets paid, who gets overlooked, and why fighters like Sean Strickland and Nassourdine Imavov are forcing uncomfortable conversations about UFC contracts, leverage, and what happens when the money doesn't match the star power.You’ll discover: How the crew defines a "casual" and why the answer is more complicated than it sounds Why one point deduction can completely change a fight, and why refs should be quicker on eye pokes What Brendan Allen did to shut down Christian Leroy Duncan's speed and size advantage Why grapplers must win bigger, cleaner, and more decisively to get title buzz How fighter pay, rankings, and matchmaking shape the sport far more than fans realize They close by previewing UFC Edmonton, including Joaquin Buckley vs. Mike Mallott and Aaron Blanchfield vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius, with the same mix of analysis, chaos, and unapologetic opinions that make Weekly Scraps a must-listen for die-hard MMA fans. If you want real fight talk with no polished PR filter, this episode delivers.Support the show: https://joinfunkharbor.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 UFC 332 Main Event Reaction 03:45 UFC Matchmaking & First-Round Finishes 08:29 Anthony Wentz vs. Gable Steveson 12:14 King Green Stoppage Debate 19:40 Roberto Soldić vs. Chaos Williams 22:18 Payton Talbott vs. Deiveson Figueiredo 31:30 Roman Kopylov vs. Atiba Gautier 35:11 Damien Pinas’ Knockout Power 40:27 Marcus McGhee & Bantamweight Matchmaking 42:38 Johnny Walker’s Heavyweight Debut 48:04 Jacoby Smith’s Next Fight 51:28 Fight of the Night Debate 55:10 Rating UFC 332 59:20 Marvin Vettori & Rafael dos Anjos 63:35 Upcoming Fights: Oliveira vs. Lopes 70:03 Alex Pereira vs. Sergei Pavlovich 76:59 Ilia Topuria vs. Paddy Pimblett on TUF? 79:37 Aljo Breaks Down Kevin VallejosSupport the show: https://joinfunkharbor.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We break down the action packed UFC 331 event. Joshua van beats pantoja, arman beats ruffy and gable stevenson loses by devistating KOSupport the show: https://joinfunkharbor.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 UFC Noche recap1:03 Sean King’s debut5:15 Rong Zhu vs. Rafa Garcia6:21 Tim Elliott’s performance8:00 Tommy Gantt debate14:36 Alexa Grasso controversy16:11 Tommy McMillan vs. Marwan Rahiki23:04 Dan Ige at bantamweight25:15 Moreno vs. Morales27:22 Gene Silva vs. Delgado31:09 Aljo vs. Gene Silva?35:00 UFC 331 preview36:30 Tsarukyan vs. Ruffy41:34 Joshua Van vs. Pantoja44:15 Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn50:16 Garcia vs. Teofimo53:39 OutroSupport the show: https://joinfunkharbor.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss UFC Paris and the NEW CONTENDERS, break down UFC NOCHE and finish with some MMA news Support the show: https://joinfunkharbor.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.