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BTL | Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 Fallout, Joe Rogan, UFC Vegas 48, Bellator 274, Knucklemania 2

MMA Fighting

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4.51.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2022

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

How big of a step did Israel Adesanya take in his quest for greatness, and where does Robert Whittaker go from his loss to the champ in the main event of UFC 271? This week on Between the Links, the panel will attempt to answer those questions, and give their final thoughts on the UFC's second PPV event of 2022 — including Tai Tuivasa's ceiling in the heavyweight division following his KO win over Derrick Lewis. In addition, they'll discuss Joe Rogan no longer being part of the UFC 271 broadcast in lieu of Michael Bisping and how the UFC, and Dana White, handled the situation, the combat sports triple header on this weekend with UFC Vegas 48, Bellator 274, and BKFC's Knucklemania 2, as well as their thoughts on which event has more intrigue heading into Saturday night, and more. Host Mike Heck will moderate the discussion with MMA Fighting's Jed Meshew and José Youngs. Show goes LIVE Thursday at 3 p.m. ET / Noon PT. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Jed Meshew: @JedKMeshew Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The iconic voice of Esther Lynn welcomes you back to a brand new addition of between

0:59.0

at the end and our producer E. Casey Leiden will announce that at the end of the show. In other

1:04.0

words, we're playing for bragging rights this week and sometimes that's more valuable than titles

1:08.0

and money. So let's go ahead and introduce the panel. First, he is back in Phoenix after a

1:13.0

tremendous week of coverage at UFC 271 in Houston. Let us say hello to Mr. Jose Youngs. What's up,

1:19.2

Jose? You already know. War will never cease to exist, especially against my foe today,

1:28.0

but he's already dead. You all know what that means. In back this week, and I'm sure he'll

1:34.2

have something to say about that. I know the plaque in the offices of the BTL championship committees

1:39.2

reads champion, his heart says interim champion, and it won't be real until he gets that dream

1:44.0

match up with Phoenix Garnavale. I'm trying, man, but Jed Machu joins the show once again. How are you,

1:49.8

sir? I'm good, man. I don't know when my heart's going to feel like a champion if Phoenix just

1:56.7

isn't ever coming back. I don't know how many wins I need to fee a whole heck on the champion,

2:03.7

but I feel like I'm getting clothes because at this point, I'm not sure she's ever coming back.

2:08.2

And so I'm just the de facto, you know, interim turned actual. Well, this is great because now I'm

2:13.1

talking or go me champion. I'm going to I'm going to fight it on title balance. Fantastic.

2:18.4

There you go. You're moving up a weight class and it's all good. So let us go ahead and start here.

2:24.1

Let's put a bow on UFC 271 because Israel, Adesanya defeats Robert Whitaker in the main event

2:30.9

for unanimous decision, retains his middleweight title competitive fight. Most people thought,

2:36.2

is he won the fight? A lot of people think Robert Whitaker won the fight, which makes things a

2:41.4

little interesting in the aftermath, but Jose will begin with you. Israel's star power continues

2:46.8

to grow. And like he said on the M.A. hour yesterday, he just shines when the camera is on him.

2:52.4

He's winning fights, whether people like the the execution of the victories or not,

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