BTL | Cain Velasquez Sentenced, Jones vs. Aspinall Latest, Gambling Suspensions, UFC Mexico City

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🗓️ 27 March 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Former UFC heavyweight champion found out his legal fate earlier this week as he was sentenced to five years — minus time served — after pleading no-contest stemming from his arrest in February 2022. Now that the sentenced has been handed out, was a it small win all things considered? On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel reacts to Velasquez's sentence, whether it was a win or loss, and if it does anything to his legacy overall. Additionally, they'll discuss the latest updates on Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall — from both UFC CEO Dana White and Aspinall — Sean Brady delivering a lopsided performance against Leon Edwards at UFC London, where both fighters go, Jeff Molina and Darrick Minner getting multi-year suspensions for infractions stemming from the James Krause gambling scandal, Saturday's UFC Mexico City card, and much more. Join MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Jed Meshew. Follow Mike Heck: @m_heckjr 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	Welcome back to another spectacular match day, but what's this?
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0:26.8	Reward restrictions, requirements and teas and seas apply.
0:29.0	Gambleaware.org.
0:30.9	You're listening to the Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:38.8	Live from M.MA Fighting Studios, this is Between the Links.
0:45.7	And now, your host, Mike Heck.
0:54.0	The iconic voice of Esther Lynn welcomes you to a brand new edition of BTL. Happy Thursday to us all. Happy you can join us.
1:03.0	For another live version of the program, they're always live here, but back to the Q&A format. We're going to do that again this week and next week.
1:10.8	And then heading into UFC 314, that's when we turn the page.
1:15.3	Brand new season of BTL, more battles to take place on this year program.
1:21.1	New guests, new people joining the show.
1:23.3	It's going to be very exciting.
1:24.9	But we want to hear from the peeps for the next couple of weeks
1:27.7	because there's a lot to talk about this week in joining me to discuss all of this news
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