BTL | JDM vs. Islam Makhachev, UFC 322 Excitement Levels, More

MMA Fighting

Vox Media Podcast Network

Sports News, Sports, News

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 97 minutes

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Summary

The vast majority of the fan base couldn't be more ready to see a UFC event with very high stakes, meaning, and excitement, as UFC 322 is finally here and it couldn't be here fast enough. How does the UFC's return to Madison Square Garden compare to other events before it? On a special, all-new Tuesday edition of Between the Links, the panel talks Saturday's UFC 322 event, the headliner between Jack Della Maddalena and Islam Makhachev, the rest of the big welterweight matchups on Saturday, and how the division could unfold based on who leaves MSG with the title. Additionally, topics may include Francis Ngannou answering questions about a potential fight with Jon Jones at the White House while being a PFL fighters, other news and notes going on in the MMA space, and much more. Join MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Jed Meshew as they answer your questions all show long to get you ready for UFC 322. 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	You're listening to the Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:08.0	Live from M.A. Fighting Studios, this is Between the Links.
0:16.0	And now, your host, Mike Heck.
0:23.1	The iconic voice of Esther Lynn welcomes you to a brand new edition of BTL.
0:29.3	Happy Tuesday to us all.
0:32.0	We are back a couple days early.
0:33.8	I did tell you this is going to happen.
0:35.8	A lot going on.
0:39.0	Basically living in two different states right now. So I'm currently in Massachusetts. I got to go back to South Carolina,
0:44.1	making that drive tomorrow night into Thursday. So we're doing this show a little bit earlier.
0:49.8	And you know what? So what? It's UFC 322 fight week.
0:54.4	We are excited.
0:55.4	We're ready to talk about this stuff right now.
0:58.0	We got Media Day tomorrow.
0:59.5	We got the press conference.
1:01.7	Why not?
1:02.4	Just get going with the UFC 322 talk because this week could not come soon enough.
1:07.1	We as fans, all of us here in this room right now, here in this stream, who listen and come to all these shows, who watch every single card on Saturday, events like this, this is why we remain fans.
1:21.3	This is why we put up with the crappy Apex cards to get to cards like this.
1:25.9	And I could not be more excited.
1:27.2	It's only Tuesday, and I'm not be more excited it's only Tuesday
1:27.8	and I'm ready to jump through a freaking wall and joining me to discuss UFC 322
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