BTL Thanksgiving Edition | Arman Tsarukyan Shines, Who's Next For Islam Makhahev, More

MMA Fighting

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Sports News, Sports, News

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2025

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Arman Tsarukyan staked his claim as the top lightweight contender in the UFC with a spectacular performance against Dan Hooker in the main event of UFC Qatar this past Saturday, and he wants his chance at Ilia Topuria and his world title. Will the performance, and timing, work out for Tsarukyan, or will he have to watch Paddy Pimblett fight for the gold? On a special Thanksgiving week edition of Between the Links, the panel discusses where Tsarukyan goes from his big win, and how the lightweight division may shake out heading into 2026. Additionally, topics may include who should be next for welterweight champ Islam Makhachev after Ian Machado Garry defeated Belal Muhammad to cap off moving month for the surging contenders, reports of Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes being the frontrunner to headline the UFC's first big numbered event on Paramount, the Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua press conference, and much more. Plus, what we're thankful for in the world of MMA and combat sports. Join MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Jed Meshew as they answer your questions all show long. 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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0:41.0	You're listening to the Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:48.5	Live from MMA fighting studios, this is Between the Links.
0:57.0	And now, your host, Mike Heck.
1:04.6	The iconic voice of Esther Lynn welcomes you to a brand new edition of BTL.
1:10.8	Happy Tuesday to us all.
1:13.1	We warned you last week.
1:14.4	You might go a little earlier.
1:15.8	We might have to mix things up because we can't have a live show on Thanksgiving.
1:19.3	But we didn't want to leave you hanging.
1:20.6	We were thinking of different options.
1:21.9	And we decided, you know what?
1:22.9	We're going live for the peeps just a couple of days before we gobble gobble on the Thanksgiving
1:29.2	turkey the mashed potatoes the stuffing the cranberry sauce and all the fixins and we welcome me to
1:36.2	the program Q&A what we're thankful for I know I'm thankful for all of you guys we'll talk
1:41.4	about what we're thankful for in the world of MMA later on in the program but joining me to answer your questions a man that i am thankful for
1:49.3	as a colleague and a friend mr no gray area himself the hot take kid the one and only
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