BTL | UFC Breaking News, Brandon Moreno Shines At UFC Mexico, Emmett vs. Murphy, PFL Tourney

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🗓️ 3 April 2025

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Dana White and the UFC dropped a bunch of news on Tuesday, including two title fights for UFC 316 — Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O'Malley 2, and Julianna Pena vs. Kayla Harrison — along with a new main event for UFC Kansas City between Ian Machado Garry and Carlos Prates. How does UFC 316 now stack up with the rest of the 2025 slate thus far? On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel reacts to, and answers your questions about the big news of the week, and the potential ramifications of each. Additionally, topics may include Brandon Moreno's unanimous decision win over Steve Erceg, along with other notable moments from #UFCMexico this past weekend, UFC Vegas 105 headlined by Josh Emmett vs. Lerone Murphy, the PFL dealing with hurdles and speed bumps even before their World Tournament kicks off, and much more. Join MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and José Youngs. Follow Mike Heck: @m_heckjr Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs 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 first round of the PFL World Tournament is here.
0:04.1	Jason Jackson takes on Andrei Koreskov in a clash of former champions.
0:09.2	And 2023 PFL featherweight world champion Jesus Pinedo goes toe to toe with Adam the Kid Borage.
0:16.8	64 of the best MMA fighters from around the globe compete in a single elimination tournament for their one shot at glory.
0:25.1	Don't miss the action. Thursday, April 3rd at 10 p.m. Eastern on ESPN2 and ESPN Plus.
0:35.8	You're listening to the Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:43.8	Live from M.MA fighting studios, this is Between the Links.
0:51.0	And now, your host, Mike Heck.
0:59.3	The iconic voice of Esther Lynn welcomes you to a brand new edition of BTL.
1:04.2	Happy Thursday to us all.
1:06.5	We are in the middle of a very busy week.
1:09.5	We had some UFC breaking news earlier this week.
1:13.3	We got UFC back at the world's most famous Apex on Saturday.
1:18.0	Pretty terrific main event if we're being on a Shosh Emmett versus the Rowan Murphy.
1:22.0	The PFL kicks off their world tournament tonight.
1:26.5	And there's just a lot to talk about today. And that is
1:29.5	why at least one last time, we're going to turn the programming over to you guys. Doesn't mean the
1:34.6	Q&A episodes are going away for good, but we're going to kick off a new season next week ahead of
1:40.7	UFC 314, Jed Mishu battling some new folks and some old friends,
1:46.9	and it's going to be a lot of fun.
1:48.7	But joining me today to answer your questions is MMA Fighting's Road Warrior,
1:53.5	who is just a few days away from hopping on a plane down to Miami for UFC 314,
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