EP. 576.5: UFC Qatar RECAP: Tsarukyan SUBMITS Hooker, Garry vs Chimaev BACKSTAGE Fight, What’s Next for Ilia Topuria?
The Anik & Florian Podcast
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🗓️ 24 November 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
UFC Qatar RECAP: Tsarukyan SUBMITS Hooker, Garry vs Chimaev BACKSTAGE Fight, What’s Next for Ilia Topuria?
BREAKING reaction to the WILD UFC Qatar card! Jon Anik and Kenny Florian are LIVE to break down Arman Tsarukyan's DOMINANT submission victory over Dan Hooker and what it means for the lightweight title picture 🏆 Plus, we've got the full story on the shocking backstage altercation between Khamzat Chimaev and Ian Machado Garry that has the MMA world buzzing 🤯 This is your ESSENTIAL post-fight analysis with exclusive insights you won't find anywhere else!
Live from the DraftKings Studio, we're breaking down EVERY major moment from UFC Qatar. Get expert technical analysis from Kenny Florian and Ray Longo on Tsarukyan's brilliant grappling display and what's next at 155lbs. Our team has the inside scoop on the welterweight division chaos after Ian Machado Garry's big win over Belal Muhammad. Plus, we're serving up DraftKings betting insights on what these results mean for future fight odds. You're watching LIVE, so join the conversation right now!
This podcast gives you BEHIND-THE-SCENES access only Anik and Florian can provide. We're going DEEP on Khamzat Chimaev's injury timeline and that crazy backstage confrontation. Did Arman Tsarukyan do enough to leapfrog Paddy Pimblett for the next title shot? Where does Ian Machado Garry rank now in the stacked welterweight division? Sound off LIVE in the comments!
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— Who deserves the next lightweight title shot - Arman Tsarukyan or Paddy Pimblett?
— Was Ian Machado Garry's win over Belal Muhammad convincing enough for a title eliminator?
— How does Khamzat Chimaev's injury change the middleweight landscape?
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