Fighter vs. Writer: UFC 316 Preview, Matt Brown Reacts to Latest in Jon Jones-Tom Aspinall Drama

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🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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On the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer, Matt Brown and Damon Martin preview UFC 316 and give their picks for Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O’Malley and Julianna Pena vs. Kayla Harrison plus we discuss the latest in the ongoing drama between Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall plus Maycee Barber dropping out of her fight against Erin Blanchfield just before she walked to the cage plus much more. Subscribe to MMA Fighting Check out our full video catalog Like MMA Fighting on Facebook Follow on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Got a 7 a.m. meeting on a Monday?
0:02.8	Boo!
0:04.5	Expensing breakfast because it's in policy.
0:07.0	Yay!
0:08.9	Wasting all afternoon submitting an expense report for that breakfast.
0:13.1	Boo!
0:15.0	If your company used Ramp, you could submit expenses with just a text.
0:20.1	Yay!
0:21.9	Free your team from expense reports today.
0:25.1	Switch your business to ramp.com.
0:30.5	Support for this show comes from the 2025 James Beard Awards, presented by Capital One.
0:36.1	Every year, the James Beard Foundation recognizes exceptional talent and achievement in the culinary arts, hospitality, media, and the broader food system with its highly anticipated awards.
0:47.6	To learn more, visit the 2025 James Beard Awards hub at jamesbeard.org slash awards.
0:53.8	And be sure to watch the James Beard Awards from Chicago on June 16th at 5.30 p.m. Eastern, live on Eater.
1:04.8	You're listening to the Vox Media Podcast Network.
1:09.7	Music podcast network.
1:27.5	Welcome back to the fighter versus the writer.
1:28.6	I am Damon Martin. He is UFC legend Matt Brown and Matt.
1:30.6	We are finally here at UFC 316 fight week.
1:34.3	But before we get to the fights from this next weekend, can I ask?
1:38.6	I assume you probably didn't see the fights last night, but did you hear the news coming out of the UFC last night?
1:44.1	Yeah, yeah, with the Macy Bar of the U.S. last night?
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