Rankings Show: Leon Edwards' Place Among The Eff-You All-Stars + MMA's Most Overqualified Bodyguard, Fond Farewells & More

MMA Fighting

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Sports, News, Sports News

4.5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Leon Edwards was one of the most disrespected fighters in MMA. Now he's the man who not only did the impossible — he did it twice. The rankings show is BACK after another crazy MMA stretch to sort through Edwards' massive win in his UFC 286 trilogy with Kamaru Usman, and much more. Co-hosts Shaun Al-Shatti and Alexander K. Lee are joined by Jed Meshew and Damon Martin to debate where Edwards ranks among the greatest reversal-of-narratives UFC champions around (11:40), where the welterweight division stands after a slew of big fights, and much more. They also hit on whether Merab Dvalishvilli's standing as MMA's most overqualified bodyguard is good or bad for the bantamweight division around (33:57), whether Muhammad Mokaev's first year in the UFC deserves a reassessment of expectations around (43:54), and pour a few out for the homies with some bittersweet farewells around (55:58). Follow Shaun Al-Shatti @ShaunAlShatti Follow Alexander K. Lee @AlexanderKLee Follow Damon Martin @DamonMartin 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.
0:18.0	What is up my friends? Hope you're all out there. Enjoyin' your week.
0:23.0	We're back again. My name is Sean O'Shaude and this is the MMA Fighting Ranking Show.
0:27.0	Oh, another big pay-per-view in the books.
0:30.0	So, fellas, let's wait through some of this wreckage.
0:32.0	We got the whole crew here, as always, my co-captain, the King of the North.
0:36.0	He's the Prince of Darkness. He's Alexander Kaylee.
0:39.0	Oh, hey, you did it to yourself, my man.
0:42.0	Also, rest of the game. Light.
0:46.0	Also, the legal, legal himself, Jed Machu, and your friend in mind.
0:49.0	Yo, G Damon Martin.
0:51.0	How are we doing, fellas?
0:53.0	I feel like we were just here.
0:55.0	It seems like we literally just did this like last week.
0:58.0	Kind of did.
0:59.0	So, yay for two pay-per-views in a month, UFC.
1:03.0	You're really getting that $75 from me.
1:07.0	Just nickel and dime, baby. Nickel and dime.
1:10.0	Not nickel and dime the way the pay-per-views charge.
1:13.0	It's like $100 bills, $100 bills.
1:15.0	Inflation, though, you know? It's happening, Damon. It's real thing.
1:19.0	You and your lofty ivory tower don't know about inflation.
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