0:00 Coming up! 0:17 Coach explains “3 fights left for Islam” backlash 1:45 Retirement math: why age 35 is the magic number 2:42 Can great fighters stay elite past 35? 3:42 Islam’s finances, family & legacy goals 4:24 170-lb future? The JDM test looms 5:25 Welterweight queue: Usman, Shavkat, Ian Garry, Bilal 7:28 Best booking now: Usman vs Bilal? 9:59 Who are the UFC’s biggest stars today? 10:25 Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall stalemate 12:12 “Jones is the puppet-master” & Dana’s two-week ultimatum 13:25 Double-champ logjam & interim-belt confusion 17:13 Star vs Superstar debate gets heated 😂 24:06 Office poll: does anyone know Jon Jones? 30:26 Second poll – coach claims victory 38:42 Dark-horse stars outside the title picture 44:22 Quick look ahead to UFC 317 46:50 Blue Scorpion anti-inflammatory teaser & outro

In this episode, Coach Javier Mendez shares insights on some of the hottest topics in MMA right now:

🔸 Merab’s Dominance: Can Sean O'Malley ever beat Merab? How does Umar Nurmagomedov match up? 🔸 Kevin Holland's Journey: His fight with Vicente Luque and his appearance on Rampage Jackson podcast. 🔸 Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes: Dream matchups and strategies on dropping muscle mass effectively. 🔸 Championship Mindset: Lessons from Cain Velasquez’s preparation and why "All champions are good everywhere." 🔸 Israel Adesanya's Challenges: Ground-game vulnerabilities and the rivalry with Alex Pereira. 🔸 Tom Aspinall vs. Jon Jones: Coach Javier’s advice on handling Jon Jones' psychological tactics and retirement hints.

Dive into these topics and more as Javier Mendez & Mo Azizah bring expert analysis and behind-the-scenes stories from the world of MMA!

0:00 Intro 0:35 Merab Performance and what Sean lacks 4:36 "I don't think Sean could ever win Merab" 7:04 Can Umer give Merab a better fight? 9:17 Is Merab the GOAT? 11:03 Merab: 2nd in the new P4P ranking 12:14 Battle with age 13:31 Petr Yan and Umer matchup 14:03 Umer current condition 15:07 Kevin Holland vs Vicente Luque 17:03 Fighting for Money 18:07 Kevin visit to Javier's gym 18:57 Kevin and Rampage Jackson 20:02 Kayla Harrison: One of the Best 21:39 How to drop the muscle mass? 23:19 Amanda Nunes vs Kayla Harrison 25:23 Cain Velasquez preparations for the world title 27:25 "All Champions are good everywhere" 28:15 Adesanya on the ground 30:00 Adesanya vs Alex Pereira 31:59 Tom Aspinall and Jon Jones

0:00 Intro 2:07 Dana White and Turki Al-Sheikh: What went wrong? 3:29 Why is UFC no longer the main focus? 4:56 Hunter Campbell work behind the scenes 6:52 Who replaces Dana? 8:06 Dana White vs Scott Coker 15:37 Should Jon Jones be stripped of the title? 18:48 Sean O'Malley's second chance at the belt 20:59 Is Sean really a star? 26:09 Does Movsar deserve the title shot? 30:25 Umar Nurmagomedov title shot 34:52 What makes Coach Javier special? 40:49 Tony vs Khabib in TUF? 43:00 HH Maktoum bin Hamdan's power 45:29 How much of power is natural?