{"podcast":{"title":"MMA Fighting","slug":"mma-fighting-161881","podcast_index_feed_id":161881,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VMP4451971054","website_url":"https://www.mmafighting.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/9203db36-0336-11eb-9086-53d5e41784b1/image/MMA_Fighting_Square_Graphics.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Vox Media Podcast Network","episode_count":3059,"summary":"Get all the mixed martial arts fighting news and analysis you need from the award-winning team at MMA Fighting. Produced by MMA Fighting and SB Nation, and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.","last_synced_at":"2026-10-01T04:19:49.843325+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mma-fighting-161881"},"episode":{"title":"BTL | Countdown To UFC 331, Ilia Topuria BACK, KI MMA Launched, Colby vs. Belal","slug":"btl-countdown-to-ufc-331-ilia-topuria-back-ki-mma-launched-colby-vs-belal","published_at":"2026-09-17T17:34:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mma-fighting-161881/btl-countdown-to-ufc-331-ilia-topuria-back-ki-mma-launched-colby-vs-belal","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mma-fighting-161881","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/PMC2130707313.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/PMC2130707313.mp3","summary":"The UFC returns to numbered events with a trip to Los Angeles for UFC 331. In the main event, Joshua Van defends the flyweight title against Alexandre Pantoja in a rematch, while ArmanT sarukyan and Mauricio Ruffy hope to earn a lightweight title shot in the five-round co-main event. What are the biggest questions heading into that fight and event? On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel discusses the big storylines heading into Saturday's card, if a win gets the co-main event winner a title shot, and more. Additionally, topics include Ilia Topuria declaring he's back and his cheating accusations towards Justin Gaethje, Scott Coker's new promotion KI MMA officially launching this week and behind the scenes stories from Monday's event in New York City, RAF 13 headlined by Colby Covington vs. Belal Muhammad and Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gilbert Burns, Ray Lewis potentially competing for RAF, and much more. Join MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee as they answer your questions all show long. Download the SB Nation app here ⤵️ 📱 iOS: ⁠https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sb-nation/id6789240983⁠ 📱 Android: ⁠https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sbnation.app⁠ Follow Mike Heck: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@m_heckjr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Alexander K. Lee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AlexanderKLee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ht…","meta_description":"The UFC returns to numbered events with a trip to Los Angeles for UFC 331. In the main event, Joshua Van defends the flyweight title against Alexandre Pan…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5320,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mma-fighting-161881/episodes/btl-countdown-to-ufc-331-ilia-topuria-back-ki-mma-launched-colby-vs-belal/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mma-fighting-161881/btl-countdown-to-ufc-331-ilia-topuria-back-ki-mma-launched-colby-vs-belal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}