{"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":3005,"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":"2026-07-25T08:17:44.868981+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mma-fighting-161881"},"episode":{"title":"No Bets Barred: Can Rafael Fiziev Give Azerbaijan Reason To Celebrate At UFC Baku?","slug":"no-bets-barred-can-rafael-fiziev-give-azerbaijan-reason-to-celebrate-at-ufc-baku","published_at":"2026-06-24T22:17:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mma-fighting-161881/no-bets-barred-can-rafael-fiziev-give-azerbaijan-reason-to-celebrate-at-ufc-baku","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/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP7840986568.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP7840986568.mp3","summary":"The UFC is heading back to Baku. This Saturday, the UFC has its final show before a weeklong break, returning to the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the main event, the UFC's biggest Azerbaijani star, Rafael Fiziev, looks to rebound from a difficult loss to Mauricio Ruffy when he takes on surging lightweight Manuel Torres, and No Bets Barred is here to break it all down. This week, host Jed Meshew flies solo to discuss all things UFC Baku, including whether Fiziev can find his form again, if Torres is a legitimate contender at 155 pounds, if this is the end for Michel Pereira, a few hidden gym fights on the card, the restart of The Climb, and more. Tune in for episode 158 of No Bets Barred. Follow Jed Meshew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JedKMeshew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to MMA Fighting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our full video catalog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Like MMA Fighting on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Read More: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"The UFC is heading back to Baku. This Saturday, the UFC has its final show before a weeklong break, returning to the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Az…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2313,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mma-fighting-161881/episodes/no-bets-barred-can-rafael-fiziev-give-azerbaijan-reason-to-celebrate-at-ufc-baku/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/no-bets-barred-can-rafael-fiziev-give-azerbaijan-reason-to-celebrate-at-ufc-baku.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}