With UFC 315 behind us, and Jack Della Maddalena’s win over Belal Muhammad, the door is now open for Islam Makhachev to move up and challenge Della Maddalena. I’ll break down what this matchup would mean for both the lightweight and welterweight divisions—and whether it’s even fair for Della Maddalena to defend his title against Makhachev. Plus, what’s next for Muhammad after the loss?

Then, it was another win in a decorated career for Valentina Shevchenko, who retained her flyweight title against Manon Fiorot. But I’ll tell you the one problem I still have with Shevchenko—and it has nothing to do with her accomplishments. Also, after Jose Aldo announced his retirement following his loss to Aiemann Zahabi, I’m celebrating his remarkable career. Plus, I’m having trouble figuring out what’s next for Shevchenko.

Meanwhile, in my search to find who the first U.S.-born world champion wrestler was back in 1969, a source with the answer hung up on me! And finally, Jon Jones was asked what I think is a stupid question: Who would’ve won if he and Daniel Cormier had fought at heavyweight?

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Chapters:

• Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev (00:00)
• What’s next for Muhammad (09:32)
• Problem with Shevchenko (17:43)
• Jose Aldo retires (28:03)
• What’s next for Shevchenko (39:11)
• Search for first US-born world wrestling champ (51:32)
• Jones vs Cormier: Who would’ve won at heavyweight? (57:32)