Fight Disciples Podcast

Can Chris Leroy-Duncan become the next UK UFC title contender? He can take a gigantic step with victory over #5 ranked middleweight Brendan Allen in the main event at the Apex on Saturday night.

With Black Country Banger Jai Herbert in co-main event support, albeit in a polarising matchup of his own, could the Brits scored a massive double in Vegas?

We pick out the best bits from the weekend'd Octagon action.

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Boxing is booming, right? So where have all the championship fights gone?

No male world champion has had more than two world title fights this year. The pound-for-pound list is littered with single figure outings, whilst the women's game isn't much busier.

In a time when stadium fights and unifications are regular, why has nobody taken 2026 by storm? Can you name a Boxer of the Year this year?

The boys get stuck into the facts of figures of the sweet science in 2026.

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Nine first round knockouts – 11 in total – from 14 fights isn't just insane, it's a new UFC record.

And so, whilst the main event may have sucked the gas out of the room – we kind of expected that – prior to the women's flyweight title being contested their was violence all over the place in Salt Lake City.

We discuss the current state of women's divisions in the UFC, before getting very excited about the plethora of knockouts served up in Utah and the unveiling of three fights for UFC 335.

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Ben Whittaker retained his unbeaten record in the pro ranks, but all talk of a world title fight coming next should be shelved as, once again, he muddled his way across the finish line.

The Olympic silver medallist dominated Irishman Conor Wallace for nine rounds of their title eliminator, only to run out of gas and was left hanging on in the closing stages.

The boys review the main event and the rest of the Birmingham card, which delivered from top to bottom.

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UFC 332 is a stinker. There, we said it. It's a fight night at the Apex at best. But thanks to our Patreon posse's contributions, all is not lost.

We dig out the diamonds from Salt Lake City before purring over Fight Night Qatar and a few bits in between.

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