00:00 Intro 00:56 Ilia Topuria vs Charles Oliveira 01:15 Is Ilia the Number 1 P4P? 04:27 Technical Breakdown 08:23 What's the Plan if Islam Fights Topuria? 09:49 Islam Going Back to Lightweight 10:35 Ilia vs Paddy 11:17 Heavyweight Current State 12:38 Arman Situation 15:46 "Joe Rogan is the New Dana" 17:10 Liver King Allegations & Fighters Taking Steroids 24:28 The Pantoja Disrespect 27:38 Other Side of Jake Paul 31:23 "Power is One of the Last Things That Goes" 35:24 Leg Day 37:54 Coach Passion for Sparring? 42:18 Dock Rofes

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?

0:00 Intro 0:40 Tickets giveaway! Last chance! 2:00 Coach’s thoughts on Islam’s transition to welterweight 4:57 Is Makhachev scared of Ilia? 7:43 It's not about the money for Islam 10:27 Jack won't be underestimated 11:46 Islam and Luke Rockhold sparring story 16:10 Luke’s potential 16:50 "I'm the reason behind Cain Velasquez not reaching his potential" 21:53 "It would've been a different story" 23:10 The ability to read your students 24:22 Khabib as a coach 25:00 Khabib wanted to end the fight! 27:17 Advanced coaching! 34:36 Who takes the blame? 37:53 The camp hasn’t started yet 40:09 How Islam Makhachev vs. Jack Della Maddalena fight will play out 41:35 Avoid repeating Belal’s mistakes! 42:25 Makhachev’s “potential toughest opponent ever” 43:33 Charles Oliveira vs. Ilia Topuria 47:03 The Ultimate Fighter-type reality show 56:08 Which fighting sport is a true sport? 58:50 Thoughts on De Ridder 1:00:17 Last reminder

0:00 Intro 0:53 Ticket Giveaway 5:03 Coach Javier's involvement in matchmaking 6:24 Example: Umar vs. Song Yadong 7:51 "I made that mistake once, and it got me into trouble" 10:19 Is Ariel Helwani spying in Javier's gym? 🤔 14:37 When money is on the line, "Everyone should keep their mouth shut!" 16:44 Fake news 17:12 Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway 18:19 Does Max still have championship quality? 20:35 Thoughts on the BMF title 24:23 Dustin's potential fight against Islam Makhachev 25:11 Islam's toughest matchup 26:30 Islam's place among all-time greats 28:42 Could Islam compete at Middleweight? 33:57 Adesanya training with David Goggins 36:50 Speed and strength equation with age 38:30 Accuracy and precision drills 40:18 Ticket Giveaway!

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0:00 Intro 1:02 What keeps you up at night? 1:56 Fighting vs Coaching 2:57 How to overcome the anxiety before fights? 3:46 Accepting defeat 6:58 Did Umar get over his loss to Merab? 10:58 Umar potential 11:33 Usman's talent 14:52 The level of Bantamweight and Lightweight divisions 18:05 Top 3 pound-for-pound in Javier's books 18:58 Dricus du Plessis Style 19:48 Adesanya's losing streak 20:52 When does age become a factor in MMA? 23:28 The effect of defeat 26:38 Michael Chandler vs Paddy Pimblett 27:46 Alex Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes 29:42 Advice to Volkanovski 33:14 Jon Jones' age 36:00 Is it about Money or Winning? 38:55 Jon Jones' awkward situation 42:37 Boxing shows vs UFC events