UFC 323 Preview: Merab's Historic Year, PPV Era Ends, McGregor Legal Updates

The Craic is back to kick off the festive season.

With Petesy Carroll, Chuck Mindenhall, and Ben Fowlkes reunited, they open the show by giving their take on the recent UFC on Paramount fight card announcements (4:21).

Then, the lads get into this weekend’s fights at UFC 323 and debate whether a win over Petr Yan would cement Merab Dvalishvili as fighter of the year (17:03).

The flyweight division is also host to some big matchups. The trio break down former champ Henry Cejudo taking on rising prospect Paytton Talbatt (42:30), and the co-main event title fight barnburner between Alexandre Pantoja and Joshua Van (47:25).

From the octagon to the courtroom, the guys give updates on the UFC’s congressional hearing as the organisation pushes to pass the Ali Revival Act (49:08).

To close out the show, the crew provide updates on Conor McGregor’s legal cases (1:02:09), make their picks for this weekend’s fights (1:04:26), and answer your Super Chats (1:10:15).