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UFC 299 is here and it is ridiculous.

This Saturday at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Fla., UFC 299 takes place headlined by a bantamweight grudge match between champion Sean O’Malley and former foe Chito Vera. That’s just the tip of the iceberg though at 299 is one of the most stacked cards in recent memory, with some people even suggesting it could be better than UFC 300 on paper. Plus, Francis Ngannou is boxing Anthony Joshua this weekend as well so with this amount of insane action, the No Bets Barred boys had to bring in a third chair.

Conner Burks and Jed Meshew are joined by Tony Calatayud this week as he’s boots on the ground in Miami, and the trio dives deep into all the insane action awaiting us this weekend. Can Sean O’Malley get his revenge on Chito Vera? Has Father Time caught up to Dustin Poirier? How will Michael “Venom” Page look in his UFC debut? And can anything stop the ascent of Jailton Almeida. All this and more are discussed on this week’s episode.

Tune in for episode 80 of No Bets Barred.

New episodes of the No Bets Barred podcast drop every Wednesday and are available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you find your favorite podcasts. The latest episode can be heard below.

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Francis Ngannou made his first step into the world of boxing last year when he shared the ring with the legendary Tyson Fury. Despite being a heavy underdog heading into the bout, Ngannou put on a phenomenal display and almost took his opponent’s undefeated record.

The heavyweights battled it out for 10 rounds but it was ‘The Gypsy King’ who got his hands raised via split decision. Since then, the pair have been cordial and often complimented one another when the occasion presented itself, though that wasn’t the case recently.

While sitting down beside his fellow fighters competing on the card, Francis Ngannou got into a heated altercation with Tyson Fury who was sat in the front row. The two bickered back and forth as things began to escalate.

“The road is still long and I’m really intending to gain a lot of major victories like this [against Anthony Joshua]. One over Tyson. One more over Tyson because I have the first one over him, I’m intending to have the second one.”

“You’re going to slip in the [ring] again and I’m going to wipe the ring with your a** again. You wiped the ring with your a**. There was blood in the ring, it’s sticking to your pants.”

One Tyson Fury shouted something in response, ‘The Predator’ wasted no time in insisting that boxing rules were the only thing that kept him safe during their fight.

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“Your only chance is in the ring, in the boxing ring with the boxing rules. When you step [out] of that ring, you better stay five meters away… Because if I lose it, you’re going to have a really bad time my friend.”

“Respect the fact that boxing is protecting us and the rules of boxing [are] protecting us. Because, without that, you are nothing in front of me. I will beat you every day. Twice on Sunday.”

On March 8, Francis Ngannou has the chance to prove his doubters wrong when he competes in his second professional boxing bout.

The former UFC heavyweight champion will collide with Anthony Joshua on the Knockout Chaos card featuring some of boxing’s best active athletes.

Watch Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury’s heated exchange below.

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UFC 299 fighters will have less time than usual to check their weights in Miami, Fla., this weekend (Fri., March 8, 2024).

Typically, most commissions working under the unified rules of mixed martial arts (MMA) when UFC comes to town will allow for a two-hour morning window for fighters to check their weights. That time gap from 9 a.m. local time ends at 11 a.m. with an additional hour to cut off any overweight pounds, depending on the location.

Florida State Athletic Commission (FSAC), however, has changed up things for UFC 299, according to ESPN. Fighters will be required to check their marks in only a one-hour gap from 9 to 10 a.m. ET this Friday morning (results here). The additional hour is still allowed in the case of an initial miss. A fine or bout cancelation will occur in the case of missed weight.

According to FSAC Executive Director, Timothy Shipman, the shortened window, “gives the commission doctors a better chance to examine the fighters before clearing them to continue cutting weight for another try.”

UFC 299 is headlined by a big Bantamweight title rematch between division champion, Sean O’Malley, and No. 5-ranked contender, Marlon “Chito” Vera. The pair first battled to a Vera first round technical knockout victory in Aug. 2020 (watch it). Vera has gone 5-2 (23-8-1 overall) in the time since fight No. 1, while O’Malley is 5-0 with 1 no contest (17-1, 1 no contest) overall.

T-minus 36 hours …

Remember that MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 299 fight card right here, starting with the early ESPN+ “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET (simulcast on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET), before the pay-per-view (PPV) main card start time at 10 p.m. ET (also on ESPN+).

To check out the latest and greatest UFC 299: “O’Malley vs. Vera 2” news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive right here.

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On the third episode of UFC 299 Embedded, Sean O’Malley gets a workout in, Marlon Vera arrives in Miami, Michael “Venom” Page gets his first taste of a UFC fight week, Song Yadong gets dialed in, Benoit Saint Denis fulfills his obligations, and more.

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Though they only shared the Octagon once, the rivalry between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor is among the most volatile in UFC history.

Six months after capturing the lightweight title against Al Iaquinta at UFC 223, ‘The Eagle’ stepped inside the cage with Conor McGregor in what would become the highest-grossing pay-per-view in promotional history — a record that still stands today.

Nurmagomedov largely dominated the bout with his signature Dagestani wrestling and eventually submitted the Irishman in the fourth round via rear-naked choke.

Looking back on their fierce feud and his victory over ‘Mystic Mac’ at UFC 229, Khabib Nurmagomedov revealed that under different circumstances, he likely wouldn’t have relinquished the choke until McGregor had fully passed out. …Or worse.

“Would I have let go? No, I wouldn’t have,” he said in an interview with Red Corner MMA. “It’s that moment when your emotional state reaches its peak, touching the ceiling. He and I knew what we were going for. It’s not like when you meet someone on the street and start choking him. He is one of the best fighters in the world.

“We were appointed to fight in half a year; we go out and find out who is the best. Would I kill him? I don’t think I would kill him but to the point of passing out, yes. Would I have controlled myself? We’ll never know. How long I would have choked him is a good question. I don’t know.”

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Khabib Nurmagomedov walked away from MMA two fights later

Khabib Nurmagomdeov would go on to defend his lightweight title two more times against Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje before laying down his gloves and his gold in October 2020, officially retiring from the sport with a 29-0 record.

Conor McGregor has only won once since his loss to Nurmagomedov, which was a 40-second TKO victory against a past-his-prime Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone at UFC 246.

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