The Anik & Florian Podcast

The Anik & Florian Podcast is back for UFC 334 fight week at Madison Square Garden. Jon Anik and Kenny Florian open with the two championship fights at the center of the card: Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit for the heavyweight title and Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes in a historic women’s superfight. Jon says Harrison-Nunes deserves a Super Bowl-level build, while Kenny breaks down the stylistic questions that could decide both title fights.

The guys also react to Johnny Walker’s knockout of Waldo Cortes-Acosta and what Walker’s move to heavyweight means going forward. RJ Clifford joins to discuss Walker, Ian Machado Garry vs. Yaroslav Amosov and the future championship ceilings of Umar Nurmagomedov, Payton Talbott and Raul Rosas Jr. Ray Longo later joins for his UFC 334 picks, including Harrison-Nunes and Hokit-Gane, before Gianni the Greek closes the show with the Main Event Challenge.

UFC 334 matchups on the show:
Ciryl Gane vs Josh Hokit | Kayla Harrison vs Amanda Nunes | Caio Borralho vs Yousri Belgaroui | Uroš Medić vs Kevin Holland | Bilal Hasan vs Luis Gurule | Stephen Thompson vs Charles Radtke | Chris Duncan vs Drew Dober | Terrance McKinney vs Jim Miller.

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The Anik & Florian Podcast is BACK after one of the most controversial referee decisions of the year. Tom Nolan stopped Renato Moicano in the third round, but the entire MMA world is talking about Dan Miragliotta standing the fight up while Moicano had back control. Kenny Florian calls it a horrible decision and explains why taking away a dominant grappling position can change a fight psychologically, while Jon Anik questions whether referees can ever allow crowd reaction or entertainment value to influence what happens inside the cage.

Ray Longo joins and takes the conversation even further. Ray says the call ruined the fight for him, questions how Nolan handled the aftermath, and says he would stop watching the sport if MMA keeps moving in this direction. RJ Clifford later joins the discussion with Ray still on, as the group debates whether the near-unanimous backlash can actually force refereeing change.

Plus: Sean Brady is forced out of his scheduled main event, the guys look ahead to the next major UFC cards, and the early betting lines produce some huge reactions — Amanda Nunes is an underdog against Kayla Harrison for the first time since 2018, Sergei Pavlovich is nearly a 2-to-1 favorite over Alex Pereira, and Joshua Van vs. Manel Kape is already moving toward pick ’em territory.

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The Anik & Florian Podcast is BACK after UFC 333, and Jon Anik and Kenny Florian are still buzzing from two championship performances at the highest level of the sport. Alexander Volkanovski stopped the previously unbeaten Movsar Evloev in round two while reportedly fighting sick, and Kenny breaks down the counter-grappling sequence that told him the fight was slipping away from Evloev. The guys also put Volk’s résumé in historical context, debate where he belongs among Australia’s greatest athletes, and look ahead to possible fights with Justin Gaethje and the next featherweight contender.

RJ Clifford joins to go deep on Petr Yan’s trilogy win over Merab Dvalishvili. RJ explains why Yan’s ability to process information and take over as the fight develops makes him so difficult to solve, Kenny points to Yan’s patience, and Jon makes his strongest bantamweight statement yet. From there they debate whether Sean O’Malley or Song Yadong should be next for Yan and what the loss means for Merab.

Plus: UFC 333 standouts Lonnie Kavanagh, Aaron Pico, Alexander Volkov and Dominick Reyes; where the featherweight and flyweight title pictures go next; and an early look at UFC Fight Night headlined by Renato Moicano vs. Tom Nolan, with Jacobe Smith vs. Randy Brown in the co-main event.
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UFC fans, get ready to BUCKLE UP! 🥊 We're back LIVE on Monday, October 19th, and the fight game is absolutely on fire! We're breaking down all the fallout from a wild UFC Fight Night: Malott vs. Buckley, and the news cycle is spinning with fight announcements, shocking postponements, and a new champion crowned in the PFL. You do NOT want to miss this one as we get you set for UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev!

The one and only "Rated R" RJ Clifford stops by to give his unfiltered take on the latest MMA news, including the massive Joe Pyfer vs. Bo Nickal delay. Then, we're going inside the gym with the legendary Ray Longo for his unique brand of no-nonsense analysis. Plus, Gianni the Greek is in the building to break down all the betting odds for UFC 333, and he's got $3K on the line for his Main-Event Challenge! We're talking Yan vs. Dvalishvili, Volkov vs. Kuniev, and the entire main card. It's all here, and we're breaking it down with the energy and insight you can't find anywhere else.

In partnership with All The Smoke and ATS Fight, this is your home for the most entertaining and analytical MMA podcast on the planet. We're live from 12 PM ET, so set your reminders and join the conversation as it happens! Let's get into it. LET'S GO! 🥊🔥
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It's fight week, and we are BACK! Join Jon Anik and Kenny Florian LIVE at 11:30 AM ET for a stacked Episode 615. We are reacting to everything from UFC Vegas 122, where Brendan Allen pulled off a stunning late submission over Christian Leroy Duncan in the fifth round. We'll break down what that finish means for the middleweight division and what's next.

Plus, Ray Longo stops by to drop some serious knowledge, RJ Clifford is here with his Rated R takes, and we run through the Main-Event Challenge. Stick around for our betting picks as we break down Buckley v. Malott and the rest of the card.
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