In this episode of the Brick Brothers Podcast, Joaquin and Edrick preview UFC 317, current UFC News, and more.

The guys kick things off with "Coach" Edrick's assessment on the Buckley vs Usman fight that took place in Atlanta, GA on June 14, 2025.

After this, Joaquin and Edrick give us their predictions on the pre-lim and main card match ups scheduled for UFC 317 in Las Vegas on June 28, 2025.

They also cover the Jon Jones retirement news and the current state of the Heavyweight division.

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Chapters:

(00:00) Intro

(00:58) Channel Milestone Achievement

(01:34) Edrick's assessment on ATL Fight

(05:28) Shared Responsibility for Result

(07:27) Lessons Learned & Looking Ahead

(08:15) The Challenge of Waiting for Redemption

(09:13) Vision for Improvement

(11:15) Accountability in MMA Coaching Culture

(12:00) Gratitude & Support from Fans

(12:50) UFC Fight Recap

(13:39) Rountree vs. Hill

(19:04) Fiziev vs. Bahamondes

(23:02) Blaydes vs. Kuniev

(27:04) Musayev vs. Orolbai

(29:01) Sadykhov vs. Motta

(31:17) Topuria vs. Oliveira Preview

(37:45) Topuria's Move Up to 170

(38:27) Pantoja vs. Kara-France Preview

(40:18) Royval vs. Van Preview

(43:29) Dariush vs. Moicano Preview

(48:32) Hermansson vs. Rodriguez Preview

(51:59) Araujo vs. Cortez Preview

(53:56) Smith vs. Price Preview

(55:03) Diniz vs. Hines Preview

(56:02) McVey vs. Dumas Preview

(57:56) McKinney vs. Borshchev Preview

(58:02) Jon Jones Retirement

(1:05:15) Dana White on Francis Ngannou’s Return

(1:08:28) Heavyweight Division’s Current State

(1:10:09) Wrap Up

Joaquin and Edrick bring this episode to you from Atlanta, GA while preparing for Buckley's upcoming fight against Kamaru Usman.

Listen up as they discuss what they have been up to in ATL so far and how the team is preparing to take on Usman on June 14, 2025.

They also run through other fights on the June 14 Fight Night Card and give their result predictions.

This includes the co-main even between Women Flyweights Rose Namajunas vs Miranda Maverick, as well as Edmen Shahbazyan vs Andre Petroski; Cody Garbrandt vs Raoni Barcelos; Mansur Abdul-Malik vs Cody Brundage; Alonzo Menifield vs Oumar Sy; and more.

Make sure you listen until the end as they close out this episode by asking each other a few "Would You Rather...", fighter edition questions.

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In this episode, Edrick and Joaquin sit down with Darian Weeks and talk about his fight career.

They discuss everything from how he got started to his time in the UFC and why he deserves a second chance in the spotlight. They also ask Darian who is part of his MMA Mount Rushmore and what he wants his legacy to be in the fight world.

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Chapters:

(00:00) Intro

(01:14) Intro to Fighting

(02:45) First Fight

(08:39) Finding Success

(09:23) IMMAF

(11:05 Pro Debut

(11:37) Glory MMA Feud

(14:40) Sportsmanship

(16:00) UFC Run/Debut

(22:15) Garry Fight

(30:10) Third UFC Fight

(33:05) Bad Judging

(35:53) Building Confidence

(37:10) UFC Exit

(40:22) Journey Back

(40:39) Choriev Fight

(45:12) MMA Mount Rushmore

(50:30) Dream Fight

(53:29) Legacy

(55:39) Bring Me Back

(57:43) Outro