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

In this episode, Joaquin and Edrick give us rundown of their time spent in Kansas City, Missouri in the week leading up to UFC Fight Night in KC.

Up next they discuss Joaquin's big fight announcement against Kamaru Usman in June.

They then move on to giving us a review of the final three Fight Night matchups from May 3 featuring Cory Sandhagan and Deiveson Figueiredo as the main event.

And finally, prelim and main card predictions for UFC 315 are given as well as a more in depth overview of the main card featuring title fights between Valentina Shevchenko & Manon Fiorot as well as Belal Muhammad & Jack Della Maddalena.

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Chapters:

(00:00) Intro

(00:55) Usman Fight Announcement

(03:28) Recap of KC

(05:02) Story Time

(07:48) Sandhagen Vs. Figueiredo

(11:00) de Ridder Vs. Nickal

(16:28) Ponzinibbio Vs. Rodriguez

(19:32) UFC 315 Predictions

(19:39) Muhammad Vs. JDM

(26:08) Shevchenko Vs. Fiorot

(27:43) Aldo Vs. Zahabi

(28:55) Grasso Vs. Silva

(30:39) BSD Vs. Alvarez

(32:04) Quick Picks

(36:25) Outro

In this week's episode Edrick and Joaquin preview the UFC Kansas City card featuring Ian Garry VS Carlos Prates, which takes place on Saturday, April 26, 2025.

Listen while they discuss the matchups between Giga Chikadze & David Onama, Michel Pereira & Abus Magomedov, Randy Brown & Nicholas Dalby, and Ikram Aliskerov & Andre Muniz. They also touch on a few of the other scheduled match ups as well as Anthony Smith's retirement fight.

Next they give us their thoughts on which city in Missouri gave us the best card. St. Louis or Kansas City?

Following their discussion on STL vs KC, Edrick and Joaquin tell us how they rank the Men's weight classes from best to worst and then give us their list on who think are the top crash out kings.

UFC 314 MIAMI! They came, they fought, and one walked away a Featherweight Champ.

Edrick and Joaquin give an in depth breakdown of multiple fights from the 314 Miami card including the Main Event Featherweight Title shot between Alexander "The Great" Volkanovski and Diego Lopes, Co-Main matchup between lightweights Paddy Pimblett & Michael Chandler, and the Featherweight contests between Bryce Mitchell & Jean Silva as well as Yair Rodriguez & Patricio Pitbull.

After these discussions they then review the Prelim contests as well as the remaining main card events from that night.

And, finally, a nod to Amanda Nunes' HOF induction.

Just in case you missed it, you can hear Edrick and Joaquin's pre-fight predictions in Episode 17: Decorum.

In this week's all new episode, Joaquin and Edrick dive into the upcoming UFC 314 Miami card* featuring the vacant Featherweight Title shot between #1 ranked Alexander "The Great" Volkanovski and #3 ranked Diego Lopes. They also provide their predictions on the bout between Featherweights Bryce Mitchell & Jean Silva, along with a majority of the main card and prelim fights.

*We just may have forgotten to preview the Co Main featuring Paddy Pimblett & Michael Chandler. Oops!

But if you’re wondering, Joaquin’s pick is Pimblett and Edrick is taking Chandler by TKO.

After the predictions, keep listening to find out what Joaquin's biggest pet peeve is when it comes to fellow fighters, along with what he would do differently and which art forms he would focus on if given the chance to start his MMA journey over.

They will also touch on the 12-6 elbow rule which was implemented in November 2024 and the impact, if any, it has had on the game in their opinion.

And finally, their views on some of the best American wrestlers who switched over to MMA and how those skills transitioned over into that space.

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Chapters:

00:00-Intro

01:01-Predictions

01:08-Volkanovski Vs. Lopes

05:57-Mitchell Vs. Silva

09:04-Rodriguez Vs. Pitbull

12:50-Cancelled Bout

19:08-Reyes Vs. Krylov

21:03-Woodson Vs. Ige

23:03-Xiaonan Vs. Jandiroba

24:22-Miller Vs. Hooper

27:16-MMA Pet Peeves

34: 35-Top Four

39:06-Twelve to Six Elbows

41:04-Better Rules

43:40-Perfect Fighter

48:50-Bo Nickal's Comments

59:33-Outro

In this episode Joaquin and Edrick kick it off by discussing the Causal MMA Podcast host dissing Buckley for turning down an offer to be on the show. They also dig into recent hot topics in the MMA world such as Jaron Lathrop's viral kick, Connor McGregor's statements about his future in not only fighting but also politics! They give a breakdown of UFC Mexico including headlines flyweight matchup between Brandon Moreno and Steve Erceg. And pay their respects to the late George Foreman.#brickbrotherspodcast #solidfoundation #ufc #mma #podcast #joaquinbuckley #newmansa #brickbros #ufcfighter #boxing #combat #mmafans #ufcfans #ufcmexico #connormcgregor #steveerceg #brandonmoreno #knockout

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