The Boys In The Back

UFC 331 Mega Recap: Gable upset, Arman secures title shot, Van cruises, more

Episode Summary

The Boys in the Back and Petesy Carroll recap all the UFC 331 action. Plus, Ariel Helwani gives his thoughts on the card, UFC 334 reaction, news and notes, Super Chats, and more.

Episode Notes

The Boys in the Back are filling in on Monday, being joined by Petesy Carroll to recap all the UFC 331 action. But first, Ariel Helwani gives his thoughts on the card (02:56).

After praising Joshua Van for a masterful performance, the lads discuss his ceiling and star potential, his looming meeting with Manel Kape, where Alexandre Pantoja goes from here, and more (26:44).

Then, they react to Arman Tsarukyan's knockout of Mauricio Ruffy, presumably earning Arman a title shot (1:00:47), and Sean Sharaf turning the MMA world on its head with his shocking upset of Gable Steveson (1:24:17).

Next, they touch on the rest of the card (2:00:23), before turning attention to the newly-announced UFC 334 fights (2:15:59).

Finally, they cover news and notes, including Michael Morales and Ian Machado Garry teasing a fight (2:34:54), Paulo Costa calling for his UFC contract to come to an end (2:37:54), more chirping between Terence Crawford and Ryan Garcia, and more (2:42:22).

The show concludes with your Super Chats (2:50:05).