A Message for Slap Fighting, Luke Rockhold Is Back, and Betting the House on Conor McGregor

On today's episode, Chael discusses:

• Fuzziness in the light heavyweight division and whether UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira should move up a division to fight Jamahal Hill (10:18)
• Luke Rockhold's release from the UFC and where he might land now that Rockhold wants to return to fighting (19:36)
• Chael's issues with Rockhold and Francis Ngannou, and how the two former champions relate to U.S. President Joe Biden (25:42)
• Coach John Kavanagh's guarantee that Conor McGregor will return in 2023 ... with one special caveat (38:49)
• Why Chael vehemently disagrees with the MMA pound-for-pound rankings released by The Ringer yesterday (47:34)
• Why the sport of slap fighting needs to stop pretending it's something that it's not (58:22)

And more!

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