Topuria vs Gaethje at the WHITE HOUSE, Colby Covington RETIRES From MMA | The Anik & Florian Podcast

Episode 597 of the Anik and Florian Podcast and we are 13 days out from UFC Freedom 250, the historic White House card on June 14. Jon Anik and Kenny Florian open with the magnitude of the event (is it bigger than the Super Bowl?), the outdoor fighting variables, and a deep Xs and Os breakdown of the main event: Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje. Kenny details exactly what Gaethje's camp should be gameplanning -- managing his aggression, clinch and cage work, calf kicks, and the weight advantage -- to spring one of the greatest upsets in recent memory against the man he calls the best MMA fighter he's ever seen. RJ Clifford joins fresh off a trip to Macao (Song vs. Figueiredo) to go deeper on Gaethje's path to victory and where this would rank all-time. Ray Longo -- aka Raymond Pete -- stops by on his birthday for the Throne Sport Coffee minute and his take on the full Freedom 250 slate, including Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight title, Sean O'Malley vs. Aiemann Zahabi, and Chandler vs. Poirier. The fellas also debate Colby Covington's retirement and Hall of Fame case, then Dan Tom breaks down this weekend's UFC Fight Night -- Belal Muhammad vs. Gabriel Bonfim, Brendan Allen vs. Edmen Shahbazyan, and Fares Ziam vs. Tom Nolan -- with both Kenny and Dan picking Muhammad. Plus a Home of Fight card rip that turns a 60 dollar pack into a 1,372 dollar Hamzah Kim PSA 9. New episodes every Monday -- subscribe and hit the bell. We're back live Sunday, June 7th for the full Freedom 250 preview. -- IN THIS EPISODE: (00:00:00) Opening Comments – Anik & Florian kick off live from the ATS Fight/Anik & Florian YouTube channels (00:03:00) Headlines – UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo recap, Colby Covington retires, his legacy, Freedom 250 countdown, and other MMA news (00:14:00) Scary Movie 0:30 – Anik live read (Only in theaters June 5th) (00:15:00) Rated RJ – RJ Clifford (@RatedRJ) joins the show with signature energy (00:31:00) Ray Longo Minute – Ray Longo (@raylongoMMA) checks in with fight game wisdo