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Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier return at UFC 264 in one of the biggest trilogy fights to date. Will Conor McGregor be able to adjust in the ways necessary to get the win? Will Dustin Poirier be able to stay one step ahead of Conor once again? In this episode, we take a deep dive into how we think this final fight might go down, but we’ll also take a look at the matchups between Gilbert Burns vs Stephen Wonderboy Thompson, Tai Tuivasa vs Greg Hardy, and Sean O’Malley vs newcomer Kris Moutinho. But also, what’s the deal with an interim Heavyweight title fight between Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane?? Isn't Francis Ngannou willing and able to fight for the title??? We explore a bit on what might be happening there as well. Hope everyone is as PUMPED about UFC 264 this weekend as we are! TIMESTAMPS BELOW - ENJOY! 0:00 - Show Intro 0:40 - Pocket Predictions - Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier 11:20 - Pocket Predictions - Gilbert Burns vs Stephen Thompson 16:36 - Heavy Handed Headlines - Lewis vs Gane Interim HW Title??? 21:21 - Pocket Predictions - Tai Tuivasa vs Greg Hardy 24:41 - Pocket Predictions - Sean O’Malley vs Kris Moutinho(??) — Get 10% OFF XMARTIAL rash guards and training equipment with code itpmma at https://www.xmartial.com/?ref=ITPMMA In The Pocket MMA is partnered with XMARTIAL, a North American based premier martial arts gear brand! You’ll find everything you need from rash guards, to shorts, to training equipment, and more. In The Pocket can vouch that XMARTIAL’s high quality rash guards include: ⁃Gel Panel for extra GRIP prevents Rash Guards from riding up ⁃Mixture of Polyester and Spandex providing extra COMFORT ⁃Multi-panel stitching for extra STRENGTH & DURABILITY ⁃High-density flat-lock stitching for optimal FIT and DURABILITY Show up to your next training session in style! Once again, that’s 10% OFF XMARTIAL rash guards and training equipment with code itpmma at https://www.xmartial.com/?ref=ITPMMA —— Get 10% OFF EGG WEIGHTS with code “itpmma” at https://eggweights.com/, or use the link https://eggweights.com/?ref=itpmma In The Pocket MMA is partnered with Egg Weights, the handheld weights that conform to your body’s natural motion and are PERFECT for your shadow boxing routine! Joe Rogan shouted them out in his podcast, and In The Pocket can confirm that these little guys are perfect for increasing your punching speed and burning extra calories! Let’s get looking good for a fun summer of 2021! Once again, that’s Get 10% OFF EGG WEIGHTS with code itpmma at https://eggweights.com/, or use the link https://eggweights.com/?ref=itpmma —— GET 20% OFF + FREE SHIPPING ON MANSCAPED with code ITP at https://www.manscaped.com/ In The Pocket MMA is sponsored by MANSCAPED, The Official Electric Trimmer of the UFC! From the Lawnmower 3.0 ball trimmer, to nose hair trimmers, to other great products keeping you feeling fresh down under - Manscaped products do it all. Both of us love their products, and we think you would too! You saw that right, that’s 20% OFF + FREE SHIPPING using code ITP at https://www.manscaped.com/ Thanks for watching – please like and subscribe if you’re enjoying the daily MMA content! SUPPORT IN THE POCKET: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/INTHEPOCKETMMA​ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4O739ct...​ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...​ Website: https://www.inthepocketmma.com ​ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: @in_the_pocket_mma Twitter: @InThePocketMMA Artist Credits: Dominic Figuro | dominicfiguro.com | Thumbnails Audrey Zheng | Instagram: @compaudrey | Intro Card Alex Vuong | Channel Art Justin Sun | Music

UFC 262 headlines Michael Chandler vs Charles Oliveira - two fighters we wouldn’t have expected to be fighting next for the UFC Lightweight title after Khabib Nurmagomedov officially retired and gave up the belt, but honestly this is still a VERY interesting fight and should be fun nonetheless! But let’s not forget Tony Ferguson vs Beneil Dariush and Jack Hermansson vs Edmen Shahbazyan, which should be a blast too. We’ll give our predictions on these three matchups on the main card - do you agree with our picks??? Before we make our predictions though, we’ll give our quick thoughts on the main and co-main events of the last PPV event, UFC 261 with Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal and Rose Namajunas vs Zhang Weili. Have fun with us as we look back at the events this past weekend and look forward towards UFC 262! — Get 10% OFF XMARTIAL rash guards and training equipment with code itpmma at https://www.xmartial.com/?ref=ITPMMA In The Pocket MMA is partnered with XMARTIAL, a North American based premier martial arts gear brand! You’ll find everything you need from rash guards, to shorts, to training equipment, and more. In The Pocket can vouch that XMARTIAL’s high quality rash guards include: ⁃Gel Panel for extra GRIP prevents Rash Guards from riding up ⁃Mixture of Polyester and Spandex providing extra COMFORT ⁃Multi-panel stitching for extra STRENGTH & DURABILITY ⁃High-density flat-lock stitching for optimal FIT and DURABILITY Show up to your next training session in style! Once again, that’s 10% OFF XMARTIAL rash guards and training equipment with code itpmma at https://www.xmartial.com/?ref=ITPMMA —— Get 10% OFF EGG WEIGHTS with code “itpmma” at https://eggweights.com/, or use the link https://eggweights.com/?ref=itpmma In The Pocket MMA is partnered with Egg Weights, the handheld weights that conform to your body’s natural motion and are PERFECT for your shadow boxing routine! Joe Rogan shouted them out in his podcast, and In The Pocket can confirm that these little guys are perfect for increasing your punching speed and burning extra calories! Let’s get looking good for a fun summer of 2021! Once again, that’s Get 10% OFF EGG WEIGHTS with code itpmma at https://eggweights.com/, or use the link https://eggweights.com/?ref=itpmma —— GET 20% OFF + FREE SHIPPING ON MANSCAPED with code ITP at https://www.manscaped.com/ In The Pocket MMA is sponsored by MANSCAPED, The Official Electric Trimmer of the UFC! From the Lawnmower 3.0 ball trimmer, to nose hair trimmers, to other great products keeping you feeling fresh down under - Manscaped products do it all. Both of us love their products, and we think you would too! You saw that right, that’s 20% OFF + FREE SHIPPING using code ITP at https://www.manscaped.com/ Thanks for watching – please like and subscribe if you’re enjoying the daily MMA content! SUPPORT IN THE POCKET: YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/INTHEPOCKETMMA [https://www.youtube.com/c/INTHEPOCKETMMA]​ Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/4O739ct... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1h4eGd5N3ZWX2tGSmZ2Y21zczk4RUJnTnVBd3xBQ3Jtc0trYlBnNjJzV3RKczZPb2RxQW1PREliQ3hNbnd6ZzZ5NkRaYW9INENWMnd2Zk5UUG8ydmU3OURBQXRsWlczMDd6aFU1eDRJVHRma3VhVWhBWVJYd3RfZ1doVnlXV01HZHlJRC1fNllLNDBNdlFLdjFQUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fshow%2F4O739ctq4bPTXdPteFRcUf]​ Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmQ0TnM1ZDBEanFMOUpBOUxsZk1SUFlCWm16UXxBQ3Jtc0tteGE2ckF2WlVrVDRpTHp4bUNSd3l0T1JnZXIySEhFM1ByejIyTXR0VVVzem84ZUZNc1EzS3Z2ZXhHM3U0cFZadzJSc3c1OXVVbEVGeGFnVGJDeVJQOVV3OGd2NkNrVXY1WXlkaVJFLVlCTVAwV2diYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Fin-the-pocket-mma%2Fid1499166529]​ Website:https://www.inthepocketmma.com [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFBkNm1vS1U2bGNkVXNjNmk1dzBxbS1KNmIzQXxBQ3Jtc0tuRkZmLXh0YVNhX2oyX3JJUzNkRGlxMVh0UU9tMy0tUUNBMldvWGlnOVZwcVlJOEFHaU1YQWZvNUtvRmNuZXBobERjbTRjQTljelhlY3ZUZHRHeUdYdGVQRUNDX3p1Y3BUcC0xZ3VZWm41RG1UYUt0dw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.inthepocketmma.com%C2%A0]​ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: @in_the_pocket_mma Twitter: @InThePocketMMA Artist Credits: Dominic Figuro | dominicfiguro.com | Thumbnails Audrey Zheng | Instagram: @compaudrey | Intro Card Alex Vuong | Channel Art Justin Sun | Music

UFC 261 once again hits us with 3 TITLE FIGHTS all in one card! The rematch between Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal for the Welterweight Title is one surrounded in bad blood and plenty of shit talk between the two. Zhang Weili looks to defend her Strawweight Title against former Strawweight queen Rose Namajunas. And Valentina Shevchenko might be facing her toughest Flyweight challenge to her title in Jessica Andrade. But before we jump into all that goodness, we need to recap the awesome fight that Robert Whittaker put on against Kelvin Gastelum, and we’d imagine that sets Bobby Knuckles up for a rematch with current Middleweight king, Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya. Oh and that Jake Paul vs Ben Askren boxing match… yeah we have some words on that too. Have fun with us as we look back at the events this past weekend and look forward towards UFC 261! GET 20% OFF + FREE SHIPPING ON MANSCAPED with code ITP at https://www.manscaped.com/​ In The Pocket MMA is sponsored by MANSCAPED, The Official Electric Trimmer of the UFC! From the Lawnmower 3.0 ball trimmer, to nose hair trimmers, to other great products keeping you feeling fresh down under - Manscaped products do it all. Both of us love their products, and we think you would too! You saw that right, that’s 20% OFF + FREE SHIPPING using code ITP at https://www.manscaped.com/ Get 10% OFF EGG WEIGHTS with code “itpmma” at https://eggweights.com/, or use the link https://eggweights.com/?ref=itpmma In The Pocket MMA is partnered with Egg Weights, the handheld weights that conform to your body’s natural motion and are PERFECT for your shadow boxing routine! Joe Rogan shouted them out in his podcast, and In The Pocket can confirm that these little guys are perfect for increasing your punching speed and burning extra calories! Let’s get looking good for a fun summer of 2021! Once again, that’s Get 10% OFF EGG WEIGHTS with code itpmma at https://eggweights.com/, or use the link https://eggweights.com/?ref=itpmma Thanks for watching – please like and subscribe if you’re enjoying the daily MMA content! SUPPORT IN THE POCKET: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/INTHEPOCKETMMA​ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4O739ct...​ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...​ Website: https://www.inthepocketmma.com ​ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: @in_the_pocket_mma Twitter: @InThePocketMMA Artist Credits: Dominic Figuro | dominicfiguro.com | Thumbnails Audrey Zheng | Instagram: @compaudrey | Intro Card Alex Vuong | Channel Art Justin Sun | Music

UFC 259 IS A BLOCKBUSTER EVENT! How incredible is it that this card not only headlines with Israel Adesanya vs Jan Blachowicz, a champion vs champion super fight at Light Heavyweight, but also Amanda Nunes vs Megan Anderson AND Petr Yan vs Aljamain Sterling?? Four champions, 3 title fights, just incredible. Btw, we didn’t even yet mention Islam Makhachev vs Drew Dober and Thiago Santos vs Aleksandar Rakic also fighting on the main card. Because this upcoming event is so ridiculously good, we’re devoting this whole 80th episode of In The Pocket solely to Pocket Predictions. That’s correct, a breakdown and prediction of every fight on this main card. This Saturday could not come soon enough. GET 20% OFF + FREE SHIPPING ON MANSCAPED with code ITP at https://www.manscaped.com/​ In The Pocket MMA is sponsored by MANSCAPED, The Official Electric Trimmer of the UFC! From the Lawnmower 3.0 ball trimmer, to nose hair trimmers, to other great products keeping you feeling fresh down under - Manscaped products do it all. Both of us love their products, and we think you would too! You saw that right, that’s 20% OFF + FREE SHIPPING using code ITP at https://www.manscaped.com/ Thanks for watching – please like and subscribe if you’re enjoying the daily MMA content! SUPPORT IN THE POCKET: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/INTHEPOCKETMMA​ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4O739ct...​ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...​ Website: https://www.inthepocketmma.com ​ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: @in_the_pocket_mma Twitter: @InThePocketMMA Artist Credits: Dominic Figuro | dominicfiguro.com | Thumbnails Audrey Zheng | Instagram: @compaudrey | Intro Card Alex Vuong | Channel Art Justin Sun | Music

[Timestamps below] FIRST PPV OF THE YEAR LETS GO! MMA is going big this weekend as the sport’s biggest star Conor McGregor runs it back with Dustin Poirier to see who stands at the top of 155 now that Khabib has “retired.” This is such an awesome fight and honestly not a rematch I was expecting us to see again but I’m definitely not complaining that it’s happening, not by any means! Both men have grown and have had successful careers since they first met, but does the outcome change this time around? Michael Chandler sets foot on UFC soil as he makes his promotional debut against fan favorite Dan Hooker! Chandler is definitely not getting an easy first fight out, but then again, who ever really does in the UFC? Thanks for watching – please like and subscribe if you’re enjoying the daily MMA content! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - SHOW INTRO 0:34 - “IF YOU DON’T LIKE Max Holloway THEN YOU’RE A HATER” 9:40 - MMA Q OF THE D 10:25 - CONOR MCGREGOR VS DUSTIN POIRIER PREDICTIONS 20:55 - DAN HOOKER VS MICHAEL CHANDLER PREDICTIONS IN THE POCKET is the fastest growing MMA channel on the internet! SUPPORT IN THE POCKET: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/INTHEPOCKETMMA Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4O739ctq4bPTXdPteFRcUf Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-pocket-mma/id1499166529 Website: https://www.inthepocketmma.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: @in_the_pocket_mma Twitter: @InThePocketMMA Artist Credits: Dominic Figuro | dominicfiguro.com | Thumbnails Audrey Zheng | Instagram: @compaudrey | Intro Card Alex Vuong | Channel Art Justin Sun | Music