Alexander Volkov explains why he showed up to the UFC 333 presser, and is still convinced Dana White did not recognize him: "I saw they didn't have me on the press conference again, the same as the last three fights. I don't know why. I just went through the regular gates like a regular fan... I had some questions for the fighters and Dana White. Of course he didn't recognize me... I'm not even sure he can remember my name, and I bet every time he hears my name, he thinks they're talking about Alexander Volkanovski. But to talk seriously, he still didn't have an answer to my question. I'm asking, what should I do? What am I supposed to do to get a title fight? And they don't have an answer."

I love Quillan Salkilld x BSD in Sydney. It makes all the sense in the world. But can we talk about how the UFC announced this fight? They're promoting Quillan as No. 6 in the Meta rankings and BSD as No. 6 in the media rankings. What are we doing? This has to be some of the sloppiest, goofiest, most confusing shit I've ever seen. Dana White spent all this time complaining about the media rankings, and now this is the fix?

Dominick Reyes believes DC relies too heavily on his status as a double champ and doesn't put in the necessary work as a commentator: “People think because he's double champ, all these things, that he automatically knows everything about everything. Being a fighter doesn't automatically make you an expert in striking. Doesn't automatically make you an expert in movement. No, you've got to continue to grow and learn and get better. Not just everybody already give you a pass that you know everything about everything. That's not how the world works, man."

Dominick Reyes on what bothered him about DC's commentary during his fight and why he believes UFC commentators need to be held accountable: “I watched the fight at the airport, and I was like, dude, what are you talking about, man? He was so off base on so many different things. You didn't do any research, and now you're just kind of talking, man. It's just the fact that you're ill-prepared, and you have a tendency to be a little biased. It's color commentary. It's not just talking about meat pies during the fight. The only people in the whole UFC that are never held accountable are the announcers. So it's time.”

So the Zuffa Boxing guys get paid a hell of a lot more, and they also get released whenever they want? We don't know the full story, but it's certainly interesting. If I were a UFC star, it would be extremely frustrating to see the Zuffa Boxing guys getting all the perks.

Shakur Stevenson was arguably Zuffa Boxing's biggest signing to date, and he's gone before ever stepping foot in the ring for them. I don't recall a time when someone signed with a promotion only to be released before ever competing for them. Dana has continuously said, “Judge us by the end of the year.” This is definitely a step back.

The Farid Basharat situation is just further proof that the UFC is not a sports league. It's a sports entertainment company. They're no longer in the business of finding out who is the best. They're in the business of finding out who is the most exciting, who can sell the most tickets and subscriptions. Farid Basharat has clearly shown he's UFC caliber. But winning isn't good enough anymore. If you're not producing highlights and viral moments, they don't have much use for you. Farid has more eyes on him than ever. Now it's about capitalizing on that attention and making the most of it.