Farid Basharat
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Oct 26, 2026
Danny SeguraGUEST
So yeah, this was a bad one.
Danny SeguraGUEST
And we're coming off the heels of Farid Basharat's release, Daniel Marcos release, or UFC choosing not to resign them.
Danny SeguraGUEST
Same thing with MVP.
Danny SeguraGUEST
Not that I'm saying that the UFC is going to let him go or whatever, but you do got to imagine like, man, the allure of the undefeated and being a top contender, that's no longer there.
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Denis ShkuratovHOST
I mean, his management
Danny SeguraGUEST
also manages Gagey, who had to resort to threatening to retire.
Danny SeguraGUEST
His management also was with Farid Basharat, who's undefeated and ranked and not with the UFC.
Danny SeguraGUEST
So...
Adam ThorneHOST
Moving on, UFC stuff.
Adam ThorneHOST
The UFC released Farid Basharat this week.
Adam ThorneHOST
He's a bantamweight, 16-0 as a pro, 7-0 as a UFC undefeated.
Adam ThorneHOST
And they let his contract run out and didn't offer him a new one.
Demetrious JohnsonGUEST
He's 135, right? He was 135, right? Was he? Yes.
Demetrious JohnsonGUEST
Yeah, what if Farid, I'm just playing devil's advocate, what if Farid Basharat can beat the shit out of Sean O'Malley? Like, he dodges everything, he takes Sean down, he gets his back, and he holds it the whole time.
Demetrious JohnsonGUEST
Yep.
Demetrious JohnsonGUEST
Holds it the whole time.
Demetrious JohnsonGUEST
I can choke you up.
Demetrious JohnsonGUEST
I want to, but I'm not like, it's just, that's where we look at a limelight of the organization, not the sport of mixed martial arts.
Demetrious JohnsonGUEST
where Farid Basharat has some conviction what he said.
Demetrious JohnsonGUEST
And I'd rather the UFC say this.
Robert WhittakerGUEST
He's got a brother as well, right? I believe, and I'm not sure.
Robert WhittakerGUEST
Farid Basharat, see if he has a brother.
Robert WhittakerGUEST
I think he's got a brother as well.
Robert WhittakerGUEST
The
Brendan SchaubHOST
He's cool.
Brendan SchaubHOST
But he kept really kind of, he couldn't get over the fact that they cut Farid Basharat.
Brendan SchaubHOST
He could not get over it, could not get over it.
Brendan SchaubHOST
You shouldn't cut a guy who's 7-0.
Brendan SchaubHOST
That's why.
Brendan SchaubHOST
So the more that comes to light, remember, the UFC didn't cut him.
Brendan SchaubHOST
They're just not in the business of Fareed Basharat, who's playing it very safe.
Brendan SchaubHOST
Even though he's winning, you're really not winning in the eyes of the UFC.
BradHOST
And that's up to them, isn't it? Like if they got dramas with them or they're not taking fights.
BradHOST
And for all accounts, Farid Basharat was not knocking back fights.
BradHOST
And I can't imagine Mohamed Mokhaev either.
BradHOST
And in saying that too, MVP.
BradHOST
So that's understandable.
BradHOST
Even though they're enjoyable from a technical standpoint, so the purists would love an MVP fight.
BradHOST
Farid Basharat was like, he was dominant in some fights.
BradHOST
He got hit and dropped in a few fights.
Jed MeshewGUEST
I'm genuinely a little surprised by how much backlash there came.
Jed MeshewGUEST
Pleasantly surprised to the Basharat, like, not re-signing.
Jed MeshewGUEST
Because I just was like, yeah, who's really going to go out on a limb for Basharat? And nobody's like saying, I'll stop watching the UFC.
Jed MeshewGUEST
But there has been like a...
Jed MeshewGUEST
Come on, like, what are we doing here? You guys pretend to be the best in the world, and now you're actively letting talented fighters walk away? At least in the Mikhaev situation...
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Jed MeshewGUEST
I'm going to go back and now me and Evloev can settle our business.
Jed MeshewGUEST
And you know the UFC wants to give freaking Diego Lopez as many title fights as they possibly can.
Jed MeshewGUEST
So I think that he obviously just has more value than Fareed Basharat does.
Connor RuebuschHOST
Something like that.
Connor RuebuschHOST
And then I saw a video where the people at the media junket or whatever were asking Dana about it, and he was very convincingly pretending to know who Farid Basharat was.
Connor RuebuschHOST
Did a credible job, I think.
Connor RuebuschHOST
But anyway, you know, that's the promotion which at times is capable of giving us a card this good, or at least half of which is this good.
Ariel HelwaniHOST
Just had to point something everyone forgot about.
Ariel HelwaniHOST
In your Monday show, while speaking about Farid Basharat, you drew parallels between him and MVP and hilariously said, MVP sure isn't one to cause troubles behind the scenes.
Ariel HelwaniHOST
He's not getting into fights at hotels.
Ariel HelwaniHOST
You might not have seen it when it happened.
Ariel HelwaniHOST
Also, what are the rumors about Basharat turning down Ethan Ewing? What is this? Did Basharat and MVP get into a fight?
New York RickPANELIST
Anyone know about this? Yeah, it looks like in Manchester a few years ago.
New York RickPANELIST
What? MVP and Farid Basharat got into
GCPANELIST
an altercation.
Jed MeshewHOST
Bilal Hassan? Not Bilal Hassan.
Jed MeshewHOST
Oh, Farid Basharat.
Jed MeshewHOST
Farid Basharat.
Jed MeshewHOST
I don't know why I said Bilal
Luke ThomasHOST
Hassan.
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