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UFC Vegas 93, Silva vs. Sonnen 3, and Tank vs. Martin preview show: Who will shine brightest in trio of events?

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The MMA and boxing spaces will be occupied this weekend with UFC Vegas 93 headlined by Alex Perez vs. Tatsuro Taira, along with Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen 3, and Gervonta Davis vs. Frank Martin. As far as Saturday’s UFC event is concerned, what does Perez gain from a victory against the undefeated phenom, and where would Taira go from the biggest win of his career?

MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jed Meshew, and José Youngs preview Saturday’s triple-header of action, and discuss the stakes in the UFC’s upcoming flyweight main event. Additionally, they’ll preview and predict the third combat meeting between Silva and Sonnen, discuss whether or not Sonnen has a chance in the bout, Davis’ rising star power and if he’ll be able to pick up a finish on Saturday night in Las Vegas, the likelihood of Martin playing spoiler, the chaotic news cycle surrounding the now shuffled-up UFC 303 event, and more.

Catch the UFC Vegas 93, Silva vs. Sonnen 3, and Tank vs. Martin preview show above. An audio-only version of the show can be found below and on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your pods.

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