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Former UFC Fighter Exposes The TRUTH Behind Controversial Release... | EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW!
19 October 2026

Former UFC Fighter Exposes The TRUTH Behind Controversial Release... | EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW!

MightyCast w/ Demetrious Johnson

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WHY DID THE UFC CUT FARID?!


"Mighty" Demetrious Johnson welcomes undefeated former UFC bantamweight Farid Basharat on the latest ep of "The MightyCast"!


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Timecodes

00:00 Intro

01:17 Welcome Farid Basharat

02:34 The Best Don’t Fight the Best in the UFC?!

03:57 The UFC Matchmakers DIDN’T LIKE Farid?!

06:13 Did the UFC Tell Farid His Fights Are Boring?

07:37 Farid Addresses the “Boring Fighter” Label

09:30 Farid & Payton Talbott BEEF on Twitter

11:04 The UFC Purposely Gave Farid Bad Matchups?

17:25 When Farid Found Out He Was Cut

19:32 The UFC Only Likes Exciting Strikers Now?

22:38 Which Organizations Want to Sign Farid?

24:01 Where Does Farid Want to Fight Next?

25:45 Would Farid Return to the UFC?

28:41 The UFC ONLY WANTS Dog Fights Now?

33:26 How Legit is Farid?

35:55 Who Did Farid Want to Fight in the UFC?

36:32 Payton Talbott Gets EASY Matchups?!

38:04 DJ’s Take on UFC Matchmaking

39:01 Would Farid Fight for Misfits?

39:34 Did Farid Ever Receive an Offer From the UFC?

42:20 Farid was on an INSANE Win Streak…

45:18 What the UFC Told Farid…

46:34 Did Farid Deserve a Shot at a Top-Ranked Guy?

47:54 Dana White Needs a Fight 😂

49:40 Merab vs Yan 2 BREAKDOWN

51:56 How to Support Farid

54:38 MightyRecap!

55:42 The Truth Behind Farid Getting Cut

57:05 The UFC Makes NO Sense Right Now…

1:02:20 Would Islam Get Cut if He Was Unknown?!

1:02:49 DWCS is Watered Down Now?!

1:03:45 DJ Addresses His Movsar Comments…

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