MMA Beat: Aldo vs Pettis? Overeem, Rumble Johnson returns to the UFC, CM Punk vs Power Ranger

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Today on “The MMA Beat,” Ariel Helwani, Luke Thomas, Mike Chiappetta and Chuck Mindenhall chew through a potential Jose Aldo vs. Anthony Pettis superfight and why it may never happen, whither Urijah Faber after his latest title shot loss, Renan Barao and the future of the Bantamweight class, Alistair Overeem, Anthony Johnson, the possibility of CM Punk vs. the Green Power Ranger, and much much more.

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Nate Wilcox

Nate Wilcox is the founding editor of BloodyElbow.com. As such he has hired every editor and writer to work for the site. Wilcox’s writing for BE is known for its emphasis on MMA history, the evolution of fighting techniques and strong opinions. Wilcox developed the SBN MMA consensus rankings which were featured in USA Today from 2009 to 2011. Before founding BE, Wilcox was a political operative working for such figures as Senators John Kerry and Mark Warner and an early political blogger. He is the co-author of Netroots Rising, a history of the political blogosphere from 2003 to 2007. Wilcox also hosts the Let It Roll podcast on music history for the Pantheon Podcast Network.