Bas Rutten joined The Fight Nerd to discuss two tons of MMA news & current events, headlined by the announcement that Mauro Ranallo will now join Bas on "Inside MMA" on AXS TV starting on March 25. We discussed the relationship that Bas and Mauro have and what we can expect differently on the show, as well as what their podcast offers that the AXS TV show does not. Jumping to current events, we talked about whether or not Mark Hunt will ever become UFC heavyweight champion, what's next for Conor McGregor, and what the plan for GSP should be if he returns to the octagon. Bas also talked about Jon Jones VS Daniel Cormier 2 at UFC 197 and the mind games going into it, the future of Ronda Rousey as an MMA fighter and why a rematch with Holly Holm should be more important than the title, what the deal is with Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie, why MMA fighters have longer careers than other combat sports athletes, and the issue of weight cutting in MMA. Lastly, Bas tells us a story about t