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Edson Barbosa kept attacking the body, knew it was a five-rounder, and won after a spinning kick in round three.

1. The Level Change Podcast episode 266 centers on UFC 294, a recent UFC Fight Night, and several combat sports headlines. 2. Steffi Haines hosts with Victor Rodriguez, and both contribute fight analysis, betting picks, and event coverage for Bloody Elbow. 3. The episode asks what UFC 294, the Misfits card, and the USADA split mean for the sport right now. 4. The hosts start with Edson Barbosa’s comeback against Sodiq Yusuff, including a body-attack adjustment and a spinning kick in round three. 5. They say the same fight would have gone differently in three rounds, which is why the five-round distance mattered. 6. They then discuss Adrian Yanez being finished by leg kicks and describe Martinez as landing them without an answer from Yanez. 7. Michelle Pereira’s knockout of Andre Petroski also gets a reaction, with Petroski’s weight-cut explanation mentioned as context. 8. Jennifer Maia versus Ariane Araujo comes up as another fight the hosts say was worth watching even though they whiffed on the pick. 9. The episode then moves into UFC 294 picks, starting with Tim Elliott versus Muhammad Mokaev. 10. Steffi and Victor frame Mokaev’s wrestling as smoother, while still saying Elliott’s scrambles and ranking leave room for an upset. 11. Their next pick is Magomed Ankalaev versus Johnny Walker, which they call a strong matchup of kick-heavy styles. 12. Victor initially leans toward Walker’s safer style, then switches after hearing the argument that Ankalaev has more tools and harder shots. 13. The co-main event discussion turns to Kamaru Usman versus Khamzat Chimaev, with Usman described as 36 and 23 fights deep into a long career. 14. They compare that experience to Chimaev’s size, strength, and the difference between fighting at middleweight and fighting while cutting to welterweight. 15. The main-event section covers Islam Makhachev versus Alexander Volkanovski, including a note that Volkanovski was reportedly 181 pounds when he accepted the rematch. 16. Victor says Volkanovski may still make the 26-pound cut in 11 days and could use the five-round familiarity from their first meeting. 17. The tone is conversational, argumentative, and heavily driven by back-and-forth picks and live reactions to results. 18. The format mixes recap, predictions, and off-topic headlines, with frequent jokes and side comments. 19. Listeners who follow UFC cards and betting picks will get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners who want a tight, topic-by-topic news rundown may skip it.

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