Israel Adsesanya, Chris Weidman, Dave Feldman, Darren Owen, Royal Rumble draft and more
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Check out Tuesday's lineup below.
1 p.m. ET: Chris Weidman joins fresh from being drafted by GFL's New York team.
1:30 p.m. ET: BKFC founder Dave Feldman stops by following another huge weekend with KnuckleMania.
2 p.m. ET: GFL founder Darren Owen returns to discuss the launch of the new league..
2:30 p.m. ET: Ariel and The Boys In The Back kick off the annual Royal Rumble draft!
3 p.m. ET: Israel Adesanya stops by ahead of Saturday's fight against Nassourdine Imavov.
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