Dave Ross and Rob Moreno are joined by the hardest working man in MMA, Dan "Gumby" Vreeland (@GumbyVreeland), to break down UFC Baku, headlined by the lightweight showdown between Rafael Fiziev and Manuel Torres. The guys run through the full card with model grades, best bets, and the fights worth targeting this weekend.

And because it wouldn't be First Strike without a little fun — the guys close things out with a segment you didn't know you needed: if your NFL team was a UFC fighter, who would they be? Trust us, you'll want to stick around for this one.

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⏰ Card kicks off at 9AM ET this weekend — lock in your bets before the fights.

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Chapters

00:32 - Gumby Joins The Show

01:30 - Best Fight To Watch & Bet

04:00 - UFC Baku Preview

21:00 - McGregor vs Holloway

25:00 - Rob Moreno Model Picks

36:00 - NFL vs UFC

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Dave Ross and Rob Moreno are back to recap one of the most historic events in UFC history — UFC Freedom 250 at the White House!

Then it's straight into UFC Vegas 119, headlined by a flyweight banger between Manel Kape and Kyoji Horiguchi at the APEX. The guys run through the card with model grades, best bets, and the fights worth targeting this Saturday.

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Chapters

00:00 - Showtime!

00:40 - UFC Freedom Recap

31:20 - UFC Vegas 119 Preview

44:00 - UFC 329 First Look

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First Strike is bringing out the big guns for one of the most unique events in UFC history. Dave Ross and Rob Moreno are joined by former UFC fighter Ricardo Lamas (@RicardoLamasMMA) and the godfather of MMA analytics, Reed Kuhn of Fightnomics (@Fightnomics), to break down UFC Freedom 250 — live from the lawn of the White House this Sunday.

Two title fights headline the card. Ilia Topuria puts the lightweight belt on the line against Justin Gaethje in the main event, and Alex Pereira steps up to heavyweight to battle Ciryl Gane for the interim title in a jaw-dropping co-main. The guys break down both title fights and the full card with model grades, best bets, and everything you need before Sunday's historic event.

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Chapters

00:00 - UFC Freedom 250

00:30 - Ricardo Lamas previews UFC White House

15:00 - Reed Kuhn's betting preview

30:56 - UFC Freedom Best Bets

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