JDM's Coach On Lessons From Islam Loss, JDM Return, Previews Potential Carlos Prates Fight Next!

Coach Ben Vickers is back! I get an update on JDM, when he'll return, we go through all the potential fights, prepping for an eventual Islam Makhachev rematch, Volk/Lopes 2 and more! Plus Ben previews the massive @EternalMMA 102 card this Saturday on @UFCFightPass ! It's a Night of Champions with 3 belts on the line in Sydney, you can watch all the prelims via https://eternalmma.com/watch/ There's a handful of tickets left, get the hottest ticket that Saturday for MMA fans before they sell out: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/eternal-mma-102-tickets-1975252793277?aff=oddtdtcreator 0:00 Intro / Australian MMA Weekend 0:33 Ben Vickers Joins 0:56 Eternal Night of Champions Plug 1:37 JDM After Islam Loss 2:00 Reflecting on Title Run 3:05 Recency Bias in MMA 3:35 Takeaways From Islam Fight 4:48 No Wholesale Changes 5:08 Rematch With Islam Talk 6:00 Earning the Shot Back 6:19 Return Timeline (April/May) 7:37 Rankings Talk (Shavkat, Morales) 8:07 Preferred Next Opponent 9:02 Who Should Fight Islam Next 10:42 Shavkat vs Islam Hypothetical 11:22 Ian Garry Possibility 11:57 Carlos Prates Matchup 12:24 Prates vs JDM Breakdown 13:38 Moving Up to Middleweight? 14:00 Staying at Welterweight 14:53 Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes Rematch 15:28 Volk Homecoming in Sydney 16:56 Why Volk Is Special 18:10 Volk Fight IQ Praise 18:41 Eternal Card Breakdown Begins 19:53 Darcy Vendy Main Event 20:55 Matty Iann Prospect Talk 21:56 Ben Watson vs Matty Iann 22:00 Drelich vs Larcinese 23:03 Eternal Pathway to UFC 24:00 Eternal Talent Success Rate 24:40 New 5-Year Fight Pass Deal 25:59 Ticket Availability 26:18 Standing Room Only Left 26:53 Event Details & Meet Up 27:41 Eternal 2026 Schedule