1 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: It's a head cake herd around the world at UFC 2 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:12,800 Speaker 1: two seventy eight, Saturday night in Salt Lake City, as 3 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:17,079 Speaker 1: Leon Edwards provides UFC fans with the ultimate rocky moment 4 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: in the main event. My name is Brian Campbell, one 5 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: half of your Morning Combat duo, giving it to you 6 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:26,279 Speaker 1: live right now after midnight on the East coast here 7 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:30,639 Speaker 1: two seventy eight. What the heck am I going to say? 8 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: The cruelest sport indeed Leon Edwards, who opened this fight 9 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 1: in this main event by doing something no one had 10 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: ever done before, taking down kamaraw Usman, having success on 11 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:45,160 Speaker 1: the ground, nearly getting in a choke to close the round. 12 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: But what we saw in rounds two, three, four, and 13 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 1: what was said on the UFC broadcast rather justifiably so 14 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 1: that not only did Leon Edwards seem like he was 15 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: on his way to a sleepy decision loss, seeing Thomas 16 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: saying as much on the broad that it looked like 17 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: he was happy with it. He was just happy to 18 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: get a moral win by losing, and he delivers one 19 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: left kick to the head of the pomp for pound 20 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: King Tomorrow Usman, one win away from attempting to equal 21 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 1: Anderson's Silva's vaunted UFC record winning streak of sixteen, closing 22 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: in a couple defenses away on GSP for Walter wait 23 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: Coat Chip and overall, you know the narrative entering this week, 24 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: where's Usman in the all time rankings? What else does 25 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 1: he have to do to get there? This is why 26 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 1: maybe Luke Thomas is right my other half of Morning Combat. 27 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: You never can be sure when it comes to predictions. 28 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,400 Speaker 1: As much as I got killed this week for predicting 29 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:44,320 Speaker 1: Usman by fourth round submission, it suddenly looked like a 30 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: finish that was very much in play with the way 31 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: this fight was going. Usman yanking at the gas tank 32 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: of Edwards, using a heavy jab as a weapon to 33 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: set up takedowns, and really just having his way. This 34 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: is why combat sports, when it's at its best, it's unscripted. 35 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: It's unscripted as shit. I mean, you know, I use 36 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: that term the cruelest sport. You hear that set a 37 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: lot about both boxing and MMA in different settings. How 38 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: cruel was this for Kamarrow Usman? Historically it's up there 39 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:19,079 Speaker 1: in terms of unlikeliness. Of course, with a broken ribbed 40 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 1: Anderson Silva coming back from a four to nothing deficit 41 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: to submit Chell Sun. But it was extra violent being 42 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 1: that he perfect not only landed a knockout blow, but 43 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 1: perfectly set it up with that sort of inside jab 44 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: that forced Usman to dip to his right, only he 45 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:38,920 Speaker 1: dipped right into that left kick that was coming. This 46 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:44,079 Speaker 1: is as flip flop, a bizarre moment of your emotions. 47 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 1: You know, it's like I remember, of course, maybe the 48 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:50,679 Speaker 1: greatest boxing match of all time, the two thousand and 49 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: five Corrals Castile Part one, you know, which had that 50 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:55,920 Speaker 1: crazy turn at the end, and it's sort of like 51 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 1: the fight's ending in front of your eyes. You see 52 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: the ending of the movie come and it just completely 53 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: flips itself on its head. Now that can happen on 54 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:08,640 Speaker 1: a UFC prelim card, which is, by the way, the 55 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: setting for when Ustman and Edwards fought for the first 56 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,799 Speaker 1: time in twenty fifteen. Early prelim is featured by You 57 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 1: don't see that in title fights, you don't see that 58 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:19,799 Speaker 1: main events. You don't see that type of situation when 59 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:25,359 Speaker 1: somebody's so far down and everyone's counting them out. Look, 60 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: this is a testament to the human spirit of Rocky 61 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: Leon Edwards who had his moment. But it's so odd. 62 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 1: I don't want to call it bittersweet. It's not. It's 63 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: it's inspiring, but it's it was a fight that was 64 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: going one way and going one way fast, and then 65 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: it was over. And it's a reminder of what's possible 66 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 1: in this game, no matter who the two names are 67 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: in there that are touching gloves. It's a reminder of 68 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: what's possible in fighting and in life when you don't 69 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: give up and you don't stop believing. Only what made 70 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 1: this so extra improbable, and while I'm sitting here still 71 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: in such disbelief, while fully willing to give Leon Edwards 72 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 1: his flowers, was that he looked bad from rons two 73 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: to four. He was gassing out, the body language was bad, 74 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:19,919 Speaker 1: the output was down. Usman was doing Usman things. It 75 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 1: was very much leading to the sort of one sided 76 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 1: prediction that I sort of had for this fight. I 77 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 1: think that a lot of people had for this fight. 78 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: But again Leon proven while you can't count people out, 79 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: and certainly from Leon's backwards first background, excuse me, you 80 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: heard him terry eyed afterwards talking about living in the 81 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 1: wooden shack in Jamaica, where he's from, first Jamaican born 82 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:44,719 Speaker 1: champion in UFC history, by the way, shout out to that, 83 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:48,280 Speaker 1: but had been a man of multiple countries fighting out 84 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: of the UK, but didn't seem like everybody embraced him. 85 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: I know, I got accused of just constant UK Leon had, 86 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 1: of overlooking him. Overlook him no more. But the fact 87 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 1: that this fight, in this result came for Leon immediately 88 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:06,480 Speaker 1: after almost a flip flop ending against Nate Diaz, which 89 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 1: was only used in a lot of cases to sort 90 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: of criticize Leon. For him to do that and do 91 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: it this way against the again, the pound for pound king, 92 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:19,799 Speaker 1: who had figured him out in this rematch and had 93 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:27,599 Speaker 1: overcome that surprising early adversity. You know, this is why 94 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:29,719 Speaker 1: we watched the fights. You know, this is why you 95 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: know none of us really do know anything, whether we're 96 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: inside the game on a journalism standpoint, whether we're and 97 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 1: you know, inside the game having trained or being a 98 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:41,359 Speaker 1: part of it in some way, or whether we just 99 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 1: love this ridiculous, wild, unpredictable sport. I'll never forget brett 100 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:47,040 Speaker 1: O Kamoda. We know him, love him from ESPN, But 101 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 1: when him and I were teammates, you know, you always 102 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: get that text from him after wild ending, this sport 103 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:54,599 Speaker 1: all exclamation with this fucking sport, I mean, this fucking 104 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 1: sport that what do you say? What do you say 105 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 1: about that co main event which was wild as balls? 106 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 1: But what do you say after such an improbable ending? 107 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:05,840 Speaker 1: You say, buckle up and get ready for a likely 108 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,719 Speaker 1: trilogy about which, of course I believe Usman would deserve 109 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:13,039 Speaker 1: and it would be the next move matchmaking wise, but 110 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 1: as weird of an ending, not just in the shocking 111 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:23,599 Speaker 1: nature of it. And it's not that Edwards didn't have 112 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 1: any moments, because certainly that first round turned out to 113 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 1: be a surprising turn of events, but this is as 114 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: improbable as it gets. It feels great to see someone 115 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:34,599 Speaker 1: like Edwards get his moment to be that emotional look 116 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: in that camera. I think John Addix said it best. 117 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 1: You know, print those T shirts of look at me. 118 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: Now we now have a new catchphrase. You gotta believe 119 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: Jorge Masvital wond there's the business just picked up and 120 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:47,719 Speaker 1: another potential big opportunity for him could somewhat fall in 121 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: his lap. But this fight was crazy, and once Usman 122 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 1: sort of righted the wrongs from the second round, and 123 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 1: once you started to see that true difference in gas 124 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: Tank with Usman really just being a freak and next 125 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: level sort of nothing can tire him out. He committed 126 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: to the wrestling more than a lot of people thought, 127 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: and I'm happy to say I did feel like that 128 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: first fight wasn't necessarily something you had to throw out 129 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: in trying to relate to what this main event might 130 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: look like seven years later. That foundational advantage was still there. 131 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 1: If Tomorrow could consistently take Leon down and then use 132 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: that takedown as a threat to open up his offense, 133 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 1: That's exactly what happened. And it wasn't just Kamorrow wearing 134 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 1: him out on the ground. It was you know, a 135 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: strong jab, it was mixing in power shots. It was 136 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 1: a firm command Camorrow Usman performance until it wasn't. And 137 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 1: that's it's wild, But that is this game. Let's add 138 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: Leon Edwards's name to the history books, let's retell his 139 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: you know, backstory and inspirational run to get to this point. 140 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 1: But this was a fight where the fans were boeing, 141 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 1: booing the long clinches in the corner. You saw a 142 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 1: lot of online chatter about how many times is refee 143 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: herb Dean gonna let both of these guys sort of 144 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: illegally grab the fence or grab each other's gloves, and 145 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: there you go. And that's why we watch this. And 146 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 1: Leon deserves every opportunity to make that money and come 147 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 1: back just as much as I believe Usman does. For 148 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 1: the run. He was on fifteen consecutive wins, unbeaten in 149 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 1: the octagon five straight. Well, it's your way. Title defence 150 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: is to try to win back that belt in this opportunity. 151 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 1: So apologies, if anyone believes in the year twenty twenty two, 152 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: they can somehow click on an instant reaction video and 153 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:34,320 Speaker 1: be mad when they stumble into spoilers. But can we 154 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 1: wake up and realize how the world actually works. I mean, 155 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:39,680 Speaker 1: you either watch the fights live or you avoid social media, 156 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 1: so let's not get worried about that. But I will say, 157 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:45,679 Speaker 1: you know, Usman doesn't feel like as much as this 158 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 1: is a Cinderella story in an upset. I'm sorry, Edwards, 159 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: excuse me, Edwards doesn't it doesn't feel like he's not 160 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 1: of this ilk And that's why I always wanted to 161 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 1: keep that line and saying that I think this could 162 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: be a one sided rematch I did, because that's how 163 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: good Usman is. It was just pretty damn good. And 164 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:03,199 Speaker 1: and in a lot of ways he showed that by 165 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 1: being able to show to keep that poise that I 166 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 1: thought he was losing visibly as along with his gas tank, 167 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: but still keeping that poise and still trying to set 168 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 1: up opportunities and then landing that it would be hard 169 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 1: to guess that it that he was confident in that 170 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 1: fifth round that it was you know that this you 171 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 1: heard the It wasn't George Foreman, Michael Moore, right, it 172 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 1: wasn't you know, Uh, I'm losing this fight every second 173 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 1: of it until I'm not. But I've been setting him 174 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:32,680 Speaker 1: up that whole time for that one shot. But maybe 175 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 1: it was to some degree for Leon and Edward, for Usman. 176 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: It's it's heartbreaking, but that's the game. And whether it's 177 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 1: a cut, a bad scorecard, spinning high kick out of nowhere, 178 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: I mean, there are so many ways in this game 179 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 1: to lose, and we just saw as dramatic as it 180 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:53,319 Speaker 1: happens on the highest level, putting a halt to some 181 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: you know, historical pushes that it appeared to Usman was on. 182 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:59,719 Speaker 1: Let's get to that comin event a wild middleway till 183 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 1: I'm meaning Paulo Costa and Luke Rockold both badly needed 184 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:05,960 Speaker 1: to win, but seemed to be in very different portions 185 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 1: of their career. And I think the biggest upset, if any, 186 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 1: in this wild fight was how much Luke Rockhold kind 187 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 1: of turned his career and the ending of it into 188 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 1: sort of this baby face as I tweeted out tin 189 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 1: Cup Kevin Costner moment like in that movie where no, 190 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 1: he didn't you know, hit the ball over the water 191 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 1: and get it on the green and ended up winning 192 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: that tournament, but he created an exit that was more 193 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:35,840 Speaker 1: memorable than a victory might have actually met. And for Rockhold, 194 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 1: who'd been out of the game for so long and 195 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 1: thirty seven years old and injuries kept him out and 196 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 1: devastating knockout losses and a lot of sort of bad 197 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 1: things said about his chin, his punch resistance, all that 198 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 1: for him to end with this type of performance where 199 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 1: he looked not a gassed out after rounds one and two, 200 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 1: but in almost an unsafe condition bending over putting his 201 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:01,840 Speaker 1: hands on these. Round two, in the middle of the round, 202 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 1: he bent over and put his hands in his knees 203 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:07,840 Speaker 1: and ways of outright fatigue that you almost never see, 204 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:12,440 Speaker 1: and then rallied for that batshit crazy performance in round 205 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 1: three in which loading up on every strike and Costa 206 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 1: slowly tiring out himself. Somehow Luke rock Hold nearly won 207 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 1: this fight by absolutely ridiculous dramatic hawkout, then made a 208 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:27,959 Speaker 1: mistake and got taken down and then up on his back, 209 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:33,680 Speaker 1: and then somehow found just a ridiculous, almost sadistic will 210 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 1: inside of himself to reverse position and end the round 211 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:39,559 Speaker 1: on top. And this is the same round in which 212 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:42,720 Speaker 1: Luke rockcoled twice yelled fuck you to the face of Costa, 213 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 1: and then loaded up with almost the kind of determined 214 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 1: left hand that was like if I don't land this, 215 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 1: I'm gonna die. I don't think we've seen a fight 216 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 1: this wild and some time. I mean did have some 217 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:57,560 Speaker 1: hints of the the trained land where brawl against Sonama 218 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 1: from last week, I guess to some degree, because that 219 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 1: third round saw both sort of almost win and then 220 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:05,960 Speaker 1: take their eyes off the prize for a second, then 221 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 1: almost lose, and this had some of that, but Luke 222 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 1: Rockold crying afterwards, I mean, he put out a heroic 223 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 1: effort and defeat that it only stole the show, stole 224 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:22,600 Speaker 1: the headlines. But he wasn't loved and liked and beloved 225 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:24,320 Speaker 1: or liked by fans. I mean, he was, you know, 226 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:27,680 Speaker 1: the pretty boy who maybe right at the peak of 227 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 1: his career, couldn't stop finding ways to sort of lose 228 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:35,439 Speaker 1: control of that. But he sort of, you know, even 229 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:37,720 Speaker 1: after complaining about fighter pay all week and having Dana 230 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 1: White calm delusion on all that comes out and delivers 231 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 1: the type of currency that's a win to fans, to 232 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 1: fight that aggressively, desperately, recklessly and nearly win it. I mean, 233 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 1: there's you know, there were some legitimate questions about Costa 234 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 1: obviously entering this fight despite still being young in his 235 00:12:57,440 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 1: early thirties, but too straight loss is missing a red wine. 236 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 1: You get exactly where I'm going there, And there may 237 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: still be some questions with how much he sort of 238 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 1: left that door open in rock Hold rally there when 239 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 1: rock Hold really seemed one strike, one push away from 240 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: just exhaustion and folding, and you not only couldn't close it. 241 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 1: I mean maybe it was the recklessness of rock Hold 242 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: the wounded animals sort of syndrome, but Costa got lit up, 243 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 1: and this nearly fell apart, and he ends up taking 244 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 1: a wide decision in the end and survives in advance 245 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,319 Speaker 1: and we'll still get big fights and prove that he 246 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 1: can make weight and still get into great shape. But 247 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:40,840 Speaker 1: what that's some wacky theater. That's some whacky Tobacci type 248 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:44,480 Speaker 1: of theater. And I did love it, But thirty twenty 249 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 1: seven the scores across the board in favor of Coach 250 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:50,200 Speaker 1: as he survives in advances. But you can't help but 251 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:52,719 Speaker 1: not look at this emotional fight and say it was 252 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: like for public appeal and the way to go out. 253 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 1: I'm not sure it gets better than that in the 254 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 1: weirdest possible way for Rockall. I mean, he gets better 255 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 1: if he had a win. But this had some low 256 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:09,079 Speaker 1: frickin moments for rock Hold and some pretty big, ridiculous 257 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 1: ones that we almost did see coming, especially in round 258 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:16,680 Speaker 1: three as he's suddenly swelling and bloodying and rocking Costa, 259 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 1: and then of course the big moment on the ground 260 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 1: that would that would be hard to miss and not 261 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 1: mention when he rallies to get the sweep in reverse 262 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: positions and get intop position and then he's rubbing his 263 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: bloody face, Oliver. I mean that's gonna we see the 264 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 1: the you know, the gift sometimes of bj Penlick and 265 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 1: the blood off his gloves or maniacal axe murderer vonder 266 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 1: Ley doing some ish right there. I have to believe 267 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 1: that you're gonna see that that rubbing of the blood 268 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 1: on the face, and Coasta for his money was just 269 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 1: sitting there laughing. Basically. I mean, that's some weird ass 270 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 1: theater right there. I mean, it's wild. I can't believe 271 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 1: rock Hold almost won this fight. I can't believe he 272 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: didn't get knocked cold. But I think the best quote 273 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:01,280 Speaker 1: was Costa after saying, you know, everybody says he has 274 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 1: no chin. He has, he proved he has, Yeah, he has, 275 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: he has the will. He found his want again in 276 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 1: a weird way. It's hard not to be happy for 277 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 1: Luke and share him on the way out here. Three 278 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 1: straight losses to end his career, a bunch of violent knockouts, 279 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 1: but this weird sort of moral win. He goes out, 280 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 1: he goes out with a bang, and maybe, you know, 281 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 1: is it better to burn out or fade away? Right? 282 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 1: That's the forever question that Empire Records presented US Grade 283 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 1: nineties movie. It burnt out spectacularly to end his career. 284 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 1: But it is an old man, old man's game. As 285 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 1: he mentioned, he's fucking old. Good. Good work by the 286 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 1: MK social team to tweet out that's basically Luke and 287 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 1: BC after every show. True, fair, true, But this was 288 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 1: wild bloody theater where I think we all thought it's 289 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 1: gonna be a first round knockout win, or at least I 290 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 1: did for Costa, But it could be wild before then, 291 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:58,359 Speaker 1: Rockel could have moments, and you never know with Costa, 292 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 1: who tends to lean heavy on his these days. And 293 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: of course, as we know from his fight against you, 294 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 1: Aul Ramera will take massive swings and go and take chances, 295 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 1: and was taking those chances walking into something huge. What 296 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:14,720 Speaker 1: a wild, wild fight. Let's go to the to the 297 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 1: to the featured fight before that, the Bandamweight Tilt that 298 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 1: in a lot of ways, on paper, really was the 299 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 1: fight I was most excited for, the best fight, a 300 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: fight with legitimate title implications that bandam weight the sport's 301 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 1: deepest division, especially if the living legend Josie Aldo had 302 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 1: won against Morob Devlishvili. And let's shout out the salt 303 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: Lake City crowd, which got a lot of love from 304 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 1: Joe Rogan on the broadcast. It was loud and aggressive 305 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 1: and really helped you know that arena. I guess Top 306 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 1: there as usual. You hear the UFC broadcast talk about 307 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 1: Top the their box office gate record despite having held 308 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:51,560 Speaker 1: the n A NBA Finals there before. But this crowd 309 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: is giving Josie Aldo the kind of victory lap adulation 310 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 1: that boy does he deserve. Because at the end of 311 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 1: the day fight which goes down as a unanimous decision 312 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:05,720 Speaker 1: for Morob Devalish Willy twenty nine, twenty eight, twenty nine, 313 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:08,639 Speaker 1: twenty eight, and thirty twenty seven, I scored twenty nine 314 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:12,440 Speaker 1: twenty eight for Morob. You know, it's a huge win 315 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:14,480 Speaker 1: for Rob its hiss eighth in a row, and it 316 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 1: puts him legitimately in this core group in the title window. 317 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:23,879 Speaker 1: But although you know he's gonna kick himself for not 318 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 1: being active enough, but he fought great. He was in 319 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 1: intense shape. He came in with such a focused demeanor 320 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 1: as usual for Josie Aldo. But as much as like 321 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:36,399 Speaker 1: we love seeing the fans give him. You know, the 322 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 1: old guy legend Rubb as he's walking to the cage. 323 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:42,680 Speaker 1: He was very much in this fight. You can argue 324 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:48,119 Speaker 1: he should have won this fight, meaning strategically he should 325 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:49,520 Speaker 1: have done a little bit better. So what ended up 326 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:52,919 Speaker 1: happening was the constant threat of moving forward and takedowns 327 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:59,160 Speaker 1: from the Georgian weaponized stamina King of Morab Devilish Willy 328 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:02,639 Speaker 1: was in effect the whole fight. All those takedown defense 329 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:05,320 Speaker 1: was just lights out. I mean that is just old 330 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 1: school veteran stubbornness. You know, Max Holloway in his prime, 331 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 1: Chuck Ladell, I'm not letting you put my back to 332 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:17,480 Speaker 1: the ground. There just wasn't enough offensive behind it. After 333 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 1: that first round I gave although the first round two 334 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:23,680 Speaker 1: of the three judges did as well. He was more 335 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 1: active with the kicks. It wasn't a throwback Josie Aldo, 336 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 1: you know performance in terms of letting his feet go. 337 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:32,159 Speaker 1: But he was checking kicks, he was landing hard kicks. 338 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 1: He was throwing the left hooks to the body. He 339 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 1: was at times even counter chasing Morob to try to 340 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:40,719 Speaker 1: put the pressure back on him. And even though Devalish 341 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:42,800 Speaker 1: really did end up with a successful takedown until the 342 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 1: third round, it was Jose's issuing of consistent offense in 343 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:50,960 Speaker 1: round two and three as he got tired that ultimately 344 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 1: did him in. And you know, we knew Morob devalas 345 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:55,440 Speaker 1: Willy was gonna have to really answer a lot of 346 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 1: questions about his striking to win this fight. Was it 347 00:18:57,480 --> 00:19:00,560 Speaker 1: on a high level. I don't think he actually answered those. 348 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 1: You know, he did land some good shots. His consistent 349 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 1: attempts at getting off offense, you know, was what gave 350 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 1: the judges the fuel to give him the edge because 351 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:14,119 Speaker 1: of all those inactivity. But although left it when Morob 352 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:16,640 Speaker 1: never really had to prove it. And I think that 353 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:20,440 Speaker 1: came down to how arduous and taxing a thirty five 354 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:22,359 Speaker 1: year old who late in his career is now cutting 355 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: down in wait, but yet is in such insane shape, 356 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:29,159 Speaker 1: you know, how physically taxing it was defensively and of 357 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:32,600 Speaker 1: course you know in terms of stuffing takedowns. For Aldough 358 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:34,399 Speaker 1: to put off a performance like that, I mean his 359 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:38,399 Speaker 1: head movement, his defense obviously, the takedown defense. I mean 360 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 1: it was just on point. And I think at this 361 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:44,880 Speaker 1: age that he had to pick one or the other, 362 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 1: and and he picked the defense, which in theory sort 363 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 1: of sets him up for the opportunity to have a moment. 364 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:56,000 Speaker 1: Only there was a bit of a failure to launch 365 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:58,919 Speaker 1: and release to attempt to have that moment, and I 366 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:01,359 Speaker 1: think you saw that Frustrat and Jose once he finally 367 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:04,679 Speaker 1: heard the scores and fell down onto his back, knowing 368 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:06,879 Speaker 1: how close he actually was given his name value, and 369 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 1: he had been saying all week, if I win this fight, 370 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:10,159 Speaker 1: you know it doesn't matter where all Malley is that 371 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 1: I'm going to get this title shot. I'm the one 372 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:14,679 Speaker 1: that deserves a three fight winning streak. Was not easy, 373 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 1: was not against secondary names. And I think all though 374 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 1: will know you know when he puts his head down 375 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:22,879 Speaker 1: on the pillow tonight, that he was in position to 376 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:25,040 Speaker 1: potentially win this fight. It wouldn't have been automatic. He 377 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:26,560 Speaker 1: would have had to let his hands go. He would 378 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:29,679 Speaker 1: have really had to put himself in position to potentially 379 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 1: gas in doing so, or have a bad moment, or 380 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:34,680 Speaker 1: open up a door of opportunity for Morob to really 381 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:37,439 Speaker 1: put something together. He didn't take that chance in the 382 00:20:37,520 --> 00:20:41,520 Speaker 1: end and had to be frustrating in his mind. I 383 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:43,360 Speaker 1: don't know what he thought in terms of what type 384 00:20:43,359 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 1: of advantages he might have had on the scorecards, but 385 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:47,160 Speaker 1: you got at the end you got to give Devallis 386 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 1: Wheely credit for getting the wind done no matter what 387 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 1: it took, and for him, it ultimately just took consistency 388 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:56,880 Speaker 1: and aggressiveness and being who he is, and you take 389 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:58,680 Speaker 1: your hat off to him. And it was most interesting 390 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 1: and after the fight was he really does enter this 391 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:03,639 Speaker 1: title conversation? So how do we figure that out with 392 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:06,520 Speaker 1: the fact that not only the division champion Aljamain Sterling 393 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:08,679 Speaker 1: is his teammate, but it was in his corner for 394 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:12,000 Speaker 1: this fight. And they've got us such an incredible friendship 395 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:14,760 Speaker 1: that seems to go beyond regular teammates. You hear Morob 396 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:20,280 Speaker 1: really giving all Joe his flowers afterwards in the postfight speech, saying, 397 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:23,200 Speaker 1: you know, I'll never fight him. And you know when 398 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 1: I came to this country, he was the guy that 399 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:28,440 Speaker 1: made me a fighter. And you know this amazing guy, 400 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:31,120 Speaker 1: my brother was the quote. He is the reason why 401 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 1: I'm here. I remember ten years ago I was coming 402 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:35,680 Speaker 1: to the US. I didn't speak English. I started training 403 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 1: with Al Jamaine. He made me humble, He made me 404 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:40,879 Speaker 1: realize how amateur I was. He made me who I 405 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 1: am today. I have a seven fight winning streak because 406 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: of all Joe, I'm living in my dream right now. 407 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 1: He would close it by saying, please, don't ask me 408 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:50,800 Speaker 1: any more of this question. We are not fighting each other. 409 00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:54,919 Speaker 1: We are brothers. Okay. There's part of you that, to 410 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,199 Speaker 1: be fair, that wants to see the competitor come out 411 00:21:57,240 --> 00:21:59,440 Speaker 1: of And we've seen this before in teammates Gilbert Burns 412 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:01,399 Speaker 1: and Kamoraw. I mean, we've seen it before where it 413 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 1: can be done respectfully without a John Jones Rashot Evans 414 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:08,320 Speaker 1: like blow up. It can be done strategically to say, okay, 415 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 1: we just won't train in the same camp for the 416 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:12,280 Speaker 1: build of this fight. There is part of you that 417 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:14,240 Speaker 1: wants to see the competitor go. Look, I love me 418 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:17,159 Speaker 1: Somalo Joe, but this is my time, this is my career, 419 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:20,480 Speaker 1: this is my moment. I respect him so much that 420 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:22,399 Speaker 1: I want to fight him. I want to give him 421 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:25,200 Speaker 1: that challenge. But maybe these two really are so close 422 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:27,040 Speaker 1: in terms of not know not only knowing the deep 423 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:30,200 Speaker 1: dark fighting secrets and vulnerabilities between the two. But you know, 424 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:32,960 Speaker 1: hearing Morob say al Jo actually made me, you know, 425 00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 1: his teaching, corrections, his work. I understand it. It's polite, 426 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:41,520 Speaker 1: it's great friendship. It's a lah Daniel Cormier moving down 427 00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:44,640 Speaker 1: in wait knowing that he's not gonna, you know, upset 428 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 1: the great chemistry he has with Kane Velaska's when Kane 429 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:51,639 Speaker 1: was heavyweight champion. It's not unheard of, but it was 430 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:55,880 Speaker 1: a little bit shocking to see that so bluntly put 431 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:58,040 Speaker 1: by Morob and who's you know, done a great job 432 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 1: in transitioning to English and did the whole post fan 433 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 1: interview in that. I get it, I respect it. Uh. 434 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 1: It would be interesting to see what happens though, if 435 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 1: al Joe held on to that belt through Dila Shaw, 436 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:13,960 Speaker 1: through the challenges that follow and if Marap can get 437 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 1: to a point where it's like you would be turning 438 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:19,439 Speaker 1: down something that doesn't come at it every day, and 439 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 1: that and that and that the window doesn't always open. 440 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:23,960 Speaker 1: Would that change things? You have to wait and see. 441 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 1: But uh, or will one leave the division to move up? 442 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:30,399 Speaker 1: Not as likely. But for for al Joe, he's got 443 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 1: to worry about TJ. Dillashawan keeping that belt. But either way, 444 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 1: for devas Willie, he's elite. You go out there and 445 00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 1: do this to this version of Jose although despite being 446 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:43,000 Speaker 1: a little bit too passive offensively which cost him and uh, 447 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:45,840 Speaker 1: you make the leap. But you know what I said 448 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:48,159 Speaker 1: earlier isn't a criticism, but it is the facts. We 449 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:52,119 Speaker 1: didn't learn what we potentially could have from Morab offensively 450 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 1: now on paper and foundationally we did. His goal is 451 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 1: to take you down and wear you out, and he 452 00:23:57,640 --> 00:23:59,840 Speaker 1: wasn't able to do that in terms of take you 453 00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:02,760 Speaker 1: down until the final round. But part of that equation 454 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 1: and to take you down and where you out is 455 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 1: to wear you out, and he did wear although out 456 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:10,679 Speaker 1: while still really trying to establish that offensive stand up. 457 00:24:10,680 --> 00:24:12,600 Speaker 1: So you don't take any credit away from him, but 458 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:15,159 Speaker 1: still not only room to grow from Rob room to 459 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:18,640 Speaker 1: answer some questions about exactly where he's at in this division, 460 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 1: so historically deep, so many great names, so many great 461 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:25,240 Speaker 1: matchups coming up, from San Haagen You Dong to Al 462 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 1: Joe Dillashaw to this one right here. It's a big win. 463 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:33,359 Speaker 1: It's a big win from Rob. Know him now if 464 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:36,919 Speaker 1: you haven't before, and consider him in that group for sure. 465 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:39,399 Speaker 1: The other fight of note, which was bumped down to 466 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:42,400 Speaker 1: the prelim featured about from the main card a couple 467 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:44,359 Speaker 1: of days before, of course, was that heavyweight tilt in 468 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 1: the rising Alexander Romanov, who had almost a ten to 469 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 1: eight style suplex city mauling first round against Marchhine Tyboro, 470 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:57,919 Speaker 1: where it looked to explain what I thought coming into here, 471 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 1: which is, yeah, Tibera isn't tough out, but Romanov's coming 472 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:03,440 Speaker 1: on and this is what he does, and he did 473 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 1: what he does in that first round. But let's shout 474 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:07,560 Speaker 1: out Aaron bronstead Or who was on our show last 475 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:11,560 Speaker 1: week on Wednesday, for identifying this and saying Tyberrow does 476 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:15,200 Speaker 1: have that well rounded, stubborn potential to be the type 477 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 1: of guy that potentially exposes some of the things maybe 478 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:20,640 Speaker 1: being not ready fully for prime time for Romanov, and 479 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:23,400 Speaker 1: over the final two rounds, I think that's exactly what happened. 480 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 1: And Romanov certainly had to deal with the gas tank, 481 00:25:27,119 --> 00:25:30,040 Speaker 1: but this is what happens when you're steamrolling guys, and 482 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:32,639 Speaker 1: he was. He was the largest betting favorite in UFC 483 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:36,119 Speaker 1: history last fight when he mauled and destroyed Chase Sherman. 484 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:39,480 Speaker 1: You know you don't there's things you don't know about 485 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:41,639 Speaker 1: yourself until it's time to know it, and in this case, 486 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:45,720 Speaker 1: Romanov fought somebody wasn't going anywhere in Tibera, who is 487 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:49,200 Speaker 1: stubbornly tough and is strong and a well rounded nature, 488 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:52,080 Speaker 1: where you have to be really good to dominate him. 489 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:55,040 Speaker 1: And it looked like Romanov was on that path at 490 00:25:55,040 --> 00:25:57,639 Speaker 1: the first round until he was and Tybera fought his 491 00:25:57,720 --> 00:25:59,960 Speaker 1: way back, and even though Romanov finished the third round 492 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:02,240 Speaker 1: really trying to make something happen offensively, I thought the 493 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 1: judges nailed this, and it is a little bit of 494 00:26:04,359 --> 00:26:06,679 Speaker 1: a humbling defeat and slow of the role certainly not 495 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:10,240 Speaker 1: you know, a treacherous slow losses happened, and they happened 496 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:12,720 Speaker 1: often early in the rise of fighters. But he came 497 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:14,920 Speaker 1: in with that glossy unbeaten record and he's throwing people 498 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:17,000 Speaker 1: left and right. Pumped the brakes a little bit on 499 00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:20,320 Speaker 1: Romotov as it's a very firm and solid win for 500 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:24,960 Speaker 1: Marchine ty Burrow right there. What a crazy, wacky day 501 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:27,200 Speaker 1: of combat sports. If you haven't seen it already on 502 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:30,320 Speaker 1: YouTube dot com slash Morning Combat, I already hit you 503 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:33,680 Speaker 1: with a little little post stated instant reaction of all 504 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:36,840 Speaker 1: things boxing Alexander Usik Anthony Joshua Part two, which was 505 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:39,119 Speaker 1: earlier today. I hope you check that out. Keith Thurman 506 00:26:39,119 --> 00:26:42,240 Speaker 1: and I went two hours on the showtime prelims from 507 00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 1: South Florida to set the stage. Had a good time 508 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:46,880 Speaker 1: calling the fights, hearing where Keith is at. I haven't 509 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:51,199 Speaker 1: even caught up on PFL on BKFC. Mike. By the way, 510 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:53,560 Speaker 1: I told you folks, Okay, I didn't go as far 511 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:55,760 Speaker 1: as picking it, but I told you folks that this 512 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:58,040 Speaker 1: sport's different and that Mike Perry's going to have a 513 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:01,720 Speaker 1: chance to make this a gnarly night for MVP, and 514 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:03,680 Speaker 1: I hear that's what happened. I can't wait to check 515 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:06,399 Speaker 1: that out. This is as wild today as I can 516 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:09,040 Speaker 1: remember in terms of the schedule, the vastness of it, 517 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 1: and just things happen and left and right and trying 518 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 1: to keep up. I hope you enjoyed attempting that as well. 519 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 1: Multiple streams, multiple TVs however you had it set up there. 520 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:22,720 Speaker 1: Just wanted to give you a quick little reaction here 521 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:24,720 Speaker 1: as we set the stage for the big show Monday. 522 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:28,440 Speaker 1: Luke Thomas is in the process of returning from vacation. 523 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:31,960 Speaker 1: He'll be back live for the first time for Wednesday's 524 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:34,639 Speaker 1: show of next week, but don't fret Hall of Famer 525 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:38,760 Speaker 1: Rashad Evans coming in on Monday. We're gonna go at 526 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:42,760 Speaker 1: length about the fallout, what's next after all the fights 527 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:45,479 Speaker 1: from this weekend. We'll hit you up a little bit 528 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 1: more on the full UFC card. But thank you for 529 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:49,840 Speaker 1: joining me. I am bron Kampbell, one half of this 530 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:54,080 Speaker 1: morning combat experience to day. What a time to be alive. 531 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 1: This is why we lift them weights in the offseason 532 00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:58,159 Speaker 1: to it to put it all together on nights like this. 533 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:02,040 Speaker 1: Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed it. This is 534 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:05,240 Speaker 1: while we watch these fights. Because what Leon Edwards did tonight? Man? 535 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:10,040 Speaker 1: I mean party at the Edwards house, you know, party 536 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:12,760 Speaker 1: all week. This is what it's all about. He stepped 537 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:15,440 Speaker 1: up for his moment. It wasn't going his way until 538 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:17,320 Speaker 1: it did, and he created a moment and it is 539 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:21,120 Speaker 1: the ultimate Rocky moment. So it's hard to pooh poo 540 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:24,560 Speaker 1: that and not take the inspirational, feel good moments from that. 541 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:27,400 Speaker 1: So I'll take that with me. Early playing to catch 542 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:30,320 Speaker 1: a BC's gonna call it tonight. Special shout out to 543 00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:32,240 Speaker 1: my man Mikey Morms on the ones and twos behind 544 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:35,560 Speaker 1: the scenes for CBS Sports I am Brian Campbell. We'll 545 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:37,920 Speaker 1: be back with a strong bang Monday morning to give 546 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 1: you your full cup of the best damn combat sports 547 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:47,160 Speaker 1: show period. We out. That's it.