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Hey, 28 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 1: welcome to a brand new episode at dct IF it 29 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:54,559 Speaker 1: brought to you by Total Wireless, the official wireless provider 30 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: of UFC. They are in your corner when unlimited five 31 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: G data that will not slow you down. Well, something 32 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: is slowing down, guys. And it's one that we didn't 33 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: want to hear. It's one that everybody was excited about 34 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 1: because it's one that we have talked about for so long. 35 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: And that's Amanda new Desk. Kayla Harrison seems to be 36 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:22,519 Speaker 1: off for UFC three twenty four. Kila Harrison reportedly had 37 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: a neck injury that will sideline her. MMA Junkie spoke 38 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:35,799 Speaker 1: to her management team. They did not respond. Sorry they did. 39 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 1: They tried to reach out, but they said that back 40 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: in the day, Harrison Okay, So Harrison underwent surgery for 41 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: her and this in her back decision that was made 42 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: after meeting with doctor in New York last week. Harrison 43 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: is expected to be sidelined for at least six months, 44 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 1: according to Leo Walker guamares On X. UFC officials have 45 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: yet to confirm our on the injury, but the UFC 46 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:13,359 Speaker 1: slash paramount Twitter reported that Harrison is now out and 47 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: will not defend their championship on January twenty fourth. They 48 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: said this was in the Eagle Tribune Northeast Massachusetts. She 49 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 1: had strong ties she lived there as she was making 50 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: her way to trying to become an Olympic champion. That's 51 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: a bummer. That's a real bummer that Kayla Harrison is out. 52 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: Because there is no bigger female fight in the world 53 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: than Amanda new Nes versus Kayla Harrison. We talked about 54 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: this when the fight was announced, because you have a 55 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: grappler in Harrison, a striker fighter in Amanda Newns, the history, 56 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: the draw, the enormity of the fight. Who Amanda Newns 57 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: has been to female fighting, to Kayla Harrison winning that 58 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: belt in that weight class and trying to replace her 59 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: and become as important as Amanda was to fighting for females. 60 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 1: But now it's not happening. So that leads to this 61 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:19,040 Speaker 1: question what next. First off, I'm no doctor, guys, I'm 62 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: no doctor. I'm not gonna pretend to be. Six months 63 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 1: seems hopeful in terms of how long Harrison will be 64 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:36,599 Speaker 1: out of fighting. Six months for a neck injury, especially 65 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: if there is surgery, is very hopeful. I can say 66 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 1: after back surgery, which was a disc I was never 67 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 1: the same. I was never able to train at the 68 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: level that I trained prior to said back surgery. So 69 00:04:56,720 --> 00:05:00,720 Speaker 1: for a neck and knowing guys in wrestling that I 70 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: have dealt with next six months if ever to being 71 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: who you were is a very wishful way of thinking. 72 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:16,040 Speaker 1: But Kayla Harrison is the one percent of the one 73 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:21,039 Speaker 1: percent in terms of athletes and mental toughness, preparation and 74 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:23,919 Speaker 1: everything else. So if there's anyone that could make it 75 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 1: back from that type of injury to becoming the person 76 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:33,279 Speaker 1: that there was prior, it's the great Kayla Harrison. So 77 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:38,840 Speaker 1: hats off to the champion are hopefully good luck in 78 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 1: God's speed on a quick recovery for a woman who 79 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: has meant so much to all of combat sports and 80 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 1: to a woman that has a massive future in mixed 81 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: martial arts. At least it would seem that way, but 82 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:57,160 Speaker 1: for me, it's about what's next, right Aman the Nowon 83 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 1: has walked away after winning in the fit her championship 84 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 1: in Canada a few years ago because she felt like 85 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: she was out of challengers. She felt like she had 86 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:10,359 Speaker 1: done everything she could in mixed martial arts, so she 87 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 1: needed a break. She needed time away from fighting. She 88 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:19,279 Speaker 1: had beaten Luisi give me the Gal's name, one thirty 89 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 1: five Mexican girl. She had beaten her in Canada in 90 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 1: a fight that was kind of boring because she dominated 91 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 1: so thoroughly and it was much easier than many anticipated. 92 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 1: I can't remember the girl's name. She got her face cut. 93 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:38,359 Speaker 1: The fight wasn't as fun as people thought, and it 94 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 1: wasn't as challenging to Amanda as she thought that the 95 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:44,159 Speaker 1: fight would be. So she said, you know what, I'm 96 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 1: done with this for a little bit. I'm gonna take 97 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 1: some time. I'm gonna be out of fighting for a 98 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 1: little bit, so she retired. Amanda Nuna has had no 99 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: idea that she would come back to fighting. But then 100 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: Kyl a sense to be coming. I'm putting in this 101 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: myself because Luis is taken forever. Kayla Harrison becomes the champion, 102 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 1: and she goes you know what, this is exciting? You 103 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 1: know many times this is Irena Aldonna, Irena al Donna. God, 104 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 1: how can I forget that? Kayla Harrison becoming the champion 105 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 1: gets exciting to the great Amanda new Nets Guys. Many 106 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: times though, many times we have seen these super elite 107 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 1: level athletes almost get bored with their divisions, with the 108 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 1: sport that they compete in, and they step away. We 109 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 1: saw it with John Jones when John Jones fought Anthony Smith, 110 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 1: when John Jones fought Thiago Santos, when John Jones fought 111 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: Dominic Rez, he spoke openly about being almost bored with 112 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: the options and the challenges, so he wasn't getting the 113 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: most of himself in those fights. When he came back, 114 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: he came back at heavyweight against Cyril Gon, something that 115 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 1: excited him, so he went and did it. That's what 116 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 1: we found with aman the new Nest. Once Kayla was 117 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: the champion, it excited her. It made her want to 118 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: come back and fight again. So she gets that super fight. 119 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 1: She's all set to go for the UFC's debut on Paramount. 120 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 1: She's ready to go and try to defend or regain 121 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 1: the championship from the fighter that came into her gym 122 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: that she ultimately left and built her own gym, who 123 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: became the champion in the weight class that she once 124 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: was the champion in and now she ruled. It was exciting. 125 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: I saw a picture of a man the New nes 126 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: and I'll have Luise put that picture up there. She 127 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 1: looked in phenomenal shape. She's training, she's ready, she's prepared. 128 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:59,680 Speaker 1: Now that challenge is gone. Norma Dumont, who is riding 129 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 1: hot right now, has thrown her name in a head 130 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 1: and says I'll fight her. I'll do it. But does 131 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:12,479 Speaker 1: that excite the former champion? Does that make her reconsider 132 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 1: what she felt all those years ago after Canada? Does 133 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 1: that make her go, you know what? This is enough? 134 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 1: The belt, obviously, guys, wasn't enough to keep her because 135 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 1: she walked away from him. So does an interim title 136 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 1: with the promise that Kayla Harrison will be back keep her? 137 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:38,080 Speaker 1: Is that enough for a man the New Nests or 138 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:40,839 Speaker 1: does she even get the option? When you get six months. 139 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:43,439 Speaker 1: When you hear six months, you go, well, six months 140 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: ain't that long for a man the new nest when 141 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 1: she's been sitting out a couple of years now, point 142 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 1: back to what I said earlier, six months is wishful thinking. 143 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 1: If it's only six months, I would think to myself, 144 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 1: I'll wait, Amanda, can you wait until the summer to 145 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:05,200 Speaker 1: fight Kayla Harrison? If it's longer, Amanda, can you do 146 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: an interim title fight? And can we justify doing an 147 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:13,679 Speaker 1: interim title fight when Kayla Harrison just beat Juliana Pana 148 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 1: in the way that she did not so long ago. 149 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:25,080 Speaker 1: If I'm Amanda Nunez and I have an idea that 150 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: I want to pursue this career again. Further, this is 151 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 1: not a one off, and I can't imagine it would 152 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 1: have been a one off because I don't know if 153 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:33,959 Speaker 1: the UFC signs off on a one off, because when 154 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: she wins and it goes, I'm done with it again. 155 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: Now you have a vacant belt again, which went to 156 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 1: Raquel Pennington after the belt was vacated. If she is 157 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 1: going to do this as a career, she has to 158 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 1: stay on the fight card. She has got to go 159 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: and fight for the interim title. If they make it 160 00:10:57,040 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 1: an interim title fight. One, it helps the UFC because 161 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 1: a big name, but two, it also gets her back 162 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:05,680 Speaker 1: in there because if this is a career that she 163 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 1: is going to pursue again full time as a competitor, 164 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 1: She's gotta do it. Chila and I have talked about 165 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 1: this ad nauseam. You don't get better at something by 166 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 1: not doing it. This now would not give her that 167 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:25,439 Speaker 1: thing that drew her back, But what it would do 168 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 1: is it would get her inside of an octagon competing 169 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 1: and fighting. So then you would imagine the next time 170 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 1: she goes into the octagon, she would be better. It's 171 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:41,960 Speaker 1: hard to go back in there with the best in 172 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:45,800 Speaker 1: the world. Norman Dumont is one of the best in 173 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 1: the world. Kayla Harrison is the best in the world. 174 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: It's hard to go in there with one of the 175 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 1: best in the world, but it's much better than going 176 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: in with the absolute best. So now that this injury, 177 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: however unfortunately it is, has taken Kayla Harrison out of 178 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:10,280 Speaker 1: the fight, you take advantage of the opportunity and you 179 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 1: go in there and you get your feet wet again 180 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:15,800 Speaker 1: and you fight That's what I would have done. I 181 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: don't know what Amanda will do, and I don't even 182 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:20,320 Speaker 1: know if Amanda's gonna have that as an option. I 183 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:22,640 Speaker 1: don't know if she'll even have the option of whether 184 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:25,800 Speaker 1: or not she wants to fight. But if she does, 185 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:29,320 Speaker 1: I would say she should take it. Take it, go 186 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:31,040 Speaker 1: out there and get your feet wet, go out there 187 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 1: and compete. But Cale is out, man, that sucks. But 188 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:37,559 Speaker 1: I think this is a massive opportunity for the Lioness 189 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 1: to go out there and try to see if this 190 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: is something she still wants to do and if it's 191 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: just something that she can still do at that elite 192 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 1: level that she is used to competing at, which is 193 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: what she did before as a double champion. What do 194 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:55,080 Speaker 1: you guys think Amanda will do? Do you think she fights? 195 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 1: Do you think she gets the option to fight? And 196 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 1: does it benefit her to fight once or she goes 197 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 1: in there with Kayla Harrison. A lot of questions surround 198 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: of the division. But guess what if you would have 199 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 1: asked me if all these questions are, if all this 200 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 1: are of this topic would be so valuable in MMA. 201 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:20,599 Speaker 1: After what we saw when Raquel Pennington fought against the 202 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 1: other girl for the belt. I wouldn't have believed it. 203 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:29,079 Speaker 1: Ryan Clark once said, get rid of the division after 204 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:32,320 Speaker 1: that fight, But once again a great champion, Kayla Harrison, 205 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 1: the greatest of all time. Man, the newt is coming 206 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:38,320 Speaker 1: back and now normal Dumont's in the conversation. The female 207 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:42,839 Speaker 1: vandam wee division is back a topic and with those 208 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 1: characters and those names, of course it is. Guys, let 209 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 1: me know your thoughts and those comments until next time, 210 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:51,079 Speaker 1: like subscribed and this twenty twenty six, baby, it's time 211 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:53,960 Speaker 1: to get back to work at DCTV. Until next time, Peace,