1 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: Revee, revee. Donks look at us now, tip to tip. 2 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: This is our life, this is our passion, that's the 3 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: spirit we bring to this show. I'm Luke Thomas, I'm 4 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:25,600 Speaker 1: Brian Campbell. This this Morning Combatah, the only combat cure 5 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: for the holiday hangover, the one and only the MK 6 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 1: Morning Combat Back at It, Monday, December twenty seventh, two 7 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:38,840 Speaker 1: thousand and twenty one. Top of the Morning to you all, 8 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:44,639 Speaker 1: Happy holidays, Merry Christmas, kwansa a special Honukkah shout out 9 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 1: to Jay Aaron and his family. I am at BBC 10 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 1: with the BDE, the American Alpha, the Brian Campbell, the 11 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: only one who showed up today. Look, it's a it's 12 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: a dead time for combat sports. It's the holiday season. 13 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: You sure you don't see our rival shows putting on 14 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:06,479 Speaker 1: a live show today. But luckily MK has your back. 15 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: Whether you're back to work and you hate to tear, 16 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: or you are sitting at home in your jam jams, 17 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: your boy BC is here. All that and then some tall, 18 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 1: pale and handsome wearing this spectacular MK tied I piece 19 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 1: of business that you can also own for yourself. In 20 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: addition to our many great things that we got going 21 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:31,759 Speaker 1: on there at Morning Coombat Dot Store. A little more 22 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 1: on that later. I know what you're probably wondering, asking, 23 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: I don't, I don't, I don't come here for BC. 24 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: I'm a serious MMA fan. Where the hell is Luke Thomas? Well, 25 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: he was the last minute scratch, gonna continue his holiday 26 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: vacation for an extra day with the wife and kids 27 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: and the family and extended family. We wish Luke well, 28 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: we love him. There's not a lot going on today 29 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: this week in general, but you know BC can scrape 30 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: together something fun and make it work. We're gonna look 31 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: at the few headlines that have snunk through over the 32 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: past holiday week across MMA. Not much boxing, no Jake Paul, 33 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:08,799 Speaker 1: So you can settle in and enjoy this. Also, we're 34 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:10,079 Speaker 1: gonna have a little bit of fun. No, but look, 35 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:13,920 Speaker 1: nobody kills time and fills time and fills open holes 36 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: and wounds like your boy, BC. So I'm gonna have 37 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: a little fun top ten segment today, We're gonna do 38 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 1: an extended DMS from Donks. 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Hopefully you all did the same, had the 59 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:30,359 Speaker 1: same and don't have COVID, Thank you very much. You 60 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: will not be getting Luke Thomas rant about masks or 61 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 1: doctors at any point today. Lem Me getting a lot 62 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 1: of BC. And I know some of you Luke fans 63 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: are going, I don't know if I could sit through 64 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: this bow shit, what else are you gonna sit through? Okay, 65 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: you're gonna go watch how Wanti? No, I ain't working today, 66 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: all right, your boy BC is though, so like subscribe, 67 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 1: follow us on the social channels. I mentioned Morningcombat Dot store. Guys. 68 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: This is a spectacular place. 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Of of Luke and 79 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 1: I going like this pointing to uranus. You know, it's 80 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:31,280 Speaker 1: like it's it's uh yeah, okay, there you go. What 81 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 1: are we doing today? As I mentioned, we're gonna be 82 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: doing a little bit of this, a little bit of that, 83 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:39,119 Speaker 1: having some fun here. No, this isn't Santana featuring Michelle Branch, 84 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:41,840 Speaker 1: but uh, we're gonna We're gonna do the business here. 85 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: I am your boy BC. Let me just take another 86 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: swig of this. No ad reads. Nothing ridiculous here, just 87 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: a Monday after Christmas spot to to kick things off 88 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:57,919 Speaker 1: and keep it flowing. Luke will be back on Wednesday. 89 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: We're gonna have a fun couple weeks coming up as 90 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: the Combat Sports calendar takes the hiatus. It's the only 91 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: sort of quote unquote off season that we get in 92 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: this game, especially with the way UFC has been running 93 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 1: just Blockbuster every single week. So we're gonna have some fun. 94 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: We're gonna return to the MK Studio in Jersey City 95 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:20,720 Speaker 1: coming up shortly debuting. Unveiling was the word I was 96 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: looking for our brand new studio, so look for that 97 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:27,720 Speaker 1: coming up soon. Also, the Spectacular doc team, Jake Roseman 98 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: and the MK Documentary Team are cooking up something fresh 99 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 1: and fun. Documentary Number six is currently on the examination 100 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 1: table and that should be out in the next few weeks. 101 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:43,839 Speaker 1: Looking back at our victory at the World MMA Awards. 102 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 1: Thank you very much to the fans for that. Also 103 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,840 Speaker 1: covering our trip to Tampa for all things Paul would 104 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: they too, should be a fun trip down there. If 105 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: you haven't seen any of our five docs, what's stopping you? 106 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 1: It's critically acclaim great shit. Okay, go to YouTube dot 107 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 1: com slash Morning Combat or just type Morning Combat documentary. 108 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: There enough bs, let's get that out of the way. 109 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 1: You know, I might be too old and too great 110 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: to wear a haircut like this, but we'll see what happens. 111 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: It's gonna grow back eventually. Hope you're well, Hope you're healthy, 112 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 1: Hope you're happy. Let's get into it. Shout out to 113 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: Staten Island, Sally on the Ones and TUESDA today holding 114 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 1: us down. Here we go our first topic of the day. 115 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: If I can do the rockaway and sort of lean 116 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: lean back. UFC lightweight champion Charles Olivera did an interview 117 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: just ahead of Christmas with shehrddog dot com and what 118 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: did he say? Oh, you know that guy Connor McGregor. 119 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:42,600 Speaker 1: Charles Olivera is targeting a may return and his preferred 120 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 1: opponent it is the notorious one. How did we get here? 121 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:53,159 Speaker 1: Is this legit? Will this happen? Should this happen? It's 122 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 1: been an interesting debate fresh off of Olavera's victor at 123 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:59,279 Speaker 1: UFC two sixty nine over Dustin Pourier, in which, of 124 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 1: course I McGregor tweeted out, Hey, Charles, you know when 125 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:06,160 Speaker 1: are we fighting? Well? Olivera had essentially a response to that, 126 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 1: here's what he told short dog. May would be a 127 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 1: wonderful date. Connor challenged me asking a date and tweeted 128 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 1: Ireland versus Brazil too, which of course is a reference 129 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 1: to Connor's victory over Jose Aldo. Not only him, but 130 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 1: also myself and all of the world wants to see 131 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: that fight, So let's make it happen. I'm waiting for 132 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: him in May. It may be in welterweight, lightweight or 133 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: middleweight with my title on the line or not. Just 134 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 1: choose and I'll be ready. So I know what you're saying, 135 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 1: what the f right? Rightfully? So okay, First of all, 136 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 1: why wouldn't Charles Olivera want this fight? He's thirty two 137 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: years old, he's on an insane win streak, He's the 138 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 1: UFC lightweight champion, he's figured this game out how to 139 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: be great. Oh now he wants to make a crap 140 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 1: ton of money. There's nobody better to make money against them. 141 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 1: The biggest star the sport has ever known in Connor McGregor, who, oh, 142 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: by the way, right now, to be fair, happens to 143 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: be a little bit of damn not just in age, 144 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 1: but an injury coming off of that what leg snap 145 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: that he had against Dustin Poier in their third meeting, 146 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: and just the fact that he's fresh off at age 147 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: thirty three two straight TKO defeats the first two of 148 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: his career in terms of strikes or in the second 149 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: one obviously an injury which which brought that up in 150 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: the third fight. This would be the time for Oliver 151 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 1: to try to make his name, to try to cash 152 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: in an opponent that could be deemed easy, who has 153 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 1: had questions at times everything from gas tank to a 154 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: lack of a ground ability. What's interesting here is the 155 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:36,200 Speaker 1: fact that Connor just doesn't deserve it now. It wouldn't 156 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: be the first time privileges were given to those who 157 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: can do things extra can bring in the money. It 158 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 1: would be interesting, though, if UFC goes in this direction, though, 159 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: because you could argue that Connor McGregor at this point 160 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 1: would be would he be the least deserving title challenger 161 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 1: of all time? I think you have to go back 162 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:57,959 Speaker 1: in recent history books and look at the people who 163 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 1: are in this category. It's certainly uh Chail Son fresh 164 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 1: off is lost to Anderson Silva in their middleweight title rematch, 165 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: getting a very unnecessary twenty thirteen light heavyweight title shot 166 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:12,960 Speaker 1: against John Jones really just to fuel their Ultimate Fighter 167 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 1: coaching and the potential ratings there. Of course, Sonan sold 168 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:17,319 Speaker 1: the hell out of the fight the best he could. 169 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 1: Nobody thought he had a chance. He got dominated. It 170 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 1: was his first light heavyweight fight in eight years. It 171 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:26,199 Speaker 1: was a debacle that was about money. We knew that 172 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 1: coming in Dan Henderson getting the Michael Bisping rematch with 173 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 1: the middleweight title. Hendo was forty six, had a bunch 174 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: of losses during that run. I know he destroyed Hector 175 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:38,440 Speaker 1: Lombard at UFC one ninety nine in just vicious fashion 176 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 1: to sort of keep hope alive for another big fight. 177 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:44,880 Speaker 1: They certainly wasn't warranted for him to get the title 178 00:09:44,920 --> 00:09:47,079 Speaker 1: shot there, but they had the history from UFC one 179 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:49,440 Speaker 1: hundred and to give Dan Hendo credit at forty six 180 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 1: in his final career fight boy, did he fight like 181 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 1: a man and drop bisbing twice and damn near almost 182 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 1: did the impossible. And then you've got other situations. Josie 183 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 1: Aldo recently getting a bandamweight title shot fresh off two 184 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:03,679 Speaker 1: straight defeats, although it was a questionable one at best 185 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:05,800 Speaker 1: against Marlon Mariss. I thought Mauris had done enough and 186 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:08,080 Speaker 1: that split decision. I don't think it was robbery. It 187 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:09,839 Speaker 1: was just what he'd you prefer at the end of 188 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 1: the day. Although got it with the name in the history. 189 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 1: Holly Holm got that featherweight title shot when she was 190 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 1: fresh off a couple of defeats. It happens that was 191 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:19,960 Speaker 1: a new division though. Like all though, this time you've 192 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 1: got a Conna McGregor who recent history is just not good, 193 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 1: recent history selling Yes, three losses in his last four fights. 194 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 1: We give him a lot. We gave him a lot 195 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 1: of length and room for that Cowboy SERRONI comeback win 196 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 1: in January twenty twenty. I mean it was only forty 197 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 1: seconds long. I'll admit that. I you know, I bit 198 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 1: down a little bit too hard on it. He looked 199 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 1: it wasn't so much beating a guy in SERRONI who 200 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:49,679 Speaker 1: was washed, who was fresh off a ton of defeats 201 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 1: himself and wasn't in a great spot, But it was 202 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:55,439 Speaker 1: that kind of looks so fresh, dialed in a little 203 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 1: bit of nuance added to his game. Yet it was 204 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 1: only forty seconds. But outside of that, in five years 205 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 1: he's lost three or four and all three were stoppages, 206 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 1: you know. Hidden in that is the fact that he 207 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 1: gave normalga metof at UFC two twenty nine, maybe maybe 208 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 1: the stiffest challenge of any of his title defenses short 209 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 1: of justin Gaechee being one more leang strike away from 210 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:20,440 Speaker 1: putting him in peril. But you wouldn't say he was 211 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 1: overly competitive in that one. He's not a bad run 212 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 1: right now? Is this beyond the UFC to do it? 213 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 1: Hell no, I just talked about the history. They would 214 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:31,199 Speaker 1: love to do it. It's rare though that you get 215 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 1: sort of all three entities, the two fighters and the 216 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:39,680 Speaker 1: promoter being so willing to do it. That leads me 217 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 1: to believe, Hey, fans, you may hate it or love it, 218 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:45,720 Speaker 1: the underdog's on top. I think we're gonna see this 219 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 1: in May. Why because it seems like Dana White's comments 220 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 1: have been leaning toward the idea of Dustin Pourier getting 221 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:53,559 Speaker 1: a big payday in pay per view, you know, main 222 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:56,439 Speaker 1: event close up against Nate Diez. It would make sense 223 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 1: even if Connor went in there and lost to Olivera, 224 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 1: which he would be favored to do, that he could 225 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:04,440 Speaker 1: come out of that and fight either Pourier or Nate 226 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:08,079 Speaker 1: Diaz in a trilogy against Nate or a potential forth 227 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 1: fight against Dustin. Regardless really of who wins that, Connor 228 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: would really transition at that point into essentially big fighter mode. 229 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 1: Big fight mode, which you can argue he already is 230 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:21,839 Speaker 1: do I like this better than him potentially mean and 231 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 1: Connor cutting the line and going up and facing Uzman 232 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 1: for the title, which is equally as unwarranted, much more 233 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 1: comparative to the chill sun and light heavyweight situation that 234 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 1: I mentioned, which one's more egregious, both really both. I mean, 235 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 1: this is one of those situations where it sucks, you 236 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:43,719 Speaker 1: get it, you get business. It doesn't make a ton 237 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 1: of sense though it's it doesn't make a ton of 238 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 1: sense in terms of rankings and the competitiveness and justin Gaechee, 239 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 1: who I've argued is deserving even with that Habi blossom, 240 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:55,200 Speaker 1: which I thought he did well in until he suddenly 241 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:59,320 Speaker 1: lost it quick and and and viciously, and I thought, 242 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 1: you know him bounce back against Chandler the way he did, 243 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:04,000 Speaker 1: He's the guy who was deserving. You saw Gaiche's comments 244 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: last week, essentially saying, look, if Connor gets this over me, 245 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 1: you know, I'm gonna go January sixth style on the 246 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 1: UFC and start throwing Dolly's in smear and feces on 247 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 1: Pelosi's desk. And I think that that would be warranted 248 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 1: in this case. But business wins out. And look, you know, 249 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 1: two months ago, would I think what I have thought 250 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 1: the UFC would have the golf to potentially try this, 251 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:30,360 Speaker 1: It'd be hard to imagine it. Two months ago. Connor 252 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: is off two straight TKO defeats in this division. So 253 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 1: what's changed it too much? Not much really, right, Not 254 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 1: much has really changed except for the fact that Connor 255 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 1: says I want it, Olavera says I want it, and 256 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:47,840 Speaker 1: the UFC hasn't officially said they want it. But what 257 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 1: they did say. If you saw that Dana White sit 258 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 1: down with Berto Komodo that we referenced on Fridays or sorry, 259 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 1: last Wednesday's episode of MK. He didn't shoot it down. 260 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 1: He did not say either way. He was noncommittal, and 261 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 1: when a promoter noncommittal on a typically controversial subject, it 262 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 1: typically means they're going in the direction of the most controversy. 263 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:10,320 Speaker 1: They just don't want to say it. So with this fight, 264 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:13,880 Speaker 1: sell absolutely could it be batshit crazy? Yes, it could, 265 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 1: no question. Olivera goes to finish you every second of 266 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 1: the fight he tries to, and McGregor is really one 267 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 1: of the greatest first round fighters that we've seen in 268 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 1: combat sports history in terms of going out there, his 269 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:26,520 Speaker 1: mission to land that left hand on your chin, and 270 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 1: he's gonna do everything he can to try to make 271 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 1: that happen. I could also see why Connor could believe 272 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 1: talk himself into believing this is a style and a 273 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 1: fighter in which he can be because Olivera is so 274 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:39,880 Speaker 1: reckless and comes at him. Olivera could do very bad 275 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 1: things out of Connor. I think we all realize that 276 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 1: this would be an interesting cash out of what's left 277 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 1: of Connor's Elite brand, meaning the title contending brand. This 278 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 1: would be sort of an all in because if he 279 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 1: loses three straight, if he loses, he's probably gonna get finished, right, 280 00:14:55,200 --> 00:15:00,640 Speaker 1: I mean, OLIVERA finishes everyone that's four defeat in five fights, 281 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: all by stoppage. He would then at that point be 282 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:05,760 Speaker 1: in my mind a full on Okay, let's get the 283 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:07,920 Speaker 1: Nate fight. Let's see if we can get Jorge. I mean, 284 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: he's in big fight mode anyway, so it would be 285 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 1: an interesting potential cash out of that. OLIVERA in that 286 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 1: Shuir Dog interview was asked, Hey, what about Dana saying 287 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 1: before the Okomotive interview that Justin Gaichie is most likely next. 288 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 1: This is what OLIVERA said. Geechee was knocked out by Pourier, 289 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 1: who I just submitted, he was almost knocked out by Chandler, 290 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 1: who I beat via TKO. But I'm a UFC employee. 291 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 1: If they choose that I should fight Gai Chee next, 292 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 1: I'm ready to a fairly diplomatic response there from OLIVERA. 293 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:41,040 Speaker 1: Gun to my head. Do I think Connor's next? I 294 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 1: think he is? Should it be Geichie? Yes? And that 295 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 1: would be arguably right. You know how much I'm excited 296 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 1: for Whittaker Autosania too coming up to open this year. 297 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 1: Everyone's excited about ghan and Ghanu for the undisputed heavyweight title. 298 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: But as far as potential big time UFC fights that 299 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: we could and probably you know, have a great chance 300 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 1: of seeing in the first quarter here, Olivera Gaichie would 301 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: be right up there. I mean, that thing is is 302 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 1: has the potential to just be the kind of same 303 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:09,240 Speaker 1: savage theater that this at the top end of this 304 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 1: division has consistently produced, from Chandler Olivera to Chandler Gaichie 305 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 1: to you know, you name it. I still feel like 306 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 1: Connor is the clubhouse leader, though you get rare chances. 307 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 1: Not that the UFC needs this pay per view, but 308 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 1: even in a down year for Connor, two losses both 309 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 1: by stoppage, a not a great year in the headlines 310 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 1: for Connor, He's still a big part about why this 311 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 1: was the biggest financial year in UFC history. That ESPN 312 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:44,960 Speaker 1: deal pays them so much foundationally, but two monster pay 313 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:47,280 Speaker 1: per views with Dustin versus Connor. I mean, it's it's 314 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 1: hard to to not if you're a money maker. It's 315 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 1: hard if you're you're sitting in the offices at Disney. 316 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 1: It's hard not to say, oh, we can get another 317 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 1: title fight out of this guy. You get it. You 318 00:16:57,080 --> 00:17:02,320 Speaker 1: know how that works. Olivera also called out Gaichie for 319 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 1: being fake after the backstage meeting that the two had 320 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:09,080 Speaker 1: at UFC two sixty nine. After all, Lavera defeated Pourier. 321 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 1: Here's this quote to tell you the truth. I couldn't 322 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: understand Gaigie's posture. He said a lot of bullshit about me, 323 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:17,080 Speaker 1: but when he faced me, he said I deserve the 324 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:20,120 Speaker 1: respect that I was the real champion. A few minutes later, 325 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 1: he told the press that he would break my face 326 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:24,400 Speaker 1: to tell you the truth. I don't really care about 327 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:27,480 Speaker 1: all this drama. Eh, Social Justice Monday as it is, 328 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 1: That's what it was. Geichie responded on Twitter by saying, 329 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:32,399 Speaker 1: it's called respect, you fool, and we are in the 330 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:35,440 Speaker 1: breaking faces business. My respect that night was just as 331 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:39,160 Speaker 1: real as my intention to take everything from you and 332 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:42,840 Speaker 1: your country. So it's gonna be an interesting decision coming up. 333 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:45,920 Speaker 1: As much as Connor doesn't deserve this, I don't think 334 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 1: in the end you're gonna see a media, the media, 335 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:50,879 Speaker 1: you know, sort of go oh, come on, really, I 336 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 1: don't think you're gonna see that from the fan base, 337 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:55,959 Speaker 1: it'll sell like blockbusters. Casual fans are what put pay 338 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:57,879 Speaker 1: per views over a million buys and put them up 339 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:02,399 Speaker 1: in high categories. Casual fans want more Connor McGregor. That's it. 340 00:18:02,560 --> 00:18:04,720 Speaker 1: That's at the end of the day. Topic number two 341 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 1: still involves McGregor, and it's sort of a deeper look 342 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:11,480 Speaker 1: at this level of decision making. Why does somebody get 343 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 1: such special treatment? Is it deserved? Well, that's a question 344 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 1: Dana White was asked on Daniel Cormier's YouTube channel during 345 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:22,920 Speaker 1: their catchup over the past week. Dana's quick answer, why 346 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 1: does Connor get special treatment? Quote because he's fucking special 347 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:30,720 Speaker 1: end quote. It's not that this is a category that 348 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 1: is opening up your eyes or breaking news here. We 349 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:37,639 Speaker 1: get that. But here's a little deeper cut on Dana's response. 350 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:39,919 Speaker 1: And we started this thing and this guy was on 351 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: the rise, meaning Connor. And believe me, I've dealt with 352 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: a fucking thousand fighters. Oh this is fight isn't for 353 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 1: me at this time? Or this isn't that, This isn't 354 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:50,160 Speaker 1: this this fucking kid Connor. We've been in the house 355 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 1: that he was renting and you saw that if you 356 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 1: watch that documentary on Connor when when Josie Aldo pulled 357 00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 1: out and Connor is sitting there and standing there in 358 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:01,120 Speaker 1: the kitchen with a Dana Lorenzo and you can look 359 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:02,960 Speaker 1: back and say, man for a fight, or that young 360 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:05,080 Speaker 1: he's got the he's got the owners coming over his 361 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:07,760 Speaker 1: house and just sort of strategizing with him. Dana picks 362 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: up and says, I think it was when all Though 363 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 1: pulled out. This is what Connor said to us. I 364 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: don't give a fuck who you get. I'm going to 365 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:15,840 Speaker 1: work out. When you figure it out, call me and 366 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:18,640 Speaker 1: let me know. That is a true story. Dana continues, 367 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 1: and then the Diaz fight, another fight fell out for 368 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:24,119 Speaker 1: him and he said, well, let's get Diaz. Well do 369 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:26,720 Speaker 1: you want to do blank? No, I don't want it 370 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:28,800 Speaker 1: at a catchweight. I don't. I want to fight him 371 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 1: at his weight. It doesn't matter. It's bullshit if I 372 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:34,639 Speaker 1: don't fight him at his weight. Another true story about Connor. 373 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:37,600 Speaker 1: Final quote here from Dana. Connor has been the guy 374 00:19:37,640 --> 00:19:40,440 Speaker 1: since day one that he walked into this fucking company. 375 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:43,439 Speaker 1: So are so for anybody to point the finger and say, oh, 376 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 1: this guy gets special treatment, It's because this guy's special 377 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:49,920 Speaker 1: this guy's fucking special. You know how many fighters I've 378 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:52,400 Speaker 1: fucking dealt with that'll talk to me about this isn't 379 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:55,960 Speaker 1: good for my brand. I'm not fighting my friends, not Connor. 380 00:19:57,240 --> 00:20:00,720 Speaker 1: End quote. Here's the deal, though, as much as I 381 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 1: said the UFC shouldn't do OLIVERA. McGregor next, they should. 382 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:12,639 Speaker 1: Does Connor have enough money in the bank to justify it? Again? 383 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:15,160 Speaker 1: Not from the media. We're gonna rightfully if this fight 384 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 1: gets books, say damn or geechee, damn the rankings and 385 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 1: the matchmaking, damn. Connor's history had one fifty five is 386 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 1: what an upset stoppage of Vettie Alvarez, which was great, 387 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 1: but that was on the Connor Rise in November of 388 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:31,880 Speaker 1: twenty sixteen. That was the final fight of the Connor Rise. 389 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:36,520 Speaker 1: But since then, considering SERRONI was at welterweight, which they 390 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:40,040 Speaker 1: bowed to Connor's wants and demands, and the comeback fight there, 391 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:43,160 Speaker 1: fresh off of a two year break, He's lost three 392 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:49,800 Speaker 1: times at this weight class, all by stoppage. So is 393 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 1: he fucking special? As Dana says, under the terms of 394 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:56,439 Speaker 1: the quickest way to Dana's heart, Yes he is. What 395 00:20:56,480 --> 00:21:00,000 Speaker 1: does Dana want from fighters. He wants them to sell themselves. 396 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 1: Connor does that better than anybody ever. He wants them 397 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 1: even more importantly than that, to be company men who 398 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:08,399 Speaker 1: will drop everything out on the you know, on the 399 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 1: dime and go. I'll fight anybody you got that has 400 00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 1: Ben Connor's mo and love him or hate him. During 401 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 1: this post Eddie Alvarez five year roller coaster ride in 402 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: which he's really not ever come close to reaching that 403 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:25,399 Speaker 1: high point and it's been a lot of little mini hills, 404 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:29,440 Speaker 1: he still carries that same swagger, that same energy. Now 405 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:32,360 Speaker 1: did he take any a soft comeback fight against wash 406 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 1: Seroni at a time where nobody gets soft comeback fights? Yes? 407 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:36,919 Speaker 1: Did he push the weight up to walter weight? Did 408 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 1: they bend him, Yes they did that. He still came 409 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:41,200 Speaker 1: through and got the knockout with okay, whatever that's worth. 410 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: But Connor exudes something that is catnipped day away. Oh 411 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 1: you're gonna have like a badass in the era of 412 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:50,000 Speaker 1: fighter pay. Now, look, Connor's not gonna put him a 413 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:52,160 Speaker 1: fighter pay for the most part, because he gets paid 414 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:54,200 Speaker 1: better than everybody else, because he sells more than everybody else. 415 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 1: So I get that, although let's not forget him. Twenty sixteen, 416 00:21:56,800 --> 00:21:58,960 Speaker 1: he was the guy saying, I'm giving you guys so 417 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 1: much money. I should be getting cut, I should be 418 00:22:00,760 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 1: getting stock, I should get in ownership. That's never gonna happen. 419 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:06,200 Speaker 1: But I liked that stance from him. But the point 420 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:09,120 Speaker 1: is this, like nobody sells more than Connor, and nobody's 421 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:12,520 Speaker 1: as hungry to fight anybody at any time. That is 422 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 1: a special thing in the entertainment business that we're in 423 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:18,920 Speaker 1: that can't be looked over. He's gonna get way more 424 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:21,159 Speaker 1: opportunities than everybody else. It just is what it is. 425 00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 1: He delivers with fun and exciting fights. He sells the fight, 426 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:28,040 Speaker 1: and he's a reality show in a way that like, 427 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:31,240 Speaker 1: you know, late nineties Tyson was after the fight in 428 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:34,679 Speaker 1: terms of just kind of living raw on his sleeve, 429 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 1: good or bad. You know, I thought he should have 430 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:39,160 Speaker 1: been staying away from the Twitter on the post trilogy, 431 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 1: poorier stoppage. But you know, this guy's just he doesn't 432 00:22:43,119 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 1: always get along with Dana to show the DMS when 433 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:47,879 Speaker 1: he wants to make a point. But this guy is 434 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:51,120 Speaker 1: the ultimate day Ina fighter, So of course he's gonna 435 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:53,480 Speaker 1: get that. Of course, it always spins back to Is 436 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:58,280 Speaker 1: that right though? I think that's the foundation of business 437 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 1: in a lot of ways, like this is different. So 438 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:04,200 Speaker 1: like team sports are built upon competitors. I know, there's 439 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:07,880 Speaker 1: always great, you know rumors or or or conspiracy theories 440 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:10,399 Speaker 1: that that referees in big playoff games will sort of 441 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:12,760 Speaker 1: tilt toward the larger market. You know, let's not forget 442 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 1: Game seven of the two thousand Western Conference Finals, Kobe 443 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 1: and Shaq versus that incredibly great and deep and underrated 444 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:23,040 Speaker 1: Portland Trailbasers team that had had that had you know, Pipin, 445 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:27,280 Speaker 1: Rashid Wallace, David Stottameyer, Steve Smith, ar Vita Sabonis, had 446 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 1: a bench that probably could have made the playoffs in 447 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 1: the East that year with like Debt La Shremp and 448 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:34,680 Speaker 1: Gary Grant and Brian Grant in uh you know who 449 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: well Greg Anthony. I mean they had a squad there, 450 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 1: you know, the refs in Game seven, they padded the 451 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: Lakers side very aggressively despite a great LA comeback fueled 452 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:49,359 Speaker 1: by that Brian shaw Bank three pointer dow in the 453 00:23:49,359 --> 00:23:51,879 Speaker 1: third period. People forget that, and of course culminated with 454 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:54,760 Speaker 1: that great Kobe to Shaq Alley oop. The theory at 455 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 1: that time was we can't have two small market teams 456 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:00,480 Speaker 1: Portland versus Indiana, who had already clinched by eliminating the 457 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:03,639 Speaker 1: Knicks in the finals. You can argue those conspiracies and 458 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:06,160 Speaker 1: Tim Donahey the referee, throwing games and all that you want, 459 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:08,160 Speaker 1: but at the end of the day, that's built upon 460 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:12,400 Speaker 1: a competitive backdrop. The best are gonna end up playing 461 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:15,720 Speaker 1: the best. It's a tournament format in the NBA, the NHL, 462 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:18,840 Speaker 1: the NFL, major League Baseball, it's all set up where 463 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:21,080 Speaker 1: the best is going to face the best. Yes, there's 464 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 1: gonna be years where it's that team against that team, 465 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 1: you know, Chicago White Sox against Houston Astros and four. 466 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:28,080 Speaker 1: I don't think I watched the second of that World Series, 467 00:24:28,119 --> 00:24:29,879 Speaker 1: and I was a baseball fan back then. Sometimes you 468 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:33,920 Speaker 1: get those small markets. It doesn't matter. Fights are not there. 469 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:36,680 Speaker 1: The structure and foundation of promoting fights have never been 470 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:39,320 Speaker 1: that way and probably never will be that way. Does 471 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:41,720 Speaker 1: the UFC have a ranking system, Yes, but it's it's 472 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:44,359 Speaker 1: bs and we all know it is. Whoever loses a 473 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:47,119 Speaker 1: title shot, it stays the number one ranked fighter. For 474 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:51,119 Speaker 1: some reason, it doesn't make sense the rankings are only whole, 475 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 1: you know, wholesome in newsworthy when when we want them 476 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:56,680 Speaker 1: to be. When it's all this is number two versus 477 00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:58,639 Speaker 1: number three in the bandaweight division. What a hell of 478 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:01,359 Speaker 1: a fight. No one really cares. It doesn't matter in 479 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 1: the way this works. It doesn't matter in boxing, by 480 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:06,960 Speaker 1: the way, either, where this sort of thing happens all 481 00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: the time Historically, if you have a name in boxing, 482 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:11,640 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter. If you can barely walk to the ring, 483 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:14,520 Speaker 1: they're gonna they're gonna rinse and wring you out. So 484 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 1: I think if this happens, you do have to look 485 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:20,560 Speaker 1: at for the most part, And I'm no UFC mouthpiece 486 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:23,000 Speaker 1: under any circumstance. Watch that four minute video to find 487 00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:26,439 Speaker 1: out from last Christmas. Uh, you get so much of 488 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:29,639 Speaker 1: what you deserve and what you want that it is 489 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:31,119 Speaker 1: hard at the end of the day to complain for 490 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:34,400 Speaker 1: stuff like this. And when I said, look, this is business. 491 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 1: Have you ever been in a job where you got 492 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:41,760 Speaker 1: let go despite you having an exemplary attendance record and 493 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:46,240 Speaker 1: you tried hard, but you you weren't, you know, supernatural 494 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:48,200 Speaker 1: at your job. But then there's that other guy who 495 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:50,280 Speaker 1: is and that guy calls him stick all the time 496 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:52,080 Speaker 1: and you know, didn't you have that weird scandal and 497 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:55,720 Speaker 1: oh oh he's still employed. Why see, because he sells, 498 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:58,440 Speaker 1: because he makes money and that's sort of how business 499 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 1: works at the end of the day. And that's why 500 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:04,920 Speaker 1: Connor McGregor will be on top forever, right until the end. 501 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:07,560 Speaker 1: And if you don't think this happens in boxing, you know, 502 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:11,199 Speaker 1: look at the history of that. It's a it's a 503 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 1: rare step in that direction for the UFC. You know, again, 504 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:15,840 Speaker 1: you can count him on your hands the time where 505 00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:17,240 Speaker 1: someone gets a title shot and you're like, wow, that 506 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:19,320 Speaker 1: doesn't make any sense. They don't deserve that. But uh, 507 00:26:20,359 --> 00:26:23,120 Speaker 1: let's not as much as we call that out. Let's 508 00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:25,720 Speaker 1: not forget that Connor McGregor has been sort of in 509 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:27,280 Speaker 1: a lot of ways. I mean, you know, is cowboys 510 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:30,480 Speaker 1: throwny the model UFC employee you'll fight every weekend? Yeah, maybe, 511 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:33,560 Speaker 1: but caught the high level. Connor's everything Dana ever could 512 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:36,000 Speaker 1: have wanted more. He's gonna he's gonna keep getting that ship. 513 00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:42,680 Speaker 1: You know that topic number three. Interesting situation going on 514 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:46,560 Speaker 1: at welterweight. We all want Hamzat Shamayev to fight somebody 515 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:49,919 Speaker 1: Dana White has said on the record he put it 516 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:53,720 Speaker 1: down again against Brittle Komodo, that SHAMAIAV will not be 517 00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 1: getting an instant title shot. He's got to earn it 518 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 1: a little bit more than he has through his breakout 519 00:26:58,520 --> 00:27:01,120 Speaker 1: campaign in twenty twenty in the Padam, through his time 520 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:03,199 Speaker 1: off for COVID, and now his comeback in which he 521 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:06,639 Speaker 1: just looks spec frickin' tacular. Who is it gonna be? 522 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:08,240 Speaker 1: Is it gonna be a Neil Magne, Is it gonna 523 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:11,000 Speaker 1: be a whatever? It looks like it could be Bala Muhammad, 524 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:13,760 Speaker 1: which is very interesting. We all know Blalha Mohammed is 525 00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:16,600 Speaker 1: fresh off that very impressive three round decision over Stephen 526 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:19,080 Speaker 1: Thompson which put him in the title picture. I get 527 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:21,960 Speaker 1: that the MMA fans of this show's ABC and LT 528 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:24,280 Speaker 1: you know, you guys are little aggressive and saying, you know, 529 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:28,240 Speaker 1: is Blala the title picture? Now? What about Luke? What 530 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:30,359 Speaker 1: about you know all these other guys? Well, he's in 531 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 1: the greater title picture right now. This really could be 532 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:36,520 Speaker 1: the perfect fight for both of them. And when you 533 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:38,679 Speaker 1: have both of them being so outspoken as they have 534 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 1: been on social media wanting this, I'm getting fired up 535 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:44,119 Speaker 1: over this, So here's what happened. Blah Mohammed talked to 536 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:47,359 Speaker 1: MMA Fighting before Christmas and said to me, rankings don't 537 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:50,600 Speaker 1: mean anything. You're right, Uh, it's about hype. It's about 538 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:53,320 Speaker 1: who the UFC wants to push and who's that guy. 539 00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:56,680 Speaker 1: Who's that McGregor right now, who's that next big star 540 00:27:56,840 --> 00:27:59,479 Speaker 1: as we saw last year with maz Vidal, where it's like, 541 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 1: you don't have to be number two to get the 542 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 1: title shot, Osvidal getting the second title shot against Usman 543 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:07,520 Speaker 1: undeservingly because of his name. Look, it happens every once 544 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:11,240 Speaker 1: in a while. Back to Muhammad's quote, you don't have 545 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:13,440 Speaker 1: to be number one to get the title shot. It's 546 00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:16,879 Speaker 1: about who's getting that push right now, in that right moment, 547 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:19,760 Speaker 1: right now, in the right moment, Hamza, you get the 548 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:23,360 Speaker 1: most hype from being a guy like him than anybody else. Honestly, 549 00:28:23,359 --> 00:28:25,800 Speaker 1: I think blalal Mohammad's right on with that because he 550 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:29,440 Speaker 1: is up against it to a certain degree. He's in 551 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:31,880 Speaker 1: the overall title picture, but it's a call up the belt, 552 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:35,400 Speaker 1: the weltzerweight rankings right here. You got Usman on top, 553 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:38,239 Speaker 1: you got Covington number one, even though he's fresh off 554 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:39,880 Speaker 1: his second defeat, so he's a little bit out of 555 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:43,280 Speaker 1: the title picture. You've got to refurbish Gilbert Burns, but 556 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:47,000 Speaker 1: he's not gonna be fighting Usman tomorrow in a rematch. 557 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:50,480 Speaker 1: Most likely. You got Leon Edwards at three, and you've 558 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:53,400 Speaker 1: got Luk at four, Muhammad at five, and masvedl On 559 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 1: Thompson right behind him. So Masvall and Thompson are going 560 00:28:56,400 --> 00:28:59,800 Speaker 1: in that direction. It's really about this top five, and 561 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:03,920 Speaker 1: it's probably down if this continues, this talk of Muhammad 562 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:09,400 Speaker 1: versus h versus Chamaiev. It's probably most likely that Usman 563 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 1: fights either Leon Edwards next, which would be a rematchable 564 00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:14,520 Speaker 1: book but would be Leon's first chance at the title, 565 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 1: or maybe a stay busy against VINCENTE. Luke would be 566 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:20,520 Speaker 1: a fun action fight. You could do that for Muhammad 567 00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:22,720 Speaker 1: to crash that party. He's right. The best thing you 568 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:25,040 Speaker 1: can do is go after Dana White's toy. You know, 569 00:29:25,080 --> 00:29:26,720 Speaker 1: That's what I said about Leon Edwards a year ago. 570 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:28,960 Speaker 1: I said, go in the direction of hams at Chamai 571 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:30,600 Speaker 1: because you can't get a title shot out any other 572 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:32,600 Speaker 1: way despite your win streak and all the you know, 573 00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 1: sort of bad luck. That's happened to you and you've 574 00:29:35,120 --> 00:29:37,840 Speaker 1: got right now. Muhammad and Leon Edwards talking trash over 575 00:29:37,880 --> 00:29:41,040 Speaker 1: there sort of aborted no contest fight because of the ipoke. 576 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:44,200 Speaker 1: To Muhammad, this was the perfect sort of opening, and 577 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:47,240 Speaker 1: Muhammed's hungry and aggressive. He wants that smoke. He wants 578 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:50,840 Speaker 1: to crash the party, potentially beating tamayav Is that now 579 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:52,960 Speaker 1: on the flip side, obviously we need hams At Tamaiev 580 00:29:53,320 --> 00:29:55,760 Speaker 1: to sort of beat one more, one more big name, 581 00:29:56,120 --> 00:29:58,520 Speaker 1: to leave no doubt that that he's deserving. I want 582 00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:00,480 Speaker 1: this guy to fight for a title sooner then later 583 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:03,320 Speaker 1: when we talk about the best fights, which I'm sure 584 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:06,200 Speaker 1: we're gonna talk about the next week, b see one 585 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:08,080 Speaker 1: of the best fights you want to see in twenty 586 00:30:08,160 --> 00:30:10,680 Speaker 1: twenty one or twenty twenty two. Excuse me. And obviously 587 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:12,720 Speaker 1: it's like you know with Akara Sandy, which we're getting, 588 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:17,560 Speaker 1: But dude, I need to see usman versus JAMAIAV. Now 589 00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:20,520 Speaker 1: it's one of those rare fights that I'd like to 590 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 1: see somebody like Jamaia, who's twenty seven, who just looks 591 00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:26,800 Speaker 1: like a million bucks, wants all the smoke, wants to 592 00:30:26,840 --> 00:30:28,280 Speaker 1: lick the blood off the glove, like just one of 593 00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:31,720 Speaker 1: those savages. I'd want to see him in a title 594 00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:35,200 Speaker 1: shot before we know how great he is, and it's rare. 595 00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:37,680 Speaker 1: Normally I'm the opposite. Normally I'm like, nah, dude, don't 596 00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:39,239 Speaker 1: cut the line. You know, we gotta find out what 597 00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:42,520 Speaker 1: you really made of. He seems to be so obviously 598 00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:45,160 Speaker 1: next level and brash, and then you consider, you know, 599 00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:46,520 Speaker 1: the part of the world where he's from, and the 600 00:30:46,560 --> 00:30:48,400 Speaker 1: run that these guys have been on, and the success 601 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:51,040 Speaker 1: we just had with with uh with Habib before his 602 00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:54,520 Speaker 1: abrupt retirement. This guy could fill that gap. Obviously. Islam 603 00:30:54,560 --> 00:30:57,160 Speaker 1: Maahchev looks to be like sort of the next Habibe 604 00:30:57,200 --> 00:30:59,160 Speaker 1: or the Habib two point zero. He's not gonna be 605 00:30:59,240 --> 00:31:01,480 Speaker 1: the same, you know, dominant levels Habi, but a guy 606 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:05,160 Speaker 1: with Habib in his corner, who's next Hamza's got you know, 607 00:31:05,280 --> 00:31:09,120 Speaker 1: that Smesh factory foundation, but he's also got this swagger 608 00:31:09,160 --> 00:31:12,200 Speaker 1: and this this marketability and this trash talking that I 609 00:31:12,320 --> 00:31:14,080 Speaker 1: like to see him against usman. Now, I think it's 610 00:31:14,120 --> 00:31:17,320 Speaker 1: interesting considering we're talking about Connor McGregor cutting the line, 611 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:19,280 Speaker 1: and considering we're talking about other times in history where 612 00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:22,000 Speaker 1: it's happened Franciscant Ghanu who got to sort of cut 613 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:23,960 Speaker 1: the line and fight Stepe In that first fight, it 614 00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:25,880 Speaker 1: was like a month after he knocked out over him. 615 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:28,800 Speaker 1: It's rare that it happens, right, I'm surprised that Daniel 616 00:31:28,800 --> 00:31:31,480 Speaker 1: what's not going forward with this now and giving Hams 617 00:31:31,480 --> 00:31:33,680 Speaker 1: out this chance. I don't know. I don't know if 618 00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:35,719 Speaker 1: he goes in there against Usman and gets swallowed up. 619 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:37,840 Speaker 1: I don't know if he won two more fights and 620 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:40,120 Speaker 1: he went in there against Usman, if he'd still gets 621 00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:42,640 Speaker 1: swallowed up. But I think the potential of not knowing 622 00:31:42,680 --> 00:31:45,840 Speaker 1: that and seeing him in the theater of a title 623 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:48,040 Speaker 1: shy going from the you know, the small level. I mean, look, 624 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:51,120 Speaker 1: he looked amazing and knocking out Gerald Miershart. Then he 625 00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:53,680 Speaker 1: goes up after the long layoff this past October and 626 00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:58,320 Speaker 1: fights the leech Liegon Leon and it just absolutely destroyed him. 627 00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:01,520 Speaker 1: Could he do that theater of not knowing if he 628 00:32:01,560 --> 00:32:04,240 Speaker 1: could do that on that level against Newsmand I think 629 00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:07,160 Speaker 1: it's a worthy gamble though, because if he wins, you've 630 00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:12,200 Speaker 1: got your next star loses. He's young, it's early, he's 631 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:14,480 Speaker 1: only got ten pro fights. He can bounce back from 632 00:32:14,520 --> 00:32:16,520 Speaker 1: that that doesn't seem to be the direction, though, with 633 00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:20,320 Speaker 1: UFC and Dana White saying no, okay, fine, why not 634 00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:24,400 Speaker 1: below Muhammad. So here's Chamaiyav's response to the call out 635 00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:27,680 Speaker 1: for Muhammad in a long series of tweets. Here, the 636 00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 1: first one was let's go to kill somebody excamation point, 637 00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:34,680 Speaker 1: along with the fake fight poster of the two of 638 00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:38,600 Speaker 1: them under there. Hamzak came back with you number one, bullshit. 639 00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:41,959 Speaker 1: I need one minute to take your head. Okay, that's saucy, 640 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:44,040 Speaker 1: that's getting me fired up. Then he said, when you 641 00:32:44,120 --> 00:32:46,520 Speaker 1: got a finger in your eye, showing a picture, of course, 642 00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:49,960 Speaker 1: of the aborted Leon Edwards fight with with Muhammad, you 643 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:52,239 Speaker 1: gave up. How are you even going to think you 644 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:58,000 Speaker 1: fight me? Bullshit boy? Now look, Leon, I'm sorry. Muhammad 645 00:32:58,080 --> 00:33:02,360 Speaker 1: rightfully called out Hamas for stealing both Habib and Connor's 646 00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:05,640 Speaker 1: catchphrases during this rant. But bullshit boy is a new one, 647 00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:07,719 Speaker 1: and I like that a lot. If Amzak can continue 648 00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:11,360 Speaker 1: using that one, that's great. Muhammad finally came back and responded, 649 00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:13,960 Speaker 1: and he said, didn't you retire when you got a cold? 650 00:33:14,280 --> 00:33:17,040 Speaker 1: Don't worry, friend, I've got some nikuil for you. So 651 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:19,800 Speaker 1: if this was social Justice Wednesday, that's a fairly strong 652 00:33:19,840 --> 00:33:23,560 Speaker 1: comeback for Muhammad showing the Instagram photo of that very 653 00:33:23,600 --> 00:33:26,560 Speaker 1: brief retirement if you can call it that that Hamzad 654 00:33:26,560 --> 00:33:28,560 Speaker 1: had when he had that very severe case of COVID 655 00:33:28,920 --> 00:33:31,680 Speaker 1: in what was it, late twenty twenty early twenty twenty one, 656 00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:35,520 Speaker 1: and of course we know what happened. Luke's boy Ramzad 657 00:33:35,520 --> 00:33:38,120 Speaker 1: could die off ended up coming out and saying, no, 658 00:33:38,240 --> 00:33:39,920 Speaker 1: this guy hate retiring. We're gonna get him back to 659 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:42,640 Speaker 1: help soon. We need this guy. So could there be 660 00:33:42,680 --> 00:33:47,120 Speaker 1: some back rooms sketch on that, probably, but Hamzad's back. 661 00:33:47,640 --> 00:33:49,760 Speaker 1: If you can't make the title shot, make the Balaha 662 00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:53,960 Speaker 1: Mohammad fight. This is a very very interesting test and 663 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:56,520 Speaker 1: would answer a lot of questions that we need answered. 664 00:33:56,800 --> 00:33:58,720 Speaker 1: I'll keep in the show going. Our final topic is 665 00:33:58,840 --> 00:34:00,680 Speaker 1: quick hitters, and I got a bunch of them here 666 00:34:00,720 --> 00:34:03,760 Speaker 1: just to react to the spare items and pieces of 667 00:34:03,800 --> 00:34:06,920 Speaker 1: news that have slid in while you have been sliding 668 00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:10,000 Speaker 1: into those fluffy pjs that you opened up Saturday morning. 669 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:12,640 Speaker 1: And by the way, who's had the best Christmas? I 670 00:34:12,640 --> 00:34:17,040 Speaker 1: gotta say Grogu, who is also known as the child 671 00:34:17,239 --> 00:34:21,800 Speaker 1: or you know mainstream as Baby Yoda from the Mandalorian series. 672 00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:24,359 Speaker 1: There is more. I mean, the Mandalorian is not even 673 00:34:24,400 --> 00:34:26,120 Speaker 1: hot at the moment. Right Like, this season ended a 674 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:28,319 Speaker 1: while ago. We all watched it, we all loved it. 675 00:34:28,520 --> 00:34:31,239 Speaker 1: You know, rip Gina Corano's role. She was good in that. Though. 676 00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:35,400 Speaker 1: There is more Grogu material in my house that was 677 00:34:35,400 --> 00:34:37,719 Speaker 1: opened up Saturday morning than I've ever I've got. I'm 678 00:34:37,719 --> 00:34:40,520 Speaker 1: wearing Grogu pajama pants right now. I mean, they're just 679 00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:43,120 Speaker 1: it's everywhere in my house. And we're not even like 680 00:34:43,680 --> 00:34:46,000 Speaker 1: i mean, we're Mandalorian fans. We're not like Diehard. So 681 00:34:46,080 --> 00:34:49,480 Speaker 1: that guy probably won Christmas. Shout out to Disney's merch 682 00:34:49,760 --> 00:34:51,840 Speaker 1: account on that one. Let's go to quick hitters for 683 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:56,800 Speaker 1: Shad Evans, friend of the program, CBS Sports employee at times. 684 00:34:57,080 --> 00:34:59,879 Speaker 1: The forty two year old, of course, announced his comeback fight. 685 00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:04,279 Speaker 1: We haven't seen him since two thousand and eighteen when 686 00:35:04,280 --> 00:35:07,120 Speaker 1: he lost to Anthony Smith. It was a five fight, 687 00:35:07,200 --> 00:35:09,759 Speaker 1: losing skid to end his UFC career. We know he's 688 00:35:09,760 --> 00:35:13,799 Speaker 1: coming back. January twenty eighth, Eagle FC forty four. It's 689 00:35:13,840 --> 00:35:16,759 Speaker 1: gonna go down to Miami Abeb's the promoter going to 690 00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:22,200 Speaker 1: the US. Rashot's got Gabriel Checko as his comeback opponent. 691 00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:24,839 Speaker 1: So Rashot's forty two years old. I know that he's 692 00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:30,680 Speaker 1: gone through some you know, emotional, spiritual, physical healing since 693 00:35:30,719 --> 00:35:33,279 Speaker 1: that five fight losing streak. I've been you know, I 694 00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:35,799 Speaker 1: did a podcast with him, The State of Combat, on 695 00:35:35,880 --> 00:35:39,560 Speaker 1: CBS Sports before the launch of MK sort of retired that, 696 00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:42,160 Speaker 1: and you know, we talked week to week about the 697 00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:44,760 Speaker 1: idea of this comeback, and you know, he had initially 698 00:35:44,760 --> 00:35:46,799 Speaker 1: announced the comeback about a year and a half ago 699 00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:49,560 Speaker 1: and it really never came to be. Do I want 700 00:35:49,600 --> 00:35:51,840 Speaker 1: him to get hurt? No? No, I love me Summershot. 701 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:56,160 Speaker 1: Is this a good idea? Probably not. But he's not 702 00:35:56,200 --> 00:36:00,160 Speaker 1: fighting a world beater here. He's certainly not fighting somebody 703 00:36:00,320 --> 00:36:04,279 Speaker 1: who's an accomplished striker or a knockout threat. I do 704 00:36:04,360 --> 00:36:06,200 Speaker 1: want Rashada to have the chance to go out on 705 00:36:06,239 --> 00:36:08,920 Speaker 1: his own terms, right, because that five fight losing skid 706 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:10,880 Speaker 1: just wasn't him in every sort of the way. And 707 00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:14,600 Speaker 1: he did go through through the use of psychedelic drugs 708 00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:19,799 Speaker 1: and the whole you know, cleansing and healing program that 709 00:36:19,840 --> 00:36:21,480 Speaker 1: he went through licking the toad, all that stuff, you 710 00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:24,160 Speaker 1: know that stuff. It's changed him, it's changed him for 711 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:28,120 Speaker 1: the better. And he's got Checko, who's thirty five years old. 712 00:36:28,520 --> 00:36:31,600 Speaker 1: Twelve and five is his professional MMA record. He's from Brazil. 713 00:36:31,600 --> 00:36:34,279 Speaker 1: He's a submission specialist. He's done a lot of these 714 00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:38,480 Speaker 1: submission underground grappling tournaments. He's got wins over Austin Vanderferd, 715 00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:41,759 Speaker 1: Jake Ellenberger, those types in submission based in terms of 716 00:36:41,880 --> 00:36:45,080 Speaker 1: MMA twelve and five, he has fought as high as LFA. 717 00:36:45,280 --> 00:36:48,920 Speaker 1: But this seems to be a winnable fight for Rashad, 718 00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:50,839 Speaker 1: So it's gonna be an interesting test of where he's at. 719 00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:53,960 Speaker 1: He's in incredible shape, but at forty two, does he 720 00:36:54,040 --> 00:36:58,040 Speaker 1: still have the hunger of the quickness? I got questions 721 00:36:58,160 --> 00:37:01,520 Speaker 1: about Eagles, all right, but their first movement in the 722 00:37:01,600 --> 00:37:04,040 Speaker 1: US was to launch Bigfoot Silva in their main event. 723 00:37:04,120 --> 00:37:07,239 Speaker 1: Luckily they pulled him out, probably after everyone's saying, what 724 00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:08,600 Speaker 1: the hell are we doing? And now it's gonna be 725 00:37:08,680 --> 00:37:12,600 Speaker 1: Sergei Kratanov against Tyrone Spong. It's an interesting fight. I mean, look, 726 00:37:12,600 --> 00:37:16,640 Speaker 1: it's an uphill battle for any upstart promotion to come 727 00:37:16,640 --> 00:37:18,840 Speaker 1: to the US and try to make inroads. Habib's got 728 00:37:18,880 --> 00:37:21,359 Speaker 1: a great name. He's, as Luke mentioned, you know, he's 729 00:37:21,400 --> 00:37:25,280 Speaker 1: got access most likely to a pipeline of Schmesh factory 730 00:37:25,320 --> 00:37:27,959 Speaker 1: future fighters who are probably gonna come through his turn 731 00:37:28,040 --> 00:37:31,680 Speaker 1: style and eventually go other places. So I wish him well. 732 00:37:32,200 --> 00:37:37,400 Speaker 1: But another fight that Eagle just announced, not for their 733 00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:40,640 Speaker 1: January twenty eighth Miami debut in the US, but for 734 00:37:40,760 --> 00:37:45,160 Speaker 1: April eleventh, has me has me a little bit, so 735 00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:48,520 Speaker 1: we all know future champion is a future Eagle FC champion. 736 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:51,240 Speaker 1: You tell me. Kevin Lee has signed with the promotion, 737 00:37:51,640 --> 00:37:54,040 Speaker 1: fresh off getting cut by the UFC, but still being 738 00:37:55,520 --> 00:37:58,160 Speaker 1: you know, on this side of thirty, meaning there could 739 00:37:58,200 --> 00:37:59,640 Speaker 1: be something left in the tank if he can turn 740 00:37:59,680 --> 00:38:03,399 Speaker 1: things around. The odds are against him. Well. His debut 741 00:38:03,680 --> 00:38:06,080 Speaker 1: looks to be based on social media posts by both 742 00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:11,600 Speaker 1: verbally agreed to against Diego Sanchez, so you get the 743 00:38:11,640 --> 00:38:14,520 Speaker 1: star power to some degree there for Eagle FC trying 744 00:38:14,560 --> 00:38:17,160 Speaker 1: to make a name for itself, trying to give m 745 00:38:17,280 --> 00:38:19,239 Speaker 1: a fans a reason to sort of tune in. I 746 00:38:19,239 --> 00:38:20,520 Speaker 1: don't know if you have to pay for this, I 747 00:38:20,520 --> 00:38:22,680 Speaker 1: don't even know what streaming they have set up what 748 00:38:22,760 --> 00:38:25,719 Speaker 1: network or whatever they're but I don't need to see 749 00:38:25,719 --> 00:38:28,480 Speaker 1: Diego Sanchez anymore. And Kevin Lee's really not going to 750 00:38:28,560 --> 00:38:33,520 Speaker 1: gain anything from going out there and potentially beating him. 751 00:38:34,480 --> 00:38:36,360 Speaker 1: You know, I don't hold it against an aging fighter 752 00:38:36,400 --> 00:38:38,280 Speaker 1: like a Sanchez to try to get as many paydays 753 00:38:38,280 --> 00:38:40,680 Speaker 1: as possible, but I think we're past that point. He's lingered. 754 00:38:40,719 --> 00:38:43,000 Speaker 1: To his credit, he lingered for a long time in 755 00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:46,080 Speaker 1: the UFC as an old, quote unquote washed fighter, and 756 00:38:46,120 --> 00:38:48,359 Speaker 1: he won some fights maybe we didn't think he could have, 757 00:38:48,440 --> 00:38:51,440 Speaker 1: and he competed in others. He also had some weird fights, 758 00:38:51,520 --> 00:38:53,640 Speaker 1: and he's also going through enough in his personal life 759 00:38:53,640 --> 00:38:56,720 Speaker 1: that's sketchy and weird that I don't need him taking blows. 760 00:38:56,719 --> 00:39:00,000 Speaker 1: So if you're Eagle FC, and again it's not pill battle, 761 00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:02,440 Speaker 1: you want to make your promotion known. You want people 762 00:39:02,440 --> 00:39:04,399 Speaker 1: to tune in, You want to have it have credibility 763 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:07,440 Speaker 1: coming out with big Foot Silver, coming out with Diego Sanchez, 764 00:39:07,480 --> 00:39:09,000 Speaker 1: just staying in it. So it's like, well, what else 765 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:11,839 Speaker 1: do you do? Do You get a you know, a 766 00:39:11,360 --> 00:39:13,960 Speaker 1: mediocre guy who once fought in the UFC but he's 767 00:39:13,960 --> 00:39:16,160 Speaker 1: been cut and put him in there. I don't know 768 00:39:16,160 --> 00:39:18,239 Speaker 1: what the best choices you gotta in this case. Get 769 00:39:18,320 --> 00:39:20,319 Speaker 1: names is gonna draw attention, for shot Evans, for better 770 00:39:20,400 --> 00:39:23,359 Speaker 1: or worse is gonna draw attention. It will so well, 771 00:39:23,360 --> 00:39:25,760 Speaker 1: But Kevin Lee, I just don't want to see Diego 772 00:39:25,760 --> 00:39:29,080 Speaker 1: Sanchez in there anymore. It's tough. We're in a tough 773 00:39:29,080 --> 00:39:32,239 Speaker 1: spot as fans and journalists of this great game when 774 00:39:33,280 --> 00:39:37,120 Speaker 1: when our heroes get to this point and you know 775 00:39:37,160 --> 00:39:38,839 Speaker 1: you got BJ Penn by the way, I know it's 776 00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:41,480 Speaker 1: he's kind of saying it and Jess, but along with 777 00:39:41,560 --> 00:39:44,759 Speaker 1: running for potentially governor of Hawaii, BJ came out this 778 00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:47,239 Speaker 1: week and said, you know, I would do one more 779 00:39:47,280 --> 00:39:50,080 Speaker 1: fight under this circumstance. He's not talking about rolling around 780 00:39:50,120 --> 00:39:52,280 Speaker 1: the parking lot of the Lava Shackle. That could happen, 781 00:39:52,480 --> 00:39:55,160 Speaker 1: hopefully not. He said, I'd love to do one more 782 00:39:55,239 --> 00:40:00,000 Speaker 1: MMA fight and have Hulk Hogan walk me out. Really, 783 00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:03,280 Speaker 1: Hulk HOGI walked me out because that was my idol 784 00:40:03,320 --> 00:40:05,680 Speaker 1: growing up in the eighties. Lookhukogan was everybody's idol in 785 00:40:05,719 --> 00:40:09,080 Speaker 1: the eighties, you know, long before the eight back surgeries 786 00:40:09,120 --> 00:40:13,479 Speaker 1: and the N word drops and all that. I don't 787 00:40:13,520 --> 00:40:16,239 Speaker 1: need to be seeing these guys, And it's hard when 788 00:40:16,280 --> 00:40:19,080 Speaker 1: when you know there's no there's no Big Three, there's 789 00:40:19,080 --> 00:40:21,520 Speaker 1: no three on three basketball league equivalent here. Maybe maybe 790 00:40:21,880 --> 00:40:24,640 Speaker 1: Triller Triad Combat could be that or something like that, 791 00:40:24,680 --> 00:40:29,080 Speaker 1: where it's sort of a soft exit. But it's hard 792 00:40:29,080 --> 00:40:31,279 Speaker 1: when these guys are still capable for the most part 793 00:40:31,280 --> 00:40:34,319 Speaker 1: of passing sort of like health health exams, but they 794 00:40:34,320 --> 00:40:36,000 Speaker 1: don't need to be taking head trauma. We don't need 795 00:40:36,040 --> 00:40:39,920 Speaker 1: to be seeing them taking head trauma. I don't know 796 00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:43,719 Speaker 1: what the answer is, pensions, medical benefits, some type of transition, 797 00:40:43,840 --> 00:40:46,960 Speaker 1: but the transition of just getting your head caved in 798 00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:49,840 Speaker 1: consistently just just really as much as I used to 799 00:40:49,840 --> 00:40:53,439 Speaker 1: be the hashtag old guy, fight guy, it's getting harder 800 00:40:53,480 --> 00:40:55,880 Speaker 1: and harder just to see this, knowing what we know 801 00:40:56,320 --> 00:40:57,960 Speaker 1: about what the sport does to you. It's it's a 802 00:40:57,960 --> 00:41:02,560 Speaker 1: young man's game, right, and it's it's in a lot 803 00:41:02,600 --> 00:41:04,239 Speaker 1: of ways, it's not a career. I mean, it's kind 804 00:41:04,239 --> 00:41:07,080 Speaker 1: of like the NFL. What's the average what's the average 805 00:41:07,320 --> 00:41:10,319 Speaker 1: career span of an NFL player? Isn't it something like 806 00:41:11,640 --> 00:41:13,800 Speaker 1: I could be wrong, it's something like under two years 807 00:41:14,239 --> 00:41:17,399 Speaker 1: or whatever. I mean, the that's not a career, that 808 00:41:17,400 --> 00:41:20,319 Speaker 1: that's something you did in your life. For the most part, 809 00:41:21,200 --> 00:41:24,120 Speaker 1: high level MMA or boxing doesn't end up being a career. 810 00:41:24,120 --> 00:41:26,520 Speaker 1: It's something you did in your life at a fairly 811 00:41:26,600 --> 00:41:29,120 Speaker 1: high level for a short window, and when you no 812 00:41:29,160 --> 00:41:32,040 Speaker 1: longer could do it at that high level. I can't 813 00:41:32,040 --> 00:41:34,720 Speaker 1: believe how much this past year and a half, Thank you, Triller, 814 00:41:34,880 --> 00:41:38,840 Speaker 1: thank you, you know, all this has has really gotten 815 00:41:38,880 --> 00:41:40,759 Speaker 1: that taste in my mouth for all guy fights and 816 00:41:40,760 --> 00:41:44,120 Speaker 1: and just changed that. It's it's responsible, So it's gonna 817 00:41:44,160 --> 00:41:46,600 Speaker 1: make that change. But uh, you know, I can't carry 818 00:41:46,600 --> 00:41:49,839 Speaker 1: out my conscioence anymore. It's hard enough. It's hard enough 819 00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:52,600 Speaker 1: to be a fan or journalist of the fight game 820 00:41:52,960 --> 00:41:56,680 Speaker 1: when disaster strikes. When you see your you know, you know, 821 00:41:56,719 --> 00:41:59,160 Speaker 1: your Thomas Hinman, Hearn's go try to do an interview 822 00:41:59,160 --> 00:42:01,280 Speaker 1: and it can barely get the words out when you see, 823 00:42:01,680 --> 00:42:04,239 Speaker 1: you know, what happens in boxing more often than people 824 00:42:04,320 --> 00:42:06,000 Speaker 1: talk about deaths in the ring, you know, and you 825 00:42:06,080 --> 00:42:08,840 Speaker 1: just sort of go, oh, oh shit, that's that's the 826 00:42:08,920 --> 00:42:11,279 Speaker 1: price that that some pay. It's it's out there, could 827 00:42:11,280 --> 00:42:14,480 Speaker 1: happen anytime, And and I think people are right when 828 00:42:14,480 --> 00:42:17,799 Speaker 1: they criticize you know when something happens to uh, you know, 829 00:42:17,840 --> 00:42:21,960 Speaker 1: Pritchard Cologne, the the upstart Puerto Rican boxer who looked 830 00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:23,279 Speaker 1: like to you know, to be a big thing, and 831 00:42:23,320 --> 00:42:25,320 Speaker 1: then had that that fight where got hit in the 832 00:42:25,360 --> 00:42:27,080 Speaker 1: back of the head a bunch of times by Churel Williams. 833 00:42:27,120 --> 00:42:29,239 Speaker 1: And now he's you know, paralyzed, and and people don't 834 00:42:29,239 --> 00:42:31,080 Speaker 1: talk about him anymore, and people get criticized saying, you 835 00:42:31,080 --> 00:42:33,120 Speaker 1: guys don't talk about him after they get injured. I 836 00:42:33,120 --> 00:42:35,040 Speaker 1: don't know what we're going to talk about. I don't 837 00:42:35,080 --> 00:42:38,680 Speaker 1: know what to say about malgamed uh, you know, the 838 00:42:38,719 --> 00:42:41,120 Speaker 1: heavyweight that that default Mike Perez there at Madison Square 839 00:42:41,120 --> 00:42:43,719 Speaker 1: Garden Theater and and got paralys I don't know what 840 00:42:43,800 --> 00:42:47,440 Speaker 1: to say about afterwards. It's it. So the only thing 841 00:42:47,480 --> 00:42:49,440 Speaker 1: I can do is try to prevent stuff like that 842 00:42:49,480 --> 00:42:51,200 Speaker 1: which happened to guys, by the way, in their primes, 843 00:42:51,239 --> 00:42:54,399 Speaker 1: not you know, after their careers. But it's a it's 844 00:42:54,440 --> 00:42:57,400 Speaker 1: a sad enough and dangerous enough sport anyway that I 845 00:42:57,440 --> 00:42:59,919 Speaker 1: don't need Diego Sanchez or Bigfoot Silver in a Maine event. 846 00:43:00,120 --> 00:43:04,600 Speaker 1: More So, if I can change, you could change, we 847 00:43:04,640 --> 00:43:07,080 Speaker 1: all can change. The promoters can change. The Florida Fight 848 00:43:07,120 --> 00:43:10,239 Speaker 1: Commission can change. Hopefully we'll see. But uh, you know, 849 00:43:10,719 --> 00:43:12,359 Speaker 1: it's up to us as the people to be fair, 850 00:43:12,400 --> 00:43:14,359 Speaker 1: to start making some changes, you know, change the way 851 00:43:14,400 --> 00:43:16,560 Speaker 1: we eat, change the way we treat each other. Because 852 00:43:16,560 --> 00:43:19,640 Speaker 1: the old way wasn't working. So it's on us to 853 00:43:19,680 --> 00:43:22,680 Speaker 1: do what we gotta do to survive. I think a 854 00:43:22,719 --> 00:43:26,279 Speaker 1: great American poet, Tupac Shakur, once said that, thank you 855 00:43:26,400 --> 00:43:30,840 Speaker 1: very much. Hey. Interesting belatre fight reportedly booked for February nineteenth. 856 00:43:30,960 --> 00:43:33,799 Speaker 1: The card does not have a numbered name yet. The 857 00:43:34,040 --> 00:43:37,920 Speaker 1: rumored site would be the Mohican Sun Arena there in Uncusville, Connecticut, 858 00:43:37,920 --> 00:43:41,400 Speaker 1: my backyard. But how about Nieman Gracie versus Logan Storly. 859 00:43:41,760 --> 00:43:44,799 Speaker 1: Now this is an interesting fight. Logan Stirley had that 860 00:43:44,880 --> 00:43:47,360 Speaker 1: homecoming bout. You know, he's had a rough sort of 861 00:43:47,440 --> 00:43:50,959 Speaker 1: pandemic run where he lost that number one contenders about 862 00:43:50,960 --> 00:43:53,719 Speaker 1: with Yaroslav Amislav who's the current champion, and it was 863 00:43:53,760 --> 00:43:56,160 Speaker 1: a great fight and showcase their toughness and they're wrestling 864 00:43:56,200 --> 00:43:59,000 Speaker 1: and their adaptability. And then he was supposed to come 865 00:43:59,040 --> 00:44:01,400 Speaker 1: back and he got he got hurt or whatever happened, 866 00:44:01,560 --> 00:44:03,520 Speaker 1: and he didn't have that fight at Mohican. Well, then 867 00:44:03,520 --> 00:44:05,920 Speaker 1: he had that homecoming fight in Minnesota, and you know, 868 00:44:05,960 --> 00:44:07,960 Speaker 1: he dropped the ball. I mean, he looked flat. He 869 00:44:08,080 --> 00:44:11,319 Speaker 1: was lucky to hang on, and he's going back into 870 00:44:11,320 --> 00:44:14,000 Speaker 1: the fire here against say I guess, I guess I 871 00:44:14,000 --> 00:44:18,120 Speaker 1: could say a refurbished Niemon Gracie who seems to be Look, 872 00:44:18,160 --> 00:44:20,440 Speaker 1: he's always gonna be a submission threat. He's certainly a 873 00:44:20,480 --> 00:44:23,160 Speaker 1: welterweight contender in this division, I think is better than 874 00:44:23,160 --> 00:44:25,400 Speaker 1: people realize to the bill to a banterer. But this 875 00:44:25,480 --> 00:44:29,040 Speaker 1: guy's been working on his striking and he's he's sneaky. 876 00:44:29,239 --> 00:44:31,160 Speaker 1: He's sneaky good in that regard. He's still only thirty 877 00:44:31,160 --> 00:44:33,800 Speaker 1: three years old. I liked that TKO victory had in 878 00:44:33,800 --> 00:44:36,120 Speaker 1: the first round against Mark Leminger. It ran back to 879 00:44:36,160 --> 00:44:38,800 Speaker 1: the immediate loss he had to Jason Jackson by decision, 880 00:44:38,800 --> 00:44:41,320 Speaker 1: which was a key contender about Jackson moved up ahead. 881 00:44:41,400 --> 00:44:44,280 Speaker 1: We'd only seen him lose before that to Rory McDonald 882 00:44:44,360 --> 00:44:47,640 Speaker 1: in the Grand Prix. But considering his ability on the ground, 883 00:44:47,680 --> 00:44:51,200 Speaker 1: considering a logan story of these wrestling and him really 884 00:44:51,239 --> 00:44:53,320 Speaker 1: needing to step up now and prove that he's a legit, 885 00:44:53,680 --> 00:44:55,640 Speaker 1: you know, sort of future contender in this division. This 886 00:44:55,680 --> 00:44:57,440 Speaker 1: is a great fight. Can't wait to see who comes 887 00:44:57,440 --> 00:44:59,720 Speaker 1: out on the top. And that one. Also, the UFC 888 00:44:59,800 --> 00:45:03,880 Speaker 1: has a March twenty sixth flyweight bout on the books. 889 00:45:04,000 --> 00:45:09,000 Speaker 1: How about this one, Kai Kara France against Ascar Askarov. 890 00:45:09,160 --> 00:45:12,160 Speaker 1: Gosh darn, if you don't know about Askarov, you better 891 00:45:12,160 --> 00:45:15,880 Speaker 1: act somebody, because I think this guy's gonna close the year. 892 00:45:15,920 --> 00:45:21,480 Speaker 1: I was on Aaron Bronstetter's TSN Roundtable year end podcast 893 00:45:21,560 --> 00:45:23,600 Speaker 1: shout out. I think it was a Mike Bone the 894 00:45:23,640 --> 00:45:26,480 Speaker 1: Hands the airplane specialist himself on there, Sean el Shady, 895 00:45:26,880 --> 00:45:29,520 Speaker 1: Mark Ray Mundy of ESPN fame, and you know, we 896 00:45:29,560 --> 00:45:31,719 Speaker 1: sort of did that fun exercise of who's gonna be 897 00:45:31,760 --> 00:45:35,239 Speaker 1: the title holder in each division in the UFC by 898 00:45:35,280 --> 00:45:37,120 Speaker 1: the end of the year. And last year I was 899 00:45:37,120 --> 00:45:40,239 Speaker 1: reminded by bron Stutter that I picked Ascar Askarov. He 900 00:45:40,239 --> 00:45:42,719 Speaker 1: didn't end up having this year the sort of activity 901 00:45:42,760 --> 00:45:44,960 Speaker 1: in the year that that could have given that I 902 00:45:44,960 --> 00:45:46,800 Speaker 1: think it's still my pick for next year. Not because 903 00:45:46,800 --> 00:45:51,239 Speaker 1: Brandon Marino isn't looking like he's legit, He's absolutely legit. 904 00:45:51,360 --> 00:45:53,239 Speaker 1: I just think this division is so badhit crazy. At 905 00:45:53,239 --> 00:45:56,520 Speaker 1: the top, it's great. And the post Demitrius Johnson, post 906 00:45:56,640 --> 00:46:00,000 Speaker 1: brief Henry Shudo, save your run to keep this division 907 00:46:00,040 --> 00:46:03,360 Speaker 1: and alive, it's great at the top. Devison figuredo. If 908 00:46:03,680 --> 00:46:06,160 Speaker 1: he can make this wait one more time, good, He's 909 00:46:06,160 --> 00:46:08,239 Speaker 1: in play. He's a live dog. In that third fight 910 00:46:08,239 --> 00:46:11,759 Speaker 1: against Moreno, there's no question anybody can win on any night, 911 00:46:11,880 --> 00:46:13,960 Speaker 1: I feel like and when you look at Askarov, we 912 00:46:13,960 --> 00:46:16,120 Speaker 1: haven't seen him since March of this year when he 913 00:46:16,160 --> 00:46:20,040 Speaker 1: wanted this decision to retire Joseph Benavidez. He beat Pantosia. 914 00:46:20,080 --> 00:46:22,680 Speaker 1: Before that, he beat Tim Elliot. The only blemish on 915 00:46:22,719 --> 00:46:25,480 Speaker 1: his record since he's fourteen ZH to one is a 916 00:46:25,600 --> 00:46:29,160 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen draw split draw, by the way, with current 917 00:46:29,200 --> 00:46:33,080 Speaker 1: champion Brandon Moreno. That fight was fantastic. It was three 918 00:46:33,160 --> 00:46:37,040 Speaker 1: rounds of action. Askarov's got a backbone, he can, He's 919 00:46:37,040 --> 00:46:39,680 Speaker 1: good on the ground. He's a great striker. It comes 920 00:46:39,719 --> 00:46:43,440 Speaker 1: from Dagastan, so you know he can smash. Considering Kai 921 00:46:43,560 --> 00:46:46,319 Speaker 1: Kerra Francis KK Francis fresh off his best win of 922 00:46:46,320 --> 00:46:49,799 Speaker 1: his career, really, that knockout of Cody Garbrandt. This is 923 00:46:49,800 --> 00:46:53,279 Speaker 1: an interesting title contending type fight that I'm gonna be 924 00:46:53,320 --> 00:46:55,439 Speaker 1: front row for. I cannot wait to see this ish 925 00:46:55,719 --> 00:46:58,799 Speaker 1: very good matchmaking in that regard Twitter wars. Here we 926 00:46:58,840 --> 00:47:02,960 Speaker 1: continue with our sometime social justice Wednesday. Feel we all 927 00:47:03,000 --> 00:47:05,279 Speaker 1: saw the report that Jail's Sun and of course I 928 00:47:05,280 --> 00:47:07,680 Speaker 1: had to fight off five attackers at the luxur in 929 00:47:07,760 --> 00:47:10,920 Speaker 1: Las Vegas after reportedly, per Jail and per the others 930 00:47:10,960 --> 00:47:14,759 Speaker 1: that have told the story, somebody made a few ill 931 00:47:14,840 --> 00:47:18,480 Speaker 1: comments at Jail's wife, and he defended the situation shout 932 00:47:18,480 --> 00:47:21,160 Speaker 1: out to manliness. I guess, although if you're gonna be 933 00:47:21,480 --> 00:47:24,839 Speaker 1: again hanging out in the Luxer, you know, I don't 934 00:47:24,840 --> 00:47:26,439 Speaker 1: mean to shit out it, right. I mean, I feel 935 00:47:26,440 --> 00:47:28,880 Speaker 1: like the MGM owns all those properties anyway, so if 936 00:47:28,880 --> 00:47:31,000 Speaker 1: you're gonna shot one, you're just sitting on the same company. 937 00:47:32,640 --> 00:47:35,359 Speaker 1: But I do like to play that social class game 938 00:47:35,440 --> 00:47:38,040 Speaker 1: of like where's your line in Las Vegas? If you 939 00:47:38,080 --> 00:47:40,600 Speaker 1: go to Vegas regularly, I don't. I've never gone for pleasure. 940 00:47:40,600 --> 00:47:43,400 Speaker 1: I've only gone for work. But since twenty thirteen, where 941 00:47:43,800 --> 00:47:47,000 Speaker 1: ironically when I went for Canelo Floyd Is where I 942 00:47:47,000 --> 00:47:49,680 Speaker 1: met Luke Thomas for the first time. Since then, look, 943 00:47:49,719 --> 00:47:51,440 Speaker 1: I've been to Vegas one hundred times, right, like, just 944 00:47:51,480 --> 00:47:54,560 Speaker 1: a ridiculous amount of times. And you tend to get 945 00:47:54,600 --> 00:47:56,319 Speaker 1: a stay at most of the properties, and you figure 946 00:47:56,320 --> 00:48:02,719 Speaker 1: out what your line is, what your line of flendliness class. 947 00:48:03,280 --> 00:48:05,759 Speaker 1: And I'm no high falutint guy. I'm a factory town guy. 948 00:48:05,840 --> 00:48:08,680 Speaker 1: You know this about me. But there are lines in 949 00:48:08,800 --> 00:48:11,000 Speaker 1: you know, the MGM Grand used to be above that line. 950 00:48:11,000 --> 00:48:14,000 Speaker 1: Now it's very far below that line. That's a sort 951 00:48:14,040 --> 00:48:18,680 Speaker 1: of a grimy place these days. To me, one of 952 00:48:18,680 --> 00:48:21,400 Speaker 1: my favorite activities is sort of setting that line and 953 00:48:21,480 --> 00:48:24,440 Speaker 1: updating it. And to me, like Luxer ex Caliber, I mean, 954 00:48:24,880 --> 00:48:26,239 Speaker 1: may be able to get a room there for forty 955 00:48:26,320 --> 00:48:27,800 Speaker 1: nine dollars and you may have a great weekend. It 956 00:48:27,840 --> 00:48:29,480 Speaker 1: may have been up to your standards. But to me, 957 00:48:29,560 --> 00:48:31,920 Speaker 1: those places are below that line. If you go below 958 00:48:31,960 --> 00:48:36,200 Speaker 1: that line, you're gonna see some shit. Okay, that's just 959 00:48:36,280 --> 00:48:39,200 Speaker 1: what Las Vegas offers you. But Chill fought his way 960 00:48:39,239 --> 00:48:43,440 Speaker 1: out of that. Dan Hooker went on Twitter and said this, 961 00:48:44,600 --> 00:48:48,320 Speaker 1: imagine beating up five people and not one of them 962 00:48:48,520 --> 00:48:53,440 Speaker 1: is your wife John Jones right now with an emoji. 963 00:48:53,960 --> 00:48:57,680 Speaker 1: So that shots fired at one John Jones, who did 964 00:48:57,680 --> 00:49:00,279 Speaker 1: not take that lightly. Let's remind ourselves, of course, that 965 00:49:00,360 --> 00:49:03,640 Speaker 1: John had been essentially a two year Twitter war with 966 00:49:03,719 --> 00:49:08,200 Speaker 1: Hooker's teammate Israelata Sonya there of CKB City City Kickboxing, 967 00:49:08,239 --> 00:49:11,480 Speaker 1: and Luke of course has a very pronounced city kicking boner. 968 00:49:11,520 --> 00:49:14,120 Speaker 1: But you know it's another topic for another day. John 969 00:49:14,200 --> 00:49:17,439 Speaker 1: Jones didn't take it lightly. So here's his response on Twitter. Quote, Bro, 970 00:49:17,880 --> 00:49:20,719 Speaker 1: your career is simply not panning out. That's my response. 971 00:49:21,440 --> 00:49:23,000 Speaker 1: Only that wasn't the end of it. He came back 972 00:49:23,080 --> 00:49:25,040 Speaker 1: with every opportunity you've had to make a name for 973 00:49:25,120 --> 00:49:27,640 Speaker 1: yourself and to be closer to your boy Izzy, you 974 00:49:27,760 --> 00:49:30,479 Speaker 1: drop the ball. You can't achieve greatness, so you hop 975 00:49:30,520 --> 00:49:35,520 Speaker 1: online and attack someone who has sounds about right. Hooker 976 00:49:35,560 --> 00:49:38,719 Speaker 1: fires back that same day life hack. If you don't 977 00:49:38,760 --> 00:49:41,560 Speaker 1: beat up your wife, family events will be more enjoyable 978 00:49:42,040 --> 00:49:46,879 Speaker 1: Mary Xmas batch end quote. Hooker went on to say, 979 00:49:46,920 --> 00:49:50,200 Speaker 1: I was triggered by your disingenuous attempt to bring attention 980 00:49:50,239 --> 00:49:53,400 Speaker 1: to chaill situation. He was arrested for defending his wife. 981 00:49:53,719 --> 00:49:59,279 Speaker 1: You were arrested for assaulting yours apples and oranges. Interesting 982 00:49:59,320 --> 00:50:01,400 Speaker 1: little dust up there, Who gets the win and the 983 00:50:01,520 --> 00:50:08,480 Speaker 1: uh and the Uh what do we call Luke doctor? Uh? No, uh, Luke, Oh, 984 00:50:08,320 --> 00:50:12,120 Speaker 1: the your honor Luke bader Ginsburg. Who would you rule 985 00:50:12,160 --> 00:50:14,719 Speaker 1: that to? I think that's a uh. I think i's 986 00:50:14,760 --> 00:50:16,799 Speaker 1: a a close ten to nine for Hooker. You can 987 00:50:16,920 --> 00:50:19,840 Speaker 1: argue the other way, of course, either way, it's it's 988 00:50:20,600 --> 00:50:22,239 Speaker 1: I'm not saying John Jones is to take all this 989 00:50:22,280 --> 00:50:25,440 Speaker 1: ship on the chin, but until John Jones can clean 990 00:50:25,520 --> 00:50:27,000 Speaker 1: up his name a bit not and he's not. I 991 00:50:27,000 --> 00:50:29,040 Speaker 1: think he's in a horrible job in the aftermath of this. 992 00:50:29,840 --> 00:50:31,239 Speaker 1: You know, was it an arrest or was it a 993 00:50:31,400 --> 00:50:33,040 Speaker 1: I don't even remember at this point. It was a 994 00:50:33,040 --> 00:50:35,719 Speaker 1: bad look what it was. I think what he took 995 00:50:35,760 --> 00:50:38,799 Speaker 1: a plea deal and got out of it. Uh. You goat. 996 00:50:39,000 --> 00:50:41,680 Speaker 1: There's times you just gotta go quiet. Connor McGregor recovering 997 00:50:41,719 --> 00:50:44,640 Speaker 1: from the Lakers, go quiet, all right, if you're gonna 998 00:50:44,640 --> 00:50:46,400 Speaker 1: put stuff out there, put stuff out there that promotes 999 00:50:46,400 --> 00:50:49,080 Speaker 1: your brands, but just go quiet. Don't get into this ship. 1000 00:50:49,360 --> 00:50:51,440 Speaker 1: Hooker takes that win in my regard. And it's interesting 1001 00:50:51,480 --> 00:50:55,040 Speaker 1: We're talking about McGregor earlier, and it's like there's always 1002 00:50:55,080 --> 00:50:57,360 Speaker 1: gonna be great what ifs and may in any sport 1003 00:50:57,400 --> 00:50:59,600 Speaker 1: about you know, what if this guy had panned out, 1004 00:50:59,600 --> 00:51:01,279 Speaker 1: what would look like? What if this guy didn't get 1005 00:51:01,320 --> 00:51:02,840 Speaker 1: an injury? What if this guy didn't get a drug 1006 00:51:03,040 --> 00:51:05,160 Speaker 1: you know issue, What if Dominic Cruz never got hurt? 1007 00:51:05,160 --> 00:51:07,760 Speaker 1: Would he have been, you know, unbeaten at bantam wait forever? 1008 00:51:09,120 --> 00:51:13,400 Speaker 1: There's certainly an interesting debate within that on John Jones, 1009 00:51:13,440 --> 00:51:15,160 Speaker 1: and we've won said it, you know, I've always been 1010 00:51:15,160 --> 00:51:17,520 Speaker 1: the one who said in print, John Jones is equally 1011 00:51:18,080 --> 00:51:22,040 Speaker 1: the greatest fighter of all time and MMA's greatest sort 1012 00:51:22,040 --> 00:51:25,240 Speaker 1: of like not hardship, sort of like what if story, 1013 00:51:25,360 --> 00:51:28,520 Speaker 1: you know, like what if John Jones had been dialed 1014 00:51:28,600 --> 00:51:32,480 Speaker 1: in his entire career and you know, reading those Bible 1015 00:51:32,560 --> 00:51:34,920 Speaker 1: verses and spending time with his family and training and 1016 00:51:35,440 --> 00:51:37,360 Speaker 1: not going out at night and not getting arrested and 1017 00:51:37,400 --> 00:51:40,520 Speaker 1: not all this other stuff, you know, what could he 1018 00:51:40,600 --> 00:51:43,200 Speaker 1: have been? And it's it's hard because within that argument 1019 00:51:44,560 --> 00:51:49,440 Speaker 1: is the argument that living on the edge helps him 1020 00:51:49,440 --> 00:51:51,319 Speaker 1: as a fighter. And I know that sounds stupid, but 1021 00:51:51,480 --> 00:51:53,680 Speaker 1: like you know, I always make the Manny Pacio debate. Okay, 1022 00:51:53,719 --> 00:51:56,880 Speaker 1: Pacio's career is all is amazing and he's still freaking 1023 00:51:56,920 --> 00:51:59,399 Speaker 1: going for all we know, but you know the many 1024 00:51:59,440 --> 00:52:05,640 Speaker 1: Pacquiao pre pre rededication to his Christian faith. And by 1025 00:52:05,640 --> 00:52:08,200 Speaker 1: the way, I'm dedicated to my Christian faith despite making 1026 00:52:08,480 --> 00:52:10,960 Speaker 1: mistakes like anyone else. So I'm not pointing fingers here. 1027 00:52:11,320 --> 00:52:14,319 Speaker 1: But you know, before he had rededicated himself, when he 1028 00:52:14,440 --> 00:52:19,240 Speaker 1: was known as a gambler and womanizer, his fights were 1029 00:52:19,320 --> 00:52:22,319 Speaker 1: awesome and he was awesome, and I think that you know, 1030 00:52:22,719 --> 00:52:25,480 Speaker 1: you can argue age or the knockout lost to Marquez 1031 00:52:25,480 --> 00:52:28,400 Speaker 1: in the fourth fight played a part in this, but 1032 00:52:28,480 --> 00:52:30,560 Speaker 1: you know, he became a first season there, a little 1033 00:52:30,560 --> 00:52:32,440 Speaker 1: bit more of a boxer and had a little bit 1034 00:52:32,440 --> 00:52:35,200 Speaker 1: more mercy on his opponents and wasn't a finisher. So 1035 00:52:35,320 --> 00:52:37,719 Speaker 1: sometimes living on the edge can make you better. So 1036 00:52:37,719 --> 00:52:40,200 Speaker 1: I'm not always sure about that John Jones argument because 1037 00:52:40,200 --> 00:52:42,719 Speaker 1: we're talking about somebody who I call the goat, So 1038 00:52:42,760 --> 00:52:44,799 Speaker 1: how much can I pick apart? What would he have 1039 00:52:44,840 --> 00:52:46,920 Speaker 1: done if he lived the clean life the whole way? Well, 1040 00:52:46,920 --> 00:52:48,920 Speaker 1: I probably would have went up to heavyweight earlier and 1041 00:52:48,960 --> 00:52:51,960 Speaker 1: won that championship. If all we know, he's number one 1042 00:52:52,000 --> 00:52:55,680 Speaker 1: goat with a bullet cemented in. But in my defense, 1043 00:52:55,800 --> 00:52:58,600 Speaker 1: in his defense, he already is so that's a debate 1044 00:52:58,760 --> 00:53:01,160 Speaker 1: I wonder about Connor. I don't think we debate this 1045 00:53:01,280 --> 00:53:04,880 Speaker 1: part about Connor enough. When he hit that mountaintop in 1046 00:53:04,920 --> 00:53:08,680 Speaker 1: twenty sixteen by beating Eddie Alvarez, and that insane year 1047 00:53:08,719 --> 00:53:10,680 Speaker 1: in which he you know, won and lost against Nate, 1048 00:53:10,719 --> 00:53:13,160 Speaker 1: but he redeemed himself and he had knocked out all 1049 00:53:13,239 --> 00:53:15,520 Speaker 1: though before that, and a twelve month span basically he 1050 00:53:15,560 --> 00:53:18,560 Speaker 1: had four insane record breaking pay per view fights in 1051 00:53:18,600 --> 00:53:20,360 Speaker 1: one of the titles and two divisions. I mean, it 1052 00:53:20,400 --> 00:53:23,840 Speaker 1: was the most insane sort of twelve month stretch, you know, 1053 00:53:23,880 --> 00:53:26,080 Speaker 1: we'd ever see him. We talk about how great Canelo's 1054 00:53:26,160 --> 00:53:29,640 Speaker 1: year was this year, and if you count the Calm 1055 00:53:29,719 --> 00:53:33,200 Speaker 1: Smith knockout from December, he had fought you know, four 1056 00:53:33,239 --> 00:53:38,360 Speaker 1: times five times. He basically he had fought unbeaten champions, 1057 00:53:38,880 --> 00:53:42,360 Speaker 1: you know, not counting the the Abne Yilderim Stay Busy 1058 00:53:42,400 --> 00:53:45,560 Speaker 1: mandatory fight. He had fought three unbeaten champions and stopped 1059 00:53:45,560 --> 00:53:47,719 Speaker 1: them all. So Canela had an insane year. Nobody had 1060 00:53:47,719 --> 00:53:50,719 Speaker 1: a year like Connor had commercially critically, but he was 1061 00:53:50,800 --> 00:53:54,760 Speaker 1: never that guy again, and you know, he was riding 1062 00:53:55,800 --> 00:53:57,680 Speaker 1: heavy and he needed the break. We all knew that, 1063 00:53:57,719 --> 00:53:59,120 Speaker 1: and his wife was going to give birth at the 1064 00:53:59,120 --> 00:54:01,200 Speaker 1: first half of seventeen, and we all knew he was 1065 00:54:01,200 --> 00:54:04,480 Speaker 1: gonna take a break anyway. But you know, whether it 1066 00:54:04,560 --> 00:54:08,920 Speaker 1: be excess, the lust for big time money by boxing Floyd, 1067 00:54:09,120 --> 00:54:12,919 Speaker 1: the the you know, all that stuff conspired against him. 1068 00:54:13,600 --> 00:54:15,480 Speaker 1: What we have had in the last five years with 1069 00:54:15,520 --> 00:54:18,640 Speaker 1: Connor is big moments and big events, but a lot 1070 00:54:18,680 --> 00:54:21,080 Speaker 1: of black eyes and a lot of losses on top 1071 00:54:21,120 --> 00:54:23,600 Speaker 1: of that, and we's got one win, the cowboy SERNI went, 1072 00:54:24,040 --> 00:54:28,720 Speaker 1: you know, I'm gonna probably always wonder what if he hadn't. 1073 00:54:28,920 --> 00:54:31,120 Speaker 1: Let's say, you know, Floyd was like, I don't know, 1074 00:54:31,320 --> 00:54:33,839 Speaker 1: I'm not boxing you. Let's say that was never a thing. 1075 00:54:34,680 --> 00:54:38,800 Speaker 1: Let's say he came back International Fight Week in twenty 1076 00:54:38,840 --> 00:54:42,120 Speaker 1: seventeen and fought in the UFC and never stepped away, 1077 00:54:42,200 --> 00:54:46,640 Speaker 1: never took two full years off. Is it's like, what 1078 00:54:46,640 --> 00:54:49,400 Speaker 1: what could Connor be today? Could he have been the 1079 00:54:49,400 --> 00:54:51,400 Speaker 1: first three division champion in the sport? Or is that 1080 00:54:51,560 --> 00:54:55,000 Speaker 1: just projecting levels that he never could have achieved, Because 1081 00:54:55,040 --> 00:54:58,040 Speaker 1: to be fair, him winning just the featherweight title was 1082 00:54:58,080 --> 00:55:00,440 Speaker 1: something initially we thought he never could achieve because we're 1083 00:55:00,440 --> 00:55:02,200 Speaker 1: like Okay, when he finally goes in there agains a 1084 00:55:02,239 --> 00:55:04,400 Speaker 1: real wrestler who didn't take the fight on two weeks notice, 1085 00:55:04,440 --> 00:55:08,040 Speaker 1: we'll see what happens. He in a lot of ways 1086 00:55:08,080 --> 00:55:12,920 Speaker 1: seemed to overachieve already through the Audi Alvarez fight, then 1087 00:55:13,120 --> 00:55:15,600 Speaker 1: did things that he reached for that he believed. I mean, 1088 00:55:15,640 --> 00:55:18,920 Speaker 1: he had a belief system in twenty fourteen, fifteen and 1089 00:55:19,000 --> 00:55:20,759 Speaker 1: sixteen that was you know, I don't I don't think I've 1090 00:55:20,760 --> 00:55:24,040 Speaker 1: ever seen somebody that dialed in mentally. Maybe that was 1091 00:55:24,120 --> 00:55:27,560 Speaker 1: never going to be able to be maintained, and maybe 1092 00:55:27,800 --> 00:55:30,879 Speaker 1: he would have inevitably fallen after that anyway, just by 1093 00:55:30,920 --> 00:55:33,719 Speaker 1: consistently fighting that top end competition. I don't know, but 1094 00:55:33,800 --> 00:55:36,319 Speaker 1: I would like to have seen a different five years 1095 00:55:36,320 --> 00:55:38,040 Speaker 1: from him and see what that could have been. Like, 1096 00:55:38,080 --> 00:55:40,360 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously it's the same debate with John Jones. 1097 00:55:40,360 --> 00:55:42,960 Speaker 1: What could have happened? What could he have been? It's 1098 00:55:43,000 --> 00:55:45,560 Speaker 1: what makes sports podcasting fun. I guess, to fill times 1099 00:55:45,680 --> 00:55:48,319 Speaker 1: when your co host is taking an EXTENTI vacation and 1100 00:55:48,360 --> 00:55:53,160 Speaker 1: you're wearing a Ti Yede shirt and you're pale as shit. Alright. 1101 00:55:53,200 --> 00:55:56,040 Speaker 1: Also in the news, UFC Light Heavyweight King Glover to 1102 00:55:56,120 --> 00:56:00,399 Speaker 1: share a fresh off that amazing upset victory over Yon. 1103 00:56:00,440 --> 00:56:03,560 Speaker 1: Blohovich knows he's gonna be setting up to fight Yeri 1104 00:56:03,640 --> 00:56:07,319 Speaker 1: Prohatzka this coming year and has announced telling sher Dog 1105 00:56:07,320 --> 00:56:10,360 Speaker 1: that he's enlisting the help of one Mohammed King Mo 1106 00:56:10,600 --> 00:56:13,279 Speaker 1: La Wall to come help train him. The Wall, of course, 1107 00:56:13,360 --> 00:56:16,040 Speaker 1: is one of the top coaches at att former Strike 1108 00:56:16,080 --> 00:56:19,600 Speaker 1: Force champion Belatore veteran. And by the way, I should 1109 00:56:19,600 --> 00:56:22,719 Speaker 1: do a podcast with mol La Wall. Before MK, of course, 1110 00:56:22,760 --> 00:56:25,960 Speaker 1: it was Rashad Evans and myself, but before that it 1111 00:56:26,040 --> 00:56:28,600 Speaker 1: was your boy BC and King Mo and uh I 1112 00:56:28,680 --> 00:56:32,359 Speaker 1: love me some King Mo. Very smart guy, very fun guy. 1113 00:56:32,640 --> 00:56:35,200 Speaker 1: You know, obviously a great fighter in his day. I 1114 00:56:35,200 --> 00:56:37,880 Speaker 1: don't know if everybody remembers this, but he's the last 1115 00:56:37,880 --> 00:56:41,440 Speaker 1: guy to defeat Yeri Prohatzka. Came New Year's Eve twenty 1116 00:56:41,480 --> 00:56:45,960 Speaker 1: fifteen at the Rising World Grand Prix. Mo fought two 1117 00:56:46,000 --> 00:56:48,600 Speaker 1: times that night. The first time was against Yeri and 1118 00:56:48,680 --> 00:56:52,960 Speaker 1: he won by first round. Ko and the key because 1119 00:56:53,000 --> 00:56:56,360 Speaker 1: Prahotsk obviously is super aggressive and dangerous. There's openings in 1120 00:56:56,400 --> 00:56:59,360 Speaker 1: there and and Mo was patient to find that opening 1121 00:56:59,600 --> 00:57:01,520 Speaker 1: and he and his lights off and it's the only 1122 00:57:01,600 --> 00:57:04,400 Speaker 1: loss for HOTSCA has had dating back to twenty thirteen. 1123 00:57:04,960 --> 00:57:07,799 Speaker 1: This is kind of interesting for Glover, who you know, 1124 00:57:07,960 --> 00:57:10,600 Speaker 1: getting the close up on him ahead of this title 1125 00:57:10,600 --> 00:57:12,879 Speaker 1: fight was interesting. He trains, you know, not too far 1126 00:57:12,920 --> 00:57:15,719 Speaker 1: from me down there in Danbury, Connecticut, and I think 1127 00:57:15,719 --> 00:57:17,600 Speaker 1: he lives in Bethel, Connecticut. Hold on, I cut it. 1128 00:57:19,320 --> 00:57:22,160 Speaker 1: That's Chuck Mindenhall territory down there on I eighty four 1129 00:57:23,000 --> 00:57:26,160 Speaker 1: East or west down there. You know he's got that 1130 00:57:26,160 --> 00:57:29,880 Speaker 1: that boxing coach. That's good. He's in there with the 1131 00:57:29,920 --> 00:57:33,160 Speaker 1: Alex Padta from Glory Kickboxing now in the UFC, which 1132 00:57:33,200 --> 00:57:35,640 Speaker 1: has been a key to his training. Bringing in a 1133 00:57:35,720 --> 00:57:38,160 Speaker 1: mind like King Mo, especially somebody with this history, this 1134 00:57:38,240 --> 00:57:40,520 Speaker 1: gonna be very interesting. I don't think, you know, many 1135 00:57:40,560 --> 00:57:43,600 Speaker 1: of us are gonna are gonna make Lover the favorite, 1136 00:57:43,600 --> 00:57:46,040 Speaker 1: and this is this feels like an uphill battle against 1137 00:57:46,040 --> 00:57:48,800 Speaker 1: a destroyer like per Hotska, who's so dialed in coming 1138 00:57:48,800 --> 00:57:51,320 Speaker 1: in there to take your head off. But I like 1139 00:57:51,400 --> 00:57:52,960 Speaker 1: the look of this, at least I let you know, 1140 00:57:53,040 --> 00:57:55,960 Speaker 1: I'll watch the countdown of embedded series and be entertained 1141 00:57:55,960 --> 00:57:59,040 Speaker 1: by it. So it's an interesting look. Claudia Gadella, as 1142 00:57:59,080 --> 00:58:01,200 Speaker 1: we already know this is a little bit more than 1143 00:58:01,200 --> 00:58:03,520 Speaker 1: a week ago, announced her an abrupt retirement of her 1144 00:58:03,560 --> 00:58:06,680 Speaker 1: own at age thirty three. Finally, though, we've got a 1145 00:58:06,680 --> 00:58:09,120 Speaker 1: little bit of insight as to why she was in 1146 00:58:09,160 --> 00:58:12,480 Speaker 1: Brazil on the Cambace podcast, and she said quote, I 1147 00:58:12,560 --> 00:58:15,560 Speaker 1: was feeling strong headaches. After some tests, we found out 1148 00:58:15,800 --> 00:58:18,800 Speaker 1: that I had suffered a severe concussion. The doctors made 1149 00:58:18,800 --> 00:58:20,360 Speaker 1: me take care of it for a long time, and 1150 00:58:20,400 --> 00:58:22,680 Speaker 1: when they allowed me to train again, I started to 1151 00:58:22,680 --> 00:58:26,400 Speaker 1: feel this really strong pain, like a knife stabbing my skull, 1152 00:58:26,840 --> 00:58:29,960 Speaker 1: not to mention dizziness and nausea. That's when I decided 1153 00:58:29,960 --> 00:58:32,480 Speaker 1: to retire for good. I don't feel like training or 1154 00:58:32,520 --> 00:58:35,720 Speaker 1: fighting anymore. I can do nothing right now, but applaud 1155 00:58:36,080 --> 00:58:39,880 Speaker 1: Claudia Clausia, if you will. Thirty three years old, has 1156 00:58:39,920 --> 00:58:41,960 Speaker 1: been to the top before, you know. Lost the title 1157 00:58:42,000 --> 00:58:45,200 Speaker 1: opportunity the week of UFC two hundred there against Yoanna 1158 00:58:45,240 --> 00:58:48,320 Speaker 1: and their rematch. Fought great against Juanna in their first fight, 1159 00:58:48,360 --> 00:58:51,520 Speaker 1: a non title fight, a three round fight. Has had 1160 00:58:51,760 --> 00:58:55,080 Speaker 1: ups and downs since then, but she's always been such 1161 00:58:55,080 --> 00:58:58,480 Speaker 1: an aggressive heart on her sleeve fighter who goes after it. 1162 00:58:58,760 --> 00:59:01,040 Speaker 1: She had sort of created a second life in her 1163 00:59:01,080 --> 00:59:03,800 Speaker 1: early thirties, moving your camp up to New Jersey there 1164 00:59:03,920 --> 00:59:07,320 Speaker 1: and trying to round out her game more and and 1165 00:59:07,600 --> 00:59:11,240 Speaker 1: to know though that something's wrong. There's not a feeling 1166 00:59:11,280 --> 00:59:14,320 Speaker 1: I want. It doesn't feel safe to push through and 1167 00:59:14,360 --> 00:59:16,800 Speaker 1: to walk away on your own terms. I wish more 1168 00:59:16,800 --> 00:59:18,919 Speaker 1: fighters would do it. I think as media and fans 1169 00:59:19,000 --> 00:59:20,760 Speaker 1: need to go out our way, go out of our way, 1170 00:59:20,800 --> 00:59:24,760 Speaker 1: given the dangers of this sport, to applaud when it 1171 00:59:24,800 --> 00:59:26,880 Speaker 1: does happen. I remember that great feature who did It? 1172 00:59:26,920 --> 00:59:28,800 Speaker 1: Was it My Fighting did? On Spencer Fisher that we 1173 00:59:28,840 --> 00:59:32,080 Speaker 1: read about three four months ago about the physical struggles 1174 00:59:32,120 --> 00:59:35,320 Speaker 1: he's going through now, trying to just maintain life after 1175 00:59:35,440 --> 00:59:39,280 Speaker 1: all the damage he's had in UFC fights. These are 1176 00:59:39,520 --> 00:59:42,520 Speaker 1: unforgiving sports. So for somebody who still seems to have 1177 00:59:43,040 --> 00:59:44,840 Speaker 1: something in the tank, but just as like you know, 1178 00:59:45,120 --> 00:59:47,400 Speaker 1: I just don't like the way this feels. This is 1179 00:59:47,440 --> 00:59:50,919 Speaker 1: not healthy. My body's telling me something. Get out now, 1180 00:59:51,200 --> 00:59:54,200 Speaker 1: Get out now? Why you can? Goodella is eighteen and 1181 00:59:54,240 --> 00:59:58,160 Speaker 1: five overall, so she's fresh off the November twenty twenty 1182 00:59:58,440 --> 01:00:02,640 Speaker 1: lost to Yan Jannan by uh Jan Shannon. Right, Yeah, 1183 01:00:02,720 --> 01:00:05,320 Speaker 1: yan Sean I'll butcher any name, and I'm trying hard. 1184 01:00:05,360 --> 01:00:08,040 Speaker 1: I'm sorry she lost that unanimous decision. She had had 1185 01:00:08,040 --> 01:00:10,720 Speaker 1: two decision wins before that, has split over Angela Hill 1186 01:00:11,040 --> 01:00:13,160 Speaker 1: and a decision went over at random Marcos. But she'd 1187 01:00:13,240 --> 01:00:16,480 Speaker 1: really sort of alternated wins and losses in the big 1188 01:00:16,520 --> 01:00:19,240 Speaker 1: fights she's had since the Yoanna rematch, which was in 1189 01:00:19,240 --> 01:00:23,200 Speaker 1: twenty sixteen, beating you know a Carolina and Carla Esparza, 1190 01:00:23,520 --> 01:00:26,680 Speaker 1: but losing to Andrage in answer off. So there's been 1191 01:00:26,720 --> 01:00:28,640 Speaker 1: a little bit of ups and downs. She's a high 1192 01:00:28,680 --> 01:00:32,200 Speaker 1: motor fighter. Loved I love by the way that rivalry 1193 01:00:32,200 --> 01:00:34,200 Speaker 1: with Joanna. I loved when they were coaching opposite each 1194 01:00:34,200 --> 01:00:35,960 Speaker 1: other in the Ultimate Fighter. I was always sort of 1195 01:00:36,000 --> 01:00:38,720 Speaker 1: an advocate. Maybe I'm just a big Yanna champion and 1196 01:00:38,800 --> 01:00:40,960 Speaker 1: straweight fan, and maybe just a creeper you could be. 1197 01:00:41,160 --> 01:00:43,080 Speaker 1: You know, you can do the math yourself. But I 1198 01:00:43,120 --> 01:00:45,560 Speaker 1: always wanted the trilogy between them, even though you know, 1199 01:00:45,680 --> 01:00:47,840 Speaker 1: Clauja had lost both. I mean, you could argue that 1200 01:00:47,840 --> 01:00:49,840 Speaker 1: she won the first one and in the second one, 1201 01:00:49,840 --> 01:00:52,600 Speaker 1: which you can't argue that she should have won for 1202 01:00:52,680 --> 01:00:55,000 Speaker 1: the first two rounds of that five round title fight. 1203 01:00:55,040 --> 01:00:58,040 Speaker 1: And I was there in Las Vegas that night. She 1204 01:00:58,120 --> 01:01:00,000 Speaker 1: put it on Youana. You know, she may have gets 1205 01:01:00,160 --> 01:01:02,400 Speaker 1: herself out a bit and doing that, but her aggressive 1206 01:01:02,440 --> 01:01:05,800 Speaker 1: wrestling approach, you'll look like JJ was gonna have a 1207 01:01:05,840 --> 01:01:08,560 Speaker 1: tough night. And and credit to sort of what prime 1208 01:01:09,040 --> 01:01:10,680 Speaker 1: uh young Jay check brought to the table and her 1209 01:01:10,720 --> 01:01:13,800 Speaker 1: ability to to switch gears and start to use that 1210 01:01:13,920 --> 01:01:16,840 Speaker 1: Stamini and that that you know, volume striking to turn 1211 01:01:16,880 --> 01:01:18,920 Speaker 1: the tide in the third round. But that was a 1212 01:01:19,040 --> 01:01:21,600 Speaker 1: very interesting sort of styles clash that you saw two 1213 01:01:21,640 --> 01:01:24,680 Speaker 1: different fights in one on the same night. If that 1214 01:01:24,840 --> 01:01:27,120 Speaker 1: was the best of her, Claus is a great fighter, 1215 01:01:27,160 --> 01:01:28,800 Speaker 1: one of the best in this division's history, and I 1216 01:01:28,840 --> 01:01:31,960 Speaker 1: think it's it's kind of hard. Look, why do I 1217 01:01:32,000 --> 01:01:36,040 Speaker 1: love straw Wat's is BC a creeper? No? No, stop that, 1218 01:01:36,320 --> 01:01:39,240 Speaker 1: stop that. Okay, here's the deal. We know that one 1219 01:01:39,360 --> 01:01:42,480 Speaker 1: fifteen is the best weight class in in sort of 1220 01:01:42,600 --> 01:01:45,280 Speaker 1: women's MMA history in terms of consistently across the board. 1221 01:01:45,280 --> 01:01:47,200 Speaker 1: I mean, try to fill out a top ten at 1222 01:01:47,200 --> 01:01:50,960 Speaker 1: one two five. It's just you know, one thirty five 1223 01:01:51,000 --> 01:01:52,800 Speaker 1: is great in the Ronda run, right, but that thing's 1224 01:01:52,800 --> 01:01:57,600 Speaker 1: sort of been emptied out. One fifteen has been consistently 1225 01:01:58,040 --> 01:02:01,760 Speaker 1: the deepest one. You get slam dunk fights all the time. 1226 01:02:02,560 --> 01:02:05,720 Speaker 1: The first UFC fight I ever attended just so happened 1227 01:02:05,720 --> 01:02:08,760 Speaker 1: to be the twenty fourteen Tough Finale in Las Vegas, 1228 01:02:09,160 --> 01:02:13,640 Speaker 1: when Rose lost the inaugural title to Carla Asparza. I 1229 01:02:13,720 --> 01:02:17,200 Speaker 1: had watched that Ultimate Fighter season and one of the 1230 01:02:17,280 --> 01:02:19,760 Speaker 1: rare ones I've seen, by the way, I think, you know, 1231 01:02:19,800 --> 01:02:22,680 Speaker 1: I definitely saw rampage for shod. I definitely saw like 1232 01:02:22,720 --> 01:02:25,000 Speaker 1: the first two or three seasons, but like a lot 1233 01:02:25,080 --> 01:02:26,960 Speaker 1: of people, I sort of tuned out after a while. 1234 01:02:26,960 --> 01:02:29,240 Speaker 1: I think I came back for Connor h you know 1235 01:02:29,240 --> 01:02:32,400 Speaker 1: that heavyweight season with Kimbo and Chob and and you know, 1236 01:02:32,600 --> 01:02:35,160 Speaker 1: no one's ever gonna that was musty TV. But this 1237 01:02:35,360 --> 01:02:38,320 Speaker 1: was a fun season. And now to see from twenty 1238 01:02:38,320 --> 01:02:41,480 Speaker 1: fourteen when they launched this division, some of these OG's 1239 01:02:41,560 --> 01:02:43,680 Speaker 1: going away, Carolina colevill Ca, It's like some of the 1240 01:02:43,760 --> 01:02:45,280 Speaker 1: it's kind of sad to me because you know a 1241 01:02:45,320 --> 01:02:48,919 Speaker 1: lot of these these these women made such incredible fights 1242 01:02:48,920 --> 01:02:50,480 Speaker 1: against each other and it's been so much fun to 1243 01:02:50,480 --> 01:02:54,080 Speaker 1: watch this. But uh, hat tip to Clause here, well 1244 01:02:54,120 --> 01:02:57,760 Speaker 1: done on that career. Finally, on our quick hitter segment, 1245 01:02:57,800 --> 01:02:59,560 Speaker 1: which has been anything but quick. But you know, what 1246 01:02:59,600 --> 01:03:02,280 Speaker 1: else do you they do today? What do you work today? 1247 01:03:02,560 --> 01:03:04,320 Speaker 1: You don't care? All right? What do you think Luke 1248 01:03:04,360 --> 01:03:06,200 Speaker 1: Thomas is doing right now? Not this? Okay, I'll tell 1249 01:03:06,200 --> 01:03:09,280 Speaker 1: you that much boxing news that has me fired the 1250 01:03:09,280 --> 01:03:11,840 Speaker 1: heck up. I just pitched this news story to Luke 1251 01:03:11,920 --> 01:03:14,080 Speaker 1: last week and he scoffed at it. He said, I 1252 01:03:14,080 --> 01:03:16,800 Speaker 1: don't care about that shit. Hey, look, you better care 1253 01:03:16,840 --> 01:03:18,720 Speaker 1: about it because it's coming your way. You may not 1254 01:03:18,800 --> 01:03:25,600 Speaker 1: have heard of boxing's welterweight contender. I'mntes Scaniosis of Lithuanian fame, 1255 01:03:25,680 --> 01:03:29,640 Speaker 1: by the way, but he was the WBA sort of 1256 01:03:29,720 --> 01:03:33,560 Speaker 1: next in line to fight WBA welterweight champion. You're Dennis Ugas. 1257 01:03:33,640 --> 01:03:36,800 Speaker 1: Hugas won to just beat Manny Pacio. He has the title. 1258 01:03:37,040 --> 01:03:39,680 Speaker 1: But the WBA at first came up with this idea 1259 01:03:39,800 --> 01:03:43,680 Speaker 1: to consolidate all of their reckless amount of titles they've 1260 01:03:43,720 --> 01:03:45,920 Speaker 1: got like a regular champion, of interim champion and all 1261 01:03:45,920 --> 01:03:47,920 Speaker 1: that shit. They were gonna do a mini tournament. The 1262 01:03:47,960 --> 01:03:50,880 Speaker 1: problem with that is Ugas, who's the WBA champion, is 1263 01:03:50,880 --> 01:03:53,160 Speaker 1: coming off of such a big win over Pakio. You 1264 01:03:53,200 --> 01:03:55,240 Speaker 1: want to see him against the other big welterweights, right. 1265 01:03:55,440 --> 01:03:57,920 Speaker 1: He fought Sean Porter and probably deserved the decision. This 1266 01:03:57,960 --> 01:04:00,840 Speaker 1: guy's elite, he's legit, and the WBA had a set 1267 01:04:00,880 --> 01:04:02,360 Speaker 1: up where he was gonna have to fight two guys 1268 01:04:02,360 --> 01:04:04,640 Speaker 1: back to back that nobody wanted to see and fight 1269 01:04:05,200 --> 01:04:08,440 Speaker 1: just to win this mini tournament to keep his belt. Well, 1270 01:04:08,800 --> 01:04:13,120 Speaker 1: cooler heads have prevailed, how because our guy, I'm Montas Staniosis, 1271 01:04:13,240 --> 01:04:17,880 Speaker 1: has agreed to take step aside money to allow WBA champion, 1272 01:04:17,880 --> 01:04:20,840 Speaker 1: your Dennis Ugas to enter a pay per view likely 1273 01:04:20,960 --> 01:04:26,880 Speaker 1: unification bout against who unified WBCIBF champion Errol Spence Junior. 1274 01:04:27,200 --> 01:04:29,560 Speaker 1: Probably gonna see that in early twenty first half of 1275 01:04:29,600 --> 01:04:32,640 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two. It's a heck of a welterweight title 1276 01:04:32,720 --> 01:04:37,000 Speaker 1: unification fight. And if anyone's sitting here going, ah, dude, okay, 1277 01:04:37,080 --> 01:04:40,400 Speaker 1: I mean you know, Ugus isn't that exciting, but he's good. Yeah, 1278 01:04:40,560 --> 01:04:42,960 Speaker 1: but I'd rather see Spence Crawford. I want to see 1279 01:04:42,960 --> 01:04:45,280 Speaker 1: Spence Crawford too, But if I have a chance to 1280 01:04:45,320 --> 01:04:48,960 Speaker 1: see Spence Crawford to close next year for all four titles, 1281 01:04:48,960 --> 01:04:52,880 Speaker 1: if it happens that way, I'd like that more than 1282 01:04:52,920 --> 01:04:55,200 Speaker 1: sort of rushing them out. Now. I like Ugas. I 1283 01:04:55,200 --> 01:04:57,520 Speaker 1: think he's deserved to be in this spot. He's a 1284 01:04:57,680 --> 01:05:00,720 Speaker 1: very tough out for Erol Spence Junior. This hugas as 1285 01:05:00,760 --> 01:05:03,040 Speaker 1: big as you saw against Pakiow. He gets in your face, 1286 01:05:03,120 --> 01:05:05,560 Speaker 1: but has very good defense behind his high guard, and 1287 01:05:05,640 --> 01:05:09,680 Speaker 1: he's technically brilliant from that Cuban boxing school. This fight 1288 01:05:09,760 --> 01:05:12,720 Speaker 1: against Spence is is gonna be one of those fights 1289 01:05:12,720 --> 01:05:13,960 Speaker 1: where I just got to see what it looks like. 1290 01:05:14,000 --> 01:05:15,840 Speaker 1: I got to see whose style can come out. And 1291 01:05:15,920 --> 01:05:19,920 Speaker 1: with Spence, who's great. But how many times can he, 1292 01:05:20,840 --> 01:05:25,320 Speaker 1: you know, have a career threatening injury or illness or 1293 01:05:25,360 --> 01:05:27,200 Speaker 1: something that sort of takes him out. You know, he 1294 01:05:27,280 --> 01:05:29,600 Speaker 1: had the accident which miraculously came back from and you 1295 01:05:29,640 --> 01:05:31,920 Speaker 1: look great against Stanny Garcia. But he had to pull out, 1296 01:05:31,960 --> 01:05:34,200 Speaker 1: of course from that Pacquiao fight due to the detached 1297 01:05:34,240 --> 01:05:36,640 Speaker 1: retina and the surgery that followed. So there's gonna be 1298 01:05:36,640 --> 01:05:38,840 Speaker 1: a lot of questions facing him if he's gonna get 1299 01:05:38,880 --> 01:05:42,240 Speaker 1: that Terrence Crawford. Look, if you're saying BC will give 1300 01:05:42,280 --> 01:05:44,480 Speaker 1: you a bud versus Spence tomorrow or you don't get 1301 01:05:44,520 --> 01:05:46,200 Speaker 1: it at all. Give it to me tomorrow. It should 1302 01:05:46,200 --> 01:05:47,720 Speaker 1: have happened two years ago. Okay, we all know this, 1303 01:05:49,200 --> 01:05:52,040 Speaker 1: but I'd love to see Spence get a third title 1304 01:05:52,360 --> 01:05:54,480 Speaker 1: and then we do that, and then we find out 1305 01:05:54,480 --> 01:05:57,240 Speaker 1: who's the welterweight king of today, Who's the best welterweight 1306 01:05:57,280 --> 01:05:59,240 Speaker 1: of this era? Because I got something to tell you 1307 01:05:59,320 --> 01:06:01,440 Speaker 1: that I think you already know. Eryl Spence Junior and 1308 01:06:01,520 --> 01:06:06,920 Speaker 1: Terrence Crawford they're all time great They're the They're the 1309 01:06:07,080 --> 01:06:10,200 Speaker 1: Leonard and Hearns of this welterweight era. Are they as 1310 01:06:10,240 --> 01:06:11,800 Speaker 1: good as those guys? Know? Those guys are, you know, 1311 01:06:11,840 --> 01:06:14,080 Speaker 1: two of the greatest of all time. But they have 1312 01:06:14,160 --> 01:06:16,360 Speaker 1: potential to get close. You know, we're gonna find out. 1313 01:06:16,400 --> 01:06:18,760 Speaker 1: I mean, Terrence Crawford's performance against Sean Porter I was 1314 01:06:18,760 --> 01:06:20,480 Speaker 1: the one vacation I never even got to talk about it. 1315 01:06:21,080 --> 01:06:23,840 Speaker 1: That was some brilliant shit. That was a great fight 1316 01:06:23,960 --> 01:06:27,120 Speaker 1: Sean Porter and the final fight of his career turned out. 1317 01:06:27,240 --> 01:06:30,000 Speaker 1: I mean, he came to win and for Crawford to 1318 01:06:30,080 --> 01:06:33,320 Speaker 1: sort of casually make those adjustments and then put it 1319 01:06:33,440 --> 01:06:37,360 Speaker 1: on him. I want to see the best face the best, 1320 01:06:37,400 --> 01:06:40,320 Speaker 1: of course, but I like I like the the idea 1321 01:06:40,800 --> 01:06:42,560 Speaker 1: of having all the titles at stake and doing it 1322 01:06:42,640 --> 01:06:44,160 Speaker 1: the right way and the best fight and the best 1323 01:06:44,240 --> 01:06:47,919 Speaker 1: So Spence who gave Porter hell and I'm sorry Porter 1324 01:06:48,080 --> 01:06:51,720 Speaker 1: who gave Spence hell and barely beat hugas he lost 1325 01:06:51,760 --> 01:06:53,919 Speaker 1: to Crawford, he's out of the picture. Let's do Spence, 1326 01:06:54,000 --> 01:06:56,280 Speaker 1: U gas. Let's have the winners face off. Give me 1327 01:06:56,360 --> 01:06:59,440 Speaker 1: that shit, Okay, give it to me. Let's go, all right? 1328 01:07:00,200 --> 01:07:02,840 Speaker 1: That segment one in the books your news segment two. 1329 01:07:02,920 --> 01:07:06,040 Speaker 1: BC wanted to have some fun, fill in time, filling 1330 01:07:06,120 --> 01:07:10,600 Speaker 1: your hole. If you will, I hope you don't. I 1331 01:07:10,640 --> 01:07:13,000 Speaker 1: hope you won't. All right, Look, I get asked a 1332 01:07:13,080 --> 01:07:15,520 Speaker 1: lot by people or I make comments a lot. You know, 1333 01:07:15,600 --> 01:07:18,480 Speaker 1: what are BC? What are the best fights you've ever 1334 01:07:18,640 --> 01:07:22,640 Speaker 1: been to? And I want to start right here about this. Okay, 1335 01:07:22,640 --> 01:07:24,920 Speaker 1: I'm a journalist, right or I don't really look at 1336 01:07:24,960 --> 01:07:27,240 Speaker 1: myself as a journalist. I'm more of an entertainer, a 1337 01:07:27,360 --> 01:07:30,680 Speaker 1: talking head, whatever you want to say. But there's an 1338 01:07:30,720 --> 01:07:33,920 Speaker 1: emotional connection to the fights that I've been there for 1339 01:07:34,240 --> 01:07:35,720 Speaker 1: right as there should be, as there should be for 1340 01:07:35,760 --> 01:07:38,320 Speaker 1: any fan who's you know, maybe only been lucky enough 1341 01:07:38,320 --> 01:07:40,160 Speaker 1: to go to two or three fights, but those fights 1342 01:07:40,240 --> 01:07:44,000 Speaker 1: mean it's und you because you were there. There's I'm 1343 01:07:44,040 --> 01:07:46,200 Speaker 1: a journalist or entertainer, whatever, but I'm a fan at 1344 01:07:46,240 --> 01:07:48,360 Speaker 1: the end of the day. And you know when you 1345 01:07:48,680 --> 01:07:52,720 Speaker 1: have when you were there front media section, third row, whatever, 1346 01:07:53,280 --> 01:07:56,720 Speaker 1: and you got to experience that, it seeps into you. 1347 01:07:56,880 --> 01:07:59,680 Speaker 1: It's the drug, you know. I remember the first fight 1348 01:07:59,720 --> 01:08:02,120 Speaker 1: I have covered. It was a boxing match. It was 1349 01:08:02,120 --> 01:08:06,080 Speaker 1: twenty eleven. It wasn't a remarkable fight, but Sergio Martinez 1350 01:08:06,400 --> 01:08:11,520 Speaker 1: defended his UH middleweight crown against former junior welterweight sorry, 1351 01:08:11,600 --> 01:08:14,480 Speaker 1: former junior middleweight champion, Sergey Zinzeruk. I was at the 1352 01:08:14,600 --> 01:08:17,000 Speaker 1: MGM Foxwoods in Connecticut. I was front row there, right 1353 01:08:17,080 --> 01:08:20,200 Speaker 1: up against the ring, and I just remember the the 1354 01:08:20,320 --> 01:08:23,720 Speaker 1: feeling of just being there and feeling the sweat and 1355 01:08:23,800 --> 01:08:27,840 Speaker 1: emotion and pain and adjustments, and seeing Martinez stand right 1356 01:08:27,880 --> 01:08:29,200 Speaker 1: in front of him and pick him apart. I was 1357 01:08:29,280 --> 01:08:31,400 Speaker 1: just like this feeling that I'm feeling right now. This 1358 01:08:31,479 --> 01:08:33,640 Speaker 1: isn't even an action fight. I want to feel this 1359 01:08:33,760 --> 01:08:36,200 Speaker 1: for the rest of my life. This is my domain, 1360 01:08:36,560 --> 01:08:38,479 Speaker 1: this is what I do. This is what gets me 1361 01:08:38,479 --> 01:08:41,360 Speaker 1: out of bed in the morning. I love this shit. Okay. 1362 01:08:41,640 --> 01:08:44,120 Speaker 1: You may think BC's just started watching MMA this year, 1363 01:08:44,160 --> 01:08:46,800 Speaker 1: which is not true. But uh I love this shit 1364 01:08:46,920 --> 01:08:49,600 Speaker 1: and there's something about the fights you were at that 1365 01:08:49,840 --> 01:08:53,360 Speaker 1: it's a It's similar to being in a concert. There's 1366 01:08:53,439 --> 01:08:55,880 Speaker 1: moments if you're a concert goer, and if you're you know, 1367 01:08:55,920 --> 01:08:58,240 Speaker 1: if you're gone on tour with fish like like I 1368 01:08:58,320 --> 01:09:00,880 Speaker 1: did for one summer for hand full of shows, or 1369 01:09:00,920 --> 01:09:02,840 Speaker 1: you're whoever you like, and you you know, you get 1370 01:09:02,920 --> 01:09:05,200 Speaker 1: up close there in the front of the stage and 1371 01:09:05,680 --> 01:09:08,479 Speaker 1: you know it's a shared collective at times, almost like 1372 01:09:08,600 --> 01:09:11,559 Speaker 1: spiritual experience. You know, it's like, you know, you could, 1373 01:09:11,760 --> 01:09:14,360 Speaker 1: it could make you cry unannounced, it could. You know, 1374 01:09:14,680 --> 01:09:18,840 Speaker 1: it's it's emotion provoking, and there's something about that in 1375 01:09:18,920 --> 01:09:22,519 Speaker 1: the fight game. So I wanted to task myself, B 1376 01:09:22,680 --> 01:09:25,720 Speaker 1: see what are the top ten fights across boxing and 1377 01:09:25,880 --> 01:09:28,439 Speaker 1: MMA you have attended in person. My caveat in this 1378 01:09:29,479 --> 01:09:31,960 Speaker 1: is that you gotta be in the arena. Okay, you 1379 01:09:32,080 --> 01:09:33,800 Speaker 1: FC one ninety six, one of the greatest cards in 1380 01:09:33,920 --> 01:09:36,960 Speaker 1: UFC history. I was in the media room. I could 1381 01:09:37,000 --> 01:09:41,400 Speaker 1: feel the wall shake when when Nate rallied to submit Connor, 1382 01:09:41,840 --> 01:09:46,400 Speaker 1: I could I could my table was moving when Holly 1383 01:09:46,479 --> 01:09:49,360 Speaker 1: Holm got got tapped out by Misha Tate in round five. 1384 01:09:49,439 --> 01:09:51,080 Speaker 1: But I wasn't in the building. I was kind of 1385 01:09:51,160 --> 01:09:54,160 Speaker 1: next door right UFC two O five. I was doing 1386 01:09:54,600 --> 01:09:57,400 Speaker 1: backstage interviews for Sports Center. I wasn't in the building 1387 01:09:57,439 --> 01:10:01,120 Speaker 1: when Connor stopped ALVAREZK you had to be there. So 1388 01:10:01,280 --> 01:10:05,360 Speaker 1: here's BC's top ten count down with the best fights 1389 01:10:05,840 --> 01:10:08,559 Speaker 1: I was ever at and why my honorable mentions quickly 1390 01:10:08,840 --> 01:10:11,599 Speaker 1: that did not make the cut. Eryl Spence Junior versus 1391 01:10:11,640 --> 01:10:14,800 Speaker 1: Sean Porter, that twenty nineteen walterweight unification fight at the 1392 01:10:14,800 --> 01:10:19,479 Speaker 1: Staples Center, Wow, great theater. Amanda Newness versus Chris Cyborg. 1393 01:10:19,520 --> 01:10:21,120 Speaker 1: It's not gonna make the list because the fight was 1394 01:10:21,160 --> 01:10:24,320 Speaker 1: what fifty one seconds, But there was something about being 1395 01:10:24,479 --> 01:10:27,920 Speaker 1: there cage side in Las Vegas and just an all 1396 01:10:28,160 --> 01:10:31,040 Speaker 1: out war between two wall timers and just an ending 1397 01:10:31,080 --> 01:10:33,800 Speaker 1: that you're just like, oh my god, she went in 1398 01:10:33,880 --> 01:10:36,840 Speaker 1: there against the beast and just conquered her and they 1399 01:10:36,880 --> 01:10:39,720 Speaker 1: both took big shots. And I think similarly, although some 1400 01:10:39,800 --> 01:10:42,760 Speaker 1: may laugh at this, bellotoor MSG, you remember that fight 1401 01:10:42,800 --> 01:10:45,800 Speaker 1: from twenty seventeen Matt Mittrion versus fad Or a million 1402 01:10:45,840 --> 01:10:48,519 Speaker 1: Anko not gonna show up on many people's top fight list. 1403 01:10:48,920 --> 01:10:53,639 Speaker 1: But that double knockdown, which you know preceded Mittrione pounding 1404 01:10:53,680 --> 01:10:56,680 Speaker 1: Fador out and getting the knockout win. It's just one 1405 01:10:56,720 --> 01:11:01,479 Speaker 1: of those holy shit moments, and I was happy to 1406 01:11:01,560 --> 01:11:04,720 Speaker 1: be there. But without any further ado. Number ten on 1407 01:11:04,840 --> 01:11:08,040 Speaker 1: the BC countdown of best fights I've ever attended in person, 1408 01:11:08,920 --> 01:11:12,519 Speaker 1: it goes back to UFC two twenty nine October six, 1409 01:11:12,680 --> 01:11:16,160 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen. But no, not Connor versus a beb. People 1410 01:11:16,280 --> 01:11:21,080 Speaker 1: forget about this war Tony Ferguson versus Anthony Pettis. It 1411 01:11:21,200 --> 01:11:24,559 Speaker 1: only lasted two rounds inside t Bow Wool Arena. Nobody 1412 01:11:24,640 --> 01:11:26,800 Speaker 1: talked about it that year as a Fight of the 1413 01:11:26,840 --> 01:11:29,760 Speaker 1: Year contender, like they should have. Why do I have 1414 01:11:29,920 --> 01:11:34,200 Speaker 1: this fight on there? Because it was bat shit crazy. 1415 01:11:34,439 --> 01:11:36,800 Speaker 1: It was one of those where you're sitting second row 1416 01:11:36,920 --> 01:11:38,800 Speaker 1: or first row in the media section next to John 1417 01:11:38,840 --> 01:11:41,479 Speaker 1: Morgan's blue shirt and you're tapping the guy next to you, going, 1418 01:11:41,640 --> 01:11:44,759 Speaker 1: oh my god, are you seeing this? It was nothing 1419 01:11:45,640 --> 01:11:48,800 Speaker 1: but savage highlight real moments. Of course, the stoppage came 1420 01:11:48,920 --> 01:11:51,840 Speaker 1: after round two, when Pettis's corner looked at the cot 1421 01:11:51,880 --> 01:11:54,479 Speaker 1: and the damage a crude and just basically said no more, 1422 01:11:54,560 --> 01:11:55,880 Speaker 1: we don't want you to take any more of this. 1423 01:11:56,280 --> 01:12:00,960 Speaker 1: It was two great fighters who maybe we didn't realize 1424 01:12:01,000 --> 01:12:03,360 Speaker 1: it fully at the time, but we're sort of past 1425 01:12:03,520 --> 01:12:07,040 Speaker 1: that point of full on greatness, but still had enough 1426 01:12:07,080 --> 01:12:08,760 Speaker 1: in the tank. So what that means in these are 1427 01:12:08,800 --> 01:12:10,680 Speaker 1: the best fights ever, by the way, when you get 1428 01:12:10,720 --> 01:12:14,479 Speaker 1: this equation, they're vulnerable enough to get themselves in some shit, 1429 01:12:15,040 --> 01:12:18,240 Speaker 1: but good enough to try crazy stuff and you know, 1430 01:12:18,320 --> 01:12:20,400 Speaker 1: and try for the finish and maybe get it. This 1431 01:12:20,680 --> 01:12:22,679 Speaker 1: was just one of those slip between the cracks fights. 1432 01:12:22,680 --> 01:12:25,880 Speaker 1: If you remember it. Tony Ferguson had slipped on the 1433 01:12:25,960 --> 01:12:29,120 Speaker 1: cords at the Fox studio and fallen out of that 1434 01:12:29,520 --> 01:12:32,320 Speaker 1: of that Habib fight was off for a long time. 1435 01:12:32,680 --> 01:12:34,479 Speaker 1: I'm sorry. It was off for a short amount of time. 1436 01:12:35,040 --> 01:12:38,000 Speaker 1: And this was twenty eighteen. He came back after the 1437 01:12:38,120 --> 01:12:42,080 Speaker 1: Dolli incident, which basically subbed Connor into the Habib sweepstakes. 1438 01:12:42,400 --> 01:12:43,840 Speaker 1: He kind of took a big chance. You know. There 1439 01:12:43,920 --> 01:12:45,960 Speaker 1: was an argument and maybe it should have been where 1440 01:12:45,960 --> 01:12:47,760 Speaker 1: Tony should have sat out, should have set out the 1441 01:12:47,800 --> 01:12:50,840 Speaker 1: rest of the year. He had already you know, he 1442 01:12:50,880 --> 01:12:55,240 Speaker 1: had already acquired the rights to fight Habib many times 1443 01:12:55,280 --> 01:12:57,360 Speaker 1: over right, this was what the fourth time their fight 1444 01:12:57,439 --> 01:13:00,400 Speaker 1: fell apart. He took a big gamble, I thought, by 1445 01:13:00,439 --> 01:13:03,240 Speaker 1: coming back against Anthony Pettison in nothing more of like 1446 01:13:03,320 --> 01:13:05,360 Speaker 1: a stay busy with a lot to lose, not a 1447 01:13:05,479 --> 01:13:09,080 Speaker 1: ton to gain. There were legitimate concerns about his knee 1448 01:13:09,120 --> 01:13:11,040 Speaker 1: and whether that would hold up. That was the weird 1449 01:13:11,800 --> 01:13:15,000 Speaker 1: fight night where at the workout two days before Tony 1450 01:13:15,040 --> 01:13:17,640 Speaker 1: finished and gave Luke Thomas that weird sort of I 1451 01:13:17,680 --> 01:13:20,599 Speaker 1: don't know what that was Tony's weird right, This play 1452 01:13:20,680 --> 01:13:22,719 Speaker 1: was savage, man, It was great to be there. Nobody 1453 01:13:22,760 --> 01:13:24,880 Speaker 1: ever talks about it. Your boy BC lived that shit 1454 01:13:24,920 --> 01:13:28,360 Speaker 1: and he loved it. Number nine, the first meeting between 1455 01:13:28,400 --> 01:13:31,920 Speaker 1: these two great welterweights UFC two forty five, December fourteenth 1456 01:13:32,000 --> 01:13:36,520 Speaker 1: of twenty nineteen, Kamarro Usman defeats Kolby Covington by TKO 1457 01:13:36,960 --> 01:13:40,840 Speaker 1: five for the welterweight title in Las Vegas. One of 1458 01:13:40,920 --> 01:13:43,960 Speaker 1: Dana White's favorite fights of all time, in contention that 1459 01:13:44,040 --> 01:13:45,439 Speaker 1: year for fight of the Year. I don't know if 1460 01:13:45,479 --> 01:13:47,560 Speaker 1: it ended up winning it or not, but look, this 1461 01:13:47,800 --> 01:13:51,160 Speaker 1: was too great in their prime. Trash talk you know, 1462 01:13:51,200 --> 01:13:53,800 Speaker 1: guys who didn't like each other. Actually let me amend 1463 01:13:53,840 --> 01:13:55,880 Speaker 1: that there was a small amount of trash for all 1464 01:13:55,960 --> 01:13:58,799 Speaker 1: the trash talk they had in the build towards signing 1465 01:13:58,920 --> 01:14:02,320 Speaker 1: this fight. The fight was signed, Colby sort of stopped 1466 01:14:02,360 --> 01:14:05,720 Speaker 1: being Maga Colby and he was serious training Kolby, and 1467 01:14:05,720 --> 01:14:08,720 Speaker 1: I don't hate him for it. The fight was savage, 1468 01:14:09,080 --> 01:14:11,759 Speaker 1: and it was two great wrestlers in Neither one attempted 1469 01:14:11,800 --> 01:14:14,639 Speaker 1: one shot the whole time. It was basically a five 1470 01:14:14,760 --> 01:14:17,200 Speaker 1: round boxing match. You guys all know it, and I 1471 01:14:17,320 --> 01:14:21,280 Speaker 1: think that it lacked a little bit of character to 1472 01:14:21,439 --> 01:14:23,720 Speaker 1: make it like, you know, a top five all time 1473 01:14:23,760 --> 01:14:26,200 Speaker 1: great UFC fight. Nobody got knocked down. There weren't huge 1474 01:14:26,200 --> 01:14:28,520 Speaker 1: swings of momentum. There was a little bit of controversy 1475 01:14:28,840 --> 01:14:30,599 Speaker 1: with the way Mark Goddard handled that, and of course 1476 01:14:30,640 --> 01:14:33,479 Speaker 1: Colby has barked about that like crazy. But these are 1477 01:14:33,560 --> 01:14:36,360 Speaker 1: two great fighters just essentially standing right in front of 1478 01:14:36,360 --> 01:14:39,120 Speaker 1: each other and let their hands go. It was. It 1479 01:14:39,280 --> 01:14:43,519 Speaker 1: was humbling to watch, and I thought both of them 1480 01:14:43,640 --> 01:14:45,680 Speaker 1: were gonna maybe never be the same from it, but 1481 01:14:45,800 --> 01:14:48,560 Speaker 1: Usman stopped him, and you know the run he's went on. 1482 01:14:48,640 --> 01:14:50,719 Speaker 1: Sence then had a much tougher time in the rematch, 1483 01:14:50,840 --> 01:14:52,960 Speaker 1: of course, which could have been argued to some degree 1484 01:14:53,080 --> 01:14:56,519 Speaker 1: either way. Number eight on BC's list goes another fight 1485 01:14:56,640 --> 01:14:59,320 Speaker 1: no one's talking about. November twenty first, twenty fifteen. It 1486 01:14:59,400 --> 01:15:02,040 Speaker 1: was in Vegas and a Bay, the co main event 1487 01:15:02,320 --> 01:15:05,920 Speaker 1: to the Canelo Offers Versus Miguel Coto Middleweight title pay 1488 01:15:05,960 --> 01:15:09,599 Speaker 1: per view. Francisco Vargas took on ta Kashi may Era 1489 01:15:10,000 --> 01:15:13,880 Speaker 1: for the WBC Junior lightweight title. My Era from Japan, 1490 01:15:14,080 --> 01:15:18,080 Speaker 1: a noted warrior. Francisco Vargas nicknamed Bandido. If you don't 1491 01:15:18,120 --> 01:15:20,920 Speaker 1: know this guy's action history, look it up. Bargas was 1492 01:15:21,320 --> 01:15:23,599 Speaker 1: cut early. He gets cut off in he was getting 1493 01:15:24,000 --> 01:15:28,280 Speaker 1: bodied by Miura, and really I remember, in fact, uh, 1494 01:15:28,720 --> 01:15:30,600 Speaker 1: not really paying attention to the fight. It was so 1495 01:15:30,720 --> 01:15:32,640 Speaker 1: one sided that you're talking to the guy next to you. 1496 01:15:32,800 --> 01:15:35,360 Speaker 1: I'm doing sort of you know, live updates and write 1497 01:15:35,360 --> 01:15:38,800 Speaker 1: and recapturing side, and I remember not watching some of 1498 01:15:38,840 --> 01:15:42,720 Speaker 1: the middle rounds. Despight ultimately gets stopped in the ninth round, 1499 01:15:43,040 --> 01:15:46,360 Speaker 1: but right around seven or eight, Bargus starts coming back 1500 01:15:46,479 --> 01:15:49,400 Speaker 1: and you can feel the momentum. I remember specifically, you know, 1501 01:15:49,439 --> 01:15:51,639 Speaker 1: getting tapped and somebody going he's coming on a little 1502 01:15:51,680 --> 01:15:54,760 Speaker 1: bit here. Francisco Vargas had one of the comebacks for 1503 01:15:54,840 --> 01:15:57,680 Speaker 1: the ages. Again, it's the low weight classes. They're not 1504 01:15:58,040 --> 01:16:01,080 Speaker 1: huge household names. No one talks about this, but Francisco 1505 01:16:01,200 --> 01:16:04,439 Speaker 1: Vargas had one of the great rallies in a title 1506 01:16:04,520 --> 01:16:08,640 Speaker 1: fight in sort of modern boxing history. Again, nobody mentions this. 1507 01:16:09,120 --> 01:16:11,639 Speaker 1: With the cut eye, he with a closed eye. Basically, 1508 01:16:11,960 --> 01:16:14,840 Speaker 1: he rallies back to stop. In may era, Takashi would 1509 01:16:14,840 --> 01:16:17,320 Speaker 1: never fight again. He would retire after this. It was 1510 01:16:17,439 --> 01:16:21,080 Speaker 1: one of those holy shit Grand Slam home runs in 1511 01:16:21,120 --> 01:16:22,960 Speaker 1: the last inning to win the game when you were 1512 01:16:23,000 --> 01:16:26,400 Speaker 1: hopeless and behind. A great moment to have been there. 1513 01:16:26,760 --> 01:16:29,720 Speaker 1: Thank you. Number seven stays in boxing and stays under 1514 01:16:29,800 --> 01:16:33,559 Speaker 1: the category of why are you bringing this up? Nobody 1515 01:16:33,600 --> 01:16:36,559 Speaker 1: ever talks about this fight. They should. Do You remember 1516 01:16:36,600 --> 01:16:39,599 Speaker 1: when Floyd Mayweather retired and had a showtime pay per 1517 01:16:39,680 --> 01:16:43,240 Speaker 1: view to send off when he fought Andre Berto September twelfth, 1518 01:16:43,240 --> 01:16:46,040 Speaker 1: twenty fifteen. You may not remember that all the way 1519 01:16:46,080 --> 01:16:49,920 Speaker 1: in Vegas because it really was interesting matchmaking. Floyd was 1520 01:16:49,960 --> 01:16:52,160 Speaker 1: looking for somewhat of a soft touch on the way out. 1521 01:16:52,240 --> 01:16:54,320 Speaker 1: Berto was just three and three in his last six 1522 01:16:54,680 --> 01:16:57,639 Speaker 1: The fight went as expected, but this co main event 1523 01:16:57,920 --> 01:17:01,360 Speaker 1: another junior lightweight title banger for the WBO title and 1524 01:17:01,560 --> 01:17:05,160 Speaker 1: a rematch. So Orlando Solito and Rocky Martinez go to 1525 01:17:05,360 --> 01:17:08,040 Speaker 1: Helen Back for twelve straight rounds. They had fought earlier 1526 01:17:08,160 --> 01:17:10,719 Speaker 1: that year. The first time, Rocky Martinez, a Puerto Rico 1527 01:17:11,000 --> 01:17:14,519 Speaker 1: got a questionable decision win Solito from Mexico, so you 1528 01:17:14,560 --> 01:17:17,160 Speaker 1: got that Mexico Puerto Rican war going on. What made 1529 01:17:17,240 --> 01:17:20,160 Speaker 1: this fight so interesting is it was in the midst 1530 01:17:20,240 --> 01:17:22,280 Speaker 1: of this run Solito had to close his career in 1531 01:17:22,320 --> 01:17:24,800 Speaker 1: which he was basically Mexico's Arturo Gotti. He does not 1532 01:17:24,960 --> 01:17:27,559 Speaker 1: get the love and attention he deserves for having been 1533 01:17:27,880 --> 01:17:30,960 Speaker 1: in about a four or five year span boxing's chief 1534 01:17:31,160 --> 01:17:33,519 Speaker 1: action star. Some of these fights weren't even on American TV. 1535 01:17:33,600 --> 01:17:35,479 Speaker 1: You had to get streams, like we went to Japan 1536 01:17:35,880 --> 01:17:39,880 Speaker 1: and fought Cocajym, but these were wars with knockdowns. He 1537 01:17:39,960 --> 01:17:42,160 Speaker 1: went in there. In this rematch against Rocky Martinez, I 1538 01:17:42,200 --> 01:17:44,240 Speaker 1: thought Solito, who got I thought he got a bum 1539 01:17:44,360 --> 01:17:46,160 Speaker 1: rap in the first fight against Rocky. I thought he 1540 01:17:46,240 --> 01:17:48,200 Speaker 1: deserved to win. In the second one. It goes down 1541 01:17:48,200 --> 01:17:51,400 Speaker 1: as a split draw. But what was incredible about this fight, 1542 01:17:51,520 --> 01:17:53,400 Speaker 1: beyond the fact that it was just back and forth 1543 01:17:53,479 --> 01:17:56,600 Speaker 1: with two little guys fighting for their country spirit in 1544 01:17:56,640 --> 01:18:00,559 Speaker 1: an absolute war, was that nobody in the crowd blinked 1545 01:18:00,600 --> 01:18:03,040 Speaker 1: at it. There's a thing that happened at the tail 1546 01:18:03,120 --> 01:18:05,760 Speaker 1: end of Floyd Mayweather's pay per view run where he 1547 01:18:06,040 --> 01:18:09,000 Speaker 1: was attracting, you know, a celebrity crossover crowd, and a 1548 01:18:09,080 --> 01:18:13,320 Speaker 1: lot of these crowds knew, you know, maybe the undercard 1549 01:18:13,439 --> 01:18:15,760 Speaker 1: wasn't for them. They were going to show up just 1550 01:18:15,880 --> 01:18:18,479 Speaker 1: in time for the Floyd main event. This was a 1551 01:18:18,600 --> 01:18:21,600 Speaker 1: half filled arena there at the MGM Grand that was 1552 01:18:21,680 --> 01:18:24,120 Speaker 1: not filled with fight fans. These were Floyd fans, and 1553 01:18:24,280 --> 01:18:26,479 Speaker 1: shout out to Floyd for getting to that level. There 1554 01:18:26,640 --> 01:18:29,600 Speaker 1: was no applause. There was just no reaction except for 1555 01:18:29,720 --> 01:18:33,720 Speaker 1: us hardcore boxing scribes ringside going ape shit about this. 1556 01:18:34,160 --> 01:18:35,920 Speaker 1: I thought it was in contention for the fight. Twenty 1557 01:18:35,960 --> 01:18:37,640 Speaker 1: fifteen was a great year for boxing. I thought this 1558 01:18:37,840 --> 01:18:39,680 Speaker 1: was right there in the top three for fight of 1559 01:18:39,720 --> 01:18:41,880 Speaker 1: the year. I was humbled again to have been there. 1560 01:18:42,280 --> 01:18:44,479 Speaker 1: I remember standing up and applauding and people looking at 1561 01:18:44,520 --> 01:18:46,720 Speaker 1: me like, what do you do? Oh, Floyd's up next. Okay, No, guys, 1562 01:18:46,920 --> 01:18:50,040 Speaker 1: give these give these men the respect they deserve. If 1563 01:18:50,080 --> 01:18:51,680 Speaker 1: you ever want to do a dark deep dive, not 1564 01:18:51,840 --> 01:18:54,280 Speaker 1: dark but fun, grab a couple of beers. Just watch 1565 01:18:54,400 --> 01:18:57,160 Speaker 1: the last six or seven fights of Orlandos Alito's career. 1566 01:18:57,240 --> 01:18:59,800 Speaker 1: You will not be disappointed. I always wish this fight 1567 01:18:59,840 --> 01:19:02,280 Speaker 1: at gone to a trilogy, but it never did. Number 1568 01:19:02,479 --> 01:19:05,280 Speaker 1: six on the best fights BC's ever been ringside for. 1569 01:19:06,880 --> 01:19:10,080 Speaker 1: We go to the Wilder Fury Heavyweight trilogy. I wish 1570 01:19:10,160 --> 01:19:11,600 Speaker 1: I was at the third one. I wasn't. I was 1571 01:19:11,640 --> 01:19:14,240 Speaker 1: in the CBS office in Stanford, Connecticut that night. I 1572 01:19:14,360 --> 01:19:17,200 Speaker 1: was at the second one. But there was some drama 1573 01:19:17,400 --> 01:19:20,759 Speaker 1: in that first meeting like I have never experienced before 1574 01:19:21,200 --> 01:19:23,080 Speaker 1: or after. Of course, you know the story of Staple 1575 01:19:23,120 --> 01:19:27,040 Speaker 1: Centers in La December one, twenty eighteen. No longer called 1576 01:19:27,040 --> 01:19:29,120 Speaker 1: the Staples Center, by the way, it's got some ridiculous 1577 01:19:29,720 --> 01:19:32,360 Speaker 1: crypto dot com name to it now. But this was 1578 01:19:32,439 --> 01:19:36,200 Speaker 1: Tyson Fury coming back from four years off. Yeah, he 1579 01:19:36,280 --> 01:19:38,840 Speaker 1: had some tune up fights beforehand, but this was a 1580 01:19:39,160 --> 01:19:42,519 Speaker 1: first monster test. He had been the heavyweight champion. You 1581 01:19:42,640 --> 01:19:46,679 Speaker 1: know the story about depression, about ballooning to four hundred 1582 01:19:46,720 --> 01:19:49,360 Speaker 1: pounds drug use all that. He goes in there against 1583 01:19:49,400 --> 01:19:53,360 Speaker 1: unbeaten Deontay Wilder and they have a twelve round fight. 1584 01:19:53,479 --> 01:19:55,800 Speaker 1: That's one of the most interesting fights I've ever seen. No, 1585 01:19:55,880 --> 01:19:59,920 Speaker 1: it wasn't action personified throughout, but it was Tyson Fury 1586 01:20:00,320 --> 01:20:03,120 Speaker 1: doing what felt in the moment like the impossible. It's 1587 01:20:03,160 --> 01:20:05,200 Speaker 1: not impossible that a six foot nine guy who boxes 1588 01:20:05,280 --> 01:20:08,599 Speaker 1: that well could avoid wild There's ability, but given everything 1589 01:20:08,640 --> 01:20:11,160 Speaker 1: he'd been through, watching that play out in front of you, 1590 01:20:11,680 --> 01:20:15,000 Speaker 1: it was edge of your seat the entire fight because 1591 01:20:15,040 --> 01:20:18,599 Speaker 1: you knew that even though Fury is seemingly banking rounds, 1592 01:20:19,560 --> 01:20:21,720 Speaker 1: first time this guy gets touched by something big, it 1593 01:20:21,760 --> 01:20:24,120 Speaker 1: could be over. He got dropped. I think it was 1594 01:20:24,160 --> 01:20:26,519 Speaker 1: the six or the eighth round, and he got back up. 1595 01:20:26,520 --> 01:20:29,000 Speaker 1: I think you're watching it right now. That's round nine. 1596 01:20:29,000 --> 01:20:30,720 Speaker 1: Excuse me. He gets dropped in round nine by a 1597 01:20:30,800 --> 01:20:33,120 Speaker 1: right hand but gets up. But obviously the twelfth round 1598 01:20:33,240 --> 01:20:35,160 Speaker 1: is something that should be put in a time capsule 1599 01:20:35,439 --> 01:20:37,280 Speaker 1: along with the twelfth round. By the way of Sergio 1600 01:20:37,360 --> 01:20:40,960 Speaker 1: Martinez versus Julio says ar Chavez Junior. It's just one 1601 01:20:41,000 --> 01:20:43,640 Speaker 1: of the great I can't believe. I just saw that 1602 01:20:44,200 --> 01:20:46,560 Speaker 1: moments in boxing history, and I was lucky enough to 1603 01:20:46,640 --> 01:20:48,360 Speaker 1: be there in the front row at the Staples Center. 1604 01:20:48,439 --> 01:20:50,200 Speaker 1: Of course, you know, Fury goes down on that two 1605 01:20:50,280 --> 01:20:53,519 Speaker 1: piece while they're celebrating like he won it and rising 1606 01:20:53,840 --> 01:20:56,760 Speaker 1: like a phoenix from the ashes like the Undertaker. He 1607 01:20:56,880 --> 01:21:00,400 Speaker 1: gets up and not only survives, not only finishes the fight, 1608 01:21:00,920 --> 01:21:04,000 Speaker 1: but puts it on Wilder to close as they went 1609 01:21:04,040 --> 01:21:06,479 Speaker 1: to war over that final two minutes. I mean, you 1610 01:21:06,520 --> 01:21:08,720 Speaker 1: get dropped by a guy that bit that big of 1611 01:21:08,760 --> 01:21:10,640 Speaker 1: a puncher, and you have two minutes to survive in 1612 01:21:10,720 --> 01:21:14,160 Speaker 1: the final round. It was like watching somebody throw a 1613 01:21:14,320 --> 01:21:17,920 Speaker 1: perfect game or no hitter but has nothing left right. 1614 01:21:18,240 --> 01:21:20,280 Speaker 1: It was sort of that that level of drama where 1615 01:21:20,280 --> 01:21:21,600 Speaker 1: you're just sort of like, oh my god, can he 1616 01:21:21,720 --> 01:21:24,120 Speaker 1: do this? But like I mentioned, Fury starting to put 1617 01:21:24,160 --> 01:21:26,880 Speaker 1: it on Wilder late, why is this fight in here? 1618 01:21:27,479 --> 01:21:31,040 Speaker 1: The prestige in the drama? For sure. I stood up 1619 01:21:31,280 --> 01:21:34,760 Speaker 1: at ringside at the end of the twelve rounds and 1620 01:21:35,280 --> 01:21:39,280 Speaker 1: my pants were soaked. I didn't I didn't piss myself, 1621 01:21:39,320 --> 01:21:43,400 Speaker 1: I didn't spill water. I had never sweat this much 1622 01:21:43,479 --> 01:21:46,439 Speaker 1: out of fight, meaning the drama of the fight overtook 1623 01:21:46,479 --> 01:21:49,160 Speaker 1: me so much that I was just clenched so tight 1624 01:21:49,320 --> 01:21:51,320 Speaker 1: during the second half of that fight that I was 1625 01:21:51,439 --> 01:21:54,920 Speaker 1: just dripping sweat. That's that's that's what I'm in there for. 1626 01:21:55,080 --> 01:21:58,720 Speaker 1: That's the drama that you know, you know, let me 1627 01:21:58,800 --> 01:22:01,599 Speaker 1: rub that on my gums. That's the good shit right there. 1628 01:22:01,960 --> 01:22:06,160 Speaker 1: That's heavyweight championship theater like none other. I was at 1629 01:22:06,200 --> 01:22:09,840 Speaker 1: the rematch of spectacular one sided domination for Fury. Would 1630 01:22:09,840 --> 01:22:11,280 Speaker 1: have loved to have been at that third fight, one 1631 01:22:11,320 --> 01:22:12,599 Speaker 1: of the best of this year, one of the best 1632 01:22:12,640 --> 01:22:14,760 Speaker 1: of all time in terms of heavyweight title fights. But 1633 01:22:14,880 --> 01:22:18,360 Speaker 1: this first fight just held that, It just held that 1634 01:22:18,520 --> 01:22:21,080 Speaker 1: that drama like like, really, no other fight I've ever 1635 01:22:21,120 --> 01:22:23,000 Speaker 1: been to. I've seen better action fights. I don't think 1636 01:22:23,000 --> 01:22:25,960 Speaker 1: I've seen something more dramatic than this, because when Fury 1637 01:22:26,040 --> 01:22:28,280 Speaker 1: went down, it was just sort of like, Wow, what 1638 01:22:28,479 --> 01:22:31,080 Speaker 1: a great fight. Man. He pitched that shut out the 1639 01:22:31,120 --> 01:22:33,640 Speaker 1: whole way and then he finally got caught, but no, 1640 01:22:33,800 --> 01:22:36,360 Speaker 1: he got up. Of course, the scores were all over 1641 01:22:36,439 --> 01:22:38,200 Speaker 1: the place. It ends up going down as a draw 1642 01:22:38,360 --> 01:22:42,320 Speaker 1: one thirteen, one thirteen, one fifteen, one eleven for Wilder, 1643 01:22:42,360 --> 01:22:45,679 Speaker 1: which I know there were some scribes like Dan Rayfield, 1644 01:22:45,720 --> 01:22:48,519 Speaker 1: like Lance Pugmyer, who had it either a draw or 1645 01:22:48,600 --> 01:22:50,680 Speaker 1: had it for Wilder. Again, I don't see how you 1646 01:22:50,760 --> 01:22:53,240 Speaker 1: could have. They did the math that way, and it 1647 01:22:53,360 --> 01:22:56,120 Speaker 1: was also one fourteen one twelve for Fury, which I 1648 01:22:56,160 --> 01:22:58,680 Speaker 1: think is how I had it. He won obviously a 1649 01:22:59,000 --> 01:23:01,760 Speaker 1: way more rounds while the two points get taken off, 1650 01:23:02,040 --> 01:23:03,559 Speaker 1: So if you take away those two points, that would 1651 01:23:03,560 --> 01:23:04,880 Speaker 1: be one sixteen one to twelve. That would be eight 1652 01:23:04,960 --> 01:23:08,080 Speaker 1: rounds to four. I think I gave Wilder three rounds, 1653 01:23:08,080 --> 01:23:09,760 Speaker 1: so I think my score was one point in the 1654 01:23:09,840 --> 01:23:13,240 Speaker 1: other direction. But what a what a great night? All right? 1655 01:23:13,360 --> 01:23:15,639 Speaker 1: Number five? You've heard me play up this fight before. 1656 01:23:16,920 --> 01:23:19,519 Speaker 1: It would get more love both in my countdown and 1657 01:23:19,720 --> 01:23:21,840 Speaker 1: the countdown of the greatest fights in UFC history if 1658 01:23:21,880 --> 01:23:26,120 Speaker 1: it didn't follow in outstanding comine before it. But April thirteenth, 1659 01:23:26,120 --> 01:23:29,679 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen, State Farm Arena in Atlanta, your main event 1660 01:23:29,880 --> 01:23:33,719 Speaker 1: for the UFC Interim lightweight title. Dustin Pourrier and Max Holloway, 1661 01:23:33,800 --> 01:23:38,600 Speaker 1: in their rematch, put on five spectacular rounds of aggressive 1662 01:23:38,800 --> 01:23:41,679 Speaker 1: phone booth fighting. It goes down as a unanimous decision, 1663 01:23:41,720 --> 01:23:44,479 Speaker 1: and it wasn't it wasn't disputed by any means. It 1664 01:23:44,600 --> 01:23:47,200 Speaker 1: was Poorier winning forty nine forty six on all three cards. 1665 01:23:47,280 --> 01:23:49,680 Speaker 1: I think the scores got it right. He proved to 1666 01:23:49,720 --> 01:23:51,720 Speaker 1: be the bigger man there at UFC two thirty six. 1667 01:23:51,840 --> 01:23:55,400 Speaker 1: It was really a mountaintop moment in his career in 1668 01:23:55,439 --> 01:23:57,360 Speaker 1: a lot of ways. Although you could argue that stopping 1669 01:23:57,560 --> 01:24:00,160 Speaker 1: McGregor in both of those second and third fights are 1670 01:24:00,520 --> 01:24:02,800 Speaker 1: similar for what they offered, and of course it was 1671 01:24:02,840 --> 01:24:05,559 Speaker 1: a redemption angle for him running back the lost to Connor, 1672 01:24:05,880 --> 01:24:08,280 Speaker 1: But this was Pourier securing the fight against a bib, 1673 01:24:08,640 --> 01:24:11,800 Speaker 1: climbing that mountain, and it was really, I think Max 1674 01:24:11,880 --> 01:24:13,960 Speaker 1: Holloway that made this fight so special. It's not that 1675 01:24:14,040 --> 01:24:16,360 Speaker 1: Pourier didn't dig in and show his worry or spirit. 1676 01:24:16,439 --> 01:24:20,600 Speaker 1: He always does, but Holloway had significant disadvantages here in 1677 01:24:20,680 --> 01:24:23,240 Speaker 1: punching power, but you wouldn't have known it by how 1678 01:24:23,320 --> 01:24:25,519 Speaker 1: aggressive he was even into the fourth and fifth rounds, 1679 01:24:25,640 --> 01:24:28,519 Speaker 1: just trying anything he could to put it on Pourier. 1680 01:24:29,160 --> 01:24:31,280 Speaker 1: Holloway did not take a step back, and this was 1681 01:24:31,400 --> 01:24:34,439 Speaker 1: humbling to see. Again, I use that word a lot 1682 01:24:34,520 --> 01:24:37,040 Speaker 1: because you know I don't fight, you know, I fight 1683 01:24:37,120 --> 01:24:38,760 Speaker 1: in life and maybe that's why I like the fight 1684 01:24:38,840 --> 01:24:42,840 Speaker 1: game so much, because it's such a inspiring parallel. But 1685 01:24:44,000 --> 01:24:46,760 Speaker 1: to be able to be this close and see in 1686 01:24:46,800 --> 01:24:49,240 Speaker 1: their face, see the facial expressions of what they're enduring 1687 01:24:49,320 --> 01:24:52,519 Speaker 1: to fight through. This fight was special and it sucks 1688 01:24:52,600 --> 01:24:55,559 Speaker 1: that it followed one of the greatest fights of all time. 1689 01:24:55,760 --> 01:24:59,599 Speaker 1: And I'm sorry, I don't hear anybody be like, oh shit, 1690 01:24:59,680 --> 01:25:02,120 Speaker 1: remember Max Dustin too. That fight was great. Nobody talks 1691 01:25:02,120 --> 01:25:05,320 Speaker 1: about it, nobody, not that anyone forgot it, but this 1692 01:25:05,560 --> 01:25:09,400 Speaker 1: was a great, great fight. It was Max trying to 1693 01:25:09,479 --> 01:25:11,639 Speaker 1: be you know, pour out and figure out how great 1694 01:25:11,680 --> 01:25:13,519 Speaker 1: he can be. You know, he had tried to do that. 1695 01:25:13,680 --> 01:25:15,639 Speaker 1: I don't have the poster rope anymore. He had tried 1696 01:25:15,680 --> 01:25:18,439 Speaker 1: to do that. Of course, what the year before when 1697 01:25:18,479 --> 01:25:20,320 Speaker 1: he was gonna fight Habib on short notice and then 1698 01:25:20,320 --> 01:25:22,080 Speaker 1: of course he had to pull out, and there was 1699 01:25:22,120 --> 01:25:24,880 Speaker 1: some scares about him, and he turned back those scares 1700 01:25:24,920 --> 01:25:27,720 Speaker 1: in his comeback fight. But this was him moving up 1701 01:25:27,800 --> 01:25:30,439 Speaker 1: and really daring to be great. And it was Dustin's 1702 01:25:30,439 --> 01:25:32,800 Speaker 1: greatest moment, and he fought a great game plan and 1703 01:25:32,880 --> 01:25:36,840 Speaker 1: he fought off Max's volume. And it's crazy about that 1704 01:25:37,000 --> 01:25:39,880 Speaker 1: night because not that any of you really care, but 1705 01:25:40,000 --> 01:25:42,880 Speaker 1: I was right. I was riding hot and heavy. That week. 1706 01:25:42,920 --> 01:25:45,519 Speaker 1: I had been in LA for about four days filming 1707 01:25:45,560 --> 01:25:47,880 Speaker 1: a bunch of episodes for the PBC Face to Face 1708 01:25:47,960 --> 01:25:50,639 Speaker 1: boxing show I was doing on Fox. Then I flew 1709 01:25:51,000 --> 01:25:54,879 Speaker 1: a red eye that Thursday night to Atlantic City hosted 1710 01:25:55,000 --> 01:26:00,800 Speaker 1: the Clarissa Shields Way in stream there for time, and 1711 01:26:00,880 --> 01:26:02,400 Speaker 1: then as soon as that was over, I got in 1712 01:26:02,439 --> 01:26:05,160 Speaker 1: the car and drove and flew from from ac down 1713 01:26:05,240 --> 01:26:08,000 Speaker 1: to Atlanta. I was running ragged. I didn't want to 1714 01:26:08,080 --> 01:26:10,000 Speaker 1: be there. I was I think, as you can see 1715 01:26:10,120 --> 01:26:12,120 Speaker 1: cage side, I was wearing like an orange pullover jack. 1716 01:26:12,160 --> 01:26:14,200 Speaker 1: I wasn't even dressed. I was just sort of like, man, 1717 01:26:14,240 --> 01:26:16,160 Speaker 1: I got to get through this and get home. And 1718 01:26:16,280 --> 01:26:18,880 Speaker 1: what did I see? One of the most unexpected great 1719 01:26:18,920 --> 01:26:20,880 Speaker 1: I remember when my when my bosses were like, yeah, 1720 01:26:20,880 --> 01:26:22,040 Speaker 1: we want you to go to that car to I 1721 01:26:22,080 --> 01:26:23,680 Speaker 1: was like, really, I'm gonna go to two thirty six. 1722 01:26:23,680 --> 01:26:26,160 Speaker 1: I mean, it's it's a great cards too interim title fights, 1723 01:26:26,200 --> 01:26:28,240 Speaker 1: but I think the narrative at the time was sort 1724 01:26:28,280 --> 01:26:31,280 Speaker 1: of like, why is Dana floating out not one but 1725 01:26:31,520 --> 01:26:36,439 Speaker 1: two unnecessary interim title bouts and it turns out, although 1726 01:26:36,479 --> 01:26:41,120 Speaker 1: they were unnecessary, uh, they produced the the want and 1727 01:26:41,200 --> 01:26:43,479 Speaker 1: the hunger and in all four of those fighters, that 1728 01:26:44,160 --> 01:26:47,800 Speaker 1: really created a special evening in Atlanta. So thank you, 1729 01:26:48,120 --> 01:26:50,400 Speaker 1: thank you UFC, thank you to all four fighters for that. 1730 01:26:50,479 --> 01:26:53,320 Speaker 1: I'll never forget it. Number four greatest fights BC has 1731 01:26:53,360 --> 01:26:57,479 Speaker 1: ever been ringside for the second fight I ever covered, MGM. 1732 01:26:57,600 --> 01:27:00,599 Speaker 1: Foxwood's Theater in Connecticut, a venue that it's never used 1733 01:27:00,600 --> 01:27:03,400 Speaker 1: any more for boxing, but you are on top of 1734 01:27:03,520 --> 01:27:08,879 Speaker 1: the action. Victor Ortiz against Andre Burno for Berto's WBC 1735 01:27:09,000 --> 01:27:11,439 Speaker 1: Walter wait title. It was their first meeting. The second 1736 01:27:11,520 --> 01:27:14,760 Speaker 1: one was a quicker knockout, and of course, remember Victor 1737 01:27:14,880 --> 01:27:16,880 Speaker 1: t is getting hit with a box of pizza in 1738 01:27:16,960 --> 01:27:19,519 Speaker 1: the face. But this first meeting they were both still 1739 01:27:19,560 --> 01:27:22,800 Speaker 1: in their primes, and what we didn't know coming in 1740 01:27:23,560 --> 01:27:26,000 Speaker 1: was that this turned out to be a tryout of 1741 01:27:26,080 --> 01:27:28,120 Speaker 1: sorts of who was going to be Floyd Mayweather's next 1742 01:27:28,160 --> 01:27:30,360 Speaker 1: opponent that night. By the way, this is one of 1743 01:27:30,360 --> 01:27:33,519 Speaker 1: the last fights that Al Hayman of PBC Fame openly 1744 01:27:33,680 --> 01:27:36,559 Speaker 1: sat ringside for and like showed his face and walked around. 1745 01:27:36,960 --> 01:27:39,120 Speaker 1: But this was a situation where Floyd Mayweather was hanging 1746 01:27:39,160 --> 01:27:43,000 Speaker 1: out with then his good friend fifty Cent. They were 1747 01:27:43,040 --> 01:27:46,439 Speaker 1: hanging out in Farmington, Connecticut at the mansion that fifty 1748 01:27:46,479 --> 01:27:48,559 Speaker 1: cent owned, that was formerly owned by Mike Tyson. That's 1749 01:27:48,600 --> 01:27:51,280 Speaker 1: by the way, like six miles from my house, just 1750 01:27:51,400 --> 01:27:53,720 Speaker 1: right down the road. They took a helicopter to the 1751 01:27:53,800 --> 01:27:57,200 Speaker 1: Foxwoods Theater and they sat front row, and it turned 1752 01:27:57,200 --> 01:27:59,760 Speaker 1: out that, of course, Victor Ortiz, by winning this classic fight, 1753 01:28:00,360 --> 01:28:02,400 Speaker 1: got the Floyd shot and they went to the pay 1754 01:28:02,400 --> 01:28:04,200 Speaker 1: per view meeting, which was one of the weirdest sendings 1755 01:28:04,240 --> 01:28:08,800 Speaker 1: in boxing history. But Berto Ortez one, it's a tale 1756 01:28:08,800 --> 01:28:10,840 Speaker 1: of two fights. The second half of the fight, round 1757 01:28:10,920 --> 01:28:13,600 Speaker 1: seven through twelve, it's not gonna go down as one 1758 01:28:13,640 --> 01:28:15,160 Speaker 1: of the greatest fights ever. They were both kind of 1759 01:28:15,200 --> 01:28:17,760 Speaker 1: surviving and hanging on. But the first six rounds of 1760 01:28:17,840 --> 01:28:21,040 Speaker 1: this fight, it was an instant plastic and this was 1761 01:28:21,080 --> 01:28:24,400 Speaker 1: the first taste I ever had ringside of how super 1762 01:28:24,600 --> 01:28:28,560 Speaker 1: freaking special this sport could be. Mmeya as well, you 1763 01:28:28,600 --> 01:28:31,679 Speaker 1: know this taste of this this close. If you don't remember, 1764 01:28:31,720 --> 01:28:34,240 Speaker 1: it goes down as a unanimous decision win for Ortez 1765 01:28:34,479 --> 01:28:37,200 Speaker 1: one fourteen one eleven, one fourteen, one, ten and one 1766 01:28:37,320 --> 01:28:40,800 Speaker 1: fifteen one, twelve, but Berto got dropped in round one 1767 01:28:41,720 --> 01:28:45,160 Speaker 1: or Tees got dropped in round two. It continued to 1768 01:28:45,200 --> 01:28:47,640 Speaker 1: be a war through rounds three, four, and five as 1769 01:28:47,680 --> 01:28:50,719 Speaker 1: they both threw defense out the window. The previous narrative 1770 01:28:50,760 --> 01:28:53,720 Speaker 1: here was that Victor Ortiz had a reputation of being 1771 01:28:53,720 --> 01:28:55,840 Speaker 1: a quitter. If you don't remember Victor Ortiz when he 1772 01:28:55,880 --> 01:28:57,639 Speaker 1: was coming up, Oscar de la Hoya was his promoter. 1773 01:28:57,960 --> 01:28:59,800 Speaker 1: They were calling him the next Oscar. He was going 1774 01:28:59,800 --> 01:29:04,160 Speaker 1: to be boxing's next big thing. I directly recall before 1775 01:29:04,280 --> 01:29:06,800 Speaker 1: Victor Ortiz's fight against Marcos Madonna, which turned out to 1776 01:29:06,840 --> 01:29:09,360 Speaker 1: be the first sort of major hiccup in him not 1777 01:29:09,520 --> 01:29:13,920 Speaker 1: fulfilling his true potential. Sports Center ran a package on 1778 01:29:13,960 --> 01:29:16,800 Speaker 1: actual Sports Center. This fight wasn't even on ESPN. They 1779 01:29:16,840 --> 01:29:20,240 Speaker 1: ran an actual package about how Victor Ortiz was going 1780 01:29:20,280 --> 01:29:22,000 Speaker 1: to be the next Oscar and he went out that 1781 01:29:22,120 --> 01:29:23,960 Speaker 1: night against Madonna. We all know what happened. He ended 1782 01:29:24,000 --> 01:29:26,080 Speaker 1: up essentially quitting and saying I'm too young to take 1783 01:29:26,120 --> 01:29:28,600 Speaker 1: on this damage. So he was known as sort of 1784 01:29:28,640 --> 01:29:31,280 Speaker 1: a guy who when things got tough, he wouldn't he 1785 01:29:31,320 --> 01:29:34,400 Speaker 1: wouldn't fight through. This was the fight that he fought through. 1786 01:29:34,520 --> 01:29:36,639 Speaker 1: This was the fight that he bit down and took 1787 01:29:36,720 --> 01:29:39,920 Speaker 1: everything Berto had and kept coming and it all culminated 1788 01:29:39,960 --> 01:29:43,040 Speaker 1: in a round six for the ages. HBO televised this fight, 1789 01:29:43,120 --> 01:29:45,880 Speaker 1: and the late great trainer Emmanuel Steward was on color 1790 01:29:45,920 --> 01:29:49,479 Speaker 1: commentary that night, and his call goes down in boxing 1791 01:29:49,640 --> 01:29:52,080 Speaker 1: history because here's what happened. In round six. At the 1792 01:29:52,280 --> 01:29:55,519 Speaker 1: end of the round, Ortiz gets dropped by Berto. Second 1793 01:29:55,560 --> 01:29:58,320 Speaker 1: time he's been down, right, he gets cornered. Referee Michael 1794 01:29:58,400 --> 01:30:01,400 Speaker 1: Ortega is there was putting it on him in the corner. 1795 01:30:01,600 --> 01:30:04,240 Speaker 1: There's like fifteen seconds left in this round, or take 1796 01:30:04,320 --> 01:30:06,880 Speaker 1: his getting closer. He leans in like he's gonna stop 1797 01:30:06,960 --> 01:30:09,840 Speaker 1: the fight, but doesn't do it. What happens two seconds later, 1798 01:30:10,120 --> 01:30:12,240 Speaker 1: or Chee gets out of the corner, hits Berto with 1799 01:30:12,280 --> 01:30:14,960 Speaker 1: a left hook. Berto shakes, or Chief comes back with 1800 01:30:15,040 --> 01:30:18,360 Speaker 1: a second left hook to drop him, and Emmanuel Stewart, 1801 01:30:18,360 --> 01:30:21,800 Speaker 1: who was sitting ringside not too far from me, yells out, 1802 01:30:22,200 --> 01:30:28,360 Speaker 1: oh my god, Oh my god. Stuart, who had been known, 1803 01:30:28,439 --> 01:30:32,760 Speaker 1: of course, during James Tony versus the classic Cruiserway fight, 1804 01:30:32,800 --> 01:30:35,000 Speaker 1: which was by the way, at the same resort, against 1805 01:30:35,080 --> 01:30:37,439 Speaker 1: Vassili Jiroff, he had had he had give that famous 1806 01:30:37,479 --> 01:30:40,640 Speaker 1: call of oh my god, look at this, look at it. 1807 01:30:40,720 --> 01:30:42,240 Speaker 1: We didn't get a look at this. Well, we got 1808 01:30:42,320 --> 01:30:45,960 Speaker 1: a pure batshit crazy Oh my god. When you see 1809 01:30:46,000 --> 01:30:49,120 Speaker 1: one fighter get floored and on the verge of being 1810 01:30:49,200 --> 01:30:51,920 Speaker 1: stopped only to throw a hail Mary punch and drop 1811 01:30:52,040 --> 01:30:56,479 Speaker 1: the other guy, that's the good ship. That's the that's 1812 01:30:56,520 --> 01:31:00,280 Speaker 1: the catnip man. That's the drug. That's the drug. Like 1813 01:31:00,320 --> 01:31:02,280 Speaker 1: I gotta wake up Luke Thomas, anybody out here who 1814 01:31:02,360 --> 01:31:06,120 Speaker 1: questions my motives and intentions. They're not journalism based motives. 1815 01:31:06,600 --> 01:31:08,519 Speaker 1: The other entertainment based. I like having a good time. 1816 01:31:08,560 --> 01:31:11,719 Speaker 1: I like wearing tight eyed shirts and cracking old dad jokes. 1817 01:31:12,800 --> 01:31:15,160 Speaker 1: But it's about that experience. It's about that drug. You 1818 01:31:15,160 --> 01:31:16,640 Speaker 1: always hear Luke say, I don't I don't do it. 1819 01:31:16,720 --> 01:31:18,839 Speaker 1: I've been doing no floids. I oh need to sit ringside. 1820 01:31:18,880 --> 01:31:22,080 Speaker 1: He's we go to fights together Backstation's fine, it's his choice, right. 1821 01:31:22,960 --> 01:31:25,120 Speaker 1: I gotta get that. That's why I'm in it, the 1822 01:31:25,280 --> 01:31:29,120 Speaker 1: shared experience, this drama. There is nothing nothing, and maybe 1823 01:31:29,200 --> 01:31:31,439 Speaker 1: it's it's funny. Earlier in the show, I talked about, 1824 01:31:32,040 --> 01:31:34,200 Speaker 1: you know, we gotta stop these older fighters from keep fighting, 1825 01:31:34,240 --> 01:31:36,880 Speaker 1: because this sport is so unforgive it is, and maybe 1826 01:31:36,920 --> 01:31:41,120 Speaker 1: it's that sense of danger that that really fuels our interests, 1827 01:31:41,160 --> 01:31:42,920 Speaker 1: Like we know we shouldn't be liking this, but we do. 1828 01:31:43,520 --> 01:31:46,720 Speaker 1: There's nothing I mean, if you get a chance, if 1829 01:31:46,720 --> 01:31:48,040 Speaker 1: you're a fan out there, you're like, man, I always 1830 01:31:48,040 --> 01:31:49,559 Speaker 1: wanted to go to a big fight, whether we boxing, 1831 01:31:49,680 --> 01:31:52,320 Speaker 1: MMA or whatever. You know, whatever it is, do it, 1832 01:31:52,680 --> 01:31:54,360 Speaker 1: do it, save up the money and do it. You 1833 01:31:54,479 --> 01:31:56,639 Speaker 1: sit that close, you get that feeling, you get lucky 1834 01:31:56,720 --> 01:31:58,680 Speaker 1: enough to see something like this, It'll change it, It'll 1835 01:31:58,760 --> 01:32:00,760 Speaker 1: change you forever. That's why we put our names on 1836 01:32:00,840 --> 01:32:03,120 Speaker 1: this sport. It's why I go to you know, just 1837 01:32:03,479 --> 01:32:06,000 Speaker 1: use soccer games and the dad from accounting goes, oh, 1838 01:32:06,040 --> 01:32:08,400 Speaker 1: what do you do for a living? Like a cover 1839 01:32:08,560 --> 01:32:10,680 Speaker 1: boxing and mixed martial arts, and then you know, they 1840 01:32:10,760 --> 01:32:16,160 Speaker 1: inevitably go cage fighting. Really and you know, really, yeah, yeah, 1841 01:32:16,240 --> 01:32:18,240 Speaker 1: really you want you want some of this drug too? 1842 01:32:18,240 --> 01:32:20,040 Speaker 1: I gotta I got you know, first one's free. I 1843 01:32:20,120 --> 01:32:22,080 Speaker 1: got a few of them as well. All right, Ortez 1844 01:32:22,120 --> 01:32:25,439 Speaker 1: Burto was just it was crazy theater, you know, And 1845 01:32:26,160 --> 01:32:28,040 Speaker 1: shout out to lou de Bella for bringing fights back. 1846 01:32:28,040 --> 01:32:30,679 Speaker 1: Then to the MGM Grand Fox withood Theater. Nobody does anymore. 1847 01:32:31,160 --> 01:32:33,360 Speaker 1: Carl frotchwat Jermaine Taylor. There, You've seen a few big 1848 01:32:33,439 --> 01:32:35,400 Speaker 1: fights there. Never again. Let's go back there. I love 1849 01:32:35,439 --> 01:32:39,400 Speaker 1: that shit. Number three on the greatest fight I've ever seen, ringside, 1850 01:32:40,600 --> 01:32:43,040 Speaker 1: cage side or whatever. You really could put both of 1851 01:32:43,080 --> 01:32:45,080 Speaker 1: their fights in this rivalry in my top ten, but 1852 01:32:45,160 --> 01:32:48,559 Speaker 1: to save space, I only did one. It is September fifteenth, 1853 01:32:48,640 --> 01:32:52,080 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen, the T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Canelo 1854 01:32:52,200 --> 01:32:58,160 Speaker 1: Alvarez and Gnatti Glovekin met for the lineal WBC ANDWBA 1855 01:32:58,439 --> 01:33:01,839 Speaker 1: unified middleweight titles, and it was Canelo offers in the rematch, 1856 01:33:01,920 --> 01:33:05,240 Speaker 1: coming away with once again another disputed win. The first 1857 01:33:05,280 --> 01:33:07,240 Speaker 1: time was a draw, of course, which was very disputed, 1858 01:33:07,320 --> 01:33:10,280 Speaker 1: this time a majority decision win for Canelo one fourteen, 1859 01:33:10,320 --> 01:33:13,360 Speaker 1: one fourteen and one fifteen to one thirteen on the 1860 01:33:13,479 --> 01:33:16,439 Speaker 1: other two scorecards I scored it, I think it was 1861 01:33:16,600 --> 01:33:19,840 Speaker 1: for Glovekin one fifteen, one thirteen. I scored the first 1862 01:33:19,840 --> 01:33:21,680 Speaker 1: one for him as well, but obviously the second fight, 1863 01:33:22,080 --> 01:33:24,280 Speaker 1: it was pretty split in terms of what people thought 1864 01:33:24,320 --> 01:33:29,360 Speaker 1: had won and the reason why Canelo deserves our love 1865 01:33:29,400 --> 01:33:32,120 Speaker 1: and attention for his career and really for this sort 1866 01:33:32,160 --> 01:33:34,720 Speaker 1: of I mean, is this his greatest moment? It might be. 1867 01:33:35,240 --> 01:33:38,280 Speaker 1: So the first fight, we all know Canolo got gotta 1868 01:33:39,080 --> 01:33:41,719 Speaker 1: a draw he probably didn't deserve. I mean, it's closer 1869 01:33:41,840 --> 01:33:44,360 Speaker 1: upon rewatch than we thought in real time. But obviously 1870 01:33:44,400 --> 01:33:46,800 Speaker 1: that one eighteen one to ten scorecard from Adelaide Bridge 1871 01:33:46,800 --> 01:33:49,160 Speaker 1: just spoiled it. But what did he do for the 1872 01:33:49,200 --> 01:33:51,360 Speaker 1: second fight? He said, I got a bigger puncher in 1873 01:33:51,439 --> 01:33:53,240 Speaker 1: front of me. He's got a big jab who's coming 1874 01:33:53,280 --> 01:33:55,920 Speaker 1: at me all fight. I'm gonna stand in the pocket 1875 01:33:55,960 --> 01:33:58,479 Speaker 1: against the bigger man and I'm gonna walk him down. 1876 01:33:59,040 --> 01:34:01,280 Speaker 1: And Canelo became the first one to make Triple G 1877 01:34:01,520 --> 01:34:06,080 Speaker 1: take steps backward. This was a instant classic. This was 1878 01:34:06,120 --> 01:34:10,840 Speaker 1: a throwback middleweight title fight fought at close terms the 1879 01:34:10,880 --> 01:34:14,000 Speaker 1: whole time, at an insanely high skill level, which needs 1880 01:34:14,040 --> 01:34:17,040 Speaker 1: to be said because Glofkin, for being a destroyer, has 1881 01:34:17,160 --> 01:34:20,719 Speaker 1: a craft and an amateur background that is unlike most 1882 01:34:20,960 --> 01:34:24,519 Speaker 1: you know a big knockout specialists. Gluffkin had come in here, 1883 01:34:25,040 --> 01:34:27,759 Speaker 1: he had just snapped his knockout streak because Danny Jacobs 1884 01:34:27,760 --> 01:34:29,400 Speaker 1: took him the distance in a close fight but he 1885 01:34:29,439 --> 01:34:32,120 Speaker 1: did knock down Danny Jacobs. I mean he was looking 1886 01:34:32,240 --> 01:34:35,919 Speaker 1: to break I'm sorry, yeah, looking to break the middleweight 1887 01:34:36,160 --> 01:34:38,799 Speaker 1: record for title defenses that he had tied with Bernard Hopkins, 1888 01:34:39,120 --> 01:34:41,519 Speaker 1: and he had just snapped that like twenty three fight 1889 01:34:41,680 --> 01:34:45,400 Speaker 1: knockout streak. He was a killer, a destroyer. He fights 1890 01:34:46,120 --> 01:34:48,320 Speaker 1: Canelo to a draw and then they go to war 1891 01:34:48,439 --> 01:34:50,439 Speaker 1: second time. The second fight's better than the first, and 1892 01:34:50,520 --> 01:34:54,960 Speaker 1: it's because Canelo was willing to take the damage necessary 1893 01:34:55,280 --> 01:34:56,960 Speaker 1: to stand in there and try to win this fight. 1894 01:34:57,040 --> 01:35:01,200 Speaker 1: I remember specifically being there, and you know, sometimes after 1895 01:35:01,280 --> 01:35:03,280 Speaker 1: the fight they do the post fight press conference right 1896 01:35:03,280 --> 01:35:05,040 Speaker 1: in the ring. They take the posts down in the 1897 01:35:05,120 --> 01:35:06,760 Speaker 1: ring and the ropes and they just set up. I 1898 01:35:06,800 --> 01:35:08,719 Speaker 1: remember thinking, both of these guys should be at the hospital. 1899 01:35:08,760 --> 01:35:11,280 Speaker 1: They should not be here answering questions right now. They 1900 01:35:11,439 --> 01:35:14,280 Speaker 1: went to war, but it was a high skilled war. 1901 01:35:14,720 --> 01:35:17,360 Speaker 1: And there's just something like we all love the crazy brawls, right, 1902 01:35:17,640 --> 01:35:19,360 Speaker 1: but if you can get a high paced action fight 1903 01:35:19,439 --> 01:35:22,640 Speaker 1: with with damage and violence but also skill, that's the 1904 01:35:22,840 --> 01:35:25,400 Speaker 1: real good stuff, right. That's that's the hot chick who 1905 01:35:25,479 --> 01:35:28,080 Speaker 1: also you know, has a has a master's degree. Like, 1906 01:35:28,160 --> 01:35:30,960 Speaker 1: that's the good stuff right there. This was This was 1907 01:35:31,000 --> 01:35:32,880 Speaker 1: the best boxing match I've ever seen a person, and 1908 01:35:33,000 --> 01:35:37,200 Speaker 1: it stands the test of time. Rewatch it. It's great. 1909 01:35:37,280 --> 01:35:39,720 Speaker 1: It's a great fight, and maybe this is you know 1910 01:35:40,520 --> 01:35:42,760 Speaker 1: this for anyone that thought Canal was a pretty boy 1911 01:35:42,920 --> 01:35:45,320 Speaker 1: or he wasn't a Mexican warrior all the he turned 1912 01:35:45,320 --> 01:35:48,160 Speaker 1: all that shit aside. He fought like a man. Okay. 1913 01:35:48,479 --> 01:35:50,200 Speaker 1: I don't want to see a third fight between these two. 1914 01:35:50,200 --> 01:35:52,880 Speaker 1: I think Triple G's passed it, but they gave us 1915 01:35:52,960 --> 01:35:56,240 Speaker 1: this gift. Number two on my list. Not gonna be 1916 01:35:56,280 --> 01:35:58,600 Speaker 1: a surprise here. I may have been watching through my 1917 01:35:58,720 --> 01:36:02,320 Speaker 1: fingers cage side. But March seventh, twenty twenty, right before 1918 01:36:02,320 --> 01:36:04,840 Speaker 1: the pandemic breakout T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, we 1919 01:36:04,920 --> 01:36:06,800 Speaker 1: got UFC two forty eight of course out of Sonya 1920 01:36:06,840 --> 01:36:09,639 Speaker 1: and Romero and that weird main event. But the Komin 1921 01:36:09,680 --> 01:36:12,640 Speaker 1: event is the greatest fight in women's MMA history, and 1922 01:36:12,800 --> 01:36:15,000 Speaker 1: I believe to be frank here, it should be in 1923 01:36:15,040 --> 01:36:17,400 Speaker 1: the top five of greatest fights ever, regardless of anything. 1924 01:36:17,439 --> 01:36:20,000 Speaker 1: When Jogwai Lee and Yoanna Young j Tech put on 1925 01:36:20,120 --> 01:36:25,640 Speaker 1: a five round I mean slugfest wouldn't cover it. There 1926 01:36:25,880 --> 01:36:29,080 Speaker 1: was no like, I don't want to say there was 1927 01:36:29,120 --> 01:36:31,360 Speaker 1: no craft. There was high craft here, but there was 1928 01:36:31,439 --> 01:36:36,040 Speaker 1: no like subtleties here. There was no like crafting. This 1929 01:36:36,280 --> 01:36:40,120 Speaker 1: was just two trains that were like, I'm going through 1930 01:36:40,360 --> 01:36:42,960 Speaker 1: you and I'm willing to do whatever it takes to 1931 01:36:43,080 --> 01:36:45,320 Speaker 1: get through you to get to the other side and win. 1932 01:36:45,400 --> 01:36:47,800 Speaker 1: It was Yo Wanna, the former champion who had sort 1933 01:36:47,800 --> 01:36:50,840 Speaker 1: of rebuilt herself when she'd beat Tsha and she had uh, 1934 01:36:51,320 --> 01:36:54,880 Speaker 1: she'd beat Waterston. I'm forgetting the exact run right there 1935 01:36:54,920 --> 01:36:58,040 Speaker 1: for you, but Joanna was was refurbished, is what I'm saying. 1936 01:36:58,280 --> 01:36:59,880 Speaker 1: And she was coming in there in the early thirty, 1937 01:37:00,160 --> 01:37:02,080 Speaker 1: you know, trying to empty out the tank for one 1938 01:37:02,160 --> 01:37:04,120 Speaker 1: more run. I'm sorry she had just the one win 1939 01:37:04,200 --> 01:37:06,360 Speaker 1: because she had she had beaten t Shatrus. Following the 1940 01:37:06,640 --> 01:37:09,080 Speaker 1: losses to Rose, she had moved up and weight and 1941 01:37:09,160 --> 01:37:12,639 Speaker 1: lost to Chevchenko pretty soundly, came back beat Waterston by decision. 1942 01:37:12,680 --> 01:37:15,080 Speaker 1: In that Waterston fight, she looked in the return to 1943 01:37:15,120 --> 01:37:17,599 Speaker 1: straweight like she was back right. No longer were we're saying, 1944 01:37:17,840 --> 01:37:21,400 Speaker 1: can she still make this weight? And you know, Yo 1945 01:37:21,439 --> 01:37:23,519 Speaker 1: Wanna sometimes becomes a meme or a joke on this show. 1946 01:37:23,600 --> 01:37:27,200 Speaker 1: For various reasons, normally fueled by Luke's weird dislike for her. 1947 01:37:27,280 --> 01:37:29,760 Speaker 1: But she just fight like you want a champion. She 1948 01:37:29,840 --> 01:37:32,519 Speaker 1: just fight like a champion. She fought like I mean, 1949 01:37:32,560 --> 01:37:35,040 Speaker 1: they can't pay these girls, these women enough to justify 1950 01:37:35,120 --> 01:37:38,280 Speaker 1: what they put in. Yo, Wanna thought like losing was 1951 01:37:38,320 --> 01:37:41,360 Speaker 1: going to be the end of her life. And we 1952 01:37:41,840 --> 01:37:45,640 Speaker 1: we sort of want that out of our warriors every fight, right, 1953 01:37:45,680 --> 01:37:47,160 Speaker 1: it's sort of like, well, that's that's you know, that's 1954 01:37:47,160 --> 01:37:49,240 Speaker 1: what we look for every fight. But then when you 1955 01:37:49,360 --> 01:37:51,240 Speaker 1: get it sometimes and I, you know, I got it. 1956 01:37:51,320 --> 01:37:52,519 Speaker 1: I was sitting in the front road. I was in 1957 01:37:52,560 --> 01:37:55,519 Speaker 1: the John Morgan position, right next to him, and uh, 1958 01:37:56,280 --> 01:37:59,639 Speaker 1: it was hard to watch because it was so freaking brutal. 1959 01:37:59,680 --> 01:38:03,879 Speaker 1: And of course, you know, you Wanna's ridiculous hematoma, alien 1960 01:38:03,960 --> 01:38:06,880 Speaker 1: shaped head that she got from that stands out. But 1961 01:38:07,160 --> 01:38:10,160 Speaker 1: both you know, maybe maybe Wailey will never be the same, 1962 01:38:10,400 --> 01:38:12,559 Speaker 1: you know, maybe this took something out of it, had 1963 01:38:12,560 --> 01:38:14,920 Speaker 1: to have that, you know, she you know, maybe she'll 1964 01:38:14,960 --> 01:38:16,680 Speaker 1: still have some big wins, although she's coming off those 1965 01:38:16,720 --> 01:38:20,400 Speaker 1: two losses to Rows, of course, But I don't know 1966 01:38:20,479 --> 01:38:23,639 Speaker 1: how you can put into words what it's like. I mean, look, 1967 01:38:23,720 --> 01:38:27,080 Speaker 1: being out a fight is different because you see angles 1968 01:38:27,120 --> 01:38:29,320 Speaker 1: that you can't see on TV. You hear things you 1969 01:38:29,400 --> 01:38:32,160 Speaker 1: can't hear on TV. You see the impact of damage 1970 01:38:32,160 --> 01:38:34,439 Speaker 1: when you're sitting that close that the TV cameras just 1971 01:38:34,520 --> 01:38:37,160 Speaker 1: don't tell you, right, the natural sort of facial reactions, 1972 01:38:37,360 --> 01:38:40,240 Speaker 1: the sound, the breaths that come out of someone when 1973 01:38:40,240 --> 01:38:43,560 Speaker 1: they're taking damage. This was as savage. And I know 1974 01:38:43,600 --> 01:38:46,080 Speaker 1: I've argued in the past maybe it's because they're female 1975 01:38:46,120 --> 01:38:49,080 Speaker 1: that we tend as male journalists and times to be like, 1976 01:38:49,160 --> 01:38:50,840 Speaker 1: oh no, oh no. But this was an oh no, 1977 01:38:51,000 --> 01:38:53,759 Speaker 1: oh no fight. You know, maybe it should be stopped. 1978 01:38:53,840 --> 01:38:56,280 Speaker 1: This is hillacious and they both went to the finish 1979 01:38:56,360 --> 01:39:01,800 Speaker 1: line doing nothing but trying to win the fight. I 1980 01:39:01,840 --> 01:39:03,360 Speaker 1: don't know, I don't, I don't, I don't know. I 1981 01:39:03,400 --> 01:39:06,479 Speaker 1: don't know what to say. I mean that what more 1982 01:39:06,520 --> 01:39:10,320 Speaker 1: could you ask out of two fighters in a championship fight, 1983 01:39:10,520 --> 01:39:13,599 Speaker 1: you know, like, I don't even know if you want 1984 01:39:13,600 --> 01:39:15,360 Speaker 1: to should ever fight again? I don't, you know, Like 1985 01:39:15,479 --> 01:39:18,599 Speaker 1: this was this was the rest of what she had 1986 01:39:18,720 --> 01:39:21,040 Speaker 1: and she was willing to pour it all out and 1987 01:39:21,200 --> 01:39:23,599 Speaker 1: she did, and you know, I give her credit. It's 1988 01:39:23,600 --> 01:39:25,799 Speaker 1: a split decision. Luke scored it for her. I scored 1989 01:39:25,800 --> 01:39:28,720 Speaker 1: it just for Walley, just barely. The scorecards in the 1990 01:39:28,840 --> 01:39:32,519 Speaker 1: end were forty eight forty seven, two of them for 1991 01:39:33,240 --> 01:39:35,560 Speaker 1: for Whaley, and I believe forty nine forty six was 1992 01:39:35,640 --> 01:39:37,080 Speaker 1: for you. One of the other. One seems a little 1993 01:39:37,120 --> 01:39:39,080 Speaker 1: bit wide, but either way it was whether I got 1994 01:39:39,120 --> 01:39:40,560 Speaker 1: it wrong or not. It was a split decision. You 1995 01:39:40,600 --> 01:39:44,560 Speaker 1: want to got one of the three cards. This is 1996 01:39:44,720 --> 01:39:48,160 Speaker 1: one of these situations where I hope John s Nash 1997 01:39:48,200 --> 01:39:50,920 Speaker 1: are you listening. I hope UFC is paying these people 1998 01:39:51,200 --> 01:39:54,360 Speaker 1: ridiculously well under the table to make up for this. Finally, 1999 01:39:54,439 --> 01:39:56,160 Speaker 1: as I'm just rambling and running along, I don't know 2000 01:39:56,160 --> 01:39:57,599 Speaker 1: if you're still with me. If you are, that's great, 2001 01:39:57,640 --> 01:39:59,800 Speaker 1: thank you. I do this for fun anyway, the best 2002 01:40:00,160 --> 01:40:02,240 Speaker 1: you know what it's gonna be. It's UFC two thirty six, 2003 01:40:02,280 --> 01:40:06,000 Speaker 1: it's Atlanta, It's twenty nineteen. It's the Interim Middleweight Championship. 2004 01:40:06,000 --> 01:40:10,040 Speaker 1: When Israel at Asnia and Kelvin Gastallum five rounds, it's 2005 01:40:10,160 --> 01:40:12,840 Speaker 1: unanimous decision for aut Asania forty eight forty six on 2006 01:40:13,000 --> 01:40:15,559 Speaker 1: all three score cards, which seems right, but it doesn't 2007 01:40:15,560 --> 01:40:17,160 Speaker 1: tell the story of what this fight was it was 2008 01:40:17,240 --> 01:40:20,560 Speaker 1: Kelvin Gastolum sort of realizing his moment, this was his 2009 01:40:20,920 --> 01:40:23,400 Speaker 1: He's had such up and down moments on that path, 2010 01:40:24,040 --> 01:40:25,680 Speaker 1: and he went all in in this fight, you know, 2011 01:40:25,840 --> 01:40:27,599 Speaker 1: kind of like what you wanted did in that Waiy fight. 2012 01:40:27,680 --> 01:40:30,240 Speaker 1: He put everything he had to try to reach them 2013 01:40:30,240 --> 01:40:32,320 Speaker 1: mountain top of his career by winning this interim title. 2014 01:40:32,520 --> 01:40:35,559 Speaker 1: As Robert Whitaker, who was supposed to fight Gastulum before 2015 01:40:35,640 --> 01:40:39,280 Speaker 1: that right and fell out and was hurt out of Signya. 2016 01:40:39,320 --> 01:40:42,360 Speaker 1: At this point, we looked at him as just a dynamic, 2017 01:40:42,439 --> 01:40:45,840 Speaker 1: amazing striker, but you know, he hadn't been tested like this, 2018 01:40:46,000 --> 01:40:48,360 Speaker 1: He hadn't been put in the wars, and we all 2019 01:40:48,479 --> 01:40:50,320 Speaker 1: know what happened. And I've interviewed Izzie a bunch of 2020 01:40:50,320 --> 01:40:52,680 Speaker 1: times and talked specifically about this and thanked him for 2021 01:40:52,840 --> 01:40:55,040 Speaker 1: his performance in this. When he started that fifth round 2022 01:40:55,080 --> 01:40:57,559 Speaker 1: and was like, you know, I'm willing to die in here, 2023 01:40:57,640 --> 01:41:00,559 Speaker 1: and he talked to Gasolum across the cage. This fight 2024 01:41:00,680 --> 01:41:02,640 Speaker 1: had just you know, there were near submissions in the 2025 01:41:02,800 --> 01:41:05,760 Speaker 1: championship rounds. There was just it was an intensity. There 2026 01:41:05,800 --> 01:41:08,479 Speaker 1: was an intensity in this fight. If yo wanna and Wayley. 2027 01:41:08,560 --> 01:41:12,639 Speaker 1: It was just savage violence. This fight had the ebbs 2028 01:41:12,680 --> 01:41:14,479 Speaker 1: and flows and drama that you want in a big 2029 01:41:14,560 --> 01:41:16,479 Speaker 1: tile of fight, but it had an intensity that they 2030 01:41:16,560 --> 01:41:19,240 Speaker 1: were both willing to do and go again, go to 2031 01:41:19,280 --> 01:41:22,160 Speaker 1: those places damage wise, but also stamina wise. They were 2032 01:41:22,240 --> 01:41:25,960 Speaker 1: just both willing to leave it all in there. You know, 2033 01:41:26,200 --> 01:41:29,320 Speaker 1: I knew instantly. I was shaking when they read the decision. 2034 01:41:29,360 --> 01:41:30,600 Speaker 1: You know, it was a goosebumps. It was like I 2035 01:41:30,640 --> 01:41:33,000 Speaker 1: knew instantly I had seen something other worldly. And I 2036 01:41:33,040 --> 01:41:35,519 Speaker 1: don't know, I you know, I've never I've watched a 2037 01:41:35,600 --> 01:41:37,559 Speaker 1: little bit of this here and there on UFC Fight Pass. 2038 01:41:37,600 --> 01:41:39,400 Speaker 1: I've never really sat down and watched the whole fight again. 2039 01:41:39,720 --> 01:41:41,120 Speaker 1: I don't know if it holds up on TV. This 2040 01:41:41,280 --> 01:41:43,679 Speaker 1: there's sometimes when you see a fight in person, yet 2041 01:41:43,720 --> 01:41:45,439 Speaker 1: you kind of don't want to see it with the commentary. 2042 01:41:45,600 --> 01:41:47,960 Speaker 1: You don't want to change what you experienced. What I 2043 01:41:48,080 --> 01:41:52,040 Speaker 1: experienced here was was with something with something special. The 2044 01:41:52,120 --> 01:41:57,360 Speaker 1: skill was high, the want was was higher, and man, 2045 01:41:57,720 --> 01:41:59,960 Speaker 1: I don't think people realize how great Guess THEE was 2046 01:42:00,120 --> 01:42:02,720 Speaker 1: that night and how much better you know, is he 2047 01:42:02,800 --> 01:42:04,160 Speaker 1: had to go to a place that I don't think 2048 01:42:04,160 --> 01:42:06,120 Speaker 1: he knew he had in him, to be fair, none 2049 01:42:06,160 --> 01:42:08,040 Speaker 1: of us. Look, you'd never know that. I think that's 2050 01:42:08,040 --> 01:42:10,120 Speaker 1: also why I love the fight camp. I've been tested 2051 01:42:10,160 --> 01:42:12,680 Speaker 1: in life. We all have to a certain degree, but 2052 01:42:12,720 --> 01:42:15,600 Speaker 1: I've been tested. You know. I'm a survivor, thank you. 2053 01:42:17,240 --> 01:42:19,479 Speaker 1: I know what I'm made of. I don't get in 2054 01:42:19,520 --> 01:42:22,080 Speaker 1: the cage, right, But you're not gonna know whether it's 2055 01:42:22,120 --> 01:42:23,679 Speaker 1: life or whether it's in the cage. You're not really 2056 01:42:23,720 --> 01:42:26,720 Speaker 1: gonna know how tough you are, what you're made of 2057 01:42:26,880 --> 01:42:29,120 Speaker 1: until you have to. Why would you, Right, it's hard 2058 01:42:29,160 --> 01:42:32,320 Speaker 1: to recreate that. You can't necessarily recreate that in training camp. Right. 2059 01:42:33,520 --> 01:42:36,960 Speaker 1: He is he he's the real deal, folks. Okay, he 2060 01:42:37,400 --> 01:42:39,160 Speaker 1: was that guy that night, and I'm glad he was 2061 01:42:39,160 --> 01:42:40,439 Speaker 1: able to find that out. And I'm glad I was 2062 01:42:40,479 --> 01:42:43,439 Speaker 1: able to watch that firsthand. All Right. We closed the 2063 01:42:43,520 --> 01:42:46,240 Speaker 1: show as we often do on Monday, really every Monday. 2064 01:42:47,920 --> 01:42:52,600 Speaker 1: Swick swig of beer for the working man, Thank you, 2065 01:42:52,680 --> 01:42:55,800 Speaker 1: stone cold morning combat last, thank you? Got some apple 2066 01:42:55,880 --> 01:42:59,200 Speaker 1: cider in here? Enjoying that shit. Hopefully I don't have 2067 01:42:59,240 --> 01:43:03,320 Speaker 1: to crap afterwards. Dms from donks. What do you got on? Folks? 2068 01:43:04,360 --> 01:43:11,439 Speaker 1: Let's hear it? All right, he haw, he haw, Sally, 2069 01:43:11,520 --> 01:43:13,519 Speaker 1: can you throw the first one there up on the screen. 2070 01:43:15,479 --> 01:43:18,920 Speaker 1: This one comes from at Andrew R. Cox nineteen eighty 2071 01:43:18,920 --> 01:43:22,799 Speaker 1: four Christmas Memories. Would you like to go back and relive? 2072 01:43:23,280 --> 01:43:25,720 Speaker 1: I think I've said it before. The best Christmas I 2073 01:43:25,840 --> 01:43:27,720 Speaker 1: ever had, and I really got. Could give a shout 2074 01:43:27,720 --> 01:43:30,200 Speaker 1: out to my dad for this was third grade Christmas. 2075 01:43:30,240 --> 01:43:35,200 Speaker 1: So I think that's nineteen eighty six. Two reasons we 2076 01:43:35,960 --> 01:43:38,280 Speaker 1: were you know, we were making as a family, we 2077 01:43:38,360 --> 01:43:42,719 Speaker 1: were doing well. And that year I got the greatest 2078 01:43:42,760 --> 01:43:44,720 Speaker 1: gift I've ever received in my life. It was the 2079 01:43:45,360 --> 01:43:49,360 Speaker 1: seven foot long G I Joe Aircraft carrier. And you know, 2080 01:43:49,439 --> 01:43:51,080 Speaker 1: I was a big G I. Joe fan at the time, 2081 01:43:51,080 --> 01:43:52,880 Speaker 1: and I had a million vehicles and you know the 2082 01:43:53,479 --> 01:43:57,360 Speaker 1: base and all that shit. But you wake up Christmas 2083 01:43:57,400 --> 01:43:59,920 Speaker 1: morning and you come down the stairs and there's a 2084 01:44:00,200 --> 01:44:04,439 Speaker 1: seven foot long set up in front of you that 2085 01:44:04,560 --> 01:44:08,679 Speaker 1: holds all of your toys. It's the greatest thing ever. 2086 01:44:09,040 --> 01:44:10,240 Speaker 1: In fact, it was one of those where you're like, 2087 01:44:10,240 --> 01:44:12,040 Speaker 1: I don't even care about any other present, I just 2088 01:44:12,120 --> 01:44:14,120 Speaker 1: need to do this right now. I had that thing 2089 01:44:14,160 --> 01:44:16,240 Speaker 1: set up in my room for like three years. It's 2090 01:44:16,280 --> 01:44:18,439 Speaker 1: the greatest toy that ever happened. And why I give 2091 01:44:18,479 --> 01:44:20,280 Speaker 1: a shout out to my parents and my dad specifically, 2092 01:44:20,400 --> 01:44:22,920 Speaker 1: is he stayed up all night putting it together in 2093 01:44:22,960 --> 01:44:26,840 Speaker 1: the garage downstairs. It's seven feet long, it's massive. And 2094 01:44:27,640 --> 01:44:29,600 Speaker 1: as he was carrying it up the stairs at like 2095 01:44:29,800 --> 01:44:33,760 Speaker 1: one in the morning, he dropped it. And it was 2096 01:44:33,840 --> 01:44:36,080 Speaker 1: these stairs that went from the garage up to the 2097 01:44:36,320 --> 01:44:39,360 Speaker 1: to the first floor that had like gaps in them, 2098 01:44:39,479 --> 01:44:41,400 Speaker 1: so behind the stairs you could you have to crawl 2099 01:44:41,479 --> 01:44:45,120 Speaker 1: in there. So all the pieces fell and just crumbled 2100 01:44:45,160 --> 01:44:46,840 Speaker 1: in front of them, and he said he swore like 2101 01:44:47,000 --> 01:44:49,960 Speaker 1: five thousand times, and then was like, all right, let's 2102 01:44:50,000 --> 01:44:51,800 Speaker 1: rebuild it. And he crawled under there and pulled out 2103 01:44:51,840 --> 01:44:55,000 Speaker 1: all the pieces and rebuilt it again. And not only 2104 01:44:55,120 --> 01:44:57,519 Speaker 1: is that the greatest Christmas and Christmas present of all time, 2105 01:44:58,000 --> 01:45:00,200 Speaker 1: but you know I was a huge WWF mark at 2106 01:45:00,200 --> 01:45:02,599 Speaker 1: the time. We all remember the LGN figures, the big heavy, 2107 01:45:02,880 --> 01:45:06,479 Speaker 1: you know rubber ones. That was the that Christmas. They 2108 01:45:06,520 --> 01:45:11,519 Speaker 1: were in their third series and I had most of them, 2109 01:45:11,600 --> 01:45:15,040 Speaker 1: but that Christmas was the last time I had every character, 2110 01:45:15,280 --> 01:45:20,000 Speaker 1: every you know, action figure that ww offered at the time. Now, look, 2111 01:45:20,040 --> 01:45:25,400 Speaker 1: this is very like very uh, you know, materialistic, but 2112 01:45:25,560 --> 01:45:27,559 Speaker 1: like as a kid to feel like I have every 2113 01:45:27,640 --> 01:45:29,760 Speaker 1: single toy they offer, I had like twenty five of them. 2114 01:45:29,840 --> 01:45:32,280 Speaker 1: Like that's a that's a You'll never forget that. I've 2115 01:45:32,320 --> 01:45:34,920 Speaker 1: had great Christmas in which we traveled or we did this, 2116 01:45:35,040 --> 01:45:36,960 Speaker 1: or we did that, and you know some of these 2117 01:45:37,000 --> 01:45:39,360 Speaker 1: simple like these COVID Christmas has been great because you're 2118 01:45:39,360 --> 01:45:41,760 Speaker 1: really you're focusing on what really matters, you know, the 2119 01:45:41,840 --> 01:45:43,800 Speaker 1: quality time with the family. But when you're a kid, 2120 01:45:43,840 --> 01:45:46,320 Speaker 1: it's and you grow up in sort of this you know, 2121 01:45:46,800 --> 01:45:50,280 Speaker 1: Santa claus Field culture. It's sort of you know, could 2122 01:45:50,320 --> 01:45:52,560 Speaker 1: I could I be blown away by some gift? I 2123 01:45:52,560 --> 01:45:54,920 Speaker 1: didn't think I can. There's a seven foot Gijo aircraft 2124 01:45:54,960 --> 01:45:56,320 Speaker 1: carrier in the living room when I came down the stairs. 2125 01:45:56,320 --> 01:45:58,920 Speaker 1: You're never going to forget that. Christmas. It is what 2126 01:45:59,120 --> 01:46:01,559 Speaker 1: it is. Thank you. Next question please, as we roll 2127 01:46:01,600 --> 01:46:11,880 Speaker 1: on from the DMS at Carl M. Baharucha when we 2128 01:46:11,960 --> 01:46:15,280 Speaker 1: conclude twenty twenty two, who do you believe will be 2129 01:46:15,360 --> 01:46:18,439 Speaker 1: the UFC's middleweight Champion? Great question. I did this exercise, 2130 01:46:18,479 --> 01:46:21,599 Speaker 1: as I mentioned on Aaron Bronstetter's TSN show, so shout 2131 01:46:21,600 --> 01:46:24,559 Speaker 1: out to that. Here's what's interesting. The fight I want 2132 01:46:24,600 --> 01:46:26,679 Speaker 1: to see most above all, we're gonna see it early 2133 01:46:26,800 --> 01:46:30,519 Speaker 1: first quarter. It's Robert Whitaker rematching Israel Audustania. I do 2134 01:46:30,640 --> 01:46:34,160 Speaker 1: believe two things entering this rematch. One, Whittaker was not 2135 01:46:34,400 --> 01:46:36,040 Speaker 1: who he needed to be in that first fight. He 2136 01:46:36,200 --> 01:46:39,680 Speaker 1: just you know, the wear and tear, the mental all that, like, 2137 01:46:39,760 --> 01:46:41,720 Speaker 1: everything was just he was on the end of his run. 2138 01:46:41,800 --> 01:46:44,120 Speaker 1: Maybe it's ten rounds with Romero just breaks you down 2139 01:46:44,400 --> 01:46:46,640 Speaker 1: in every way as a human. Credit to Izzy, he 2140 01:46:46,800 --> 01:46:49,519 Speaker 1: rose in the big moment Marvel Stadium. He got it done. 2141 01:46:49,520 --> 01:46:52,240 Speaker 1: He knocked him out. That wasn't Robert Whittaker. I didn't 2142 01:46:52,240 --> 01:46:54,840 Speaker 1: know if we'd ever see Robert Whittaker again. But he 2143 01:46:54,960 --> 01:46:58,720 Speaker 1: comes back with this wind streak he had to go 2144 01:46:58,800 --> 01:47:00,720 Speaker 1: through the wars Man, and he's might be a better 2145 01:47:00,840 --> 01:47:03,439 Speaker 1: fighter now, he's more patient and crafty. I mean, he 2146 01:47:03,600 --> 01:47:06,439 Speaker 1: could not be entering this rematch at a better part. 2147 01:47:06,920 --> 01:47:08,719 Speaker 1: I think we're gonna get the fight in the rematch 2148 01:47:08,800 --> 01:47:11,160 Speaker 1: we could ever or should have or would have under 2149 01:47:11,200 --> 01:47:14,520 Speaker 1: different circumstances the first time. I think it's gonna be spectacular, 2150 01:47:14,760 --> 01:47:16,840 Speaker 1: And I think Robert Werdicker wins it. I really do. 2151 01:47:17,200 --> 01:47:20,040 Speaker 1: I think he just has. He is just the perfect 2152 01:47:20,120 --> 01:47:22,479 Speaker 1: kryptonite for what als Sonya brings because he can do it. 2153 01:47:22,520 --> 01:47:24,519 Speaker 1: I think Robert Widicker is the most He's among the 2154 01:47:24,560 --> 01:47:27,320 Speaker 1: most well rounded fighters in the history of this sport. 2155 01:47:27,960 --> 01:47:30,120 Speaker 1: He can wrestle, he can punch, hiss, durable as shit, 2156 01:47:30,200 --> 01:47:33,880 Speaker 1: he's smart, all of that stuff, great stamina, everything. And 2157 01:47:34,600 --> 01:47:37,679 Speaker 1: does that mean he closes the year? No? Why? Because 2158 01:47:37,680 --> 01:47:40,400 Speaker 1: I think these two were destined, coming from the same 2159 01:47:40,920 --> 01:47:46,120 Speaker 1: greater Oceanic region there to be all time great rivals. 2160 01:47:46,600 --> 01:47:49,120 Speaker 1: I think short of Anderson Sofa, who's the greatest middleweight 2161 01:47:49,120 --> 01:47:51,400 Speaker 1: in history, these two may end up going down as 2162 01:47:51,400 --> 01:47:53,000 Speaker 1: two and three for a while as the you know 2163 01:47:53,640 --> 01:47:56,200 Speaker 1: in that category in terms of all time great middleweights. 2164 01:47:56,760 --> 01:47:59,160 Speaker 1: I think Whittaker has a great shot of winning this rematch, 2165 01:48:00,120 --> 01:48:02,920 Speaker 1: just as Atasanya does of winning a trilogy later this year. 2166 01:48:03,040 --> 01:48:05,679 Speaker 1: So gun to my head, who I believe will close 2167 01:48:05,720 --> 01:48:07,479 Speaker 1: the year? I say, here's real a lot of Sonya. Obviously, 2168 01:48:07,560 --> 01:48:09,760 Speaker 1: I can get there the easy way if he just 2169 01:48:09,800 --> 01:48:11,760 Speaker 1: defeats Whitaker in the second fight and then you know, 2170 01:48:11,920 --> 01:48:13,960 Speaker 1: fight somebody else. But I think we may get there 2171 01:48:14,040 --> 01:48:15,640 Speaker 1: the hard way I think these two and I've been 2172 01:48:15,640 --> 01:48:19,800 Speaker 1: saying it forever and maybe I'm just you know, putting 2173 01:48:19,880 --> 01:48:21,800 Speaker 1: it out there so that it can come true. But 2174 01:48:22,800 --> 01:48:25,160 Speaker 1: these two are all time great fighters. I love them. 2175 01:48:25,439 --> 01:48:27,360 Speaker 1: I cannot wait to see them again in this rematch. 2176 01:48:27,360 --> 01:48:29,000 Speaker 1: And I think we're getting three in some form. We're 2177 01:48:29,000 --> 01:48:31,040 Speaker 1: gonna get three of them. Thank you. What else we 2178 01:48:31,120 --> 01:48:33,000 Speaker 1: got here, Let's roll through. I'm on fire right now. 2179 01:48:37,439 --> 01:48:39,639 Speaker 1: What am I most looking forward to in twenty twenty two? 2180 01:48:39,640 --> 01:48:43,080 Speaker 1: It's a very general question. A couple things Witker out 2181 01:48:43,080 --> 01:48:48,240 Speaker 1: of Sanya too. Heck yeah, the heavyweight boxing picture. I mean, 2182 01:48:48,600 --> 01:48:51,040 Speaker 1: like you cannot take for granted. Now, this is about 2183 01:48:51,080 --> 01:48:55,120 Speaker 1: the this heavyweight renaissance that we're having in heavyweight boxing. 2184 01:48:55,120 --> 01:48:56,800 Speaker 1: It's about three or four years into it, right, We've 2185 01:48:56,840 --> 01:48:59,320 Speaker 1: we've had I mean, you know, Aj versus Clitch Goes 2186 01:48:59,360 --> 01:49:05,040 Speaker 1: Insane trilogy with Fury and Wild there was insane every year. 2187 01:49:05,240 --> 01:49:07,800 Speaker 1: It's a gift for any of us who endured the 2188 01:49:07,960 --> 01:49:10,840 Speaker 1: run that began in two thousand and four when Lennox 2189 01:49:10,880 --> 01:49:15,240 Speaker 1: Lewis retired and ended in twenty fifteen when Tyson Fury 2190 01:49:15,479 --> 01:49:19,840 Speaker 1: upset Vladimir klitchk go that eleven year run was the 2191 01:49:20,040 --> 01:49:23,640 Speaker 1: darkest it has to be in boxing heavyweight history. And 2192 01:49:23,760 --> 01:49:27,280 Speaker 1: that's not a slap at Vladimir Klitchko or Vitali who 2193 01:49:27,400 --> 01:49:30,960 Speaker 1: had moments there but got injured and ultimately retired. Klitchko 2194 01:49:31,080 --> 01:49:34,479 Speaker 1: fought everybody he could and he won the majority of those, 2195 01:49:35,000 --> 01:49:37,560 Speaker 1: and he won dominantly, and he was an ambassador for 2196 01:49:37,600 --> 01:49:39,400 Speaker 1: the sport. I don't have bad things to say about 2197 01:49:39,439 --> 01:49:43,639 Speaker 1: Vladimir Klitchko, but it became boring because there were fighters 2198 01:49:44,000 --> 01:49:46,560 Speaker 1: that was such a dead time for heavyweight boxing. That 2199 01:49:46,680 --> 01:49:49,479 Speaker 1: he's not only big and strong, he's also skilled amateur 2200 01:49:49,520 --> 01:49:52,559 Speaker 1: background all that they he would fight a guy he's 2201 01:49:52,560 --> 01:49:54,519 Speaker 1: fighting no hopers. He's fighting guys who are either too 2202 01:49:54,560 --> 01:49:57,240 Speaker 1: small or they can punch with they can't box, or 2203 01:49:57,280 --> 01:49:58,880 Speaker 1: they can box but they have no power. He was 2204 01:49:59,000 --> 01:50:02,120 Speaker 1: just fighting no hope and the division was struggling, and 2205 01:50:02,240 --> 01:50:04,360 Speaker 1: really you could argue that short of Floyd and Manny, 2206 01:50:04,439 --> 01:50:07,519 Speaker 1: the sport was struggling because you know, as the heavyweights go, 2207 01:50:07,560 --> 01:50:09,559 Speaker 1: as Bert Sugar would say, so does boxing. And that's 2208 01:50:09,640 --> 01:50:13,680 Speaker 1: you know, it's a long held a sort of idiom there, 2209 01:50:13,680 --> 01:50:16,920 Speaker 1: if that's the right word. But then Tyson Fury flipped 2210 01:50:17,000 --> 01:50:19,920 Speaker 1: Vladimir Clitch go upside down and it started this run 2211 01:50:20,000 --> 01:50:21,519 Speaker 1: that we're on now. And it really picked up with 2212 01:50:21,560 --> 01:50:25,320 Speaker 1: the AJ Anthony Joshua versus Clinchico fight twenty seventeen and 2213 01:50:25,439 --> 01:50:27,840 Speaker 1: it's been great since then. We're just coming off Wilder 2214 01:50:27,920 --> 01:50:29,800 Speaker 1: Fury three. I want to see what happens this year. 2215 01:50:29,920 --> 01:50:33,400 Speaker 1: We've got Alexander Usik probably going into this Anthony Joshua rematch, 2216 01:50:33,439 --> 01:50:36,200 Speaker 1: which is high theater. We got Tyson Fury probably fighting 2217 01:50:36,920 --> 01:50:39,320 Speaker 1: Dillian White, which could be crazy. Could we close the 2218 01:50:39,400 --> 01:50:41,680 Speaker 1: year with the winners against each other? Could it be 2219 01:50:42,200 --> 01:50:45,160 Speaker 1: Fury versus Aj or Usk inside of you know what? 2220 01:50:45,360 --> 01:50:47,519 Speaker 1: It could be anything. It could be a number of things. 2221 01:50:47,800 --> 01:50:49,840 Speaker 1: Is whil they're gonna come back? I don't know. I'm 2222 01:50:49,920 --> 01:50:53,080 Speaker 1: most looking forward, even more to be fair than the 2223 01:50:53,240 --> 01:50:57,240 Speaker 1: idea of Aerol Spence versus Bud Crawford seeing what plays 2224 01:50:57,280 --> 01:50:59,720 Speaker 1: out in the heavyweight division. Uh mk wise, what am 2225 01:50:59,720 --> 01:51:01,760 Speaker 1: my look forward? I'm looking forward to in a week 2226 01:51:01,840 --> 01:51:04,320 Speaker 1: or two to get back to this brand new studio 2227 01:51:04,400 --> 01:51:06,320 Speaker 1: that they've that they've built up for us. Shout out 2228 01:51:06,360 --> 01:51:10,639 Speaker 1: to my, my, my, my peeps. Okay, Showtime, CBS Sports, Malka. 2229 01:51:11,200 --> 01:51:14,720 Speaker 1: They've they've they've they've done everything they've said they would 2230 01:51:15,040 --> 01:51:17,360 Speaker 1: for us and beyond. Now, do I believe MK has 2231 01:51:19,360 --> 01:51:23,280 Speaker 1: over exceeded expectation. Yeah, shout out to Luke, myself, our team, 2232 01:51:23,600 --> 01:51:25,760 Speaker 1: and obviously shout out to the fans who who made 2233 01:51:25,800 --> 01:51:27,599 Speaker 1: that award possible. Like, what does that award mean? At 2234 01:51:27,640 --> 01:51:30,000 Speaker 1: the end of the day. It's just a piece of heart, right, 2235 01:51:30,200 --> 01:51:32,960 Speaker 1: It's the fighters only. It is what it is unless 2236 01:51:32,960 --> 01:51:34,640 Speaker 1: you want it to be something. To me, it is 2237 01:51:34,720 --> 01:51:38,000 Speaker 1: something for two reasons. One, higher ups really care about 2238 01:51:38,000 --> 01:51:40,360 Speaker 1: that they do. It's it's just a flag you plan 2239 01:51:40,479 --> 01:51:42,680 Speaker 1: on top of the mountain. And two it was the 2240 01:51:42,800 --> 01:51:45,920 Speaker 1: fans that voted that first. It was you guys. So 2241 01:51:46,000 --> 01:51:47,720 Speaker 1: what do I want for MK in twenty twenty two? 2242 01:51:47,760 --> 01:51:50,120 Speaker 1: I want to grow things like subscriber numbers on YouTube. Sure, 2243 01:51:50,160 --> 01:51:52,360 Speaker 1: I want to get to two hundred thousand. Yes, sure, okay, 2244 01:51:52,439 --> 01:51:56,400 Speaker 1: that's great. But I don't just want to be the 2245 01:51:56,560 --> 01:52:01,160 Speaker 1: best show, which I believe we are. I want to dramatic, evolve, 2246 01:52:02,040 --> 01:52:04,040 Speaker 1: and and you know, we do weird things. We do 2247 01:52:04,120 --> 01:52:06,320 Speaker 1: fun things, we do documentaries, we do we spin wheels, 2248 01:52:06,360 --> 01:52:08,200 Speaker 1: we do a lot of weird stuff. I don't want 2249 01:52:08,200 --> 01:52:10,360 Speaker 1: the weird stuff, stuff to stop. I never want this 2250 01:52:10,600 --> 01:52:13,200 Speaker 1: show to ever feel like it's mailed in. Maybe sometimes 2251 01:52:13,240 --> 01:52:14,640 Speaker 1: it feels that way for you. You get too much 2252 01:52:14,720 --> 01:52:16,840 Speaker 1: Jake Paul or Today you get way too much BC, 2253 01:52:17,080 --> 01:52:19,519 Speaker 1: not enough LT. Whatever your flavor is, there's different reasons 2254 01:52:19,600 --> 01:52:22,240 Speaker 1: you come to this show. I want to never stop 2255 01:52:22,479 --> 01:52:26,080 Speaker 1: leaving you guessing of what's coming next, and that falls 2256 01:52:26,120 --> 01:52:28,120 Speaker 1: on our staff. We got a new studio coming that 2257 01:52:28,200 --> 01:52:30,040 Speaker 1: I think is gonna change the way the show looks 2258 01:52:30,080 --> 01:52:33,120 Speaker 1: and feels. I want now that well, I was gonna 2259 01:52:33,120 --> 01:52:35,320 Speaker 1: say now that COVID is lightening up, it ain't lightening 2260 01:52:35,439 --> 01:52:37,519 Speaker 1: up at all, I guess, depending on you know. I 2261 01:52:37,600 --> 01:52:39,920 Speaker 1: watched the Today Show this morning. It was Omnikron in 2262 01:52:39,960 --> 01:52:43,280 Speaker 1: my face, Omni Tron? Is that the Is that a transformer? 2263 01:52:43,360 --> 01:52:45,599 Speaker 1: I don't know, But all I know is I want 2264 01:52:45,640 --> 01:52:48,240 Speaker 1: to be back in that studio often. We're gonna do 2265 01:52:48,280 --> 01:52:51,280 Speaker 1: big things this year, Okay, really big things. I want 2266 01:52:51,280 --> 01:52:54,840 Speaker 1: a live show, all right, I want crazy, awesome ass merch. 2267 01:52:55,200 --> 01:52:58,280 Speaker 1: We're gonna do some big collaborations with other brands. We're 2268 01:52:58,280 --> 01:53:00,280 Speaker 1: gonna do a lot of fun stuff this year. That's 2269 01:53:00,360 --> 01:53:04,519 Speaker 1: what I'm looking forward to, you know, And as a 2270 01:53:04,640 --> 01:53:06,920 Speaker 1: as a dad and parent of my sons are going 2271 01:53:07,000 --> 01:53:11,200 Speaker 1: to be turning fourteen in in February. You know they're 2272 01:53:11,200 --> 01:53:14,200 Speaker 1: gonna be held during high school next year. This is 2273 01:53:14,280 --> 01:53:16,000 Speaker 1: the time, man, this is the time to be alive 2274 01:53:16,040 --> 01:53:18,240 Speaker 1: and a parent and really focus on that and have 2275 01:53:18,520 --> 01:53:22,040 Speaker 1: those those memories with them. You know, it's why you say, BC, man, 2276 01:53:22,080 --> 01:53:23,400 Speaker 1: you're going on a lot of vacation. I am. I 2277 01:53:23,400 --> 01:53:25,240 Speaker 1: am going on a lot of vacations. I didn't have 2278 01:53:25,320 --> 01:53:28,439 Speaker 1: the money back then, and you know, pretty soon these 2279 01:53:28,439 --> 01:53:31,080 Speaker 1: guys are gonna be gone. This is the double down years. 2280 01:53:31,120 --> 01:53:32,840 Speaker 1: These are the years that you make that you make 2281 01:53:32,880 --> 01:53:34,439 Speaker 1: the most of it. You make it happen, you know. 2282 01:53:34,560 --> 01:53:37,800 Speaker 1: And even more importantly than that, I want to take 2283 01:53:37,800 --> 01:53:39,360 Speaker 1: care of my mental health better than I ever have. 2284 01:53:40,080 --> 01:53:42,400 Speaker 1: And there's some areas that I that I'm lazy with. 2285 01:53:42,520 --> 01:53:44,280 Speaker 1: I think a lot of you fall into that trap too. 2286 01:53:44,280 --> 01:53:45,560 Speaker 1: It's like, Okay, I know if I go out and 2287 01:53:45,640 --> 01:53:48,879 Speaker 1: run every morning, you know my mental health will be dynamic. 2288 01:53:48,920 --> 01:53:50,880 Speaker 1: I need to start doing that. You know. I need 2289 01:53:50,960 --> 01:53:52,840 Speaker 1: to do more. I need to I gotta take we 2290 01:53:52,880 --> 01:53:55,560 Speaker 1: all got to take better care of ourselves. But you 2291 01:53:55,640 --> 01:53:58,880 Speaker 1: know this is gonna be the year that MK goes 2292 01:53:58,960 --> 01:54:00,479 Speaker 1: for it. But I think this is gonna be the 2293 01:54:00,520 --> 01:54:02,960 Speaker 1: year that BC goes for We weren't supposed to win 2294 01:54:03,080 --> 01:54:05,439 Speaker 1: Best of a Programming So where do we go next? 2295 01:54:06,320 --> 01:54:09,240 Speaker 1: I don't know. As an Aeril Hawani one Best of 2296 01:54:09,439 --> 01:54:13,280 Speaker 1: a Journalist for eleven straight years, Am I a journalist? 2297 01:54:13,680 --> 01:54:18,200 Speaker 1: Not really? I'm an entertainer. Maybe I make a run 2298 01:54:18,960 --> 01:54:24,000 Speaker 1: at old erro Dessani there say you say it can't happen. 2299 01:54:24,960 --> 01:54:33,080 Speaker 1: The thing is, though I'm coming, Okay, Maybe I don't 2300 01:54:33,080 --> 01:54:35,320 Speaker 1: get there. Maybe I do though, Okay, we're about to 2301 01:54:35,320 --> 01:54:37,560 Speaker 1: find out in twenty twenty two. What else we got 2302 01:54:37,680 --> 01:54:45,840 Speaker 1: salad from flannel and JITs? Flannels and JITs. If MMA 2303 01:54:46,320 --> 01:54:50,360 Speaker 1: had a King's of a Weight Class documentary, what weight 2304 01:54:50,440 --> 01:54:53,760 Speaker 1: class and fighters would it be about? Okay? So the 2305 01:54:53,920 --> 01:54:57,560 Speaker 1: King's reference is to show Times the Four Kings, which 2306 01:54:57,680 --> 01:55:01,200 Speaker 1: documents of course, Hagler, Hearns, Leonard and d ran in 2307 01:55:01,360 --> 01:55:05,919 Speaker 1: and around the welterweight division, although obviously Hagler was a middleweight, 2308 01:55:06,040 --> 01:55:08,280 Speaker 1: you know, his whole career, so they all eventually moved up. 2309 01:55:09,000 --> 01:55:12,480 Speaker 1: If MMA had a ca so essentially, what is the 2310 01:55:12,640 --> 01:55:16,320 Speaker 1: golden era of a single division? That's what it's asking. 2311 01:55:17,040 --> 01:55:20,320 Speaker 1: I think, knee jerk, knee jerk. You've got to go 2312 01:55:20,480 --> 01:55:23,920 Speaker 1: light heavyweight in the you know, in the in the 2313 01:55:24,360 --> 01:55:27,520 Speaker 1: in the twenty ten to twenty eleven era, that area 2314 01:55:27,600 --> 01:55:31,240 Speaker 1: where you had that stretch where one the stretch as 2315 01:55:31,400 --> 01:55:34,120 Speaker 1: John Jones was coming up the ladder, that one Hall 2316 01:55:34,160 --> 01:55:37,240 Speaker 1: of Famer after another took turn swapping the belt right. 2317 01:55:37,320 --> 01:55:39,920 Speaker 1: It was like Ladell gave it to Rampage, who gave 2318 01:55:39,960 --> 01:55:44,240 Speaker 1: it to Forrest, who gave it to Rashad, who gave 2319 01:55:44,280 --> 01:55:48,320 Speaker 1: it to Macheetah, who gave it to Showgun, who eventually 2320 01:55:48,400 --> 01:55:51,000 Speaker 1: gave it to John Jones. That run at two five 2321 01:55:51,120 --> 01:55:54,680 Speaker 1: light heavyweight, where you had the former sort of face 2322 01:55:54,760 --> 01:55:57,640 Speaker 1: of the franchise and Chuck Ladell handing it off to 2323 01:55:57,760 --> 01:55:59,960 Speaker 1: some guys who had some great moments but they were 2324 01:56:00,120 --> 01:56:02,600 Speaker 1: short and eventually handed off to John Jones. And then 2325 01:56:02,600 --> 01:56:04,880 Speaker 1: once John Jones got it, he in turn turned around 2326 01:56:04,920 --> 01:56:07,160 Speaker 1: and fought all of those guys one after another, and 2327 01:56:07,640 --> 01:56:12,520 Speaker 1: probably the most insane stretch of fighting. I just credited 2328 01:56:13,280 --> 01:56:16,400 Speaker 1: Connor McGregor's insane stretch from the Aldo fight through the 2329 01:56:16,440 --> 01:56:19,240 Speaker 1: Alvarez fight insane. Although he lost one of those fights. 2330 01:56:19,400 --> 01:56:21,800 Speaker 1: But what John Jones did from that stretch of Showgun 2331 01:56:21,920 --> 01:56:24,000 Speaker 1: through all those guys, I'm really I'm not sure that 2332 01:56:24,000 --> 01:56:26,720 Speaker 1: I'll ever be equaled in terms of fighting top level 2333 01:56:26,720 --> 01:56:29,760 Speaker 1: competition one after another, and the fights were exciting as shit, 2334 01:56:29,760 --> 01:56:32,080 Speaker 1: and they were great. That's probably it. You could argue 2335 01:56:32,480 --> 01:56:34,880 Speaker 1: lightweight from the past few years, but you know, part 2336 01:56:34,880 --> 01:56:37,080 Speaker 1: of the problem in that is that we never got 2337 01:56:37,200 --> 01:56:39,560 Speaker 1: a beam Tony despite all those times doing it. You know, 2338 01:56:39,680 --> 01:56:43,320 Speaker 1: we never Connor was in and out and not really active. 2339 01:56:43,400 --> 01:56:45,440 Speaker 1: It was so deep and such a great division. We 2340 01:56:45,520 --> 01:56:47,320 Speaker 1: got great fights, and we're still getting great fights. So 2341 01:56:47,440 --> 01:56:49,840 Speaker 1: maybe lightweight could be it, but knee jerk, it's gotta be. 2342 01:56:50,840 --> 01:56:53,760 Speaker 1: It's gotta be light heavyweight there from that one, Are 2343 01:56:53,840 --> 01:56:58,120 Speaker 1: there anything else to close south? Or is there anything 2344 01:56:58,200 --> 01:57:03,280 Speaker 1: else from life that life is strawberry? How many more 2345 01:57:03,280 --> 01:57:06,960 Speaker 1: elite title defenses does Charles need to make to lure 2346 01:57:07,000 --> 01:57:10,720 Speaker 1: Habibe out of retirement? This is interesting because you know, I've, 2347 01:57:11,040 --> 01:57:12,360 Speaker 1: like a lot of people, we've been late to the 2348 01:57:12,400 --> 01:57:17,840 Speaker 1: party because Olivera's win streak had been so heavily leaned 2349 01:57:18,040 --> 01:57:21,280 Speaker 1: off the start of Nick Lentz type guys. No disrespect 2350 01:57:21,280 --> 01:57:22,960 Speaker 1: to Nick Lentz, Would you beat a bunch of Nick 2351 01:57:23,040 --> 01:57:24,440 Speaker 1: lentz Is in a row? And we're like, okay, let's 2352 01:57:24,440 --> 01:57:26,000 Speaker 1: see you do it on the title level. We're gonna 2353 01:57:26,360 --> 01:57:28,440 Speaker 1: we're gonna mark you an underdog for this fight. And 2354 01:57:28,520 --> 01:57:30,000 Speaker 1: then he goes in there and he barely he nearly 2355 01:57:30,040 --> 01:57:31,920 Speaker 1: gets stopped by Chandler and then he stops him. Oh 2356 01:57:31,960 --> 01:57:34,800 Speaker 1: my god, right, okay, you can't do that against you know, 2357 01:57:34,840 --> 01:57:36,680 Speaker 1: you can't do it against Pourier, right, Oh god, he did. 2358 01:57:36,760 --> 01:57:38,680 Speaker 1: He sat on Pourier for a whole round a, round 2359 01:57:38,720 --> 01:57:43,200 Speaker 1: two and dominated them. At this point, it's opened all 2360 01:57:43,240 --> 01:57:44,960 Speaker 1: of our eyes. Rightfully, so to what this guy ten 2361 01:57:45,000 --> 01:57:47,040 Speaker 1: wins in a row, thirty two years old, most finished 2362 01:57:47,080 --> 01:57:49,720 Speaker 1: his most submissions, and you know, he's sort of adding 2363 01:57:49,840 --> 01:57:51,880 Speaker 1: he not only you know, turned his striking around, but 2364 01:57:51,960 --> 01:57:53,280 Speaker 1: look at the what he did on with his top 2365 01:57:53,360 --> 01:57:56,960 Speaker 1: game against Pourier. The now debate is, you know, could 2366 01:57:57,000 --> 01:57:59,680 Speaker 1: he have been the one to give Habib a problem? 2367 01:58:00,160 --> 01:58:02,160 Speaker 1: That debate? I'll spend an hour on a podcast fill 2368 01:58:02,200 --> 01:58:03,680 Speaker 1: in a you know, I'll do a whole podcast about 2369 01:58:03,680 --> 01:58:06,400 Speaker 1: that debate. I love it. Will it ever be enough 2370 01:58:06,440 --> 01:58:08,440 Speaker 1: to get Habib out of retirement? I don't think so. 2371 01:58:08,920 --> 01:58:11,400 Speaker 1: Something we said from the beginning is that if anybody 2372 01:58:11,680 --> 01:58:14,600 Speaker 1: is true to their word, If anyone is, it's a 2373 01:58:14,680 --> 01:58:18,000 Speaker 1: bibe right, It's it's if anyone is true to what 2374 01:58:18,080 --> 01:58:20,760 Speaker 1: their stand on, the principles, the promises to the family, 2375 01:58:20,880 --> 01:58:26,480 Speaker 1: it's a bib Okay. Well, what if Charles Olivera beat 2376 01:58:26,760 --> 01:58:31,880 Speaker 1: Connor and Gaichie and you know, you name him up 2377 01:58:31,920 --> 01:58:33,320 Speaker 1: and down the list of people that kind of get 2378 01:58:33,360 --> 01:58:35,480 Speaker 1: refurbished and come up. You know, if h'sibe all like all, 2379 01:58:35,600 --> 01:58:37,880 Speaker 1: what if he just beats all mad Chev what if 2380 01:58:37,920 --> 01:58:43,360 Speaker 1: he beats all those guys? Still, I say no, because 2381 01:58:43,360 --> 01:58:45,520 Speaker 1: I believe Habib is focused on coaching. I believe he's 2382 01:58:45,520 --> 01:58:47,960 Speaker 1: focused on promoting, and I believe that promise is true. 2383 01:58:49,240 --> 01:58:52,360 Speaker 1: But if there was an angle, and I don't think 2384 01:58:52,440 --> 01:58:57,080 Speaker 1: Charlie o'tive is this type of McGregor despicable nature. But 2385 01:58:57,240 --> 01:59:00,280 Speaker 1: let's say Charles Olavera has a title defense against Slam 2386 01:59:00,320 --> 01:59:02,400 Speaker 1: Mahachev and Habib is in the corner, which he would be, 2387 01:59:03,520 --> 01:59:07,720 Speaker 1: and Charlie talks a shit ton of trash and then 2388 01:59:07,840 --> 01:59:11,720 Speaker 1: knocks Mahachev the fuck out. And I don't mean Rocky 2389 01:59:11,840 --> 01:59:14,560 Speaker 1: for Drago style where he killed Creed. I'm not going 2390 01:59:14,600 --> 01:59:18,880 Speaker 1: in that direction, but let's say he freaking destroyed him, 2391 01:59:19,800 --> 01:59:22,160 Speaker 1: and Habib's in the Rocky Balboa spot saying, man, I 2392 01:59:22,160 --> 01:59:24,680 Speaker 1: should have thrown in the towel. Could you conceive some 2393 01:59:24,880 --> 01:59:27,440 Speaker 1: type of narrative in which Abib comes back to avenge 2394 01:59:27,520 --> 01:59:31,840 Speaker 1: his teammate. That might be the only way. That might 2395 01:59:31,920 --> 01:59:33,520 Speaker 1: be the only way. That might be the only way. 2396 01:59:33,560 --> 01:59:35,760 Speaker 1: All right, that might be the only way. Probably not, though, 2397 01:59:35,960 --> 01:59:38,440 Speaker 1: all right, we are late on time. How about we 2398 01:59:38,480 --> 01:59:40,120 Speaker 1: do two more quick ones, Sally, if you can give 2399 01:59:40,160 --> 01:59:41,760 Speaker 1: me two more quick ones in and out, and then 2400 01:59:41,800 --> 01:59:45,280 Speaker 1: we'll close up shots from at Chaw double underscore. Vito, 2401 01:59:45,360 --> 01:59:48,480 Speaker 1: what are your top three favorite fighting or martial arts 2402 01:59:48,600 --> 01:59:54,920 Speaker 1: movies of all time? Probably not as as I'm certainly not, 2403 01:59:55,080 --> 01:59:57,200 Speaker 1: as you know. I love me. I love me some 2404 01:59:57,520 --> 01:59:59,840 Speaker 1: Ray Bartholomew, and I love me some bad martial arts 2405 02:00:00,200 --> 02:00:01,960 Speaker 1: from the eighties and nineties and bad action movies and 2406 02:00:02,000 --> 02:00:04,680 Speaker 1: all that. Yeah, I love me some blood Sport. Yeah, 2407 02:00:04,760 --> 02:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Luke and I watched Warrior and it wasn't that bad, 2408 02:00:06,840 --> 02:00:09,760 Speaker 1: right we did that? That that uh, that COVID book 2409 02:00:09,800 --> 02:00:12,200 Speaker 1: report on that. By the way, I like hare comes 2410 02:00:12,280 --> 02:00:15,320 Speaker 1: the Boom a lot more than people do. Why does 2411 02:00:15,440 --> 02:00:17,200 Speaker 1: Luke shit on? Why does everybody? Should? I watch out? 2412 02:00:17,240 --> 02:00:19,280 Speaker 1: My kids, they love it. It's a way for me 2413 02:00:19,320 --> 02:00:21,560 Speaker 1: to bring UFC into my living room. And people sort 2414 02:00:21,600 --> 02:00:23,720 Speaker 1: of handle it in a in a you know, bite 2415 02:00:23,760 --> 02:00:26,440 Speaker 1: sized fashion, and but in a in a safe way, right. 2416 02:00:26,520 --> 02:00:29,800 Speaker 1: And it's it's paulp ar molcop in the UFC cage, right, 2417 02:00:29,880 --> 02:00:33,120 Speaker 1: and Kristo Shoshinsky's the bad guy and boss rout and rules. 2418 02:00:34,440 --> 02:00:36,600 Speaker 1: But no, I don't really have a go to top 2419 02:00:36,680 --> 02:00:38,440 Speaker 1: three fighting one. I mean, you know, if we're gonna 2420 02:00:38,440 --> 02:00:40,919 Speaker 1: bring in the Rocky movies, it's gonna change the discussion 2421 02:00:40,960 --> 02:00:44,160 Speaker 1: and the debate. I'll have the debate with you all day. 2422 02:00:44,200 --> 02:00:46,400 Speaker 1: Which is the best Rocky movie? You know? You know, 2423 02:00:46,480 --> 02:00:50,240 Speaker 1: cinematically obviously it's one, but you know four, You could 2424 02:00:50,320 --> 02:00:52,880 Speaker 1: argue three pound for pound, just just start to finish, 2425 02:00:53,200 --> 02:00:56,200 Speaker 1: but there's nothing like four. Come on, it's it's cheese, yes, 2426 02:00:56,280 --> 02:00:58,760 Speaker 1: but it's tasty cheese. But no, I'm not I'm not 2427 02:00:58,880 --> 02:01:01,360 Speaker 1: credible enough to say here's my list of top ten 2428 02:01:01,480 --> 02:01:03,760 Speaker 1: fight movies. But we got one more for you here? 2429 02:01:03,800 --> 02:01:05,720 Speaker 1: What do we got here? Sally? Then they're gonna kick 2430 02:01:05,720 --> 02:01:09,680 Speaker 1: me out at Oh, that's that Irish name again, watt 2431 02:01:09,760 --> 02:01:13,240 Speaker 1: Wisen Schwisen. I mean, knowing that it's Irish, it could 2432 02:01:13,240 --> 02:01:16,720 Speaker 1: be pronounced Aaron for all I know. Underscore McCarthy ninety six, 2433 02:01:16,960 --> 02:01:20,520 Speaker 1: what are your wildest predictions for twenty twenty two? Again, 2434 02:01:20,600 --> 02:01:24,120 Speaker 1: not to steal all my material from the material I 2435 02:01:24,200 --> 02:01:26,600 Speaker 1: delivered to Aaron Bronsta or on that tessentho, But it 2436 02:01:26,680 --> 02:01:30,160 Speaker 1: was heavy in that, in that category of picking champions 2437 02:01:30,200 --> 02:01:33,920 Speaker 1: to end the year and then picking bold bold claims. 2438 02:01:33,960 --> 02:01:35,920 Speaker 1: I think we had to make a one star, two 2439 02:01:35,960 --> 02:01:38,240 Speaker 1: star and a three star bold prediction. I think one 2440 02:01:38,280 --> 02:01:41,520 Speaker 1: of my predictions was that Dana White will not talk 2441 02:01:41,520 --> 02:01:46,520 Speaker 1: about Jake Paul at all until Jake Paul beats Anderson Silva, 2442 02:01:46,560 --> 02:01:49,040 Speaker 1: and then Dana's like, crap, we've got to We've got 2443 02:01:49,120 --> 02:01:51,000 Speaker 1: to end this. Let me find somebody to end it. 2444 02:01:51,080 --> 02:01:52,480 Speaker 1: He tries to get out of Sonya, out of Soign. 2445 02:01:52,480 --> 02:01:54,200 Speaker 1: You won't do it. So he goes, all right, tomorrow, 2446 02:01:54,640 --> 02:01:56,080 Speaker 1: You've been a great soldier for me. You want to 2447 02:01:56,080 --> 02:01:57,240 Speaker 1: make a lot of money. You don't want to fight 2448 02:01:57,280 --> 02:01:59,160 Speaker 1: that much longer. We're gonna put you in a boxing 2449 02:01:59,240 --> 02:02:01,320 Speaker 1: match against him, and we're gonna cope, promote it, We're 2450 02:02:01,320 --> 02:02:03,120 Speaker 1: gonna go after it. That's a pretty bold prediction. I 2451 02:02:03,160 --> 02:02:05,240 Speaker 1: just don't believe it will happen. How about this bold prediction? 2452 02:02:07,800 --> 02:02:11,480 Speaker 1: Amanda Nunas decides against a rematch against Juliana Penya at 2453 02:02:11,480 --> 02:02:13,000 Speaker 1: one thirty five. She says, you know what that way 2454 02:02:13,080 --> 02:02:14,960 Speaker 1: cut is is compromising me. And I want to be 2455 02:02:15,000 --> 02:02:16,400 Speaker 1: the featherweight champion, and I want to be a mom, 2456 02:02:16,440 --> 02:02:17,320 Speaker 1: and I want to do what I want to do 2457 02:02:17,360 --> 02:02:21,920 Speaker 1: the rest of the way. Meanwhile, UFC brings in Kayla 2458 02:02:21,920 --> 02:02:24,600 Speaker 1: Harrison and says, not only are we bringing her in, 2459 02:02:24,720 --> 02:02:27,120 Speaker 1: but we're gonna take BC's idea and combine the forty 2460 02:02:27,160 --> 02:02:29,960 Speaker 1: five in a non existent fifty five division and make 2461 02:02:30,160 --> 02:02:34,280 Speaker 1: women's heavyweight. Suddenly Cyborg wants to come back. You got Kayla, 2462 02:02:34,440 --> 02:02:37,360 Speaker 1: you got Amanda? Okay, So what happens? At one thirty five? 2463 02:02:38,320 --> 02:02:44,120 Speaker 1: Juliana Paena defends against Holly Holme at forty years old, 2464 02:02:45,040 --> 02:02:47,720 Speaker 1: and you want a wile prediction? To close twenty twenty two, 2465 02:02:48,640 --> 02:02:54,720 Speaker 1: Holly holm is your UFC Women's bantamweight champion again. Crazy, right, 2466 02:02:55,320 --> 02:02:57,920 Speaker 1: you see you're stupid? Right? No, I don't know. I 2467 02:02:58,080 --> 02:03:00,120 Speaker 1: just got this weird feeling. Okay, I got this. It's 2468 02:03:00,120 --> 02:03:02,200 Speaker 1: weird feeling that Holly's gonna raise that belt one more time, 2469 02:03:02,360 --> 02:03:04,440 Speaker 1: that she's gonna put that capstone on her career and 2470 02:03:04,560 --> 02:03:07,200 Speaker 1: she's with the longevity and all that. Maybe I'm wild, 2471 02:03:07,240 --> 02:03:09,000 Speaker 1: I'm crazy. A lot of weird things have to happen 2472 02:03:09,000 --> 02:03:11,840 Speaker 1: to open that door. We'll see what happens. Shout out 2473 02:03:11,840 --> 02:03:13,400 Speaker 1: to our great team and staff. This may have been 2474 02:03:13,440 --> 02:03:15,760 Speaker 1: a weird male and episode and very BC heavy, but 2475 02:03:15,880 --> 02:03:17,960 Speaker 1: that's what I do when they leave me alone. Sally 2476 02:03:18,040 --> 02:03:21,000 Speaker 1: on the ones and twos, appreciate you shout out to 2477 02:03:21,040 --> 02:03:24,120 Speaker 1: Staten Island, even if you won't shout without yourself. Thank 2478 02:03:24,160 --> 02:03:26,440 Speaker 1: you to the fans for hanging with us here. Buy 2479 02:03:26,480 --> 02:03:29,760 Speaker 1: our merch at Morningcombat Dot store. I'll tell you this, 2480 02:03:29,960 --> 02:03:33,320 Speaker 1: the quality of it is really fantastic. You can buy 2481 02:03:33,440 --> 02:03:36,080 Speaker 1: digital gift cards today. Maybe you want to get somebody 2482 02:03:36,160 --> 02:03:40,280 Speaker 1: a Holidays are in January. I don't know, President's Day, 2483 02:03:40,320 --> 02:03:42,760 Speaker 1: I don't know. Okay, you can buy digital gift cards 2484 02:03:42,800 --> 02:03:45,560 Speaker 1: available now as well. We're the tied I stuff, We're 2485 02:03:45,600 --> 02:03:48,640 Speaker 1: the drug rug. Whatever you got like and subscribe, follow 2486 02:03:48,760 --> 02:03:53,720 Speaker 1: us on social and Luke Thomas will be back on Wednesday. 2487 02:03:53,760 --> 02:03:55,600 Speaker 1: We will not have a Friday episode. We want everybody 2488 02:03:55,600 --> 02:03:57,400 Speaker 1: to enjoy their New Years. But Luke Thomas is back. 2489 02:03:57,440 --> 02:04:00,120 Speaker 1: On Wednesday. We'll hit the latest news in all that 2490 02:04:00,360 --> 02:04:03,840 Speaker 1: will look ahead. Hey, Risen, my favorite fighting federation, Rise 2491 02:04:03,920 --> 02:04:07,360 Speaker 1: and Risen. They're back this weekend. Okay, not tension, Nasakawa. 2492 02:04:07,960 --> 02:04:10,160 Speaker 1: I love this shit. Okay, you're gonna we're gonna preview 2493 02:04:10,200 --> 02:04:14,960 Speaker 1: that on Wednesday. Gains will be loyal as they are. 2494 02:04:15,840 --> 02:04:17,839 Speaker 1: I hope you guys have a healthy and happy holiday 2495 02:04:17,920 --> 02:04:20,600 Speaker 1: season and we'll be back in a couple of days 2496 02:04:20,760 --> 02:04:25,240 Speaker 1: for my great staff. And uh and yeah, that's it. 2497 02:04:25,600 --> 02:04:28,120 Speaker 1: My name is Brian Campbell, and I've got two words 2498 02:04:28,160 --> 02:04:29,520 Speaker 1: for you. Yeah,