08/06 MMA: Khabib-Conor is real, Nate Diaz is angry and UFC 227 delivers
State of Combat with Brian Campbell
CBS Sports, Boxing, MMA
4.6 • 765 Ratings
🗓️ 6 August 2018
⏱️ 105 minutes
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Summary
Brian Campbell and Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal react to the big news that Conor McGregor will return from a two-year layoff to challenge lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 on Oct. 6. So who wins? How many pay-per-view buys will it move? The guys break down all that and more including Nate Diaz's angry reaction following the announcement of his own return and what McGregor's comeback means for the health of the UFC and the sport. In addition, a full recap of UFC 227, including big wins from TJ Dillashaw and Henry Cejudo, along with what should be next for former flyweight king Demetrious Johnson.
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| 0:00.0 | Oh, yeah. |
| 0:27.2 | The audio revolution rolls on. |
| 0:30.2 | In this corner with Brian Campbell returns with the MMA edition |
| 0:33.4 | as we bite down on the mouth guard and swing for the fences, |
| 0:39.3 | fueled by another seismic dose of that untraceable, unmistakable, performance enhancing audio, the Brian Campbell, |
| 0:46.3 | in fact, the voice that you hear. |
| 0:49.0 | And I'm not so interested this week in talking about martial artists as I am to break down the big news surrounding those |
| 0:55.9 | fighters. |
| 0:56.8 | I'm not a martial artist. |
| 0:57.9 | I am a fighter. |
| 0:59.4 | And speaking of fighters, a lot has gone on in the past few days regarding some of the |
| 1:05.3 | biggest names in the sport. |
| 1:06.5 | So you better believe the one and only King Mo, Muhammad the Wall, the Bellator Moneyweight champion, is ready to join me very shortly to break all of this down. |
| 1:17.9 | And so much more, we will provide reaction to the return of the Mac. |
| 1:23.4 | Oh, you lied to me. |
| 1:26.2 | Connor McGregor is back and he has signed on to face new lightweight King Habib Nirmaga met off at UFC 2.29. |
| 1:35.6 | His chin is deteriorating. |
| 1:37.5 | Well, Connor, we're going to find that out and much more for sure on October 6th, but you better believe this week, King Mo and I will break down. |
| 1:44.7 | Hey, who wins this fight? |
| 1:46.1 | How many pay-per-views this might move? |
| 1:48.4 | And what this means for both UFC and MMA moving forward? |
| 1:53.1 | Wow, folks, big news, and you know the BC is ready to tell you about it. |
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