Bo Nickal Blew the Biggest Fight of His Life! How Kamaru Usman Stole a Golden Opportunity and Will Israel Adesanya Retire?
You're Welcome! With Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen
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🗓️ 17 October 2023
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Between Misfits Boxing, another UFC Apex event, and the crazy UFC 294 shuffle, it's been a wild few days in combat sports! Here's what I discuss on today's show:
- Intro (00:00)
- Is Jake Paul vs. KSI the fight to make? (01:00)
- The most compelling part of Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 294 (09:08)
- How Kamaru Usman landed a short-notice fight with Khamzat Chimaev (21:24)
- Israel Adesanya's decision to take a break from MMA (42:14)
And more!
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| 0:00.0 | If your mind goes on and becomes world champion, I mean, you just see how it gets harder and harder and harder and not easier |
| 0:04.6 | But right now it was the time and if Bo really does feel that way |
| 0:08.0 | He needs to wake up and look around and go Bo, you're not ever gonna get called to do something |
| 0:19.4 | What's happening guys happy Tuesday and thank you for joining another special episode of your welcome man |
| 0:25.4 | What a few days in combat sports we've had in here on today's episode. We're gonna get into all things |
| 0:31.9 | UFC 294 guys. There is madness this Saturday |
| 0:35.7 | Well, come on oozman be in his final fight |
| 0:38.0 | There's Fulganowski have what it takes to best is low Markle chip particularly on short notice |
| 0:43.0 | I'm gonna answer those questions. Plus Israel a lot of Sonya says he's gonna take a step back from fighting lots to get into today |
| 0:50.4 | But I want to begin with the fight that stole all the attention this past week |
| 0:55.4 | Jake Paul KSI will fury. What do you guys think and there's a lot on it |
| 1:07.3 | I will tell you as I watch the matches this weekend first off I wasn't in the greatest of spirits by the time the |
| 1:16.8 | Made of it came around right? The co-made event |
| 1:21.2 | Was not in the greatest of spirits after I was watching that so I |
| 1:25.8 | Was influenced by the announcers. That's true. I've got to disclose that Grisham, Errol, Hawani, Mams |
| 1:33.2 | They did a very good job |
| 1:35.6 | But they also influenced me and they convinced me the KSI won that fight |
| 1:40.4 | What parts I saw of it? |
| 1:42.4 | It's difficult to know how the judges are scoring it |
| 1:47.4 | Like amateur boxing versus professional boxing are very different things |
| 1:51.6 | So we took two amateurs and we put them in there, but we did it under professional rules and |
| 1:58.2 | KSI is so gritty and tough, but he is a street fighter. I mean, he is a brawler. That is a legit tough guy for sure |
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