DC & Helwani: Masvidal Saves the Day, UFC 251 Preview

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🗓️ 6 July 2020

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Daniel Cormier joins Ariel to recap a crazy weekend that ended with Jorge Masvidal agreeing to terms to fight Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title on Fight Island. The guys share their insights about what really happened before debating which fighter faces more pressure Saturday night. Plus, they discuss what’s next for Gilbert Burns (45:15), Max Holloway’s unorthodox training camp (56:30) and the slew of exciting fights slated for UFC 251. To sign up for Ariel's LIVE podcast event, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello friends, it's your old pal, Arya Hawani and my, oh my, oh my, oh my, do we have a lot to discuss today?
0:08.7	Holy smokes, what is 72 hours in MMA?
0:11.9	I can't wait to talk about it with my MandiC, but before we get to all that, I want to tell you about a couple exciting things going on first off.
0:19.3	The obvious one, the UFC heads to Abu Dhabi this Saturday, July 11th, UFC 251.
0:26.0	It's a triple header in terms of title fights.
0:29.3	You got Usman versus Mazvedal, yes, Jorge Mazvedal in the main event, more on that in a second.
0:34.5	Alexander Volkanovsky versus Max Hallway 2 and Pionerian versus Jose Aldo.
0:39.3	You don't want to miss this one.
0:40.6	You also got the return of Rose PVZ and a whole lot more.
0:43.2	It's UFC 251 exclusively available to ESPN Plus subscribers for $64.99.
0:50.4	Visit espnplus.com slash ppv for more details.
0:55.6	And speaking of Jorge Mazvedal, you may have noticed in your podcast feed that my exclusive interview with Gamebred himself is up right now.
1:03.2	I spoke to him very late Sunday evening slash Monday morning.
1:06.8	After he landed in Vegas, did his COVID test and all that.
1:09.4	We talked about his beef with Mar Usman, how this fight came together so quickly and a whole lot more.
1:14.2	So I highly suggest you listen to it right after you're done with DC and Hawani.
1:18.2	It's the longest interview he's going to do all week.
1:20.5	It was an exclusive first off.
1:22.0	He came back to his boy, Hallway.
1:23.7	It's a great listen.
1:24.9	I urge you to check it out after this show.
1:27.1	Also, in the middle of the show, I have a very exciting announcement about something we're doing on Friday.
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