Episode 516: Will UFC 279 set a record for sadness?

The Co-Main Event MMA Podcast

Chad Dundas

Sports, Leisure

4.8 • 698 Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2022

⏱️ 75 minutes

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It's pledge month over at the CME Patreon. If you haven't yet signed up to join the team, we'd love it if you'd consider lending us your support at: https://www.patreon.com/comainevent This week, we set about getting primed for Saturday's UFC 279 fight card. Or, rather, we set about trying to guard ourselves against heartbreak, as Nate Diaz vs. Khamzat Chimaev AND Tony Ferguson vs. Li Jingliang BOTH go down on this card. Dude. Who's idea was THAT? Also, we reflect on Ciryl Gane's third-round TKO over Tai Tuivasa at UFC Paris last weekend, which won Ben a lot of money, perhaps scuttled Chad's heavyweight prophecy and put Gane in line to receive ... well ... something. This episode is brought to you in part by Draft Kings. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800- GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/LA/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1- 800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA(select parishes)/MI/NH/NJ/ NY/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. New customer offer void in NH/OR/ONT-CA. $200 in Free bets: New customers only. Valid 1 per new customer. Min. $5 deposit. Min $5 wager. $200 issued as eight (8) $25 free bets. Ends 9/19/22 @ 8pm. Early Win: 1 Early Win Token issued per eligible game. Opt in req. Token expires at start of eligible game. Min moneyline bet $1. Wagering limits apply. Wagers placed on both sides of moneyline will void bet. Ends 1/8/23 @ 8pm ET. See terms at sportsbook dot draftkings dot com slash football terms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.5	You're listening to the co-main event podcast.
0:41.0	And now your host, Ben Fulks and Chad Dundas.
0:47.9	That's right.
0:49.1	You're listening to another episode of the co-main event mixed martial arts podcast.
0:55.0	I'm Chad Dundas. That's Ben Fulks.
0:57.9	We're both longtime MMA journalists, and for the last 10 years, we've been meeting here
1:02.1	every single week to break down all the action in the wild, weird, and occasionally
1:07.6	wonderful world of mixed martial arts.
1:10.8	Ben Fulks, it is UFC 279 Fight Week, so I'll... and occasionally wonderful world of mixed martial arts.
1:14.2	Ben Fulks, it is UFC 279 fight week.
1:18.5	So obviously we will be spending a big chunk of time this week.
1:24.0	Looking ahead to that, we're also going to recap some of the action at UFC Paris.
1:45.5	It is a typically busy week in the world of combat sports. Jake Paul versus Anderson Silva was officially announced for October 29th down there in Phoenix. We kind of knew that was coming. I think we'll be setting up a CME watch party for that event. Perhaps the biggest news of all, though.
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