Fighter vs. Writer: UFC 281 Reaction, Adesanya vs. Pereira Stoppage and Paying Tribute to Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson

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🗓️ 15 November 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

The Fighter vs. The Writer returns after an action-packed weekend at UFC 281 where Alex Pereira pulled off a stunning comeback to knockout Israel Adesanya to become the new middleweight champion. UFC welterweight Matt Brown joins Damon Martin on the podcast as they discuss the fallout from the event when Pereira earned a third win over Adesanya after beating him twice previously whey they were competing in kickboxing. Brown will give his thoughts on the fight and why he believes the stoppage in the fight between Pereira and Adesanya was a little bit early in his estimation. We’ll also discuss the jaw-dropping performance from Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler as they went to war in one of the most memorable fights of 2022. Where does Poirier go next after this win and has Chandler hit his ceiling in the UFC if he’s not willing to engage in these all out wars? Plus, the podcast pays tribute to Anthony “Rumble” Johnson after his tragic death at just 38 years old while Brown looks back at the time he was scheduled to face the prolific knockout artist in his career. All this and more on the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer! Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Read More: MMA Fighting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Vox Media podcast network.
0:18.4	Welcome back to the fighter versus the writer, I'm Damon Martin.
0:21.6	He is Matt Brown and Matt, we are back after one of the craziest events in recent history
0:28.4	of C281 did not disappoint.
0:31.6	We were texted last night during the event and boy, I tell you what, we talked a lot
0:35.6	about it on last week's show, did it deliver?
0:38.4	I mean, seriously, that car delivered in a massive, massive way.
0:43.0	Straight up, man.
0:44.0	I was like MMA or gas and bro, I was like, I'm still coming down from last night, man,
0:49.2	like I couldn't sleep at all.
0:51.3	That's the only shitty part about beyond East Coast, right?
0:54.6	We don't get it.
0:55.6	Oh, done till one in the morning.
0:57.8	I started watching the prelims, it was six, six thirties when it came on, right?
1:02.1	Yeah, like six o'clock is when they started, yeah.
1:05.0	Yeah, yeah, man, I didn't, I didn't miss a single fight on night.
1:09.1	What about you?
1:10.1	No, I was there for the whole thing and it was crazy from start to finish.
1:13.4	I mean, even the prelims were nuts, like it wasn't like there was just the main card.
1:17.1	Like sometimes, sometimes there's like, I remember when you fought, uh, when you fought
1:21.6	Tim Means, like that card ended up being like one of the greatest cards ever, but it
1:25.2	was started with your fight because every fight before your fight was like, oh my God,
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