Francis Ngannou, Dominick Cruz, Miesha Tate

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🗓️ 1 April 2021

⏱️ 86 minutes

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On this week’s show, Ariel is first joined by the new UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. Ngannou talks about his long journey to the title, everything he’s had to overcome and how it feels to finally realize a dream. He also talks about a potential Jon Jones fight next and his desire to compete in boxing, as well. Then, Ariel is joined by Dominick Cruz who reflects on his recent win over Casey Kenney. Cruz also talks about whether he wants to fight Sean O’Malley next, whether he wants another title shot and more. And finally, Ariel is joined by Miesha Tate to talk about her decision to come out of retirement in July and why she is in a much better place mentally this time around. In addition to all that, Ariel talks about some recent breaking news, including the Nathan Diaz vs. Leon Edwards fight at UFC 262 on May 15. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello there friends! The Troll Pal area, Hawani, back with another jam-packed edition of the
0:06.8	Wednesday Hawani show. A star-studded lineup is coming your way. But before we get to that,
0:13.3	do one or mind you once again, we are in the thick of the NCAA tournament. The men's final four
0:19.5	is official. Yes, Baylor, Houston, UCLA, Gonzaga, what a final four. What an unexpected final four.
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1:07.3	which does contain some language that may not be suitable for all audiences, so listen
1:11.2	to our discretion as advised. Enjoy. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to El Wani's M-M-A-Show.
1:27.2	Back in your life. On this Wednesday, March 31, 2000, and 21, hello again, everyone.
1:42.2	I hope you're doing well. Welcome back to a brand new edition of the show. And like I said at
1:46.0	the very top, it's a star-studded edition of the show. We're going to hear from Misha Tate,
1:51.2	who is coming out of retirement. She hasn't fought since 2016. She's a mother of two now. Remember,
1:57.3	she retired in Madison Square Garden after her loss to Recall Pennington, went to work for one
2:02.5	championship, but we found out last week she is in fact coming back at 34 years young. She's
2:07.7	fighting Marion Reno, who will be 44 when they fight on July 17th. And it's interesting. This will
2:13.8	be her comeback fight. It will be Marion Reno's retirement fight. And this was a really great
2:20.1	conversation with Misha Tate, a very introspective, Misha Tate, a very honest, Misha Tate. I enjoyed
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