How Rich Is Jon Jones? Plus, Colby Covington vs. Dustin Poirier Rumors, and Why I Hate NASA!

You're Welcome! With Chael Sonnen

Chael Sonnen

Sports, Comedy, Wrestling

4.6 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Happy post-Labor Day! On today's great episode of the best podcast in combat sports, I tell you about that time I was (almost) a stunt man for Channing Tatum, and also my beef with NASA. Then, I talk about the rumors surrounding a Colby Covington-Dustin Poirier fight. After that, I discuss the UFC welterweight title picture, my BRILLIANT idea for Alexander Volkanovski's next opponent, Jon Jones' financials and how that could impact his retirement decision, changing pay-per-view prices in boxing, and more.

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Why I dislike NASA (00:00)
Colby Covington vs. Dustin Poirier? (14:10)
The welterweight round robin (22:16)
Alexander Volkanovski's future (32:52)
How rich is Jon Jones? (44:26)
Cheaper boxing PPV's (52:21)

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0:00.0	What is happening guys? Happy Tuesday except for Troy who gets another silver medal but you know what I want to thank you guys because you're joining another special episode of your welcome and you know what guys I have got a tremendous docket for you today and I'm doing this in the spirit of the US holiday
0:27.6	that so many good men and women have earned.
0:30.7	I am not one of them.
0:32.0	I don't work but for those of you that do labor,
0:35.2	I do appreciate it and coming up on today's show, how rich is John Jones? I'm going to tell you.
0:41.4	Plus, I'm going to talk about Alex Bolkinovsky's future and I'm going to tell you why
0:46.8	NASA is quite possibly useless. Let's get into that. Let's begin with a view that I have on one of the biggest
0:57.5	new stories in the world. Fly me to the Moon.
1:04.0	Did you guys watch this?
1:06.0	And this is Channing Taitum.
1:08.0	I'm a Channinatum fan. I'm a Channinat fan fan because of Chung Lee who brought Chanin to events like he Chanin was getting
1:17.2	about he was you know supporting sportin the fights turned out he was buddies with
1:20.9	Chung Lee and when Chung stopped fighting with
1:23.9	seeing Shannon Tatum either way I was on board. You know I was gonna double him
1:28.6	by the way? I was gonna double Channing Tatum in a movie.
1:33.8	I got called from a gentleman in New York who was a stunt coordinator.
1:41.2	And he's there's moving out, a movie coming out Channing Tatum. You're a stunt hot it's a mess you'll be uncomfortable grow your hair out start growing your hair out I start
1:55.4	growing my hair out you know I was working I was in real estate back then I mean you know I
1:59.2	kind of do my thing I'm on camera trying to trying to come for you guys and now I'm breaking my own number one rule which is I'm looking different today than I used to
2:07.5	Like the guy that goes out he bleaches his hair before he's over with you guys he didn't just help himself get over he just confused you to who he is or the guy that
2:14.4	goes and fights and puts glasses on before he goes to the press conference before he's
2:17.8	over so now he hasn't helped get himself over he just confused you with who he is not doing that
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