🚨 Instant Analysis: UFC 249 postponed (4/9)

State of Combat with Brian Campbell

CBS Sports, Boxing, MMA

Society & Culture, Sports News, News, Sports

4.6 • 767 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Brian Campbell and Brandon Wise provide immediate reaction to Disney and ESPN's decision not to move forward with the April 18 UFC 249 card by telling Dana White to "stand down" amid safety concerns during the coronavirus outbreak. Can White's reckless ways be justified? Are they motivated by deeper financials concerns with parent company Endeavor? The guys try and make sense of MMA's future and what this decision will mean for fighters and fans alike. ---------------------------- 'State of Combat' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our hosts on Twitter: @BCampbellCBS, @SugaRashadEvans, @stateofcombat For more MMA coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/mma/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.8	Five, four, three, two, one, two, zero, ignition.
0:39.4	Lift up.
0:44.4	Oh, no.
0:48.7	UFC 249, not going to happen.
0:52.1	It's a state of combat podcast.
0:53.6	Instant analysis edition to the breaking news in mixed martial arts.
0:58.8	Dana White forced to quote stand down and suspend indefinitely all UFC cards, including
1:07.3	next Saturday's April 18th UFC 249 card at the undisclosed location, also
1:14.7	known as Tachi Palace Resorts.
1:18.0	We're going to get into all that and more in this quick hitter with instant reaction.
1:24.2	The Brian Campbell, of course, is the voice that you hear.
1:27.4	My CBS cohort
1:28.9	Brandon wise jumping in as well and wise man I mean we're going to break down the
1:35.5	specifics of what we know from from this news from what Dana was able to tell ESPN's
1:40.6	Brett Okamoto who not only got the exclusive interview again, but I'm wondering if Brett's
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