Kamaru Usman vs. Khamzat Chimaev Speculation, Francis and Fury Latest, and Why I'm Excited for Jan Blachowicz vs. Alex Pereira

You're Welcome! With Chael Sonnen

Chael Sonnen

Comedy, Sports, Wrestling

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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On today's loaded episode, Chael discusses: Potential opponents for Francis Ngannou in the boxing ring and what Chael thinks of the social media back-and-forth between Ngannou and Tyson Fury (00:15) The solution to the problems in booking Kamaru Usman vs. Khamzat Chimaev (20:41) If Dricus Du Plessis winning against Robert Whittaker creates a bigger story line for an Israel Adesanya title fight (28:35) Why Chael is so excited for Jan Blachowicz to welcome Alex Pereira to the light heavyweight division (38:00) Plus, more from Chael on Dr. Andrew Huberman (45:05). FOLLOW me on Instagram here: @sonnenchThanks to this episode’s sponsor: Gametime Download the Gametime app or visit Gametime.co and use code: CHAEL for $20 off your first purchase Our Sponsors:* Check out Shopify and use my code chael for a great deal: https://www.shopify.com* Check out Shopify and use my code chael for a great deal: https://www.shopify.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:06.5	What's happening, guys? Happy Friday. And thank you for joining.
1:10.5	A another special episode of your welcome. I just hung up with Brendan. I just spent... I had a wonderful morning. I spent two hours with Brendan's shop, who I love catching up with. I hate it when it's over. It felt like 20 minutes. Turns out it's two hours. Go check that out over on Brendan's page. But, man, we touched on everything.
1:33.5	And I really like to get Brendan's perspective on the heavyweights because he was one.
1:37.9	And I like to get his perspective on boxing because he knows more and follows boxing closer than any MMA competitor that I personally know.
1:42.4	And I know some pretty big boxing fans.
1:43.7	I mean, he used to work at Showtime. You understand these things. See, Brennan.
1:48.2	So, right, when you're talking about the heavyweights right now, of course Francis is going to come up.
1:52.5	Of course, his new deal with the PFL. And above everything, the fact that his PFL does not even
1:57.5	kick in until 2024, and we don't know when.
2:01.4	We don't know what month of 2024.
2:03.9	We just know, hey, don't bother him this year.
2:07.7	He's trying to do some boxing.
2:09.3	He's focusing on boxing.
2:10.8	Doesn't have a fight, doesn't have a contract.
2:13.4	But that's what he's in the gym preparing for because he thinks he's going to get one.
2:16.6	Okay.
2:18.1	Okay, good enough.
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