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

Sports, Comedy, Wrestling

4.6 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

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).

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Transcript

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0:00.0	What's happening guys? Happy Friday! And thank you for joining another special episode of your welcome.
0:13.4	I just hung up with Brendan. I just spent I had a wonderful morning spent two hours with Brendan
0:18.4	Shobb who I love catching up with. I hate it when it's over. It felt like 20 minutes turns out it's
0:23.2	two hours. Go check that out over on Brendan's page but man we touched on everything and I really
0:29.8	like to get Brendan's perspective on the heavy weights because he was one and I like to get
0:35.0	his perspective on boxing because he knows more and follows boxing closer than any MMA competitor
0:42.0	that I personally know and I know some pretty big boxing fans. I mean he used to work at showtime
0:45.6	understanding things. I've seen Brendan. So right when you're talking about the heavy weights right
0:51.6	now of course Francis is going to come up of course his new deal with the PFL and above everything
0:55.6	the fact that his PFL does not even kick in until 2024 and we don't know when we don't know what
1:03.2	month of 2024 or we just know hey don't bother him this year he's trying to do some boxing he's
1:10.3	focusing on boxing doesn't have a fight doesn't have a contract but that's what he's in the gym
1:15.4	preparing for because he thinks he's going to get one okay okay good enough but I wanted to know
1:21.4	from Brendan what are you hearing who's out there and it's a Brendan where would the money be at
1:28.2	in boxing like for example I get a text today from buddy in Canada and Joseph. Joseph tells me
1:35.4	that spence in Crawford right Earl Spence and Terrence Crawford I've agreed to box and the night
1:42.0	that they agreed to box is the same night as a UFC paper view and he asks me whether UFC
1:48.7	changed their date are they going to pull out of the competition that night because of this massive
1:54.7	boxing fight I'm going nobody cares about spence and Crawford but that's what I'm thinking right I don't
2:00.4	need to hear from you where you got a bag on me who the hell's time out spence and Crawford
2:06.0	top of these guys have finally agreed to fight who was asking them to fight I mean like that's
2:09.3	the fight to do that's a good fight these are two tough guys to the point that the UFC is going to
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