Khamzat: Boring or Brilliant? + The toughest fighter is…

Good Guy / Bad Guy

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🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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On this episode of Good Guy / Bad Guy…Annnnnnnnnnnd Newwwwwww! Khamzat Chimaev is the new King of the Middleweight division after dominating the former undefeated Champ Dricus Du Plessis on the ground for five full rounds. So, was the fight boring or brilliant? Should the Ref have done more to make it competitive? Plus, the guys reveal who they believe can beat the newly crowned Champ. And, find out who DC believes is the toughest fighter to prepare for in the UFC. SPOILER ALERT: It is NOT Khamzat! Then, this week in MMA history, 12 years ago the Bad Guy himself cut one of the greatest promo’s of all time! You do NOT want to miss Chael reminisce on his epic callout of Wanderlei Silva. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	205 pounds, 6 feet tall boy until I met you.
0:04.0	I didn't know they could stack crap that high.
0:06.0	Shut up, Joe Rogan.
0:08.0	Do not interrupt.
0:09.0	I just beat a world champion.
0:10.0	You think I won't take out of middle-aged comedian
0:12.0	just for the goddamn pleasure of Evanda Le Silva three months.
0:15.0	It's you and the bad guy.
0:16.0	And And new, good guy, bad guy,
0:26.6	coming to you right now.
0:27.6	I'm Chale He's Daniel and partner speaking of.
0:30.6	And new, what a weekend we had.
0:33.6	What a new champion we've got.
0:36.6	My goodness, the middleweight division must be like on notice.
0:40.9	I've got some reactions from some of the fighters from that division
0:43.4	and so much more as we discuss the new middleweight champion of the world.
0:47.0	Hamzaa Chimaya and Jill looked like we both wore white today,
0:49.8	but I got like this lion's MMA with the gold.
0:53.1	It makes me look like some sort of king i'm looking good
0:55.5	the master of the plug well done dc hey chel when i put on white with my skin it's so beautifully brown
1:03.9	and caramel it's a good combination chel p it doesn't wash me out it just makes me feel like i have a
1:10.6	halo around the top of my head.
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