MMA: Cain Velasquez returns; MVP, Paul Daley talk Belator Grand Prix
State of Combat with Brian Campbell
CBS Sports, Boxing, MMA
4.6 • 765 Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2019
⏱️ 124 minutes
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Summary
Brian Campbell is joined by Bellator welterweights Michael "Venom" Page and Paul Daley to preview Saturday's must-see Welterweight World Grand Prix bout. Brandon Wise and producer Mike Mormile join in on a recap of UFC 234 including a vintage performance from Anderson Silva and what's next at middleweight following Israel Adesanya's win and Robert Whittaker's injury. Plus, a preview of former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez's long-awaited return against Francis Ngannou. What's next for Conor McGregor? Will Daniel Cormier vacate the heavyweight title? All that and more.
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| 0:00.0 | Oh, yeah. |
| 0:27.5 | You know that sound. |
| 0:28.9 | Get fired up. |
| 0:31.9 | Oh, the State of Combat podcast returns on CBS Sports. |
| 0:36.3 | And it's back with a bang. |
| 0:37.9 | It's backed. |
| 0:39.2 | Of course, it's backed and underwritten by that performance-enhancing audio. |
| 0:42.8 | We don't all that, but we are back with the MMA edition this week. |
| 0:46.4 | Our buddy old Andy is back. |
| 0:48.4 | I back. |
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| 0:51.2 | So is this damn program following UFC 234, a wild card down under. |
| 0:57.0 | We didn't get all the thunder. |
| 0:58.1 | We didn't catch all that smoke we were intended on. |
| 1:00.6 | Got a very interesting main event with some spin-off possibilities and another loaded show this |
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