MMA: Dustin Poirier, Edson Barboza preview UFC 242 (9/4)

State of Combat with Brian Campbell

CBS Sports, Boxing, MMA

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4.6 • 765 Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2019

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

Brian Campbell, "Suga" Rashad Evans and Brandon Wise preview Saturday's UFC 242 card from Abu Dhabi as Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier look to unify lightweight titles. Wise also sits down with both Poirier and fellow lightweight Edson Barboza to talk about their preparation. The guys also recap Weili Zhang's upset knockout of UFC women's strawweight champion Jessica Andrade in China and look ahead to Saturday's Bellator 226 card as Ryan Bader defends his heavyweight title and a 16-man featherweight tournament kicks off. Plus, Anthony Johnson's heavyweight comeback and much more.

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0:00.0	5, 4, 3, 2, 2, 1, 0,000, ignition, lift off. Oh, yeah.
0:27.1	We back, folks.
0:28.1	Trust me.
0:29.2	We back.
0:29.8	It's the state of combat podcast on CBS Sports with the Brian Campbell.
0:33.9	And it's mixed martial arts audition this week.
0:39.1	And we got a loaded show for you.
0:43.9	UFC 242, the duel in the desert is on the horizon.
0:46.2	We will break down all things.
0:50.0	Habib, Dustin Porier, can't wait for that one. And a new era in the Far East.
0:54.1	Yes, Wei Li Zhang becomes a queen of the UFC with the knockout heard round the world.
1:00.9	Going to get into that.
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1:13.7	I guarantee you'll be impressed, wow, by our performance.
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1:19.5	Hey, oh, hey, let me welcome in my co-host.
1:21.5	You know him very well.
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1:23.9	He's a former UFC light heavyweight champion.
1:26.9	And now both in earthquake and hurricane
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