MMA: Khabib-Ferguson or bust, BMFs at MSG, Cowboy-Gaethje preview
State of Combat with Brian Campbell
CBS Sports, Boxing, MMA
4.6 • 765 Ratings
🗓️ 11 September 2019
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Brian Campbell is joined by UFC Hall of Famer "Suga" Rashad Evans and Brandon Wise to bang the drum loudly for a Khabib Nurmagomedov-Tony Ferguson lightweight superfight [17:54]. Evans goes in depth on what makes Khabib's wrestling so unique and why his demeanor is unlike any other fighter. The guys also get creative in brainstorming ways to market the BMF title that Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal will fight for on Nov. 2 and debate whether Jorge's beef with teammate Colby Covington is real [1:54]. Plus, who stood out at Bellator 226 [38:20] and a preview of the violence to expect from Donald Cerrone-Justin Gaethje at UFC Vancouver [50:33].
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| 0:00.0 | 5, 4, 3, 2, 2, 1, 0,000, ignition, lift off. Oh, yeah. |
| 0:26.7 | You want it, you need it. |
| 0:28.6 | It's back, baby, the CBS Sports State of Combat podcast with the Brian Campbell mixed martial arts edition. |
| 0:37.2 | Back with a bang, bang back ready to bang. |
| 0:41.5 | Let me bang with somebody. |
| 0:43.4 | Yeah, you will. |
| 0:44.2 | You'll hear it right now. |
| 0:45.3 | All analysis all the time. |
| 0:47.3 | No punches pulled as we break down all things of the aftermath of UFC 242 and a must see thriller coming up this weekend. |
| 0:58.1 | I said thriller in advance when Cowboy, when Justin Gage G get together to provide a highlight. |
| 1:05.1 | We'll recap Bellator. |
| 1:06.1 | We'll do all that and much more. |
| 1:08.0 | And we will bring in the UFC Hall of Famer. |
| 1:10.8 | Let's hear from him right now. |
| 1:12.8 | Always sweet, sometimes salty. |
| 1:15.1 | If you get on, you know, you get on the wrong side of this guy. |
| 1:17.2 | You know, you'll bring it out of him. |
| 1:19.0 | You're going to do what I want you to do. |
| 1:20.5 | And that's just the bottom line. |
| 1:21.5 | That is. |
| 1:21.9 | And here he is. |
| 1:22.5 | It's Sugar Rashad Evans. |
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