MMA: Ngannou-JDS collide; ONE Championship CEO talks U.S. expansion
State of Combat with Brian Campbell
CBS Sports, Boxing, MMA
4.6 • 765 Ratings
🗓️ 25 June 2019
⏱️ 112 minutes
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Summary
Brian Campbell, "Suga" Rashad Evans and Brandon Wise preview Saturday's UFC Fight Night heavyweight main event between Francis Ngannou and Junior dos Santos. The guys also break down all things mixed martial arts following a wild weekend which included Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship's biggest card to date. ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong stops by to share why his promotion is different than UFC and how it intends to crash the U.S. market. Also, Korean Zombie's title future, Jose Aldo's new UFC deal and reaction to a Robbie Lawler-Colby Covington welterweight main event in Newark.
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| 0:00.0 | 5, 4, 3, 2, 2, 1, 0,000, ignition, lift off. Oh, yeah. |
| 0:32.6 | Come against some of this. |
| 0:34.3 | It's the State of Combat podcast on CBS Sports with the Brian Campbell. |
| 0:38.6 | And it is back in your earhole, all MMA all the time with the syringe that is runneth over. |
| 0:47.1 | Injection on the way of that performance enhancing audio, the Brian Campbell, the voice that you hear. |
| 0:53.7 | Looking at the dream team of MMA audio across from me. |
| 0:59.4 | Brandon Wise, CBS Sports Writer, editor, and soon to be Hall of Famer. |
| 1:04.8 | Former UFC champion July 5th. |
| 1:06.7 | You can see him in Las Vegas on the podium. |
| 1:09.9 | Put in the crown on his head. |
| 1:11.7 | Crown him. |
| 1:12.3 | He's the new king. |
| 1:13.2 | He's the royalty. |
| 1:14.6 | Always sweet, never sour. |
| 1:16.1 | It's Sugar Rashad Evans. |
| 1:18.0 | Broskis. |
| 1:18.7 | How are we doing this week? |
| 1:19.9 | That is the best introduction I've gotten in a long time. |
| 1:22.9 | Thank you for that. |
| 1:23.4 | I think that Bruce Buffer. Take that first buffer. And by the way, if you love yourself from Sugar Rashad, check out his work on CBS Sports HQ each week, breaking down all things UFC and MMA and beyond. |
| 1:34.8 | Getting us fired up, by the way, for UFC 239 just a couple weeks away. |
| 1:38.5 | Be wise. |
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