MMA: UFC 234 preview, Silva's last stand & Khabib's punishment
State of Combat with Brian Campbell
CBS Sports, Boxing, MMA
4.6 • 765 Ratings
🗓️ 5 February 2019
⏱️ 123 minutes
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Summary
Brian Campbell and Brandon Wise preview Saturday's UFC return to Australia and a pair of middleweight bouts as champion Robert Whittaker faces Kelvin Gastelum and rising star Israel Adesanya meets legendary former champion Anderson Silva. Will things end badly for the "Spider?" Just how good would a Whittaker-Adesanya fight be? The guys also recap UFC Fortaleza including breakthrough performances from bantamweight title contender Marlon Moraes and former featherweight king Jose Aldo. Plus, was Khabib Nurmagomedov's Nevada punishment too strict? How much longer should Amanda Nunes fight?
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| 0:00.0 | Oh, five, four, three, two, two, one, zero, ignition, lift off. |
| 0:26.8 | Oh, yeah, like Montel in 94. |
| 0:29.8 | This is how we do it on CBS Sports. It's the state of combat. |
| 0:31.7 | And it's back, baby. |
| 0:33.3 | M.M.A style. |
| 0:35.9 | Filling up that syringe. |
| 0:38.1 | Wow. |
| 0:38.7 | For injection with another lethal dose of that performance enhancing audio, the Brian Campbell, without question, the voice that you hear. |
| 0:47.9 | Ready to bring you a loaded show that is guaranteed to leave you impressed. |
| 0:52.9 | I'm not impressed by your performance. |
| 0:54.7 | Ew. |
| 0:56.3 | Uh, yeah, we got a lot to talk about this week, whether it's that hot fire UFC fight night |
| 1:01.9 | for Talazza card over the weekend and major performances from one Josealdo and Marlon Marais. |
| 1:09.5 | Hey, we have some big things to preview this weekend when we're talking about UFC 234 down under Melbourne, Australia. |
| 1:18.2 | I know we got a bunch of Aussie listeners. I know I'm saying it wrong. |
| 1:22.0 | Anyone who listens to the wrestling show, it's Ozzie apparently. To me, they're Aussies, and we love them. |
| 1:26.6 | You'll be enjoying that card this weekend. |
| 1:29.5 | We've got a lot of breaking news and such to get into. |
| 1:32.8 | Hey, we got a big co-host to bring in as well. |
| 1:35.6 | But before we do, reminder, five-star review, Apple Podcasts, wherever you consume final audio. |
| 1:40.7 | You know, you know the drill around here. |
| 1:42.3 | If you see something, say something. |
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