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Prime members can listen ad-free on Amazon music on Saturday. We've got UFC 249 on Wednesday. We've got fight night Smith versus DeShara

And then the next Saturday we've got over him versus Harris. This is gonna be an incredible week for fight fans. How are you feeling?

I'm feeling awesome man. I leave for for Jacksonville on Thursday. Can't wait to get down there and

And get fight week, you know underway. Yeah, the last time we were talking about UFC 249. It was pre April 18th the original date for this event and

When we were getting closer and closer to that event

It looked like maybe it was gonna get the call to get shut down

Then you eventually did get the call when you did what was that emotion like where you just frustrated

Where you like man? We worked so hard and got this closer. Did you kind of expect it in the back of your head?

No, I wasn't frustrated. We did it. I mean, I was ready to go

We could have had that event that weekend ESPN asked me to not do it out of respect

I didn't and I think the only way I can explain to you. I thought I was exhausted. I was literally yeah

Deep down exhausted. I went home. I went to sleep that night. I got up the next day and

We plan these fights literally that next day. You didn't give yourself one day's break day in it

You didn't give yourself anybody. I gave ESPN a break. I gave ESPN to Monday

I didn't tell them to Monday, but yeah me and my crew. I literally called

My lawyer hunter Campbell and said

Call the state of Florida. We're gonna go we're going on on these days

So was that did you think Florida immediately when they declared the WWE essential business was that almost like the life

All been your head like okay if the WWE is running there weekend too

That was obviously part of it. We knew that that was going on there

But it was more about the governor and the mayor and the athletic commission

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