The Daniel Cormier Show - DC & Ben Askren on White House fights, Jon Jones, Tom Aspinall & UFC heavyweight problem
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iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
4.1 • 10.3K Ratings
🗓️ 18 February 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Ben Askren IS BACK with Daniel Cormier to talk all things UFC, MMA, and combat sports! Dana White and the UFC have apparently put together the White House fights, and DC and Ben break down who they think should fight on the legendary card. Plus, hear Askren's WILD THEORY on what the fight card should look like! DC and Askren also discuss Cain Velasquez's release from prison, as well as the problems with the UFC's heavyweight division and why it needs guys like Francis Ngannou, Ciryl Gane, and Tom Aspinall to be more active. And don't miss Ben cracking jokes about Jon Jones being on an Epstein email. #Volume
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:05.2 | The volume. |
| 0:09.6 | Daniel! |
| 0:11.1 | Somebody on there! |
| 0:15.7 | What's up, guys? |
| 0:17.1 | Welcome to a brand new episode of Funkin the Champ. |
| 0:19.3 | I'm Daniel Corby, and that's been Asker. |
| 0:20.7 | Today's episode is brought to you by Total episode of Funkin' the champ. I'm Daniel Corby, and that's been Asker. |
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| 0:31.0 | Now that, ladies and gentlemen, is a total power move. |
| 0:35.1 | Ben, that's a total power move. |
| 0:37.3 | I love power moves. Ben, sometimes, bro, like, sometimes it can get good. It's like, |
| 0:42.7 | come on, man, you're smarter than that. But you know who's not smart at times? |
| 0:46.7 | Uh-oh, who? |
| 0:49.6 | I love the fans, but there's a section of fans that sometimes they're so emotional. |
| 0:57.0 | Hey, listen, Ben, you know, like sometimes how people, like a kid might want something. |
| 1:03.3 | Yeah. |
| 1:03.7 | And if it doesn't work out for them, they get pissed off, right? |
| 1:07.3 | There's a section of fans that get mad for things that are really out of people's control. |
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