UFC 249 Preview: Ferguson, Waterson, Stephens

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🗓️ 6 May 2020

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

The headliner of Saturday night's highly-anticipated UFC 249 card, Tony Ferguson, joins Ariel to talk about how he's feeling heading into the interim lightweight title fight, and why he won't fall for the trap Justin Gaethje may be setting (7:00). Then, strawweight Michelle Waterson discusses her unique training camp experience, lessons learned from her loss to Joanna Jedrzejczyk, her matchup with Carla Esparza and more (15:32). Featherweight Jeremy Stephens also explains why he's been away from social media, why he was born for this moment, and what it's been like training alongside Dominick Cruz (39:40). Plus, TST tells some wild stories from the weekend (1:01:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ariel Hawani's MMA show was presented by Modelo.
0:03.4	Rude for those with a fighting spirit.
0:05.8	Hello everyone, happy Wednesday, too, ya.
0:08.3	It's your old pal, Ariel Hawani.
0:09.8	Thank you very much for checking out the show.
0:11.8	Once again, we got a good lineup for you.
0:13.9	Bit of a Monday feel, if you know what I mean.
0:16.2	We'll be joined by Tony Ferguson,
0:18.0	Shell Watterson, Jeremy Stevens,
0:20.3	each of whom will be fighting this Saturday at UFC 249.
0:24.4	Yes, I said it. 249.
0:26.9	UFC, this Saturday.
0:29.0	Jacksonville, Florida.
0:30.5	You might say these three individuals are all in.
0:34.2	Yes, see what I did there?
0:35.8	Just like Dana White and Halle Berry.
0:38.7	The inimitable, Halle Berry.
0:41.2	They are going all in for the all-in challenge.
0:45.3	Let me tell you about what they're offering.
0:46.5	You can enter their ultimate UFC experience sweepstakes
0:50.6	for an all-expenses pay trip to Las Vegas
0:53.6	in the near future to go to a pay-per-view event of your choice.
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