meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
You're Welcome! With Chael Sonnen

UFC 292 Reaction: Sean O'Malley Has CHANGED MMA! Plus, USADA TKO's Conor McGregor

You're Welcome! With Chael Sonnen

Chael Sonnen

Sports, Comedy, Wrestling

4.62.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

In my special UFC 292 reaction episode, I discuss the following after a WILD weekend in Boston for ol' Uncle Chael:

  • Why I think new UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley has just transformed MMA as we know it (00:56)
  • Aljamain Sterling's post-fight comments and the thing he said that no one else is picking up on (7:33)
  • Whether Ian Machado Garry is the good guy or the bad guy (15:29)
  • Why I believe Chris Weidman should be holding his head up high today despite the tough loss to Brad Tavares (26:14)
  • Conor McGregor's strange voice notes and how his battle with USADA shows he's losing his stronghold on the sport (33:07)

And guess what? I wrote the foreword to my producer's FIRST book! If you want to see my masterful writing, check out the paperback on Amazon or the e-books at this link.

Big thanks to this episode’s sponsor:

DraftKings Sportsbook - https://sportsbook.draftkings.com

New Customers use code CHAEL to bet $5 and get $200 in bonus bets.

Gambling problem? Call 1-800-Gambler. In New York, call 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369). In West Virginia, visit www.1800gambler.net. In partnership with Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races All games regulated by the West Virginia Lottery. Please play responsibly. In Connecticut, Help is available for problem gambling call 888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (KS). 21+ in most eligible states but age varies by jurisdiction. See draftkings.com/sportsbook for details and state specific responsible gambling resources. Bonus bets expire seven days after issuance. Eligibility and deposit restrictions apply. Terms at sportsbook.draftkings.com/mmaterms

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

I do understand 45 minutes later at a post-fight press conference in between bites of pizza,

0:06.0

which will ever is running the goddamn PR team. Stop the fighters for bringing goddamn pizza

0:11.9

to the press conference.

0:20.7

What's happening guys? Happy Tuesday and thank you for joining.

0:24.2

Another special episode of your welcome. Wow, what a weekend it was from Boston.

0:29.2

And what an honor it was for me to be there in person and you know what guys coming up on

0:33.3

today's show. I want to share with you my reactions to the beat down that Ian Garry put on Neil

0:38.9

Magnet plus some of the other incredible performances that we all saw on Saturday night. But before

0:44.4

we get into any of that guys, you know where this is going. Let's begin with the sugar show.

0:50.8

Teddy Atlas made a comparison. It was done by Sugar Shadow Valley. You wonder where we

0:59.2

compared them to? Israel on a song. I had not thought of that. Nobody has ever made that comparison

1:05.9

for me. As soon as Teddy said it, boom, I get it and I see it. Our sport by the way is in an

1:15.4

era that it has never been in before. Then one thing that we learned in 1993 when we were trying

1:21.2

to figure out what the greatest art was is that it wasn't even competitive grappling.

1:27.2

One even a competitive maybe the most dominant art in the world of the world that ever seen

1:33.7

is grappling. Now you could start to have a discussion over which form. But in 1993 until roughly

1:42.3

now it's been grappling. I thought about what Teddy said. Let's start at the top. Now I'm going

1:49.3

to bring Francis into this because Francis left as champion who wasn't beaten. Oh, by the way,

1:56.4

when Francis stopped, even if you want to run it back, that was surreal gone. But these were both

2:01.8

strikers. Neither one has ever had a wrestling match. Neither one has a singlet in their closet.

2:08.4

And then it's very unheard of in the UFC. It has happened before, but it's very unheard of.

2:16.4

A guy that's never had a wrestling match. All right, so we got two. We got Francis.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Chael Sonnen, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Chael Sonnen and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.