Good morning, everybody. We are live from the Big Fill Palace in Aurora, Ontario. I am your host

filling in for one John Pollock. I am the Big Fill combo filled chair talk joined as always

by the one, the only, the Sultan of Sudbury, the Emperor of Elden Ring,

one Eric Marcott. Eric, how are you doing on this Sunday morning?

Wow, that was a hell of an intro fill. I'm doing fine. I'm glad to have you back.

It's been five months, which is pretty much the turnaround between fights for fighters. So I think

you're officially on the MMA schedule. You show up once every five months, you get your big win

and then we see it down the line when you're ready for another one.

Well, I've learned that you need to have a good negotiation period. You can't just be taking fights

every single month. I mean, it doesn't work out with those quick turnaround. At first, it's okay.

But then it comes to bite you in the ass. So we're here to talk about UFC 294, which went down

yesterday from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The edihad arena, a lot of changes in the

last two weeks to this card. Originally, the main event was supposed to be Islam Makachev versus

Charles Olivera, a rematch for the lightweight title. Instead, we got Alexander Volkenovsky

versus Islam Makachev, another rematch from great fight from earlier this year. And then the

combing event also saw change as Kamaru Usman stepped in on short notice to take on Hamza

Chimayev with the original opponent, Paulo Costa, having to be pulled from the fight. So before

we get into the action, Eric, just wanted to get your thoughts on the changes that occurred to

this card. Well, how excited were you for the original two fights? And these changes was that

an upgrade? Was that a downgrade? Okay, let's start with the combing event before we get into

the main event. So we originally, of course, had Hamza Chimayev versus Paulo Costa, scheduled,

Paulo Costa, a fighter who has been scheduled a lot over these last few years, but hasn't fought

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