“Μέντιουμ” Ο Tom Padgett κέρδισε το ψευδώνυμό του την περασμένη εβδομάδα, προβλέποντας ότι ο Mark Hunt θα ενισχύσει τη νίκη επί του Derrick Lewis μπροστά από τους οπαδούς της πατρίδας του στη Νέα Ζηλανδία το τελευταίο UFC Fight Night. Ανακεφαλαιώνουμε την κάρτα αγώνα και προεπισκόπηση της κάρτας UFC Fight Night του Σαββατοκύριακου από τη Σιγκαπούρη. Tom, Ο Tony και ο Rich συνομιλούν επίσης για το Mayweather vs. Ο McGregor υπογράφεται. Επιπλέον, ανακεφαλαιώνουμε τα μεγαλύτερα αποτελέσματα πυγμαχίας της περασμένης εβδομάδας και τους καλύτερους αγώνες του επόμενου Σαββατοκύριακου, συμπεριλαμβανομένου ενός επαναληπτικού αγώνα του Andre Ward vs. Σεργκέι Κοβάλεφ. Ακούστε τα δύο μέρη που μεταδίδονται παρακάτω.
Ο Rich Bergeron ανοίγει το FNU Combat Sports show αυτής της εβδομάδας δίνοντας τη μοναδική του συμμετοχή στο Demetrious “Πανίσχυρο ποντίκι” Τζόνσον διαμάχη με τον ορείχαλκο UFC, δηλαδή η Dana White. Όταν αρνήθηκε να αγωνιστεί με τον T.J. Dillashaw without getting certain assurances and conditions met, many fans on social media insisted DJ was running scared. Even Dillashaw took the opportunity to blast the move by the flyweight champ as “chickenshit.” Dana White even reportedly threatened to shut down the entire flyweight division if Johnson refused to fight TJ. “Πανίσχυρο ποντίκι” didn’t blink and didn’t cave to the organization’s demands, and Rich explains in his opening dialogue why DJ should be respected and given the benefit of the doubt for his decision rather than being criticized and dragged through the mud for standing up for himself.
During the rest of the broadcast, Αντωνάκης “Η Tornado” Penecale details his night out at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia for a fight card headlined by Hank Lundy. He also recaps Fonfara vs. Stevenson II and calls the fight “a disgrace.”
“Μέντιουμ” Tom Padgett chips in with some post-fight analysis of Aldo vs. Holloway. He also predicts Mark Hunt will benefit from home cage advantage in his battle with Derrick Lewis this weekend at UFC Fight Night 110 in New Zealand.
There’s also an update on Hunt’s lawsuit against the UFC and Brock Lesnar and lots of other fight previews and recaps. Listen to the whole broadcast to catch up on what’s new in combat sports this week.
Τόνι Penecale (left) and Lou Duva (δεξιά) at the Brockton, Massachusetts dedication of the Rocky Marciano statue.
Our show this week was dedicated to Lou Duva (above right with our co-host Tony Penecale). Lou died earlier this week at the ripe old age of 1994. He was a great friend to Rocky Marciano, a promoter of 19 πρωταθλητές κόσμου, and a man who had all his irons in the one fire that lit his life: πυγμαχία. The promoter/trainer/manager/legend appeared on the FNU Combat Sports show years back, but unfortunately the audio is grainy and spotty. If you listen closely the gems our talk contains outweigh the difficult spots to hear.
I’m also posting a couple specific remastered clips here:
Tom, Tony and Rich also recap Garcia vs. Θέρμαν, The latest on Mayweather vs. McGregor, UFC 209 and the many controversies attached, GSP’s dark warning about weight cutting, and Tony Bellew’s shocking upset of David Haye.
Tom, Tony and Rich spend this week’s show catching up on the week’s major news in combat sports. We also preview upcoming fights in boxing and MMA. We highlight Mark Hunt’s recent lawsuit over a fight where Brock Lesnar tested positive for PEDs and discuss Ben Rothwell’s assessment of Travis Browne as a “Man Whore.” Listen to the hour long broadcast below.
