Tom, Rich and Tony recap UFC 222 and Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz, along with the last week’s biggest combat sports news stories. We have a short discussion about the Canelo Alvarez positive PED test, and we also preview upcoming boxing events.
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This week on the FNU Combat Sports Show we recap a packed weekend of fights, including world class boxing on Saturday and excellent Bellator (Rāmere) and UFC Fight Night (Rātapu) cards to review. We also take a look ahead to this weekend’s UFC on Fox card and the upcoming boxing matches. We also cover some recent combat sports news and update listeners on the latest Conor McGregor/Floyd Mayweather talks. Listen to the whole show below:
Tom, Tony ko Rich aparau i te wiki i roto i te rongo hākinakina whawhai. Me hoki ano tatou i te mekemeke me ngā MMA i wiki whakamutunga, me te arokite takahanga ka ū mai.
Tony (Eagles Fan) a Rich (Patriots Fan) he utu pupuri hoa mo te kēmu nui, me te kōrero whutupaoro i roto i te whakaaturanga, rawa.
Whakarongo ki te whakaaturanga i raro nei.
Tom, Tony me Rich aparau i mekemeke o te wiki me te MMA rongo, whana a tawhio noa te whakaaro o Floyd Mayweather, JR. anga CM Punk i te Tapawaru, a arokite nga takahanga ka ū mai mo tenei wiki. UFC 219 ngā te matchup mīharo o te whawhai wahine runga i roto i te ao i roto i Holly Holm ko Cris “Cyborg” Justin. manihini hoki Tony tatou ki tona wawata parade whutupaoro taitara i Philadelphia.
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Tenei wiki Tom, Tony and Rich catch up with Professional Boxer “Nohopuku” Eddie Chambers. Kia aroha mai, mahue tatou te Rauna tuhi i waho te hawhe tuatahi o te haapurororaa i te po nei i reira i matou he kōrero nui e pā ana ki te mea Chambers rite i roto i tona mahi pera tawhiti. i matou te whakaora i te uiuiraa Eddie katoa, ahakoa. Rich whakapāha hoki te tuawha tahi-ope (Tom te Cat) hoki ana pōrearea tamau i roto i te haerenga wawe. kia manawanui, ahakoa, e patata ana. Tenei Ko tetahi o nga uiuinga pai kua whakahaeretia tatou i roto i te wa roa, ko Eddie ko te mahi te piha haapiiraa tūturu. Ko reira utu te whakarongo a ka pea hei te tuatahi o te maha whakawhitinga ki Chambers pea e whai tatou i roto i te heke mai.
This broadcast of the FNU Combat Sports Show starts off with one of the most controversial stories of the week. Many sports pundits are quick to ridicule Guillermo Rigondeaux for bowing out of his blockbuster boxing match with Vasyl Lomachenko last Saturday. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith wasted no time during the broadcast, ripping into the Cuban boxer for refusing to come out for the seventh round of the one-sided fight. Teddy Atlas, exiled from his ringside reporting duties thanks to his outspoken views on boxing corruption and his abrasive treatment of lesser-experienced commentators, came to Rigo’s defense. Atlas argued with Smith from his own home studio, basically explaining that everyone is human. Tom, Tony and Rich all offer their own takes on the situation and their thoughts on the “fight.”
We also track the latest news in combat sports, recap the past week’s events and preview competing UFC and Bellator events this Saturday. We even touch on the multiple story lines involving Floyd Mayweather Jr. that are making the rounds in the sports media this week. “Money” claims he can make up to a billion dollars if he goes into the UFC for a three or four fight deal. Well, good luck, Floyd. I hear CM Punk wants another fight.
Listen to the two part broadcast below.
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Rich Bergeron opens this week’s FNU Combat Sports show by giving his unique take on the Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson feud with the UFC brass, namely Dana White. Upon refusing to take a fight with 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. “Mighty Mouse” 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, Tony “Ko te Āwhā” 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.”
“Kauwaka” 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.
The FNU Combat Sports show concentrates heavily on boxing this week with the big heavyweight bout between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko to review and discuss first. Then we move on to preview Cinco De Mayo weekend in The Sweet Science, which is headlined by a Saturday night fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Junior. I tua atu, we discuss some additions to UFC 213, Anderson Silva’s retirement threat, the creation of a women’s featherweight division in the UFC for the next season of The Ultimate Fighter, and the viral video featuring the demolition of a Tai Chi “Kaiwhakaako” by an MMA fighter. Listen to the broadcast below.
June White (JuneWhiteMMA) Ka uru atu Tom, Tony a Rich i runga i te FNU aro Sports Whakaatu Thursday to discuss her unauthorized biography on the UFC President known for his brash language and a ruthless approach to building and expanding the UFC brand. Her book is an unflattering, titiro faitotonu ki te ora o te orometua boxercise mua nga mano inaianei i runga i te UFC he ringa rino me te mangai nui ki. Tirohia tenei korero YouTube Promo hoki “Dana White, Kingi o MMA:”
“Kauwaka” Tom Padgett, “Marea Rousin '” Rich Bergeron a Tony “Ko te Āwhā” Penecale also have a ton of combat sports events and news to discuss this week. Boxing will be a huge part of the conversation. From Al Haymon’s new NBC Sports venture, ki te a'ee Deontay Wilder o ki a Bermane Stiverne mo te taitara WBC Heavyweight tenei wiki, ki te hanumi, Roc Nation o ki a Gary Shaw Whakatairanga, ki te tūponotanga ka whakanui ake i te pae hopea Manny Pacquiao ka whawhai Floyd Mayweather Jr. i te 2nd, i reira te he ton o te buzz a tawhio noa te hākinakina o te mekemeke matau i teie nei.
Ka matapaki i hoki matou kaupapa o tenei Rātapu UFC Fight Night i roto i Boston ngā Conor McGregor vs. Dennis Siver i roto i te hui matua me Donald Cerrone maua. Benson Henderson i roto i te a'ee tahi-ngā. Tīmata hoki Bellator atu te 2015 Season tenei Rāmere ki Patricio Pitbull tango i runga i Daniel Straus i roto i te hui matua.
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