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Back to EpisodesO'Malley Declines UFC 288 Backup Spot, Valentina Makes Headlines, and Alex Pereira to Heavyweight?
Episode 253
Published 3 years, 1 month ago
Description
After another dramatic week in MMA news, Chael discusses the following on today's episode:
- Sean O'Malley's refusal to serve as the backup fighter for Aljamain Sterling vs. Henry Cejudo in May (00:37)
- Glover Teixeira's statement that his training partner Alex Pereira could one day fight at heavyweight (8:08)
- Justin Gaethje's role in the Islam Makhachev IV conspiracy (30:05)
- Why Chael believes Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington is the fight that we all need to see next (39:27)
- Valentina Shevchenko's interview with Ariel Helwani, which gathered headlines this week for her comments about refereeing in her UFC 285 loss to Alexa Grasso (55:31)
And more!
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