Rico vs Usyk Was Worse Than We Thought, Is the UFC Hiding Ilia Topuria From Islam? Plus Ask Uncle Chael
5/29/202653 min
Chael revisits the Rico Verhoeven vs Oleksandr Usyk controversy and admits the backlash may have missed the real story. From referee outrage and boxing corruption claims to the UFC potentially keeping Ilia Topuria away from Islam Makhachev, Chael breaks down the chaos behind combat sports right now. Plus: Khamzat Chimaev’s weight-cut drama, Justin Gaethje being ignored, Conor McGregor at 170, and Ronda Rousey pulling herself back into the headlines.
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First 90 secondsChael Sonnen· Host0:00
[rock music] What's happening, guys? Happy Friday. So many stories to get to. Let's start here. [rock music] Well, I take it all back. I take it back. Rico versus Usyk, I re-watched it, and I gotta tell you, I don't like to be influenced by others, but I am. I try not to be, and I try to have my own independent thought. I thought that I had enough information about Usyk and Rico to speak on it and to tell you anything from, from the screw job to incompetence. I settled on incompetence with the referee, fully acknowledging that the referee, much like the judges, unspokenly knew they have a job to do, which is to keep the boxing belt with the boxer. But I went and re-watched it in its entirety. Now, when I came to you guys, I had sources,