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McGregor Returns To UFC! | La Casa No Gana #98 · The House Never Wins

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  - Hear me out. Does the UFC
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  - actually
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  - need
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  - Conor
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  - anymore? I'm gonna say no, Fabi, but it
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  - definitely
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  - benefits from him.
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  - Yep. I totally agree. The UFC no longer
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  - needs Conor McGregor. What's up, everyone? And welcome
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  - back to La Casa Nogana.
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  - If you are an MMA fan, this is
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  - one of those week we are waiting for
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  - The biggest superstar
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  - the UFC has ever produced is finally stepping
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  - back into the octagon.
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  - Yes. And Conor McGregor is back. It's been
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  - years since we've seen him compete.
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  - And whether you love him or can't stand
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  - him, there's not denying one thing. When McGregor
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  - fights,
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  - the entire sports world pays attention.
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  - Yes.
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  - And this is exactly why this card feels
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  - different.
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  - There are plenty of stag UFC events every
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  - year.
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  - A few like this become this mainstream. McGregor
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  - still have this crossover
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  - appeal, and people who don't actually watch MMA
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  - is always asking when does Connor fight.
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  - And today here in La Casa, Noganda, we
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  - are breaking down the return of The Notorious,
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  - the match up with Max Holloway, the rest
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  - of the main car, and we'll give you
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  - our predictions
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  - at the end. Let's get into it.
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  - Now let's talk about the return of Conor
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  - McGregor. Let's start with the obvious question,
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  - guys.
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  - How big
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  - is this
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  - comeback?
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  - Paul Tom.
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  - So, Fabian Tom, I'm gonna say massive. We
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  - are talking about the biggest pay per view
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  - star in UFC history.
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  - McGregor changed the business.
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  - Before him, very few fighters became global celebrities.
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  - He wasn't just winning fights.
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  - He was selling events
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  - months before he ever stepped into the cage.
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  - Yeah.
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  - But here's the thing. This comeback isn't just
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  - about popularity.
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  - It's about proving he still belongs amongst the
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  - elite.
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  - He's been away from a long time. He'd
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  - had injuries.
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  - He's built businesses,
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  - makes a lot of money.
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  - He's been to Hollywood,
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  - and he's been in the headlines for everything
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  - except fighting.
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  - Exactly. Now it's time to answer
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  - the only question that matters.
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  - Can he still do it?
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  - That's the pressure.
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  - The expectations
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  - are enormous
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  - because this isn't a young prospected coming back.
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  - No. This is a former double champion trying
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  - to prove he can still compete at the
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  - highest level.
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  - Yes. And MMA is is unforgiving.
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  - You can take years away from the sport
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  - and expect nothing to change. So fighters
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  - involve
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  - divisions involve
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  - timing changes and speed also changes.
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  - Yeah. Exactly.
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  - His
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  - biggest challenge
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  - might not even be
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  - Max Holloway.
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  - It might be time itself.
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  - Yes. Let's talk about the main
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  - event.
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  - McGregor
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  - versus Max Holloway,
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  - a rematch
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  - over
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  - a decade
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  - in the
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  - making. Yes. The first fight happened back in
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  - 2013.
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  - McGregor won by unanimous decision, but neither guy
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  - was close to the finished product we know
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  - today.
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  - Now we're looking at two legends.
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  - Yeah.
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  - Max Holloway has become
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  - one of the greatest featherweights
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  - ever.
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  - Unbelievable cardio,
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  - elite boxing,
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  - one of the best scenes we've ever seen,
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  - and he doesn't stop throwing punches. A lot
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  - of volume.
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  - Yes. That's exactly
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  - what makes this fight fascinating.
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  - Everyone knows that McGregor
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  - star fast,
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  - and everyone knows that Holloway gets stronger
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  - as the fights go on. So it's almost
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  - like watching two completely
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  - opposite styles collide.
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  - Yes. So if Connor lands early,
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  - it's a long night for Max.
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  - But if Halloween's Holloway survives
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  - those first two rounds,
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  - everything
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  - changes.
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  - That's when his pace starts taking over.
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  - Yeah. I'm also curious
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  - about Connor's conditioning.
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  - We haven't seen him fight deep into championship
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  - rounds,
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  - in a long time.
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  - And
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  - if this reaches round four or five, I
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  - think it favors Holloway.
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  - But but
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  - don't underestimate
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  - the atmospheres
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  - because nobody feeds off a crowd
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  - like Conor McGregor.
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  - The energy inside the arena could give him
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  - another level
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  - early in the fight.
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  - Now let's talk about the rest of the
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  - main card. Let's start let's start with Saint
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  - Denis versus Patty Pimblett. This could easily steal
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  - the fight of the night. What do you
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  - think, guys? Yes. Absolutely.
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  - Patty Pimblitz is one of the UFC biggest
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  - personalities,
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  - but Benoit Saint Denis doesn't care about hype.
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  - He just wants
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  - violence.
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  - Yeah. This is a perfect test
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  - for party. If he wins,
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  - he proves
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  - that he's more than just a favorite.
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  - If Sandeni wins,
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  - he reminds everyone that rankings aren't built on
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  - social media.
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  - And now let's talk about Corey Samhain versus
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  - Mario Bautista.
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  - Hardcore hardcore
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  - fans have been waiting
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  - for this one.
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  - San Hen is one of the smartest strikers
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  - strikers in MMA.
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  - His movement is just incredible.
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  - Yep. And Mario Bautista Bautista
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  - has a huge opportunity right here.
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  - If he beats San Hagen,
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  - suddenly, you're knocking on the door of a
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  - title shot. These are the kind of fights
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  - that quietly reshape the whole division. Now let's
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  - talk about Brandon Roybal versus loner
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  - Kavanagh. I mean,
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  - flyweights never get enough
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  - respect,
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  - and that's then true.
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  - Yes. And, Fabi, that's crazy because they almost
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  - always deliver.
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  - This is going to be
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  - fast Scramble while while the exchanges.
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  - Momentum swing
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  - every minute.
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  - Yeah. Casual fans might overlook this fight. Bored.
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  - Hardcore fans definitely won't. And I'm gonna give
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  - you a piece of advice. If you need
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  - a bathroom break, for example,
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  - don't choose this fight.
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  - Yes. Seriously. This is the definition
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  - of don't blink.
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  - Yeah.
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  - McKinney comes out like a rocket.
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  - King green has seen everything inside the octagon,
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  - and for this fight, somebody's getting hurt. Now,
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  - guys, listen to me. Here is the debate.
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  - Hear me out. Does the UFC
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  - actually
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  - need Connor
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  - anymore?
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  - I'm gonna say no, Fabi, but it definitely
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  - benefits from
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  - him. Today's UFC has starts
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  - everywhere.
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  - Islam Makhachev,
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  - Alex Pereira,
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  - Thomas Pinal, Sean O'Malley,
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  - the promotion
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  - has involved.
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  - Yep. I totally agree. The UFC no longer
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  - needs Conor McGregor,
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  - but
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  - nobody else creates
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  - this level of attention.
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  - So look at the media coverage,
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  - Look at social media. Look at the ticket
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  - demand. When Conor fights,
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  - the sport
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  - reaches people who don't normally watches
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  - MMA, and that's still incredibly
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  - valuable.
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  - And honestly,
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  - whether he wins
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  - or lose,
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  - everyone
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  - will be talking about it on Monday morning.
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  - That's what stars
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  - do.
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  - Now final prediction, guys. Alright. Prediction time.
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  - I got Connor McGregor by second round knockout.
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  - I think he comes out aggressive, lands early,
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  - and reminds everyone
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  - why he became the biggest star in MMA
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  - story.
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  - Yes. I'm taking Max Holloway by unanimous decision.
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  - If he survives the early rounds, I think
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  - his volume pressure and cardio become too much
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  - for Connor.
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  - Yeah. I'm gonna go with a different route
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  - here. I'm gonna go for split decision.
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  - I think this is much closer than people
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  - think and expect. Connor may win the two
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  - first rounds, and Max will come back later.
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  - But I think McGregor does enough to edge
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  - out, like, a close decision.
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  - For the rest of the card,
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  - I've got Sandini beating Patty
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  - and Sandhagen bad decision and Roybal by submission.
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  - And McKinney,
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  - but first round knockout.
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  - Oh my god. I'm taking Patty in an
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  - offset,
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  - Corey,
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  - Roybal,
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  - and King Green. What do you think, Pau?
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  - I'm gonna say San Dennis, San Hagen,
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  - Roible, and McKinney for me. Looks like we
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  - are definitely going to own each other dinner
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  - at Perbido.
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  - Oh, no. I mean, whether you're rooting for
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  - McGregor or hoping Holloway is ruined to come
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  - back, one thing's for sure.
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  - This is one of the biggest fight nights
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  - we had in years, guys.
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  - Yes. And the main event has super star
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  - power, but don't slip one,
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  - the rest of the card.
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  - There are at least
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  - three fights that could steal the show.
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  - Yeah. And after the event, we can come
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  - back and break down every finish, every upset,
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  - and every controversy.
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  - Yes. And thank you guys for listening
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  - to another episode of La Casa No Ghana.
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  - Hear me out. Does the UFC
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  - actually
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  - need Connor
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  - anymore? I'm gonna say no, Fabi, but it
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  - definitely benefits from him.
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  - Yep. I totally agree. The UFC no longer
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  - needs Conor McGregor.