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Nov 2021
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UFC 268 Preview: Usman's Motivation, A S...

CHAEL SONNEN
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Before Chael heads off to New York City for UFC 268, he gives you his official predictions for Kamaru Usman-Colby Covington 2 (26:04), Rose Namajunas-Zhang Weili 2 (17:45), and the lightweight bout between Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler (13:21). Plus, Chael talks about a recent Conor McGregor video and the next steps for Islam Makhachev and Khamzat Chimaev following their impressive showings last weekend.

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