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Jan 2023
51m 48s

Khabib To Leave MMA, the Chimaev Photo, ...

CHAEL SONNEN
About this episode

It's officially fight week again! On today's episode, Chael discusses:

  • Reports that Khabib Nurmagomedov is set to leave MMA for good so that he can spend more time with his family (00:37)
  • Why Chael believes Daniel Cormier is wrong to claim that Alexander Volkanovski defeating Islam Makhachev next month would be the biggest upset in MMA history (9:19)
  • Dustin Poirier's comeback for Beneil Dariush, who said that Poirier should consider retiring if The Diamond continues to duck rising contenders (19:10)
  • The photo of Khamzat Chimaev that broke the Internet this weekend (26:16)

And more!



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