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May 2023
3h 33m

UFC 288 Reaction, Aljamain Sterling, Sea...

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Ariel Helwani around (11:49) discusses the scoring for the UFC 288 main event, the face-off between Sean O’Malley and Aljamain Sterling, what’s next for Henry Cejudo, the biggest winners at UFC 288, Bad Bunny’s performance at Backlash, and more.

Sean O’Malley around (35:56) discusses Aljamain Sterling’s performance at UFC 288, what he doesn’t like about Henry Cejudo, how the pay-per-view will do, why he stepped outside for UFC 288 main event, the face-off after the main event, how Merab Dvalishvili ended up with his jacket, when he would like his fight against Sterling, where he got the jacket, Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz, his prediction for Sterling fight, and more.

Dominick Cruz around (1:00:36) discusses how he scored the UFC 288 main event, Henry Cejudo’s retirement and return, how Sean O’Malley would do against Aljamain Sterling, where Sterling ranks among bantamweight greats, what’s next for Cruz and when he might return, Cejudo vs. Merab, and more.

Demetrious Johnson around (1:26:38) discusses his trilogy win over Adriano Moraes, why he was proud of the performance, his children being in attendance, Herb Dean’s refereeing, ONE Championship’s debut in the United States, whether he’ll ever fight again, his timeline for a retirement decision, wanting to talk to Georges St-Pierre and Jon Jones about his options, scoring UFC 288's main event for Henry Cejudo, and more.

Yan Xiaonan around (1:56:53) discusses her knockout win over Jessica Andrade at UFC 288, a potential title fight against Zhang Weili in China, her post-fight conversation with Dana White, why she thinks Chinese fans don’t like her very much, her improving English, and more.

Matt Frevola around (2:13:27) discusses his performance at UFC 288, his tattoo, training with Aljamain Sterling, the stoppage, Paddy Pimblett’s recent response to callout, his first pitch for the Mets, and more.

Aljamain Sterling around (2:30:35) discusses his performance against Henry Cejudo at UFC 288, the gameplan, if he wants to fight him again, Sean O’Malley entering the cage after the event, Merab vs. Cejudo, his weight cut, why he wants to move up a weight class in the near future, his message to Sean O’Malley, if he’s the greatest bantamweight ever, his thoughts on Cejudo’s team, and more.

The parlay pals around (3:07:49) look back at their latest winning selection, and GC recaps his big weekend at UFC 288.


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