Stephiedamus... | Ep. 312

This week for episode 312, we recover from a wild night of UFC action in which Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov had a clinical back and forth that really tested both fighters. But the rest of the card had some really fun offerings as well. A serviceable co-main with a work-in-progress Shara Bullet, preceded by a straight banger between Deiveson Figuereido and Marlon Vera. But that’s not all. We carve into some topics that made headlines this week, such as Conor McGregor’s about-face on Donald Trump, who confirmed that Khabib Nurmagomedov is his favorite fighter. This sent the Irishman into an online frenzy that’s equal parts hilarious and tragic. We also address UFC head honcho Dana White and his curious claim that he doesn’t pay attention to Jake Paul after he lost to Tommy Fury, of all people. Is he listening to our podcast? We won’t mind. We also won’t mind if he just happened to buy a founder’s subscription. Or a regular one. We’re not choosy.You like paying for ESPN+? Hope you like forking over more of your money to the Mouse. And we also address the absolute debacle that happened this past weekend in what should have been a celebration of Terrence Crawford’s skill and resilience with both Turki Alalshikh’s bizarre honorary induction into Nevada’s Boxing Hall of Fame, as well as the media treatment just minutes before the event was slated to begin. Oh, and that Canelo fight? He says he doesn’t want it anymore. Huh. Alrighty, then.Here’s how the fights went:* Umar Nurmagomedov def. Cody Sandhagen (UD-5)* Sharabutdin Magomedov def. Michał Oleksiejczuk (UD-3)* Deiveson Figuereido def. Marlon Vera (UD-3)* Michael Chiesa def. Tony Ferguson (Sub, R1 - yikes)* Mackenzie Dern def. Loopy Godinez (UD-3)* Sedriques Dumas def. Denis Tiuliulin (UD - who care)We sincerely hope you enjoyed the episode and that you'll give us yourpatronage with a subscription, and that you’ll continue listeningevery week. If you have questions, comments or suggestions, pleasefeel free to reach out. Thank you all so very much. We appreciateevery one of you.Please consider becoming a paid member for bonus episodes and other fun perks, as well as for some ice cream money. Because we love ice cream. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit levelchangepodcast.substack.com/subscribe