UFC 276 Pregame Preview: Adesanya-Cannonier | Volkanovski-Holloway 3 | Morning Kombat
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2024
- Luke Thomas, Brian Campbell and Chuck Mindenhall are back with a pregame preview for UFC 276. The guys break down Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier, Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway 3 and much more!
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I truly love the anger that the 49 times joke brings to Luke Thomas.
Definitely an exaggeration, 49 times in 2 days he said.
@@Bickle121 I honestly don't care if he watched it 49 times, it's just the fact that it's clearly a joke and he can't lower his guard for even a moment. If he went along with it and laughed about it, then people would stop bringing it up. But he's so sensitive that he can't do it.
@@Highsen yeah he’s pathetic at times, it’s such a basic joke and he just can’t handle jokes.
I bet he’s a nightmare to hang out with
His anger basically guarantees that he will never live it down.
@@Bickle121 for me the real exaggeration are the 50 beers to start to feel something
BC is a national treasure. He is such an amazingly perfect foil to Luke's zero tolerance for nonsense and it never gets old.
Ha, very well put.
I appreciate that Chuck pointed out that Conor is despised in Ireland. Most American MMA media don't seem to know it. Popularity took a complete nosedive years ago.
Why is that though? Just cuz he's rich and douchey? Or cuz he slapped the old man at the pub years ago? Lol
@@RealDealSoulja Those and a string of sexual assault allegations or the suggested links to organised crime. Not to mention his run of losses and inactivity. No positives, only negatives. We're a long way from Chad Mendes in 2015. Ireland has moved on.
@@GrahamScott155 also, I don't know anything about Ireland, but culturally, do they despise people who are perceived to be rich billionaires who are considered bullies.
@@GrahamScott155 Makes sense.
Yeah, the Irish PM refused to be pictured with him or interact with him when they were both at the St Patrick's day parade in Chicago a few years back.
I love when Luke says it the Official Morning Kombat, as if there's a unofficial show
BC is right. When Izzy tastes someone's power he becomes very defensive. When Yoel landed that big shot early, Izzy went into his shell. It was the same against Jan. I know Luke likes to defend Izzy against any form of minute criticism but it's true.
When did he go into his shell against Jan? He was picking up the striking pace in rounds 4 and 5 against Jan while Jan was slowing, before getting taken down both rounds. Izzy was never rocked but he stumbled Jan once
Talked so much shit and been riding the idea of Jon Jones to the point where he’s fighting safe and boring like him lol
The other side is that he picks the enemy apart by making them do stuff with his feints and shots. Yoel did NOTHING, hard to fight someone like that. Costa has power as well, did he go into his shell?
I don't even like Izzy that much but that Yoel fight was a two way street in my opinion.
@@BarisTitanX
Well yeah I didn't say that it was all Izzy's fault that the fight was shit but he was absolutely tentative. And Costa doesn't have the power that Yoel has, he has never put anybody away with one punch and he also didn't land anything significant
@@BarisTitanX if you try to make someone do something with feints, and they don't do anything, then you just hit them next time instead of just doing the feint. That's the whole point of feinting, you're either forcing them to show you what they want to do in response, or you're forcing them to not react, and that's your chance to hit them for free. If someone isn't doing anything, you don't just get stuck staring at him lmao that's Izzys own fault
With all due respect, Luke has a big blindspot regarding Izzy. BC and Chuck are spot on. Izzy is huge within the mma bubble but, he really didn't catch on with the casual audience. His PPV and media numbers speak for themselves. They're decent but, not "superstar" status.
He's sort of a B list star to the American mainstream audience. He needs a real rivalry who will play the game with him to elevate that status.
Mainly someone who will do the proper media rounds and build the fight to the highest level. Like Conor to Khabib, Chael to Silva, etc.
Unfortunately, I don't think anyone can do that in the division. Till would be the only one I can think of that has a big enough name as has the charisma to build a fight. But he's came up short in all the big fights that would put him in contention.
And one last factor, most of the guys would have to go through (the far ahead 1b of the division) Rob just to get there.
We have Zero way of knowing his PPV Numbers, the numbers you see are complete guesses, and Dana has said they are not even close. All we have is the knowledge that Israel has the second biggest contract in the UFC only behind Conor. That tells you Everything
Also Izzy doesn't really perform all that impressively as of late
I think if he won the LHW that would have given him a bump.
I personally think izzy comes across as a try hard ( I could be wrong but that's how I feel )
None the less a great fighter
@@steevoo1 I think he's had about all the good matchups/rivalries he can get. It got heated often, big names often, still never really happened. Noone can make him a star except if someone like Khamzat becomes champion and then moves up and he beats Khamzat OR jon jones @ 205.
The nostalgia burst is tremendous. This feels like I've went into a team machine to MMA Beat days.
Definitely bro remember watching way back
I really miss the MMA beat
Was thinking exactly the same thing. The MMA beat was the bollocks
I actually go back and listen to some old MMA Beats for the nostalgia.
“Oh oh oh OHH YEEAAAA!!“
I can only read this in BC’s voice. #iconic
@@eamonnkeenan8327 when you hear it it’s either BC or the Kool Aid man lol
Great to see The Man in the Hat back, love the way you 3 interact
I agree with Chuck, I think Izzys popularity peaked at the costa fight and it’s kind of remained stagnant as a result of his lackluster performances
A few other factors:
1. There are more weight classes now, so it's harder to get all the attention on yourself versus Silva's days
2. He lost to Jan. Silva didn't lose for 7 years, even when he went up and pasted people like Griffin.
3. Silva had Chael. Israel hasn't yet
@@ZPSBestProfileName not really he just puts on boring fights as of late. If he was finishing everyone he would be a star.
I thought the Vetorri fight was entertaining... all it takes is one big finish for folks to jump back on the wagon
Yup! I like Chuck's opinions! He's a nice middle ground between Luke and BC. In this case, Luke is way off on Izzy. But Luke always tends to give way too much credit to anyone out of City Kickboxing.
His continuous youtube channel growth and higher ppv sales for his next fight after Costa reveal a different reality. Maybe the echo chamber you feed into makes it appear so or "feel" like he has peaked in popularity but the upward trend of numbers in terms of exposure, definitively say otherwise.
BC is that kid in class who the teacher had to constantly tell “to wait their turn” while someone else was speaking
Luke defending Izzy like they’re in a relationship.
I don't think Chuck and Brian are hating on Izzy at all, they are just asking neutral and honest questions. Luke on the other hand is just absolutely in love with him and always gets so defensive when talking about him. I think it's because of all the love Izzy has given to Luke (interviews, watching his content, showing up for his irl show thing) the man literally never has a bad thing to say about him. I honestly think Luke is extremely biased when it comes to Izzy, that's why I can never really trust his opinions about him. He will always praise him in every aspect no matter what
Chuck's Anderson comparison wasn't neutral. It's just wrong. Anderson didn't blow up as a mainstream figure until after he beat Vitor, and he'd already been champ longer than Izzy has at this point.
Also, the conversation is kind of ridiculous. Is Izzy a mainstream crissover star like McGregor or Rousey? No, but those types of fighters are unicorns. He's one of the bigger draws in combat sports right now. Go look at how low Borth American PPV buys are, even for guys like Canelo, Wilder and Fury.
@@marlock6573 it was a pretty good comparison. Silva had fun fights Izzy used to have fun fights, but nowadays he's a leg kick merchant that seemingly struggles with fighters with a similar reach. He's not nearly as entertaining as he used to be.
I wonder if Luke and BC realize that they never let Chuck talk. 🤣 They'll let him start a sentence sometimes then they just steamroll him. Let the man talk.
Could part of the lack of fanfare over Izzy be that a lot of what he brings is popular with a demographic that doesn't like the sport and isn't Interested in liking the sport?
That’s actually a very good point. Many people that would love his personality and the references and shit that he makes aren’t spending their Saturday nights watching fights all night. Isn’t that when Toonami is on? Lol
Now that I’m thinking about it that problem is on exacerbated by the fact you have to pay for ESPN+ to even get the PPVs. If you aren’t already a sports fan it’s impossible to even find the event if you just see Izzy and are like “I want to see that guy fight.”
Where are you coming from with this "lack of fanfare" thing? He promotes himself primarily on his YT channel, instead of doing interviews (which he stated ages ago), and compared to other fighters, his YT is ABSURDLY popular. Plus the amount of other podcasts, etc, he's done is also large, and all of those appearances garner an outsized amount of attention as well
Idk. He catches the anime lovers that’s for sure. He’s one of the few people my casual friends know about and want to watch
@@painandpyro it was brought up in the video.
I see Chuck I press play
What a treat MK. Thanks for letting Chuck talk this time :)
Everytime I see this trio I think of Luke as Dad, Bryan as Kid, Chuck as laid back uncle.
Cowboy is stepping in against Jim Miller now too. This card has potential to be an all timer
and whoever wins has the most wins all-time in ufc with 24. Doesn't necessarily mean anything but cool fact none the less that they get to fight each other for it.
That isn’t a fight that any sane fight fan what’s to see. Cowboy is so far over the hill it ain’t even funny
Great content with chuck as always, love these previews
Luke was so pissed at the start when they were disagreeing about Izzy LMAO
Luke is a race baiter!
The problem is people try to compare Izzy's superstar status to MAC and I said it once and I'll say it again. NO ONE is coming close to sniffing MAC's status as a superstar for a very long time. NO ONE is sniffing his PPV numbers on a regular basis for a very looong time. That's coming from a guy that doesn't even like MAC. Facts are facts. Simple as that.
But he's not as big a star / mainstream name as Diaz or Masvidal either
@@Goobtard Diaz was on Izzy's undercard and was featured on the cover with Masvidal. Of course he is as big as them
Izzy lost momentum from Jan loss. If he became double champ that night he would’ve launched into superstar level. Right now it feels like usman/Volk/Ngannou/Charles are all better champs. Yes Charles isn’t technically a champ. And jiri might just need a couple more spectacular finishes to move past him as well. Imo izzy needs khamzat to move up for an opportunity to take a leap.
Izzy had two BIG chances, the Yoel fight and the Jan fight. Yoel fight was a dud and one of the worst fights of all time, and the Jan fight costed Izzy the chance to fight Jon Jones
Man, you are talking straight out of you ass with this one. Show me Charles' YT channel and how many views he gets. Izzy can drop a video about literally anything, and will quickly get half a mil. Dude is huge, just say you don't like him, its fine 😄
@@bobbob-cd9yl he thought he wanted Yoel until that huge overhand he didn’t see coming very early in the fight. He changed his mind after that
@@painandpyro lol so you’re basing it purely on TH-cam views? Ok. I was talking about it from a fight fans view. And he had his biggest ppv number vs Jan. After that loss his ppv dropped 25%. Other various factors could’ve affected it but that seems like a big sign.
@@sy12 we don’t know the actual ppv numbers, they haven’t disclosed them for a while.
Get Luke a taller chair
Very interesting to see Luke positioned himself above everyone in the room, literally.
That Portugal the Man record in the background made this segment even cooler for me!
Chucks skin tone looks like he hasn’t had five minutes of sun ever hit his skin
That content production life...
Izzy is kind of in a limbo between Nigeria and New Zealand. People who were popular like Conor had a whole nation behind him full of hardcore passionate fans.
Don't sleep on Jared. This fight is closer than people think.
1 min in and BC has already made a 'head' joke, the man with a hat shows up again, Luke does a spot on impersonation of BC and BC can't count. Peak MK
Luke is an mma legend. BC is the king of Connecticut. Cheers boys
Fun pregame review. Always love it when Chuck joins in
Brian “Pocket Pressure” Campbell
I'm just loving the preview TRIO show ever since the introduction. Peace and love from India ✌️
"speaking of pocket pressure..." :D
To answer the Izzy popularity question: pretty sure more people are excited about Volk Holloway 3, O’Malley Munhoz than they are for Adesanya Cannonier
True. But is that due to the other matchups being much more interesting than Izzy vs Jared, rather than Izzy being less popular?
It’s more about Cannonier
I highly doubt it considering Izzy's fanbase is about 10x the size of all those fighters combined.
I feel like there is an internet bubble that hates Izzy that tries to ignore the 500k-million views he gets on youtube daily just sitting in front of a camera. No one in MMA comes close to that except Conor.
@@PurpleScoutCookies Masvidal, Diaz brothers, Khabib, Covington, Ngannou, Paddy, O’Malley are all more popular than Izzy.
@@johndeignan2668 you are literally delusional. Nate Diaz was on his Vettori card and it did significantly worse than his previous cards. The only one who is even arguable is masvidal and he’s coming off multiple embarrassing losses.
I’ve listened to this twice so far today. Just wanted to say thanks boys!
We have to be real here. Izzy was on the projectory of reaching Conor level of stardom. HOWEVER the Yoel fight was a HUGE setback in how he was looked and yes the Paulo fight was great but Paulo looked weird and the situation in general was odd. Then comes the Jan fight. This was izzies biggest chance of stardom as being light heavyweight champion would have led to the Jones fight. Instead he has to return to middleweight (the weakest male division) and fight Vettori
And he arguably lost to Whittaker in the rematch.
I liked the Yoel fight tbh
@@MultiPolarWorldCo-op then you like trash fights
@@johndeignan2668 LOL
"projectory" lol
BC and CM trying to argue that Izzy isn't very popular, while dude does pretty much all of his promotion on his YT own channel that regularly hits numbers that put other fighters' to shame is hilarious (compare to Sean O'Malley for instance). Also, keep in mind that in pretty much any fight, he's basically selling it himself
Shame that 14 y/o anime nerds dont buy PPVs especially when they can torrent it or get a scuffed copy the next day. His fanbase is not translatable to buys. That’s why they have had to stack this card so much to justify the $$ they’re paying him.
Lighten up Luke "Francis" Thomas.
14:30 ish I think Luke took offensive to Brian saying Izzy isn't as super famous as Conor. Can tell cuz he said Brian is trying to make it "sound like a bad thing" when all he did was ask if and why that is. Should've answered: "because he doesnt want to be".
I see Izzy always saying he isnt undefeated back when he was, that with the fact he doesnt chase fame lead me to believe he doesn't like the pressure that comes with fame and being undefeated.
I'm sorry, but I love the "49 times" jokes.
Luke looking fresh!
This show definitely needs to be on a roof. Otherwise, great job as always!
Whenever the man with the hat is in the building you know it's going to be an instant classic!
Why is Luke sitting there like he's reffing a tennis match?
Why can't you guys have 3 equal chairs ?
Luke "in the early aughts" Thomas
59:26 meisha vs murphy talk, if you want to skip since fight is cancelled
classic sound issues, never disappoint
MK is at it's peak when these two donks are with The man with a hat !! 🤠 #MkAllDay
Love this, thank you so much, for doing this.
Chuck is always a refreshing voice of reason.
Agreed. LT/BC require a mediator at times 😅
I really look forward to these! great work gents🙏
The "new" set gives this show w/ Mindenhall in the mix a more interesting & flashier feel; more inviting than the original layout: makes the chat more riveting... the potential Periera - Izzy would be a "Money Printing Party" if they both win, and most importantly, impressively prevail
Last 30 seconds is pure art from BC
Ufc 189 was sick!! Cowboy vs The Immortal, Almeida vs Pickett, Gunnar vs Thatch, Stephens vs Bermudez, Lawler vs Rory 2, and Mcgregor vs Mendes. All were great. The walkout live songs. Cool night.
Cowboy didn't fight Matt Brown on that card, it was Tim Means.
@@thenedsmmachannel8970 oh yeah my bad
@@patrickflug4605 no worries. Still a banger of a card. Honestly my personal favorite PPV of all time, I know 217 gets all the love but literally every fight on the main card was more entertaining
One of my favorite videos to date. Great content fellas
I have to go back and watch it again for the first time some I rewatched a couple times right after the fight, but I think that Adesanya vs Gastelum fight was top 3 best UFC fights of all time… and I’ve been watching since 2004.
Love these. So fun. Keep em coming.
As one of Izzy's biggest fans I'll say this.... He needs to FIGHT!... He needs to start knocking heads off again... He's playing it way too safe and while I do find his extremely sophisticated ways of striking entertaining... That does not fair well with a casual audience
no he doesnt he just needs to win lool
There’s nothing more Luke Thomas than lose an argument and call someone racist.
I was thinking the same thing, people throw that around too casually.
Bryan and Luke double teamed the shit out of this guy. Damn. #sundayspitroaststyle
I feel like the third fight is gonna go exactly like the first two fights. Points decision.
Max going to sleep
It’s always a good time when the Ice Man is on set.
They need to give BC a shock collar and have a producer press the button everytime he speaks out of turn.
They absolutely smashed this preview!
The 3 amigos! Best in the biz!
Buzzed BC cracks me up.
I love hearing BC’s take on Alex “Potata”
Need some High Court!
Respect on the Portugal. The Man record! That one is great.
Both Volkanovski and Holloway stated they want to finish. Cannot wait! 'Should be an epic war!
As always, luke is the funniest, most logical and charismatic.
People sleep on how great Yair is because he isn't very likeable. Yair is the most dangerous striker in the division & Max took his best shots.
I've realized Brian is occasionally biased to KO punchers in wishing they beat the better fighter opponent.
Most people who game/watch anime know/like Izzy so hes definitely got a lot of fans there but to the casuals yeah he hasn't caught on. I think he could but depends on how far he can keep winning and in what fashion.
This sums it up very well. I like Izzy, but my friends and people I speak to have no idea who he is. Or they do but don't know who he's fought, weight class etc. Sure if he carries on it'll change but not quite there 'made it ' wise. If he cares, which he may not
“Dominic Cruz would love him” 💀
Even if Strickland wins, he could be a Sonnen type to help Izzy turn face
Izzy fights like he spams fireballs from distance, then when the opponent closes the distance, he jumps to the opposite side and spams fireballs again 😂 Kidding, he is nice with it!
Those fucking jackets are banging
Love this it's like the MMA beat 2.0
Durability issues is definitely big concern for O’Malley, also will he fold if he starts getting walloped. Pedro is going to test the shit out of that and he might just crack too hard. A few hard leg kicks could turn it.
those bomber jackets are nice. that green
dopee video. For the next one need a colombian barber to be cutting lukes and bc's hair
Luke is so in love with Izzy he won’t admit that izzy has always been “the next big thing”…but when is he gonna get there. This time around Holloway is the real fan favorite, before that Derrick Lewis had some of the spotlight, and before that Diaz stole the show. And it’s true that all that Jon Jones talk backfired because he got dominated by Polish Power. Izzy is big, but he hasn’t been put in ANY situation where he’s counted on to be the sole main attraction.
Nail on the head
He literally entered the cage with a choreographed dance routine as the challenger in his opponents home town in front of the biggest crowd in UFC history...
LOL Holloway and Lewis don't draw as Izzy. This is your own subjective understanding of popularity based on who has respect among hardcores.
@@AnthonyPiccirillo This dude is saying Adesanya can't headline a card. That's absurd. He's a far bigger draw than any other active champ.
Ain’t nobody saying Izzy can’t headline a card…he is and he does. What I’m sayin has to do with what the man in the hat is pointing out. Izzy in actuality is not the superstar that the ufc is pushing to. He’s not there yet…even though he’s been “the next big thing” for some time. Every card he headlines features 1 or 2 other big names, fan favorites to boost the sales. This in has nothing to do with his skills.
Chuck in the HOUSE!!
One od the funniest shows you've had for some time.
You guys rule!
no one gonna say anything about chucks voice cracking at 8:50 ? lmao the look on his face after
I love the pregame preview vibe
Love any episode with chuck
Always love more Chuck on MK!
Luke doesn't even try and hide is Izzy hard on anymore lol.
They still don't let Chuck answer 😞
I actually agree with Chuck and BC on Adesanya, I feel like he's not nearly as popular as Luke seems to think he is.
BC interrupting Chuck at every moment :(
It’s not the upper room, it’s the inner circle ⭕️
The way Luke says "alwezz" (always) cracks me up lol
I LOVE Max but holy its hard for me to see him win. The Kattar match was a stylistic DREAM for him imo and I know it was one of his best performances but damm within context. I think Volk has had the tougher fights since, looked better since, and proved hes actually getting better since. If there was a small gap between them after the last fight i think its even bigger now. I think Volk is probably taking this personal and feel like he will prove once and for all that hes better, i wouldn't be surprised if this is peak volk performance.
Luke wrong on the Izzy/nz thing, - its not because of that but rather because hes a confident brash brother who says what he wants whereas the country has a very stoic perception of men where you dont talk about your problems - dont brag - just quietly go about your business - and Izzy been the opposite of this rubs people the wrong way.
I think Yoel Rodriguez would give anyone problems with his style so I wouldn't put too much stock in that performance.
Izzy is extremely rude and doesn't have basic manners, and he never really gave Jan credit for beating him - said he doesn't have Polish power after losing to him, etc.. Cannonier is one of my favorite fighters ever, and he would never try to make excuses if someone beat him in a fair fight. I have a feeling that both Adesanya and Max Holloway are going to win by stoppage. I can't see Cannonier having enough size and power to really put Adesanya in danger, and the same applies to Max. Max is quite a bit longer and taller than Volkanovski, and it's hard to see Volkanovski squeaking through another close decision without getting rocked and stopped. I think Volkanovski was knocked down recently, but I can't remember which fight? Max never goes down.
@@Ritalie Brah i cant believe u edited this n its still hella confusing
@@ianphillips103 i didnt mention it
@@manutdnz okay I misread your comment initially. And to your point you are right I would probably favor Zombie and Ortega over Kattar