Daniel Cormier gives his INSTANT REACTION to Dana White's major announcement: Conor McGregor is no longer able to fight Michael Chandler at UFC 303 due to an injury. DC dives into what's next for both McGregor and Chandler, and gives his take on what he's heard leading up to the decision. And don't miss Cormier's thoughts on Alex Pereira vs. Jiri Prochazka 2 and the rest of the UFC 303 fight card revealed by Dana White Thursday. #Volume #Herd
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Speaker 1 (01:41):
All right, guys, I've got a bad voice because I'm
in wrestling camp right now, but it's okay. We still
got to bring it a lot of changes to UFC
three oh three. Con McGregor is out, you know. You
know what's interesting to me is that last week, when
that press conference didn't happen, we should have got very concerned.
(02:03):
And I think the optimism that we held for McGregor
is why we didn't recognize what was in front of
us earlier, because I think everyone was a bit hopeful
that Conor McGregor would still fight, when in reality it
(02:23):
probably never was happening. Michael Chandler has now waited almost
two years to fight Connor McGregor. That's a long time.
And if Michael Chandler is going to continue to wait
for Connor McGregor, I don't know how long that's going
to be. Been asking yesterday on Funking, A Champ said
(02:44):
he thinks that it's over for Connor. He doesn't believe
that we'll ever see Connor fight again. I was trying
to disagree with him, but now that it's a reality,
it's very worrisome. I don't know what my thoughts are
about his fighting future, especially knowing what his life looks
(03:05):
like outside of fighting. This guy lives the biggest life
in the world. He lives a life that's so extravagant,
that's so fun, that is so filled with adventure and
other things. I don't know people could blame him if
he wants to walk away from this. You gotta think
in way your two options of life. One be on yachts, boats, parties,
(03:31):
having all the fun in the world now you're an actor,
or spend months and months at a time in a
gym preparing to fight absolute killers. Ask yourself, as a
human being, what would you choose? Most of you would
choose option A where you're not sweating as much, and
if you're sweating, you're jumping into oceans right after the
(03:55):
cool down, you're eating caviare and the most expensive food
in the world, or you're in the gym every single
day fighting. Most people would not even look at option
be Michael Chandler does not live that life. Michael Chandler
still needs to fight Michael Chandler. It seems like he
(04:17):
needs Connor McGregor, but I don't know that he does
because when you talk to Mike, his goals have not changed.
He still wants to be world champion. I don't know
that even if he wins, if this fight moves him
closer to being world champion, he's got some options. He's
got some things to weigh going forward, because I don't
(04:41):
know that he should wait anymore. I think it's time
to move off of this, and I believe that the
overwhelming sentiment is that he's done. I thought Connor McGregor
was gonna come back, because to me, Conor McGregor is
a fighter. But I'm starting to think I know skill
for skill, the Connor McGregor of twenty fifteen isn't the
(05:04):
same guy. But I thought that the star was still
the same. I just don't know that he wants to fight,
especially right now. You know, they said this thing might
get rescheduled for later in the year, hopefully, But I
think most people are very skeptical that we will see
Connor McGregor in twenty twenty four, and if we don't,
(05:28):
the more time that passes, the less likely it is
that he ever steps in the octagon again. But you
have see three or three has a new main event.
Alex Pereira is taking on your Prohotschka. Alex Pereira is
in a position right now where he's the world champion
at light heavyweight. He was the world champion AP middleweight,
(05:48):
and he is a star in the UFC. I will
tell you this, there are levels of star in this game.
John Jones a level above most of these guys. Connor
McGregor lives in his own planet. Those guys are superstars.
(06:09):
They are global superstars. No matter where they go in
the world, they are known. That's the truth. With Perira
to a degree, and charl O'Malley right next to him,
Islamahatchev right next to him, there are guys that have
star quality. Israel Edisanya superstar. These guys are stars. I
(06:30):
believe that if Alex Perreira goes out and takes his fight, wins,
beats your pro Hoska, he will become a superstar. Because
now he is headlined two of the last three pay
per views, one being the biggest most marketed fight in
UFC history, where he knocked ont Jamal Hill. He's not
(06:52):
only winning, he's winning impressively. If he can go out
there and beat your Prohoska in the way that he
did last time, there are way more eyes on the
lex Perira this time. If he can do what he
did last time, so many more people are aware of him,
he could go to the moon, and I believe that
that's gonna be his goal, to try to be our
(07:15):
dominate ear in the way that he did before. I
think Proska has to change some things, be a little
more traditional, because he's gotta check leg kicks. If he
doesn't check leg kicks, he's gonna find himself in trouble again,
because that's what the problem was. I know the left
hook dropped him and ended the fight, but that wasn't
why he struggled with Pereira. He struggled with Pereira because
(07:35):
he didn't check kicks and he was so battered that
he couldn't stand, so then he was stuck in front
of him getting clobbered. You've got to check leg kicks
against Perrera, and if you don't, he's ultimately gonna knock
you out because the moment you're stationary, you're standing in
front of one of the most dangerous fighters in UFC history.
(07:56):
You know, man, I enjoy all this that's rounds these fights, guys.
I'm not gonna sit here and act like I didn't
have an idea that Connor McGregor was in trouble as
early as last week. What I didn't know was that
they were calling so many people about the fight, because
(08:18):
generally when that happens, somebody calls somebody else and then
the news starts to trickle down and everybody gets an idea.
But none of usk new. They kept this thing so tight.
I don't know the last time the UFC hasn't been
able to keep a secret. I know Ariel and everybody
else the reporters are saying there was optimism that Connor
(08:39):
would still fight. Why wouldn't there be he never pulls out,
But one that tells me this is a real injury,
so it's a real problem. And two, it tells me
that they were worried about trying to put fights together
that could keep the value of what UFC three ZO
three became right twenty one million dollar gate. Lots been
(09:00):
made of that, people flying from around the world, lots
be made of that. International fight has to be a
big thing. It always has been. I believe with these
new fights, the fight card still is very valuable. It's
not Con McGregor, nobody is. But you got one of
the biggest stars in the UFC fighting at UFC three
(09:24):
zero three. That's Alex Pereira. Also you get brian Onkega
taking in on Diego Lopez in the cole main event.
Absolute banger, and then Carlos Alberg is not fighting Anthony
Smith because Jamaal Hill's out. That's the amount of injuries
that have happened. And the last week is crazy. Hams out,
Chamayav's out. Unfortunately, I'm going to Saudi Arabia. So now
(09:48):
I gotta go to Saudi Arabia to watch a fight
that I didn't tell I was excited about watching Hamzad
and Robert Whittaker and I am excited about Ali Skaaroff
Robert Whittaker, but it was like, man, now we finally
get to see if Hamzat is that guy that everybody
is telling us that he is. Guess we'll have to
wait a little more time for that and see if
(10:10):
Alan Scaroff, because if Alic Scaroff wins his fight, he
will be on track to do what Perrera and what
is he dead? He hasn't been here long, right, Alex
Scaroff hasn't been in the UFC for a long time.
His debut against Phil Halles still one of the best
debuts I've ever seen. If he can be Robert Whitaker,
He's immediately in the top five of the division and
(10:33):
already a threat to the champion, which is nuts considered
how short a period of time it is, so it's
very impressive. I'm excited about going to the Middle East,
so I can't I mean, I still can't wait to
get there. But boy, would that have been good to
get some of those questions answered. But that's the sport
we play. It's fighting. People get hurt, but sometimes what
(10:56):
we get after is just as good. Right now, I
believe that we are getting better fighters at this point
in their career, then we would have gotten if Connor
McGregor and Michael Chandler fall because Connor McGregor hasn't fought
to that level for a while while he's still good.
(11:17):
Because I've made a point. I told this to Ben yesterday.
I go he lost to Kabe and Dustin Pourrier twice,
Channel lost too, Ola Era, Gae Chee and Pourriett. They're
losing to their best in the world. But Alex Burros
losing to nobody, right, he only lost to Izzy in
his UFC career. So you're getting the best fighters still
(11:40):
fighting at the top of the game at UFC three
All three, and I think it's gonna be an amazing
fight card. It's hard to do what the UFC did
when things go this wrong, because trust me, it was wrong.
It went wrong, there would been a lot of pissed
off people, rightfully, so if they didn't try to replace
(12:00):
it with something that mattered, and this fight card matters.
It ain't Connor, but it's about as good as it gets.
And we know that one of the Lex Peiro steps
in the octagon, it's always gonna be fun and explosive,
win or lose, because even in the Isy fight when
he lost. It was a fun fight and if you
know your Poska, he's a savage. This fight Car is
(12:23):
gonna be sick and I can't wait to get to
the Las Vegas for it. Guys, I'm sorry for the voice.
I've been yelling at kids all week. I've got two
hudred and fifty kids in my academy wrestling every day.
The best time of the year for me, but it
makes my voice to struggle. Outside of that, DC is
a happy boy. Guys, hit the notification button at the bottom,
(12:46):
like subscribe and tell your friends about my YouTube channel
and keep coming to your boy for all the latest reactions,
news and interviews. I'll see you guys from Saudi Arabia
and then on to you. I'll see three h three
until next time. Peace,
The volume. All right, guys, so we're like miss close
to Crown and the NBA Champion. So once again I'm
partnered up with the Draft Kings sports Book to drive
all new customers a brand new offer. All new customers
bet a minimum of five dollars and get one hundred
and fifty dollars in bonus bets instantly when you go
(00:25):
to the Draft Kings sports Book and sign up using
my promo code DCTV. Two fantastic teams are vying to
become world champion. It's always great to be a part
of greatness, but it's also great to be in on
the action while using the Draft King sports Book. So
once again, go to the Draft Kings Sportsbook gap right now,
(00:46):
sign up using my promo code DCTV. Bet a minimum
of five dollars, get one hundred and fifty in bonus
bets instantly at the Draft King sports Book, an official
sports betting partner of the NBA and a Draftking.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
The Crown is yours gambling problem called one eight hundred
Gambler or in West Virginia visit one eight hundred gambler
dot net. In New York call eight seven seven eight
open wired text Hope and y four six seven three
six nine in Connecticut. Help is available for problem gambling
called eight eight eight seven eight nine seven seven seven
seven or visit CCPG dot org. Please play responsibly on
behalf of Boothill Casino when resorting Kansas twenty one and
(01:23):
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expire one hundred and sixty eight hours after issue. Ince
See DKNNG dot co slash bball for eligibility and deposit restrictions,
terms and responsible gaming resources.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
All right, guys, I've got a bad voice because I'm
in wrestling camp right now, but it's okay. We still
got to bring it a lot of changes to UFC
three oh three. Con McGregor is out, you know. You
know what's interesting to me is that last week, when
that press conference didn't happen, we should have got very concerned.
(02:03):
And I think the optimism that we held for McGregor
is why we didn't recognize what was in front of
us earlier, because I think everyone was a bit hopeful
that Conor McGregor would still fight, when in reality it
(02:23):
probably never was happening. Michael Chandler has now waited almost
two years to fight Connor McGregor. That's a long time.
And if Michael Chandler is going to continue to wait
for Connor McGregor, I don't know how long that's going
to be. Been asking yesterday on Funking, A Champ said
(02:44):
he thinks that it's over for Connor. He doesn't believe
that we'll ever see Connor fight again. I was trying
to disagree with him, but now that it's a reality,
it's very worrisome. I don't know what my thoughts are
about his fighting future, especially knowing what his life looks
(03:05):
like outside of fighting. This guy lives the biggest life
in the world. He lives a life that's so extravagant,
that's so fun, that is so filled with adventure and
other things. I don't know people could blame him if
he wants to walk away from this. You gotta think
in way your two options of life. One be on yachts, boats, parties,
(03:31):
having all the fun in the world now you're an actor,
or spend months and months at a time in a
gym preparing to fight absolute killers. Ask yourself, as a
human being, what would you choose? Most of you would
choose option A where you're not sweating as much, and
if you're sweating, you're jumping into oceans right after the
(03:55):
cool down, you're eating caviare and the most expensive food
in the world, or you're in the gym every single
day fighting. Most people would not even look at option
be Michael Chandler does not live that life. Michael Chandler
still needs to fight Michael Chandler. It seems like he
(04:17):
needs Connor McGregor, but I don't know that he does
because when you talk to Mike, his goals have not changed.
He still wants to be world champion. I don't know
that even if he wins, if this fight moves him
closer to being world champion, he's got some options. He's
got some things to weigh going forward, because I don't
(04:41):
know that he should wait anymore. I think it's time
to move off of this, and I believe that the
overwhelming sentiment is that he's done. I thought Connor McGregor
was gonna come back, because to me, Conor McGregor is
a fighter. But I'm starting to think I know skill
for skill, the Connor McGregor of twenty fifteen isn't the
(05:04):
same guy. But I thought that the star was still
the same. I just don't know that he wants to fight,
especially right now. You know, they said this thing might
get rescheduled for later in the year, hopefully, But I
think most people are very skeptical that we will see
Connor McGregor in twenty twenty four, and if we don't,
(05:28):
the more time that passes, the less likely it is
that he ever steps in the octagon again. But you
have see three or three has a new main event.
Alex Pereira is taking on your Prohotschka. Alex Pereira is
in a position right now where he's the world champion
at light heavyweight. He was the world champion AP middleweight,
(05:48):
and he is a star in the UFC. I will
tell you this, there are levels of star in this game.
John Jones a level above most of these guys. Connor
McGregor lives in his own planet. Those guys are superstars.
(06:09):
They are global superstars. No matter where they go in
the world, they are known. That's the truth. With Perira
to a degree, and charl O'Malley right next to him,
Islamahatchev right next to him, there are guys that have
star quality. Israel Edisanya superstar. These guys are stars. I
(06:30):
believe that if Alex Perreira goes out and takes his fight, wins,
beats your pro Hoska, he will become a superstar. Because
now he is headlined two of the last three pay
per views, one being the biggest most marketed fight in
UFC history, where he knocked ont Jamal Hill. He's not
(06:52):
only winning, he's winning impressively. If he can go out
there and beat your Prohoska in the way that he
did last time, there are way more eyes on the
lex Perira this time. If he can do what he
did last time, so many more people are aware of him,
he could go to the moon, and I believe that
that's gonna be his goal, to try to be our
(07:15):
dominate ear in the way that he did before. I
think Proska has to change some things, be a little
more traditional, because he's gotta check leg kicks. If he
doesn't check leg kicks, he's gonna find himself in trouble again,
because that's what the problem was. I know the left
hook dropped him and ended the fight, but that wasn't
why he struggled with Pereira. He struggled with Pereira because
(07:35):
he didn't check kicks and he was so battered that
he couldn't stand, so then he was stuck in front
of him getting clobbered. You've got to check leg kicks
against Perrera, and if you don't, he's ultimately gonna knock
you out because the moment you're stationary, you're standing in
front of one of the most dangerous fighters in UFC history.
(07:56):
You know, man, I enjoy all this that's rounds these fights, guys.
I'm not gonna sit here and act like I didn't
have an idea that Connor McGregor was in trouble as
early as last week. What I didn't know was that
they were calling so many people about the fight, because
(08:18):
generally when that happens, somebody calls somebody else and then
the news starts to trickle down and everybody gets an idea.
But none of usk new. They kept this thing so tight.
I don't know the last time the UFC hasn't been
able to keep a secret. I know Ariel and everybody
else the reporters are saying there was optimism that Connor
(08:39):
would still fight. Why wouldn't there be he never pulls out,
But one that tells me this is a real injury,
so it's a real problem. And two, it tells me
that they were worried about trying to put fights together
that could keep the value of what UFC three ZO
three became right twenty one million dollar gate. Lots been
(09:00):
made of that, people flying from around the world, lots
be made of that. International fight has to be a
big thing. It always has been. I believe with these
new fights, the fight card still is very valuable. It's
not Con McGregor, nobody is. But you got one of
the biggest stars in the UFC fighting at UFC three
(09:24):
zero three. That's Alex Pereira. Also you get brian Onkega
taking in on Diego Lopez in the cole main event.
Absolute banger, and then Carlos Alberg is not fighting Anthony
Smith because Jamaal Hill's out. That's the amount of injuries
that have happened. And the last week is crazy. Hams out,
Chamayav's out. Unfortunately, I'm going to Saudi Arabia. So now
(09:48):
I gotta go to Saudi Arabia to watch a fight
that I didn't tell I was excited about watching Hamzad
and Robert Whittaker and I am excited about Ali Skaaroff
Robert Whittaker, but it was like, man, now we finally
get to see if Hamzat is that guy that everybody
is telling us that he is. Guess we'll have to
wait a little more time for that and see if
(10:10):
Alan Scaroff, because if Alic Scaroff wins his fight, he
will be on track to do what Perrera and what
is he dead? He hasn't been here long, right, Alex
Scaroff hasn't been in the UFC for a long time.
His debut against Phil Halles still one of the best
debuts I've ever seen. If he can be Robert Whitaker,
He's immediately in the top five of the division and
(10:33):
already a threat to the champion, which is nuts considered
how short a period of time it is, so it's
very impressive. I'm excited about going to the Middle East,
so I can't I mean, I still can't wait to
get there. But boy, would that have been good to
get some of those questions answered. But that's the sport
we play. It's fighting. People get hurt, but sometimes what
(10:56):
we get after is just as good. Right now, I
believe that we are getting better fighters at this point
in their career, then we would have gotten if Connor
McGregor and Michael Chandler fall because Connor McGregor hasn't fought
to that level for a while while he's still good.
(11:17):
Because I've made a point. I told this to Ben yesterday.
I go he lost to Kabe and Dustin Pourrier twice,
Channel lost too, Ola Era, Gae Chee and Pourriett. They're
losing to their best in the world. But Alex Burros
losing to nobody, right, he only lost to Izzy in
his UFC career. So you're getting the best fighters still
(11:40):
fighting at the top of the game at UFC three
All three, and I think it's gonna be an amazing
fight card. It's hard to do what the UFC did
when things go this wrong, because trust me, it was wrong.
It went wrong, there would been a lot of pissed
off people, rightfully, so if they didn't try to replace
(12:00):
it with something that mattered, and this fight card matters.
It ain't Connor, but it's about as good as it gets.
And we know that one of the Lex Peiro steps
in the octagon, it's always gonna be fun and explosive,
win or lose, because even in the Isy fight when
he lost. It was a fun fight and if you
know your Poska, he's a savage. This fight Car is
(12:23):
gonna be sick and I can't wait to get to
the Las Vegas for it. Guys, I'm sorry for the voice.
I've been yelling at kids all week. I've got two
hudred and fifty kids in my academy wrestling every day.
The best time of the year for me, but it
makes my voice to struggle. Outside of that, DC is
a happy boy. Guys, hit the notification button at the bottom,
(12:46):
like subscribe and tell your friends about my YouTube channel
and keep coming to your boy for all the latest reactions,
news and interviews. I'll see you guys from Saudi Arabia
and then on to you. I'll see three h three
until next time. Peace,
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