The Herd with Colin Cowherd - Daniel Cormier TV - Colby Covington vs. Leon Edwards and MAJOR UFC fights announced!

Episode Date: September 23, 2023

Dana White made MAJOR fight announcements for UFC 295 and UFC 296, all of which are MASSIVE title fights to end the 2023 year! Daniel Cormier breaks down all three title fights: Alex Pereira vs. Jan Blachowicz, Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington and Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Royval. And DC gets into the Covington vs. Edwards matchup, and why Leon may have his HANDS FULL with Colby. Plus, don't miss CORMIER'S PICK as to which of these three fights will steal the spotlight to end 2023. #Volume #HerdSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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And while I get excited, I'm even more excited now because that card's filling up. Last night, we got great news on some big championship fights to end the year. we get Yeriparosha versus Alex Paheda Alex Pereira I keep saying that wrong like how long will it take me to recognize that it's Pereira

and not Pajara because a lot of Brazilians call the R the H and the whole confusing thing but we respect them and I respect them and I should honor him

and call him by the right name is Pereira Alex Pereira takes on Europe Oscar for the light heavyweight championship. We have Brandon Royville gets a shot against Alexander Pantosia, Alessandre Pantosia, and then we also get Kobe Covington versus Leon Edwards. Now, when you think about these three fights, which one are you most excited about?

Which one I'm most excited about? I'm most excited about Covington versus Edwards. For me, personally, because I know how good Leon has gotten. I also know how close Kobe Covington has been on so many occasions. And I know that this was going to be fantastic. But when I think about the new co-made event of UFC 295, one of the most interesting parts of this to me is, Pereira hasn't been here long, right?

This is a guy that many thought earned the championship opportunity because he had fought Izzy and kickboxing. He had beaten Izzy in kickboxing. So he got kind of pushed to the front of the line. he goes up to 205, beats the former champion Jan Behovic, who beat Israel and Asana, becomes a normal contender,

Jamal Hill goes down with an injury, the former champion, Europe, Pohasca, who had an injury, comes back, and now we have these two fighting for the title. This is a fantastic matchup, because you have a great power striker in Alex Pereira, but you also have a great power striker

in Yeripa, another guy that can knock you out in so many ways, a guy that really did feel like when he won that championship, we were in line for a very long championship run. And then the injury derails that Jamal he'll fight so valiantly up in Brazil. But Jamal goes down. It's supposed to be him and Yuri. Now it's Alex and Yuri.

When I look at this fight and I look at the matchup, I couldn't imagine a better matchup for the light heavyweight championship because you have a guy in the former champion versus a former light heavyweight champion, both looking to make a massive impression in his return to the octagon and Alex Pereira in his second appearance at light heavyweight Madison Square Garden, unbelievable environment, unbelievable atmosphere now has hold the two championship fights. The UFC really is rolling out the red carpet for the last part of the year because look at what we have in Abu Dhabi, we have Islam and Charles, we have Paulo Costa and Hamzat,

Then you go to New York, you get Jones and Steepay, you get Yuri and Alex. Then you go to Vegas and you get Roy Val versus Pantosia and Kobe versus Leon Edwards. Dude, it does not get better to end a year. These are phenomenal fights, and it starts with the champ Machachev, but then when we get to New York City, we got a massive fight card. And when you add those two, you could have did. in Madison Square Garden with just Miotius versus Jones. And I don't know how many complaints you would have got about that fight

because it's such a big fight. It's such a historical fight. But when you add this one in there, it makes it even better. You're Prohashka, the former light heavyweight champion versus Alex Pereira, the former middleweight champion. It's like two times, guys. We have the light heavyweight champ former in Jones. The heavyweight champ now against the former heavyweight champion,

Miotich. we have the same for the middleweight champ Alex and the former light heavyweight champ year in Prohoshka. Madison Square Garden is always a very special event. This time is going to be even better. It's hard in the middle of football season to do pay-per-views

because people get excited about football and it comes to focus. We all do it. I do it myself. But when you got a pay-per-view like this, the celebrities will be out in Madison Square Garden. And then we fast forward a few weeks when we get to Vegas. Kobe's talking to Leon Edwards is the fight that I'm most interested in because, like I said at the top, Kobe's been close. Leon has improved leaps and bounds from when he got to the UFC to the 11 fight unbeaten Street to fighting Kamar Usman the first time and losing the vast majority to fight to fighting Kamar Usman the second time in London and win.

the vast majority of the fight. Leon Edwards' improvements have been so drastic and so vast that it's hard to imagine a time where he couldn't have wrestled or he would get taken down over and over again. His jump between that first Uspin fight to the second fight was really, really impressive, but then my question becomes this, guys. It's one thing to fight a wrestler. It's another thing to fight a wrestler.

wrestler like Kobe Covington. As I'm making sure I got my notes correct here, guys. I know y'all like to say the boy D.C. don't study, but trust me, I am prepared for everything that I do. Kobe Covington, love him or hate him. You have to respect that he is a tremendous competitor. He is one of the hardest working guys you'll ever meet. And if he's not one of the hardest working guys that you've ever met,

you know some really hardworking people. because for Covington to have had the career that he has had, it really is amazing. He's not the fastest. He's not the strongest. He's not the biggest. But we're talking about a guy that became a multiple time NCAA All-American. We're talking about a guy that fought for the UFC championship two times.

It is now fighting for it for the third time. We're talking about a guy that was an interim champion. We are talking about a guy that while you could say all these things about him, that may not jump off the page, he takes all those things that some may think are deficiencies, and he applies them just enough and just right enough to be able to put himself in position to become the champ time and time again. He's held a portion of that belt before,

and now he's trying to get the full version of the UFC championship by beating a guy in Leon Edwards, who, as I said before, is one of the most important. approve fighters we've seen in a really long time. The co-main event is Brandon Roy Vell, taken against Alexander Pantosia. When you watch Pantosia win the belt from Brandon Moreno, it would be hard to imagine he could be in a more interesting fight,

a more fun fight. Enter Brandon Royvile, who is all fun. He's all fun. You watch Brandon Roy Val, and I still believe that his best performances against Kai Kar-France in Abu Dhabi, he buzzed right through him because I know how good Kai is. Buzz right through him.

And then time and time again, Roval continues to win. I remember when Roval made his debut, he was a guy that had a full-time job and just was so happy to be here. Now he finds himself on the verge of becoming the UFC champion. That is why this sport, is so special because you see people from all walks of life

a probation officer one day trying to become a UFC champion the next. A kickboxer world champion one day becoming the UFC champion. A guy that dominated all across Russia come to the UFC in this short time. He's the UFC champion. Now trying to get it again.

That is what makes this sport so much better than most. It's worldwide and it is the most honest thing that you can ever do fighting. Nothing will tell you the truth like becoming the mixed martial artist. Because if you don't do the things that you're supposed to do, it will be put on display. You will be exposed.

And that's what happens a lot in the UFC. But when you do do it right, when you do do it correct, when you do work hard and you apply yourself the right way, you see people like Brandon Roy Val. You see people like Alex Pereira. You see people like Yuri Prohoshka. You see people like Alessandre Panxosia, Pantosia. You see those guys.

And those are the stories that we are drawn to. And luckily, guys, we get to experience that to end the year. That's massive news for all UFC fans. If that ain't enough, how about I do a giveaway? As we get ready and we get close to UFC 296 in Vegas, DC's got you. All the details will follow soon. But I'm excited.

First and foremost, I'm a fan of this thing and I love fighting. So it's fun for me to look ahead to these fights and these matchups. They're going to be unbelievable. Guys, like, subscribe, tell a friend and tell their friends that DC's got a YouTube channel

and I'm giving you content almost daily, almost daily. Get those comments. Tell me who you picking those fights And hell, maybe one day I'll bring one of you on here so that we can have a little bit of a conversation. All right? Until next time. Peace.

Another podcast from some SNL, late night comedy guy, not quite. Unhumor me with Robert Smygel and friends. Me and hilarious guests from Bob Odenkirk to David Letterman help make you funnier. This week, my guest, SNL's Mikey Day and head writer Streeter Seidel, help an acapella band with their between songs banter. Where does your group perform? We do some retirement homes. People are starving for banter. Listen to humor me with Robert Smigel and friends on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Imagine an Olympics where doping is not only legal but encouraged. It's the enhanced games. Some call it grotesque. Others say it's unleashing human potential. Either way, the podcast's superhuman documented it all, embedded in the games and with the athletes for a full year. Within probably 10 days, I'd put on 10 pounds. I was having trouble stopping the muscle growth. Listen to Superhuman on the I-Hard Radio app,

Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. On the Look Back at it podcast. From 1979, that was a big moment for me. 84 was big to me. I'm Sam J. And I'm Alex English. Each episode, we pick a year, unpack what went down,

and try to make sense of how we survived it. With our friends, fellow comedians, and favorite authors. Like Mark Lamont Hill on the 80s. 84 was a wild. It was a wild year. I don't think there's a more important year for black people. Listen to look back at it on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This is an IHeart podcast.

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