The Herd with Colin Cowherd - Daniel Cormier TV - DC on Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski 2: "UFC 294 is even BIGGER!"

Episode Date: October 11, 2023

DC is back with an INSTANT REACTION to the huge UFC 294 news - Islam Makhachev will get a REMATCH with Alexander Volkanovski after Charles Oliveira has dropped out of the main event fight. Plus, is the co-main event at UFC 294 between Khamzat Chimaev and Paulo Costa in jeopardy?! Daniel also gives his take on the co-main event! #Volume #HerdSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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I told you yesterday you saw me on beautiful golf course. I'm hanging out. I'm in Florida now driving between Jacksonville and down south in Jupiter, I think, is where we're going or somewhere in that area, beautiful golf courses down there, going to play today. But, but you know that I cannot not talk about what happened last night for UFC 285 or UFC 294. UFSI. Islamahev and Charles Oliva were supposed to fight for the second time in Abu Dhabi again. A lot of reports have been coming out. Obviously, Charles wasn't happy to have to go back to fight Islam in what is essentially a home game for the second time. He made his thoughts known.

Unfortunately, last night, Charles is about to go out to Abu Dhabi to fight Islam, in Sparring, gets cut, has to pull out of the fight. You guys know from me as a teammate of Mahathev, how I know how competitive the fight with Volkanowski was and how I've been like, I don't know if I want that fight again right now. Well, of course, Alexander Volcanowski steps up, and now he's fighting Islam for the championship again. If there's anybody that's going to be in shape, ready to fight a five-round title fight in 10 days, it's going to be Alexander Volcanowski. He's the Palm of Power number one fighter in the world. He has shown time and time again the guys at 145 cannot compete with him. He has been as dominant in the champion we've seen in a really long. time and in the first fight with Islam he had a lot of moments of success anytime you hear a fight

like that get announced you wonder the thoughts of the teams obviously Volkanowski's very confident after what he did the first one but when you hear Islam talk or you look at his post from Instagram Islam immediately says thank you for taking the fight don't use it as an excuse I believe, and some people may think it's an excuse, but I believe that in fight one, Islam might have overlooked the guy a little bit. I think he took him a little bit light because he expected to be able to finish him. I thought Mahatja had fought a little bit too aggressively early. If you know Islam, you know that that's not the way that he fights.

I thought that he had this idea that he was going to finish him because he was smaller and he was surprised by how good Volkanowski is. I don't imagine that will happen again this time. I believe we will get a Makachev that's more measured, that is more patient, especially early in the fight. I don't anticipate that Alexander Volkanowski will suffer because he's taking this fight on short notice. I don't at all. I believe that the pay-per-view actually got bigger, guys. I think it actually got bigger because there is so much interest in Islam versus Volkanowski.

I mean, if people would have called for it, the rematch could have happened right now. The UFC's always been open to it. Volcanowski already has gone on and beaten someone else. He's always said that he would be in Abu Dhabi. He always said that he would keep himself readily available in case something happened. This is a very rare case, though,

because you don't generally get the backup guy or the guy that's not scheduled to fight in the fight. That's happening for Volt. More measured approach from Makachev is what you can expect. Alexander Volcanovsky, as Alexander Volcanowski, is what you can expect. What you can expect is a very competitive, very good fight. I wish that it wasn't so short because there's training and then there's actually training. And I believe that when you're actually training for a fight, it's in a mindset.

The mindset, the idea that for two months, you know who you're fighting, you're preparing for that guy, you're ready to step in front of that guy to try to become the champ. And no matter how good you are, no matter how discipline, no matter how motivated, no matter how driven, you don't carry the championship fight mindset into a training session when you don't have something on the books. Ryan Clark and I were talking about Alexander Volcanozky the other day and he said that first quarter of the year Volk wanted to fight again he was going to fight Ilya in either January or February so he has the fight

at least an idea of when he was going to fight the January or February so he has the fight at least an idea of when he was going to fight but it wasn't three months prior he still knew that he had at least another month and a half to spend time with his family, be in the gym improving his skills, getting better,

before he had to really hone in and start to get ready for a competition against a guy that he has a bit of a bad relationship with. Now he actually gets a bigger fight against a better guy, a guy that he's already been in there with on a short notice chance. Is he going to make a lot of money after? Absolutely. You don't get a guy like Alexander Volkanowski with this type of time without lining the pockets. So Vogue's going to get paid. And he really is in a no-lose situation. As he was in a no-lose situation in the first fight, because everybody thought Islam would just walk right through him. This is another one of those no-lose situations. He wins. He is the man. He beat the big bad Islamahach. If he loses, people will just say, well, he took the fight on 10 days notice.

what can you expect when you're fighting the number two pomfam fighter in the world that's why Islam said don't use it as an excuse Habib comes out he's in Abu Dhabi right now those guys are all prepping getting ready for next week and Abib says

it doesn't matter who it is you're the champion of the world you've got to just be ready so there was never a thought to not take the fight there was never a thought to not take the fight Khabib did it against Al-Aquinta when he won the championship

He was supposed to fight Max Holloway Who had replaced Tony Ferguson But he took it as his chance to be the champ So he fought who they put in front of him It was ally Aquinta He pitches a shutout He becomes a lightweight champion So the mindset is there

And Islam carries the same mindset No matter who it is I'm up to the challenge Just somebody show up in Abu Dhabi To give me an opportunity to defend my belt. I believe that this pay-per-view has gotten bigger. My excitement level to go to Abu Dhabi while it was already high is even higher. I can't wait to get down there and watch those guys in person. The first time I went to gymnastics with my daughter, and I tell you, Islam has not

let me forget about it. He's constantly in my ear like, are you going to have gymnastics for my fight this time? Are you coming? He said, last time I fight this guy, you not there, Habib not there's no one come to support me. Everybody's going to be there this time to watch. And while I can't openly say I'm in there supporting him, because I got to call the fight right up the middle, as I always do. Obviously, he's one of my teammates that I've known for a long time. But my respect level for Alexander Volcanowski continues to grow.

Because this dude is a phenomenal fighter, but he's also just a great champion and a great man. He's a really, really good man that I truly enjoy. Hey, let me give you a little bit of another thing. Paulo Costa is in some serious danger of not walking to that octagon next weekend. You would not be, you couldn't even guess what may be in the works. Y'all might not know, but I do. I know what is possibly in the works for the co-main event.

And if this co-main event comes together, if this co-main event comes together, UFC 294 will be even bigger than it was when it was announced. And we already know how good the pay-per-view was to begin with. But now it's Islam in vote too. And if this co-main event comes together, you guys' jaw will hit the floor. Unbelievable. And guess who gets to be there? You boy, D.C. sitting next to the octagon, calling the fights.

I always say it, but I got the best job in the world. And I'm so thankful that I get to do it every single time the UFC goes and puts on these paper views. Hey, UFC 294 is going to be an insane fight card. It's only going to get better if this fight comes together. Hey, until next time, guys, I'm going to go and play some golf. This is what I'm here for. A couple days away to play golf. Not good at it?

Actually, I'm really good at it. I might be one of the best golfers you ever met. in your entire life. And it's true because I said it. Hey, until next time, like, subscribe, tell your friend and tell a friend that DC's got a YouTube channel. And it don't matter where I'm at whether I'm on a sprinter van driving to the golf course. I can be sitting in my car, in my office, right next to the Octagon.

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help an a cappella band with their between songs banter. Where does your group perform? We do some retirement homes. Those 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. On the Look Back at a podcast. It's a big moment for me.

84 was big to me. I'm Sam Jay. 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 year. 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. 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 IHart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This is an IHart podcast. Guaranteed human.