The Herd with Colin Cowherd - Daniel Cormier TV - Jon Jones Defeats Ciryl Gane, Becomes New UFC Heavyweight Champion

Episode Date: March 5, 2023

Daniel Cormier gives his instant reaction to Jon Jones stunning Ciryl Gane with a first round submission to become the new UFC heavyweight champion! Plus, DC gives his take on Alexa Grasso's shocking fourth-round finish to take the flyweight belt from Valentina Shevchenko. Plus, DC reacts to huge wins by both Bo Nickal and Shavkat Rakhmonov on the main card at UFC 285. #Volume #HerdSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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And what a night it was from Las Vegas. John Jones is the heavyweight champion in the world. And John Jones is not only the heavyweight champion in the world. John Jones is the heavyweight champion in the world in a way that not many expected. You know, all week, John Jones spoke about how easy this fight could be, and nobody wanted to believe it. I know I did. I thought he was in for it. To the point that at the fighter meeting, when John Jones was on the phone, I said, hey, I got one question for you.

I said, you speak about fear. You said you needed that. Does Cyril Gond present that fear? And he had an answer that still, once again, was almost dismissive of Cyril Gond. And I didn't understand it because I figured he was chasing challenges to elevate himself to the next level. Well, he goes out there and dominates the way that tells me that everything he said he believed from the very start. And he just did it. Jones doesn't look like the same guy in the octagon.

It's a tad bit slower. His movements aren't as quick and dynamic. But that's what you expect for a guy that puts on that much weight. But when he went out there, he seemed to be having a good time. Cyril Ghan was a bit nervous. He was hesitant, and that's one thing that you cannot be against a fight of the caliber of John Jones. Jones takes him down.

Rogan and I are looking through the octagon, trying to see what submission he had. It was very reminiscent of the high elbow guillotine he got Leo to Machino with. But Cyril was on his butt. He must generate a ton of pressure on the, neck because gone tapped and it was almost like well what did he tap to once they spun the camera and we could see the lock you could see how cyril gone would have tapped to uh that submission so jones once again does something that he said was a bit of an eventuality and becomes the heavyweight

champion by submitted cyril gun what makes it more impressive is that for instance got a won by decision Nobody has done to Cyril Gond what we saw done to him tonight. But I would imagine that in Jones's return, who will have a much steeper challenge as he will be challenged by Steppe Miochich at International Fight Week for the heavyweight championship of the world. And I will get into that matchup a little later as we get closer between two guys that I've shared the octagon with

for combined almost 100 minutes in the octagon between those two guys that we'll fight for the belt in July. But once again, hats off to John Jones for doing something he said he was going to do by winning the fight, but not only winning the fight, winning the fight impressingly. 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.

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Alexa Grasso beat Valentin Sheff Chiello. Valentin Sheffchenko struggled in her last fight. We thought it was an outlier of a performance in every day. everything would go back to normal. That wasn't the case. Alexa Grasso, she was an afterthought. She honestly was getting treated

in the same way that people treated Cyril Ghan. They did not expect her to present much of a challenge to Valentina Shefjanko to the point that people thought Valentina picked her for that reason.

Valentina didn't pick Taila Santos for an immediate rematch because she knew what Taila Santos presented, but figured she would get through Alexa Grasso. easy. Very early, that was proven not to be true. Alexa landed some great strikes on the feet, then caused Valentina to start wrestling her. She struggled in the take down defense. And if she's

going to extend this title range, she will have to shore that up. But she was taken down multiple times, but continued to fight. Every time she got to her feet, she did a great job of landing on Shevchenko. To the point that Valentin is starting to make mistakes, I'm going to be honest with you. I never thought I would see Valentina Shevchenko making consistent mistakes. She made mistakes in the last fight against Tyler, trying to score takedowns and rushing them, and she made mistakes tonight. Ultimately, the biggest mistake was trying that spinning back kick from in-close. The last person I remember doing that was Chris Wyden,

trying an ill-advised spin-kick against Luke Rockwood got himself taken down and beaten up, which ultimately led to Luke becoming the champion. Same thing tonight. when Grasso saw that spinning kick, which she said she trained for. She jumped on her back like nothing I've ever seen before, and she went crazy trying to change the finish. Grasso took her back and started to squeeze, and as Rogan pointed out, guys, she squeezed so much that she squeezed the color out of Valentina Shepchenko's face.

She was beat white under where her arm was. and read everywhere else. She didn't have it under the chin, but she got enough pressure going forward into the jawline that it made a woman that had held that belt, essentially from its inception, tap, instead of just going out. That's painful.

That's like when Habib had Connor in that neck crank where Connor had to tap. It's hard to tap out to a submission, guys. You generally want to just go to sleep. Alexa Grasso did that. Now, she's the third Mexican champion in the UFC right now. Can you believe that that country has known? It's a country of fighters.

They have now three champions. So I would imagine by tomorrow there will be another mural in Mexico, this one of Alexa Grasso, the first female to win a UFC championship from that great fighting country. She said she would win. She got it done. And she should be very proud her and her uncle. as her coach, her entire country. We're proud of Alexa Grasso. Shavcock Rockmanoff is the real deal. He put it on Jeff Neal. Now, Jeff Neal had moments and

spots, but it was never really competitive. It was an eventuality that Shafcott would get the job done. That's exactly what he did, winning that fight by submission late in the fight, but he broke Jeff Neal down. We see a lot of guys that miss weight, win the fight. Chavcott made sure that that did not happen to him dominating that fight and winning. Now he's 17 and 0 with 17 finishes. This guy is as good as they come. Bullnickle made his UFC debut today.

Hey, a lot of pressure was put on this kid. He lived up to it, if not exceeded the pressure and the expectation by going out and doing what he did to Jamie Pickett. Rogan made one quick comment, though. He goes, the problem with the expectation is your next opponents have to jump very quickly. Bo Nichols only been fighting for a short period of time. So I wonder how slow he's going to get to play his assent of the rankings. Cody Garbrane got back in the wind column.

Jalen Turner got beat by Mateo's Gomrod. Look, when you start to make your way to the top of a division, you are going to run into wrestlers. Mateo's Gamrod proved to be a little bit too much for Jaylon. Jaylen Turner, it ultimately got decision. But overall, it was a great night. And guys, this night from the celebrities to the fans, to the energy in the arena, showed the return of a guy that so many considered the greatest of all time. In my group with Ryan Clark and the rest of the group at ESPN,

everybody's saying it's undeniable. It's very difficult to deny the greatness of John Jones after becoming the heavyweight champion tonight. It was a phenomenal performance. It was a phenomenal performance by Jones. Hats off to the new champion at Flyweight, Alexa Grasso, and everyone else that got their hand raised tonight from Las Vegas. I've missed this. I've only called one fight this year, but I have missed being in the arena with the energy in the crowd,

calling fights with my friends, and then doing these recaps for you guys. It's been amazing tonight, and it's going to be great when we get to London, England in a couple weeks. So strap in because we got Usman versus Edwards 3 coming up in a little bit and Justin Gachi versus Rafael Fazee. That one's going to be sick. Until next time, guys, like, subscribe, and tell your friend, and tell you a friend that DC has a YouTube channel. Also go to the volume sports.

Hit a like and subscribe on their channels too. From Las Vegas, 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 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 I-Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. A win is a win. A win is a win. I don't care what I'm saying.

Yep, that's me. Taylor the 4th. You might have seen the skits, my basketball and college football journey, or my career in sports media. Well, now I'm bringing all of that excitement to my brand new podcast, The Clifford Show. This is a place for raw, unfiltered conversations with athletes, creators, and voices that not only deserve to be heard, but celebrated. So let's get to it. Listen to The Clifford Show on the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. And for more behind the scenes, follow at Clifford and at TikTok podcast network on TikTok. 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 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. I Heart Podcasts. Guaranteed human.