MMA Junkie Radio #3021: Kobe Bryant’s death, Bellator 238, UFC Raleigh, Joe Rogan vs. Stephen A. Smith
Monday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with hosts “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here!
On Episode No. 3,021 of the podcast, the guys react to the tragic death of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, recap Bellator 238 and UFC on ESPN+ 24, discuss the Joe Rogan-Stephen A. Smith feud and more.
THE RUNDOWN
- NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, one of the best basketball players in history, died in a tragic helicopter crash Sunday morning. One of his daughters was among eight others in the crash. We react to the news.
- Bellator 238 went down Saturday night in California, and Cris Cyborg dethroned Julia Budd to win the women’s featherweight title.
- At UFC on ESPN+ 24 in Raleigh, N.C., Curtis Blaydes smashed former heavyweight champ Junior Dos Santos, and Michael Chiesa outworked former lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos to stay perfect at welterweight.
- What should be next for Blaydes? Should he wait to see how the title picture unfolds in case he’s next? And what about Dos Santos, who now has back-to-back knockout losses?
- Chiesa called out Colby Covington in a big way and wants to fight him in July. Can he really land that matchup?
- Does Cyborg’s win make her the greatest of all time? She now has held titles in the UFC, Strikeforce, Invicta and Bellator.
- Longtime UFC analyst Joe Rogan took issue with comments ESPN talking head Stephen A. Smith made about Donald Cerrone after his loss to Conor McGregor at UFC 246, and the whole verbal feud has blown up in a big way. What do we make of it all?
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