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In today’s episode, we’re looking at Ronda Rousey’s comments this week regarding how the UFC promotes fights in the current era and the way she plans to go up against them. We also discuss Dana White’s comments at the post-fight presser on a variety of topics including Ronda’s upcoming fight with Gina Carano, Sean Strickland, and Eddie Hearn We weigh in on the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao II rematch, and we talk about the reported sabotage of Top Rank’s broadcast deal with ESPN. There’s a lot more, so make sure to follow along with our outline as you listen:

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Episode 230 Outline

* Are there any new updates to the UFC antitrust cases?

* Puck is reporting that the White House card could cost the UFC $60 million. Do you think that could be accurate?

* There has been a lot of talk about Conor Benn signing with Zuffa Boxing for 1-fight and $15 million? What do you think of this signing and the amount?

* It seems like a lot of fighters have taken note of how much they are paying Benn. Do you think this means Hearn is right that the boxing purses might cause problems with UFC fighters?

* Ronda Rousey was interviewed by Jim Rome and spoke about why she & Gina Carano didn’t end up with their fight promoted by UFC. What did you think of the reason she gave?

* She was in a filmed segment with Nikisa Bidarian discussing how she’d be “going hard in the trenches” promoting this fight against UFC. What did you make of her odd statement about the UFC “suffering from a lack of competition”?

* When Dana White was asked about the fight, he said he was happy for them but that it just didn’t work out for UFC to promote. Do you have any thoughts on his comments?

* After Saturday’s UFC Houston fight night, Dana took questions in the post-fight presser about several other topics. First being about Sean Strickland’s bigoted comments. He replied that it was basically the media’s fault for riling him up. What’s your take on that?

* He was also asked about the Conor Benn signing in regards to his “beating up babies” comment where he referenced Eddie Hearn. He responded, ‘Is there a bigger pussy than Eddie Hearn?’ Is he being a little too bold right now, considering their proposed Revival Act bill hasn’t even been passed?

* Eddie Hearn talked about how Zuffa Boxing would have to “do some crazy stuff” to land Bam Rodriguez. What did you make of his comment?

* Brunch Boxing had a big story yesterday about how ESPN executives sabotaged the TOP Rank deal then left to join Paramount and/or Zuffa Boxing. What are your thoughts on that?

* Reports are saying Top Rank is in talks with ESPN currently for a new broadcast deal. Do you think they’ll get a good one?

* Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao II was announced yesterday for Netflix in September. Aside from this being way too late in their careers for it to be anything more than a cash grab, what did you make of the available details of the bout?

* How do you think it will do?

* Do you think Netflix is serious about combat sports or only these big name events?

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