Cormier, Woodley, Cyborg, Barber, O'Malley, Roddy, Chiesa, More - a podcast by ESPN, Ariel Helwani, Daniel Cormier

Ariel begins the show by emotionally reacting to the tragic death of Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others who perished in a helicopter crash on Sunday. The show's first guest, former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, talks about his memories of meeting Bryant, working with him on Bryant's ESPN + show and how "The Black Mamba" will motivate him for the rest of his life. Then, DC tells Ariel if a Stipe Miocic trilogy fight is the only matchup he wants for the final fight of his career. Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, who fights Leon Edwards in March, then sounds off on the unfair hand he's been dealt by the UFC (31:02). Next, heavyweight Curtis Blaydes talks about his Fight Night win and if he feels he's the best he's ever been, as well as if he hopes to fight Miocic, Francis Ngannou, or another top contender in his next fight (53:14). After that, just days after winning her Bellator debut, Cris Cyborg discusses how it feels now to win in four different promotions, how she made out financially in the fight and if she hopes to end her fighting career with Bellator (1:06:50). Next, Maycee "The Future" Barber, who sustained a severe knee injury in her UFC 246 loss to Roxanne Modafferi, discusses her surgery plans, when the injury happened, why she refused to stop, what she would have done if she were in Modafferi's shoes, and why she wouldn't change anything about that night (1:27:24). Then, Owen Roddy, the striking coach for Conor McGregor, breaks down McGregor's UFC 246 performance before telling Ariel why he worries more about maintaining McGregor's motivation than he does about his next opponent (1:44:45). UFC bantamweight Sean O'Malley, absent for the last two years thanks to a USADA suspension, tells Ariel why he believes the two years away have helped turn him into one of the top fighters in the world (1:59:26). The UFC's Jessica Penne, also suspended by USADA, is joined by her manager to open up about the four-year suspension, if she's ever knowingly cheated, if USADA is treating her fairly, her next steps and more (2:12:50). Bellator's AJ Agazarm joins to talks about Saturday's win and if he feels he's earned a step up after winning three straight bouts (2:31:15). Plus, does he expect Nick Diaz to fight in 2020? Lastly, Michael Chiesa recaps his Fight Night win over Rafael dos Anjos and tells Ariel why he almost considered pulling out of the fight (2:48:39). And, he says he wants a shot at Colby Covington before Ariel offers Chiesa a surprise.

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