A Strange Night in Rio Rancho, Jan Blachowicz Crashes the Party Again, UFC Fighter Payouts, and more - a podcast by The Athletic

Shaun and Chuck recap a strange night of fights from this past weekend at UFC Rio Rancho and discussJan Blachowicz’s vicious first round KO of Corey Anderson, if this was the best case scenario for Jan’s title aspirations, with Jon Jones sitting cageside, and if the outcome of this fight has diminished the odds of Dominick Reyes getting his championship rematch with Jones.Then, the guys talk about the Diego Sanchez-Michel Pereira co-main event, the controversial ending involving “The Nightmare” seemingly angling for a DQ win after Pereira landed a clearly-illegal knee in the third round of a fight he was winning, Josh Fabia’s questionable corner advice, and if Michel Pereira is in danger of a UFC release anytime soon.
Plus, a discussion about a recent report in the New York Post that the UFC only paid its fighters 16% of $900 million in total revenue last year, a paltry sum compared to MLB, NBA, or NFL standards, which pay out 48-50% of revenues to their players.And, the guys close out the show by determining which hypothetical fight is most likely to happen and which is worse: Henry Cejudo vs. Alexander Volkanovski for the UFC Featherweight title or Israel Adesanya vs. Stipe Miocic for the UFC Heavyweight title.
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