UFC 249 Post-Mortem, Dominick Cruz is Back, Reimagining UFC 149, and much more - a podcast by The Athletic

Shaun and Chuck discuss the cancelation of UFC 249, four days removed from Disney pulling the plug on the event, how things could’ve played out differently if Dana White and the UFC had taken the total opposite approach, the vitriol towards the MMA media from fans, if a Conor McGregor-headlined event in July is the right time to kick things off again, Fight Island as a feasible plan, and whether or not everything was worth it if it means Khabib-Ferguson is going to happen after all.
Plus, the guys talk about Dominick Cruz’s potential return to the Octagon against Henry Cejudo for the Bantamweight title with Jose Aldo quarantined in Brazil, Chris Weidman revealing he accepted eventually-scrapped fights against Edmen Shahbazyan and Yoel Romero, and Ronda Rousey’s recent comments about “ungrateful” WWE fans.And, the guys close the show with a quick discussion about one of the worst cards in UFC history, UFC 149, and reimagine the event if everything that got canceled had stayed intact.
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