Yesterday on MMA Nation on 106.7 The Fan, it was all (or mostly) Manny Pacquiao talk. Yes, this is a MMA show. But Manny Pacquiao is the biggest name in combat sports. His fight was a far bigger story than UFC 122 in Germany. So, we opened the show with talk about the boxing phenom.
In the first segment, we discussed the results from Pacquiao vs. Margarito, how the boxing legend made history and more.
In the second and third segments, we talked to the MMA and boxing writer from Yahoo!, Kevin Iole. Iole was live in Dallas for the major fight on Saturday night. Iole contextualized what the win means, where Pacquiao is headed in his career and whether a fight with Floyd Mayweather, Jr. will ever happen.
In the fourth segment we talked to Justin Klein, the proprietor of the Fight Lawyer blog. Klein walked us through the legal situation facing UFC heavyweight Roy Nelson.
We finally got to UFC 122 results in the fifth segment. We talked about UFC President Dana White’s statements criticizing Nate Marquardt’s performance, whether Okami will get a title shot and more.
Last, but certainly not least, we previewed UFC 123’s main event fights. I broke down how I think B.J. Penn vs. Matt Hughes will end up as well as Quinton Jackson vs. Lyoto Machida.
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