Level Change Podcast 12: ESPN’s pay-to-pay PPV model, UFC Nashville preview

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Welcome to the Level Change Podcast, our combat sports themed variety show hosted by Stephie Haynes, Mookie Alexander and Victor Rodriguez, featuring the news of the week, fight card breakdowns and analysis, a roundup of regional promotions’ cards and fights, and whatever else we decide is important enough or entertaining enough to bring to your ears.

Here is a summary of the topics discussed, complete with the time stamps for when each interview or special segment begins. As always, we hope you enjoy listening to the show as much as we enjoyed recording it.

Episode 12

TJ Dillashaw fails drug test, loses his UFC bantamweight title – 2:36

ESPN+ will be the only UFC PPV distributor in the United States – 11:05

Conor McGregor willing to be co-main event if he gets shares in the company – 16:27

Michael Bisping enters the UFC HOF – 22:35

Lee moves up to 170 for RDA, Rockhold up to 205 to fight Blachowicz, Cerrone/Iaquinta headlines UFC Ottawa – 28:24

UFC London Review – 34:12

Victor: Duffy, Marshman, Silva, Reyes, Edwards, Masvidal (5-1)

Stephie: Duffy, Marshman, Silva, Reyes, Edwards, Till (4-2)

Mookie: Duffy, Marshman, Silva, Reyes, Nelson, Till (3-3)

Standings

Victor: 40-19-1 NC

Stephie: 36-23-1 NC

Mookie: 34-25-1 NC

UFC Nashville preview

Markos/Hill – 39:19

Barber/Aldrich – 40:50

Pena/Peterson – 43:14

Formiga/Figueiredo – 44:53

Blaydes/Willis – 47:01

Wonderboy/Pettis – 49:10

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*Intro/Outro podcast music has been provided by OxBow, starring Eugene S Robinson.

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Stephie Haynes

Stephie Haynes has been covering MMA since 2005. She has also worked for MMA promotion Proelite and apparel brand TapouT. She hosted TapouT’s official radio show for four years before joining Bloody Elbow in 2012. She has interviewed everyone there is to interview in the fight game from from Dana White to Conor McGregor to Kimbo Slice, as well as mainstream TV, film and music stars including Norman Reedus, RZA and Anthony Bourdain. She has been producing the BE podcast network since 2017 and hosts four of its current shows.