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Welcome to The Level Change Podcast, our combat sports themed variety show hosted by Stephie Haynes 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 213

Dillashaw retires amid steroid accusations – 4:25
https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2022/12/7/23498160/ufc-mma-news-interview-media-henry-cejudo-tj-dillashaw-retirement-fight-usada

https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2022/12/6/23496433/ufc-mma-news-social-media-twitter-instagram-tj-dillashaw-retirement-reaction-fight

Poirier hospitalized with staph, still beefing with McGregor – 15:36
https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2022/12/7/23498157/dustin-poirier-shares-nasty-photo-of-staph-infection-hospital-release-expected-today-mma-ufc-news

https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2022/12/6/23495817/dustin-poirier-challenges-conor-mcgregor-while-hospitalized-for-staph-infection-ufc-mma-news

Thompson-Holland the gift that keeps giving – 25:53
https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2022/12/5/23493594/ufc-orlandos-stephen-thompson-reveals-unwritten-rules-for-kevin-holland-fight-mma-news

Edmen Shabazyan had to get away from toxic gym – 32:33
https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/6/23492946/edmen-shahbazyan-left-toxic-feeling-behind-after-leaving-former-team-ready-for-a-fresh-start-ufc-282

WEEKLY PICKS RECAP – 39:30

Mookie: Daukhaus, Hermansson, Tuivasa, Schnell, RDA, Holland (1-4)
Stephie: Daukhaus, Hermansson, Tuivasa, Nicolau, RDA, Holland (2-3)
Victor: Daukhaus, Dolidze, Tuivasa, Nicolau, RDA, Holland (3-2)

STANDINGS – 40:10

Mookie: 131-81-3
Stephie: 127-85-3
Victor: 116-96-3

UFC 282

Quarantillo/Hernandez – 41:30
Mitchell/Topuria – 43:07
Till/Du Plessis – 45:18
Ponzinibbio/Morono – 47:41
Pimblett/Gordon – 49:31
Blachowicz/Ankalaev – 50:23

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Official UFC 282 Fight Poster: Blachowicz vs Ankalaev

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BLOCKBUSTER TITLE-FIGHT SHOWDOWN! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV, on Sat. DEC. 10, 2022, with a must-see thriller that will see perennial fan favorite, No. 3 ranked Jan Blachowicz (29-9), battle No. 4 division ranked contender, Magomed Ankalaev (18-1), for the UFC Vacant Light Heavyweight Championship.

Meanwhile, in UFC 282’s pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event, we get the massively popular ‘Paddy the Baddy’ UFC Lightweight Liverpool sensation (19-3) vs American Jared ‘Flash’ Gordon (19-5) in their first Co-Main bouts. These bouts will be preceded by an exciting Middleweight barnburner between Darrin Till and Dricus Du Plessis, in a must-see barnburner.

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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.