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Dana White on UFC 217, McGregor/Mayweather, and Aaron Rodgers' Collarbone
Week 6 is in the books and the biggest story in the league is Anthony Barr turning Aaron Rodgers’ collarbone into dust. While the NFL is objectively worse without its best quarterback, Big Cat and PFT are already looking at the silver lining: the return of the rumor mill. We’re talking Tony Romo coming out of the booth, Brett Favre tossing the pigskin with teenagers in Mississippi, and maybe even a Colin Kaepernick appearance in Green Bay.
Big CatThe NFL is much worse without Aaron Rodgers
I do think the NFL is much worse without [Rodgers] because we already have a league with very few good quarterbacks, and Aaron Rodgers is probably the best one in the NFL.
Speaking of the Gunslinger, Big Cat is ready to start the most successful GoFundMe in human history just to see a 48-year-old Favre throw into triple coverage one more time.
Big CatI would bet $100 million that America would pay to see Brett Favre come back one more time
If J.J. Watt can raise $30 million for hurricane relief, I guarantee that if all the football fans in America come together and we're like, hey, we want to watch Brett Favre just throw the fucking ball around the yard just a couple more times... I guarantee we could raise $100 million.
Playoff Baseball and California Softness
The Cubs and Yankees are both down 0-2, and Big Cat is spiraling over Joe Maddon’s in-game management. Bringing in John Lackey in the ninth inning of a tie game is a move that only makes sense if you’ve completely lost your mind or you're betting against your own team.
Big CatJoe Maddon zigs and zags too much and doesn't know what he's doing in-game
Joe Maddon has lost his fucking mind because he brought in John Lackey... And you brought him in in the ninth in a tie game with a runner on second. And, oh, would you look at that? John Lackey gave up a game-winning home run... He's zigging and zagging. He doesn't know he's weaving. He's all over the road.
Despite the hole the Cubs are in, there is still hope because they’re heading back to Wrigley to face a Dodgers team that hails from the land of milkshakes and In-N-Out.
Big CatThe Dodgers will fold if the Cubs push them because California teams are soft
As long as [the Cubs] win two games at Wrigley... I still think the Dodgers, if you push them a little, they'll start to fold. They're a little soft. [Because they're from California?]. That would be correct.
Dana White and the UFC Grind
UFC President Dana White joined the show in person and immediately dealt with PFT’s conspiracy theories about Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather sharing a private jet. Dana stayed firm that everything in his world is real, though he did admit that he’s very disappointed in Jon Jones. Even with the PED drama, Dana isn't hedging on Jones’ legacy.
Dana WhiteJon Jones is the greatest MMA fighter of all time
I think [Jon Jones] is the greatest of all time. I think if he had done everything the way he should have, he'd be a huge superstar. He might even be the heavyweight champion of the world.
We also got into the upcoming UFC 217 card at MSG. Dana broke down the animosity between Bisping and GSP, the return of Johnny Hendricks, and why Ronda Rousey’s legacy is actually stronger than the internet trolls want you to believe.
Dana WhiteRonda Rousey is underrated for what she built in women's MMA
Underrated. Look at what she did. Look at what she built. She started it all... That whole combination of what she was is what built the women's mixed martial arts world. It's like a chicken and the egg phenomenon.
Before letting him go, Big Cat and PFT tried to convince Dana to change his name to "Freddie White" because it sounds more like a legendary fight promoter and less like, well, a girl's name.
Football Guy of the Week
Will Muschamp is the clear frontrunner after he claimed he’d stick his face in a fire over and over again if it meant he could stay on the field without a helmet. It’s that kind of grit that the guys appreciate, even if the science is a little fuzzy on the safety benefits.
Big CatYou are statistically less likely to get a concussion without a helmet because you protect your head more
I think you're actually statistically less likely to get a concussion when you're not wearing a helmet. [PFT]: Agree, because you protect your head more. That's a basic fact of human reaction to things.
We also had to call out Mike Gundy for being in way too good of shape. You can’t have a mullet and a six-pack at the same time; it sends a confusing message to the youth of Oklahoma. Between Gundy and Kliff Kingsbury, the "pretty boy" head coach movement is officially on the Hot Seat.
Big CatMike Gundy and Kliff Kingsbury are too pretty to be 'football guys'
Mike Gundy's in really good shape. I don't like that... The mullet has gone to his head... Kliff Kingsbury's another one like that... where he looks too nice. You can't look that nice and that pretty and be a football guy. You're a fake-ass football guy.
Trouble in Paradise
The Cleveland Browns are once again a disaster, with Hue Jackson and the front office engaging in a classic finger-pointing exercise over who forgot to draft Deshaun Watson. Big Cat is already calling the winner of this power struggle, and it doesn't look good for the guy with the headset.
Big CatHugh Jackson will lose the power struggle with the Browns front office
When you know the front office and the coach are on the outs with each other... only one can survive... I think Hugh's going to lose that power struggle.
We wrapped up the show with a look at Mike Greenberg’s potential Twitter suspension and a plea to get rid of instant replay before we spend the rest of our lives watching refs look at tablet screens in slow motion.
Big CatInstant replay should be abolished in sports
I think we should actually get rid of instant replay. All together, just give it all the power back to the refs and the umps... I feel like I watch instant replays more than I watch sports now.
Don't forget to stay up late for the debut of Barstool Van Talk on ESPN2—sleep is just a bunch of mini-collisions in your brain anyway.
