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LinusCaldwell
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A moron and a sissy gossiper.Get Bas Rutten or Luke Thomas if they need good insightful coverage
It's not about the anlaysis, it's just marketing. Those are two of the biggest names in MMA media and that's the only thing that matters because analysis from the MMA side isn't really that crucial.
Schaub and Callen are way better for comedy than serious analysis. They're like old cartoon pairs to me.
It's a fight that just has to happen. The two most talented brawlers in MMA. It'll be great. TUF coaching...I don't like that so much. But TUF fell off a long time ago, no coaches would get me hype.
that's what happens when you fight like he does
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Pretty sure I've heard him say that he's not worried about brain damage too...old school gladiator mentality.
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They needed Jones vs Cormier as coaches that's the only way I would watch. Possibly a Bisping vs Yoel TUF too...
I haven't really heard Ariel do a lot of analyzing... he does know his history though. What do you think of Ariel? If they really wanted analysts (Hardy, Cruz, Stann)
Schaub on the other hand has literally aligned and grinded his way to be where he's at with Joe and Brian. But for me he isn't really funny and just the things he says is can be questionable. Can't knock his hustle though.
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If they're recycling former cast members for shows like Redemption, I think their best bet would be to do a rivals season. Get two coaches who don't like each other like you mentioned Jones and Cormier; but then also add fighters that beefed with each other in their respective seasons. They're chasing drama these days anyway, make the house a full on WWE spot and embrace the crazies. Hardcore heads are already tuned out, they might as well chase the casuals that would eat up the drama.
Ariel is journalist through and through. You almost never hear him speculate or force his opinion. Dude just asks questions and draws out honest answers. I'm not sure he's a great fit for something like this, but what he has beyond anyone else is being connected. He gets the news first and when something breaks, he's usually the first one able to verify it.
Schaub's actual analysis is fubar pretty often. But he does bring some inside takes where his experiences help him to give a separate perspective from the rest of the analysts. To me Brian Callen makes the damned podcast. Some cats hate him, but I like the Schtick because he's constantly surrounded by killers and just plays the naive wannabe alpha so well. But Schaub does do well to play off Callen and keep the jokes running. Solo Schaub is meh to me, borders on Skip Bayless with some takes. I appreciate that he stood up to the UFC, left Fox while still moving on up and has turned a pretty average MMA career into a really nice post fighting career. I think he'd probably be one of the more fun guys to work with though.
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I fukks with Ariel but this is completely understandable from a UFC standpoint. He pushes a antagonistic narrative towards the UFC. He rarely gives them credit for anything these days, he blasts Dana any opportunity he gets and he's influential. If I were them I wouldnt want him anywhere near my shyt.
Why would Eddie turn this down??
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Paulie gonna chew Brendan out if he talk crazy
The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
Damn never seen that before
