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00:00:47.000And it doesn't mean that I, I don't know, I'm not willing to consider people's points of view, but certain things, just at a certain point in time, you can't keep refreshing them over and over and over again.
00:00:59.000You know, when it gets to a certain point in time, like, for instance, like UFOs.
00:01:22.000So, when you don't share that opinion, when you're absolutely convinced that the government is hiding details and like, okay, what makes you really want to believe this?
00:01:32.000Because you're not saying this based on some hardcore shit.
00:01:35.000Like, I know that if you take this plastic and you put it over fire, whoops, did I fuck that up?
00:01:40.000If you take this plastic, how did I do that?
00:04:10.000It's like the perfect storm, and the UFC wanted me to sign the...
00:04:15.000You know, the license deal with Reebok and the random testing, the Vada testing, whatever the fuck it is.
00:04:23.000And really, I was just going to write this out, and I wanted to do one more fight, but with the fighter and the kid, how crazy it's become, and I never thought it would become this, and the live shows, and now we're going on tour, and I have this other gig I got on a big network that I can't talk about until it's done,
00:04:39.000and the merchandise and all this stuff.
00:04:44.000I got to step away from the game, man.
00:04:45.000I got to step away from the UFC for right now.
00:05:06.000Shigaray Leonard retired like a half a dozen fucking times.
00:05:09.000And I get it with fighters, man, but for me, you know, and I talked to my family and close friends, and you were one of them, and Callan and, you know, my dad, and going through it, man, it just...
00:05:51.000If Dana was in trouble and texted me right now and said, hey, Shab, I wish you'd quit talking shit about Reebok or I need help, you got it, man.
00:06:15.000You are, and I think that there's moments like that where necessity becomes the mother of invention.
00:06:22.000Necessity to figure out another way to generate income.
00:06:25.000Because the $100,000 you were making from sponsorships, which is 100% real and legit and certified and authenticated, proven, that's a lot of goddamn money you're missing out on every time you would compete.
00:06:38.000And so because of that, it makes you concentrate and put even more effort into your podcast and into your merch set.
00:07:27.000So unless I could focus on it full-time, there's just no way.
00:07:30.000And signing this Reebok deal, it's not going to happen, man.
00:07:33.000Yeah, I completely understand where you're coming from and I completely understand the idea that if you're not 100% focused on fighting, it's just not something you should do.
00:07:43.000I've always told people that fighting should be a singular pursuit.
00:07:48.000I think it's unlike any other pursuit where if you're going to do it, you have to make sure that all your eggs are in that one basket.
00:07:56.000I really don't think you could have one foot in the game, one foot out of the game.
00:08:00.000I think it's real dangerous to do that with fighting.
00:08:15.000And listen, to me, and people might beg to differ, I feel like I've won, man.
00:08:19.000You know, I have no brain trauma that I know of, and my body's in good shape.
00:08:25.000I have this insane career right now with podcasts and live shows and this other gig I get going on with TV, and I feel like I've won.
00:08:33.000And honestly, I owe it to the UFC, man.
00:08:34.000I'm indebted to them forever, and I'll always still watch every fight and who knows what happens in the future, but for right now, there's no way.
00:08:43.000They could offer me anybody, and there's no way.
00:08:45.000There's no way I could put all this on hold and be like, yeah, let me go take this fight.
00:08:48.000Well, it would be hard because all this has been an investment in your time, and it's also been paying off, and it also is growing considerably.
00:08:56.000For people who don't know your numbers, I know where you guys were a year ago and two years ago, and I know where you are now.
00:09:03.000It's this crazy exponential thing where every month it comes up and up and up and up.
00:13:04.000MMA really is the perfect sport because as cool as this is to watch guys go off and stand and strike, the reality is they're so open for takedowns, it's not realistic.
00:17:37.000You know more than anybody, but you look at that Brendan Vera fight, he beat the shit out of Brendan Vera.
00:17:42.000Yeah, with me, I threw that spinning back elbow, first one ever landed by a heavyweight, but the thing is, is I brocked him, and then I come flying in, and he clips him with that left hook, which is whatever.
00:21:45.000Uriah Hall just jump-spinning back-kick, Gegard Mousasi in the face, flying-kneed him in the face, and then beat him down for a TKO. So you tell me, how the fuck is Uriah Hall number 10 and Gegard Mousasi is number 8?
00:22:00.000With all due respect, and Gegard's a great fighter, and people are like, he's a better fighter.
00:22:33.000Like, what the fuck do you have to do to move up in the rankings if you can't jump spinning back kick a guy in the face and then flying knee a guy in the face?
00:23:17.000Hey, good luck ranking the lightweights.
00:23:20.000Yeah, but that is one of the worst ranking situations I've ever seen.
00:23:24.000When you win in a spectacular way, like Uriah Hall just did, and you are not rewarded by moving up in the rankings, that's the definition of insanity.
00:26:43.000Like, they pay to see, like, a George St. Pierre, or, like, they pay to see, you know, like, some of the bigger stars in the UFC. Because a lot of people thought that Hendrix, like, in some of his victories, like the Matt Brown fight...
00:26:56.000They thought that it wasn't that exciting.
00:27:26.000He's a big name, but I don't necessarily know how that translates to pay-per-view buys, which at the end of the day is a huge factor.
00:27:33.000I'm just saying a guy like Johnny Hendricks, a two-time champion, you can't say, oh, you have to fight at 185. If he's like, no, no, I'll make it.
00:27:39.000No, but you do if he doesn't make the weight more than once, and he's already missed the weight twice.
00:27:44.000He's missed weight twice and barely made it for one of the Lawler fights.
00:27:48.000Dude, he came in way overweight for this, too.
00:30:57.000Well, his discipline, the discipline of being a fighter, you know, it might be so overwhelming that when he's not doing it, he's just gorgeous.
00:35:01.000I like how he's throwing the straight right and then a hard jab behind it, too.
00:35:05.000You know, like after that right hand, like a lot of MMA fighters especially, they'll pull back and then look for either another right hand or whatever.
00:35:21.000Well, I don't think this sport gets the attention that it deserves.
00:35:25.000You know, as excited as you and I were for this fight and this card, like, to me, this is like an opportunity to watch high-level fighting.
00:35:32.000Like, whether or not it's MMA or kickboxing.
00:35:37.000The ultimate sport is MMA. It always will be the ultimate sport, but when I want to watch the best expression of striking technique, there's certain shit that you only see when you watch Muay Thai or you only see when you watch kickboxing, and this is it right here.
00:35:50.000Like, these kind of duke it out I love me some glory kickboxing, but I don't get as excited or crunk for this as I do for a main event in the UFC. It's a different kind of excitement.
00:36:06.000Well, I do because Joe's my friend and I support him, but I feel ya.
00:36:11.000But if you're watching the very best guys in the world go at it in any discipline, it's fun.