JNPO: UFC 196 McGregorland preview with Las Vegas Sun’s Case Keefer
With UFC 196 emanating from Las McGregor, Nevada, this weekend, Josh Nason’s Punch-Out heads back out to the desert to chat with someone who is a familiar face to UFC hardcore fans with his usual cageside seat and youthful good looks: Las Vegas Sun assistant sports editor Case Keefer!
Josh and Case talked for 45 minutes about a variety of topics including:
– How he got to the Las Vegas Sun
– How his various other sports beats have helped his UFC coverage
– How someone covers sports gambling as a beat
– The important role Sister Act has played in his life
– Thoughts on Anderson Silva vs. Michael Bisping and how Silva feels more buzzworthy afterward than Bisping
– Bellator’s signing of Wanderlei Silva
– A deep dive into the main event and co-main event of UFC 196 and Case’s observations from the open workouts
– What we think UFC 200 could look like…and more!
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Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.