JNPO: Botter, Brock, Boise, Bellator and BBQ
As you probably noticed in the headline, the latest Josh Nason’s Punch-Out is sponsored by the letter B this week.
Our guest is Jeremy Botter of Bleacher Report who still kept his appearance despite England losing in the World Cup semifinals. On the docket for yours truly and the former Texas Wrestling Alliance junior heavyweight champion:
– After some discusson on BBQ, we kick off with a discussion on Brock Lesnar’s intended return to UFC and his angle with new UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier at UFC 226 this past Saturday.
– We discuss Jeremy’s recent conversations with Cormier and how he was tipped off to the Lesnar fight and the possible date/location before the Cormier-Stipe Miocic fight even happened.
– What’s the ideal exit plan for Cormier and will he ever return to light heavyweight?
– We also hit on The Monday Afternoon Wars and whether there’s too much content on Mondays now with Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show and the slightly revamped MMA Hour with Luke Thomas.
After that, I preview this Saturday’s UFC Boise show and Bellator’s double-shot weekend.
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.