Mookie & Crookie Show 58:UFC Rio Rancho, RIP Zuffa Boxing, open scoring

June M. Williams

Episode 58 discussion: UFC Rio Rancho aftermath, Cejudo wants Volkanovski after Aldo, Zuffa Boxing may never get off the ground, Kansas to experiment with open scoring, Cannonier out with pectoral surgery. Welcome to The …

June M. Williams

Episode 58 discussion: UFC Rio Rancho aftermath, Cejudo wants Volkanovski after Aldo, Zuffa Boxing may never get off the ground, Kansas to experiment with open scoring, Cannonier out with pectoral surgery.

Welcome to The Mookie & Crookie Show, a spinoff of The Level Change Podcast that goes a little more in-depth on major combat sports news, as well as takes a humorous look at the crazy world of combat sports social media. The show is hosted by Mookie Alexander and Stephie Haynes and airs every Tuesday.

Here is a summary of the topics discussed or questions asked, complete with the time stamps for when each interview or special segment begins. As always, we hope you enjoy listening to the show as much as we enjoyed recording it.

Episode 58

UFC Rio Rancho fallout: Reyes rematch or Blachowicz next for Jones? Diego Sanchez’s DQ win; Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury 2 excitement – 2:07

Kansas experimenting with real-time scoring for MMA fights – 22:20

https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/28673921/kansas-experiment-option-real-scoring-mma-fights

RIP Zuffa Boxing? Endeavor exec: There are no plans to move into boxing – 29:52

https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2020/2/15/21138713/zuffa-boxing-over-before-it-started-endeavor-says-there-are-no-plans-to-move-into-boxing

Henry Cejudo targets Jose Aldo next, then Alexander Volkanovski because of course – 35:21

https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/28710660/henry-cejudo-targets-jose-aldo-alexander-volkanovski-next-fights

Bummer! Jared Cannonier out until fall due to surgery – 41:18

https://www.mmafighting.com/2020/2/15/21138804/jared-cannonier-pectoral-surgery-fall-return-ufc-darren-till

Social Media Round-Up – Other KOs from the Weekend! – 45:29

An epic comeback KO or a bad call by the ref? You decide!

https://twitter.com/PBConFOX/status/1228875067473498112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Ryan Garcia with an early KO of the Year contender

https://twitter.com/DAZN_USA/status/1228547338832162817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Muay Thai fighters get KTFO by wicked elbow, referee saves his skull from crashing against the canvas

https://twitter.com/Beyond_Kick/status/1228738834785021953

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