Mookie & Crookie Show: Best fights for 2020, Conor wants to fight Usman

June M. Williams

Episode 52 discussion: Our most anticipated fights of 2020, Conor wants fight with Usman, Gaethje responds to Dana’s claims that he’s turned down a lot of fights, Maia vs. Burns, Kattar vs. Stephens Welcome to The Mookie …

June M. Williams

Episode 52 discussion: Our most anticipated fights of 2020, Conor wants fight with Usman, Gaethje responds to Dana’s claims that he’s turned down a lot of fights, Maia vs. Burns, Kattar vs. Stephens

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 52

Looking ahead to 2020: What confirmed fights are you most looking forward to? What’s your dream match-up you want to see this year? – 1:49

Conor McGregor desires to get beaten up by Kamaru Usman for welterweight belt – 21:55

https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2020/1/5/21050270/ufc-246-conor-mcgregor-prefers-title-fight-against-kamaru-usman-over-jorge-masvidal-bout-mma-news

Justin Gaethje responds to claims from Dana White that he kept turning down fights – 29:18

https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2020/1/3/21047801/ufc-justin-gaethje-responds-to-dana-whites-claims-he-turned-down-multiple-fights-mma-news

Demian Maia vs. Gilbert Burns on tap for UFC Brasilia – 35:16

https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2020/1/4/21049383/report-demian-maia-vs-gilbert-burns-targeted-for-co-main-at-ufc-brasilia-mma-news

Calvin Kattar vs. Jeremy Stephens agreed for UFC 248 – 40:44

https://www.mmafighting.com/2020/1/5/21050621/jeremy-stephens-vs-calvin-kattar-in-the-works-for-ufc-248

Social Media Round-up – 44:03

Petr Yan is pissed off at Henry Cejudo

https://twitter.com/PetrYanUFC/status/1212803617675075584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/PetrYanUFC/status/1212804037684297729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Jairzinho Rozenstruik is a star in Suriname

https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/1212192643804999682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Mike Perry calls for backyard brawl with Michael Jai White because of course he did

https://twitter.com/PlatinumPerry/status/1213180019717165056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/PlatinumPerry/status/1213297375307010054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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