State of Combat with Brian Campbell

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02/27 MMA: Rousey in WWE, Lesnar rumors, UFC 222 preview Feb 27, 2018

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Brian Campbell and Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal recap the latest MMA headlines, including Ronda Rousey's WWE debut, rumors of Brock Lesnar preparing for a UFC return and the latest on Conor McGregor. The guys also preview Saturday's UFC 222 card and King Mo updates the latest from the Bellator World Grand Prix heavyweight tournament, including Matt Mitrione's win over Roy Nelson.

02/26 Boxing: Deontay Wilder Interview Feb 26, 2018

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Brian Campbell chats with WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder ahead of Saturday's showdown against unbeaten Luis Ortiz on Showtime. Wilder talks about whether he believes Ortiz is truly drug free and why he feels Anthony Joshua is avoiding him. Plus, Rafe Bartholomew joins to recap Srisaket Sor Rungvisai's exciting victory at Superfly2 and help preview a busy weekend of fights, including Sergey Kovalev's return.

02/21 WWE: Monday Night Rollins, Elimination Chamber preview Feb 21, 2018

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Fill your cup to the brim with some underjuice because Brian Campbell and Adam Silverstein bring you an extended edition of ITC this week as the guys have no choice but to dig deep on a tremendous performance by Seth Rollins on Raw (4:23). The Silver King wonders whether WWE made a mistake putting all of its eggs in Roman Reigns' basket, while BC explains exactly why Raw's booking was so choice on Monday night. The guys then wrap up the "Main Event" by talking the continued disintegration of SmackDown (29:00) and whether Jeff Jarrett actually belongs in the WWE Hall of Fame (41:45). Up next are the returns of "This Week in NJPW" (53:36) and "PPV Rewind" (1:05:55) before BC and Silver King wrap things up with a full preview of the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view on Sunday night (1:23:00).

02/19 Boxing: State of the welterweight division Feb 20, 2018

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Brian Campbell and Rafe Bartholomew recap a busy weekend of fights, including Danny Garcia's one-punch knockout of Brandon Rios. The guys take stock of the welterweight division as a whole, including pound-for-pound rankings, which fights need to happen and which actually will. Plus, a preview of Srisaket Sor Rungvisai-Juan Francisco Estrada and Saturday's Superfly 2 card.

02/14 WWE: Love for Raw, Hostility for SmackDown Feb 14, 2018

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Brian Campbell and Adam Silverstein start Valentine's Day by sending their love out to Raw as it stays hot on the Road to WrestleMania 34. On the heels of that, BC and The Silver King talk SmackDown's myriad problems and what WWE needs to do with its two major brands once 'Mania season is in the books. The guys also talk Ronda Rousey's scheduled contract signing at Elimination Chamber, John Cena's current storyline, where the two women's divisions stand and much more in Hero or Zero. Up next, your DM slides are covered in an extended segment before the guys wrap things up with a new PPV Rewind match announcement and their Feel Spots.

02/13 Boxing: Danny Garcia interview Feb 13, 2018

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Brian Campbell and Rafe Bartholomew welcome welterweight star Danny "Swift" Garcia to preview Saturday's return on Showtime against Brandon Rios. Garcia breaks down what he learned from losing to Keith Thurman and why he would he isn't afraid to challenge Errol Spence Jr. The guys also preview a busy boxing weekend, including Devon Alexander-Victor Ortiz and George Groves-Chris Eubank Jr., and play "What's it look like?" with historic cruiserweights and #WashedWelters.

02/12 MMA: Mitrione, Nelson preview Bellator 194 Feb 12, 2018

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Brian Campbell and Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal interview heavyweights Matt Mitrione and Roy Nelson ahead of Friday's rematch in the Bellator World Grand Prix. King Mo updates his training for Ryan Bader and shares both his prediction for Mitrione-Nelson II and which opponent he would prefer to face in the tournament. The guys also recap UFC 221 and debate whether Yoel Romero can sustain success in his 40s and whether Luke Rockhold's issues were more defense than chin.

02/08 WWE: The Road to WrestleMania 34 Begins Feb 08, 2018

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We threw our scheduled segments out the window in this edition of ITC as The Brian Campbell and Well-Dressed Nick Kostos return to catch up on two massive weeks in WWE with the Road to WrestleMania 34 officially underway. Adam Silverstein held down the fort in their absence, but BC and Co. finally get the chance to ruminate about the Royal Rumble, Ronda Rousey, NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia and the latest developments on Raw, SmackDown, NXT and even 205 Live. Samsonites, buckle in for this expanded ITC episode as the guys also share their thoughts on the build to Elimination Chamber, issues with the Blue Brand and whether the Cody vs. Kenny Omega angle is the right direction ahead of Ring of Honor's big show this April.

02/06 MMA: Rousey/WWE, Floyd/MMA, DC's Road To Immortality Feb 06, 2018

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Brian Campbell and Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal recap the fallouts from UFC 220, the Bellator World Grand Prix and Ronda Rousey's debut at WWE's Royal Rumble. The guys debate what Floyd Mayweather's MMA trolling might mean and whether Daniel Cormier can remove the Jon Jones' sized hole in his resume by defeating Stipe Miocic. In addition, a detailed look at how UFC got to its current state of oversaturation and how it needs to evolve.

02/05 Boxing: Cruisin' For Cruiserweights, GGG-Canelo II Feb 05, 2018

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Brian Campbell returns from the high seas to welcome Rafe Bartholomew for a lively breakdown of why the underrated World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight semifinals was the sport of boxing at its very best. The guys also react to news of a Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin rematch on May 5 and do their best to decipher Floyd Mayweather's constant teasing about entering the world of MMA. BC and Rafe close by pondering how good an Errol Spence Jr.-Danny Garcia fight might be for the welterweight division and preview what might be Roy Jones Jr.'s final bout.

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