The Herd with Colin Cowherd
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PodcastThe Herd with Colin Cowherd
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Daniel Cormier IS BACK to react to Joaquin Buckley and Shakur Stevenson having their PUBLIC BEEF between boxing and the UFC. DC takes Buckley's side, despite their differences in the past. Cormier says he's ALL FOR BUCKLEY talking smack to Stevenson, because today's boxing is NOWHERE NEAR the level of the UFC. Plus, DC gets into Michael Venom Page's next fight against Sam Patterson, going in on why this fight is so strange and unnecessary for MVP's career path in the UFC. #Volume All lines provided by Hard Rock Bet See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode summary
Power move of the week? Joaquin Buckley stepping to Shakur Stevenson. The tougher move, though, is living with matchups that don’t fit your climb, and that’s where Michael “Venom” Page is stuck.
Why is MVP so hard to book? His blitzing, feint-heavy style makes good strikers look lost, which isn’t fun to prep for or fight.
Look at the run: Kevin Holland got frustrated, Ian Machado Garry switched to wrestling and won, and others like Shara Bullet froze at range; even durable, elite guys struggle to figure him out, so plenty of names just pass.
So why Sam Patterson next? Because ranked options keep saying no; Sam’s unranked but dangerous, and he and MVP actually know each other from training, so they agreed to do it with respect and put on a show.
Is MVP disappointed? A bit, because after sharing the stage with top guys he expected a step up, while Patterson brings real risk with limited upside, even if he’s on a four-fight finish streak.
What does MVP need now? Pressure’s on to deliver something emphatic to force bigger fights; a statement finish could break the drought since Bellator and make it harder for contenders to keep passing.
About the Buckley–Stevenson debate: boxing today isn’t the old glory days with star-packed super fights; there are fewer marquee clashes, and even huge events can turn cautious, like when Terence Crawford calmly shut down Canelo, brilliant but not electric.
The UFC doesn’t need to be boxing—it’s delivering better right now. Like, subscribe, tell a friend to tell a friend; I’m dropping these every week—that’s a power move. Until next time, peace.
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