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Jon Anik, Daniel Cormier and Paul Felder, who will step in for Joe Rogan, are set to call the action at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi.
The 12th numbered UFC event of the year is rapidly approaching with UFC 294 on Saturday at Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.
As always, some marquee on-air talent will be there to help guide viewers through the experience.
Details of who will be working as commentators and analysts for the show have been acquired by MMA Junkie through a person with knowledge of the plans – and you can see the scheduled broadcast team below.
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John Gooden will get a leading play-by-play assignment on U.S. soil for UFC Fight Night 229 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
The UFC closes its September schedule on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 229, which goes down at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
As always, some marquee on-air talent will be there to help guide viewers through the experience.
Details of who will work as commentators and analysts for each event have been acquired by MMA Junkie through a person with knowledge of the situation, and you can see the scheduled broadcast team below.
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Paul Felder has re-entered the USADA testing pool, teasing a potential return to the UFC.
[autotag]Paul Felder[/autotag] is entertaining a return to MMA.
The retired fighter turned UFC commentator took the first step needed in order to make a comeback to the octagon. Felder (17-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC), who retired in 2021, says he has re-entered the USADA testing pool and is leaving the door open for future fights. Nothing is set in stone, but Felder is certainly leaving the door open.
“I have no idea,” Felder said on the ESPN+ UFC Fight Night 226 pre-fight show when asked if he was fighting again. “I rolled with Michael (Chiesa) today. Honest to God, it blew up on social. I’m back training. I’m enjoying MMA again.
“For all the people that think I need a complete both hip replacements, I have bad hips, there’s no secret about that. I’ve had bad hips for years, but I am back in the USADA testing pool. That’s exactly where I’m at now, but that is it. That is it. I did it just in case. I’m getting old and there might be some old dudes out there that might want to dust it up in six months. Other than that, I have no idea. I’m enjoying training.”
Paul Felder back in the USADA pool. pic.twitter.com/7DYVhHRNmP
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) September 1, 2023
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Felder, 39, competed in the UFC’s lightweight division for six years. He retired in May 2021 after losing a decision to Rafael dos Anjos on short notice. He’s left the sport on a two-fight losing streak, but prior to that was 5-0 at 155 pounds. That run included a TKO win over former champion Charles Oliveira.
Felder currently works as an analyst and octagon-side commentator for UFC and Contender Series broadcasts on ESPN+.
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Check out the commentary team and desk analyst lineup for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 226 event in Paris.
The UFC closes its busy August schedule on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 226, which goes down at Accor Arena in Paris.
As always, some marquee on-air talent will be there to help guide viewers through the experience.
Details of who will work as commentators and analysts for each event have been acquired by MMA Junkie through a person with knowledge of the situation, and you can see the scheduled broadcast team below.
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Former UFC champion Kamaru Usman will offer insight from the analyst desk as part of Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 51 broadcast.
The UFC schedule continues this week with UFC on ESPN 51 on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
As always, some marquee on-air talent will be there to help guide viewers through the experience.
Details of who will work as commentators and analysts for each event have been acquired by MMA Junkie through a person with knowledge of the situation, and you can see the scheduled broadcast team below.
The broadcast team is set for UFC Fight Night 224, and Michael Bisping will return to England to call the action on his native soil.
The UFC schedule continues this week with UFC Fight Night 224 on Saturday at The O2 in London.
As always, some marquee on-air talent will be there to help guide viewers through the experience.
Details of who will work as commentators and analysts for each event have been acquired by MMA Junkie through a person with knowledge of the situation, and you can see the scheduled broadcast team below.
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Joe Rogan won’t be part of the UFC 289 commentary team when the promotion returns to Canada after several years for Saturday’s PPV.
The seventh numbered UFC event of the year is rapidly approaching with UFC 289 on Saturday at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.
As always, some marquee on-air talent will be there to help guide viewers through the experience.
Details of who will be working as commentators and analysts for the have been acquired by MMA Junkie through a person with knowledge of the plans – and you can see the scheduled broadcast team below.
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The broadcast team is set for UFC Fight Night 224, the UFC’s final event of May.
The UFC schedule continues this week with UFC Fight Night 224 on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
As always, some marquee on-air talent will be there to help guide viewers through the experience.
Details of who will work as commentators and analysts for each event have been acquired by MMA Junkie through a person with knowledge of the situation, and you can see the scheduled broadcast team below.
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In addition to his apology, Paul Felder let Bobby Green know “there is no need for threats.”
[autotag]Paul Felder[/autotag] issued a public apology to [autotag]Bobby Green[/autotag] on Monday after he was accused of biased commentary at UFC Fight Night 222.
Felder was cageside to call Green’s (29-4-1 MMA, 10-9-1 UFC) fight with Jared Gordon (19-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) this past Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, which was ruled a no contest due to an accidental clash of heads.
The Nevada Athletic Commission reviewed the footage of the fight-ending sequence in which Gordon went down after clashing heads with Green, who followed up with ground-and-pound to score the stoppage. Felder was pretty animated by what happened to his good friend, Gordon, which angered Green.
“When we see each other, you know what time it is too,” Green said on “The MMA Hour,” speaking directly to Felder. “We’re going to have some words when I see him. I’m gonna wait until we see each other face to face. When we see each other, he knows what time it is too. It’s just like, bro, stop with all that emotional bullsh*t.
“He was over there, ‘Come on!’ I’m like, bro, come on now, bro. Like, do your f*cking job, and then I heard him say that. They told him to calm down. He was too emotional. Do your f*cking job. I felt like he was d*ckriding because he was his homie. He lived with this dude or some sh*t. Bro, don’t d*ckride. Keep that sh*t straight up.”
Felder responded to Green and apologized on social media for overreacting in the moment.
“I understand the criticism,” Felder said. “I got emotional. It was a friend. But it was also a pretty awful clash of heads that almost resulted in a TKO. I respect Green as a fighter. I do apologize for letting my emotions into play, but there is no need for threats. You don’t have to like me.”
I understand the criticism. I got emotional. It was a friend. But it was also a pretty awful clash of heads that almost resulted in a TKO.I respect green as a fighter. I do apologize for letting my emotions into play, but there is no need for threatsYou don’t have to like me 👊🏻
— Paul Felder (@felderpaul) April 24, 2023
Green was visibly upset at the post-fight news conference, storming out of the room after addressing the head clash.
"I need my money": Bobby Green is FURIOUS about his no contest with Jared Gordon. 😡#UFCVegas71 | Full story: https://t.co/3LlxcSCaOB pic.twitter.com/BIM3a9IrE4
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) April 23, 2023
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For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 222.
John Gooden will be joined by a pair of former UFC champs on the UFC Fight Night 222 commentary team on Saturday.
The UFC schedule continues this week with UFC Fight Night 222 on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
As always, some marquee on-air talent will be there to help guide viewers through the experience.
Details of who will work as commentators and analysts for each event have been acquired by MMA Junkie through a person with knowledge of the situation, and you can see the scheduled broadcast team below.
