Daniel Cormier explains how top NCAA wrestlers can transition to the UFC | The Pat McAfee Show

Daniel Cormier explains how top NCAA wrestlers can transition to the UFC | The Pat McAfee Show
Daniel Cormier joins The Pat McAfee Show to discuss NCAA Wrestling Championships and potential futures in the UFC.
0:00 The UFC schedule
2:20 NCAA Wrestling Championships
5:30 Futures for top wrestlers
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[@billsmafia7769]

DC is perfect for this show

[@rbo7]

This is the commentary combo I want to see more than anything.

[@Austin.Kilgore]

0:55 “It’s the monsters man” after Pat asking if he’s housing redbull. Lol DC with the official plug of the UFC’s energy drink sponsor, the ultimate company man.

[@PrimeBallard]

Being an indiana native, lifelong football fan, and new ufc lifelong fan, this combo is unrivaled and we need more of it.

[@christiangarcia8119]

Dc needs to be on every week 🙏

[@aidanbagwell7879]

Suprised dc isn’t a weekly guest on this show

[@picklerickrickpickle]

3:27 DCs face when Pat doesnt know that DC lost to Cael in the finals as he hypes up Penn State. Priceless!

[@Th3Chuzzl3r]

NCAA wrestling tournament is the toughest tournament in the world, in any sport

[@TheXxakemxX]

what makes it harder than olympics?

[@Th3Chuzzl3r]

@@TheXxakemxX Several things. Its a 3 day tournament where you have to make weight every day after wrestling, except the last day. The tournament is also in folkstyle where as olympics is is freestyle/greco. Folkstyle is much more demanding for several reasons. Folkstyle is 7 mins, FS/GR is 6mins with a 30 sec break in between the 2 periods. In Folkstyle you also have to hold your opponent down and also know how to get away(which is extremely exhausting). FS/GR mainly takes place on the feet, when a takedown happens the top guy try to turn the opponent past at least 90° to get rewarded with "exposure" points, the bottom guy will just stall out waiting for the ref to stand it back up, but half the time its usally end up as another 5 sec break for each wrestler. Folkstyle is continuous, if you get taken down youre immediately trying to escape and if youre the top guy you typically try to hold your opponent down and turn them, but unlike FS/GR you have to hold your opponent past 45° for at least 2 secs to get "exposure" points.

[@TheXxakemxX]

Thanks for breaking it down 👍

[@coreyf1204]

Tougher than the Tour De France?

[@giacalonebuilding4443]

Definitely not tougher than world circuit. Ur talking best amateurs within a 4-5 year age gap from only one country on one hand and the best of any age and any country across the world on the other. It’s not even close.

[@Mma-basement-215]

DC is awesome him and JB made it fun to watch.. i really enjoy watching the national championship with them guys 👏👏👏

[@anthonyvasquez209]

I remember when the UFC had a fight card in Fresno. We got to the stadium at 5 pm and didn't leave until 10 pm. Just as a fan, it's a long time, but to do commentating sober is bananas. If you're doing something you love to do, the time flies, and the energy is easy to maintain.

[@Boscoe264]

They take drugs to stay focused

[@cindaman]

you got there at 5 and missed at least 3 fights the shows start 330ish pst

[@Ryan-ys2bq]

Can’t stand DC on commentary but he’s so much fun in interviews

[@asarsalari]

DC was such a uniquely great commentator for the NCAA tourney..made it a lot more fun to watch than usual

[@jjmcmahon9245]

Terrific coverage of man's oldest combat sport...well done! The vast majority of the UFC/MMA champions have a deep wrestling pedigree. Keep up the good work DC, as you're an amazing ambassador for the sport!

[@jeremygordon4483]

Great interview and very insightful on a sport that I don’t know much about. Kudos.

[@kevinvasquez2255]

It was a great tournament this year.

[@tombystander]

Vito, Mendez, otoole/carr, carr/messenbrink. It was amazing

[@SatoshiShintoMe]

beta trans.

[@giacalonebuilding4443]

Why Mendez? U liked watching him stall for 7 minutes and not even attempt one shot?

[@samcarp7815]

@@giacalonebuilding4443you mean wrestling like Bartlett?

[@godofthisshit]

They moved the UFC up an hour a couple of years ago, people complained.

[@sargeantsaxophone9396]

The start time is fine. Unless it's the 3pm cards. That shit's annoying.

[@brandongrissom8111]

@@sargeantsaxophone9396nah bro give us on the east coast a break I’m not tryna stay up until 11:30 for fight nights and 1 am for ppv cards love an early card

[@JoeyWoodpine69]

There's alot men nowadays that get their panties in a bunch. It's a shame.

[@groundscum4-ps4pd]

I absolutely loved those few months when they had the PPVs on at 9pm. I was out of the bar/a friends house by midnight usually and headed home.

[@KrikZ32]

@@sargeantsaxophone9396 those are the best cards, you get to watch the whole thing and still have a saturday night

[@NoFaceChase]

Let’s GOOO LOVE DC!!!

[@richardrockie5475]

Cael Sanderson is 159-0

[@daneilo777]

Chael Sonnen*

[@bub6010]

@@daneilo777wannanow

[@Th3Chuzzl3r]

Hey Brock Hardy got spladled in front of the world for 40 whole seconds, but he came back and dogged it out and got 3rd

[@MrMannyfresh78]

Yup. Impressive comeback after the most embarrassing moment of the tournament. Dudes a boss.

[@jakewoodlief3061]

Dude got 3rd!? That’s lit

[@elcucuy7987]

Dawg

[@williamburns5147]

Lol Cormier should have mentioned it. I was screaming this the whole time

[@thetruesaltoftheearth4958]

More dc 🙏🙏🙏 please pat

[@jaxchristian3080]

Glad to see Pat McAfee giving props to college wrestling.

[@colehupke2072]

DC’s face when he heard Cael’s name

[@Jared_Merks]

Love the wrestling love, wrestlers make great football players too

[@drobese5301]

Meanwhile the early prelims start at midnight and the main event ends around 7 am in Sweden. It’s brutal

[@hunterlacy7286]

If d1 wrestling would also have a dual natty championship, keep the individual but I truly believe it would increase interest in the sport. Duals are easier for fans to follow..

[@MMAVoodoo]

Still waiting for that explanation...

[@GoodStuff1992]

ikr

[@frishf8888]

Because that's what we need more Bo Nickals

[@TheFightFoo]

That "company" is gonna love paying him to be sponsored by them and he won't even mention their name in an interview lmao

[@kevinjh543]

Never forget Pat and Booker T vs Ariel and DC.

[@Todd-me8hg]

Can you sigh 265+ division: Jerrell Miller, Hafthor Bjornsson, Big Show, Mijan Lopez, Mariusz Pudzianowski, Brian Shaw, etc.

[@floww88]

When u Google ufc 300 why does it say Max vs Justin is canceled?

[@ryanwalker5979]

Hope your kidding

[@dark_winter8238]

Because it got demoted 1 spot when Alex fight was announced. Google is weird.

[@kevinnelle6208]

I’m impressed as well with how talented the high school wrestler have become. A few of them have defeated College All-Americans and National Champs this year.

[@tjpaiva3296]

Theyre getting too good. Rhode Island (where im from) is now producing some legit national studs and its just a farcry from when i wrestled here

[@goodtimes36]

It needs to be DC & PMc

[@Zach-je4zd]

PPV should start at 8pm. If you’re a college kid who gets drunk until 3am it’s perfect they could care less about sleep lol but hey I’ll still be up to watch regardless of what time.

[@cindaman]

dude your trying to make us west coast guys get up 1230 pm to watch prelims.... gtfo my favorite art about east coast life was ppv starting at 10 pm

[@Tony-fq5bn]

They'll never ever move it up THAT early, I doubt they'll ever move it up at all although Id prefer 9. That would be too much competition with College Football, most college kids arent picking UFC over College Football and after parties

[@europa1111]

How does Pat not know that a full card last like 7 hours, cmon dude.

[@ac4185]

Normal people don’t.

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

Wrestling is the best tool to know if you ever want to get to the UFC. Learn wrestling first then get taught everything else.

[@user-bb8tz2kq7y]

Penn State Wrestling 💪💪

[@tuffneggah]

pat def has a me2 waiting

[@chawaiian3795]

We need some of McAfee's energy injected into ncaa wrestling!

[@Dr_1212]

DC 😎👍

[@kevinnelle6208]

I always thought Jayson Nolf have a good transition into MMA, just because of his style and conditioning.

[@skymanchronicles8936]

There are many styles of wrestling, folkstyle is unique to America. Cael Sanderson is the GOAT of folkstyle, and he has an olympic gold medal in freestyle.

[@tjpaiva3296]

All matches start on your feet

[@ChrisMalnar11]

Get DC on the show weekly

[@jaxchristian3080]

I hope DC will be back . No disrespect to Jordan burroughs I really enjoyed listening to DC more than the other 2 announcers

[@tropicalterrarium1742]

how do ncaa wrestlers transition to mma? Simply sign up and get to a mma gym. And boom you are an elite talent.

[@mjmcg73]

Make DC a regular

[@bradthenutritionist]

The ufc fights start way to late. It’s mainly why I don’t watch them. I have stuff to do the next day or I just honestly don’t feel like staying up that late to watch people I don’t know fight. They have to figure something out

[@AaronPICAR]

College wrestling is the coolest sport you’re probably not following but need to.

[@AkashKumar-ki1vy]

Broooooooccck Lesnarrrrrrrrrrrrr❤❤🎉🎉😊😊

[@epitome278]

I hope pat gets more into the ufc this year

[@JM-wf2to]

DC was horrendous at announcing the NCAA wrestling championship lmao. He wouldn't STFU and talk about the match going on. Like him though

[@justlearning6371]

Agree he didn’t know the rules came off like he was at a ufc event Jb was just as bad no professionalism it was like they were at home instead at a professional broadcast

[@justlearning6371]

DC did a bad job at the NCAAs For ESPN didn’t know the rules his commenting was really bad I think he thought he was at a ufc event very disappointing

[@bradthenutritionist]

When daniel Cormier says deal with the devil what he means is he’s bitter at being the second best all the time. I can’t stand listening to or watching him

[@jasonsutton4816]

Shut up, fat boy...Cormier has always been respectful of Sanderson

[@adnanwarsama8591]

They needa go towards wwe more money in that then the ufc

[@Psyche_MMA]

Ayyyyyyy

[@mr.brenman2132]

DC rules.

[@hirotiki9578]

👉👀👈

[@judefuselier]

Transition

[@jm12green31]

Hey Pat I watch pretty much all of the UFC events and don't know what you're talking about in regards to 3 a.m.... the latest for any main card starts around 9:00 p.m. so need to think that one over buddy

[@chancedriscoll5350]

I suspect that you live in California or the West Coast???

[@KrikZ32]

this mf doesn't know about time zones

[@tjpaiva3296]

He was probably just being facetious, I've definitely fallen asleep during a card and woke up around 130 and still caught some of it.

[@MS-dc2tt]

Don’t like this Pat guy. He acts like a 5 year old

[@firstlast-er9jq]

Wrestling is dead because the old guys dck ride “tradition”don’t allow for creative expression or freedom. These guys shouldn’t have to go to the ufc they should be paid In college but college wrestling is lame unless your a former wrestler. nobody watches the sport because there’s no flavor. 10x more People are watching girls basketball then wrestling that’s a problem

[@rollandcurtis874]

Male wrestlers will NEVER compete with female wrestlers. But this NBA era is the LeBron James Era. Three-point shooting is more exciting than dunking. Women are closer today than ever to playing in the actual NBA Regular Season. This is how soft this era is. The new event at this year’s All-Star weekend where he beat her by only 3-points, plus the All-Star game disaster, points to would-be WNBA players playing in the actual NBA, which was impossible in the 1990s. 🤦‍♂️

[@rbo7]

Not a chance. The agility in moving around and past people is the gap that won't be closed by soft rules. But I guess I agree that theybare closer now than ever, but still miles away.

[@MMAVoodoo]

You're insane. There will never be a competitive female athlete in the NBA

[@gregogresky4286]

Isnt the hoop lower and the 3 point line shorter for wnba? If so then they are no where near the level of the NBA.

[@JamesB-mi9uu]

The funny thing is the only women ever drafted by an nba team was in 1977

[@tjpaiva3296]

​@@gregogresky4286the ball is smaller too. 28.5 inches compared to 29.5 inches for men

[@Dana.Walker]

DC on The Pat McAfee Show? Those NCAA wrestlers better start practicing their mic skills too!