A New Era of the Suga Show + Grading UFC 299’s Callouts! | Good Guy / Bad Guy

The Good Guy & Bad Guy are saying goodbye to Miami and hello to the new era of the Suga Show! The lights were bright at UFC 299, but Sean O’Malley outshined the hype as he put on a clinic against Marlon “Chito” Vera in his first successful Bantamweight title defense. So how much higher does his popularity need to rise to become the biggest star the UFC has ever seen? Plus, Dustin Poirier silenced the doubters with a finish of Benoit Saint-Denis, but without a clear path for his next opponent, who do the guys think he should fight next? Then, DC & Chael are handing out grades for the night’s biggest callouts. And find out which hot topics in the fight game they consider Good, Bad, or Absolutely Suck!
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[@southromee]

Chael could talk a cop into giving himself a speeding ticket for chasing him! 💀😂😂

[@reggiebanksrb10]

Chael isn’t clever.

[@wowcarnage]

Worth about 10mil and talks about the stuff he loves seems pretty smart to me But I guess random youtube commenter is waaaayyyyyy smarter ofcourse.@@reggiebanksrb10

[@user-pr8ch6we5z]

His voice is so loud and annoying.

[@user-vo1gd5sk8n]

Chael could walk on the sun and not melt, Chael could wear the Golden Gate Bridge as his championship belt

[@Notifications_off69]

​@reggiebanksrb10 Can't stand you fat disgusting arm chair warriors

[@floridaneedsac]

DC button holding on for dear life.

[@UAPReportingCenter]

Best show on TV!

[@carlosrivera3085]

😭

[@jadenacuna2300]

🤣🤣🤣

[@josecampos7528]

@@UAPReportingCenteragreed actual fighters talking about the sport not people who never threw a punch in their life

[@Fitkid7672]

Why he got it all the way up? Lol

[@scotturen9446]

Uncle Chael gonna boost the ratings 😅😅😅 what a gangster ❤

[@blablablaa14]

Why would we want to see RC, a football guy, talk UFC? It was a stupid idea from the beginning

[@Iamabutt5000]

​@@blablablaa14to be fair tho as a "football guy" I would say his insight is better than half the folks who cover MMA. He might not be a fighter but I do believe he knows sacrifice at a professional lvl and the mentality it takes to win. What do u think tho?

[@ChildishGambeaner]

@@Iamabutt5000 he's just a hater, RC was great

[@austinrandall1273]

Tim Welch should also get a lot of recognition! Red hawk is the man

[@einfachpaz310]

One of the best coacheswith the best game plans and round analysis during the fight. 🤓

[@LurkingLegion]

He literally sees things, lets Suga know while in the corner between rounds, and then Suga executes it. It’s actually brilliant. Suga hit Chito with the same “faint the right hand and give him the knee” combo. They are perfect for each other.

[@iamfishmind]

yeah! recognition, like not spelling his name wrong 😂 Welsh lmao

[@kingjizzam8988]

@@LurkingLegion” he literally sees things” 😂

[@PremiumPR_01]

Oh yeah he’s as solid and smart as they come

[@Ar1AnX1x]

dude looking at the clock doesn't mean you're gassed every time, why does DC keep bringing this up, why is that crazy to think fighters wanna know how much time they have left

[@dopeboyvid8988]

Right. Idk why he continues to repeat this, like it's a good point

[@munchingpickle623]

Yeah especially for strategy like you can burn yourself if you know there not much time left in the round

[@pepparmostheelder]

@@munchingpickle623 Exactly! Looking at the clock is *smart* and sure it CAN be a sign of someone fatigued that is desperately waiting for the end but it can also mean they are in such control that they have the ability and foresight to pay attention to the time while fighting so they can be strategic in their approach

[@jaseallenson316]

For sure. But also to a different point, they acting like this fight shows he can have the cardio in a fight with merab. Totally different. Even sean said, he always knew hr could do 5rds in a kickboxing match(which was what the chito fight was). Doing 5rds when wrestling is mixed in is a whole different ballgame.

[@Jidds]

Because he’s fat

[@0GbobbyJohnson]

No hate to R.C. whatsoever... BUT the Bad Guy has taken this program to a whole new level!

[@blablablaa14]

Yeah I mean if its not Ariel and DC, better be Chael and DC

[@WimpyKid4567]

Idk. I liked RC a lot better. Chael makes great points but the guy talks his head off sometimes. It feels like he’s talking to himself rather than co hosting a show together

[@MrChadLedford]

it's funny, I don't find DC interesting solo, but this setup is great.

[@merkog7444]

Yea, but you can tell DC misses his brotha from anotha mutha.

[@merkog7444]

@@WimpyKid4567lol, it’s very different, I personally like DC and RCs chemistry, this seems forced.

[@mattmas6628]

Chael learned how to use his microphone this time

[@Cagefighter209]

Chael is so full of 💩did they replace Ryan Clark?

[@iwannacrashoutsobad2041]

@@Cagefighter209chael is the king shush fool

[@ChildishGambeaner]

​@@Cagefighter209 Ryan put his 2 week notice in

[@bigjerm460]

@@Cagefighter209ur a nobody be quiet kid

[@lcglazer]

Chael looks like Schmo in this episode with the hair and the glasses, also th e persona he did at the intro

[@mattmas6628]

O’Malley just doesn’t have the mic skills to be as big as Connor McGregor. Can you imagine O’Malley coming up with something as hilarious as red panty night?

[@dixonbuttes]

That’s a good point actually

[@udayanmukherjee9331]

Yes. But there's no aura either. Mic skills apart- do you think Sean O'Malley is half as popular as Charles Oliveira? Nope.

[@blablablaa14]

Yeah but O'Malley is much more entertaining than McGregor in ring, especially since Conor went into boxing. Being interesting in the octagon is much more important than anything else

[@udayanmukherjee9331]

@@blablablaa14 bro what? He's more interesting now, but right now, McGregor himself self 1mn+ ppvs. O malley struggles with 400.

[@blablablaa14]

You have no idea what the numbers are these days. Also the economics are different. You don't know what the figures mean but with how UFC treats Suga, you should know they see him as money bags for them. Otherwise they wouldn't push him so hard@@udayanmukherjee9331

[@justinthompson5282]

DC you gotta keep it real man. That card was stacked. They wasn’t just seeing him.

[@AmericanMMA1776]

DC: "everybody was there for O'Malley" Me: "ever heard of Dustin Poirier?"

[@vrindajule5137]

I just find it weird how hard the UFC is trying to sell Suga to all of us. It’s just odd to see the UFC never talk about the PPV points that he sells but just keep saying that Suga is a big star.

[@umustwantme]

Everyone must have got the "let's not promote MVP" memo. I loved that fight, could have been a headliner on any other card. Let's act like Holland didn't finish top 85ers, like Jacare. Great fight, fun walk-out (which the UFC made him downsize), and worthy of some PROMOTION

[@jacobcaldwell5217]

DC: “I can’t let you get close” Top Button: “……”

[@JackHehe]

wannanao

[@Twill120301]

Loving the new duo and the show as a whole!

[@MrPoolmaster11]

DC such a company man keeps pushing this narrative about O’Malley and reading a script the ufc gave him.

[@Shrnirpledorp]

The crowd was chanting chito for 4 rounds 😂

[@daniellecooper6453]

Also the format for this is fantastic well done guys 👍

[@DCshandle]

Just needs timestamps

[@robertocortez1457]

that intro music feels like im about to watch a car guy video.

[@AnshulJublisGasStation]

I've never looked forward to one fight as much as I'm looking forward to the Suga vs Merab fight. We all know what's going to happen to Suga in that...

[@evilkhamzat]

Great name 😂😂😂

[@infrared6973]

Yeah were all ready to watch merab get koed

[@nickdebella5071]

The combo i needed! Love it. Keep up the good work fellas.

[@zeromiedo1218]

I had reservations about the show but you guys entertained me. Good job!

[@GarryJonesGaming]

Masterclass performance by Sean didn’t expect it

[@Fitkid7672]

Me neither. The guy has improved dramatically..only guy I can see beating him at BW is umar cause of that dagestani grappling. Merab is a slightly better version of aljo but he’s been wobbled in multiple fights.

[@Youafool500]

Chito should not have been given a title shot, he ain’t got the pedigree for that shot

[@hollandkroese7427]

DC said Sean was the first with custom shorts. Bryce Mitchell had camo shorts made though. Also, even if DC meant champion shorts, Izzy recently had red and gold shorts against sean, rather than black and gold. Prior to that, didn't Izzy also have green champ shorts?

[@TheDXJC56]

Expecting these two geezer's to fact check themselves is asking for far too much it would seem 😂

[@GeeNoniGee]

I'm so casual, I'm human sweatpants, but even *I* knew Bryce Mitchell was the 1st to DEMAND custom shorts!

[@Ziggyvu]

@@TheDXJC56that’s what producers are for.

[@SparrowNiner]

The graphic on screen specifically said First champion with custom shorts. You’re right that the Izzy red and gold was the first custom champ shorts but it’s not a new color for the UFC in general like the pink is. I think it’s just a throwaway stat anyway and that we are taking this too seriously 😅

[@thomasmacdonough288]

Yes, Izzy got his green shorts against Cannonier over a year and a half ago and then again with the Chinese red ones. It's such a strange and useless stat to lie about lmao

[@nickmaranzano]

There should be a picture of you two in the thumbnail

[@MansterBear]

Yea. And put GG/BG or something at the beginning of the title. I don't care about most of what ESPN puts out. I just want to watch Chael lol

[@thaboy123]

Loving this dynamic. This is going to get better and better❤

[@charlescharlemagne4907]

Phenomenal show. My two favorite MMA analysts. Could listen to them analyze fights all day

[@shimmyshafar4194]

“Dealing with the length of Sean” is CRAZY

[@jimmiemcmasters8815]

Nice try man but I saw a comment yesterday, "ya dong is doing damage this weekend".

[@ogkush2002]

Time Stamps ESPN!!!!!! It’s 2024.

[@jefrielucio577]

So happy for Dustin and O’Malley is legit guys and he’s just gonna get better

[@TraitsofGreatness]

He’s in his prime rn. He’s got maybe 3-4 years of that speed left. He’s definitely special though.

[@tylerberg4832]

@@TraitsofGreatnessCory beats chito:🥱 Sean beats chito: 🎉🎉🎉

[@ftb3817]

Merab is trouble. If sean beats him idk whos stopping him. Yan in 5?

[@TheDXJC56]

@@tylerberg4832 Don't forget to add Cory beat Chito while incurring none of the damage O'Malley did against Vera 😂

[@johno30197]

Chito vera chin made of granite 😅

[@ItsReplayBro]

Right, if you hit me with a knee in the jaw I’m going down 😂 I’m not even gonna lie 😂😂😂😂

[@Ziggyvu]

Everyone except Chito gets sent to the Gulag wit that knee

[@DynastyIcon]

Chito, Max, Vettori .. GRANITE chins 💯

[@Fitkid7672]

@@ItsReplayBroit’s expected for non fighters. A lot of other bantamweights would have been put out by omalley. Chito is just different. He’s never been dropped or finished.

[@me.myself.notyou.7531]

Was it his cheek that caught the knee tho?! Or did I see it wrong guys?

[@siddhantrai4874]

0 hour gang

[@GibsEdits]

16mins 💪🏿

[@TheAnimalWolverine]

I remember when they said Suga would lose 😂

[@thehat2243]

38mins 🎉🎉

[@SteelShakey]

Jobless gang lmao Jk lol

[@Smiple]

3 hours with your mum gang

[@uriel7940]

Lots of film on MVP. People know EXACTLY what he’s going to do. It’s just a style that’s hard to fight against, not to mention he’s FAST and quite tall. We already know his weakness and which people he will struggle with.

[@dustingregory3366]

Suga Sean is already a star. He’s got famous friends and all the skill and he’s the champ in one of the hardest divisions. He’s already a huge star. Biggest bantamweight fight of all time

[@tomrileydocs]

tj vs garbrandt, cruz vs urijah?

[@freakslb]

biggest bantamweight of all time for people who start watching mma last week

[@T-Lo_OneHunnit]

​@@tomrileydocscejudo vs cruz?

[@tomrileydocs]

@@T-Lo_OneHunnit they were both too old

[@JamesG12]

On the feet, O'Malley is a major problem in the bantamweight division. The length and striking is next level.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

What's crazy is Sean only had a inch & a half reach advantage over chito. Plus Sean fought with a lot shifting forward and up close in chitos face.

[@Fitkid7672]

@@benmcreynolds8581he had a height advantage tho. That also matters if used properly.

[@wardogsmokes]

​@Fitkid7672 increased height but lower strength and chin

[@MMAVoodoo]

​@@Fitkid7672 that's a disadvantage if reach and weight are the same...

[@matthillfromcollege4109]

@@MMAVoodoohow so?

[@LoulaGaming]

the microphone is beautiful now !!!

[@carlosnorris5488]

Love these two guys together on this show it’s so awesome!!!

[@Outlawz1971]

The saddest part of ufc 299 was when they showed RC on the big screen and no one clapped and no one knew who he was 😂

[@crazypato3752]

It didn't help that they showed him during the early prelims when the arena is almost empty

[@brodeur7]

Nobody likes RC even NFL fans

[@allamaadi]

Love the show keep it going

[@jc4418]

Wow the chemistry

[@fatihfatih1694]

Ridiculous this omalley advertising. Who will he fight next, a man who hurt him once during his childhood?

[@Motdrlo]

This is good. Polished. Dc looked like he was texting in the middle of an espn show lol

[@adamm5172]

Love these 2 together

[@jessejames2546]

Merab will make Sean wrestle, we’ll see about the cardio then

[@fivepillars4880]

Merab cant hold anyone down tho, sean can snipe him while Merab is coming in . I doubt merab can keep sean on the mat , sean ko’s merab with a knee or uppercut in my opinion

[@ceedub3966]

​@@fivepillars4880yep. He gets hit a decent amount and the left hook especially hits him often and hurts him occasionally

[@dirkdiggler4567]

I think O'Malley KOs Merab. I'd rather see O'Malley vs Sandhagen next.

[@georgedzagania9744]

Merab is 10 win streak beat 3 former champs what are u talking about go watch WWE ​@@dirkdiggler4567

[@drivebyquipper]

How is he going to make him wrestle without getting knocked out?

[@blitzstriker567]

this Show is 100000000X better now with Chael

[@ChristianHart-ne7fk]

That flew by. I want more good guy bad guy

[@andrewcerrone4096]

Love this Duo ❤

[@2g4u7y]

Hey ESPN, pay these legends enough money to have their own professional stage set up. This show would hit different if it was well kept.

[@Guru-ue2yp]

Yan made O’Malley wrestle.. chito didn’t that’s why he didn’t gas.. Merab will make him wrestle

[@ericv5615]

DC literally just sits there like a kid smiling the whole time 😂😂😂

[@4sakenreaper42]

Great show

[@johndenver7035]

Let's Go Dustin!!!!!! 💎 are forever

[@Akon-D]

Just tuning in to show some love boys

[@xavierb9061]

Omalley is in best strikers ufc history convo

[@curtiswhitman9611]

though he was gonna say reliable microphones at the beginning🤣

[@cKxTaLenTs]

Absolutely loving this show, absolutely can’t miss. Loved that story about Francis at the end with Chael and his kid

[@younglord6409]

“But someone who we will never forget about..” lmao it’s YOU DC, nice transition into the subject though 😂

[@komeseetv5843]

But the press saw that BSD had a form of staph. He didn't need to say it himself. If he had said it directly, it is possible he would also get criticised and possibly get the fight cancelled. He just wanted to fight despite his health status.

[@ranthaman7579]

All the ufc schills acting like sean is the sole reason that they sold a huge gate. The card was stacked and that was alot of the reason

[@amoore4363]

All the haters acting like sean doesn't have a fan base and doesn't draw a crowd....the dude puts people down and is a sniper....yeah he's a bantam which isn't sexy but he's shining light on that weight class....that and poiriers fight were the best fights I've seen in a while and he wasn't fighting a slouch...

[@ranthaman7579]

@amoore4363 yea let me be clear I'm not a hater. I think he is kind of douchey but he is a great fighter and very skilled. Actually my favorite striker to watch. But I knew when this card was announced they would do this. But if you look even at his numbers in interviews on KZbin and what have you he is not as big of a star as they like to tell you. Definitely not the biggest in the UFC

[@amoore4363]

@ranthaman7579 you have a point but he's making his way

[@monstanick9722]

Bro this show is so much better then DC and RC it’s crazy

[@georgelopez4663]

I love what michel did on his entrance. If I was that talented I would too.

[@alduin69]

None of us have finished this.

[@Cagefighter209]

Where’s Ryan Clark? I can’t be the on it one tired of hearing chaels stale gimmick after this many years

[@VileHrafen]

Speak for yourself clown

[@j.a.g.8689]

​@Cagefighter209 they stopped doing that I believe. Rc made an update

[@Ar1AnX1x]

@@Cagefighter209 I genuinely don't understand why people find Chael so entertaining

[@Ziggyvu]

@@Cagefighter209he had a whole goodbye/final episode like months ago because his contract was up.

[@colimari]

Best duo in sports commentary

[@longshotdiedtired1582]

That dang camera is zoomed in !!!😂

[@SadBoys.1996]

when will they learn that suga really is that guy

[@drivebyquipper]

It's hard to relinquish traditional MMA convention to the Stoner Clown Prince of Psychodelic Videogame Intuitive Intelligence.

[@spinningcuckdick]

​@@drivebyquipperbraindead comment right hea

[@drivebyquipper]

@@spinningcuckdick I know, but it's the best you can do. Don't be too hard on yourself.

[@seancathari580]

Why dc acting like the entire crowd wasnt chanting chito for most the fight

[@LoulaGaming]

they werent once they heard that knee

[@calebw140]

Who were they cheering for in the 5th though?

[@user-bk4it9ne2w]

They were chanting “Chito” and “USA” back and forth all fight, pretty even crowd chanting for each guy

[@user-bk4it9ne2w]

Also they said out of the 19k fans that were there 5k of them were Ecuadorian, where Chito is from

[@RealCod]

Just the Mexicans

[@jcermeno1368]

Commentary on point Chael and DC

[@UFCFan1996]

Y’all owe a “1 round with Ryan Clark” to RC, would love to hear his opinions on the whole card of UFC 299 which was a BANGER💪🏼👊🏼💯

[@loopvil369]

No thanks. He's clueless

[@jonathanskinner7178]

tough for mac to come back after that leg break

[@anasshahid224]

UFC 299 was iconic! Sugar Sean is a mega star now 🌟

[@vkloudzy]

Love the show

[@BeersandGyros]

I need this as a daily show

[@MichaelAMyers1957]

We really going to sit here and claim " Sean sold out the house " get real dude. Take Sean vs chito off the card, it still sells out. That card was STACKED. Me personally, I didn't care to see the main event. There was plenty of more interesting fights then that main event

[@agallonofwater]

chael, why’re you always screaming?

[@sethrotull1]

It's the pro wresting in him. He treats most answers like promos

[@Cagefighter209]

@@sethrotull1he’s so annoying. His gimmick has been old for years he needs to give it up. Dana just keeps giving this guy jobs cuz he doesn’t take Dana D out of his mouth ever😂😂😂

[@user-ye3ee3pp8y]

@40:40 DC channeling his inner Joey Diaz. DoAmBe

[@nitroisback4433]

It was so easy to type in dc and rc. I can never find their videos now lol

[@aliabdelaziz905]

I had to pause the fight to give Cheeto a break

[@trevort7347]

Love uncle chael with DC… my new favorite mma show 100%

[@Jameslfgsmith]

Sean looked like he got a hold of Merabs “secret juice” aka EPO

[@PureMMA]

This show has to have its own yt account. Can tell this show will do good if Chael and DC can manage to get along.

[@MunchFaceBro]

I think they're being told to try to inflate O'Malley's popularity. We bought 299 because it was stacked from top to bottom, not for O'Malley. Chito was getting more cheers. The UFC spent a lot of money bringing him up slowly so they're invested, I get it.

[@bedilzodafarhod7450]

Let’s go baby suga era is now

[@lcglazer]

haha I first thought you said, "Baby Suga Era"!

[@michaeljamesmccabe]

People wanted to be part of the Conor excitement on his come up. People want to see O'Malley lose. It's a massively different type of draw.

[@Bigrobistheman]

Suga Sean big leagued Merab

[@djamaleddine4684]

Sean hired a breathing coach, seems like that helped !

[@merxzzz9397]

New favorite mma show

[@daniellecooper6453]

I love this ❤❤❤

[@FatherFirst]

Benoit's chin got checked. Regardless of whether he had staff infection or not, he wasn't surviving that right hook. Nobody survives that right hook if it connects as cleanly as it did on Benoit. Especially with as much momentum as Dustin put on it. That's a kill shot. Benoit is back, but he learned a valuable lesson that when you reach into the top 5. It's clearly a different level of fighter. Benoit will be there someday, anout that there is no doubt. But it's not his time. Work your way up the ranks one fight at a time. Because anybody in the top 5 would have pretty much done the same thing to him.

[@len3169]

DC is delusional…..the fight didn’t sell out because of O’Malley. The other fights were just as big. If it was just O’Malley and 4 fights like the Toronto card it wouldn’t sell out……

[@bmoney3288]

Bryce Mitchell was the first to get custom camouflage shorts

[@Yinyankstank]

Never was or ever will be a champ tho kid is trash

[@me.myself.notyou.7531]

I think they were speaking of champions and the fact that pink has never been a color used before.

[@UAPReportingCenter]

300 is a monster card no doubt about it

[@HazeH21]

We don’t deserve this high level of a show 🔥 Big respect to Unc and DC, this is too good.

[@JosiahMMA]

Goat on goat action

[@BEATZ47]

217 perfectly woven pounds! Don't think we haven't forgotten, Uncle Chael. Remember.... Accosting somebody in public can be regrettable. Accosting a gangster can be hazardous.

[@ciaracet0716]

The reason O'Malley wasnt tired after the fight is because for the entirety of it he was winning, comfortable, relaxed and doing whatever he wanted not to mention not a single bit of grappling. In the Yan fight he had to wrestle and get up from the bottom multiple times as well as going backwards and getting pressured at times. More excited for O'Malley vs Cory Sandhagen who unlike most of the division can match him in range, footwork and outside striking.

[@kenopsia6748]

I like the music

[@jimmyb001]

This needs to be DC and Askren!

[@troysorensen1089]

I like that show too! Hope they keep doing it. I met askren a couple times really solid down to earth and funny guy

[@godblesstrolls]

Never knew D.C.had a show on ESPN, I like it!!!!

[@MOET02]

I don’t understand why chito wasn’t going for that calf kick knowing how effective it can be against a lanky rangy fighter like Sean he barely was throwing low kicks idk maybe it was just me 🤷🏾

[@josesierra2440]

He’s already a star .

[@muzifele6902]

Bo Nickel getting that promotional push. What a placement on the UFC 300

[@braydonsmiley5967]

These cold opens kill me everytime🤣i know it’s hard to rhyme w “Uncle Chael” but can we get a soundtrack going like dc & rc already?