Ben Askren and Daniel Cormier ARE BACK with another episode of Funky and the Champ to talk about the biggest topics in MMA and the UFC! Ben and DC react to Alex Pereira predicting his head-kick KO vs. Jiri Prochazka before the fight. And the guys give their take on an INTENSE faceoff between Israel Adesanya and Dricus Du Plessis ahead of their UFC 305 headliner in Perth. Plus, Askren GOES IN ON Jon Jones playing mind games with his opponents, and why he believes a Pereira vs. Jones fight could play out like his Ciryl Gane fight did. #Volume #Herd

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Daniel Cormier IS BACK from the octagon to give his INSTANT REACTION to Alex Pereira's incredible head-kick to knock out Jiri Prochazka to start Round 2 at UFC 303. Also, Cormier weighs in on the debate of whether or not Pereira should make a move to heavyweight to try and win three belts. Plus, DC peels back the curtain on WHAT EXACTLY went down with Dan Ige stepping up to fight Diego Lopes with 4 hours of notice! Cormier also GOES IN ON why we need to not forget to give Diego Lopes credit for all that he had to endure ahead of his fight with Dan Ige. And don't miss DC give flowers to Payton Talbott and Ian Garry, and explain why he thinks Talbott is a special talent in the UFC.

5:00 - Alex Pereira knocks out Jiri Prochazka
6:30 - DC main event analysis
8:00 - Pereira's future in the UFC
10:45 - Cormier explains Dan Ige fighting Lopes instead of Ortega
13:00 - Ian Garry, Payton Talbott and UFC 303 best performances

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Fresh off a massive win at UFC 300 vs. Rakic, Jiri Prochazka checks in with Daniel Cormier ahead of a MASSIVE REMATCH against Alex "Poatan" Pereira at UFC 303. Prochazka reflects on his loss to Pereira and GOES IN ON what he has to do differently to flip the result on Saturday in Las Vegas. And Jiri expresses what it would mean to have the championship belt once again and what it meant to be able to replace Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler in the main event. And don't miss DC's theory on why he's Prochazka's good luck charm! #Volume #Herd

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