Ahead of UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 and the fight between Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier, UFC lightweight Dan Hooker speaks to Submission Radio about Dan Hooker vs. Michael Chandler, how the fight only came together before he got on the plane, Justin Gaethje and Charles Oliveira turning down the fight, why he should get the opportunity they would've gotten with a win, when he first studied Michael Chandler and how he rates the former Bellator champion's skills, the talks with the UFC about being the backup for McGregor vs. Poirier 2 and how it's never actually made official, why the main event should be for a title, wanting the winner of Poirier/McGregor, Conor being more mellow and not talking trash like he used to, his wild fight island experience coming from Abu Dhabi, and more!

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Ahead of UFC 260 and his upcoming fight against Brian Ortega, UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski speaks to Submission Radio about UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 and gives predictions for Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 2 and Dan Hooker vs. Michael Chandler, reacts to Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar and what he thought of Max's performance, his own fight against Brian Ortega at UFC 260, Ortega as a challenger and the improvements he showed against the Korean Zombie, why he's not afraid to take the fight to the ground despite Ortega's Jiu Jitsu, being on good terms with Ortega when he slapped Jay Park, training at City Kickboxing and sparring with Israel Adesanya, and more!

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Ahead of UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2, UFC commentator and former UFC title challenger, Dan Hardy, returns to Submission Radio to preview Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 2 at UFC 257, and Dan Hooker vs. Michael Chandler. Hardy discusses each of the fighters' strengths and weaknesses, how they've both improved since their first fight at UFC 178, the mental side of things, Khabib Nurmagomedov possibly unretiring to face the winner, Michael Chandler coming in from Bellator to face Dan Hooker, and more!

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Ahead of UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2, Conor McGregor's striking coach, Owen Roddy, speaks to Submission Radio about Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 2, the original fight at UFC 278, the mentality of Dustin knowing Conor can KO him and what happens if Conor can't put him away early, where Dustin is most dangerous, lightweight Conor in 2021 compared to the one that fought Khabib Nurmagomedov and Eddie Alvarez, Khabib's presence on Fight Island and if it has an affects on Conor mentally, the Khabib rematch and what could be next for Conor is Khabib remains retired, boxing Manny Pacquiao and more!

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