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That's B-O-M-B-A-S.com slash listen and use code listen at checkout. Football insider, Bruce Feldman, Saints safety, Tyron Matthew. And now it's Rich Eisend. All right, what a lineup. We're five wide, five guests today. So much to talk about over these three hours. I've got my power rankings.
I've also got a top five list. There's lots to talk about right here on this program and some podcast news from this world that's coming out later on today, but we'll break it because, you know, it's our news. 844-204 Rich is the number to dial to have a conversation. Greg Sankey. I've been trying to get this guy on the program for quite some time. I think he should run college football, essentially.
I think he should be the commissioner of the entire outfit. And I can't wait to hear what he has to say. Listen, nobody, people ask him about UNLV football, but what happened with the quarterback last week? And they didn't seem to miss him, by the way, the running rebels.
But just as we were, we're having NIL stuff and transfer portal stuff that we've never seen before happening. So I wanted to talk to Greg Sankey about it. He's kind enough to zoom into the program. The Monday night game that wraps up week number five, chiefs and saints. We have two great defenders, Tyron Matthew, former chief joining us top of our number three from New Orleans, and then a defensive player of the year candidate in a future hall of Famer. Chris Jones is going to join us from the Kansas City Chiefs.
They're 4-0. That's an hour number two. And Bruce Feldman stops by to talk about college football writ large. Our first guest, we haven't seen him in four years, Izzy Adesanya. Well, we're going to have one of the more enjoyable and colorful, if you will, members of the MMA world, UFC. And he will be stopping by to talk about his new documentary in just a few minutes time.
844-204 Rich, number two. We say hello to the Roku Channel audience. This Rich Eisen Show, Terrestrial Radio affiliate, Sirius XM, Odyssey and more. And everybody who takes in our podcast, What the Football with Suji Schuster and Amy Trask at Michael Ervin on yesterday.
And we'll talk about that a little bit more in a second because of who it involves. Good to see you over there, Chris Brockman, DJ Mikey Diaz and Deez Nuts. Good to see you. And I'm excited for this man, my brother, my buddy Steve from back home, all you fans, man, to go from needing to win in a doubleheader in Atlanta to being down in that game, then being up in that game, and then down in that game, and then winning that game in the ninth and then going to Milwaukee and being down in that game and being up in that game and not even having to use your closer after you threw two innings the day before. I mean, what a win for the New York Metropolitans yesterday to kick off Wild Card Tuesday, including, by the way, one of three road wins. Congrats to the Tigers and their fans and the Royals and their fans as well. So congratulations, DJ Jefferson.
I appreciate it. You know, it all comes down to a few things. You trash talking us midway through the summer.
You kind of put the bad word down on us, and I think the team heard it and they responded. And this little purple guy here, this grimace, you know, got to be honest, he turned it off. Hey, don't forget Hawk, too, throwing out a first pitch, too, pal.
No, no, no, no. I didn't struggle with all this time just to have her come in and take some credit for this. A grimace helped turn the season around. OK, with. Hey, yeah, all you got to do is win one of the next two and walk.
Who would have thunk it like seriously? And then they move on to Philadelphia. Oh, baby. Oh, baby. What a great series that would be, man. We just need we just need Lindor to continue his 2015 Daniel Murphy impression. Who knows, man? Anything can happen once the ball.
Very happy for you. Padres win. They're the only home team to actually win. Tarek Scubel, right? He is the he's a Cy Young winner, correct? Without without question. First Tigers pitcher to throw six scoreless in a in a playoff game opener.
How about that? Not Verlander, not Jack Morris. Six scoreless. Bullpen does the rest.
And the Royals, Bobby Witt Jr. Right. It is first. It's his first career playoff game, correct?
That's correct. And he gets a base hit for the only run in Baltimore. That's my man right there. Yeah, that every other game kind of being the Sasquatch are kind of high scoring the Padres. You know, Michael King, just unbelievable. How about this?
And how about this? Like so many old gen stats on that, on that out. All us Yankee fans are stealing ourselves here. Well, Michael King gets the win. Luis Severino gets the win. The Yankees are at home and we'll see what happens when they start playing. Right.
On Saturday. How about that, man? Higashioka had a nice game, too, for San Diego. So they trade away Soto and the pitcher and the catcher they get from the Yankees helps them win game one of a playoff series that no people thought they were going to make. That's the idea when you make a trade like that and acquire, you know, young players you think can help you. That's what you're looking for.
That's the ideal scenario. They help you win playoff games. And now they got their homegrown Musgrove going out there to try and wrap that series up against the Braves. Also helps when you're a superstar comes through in the first inning. Right.
And it's a bomb. Machado, that ball's still going. Oh, it was a Tatis.
I thought it was Machado. The first home run of the playoffs. Yeah. So fun, fun. Congrats, sir. Thank you.
Thank you. LGM, LGM. Well, as Alonzo would say, LG, LF GM.
I got it. So that's our baseball update. How about us leading with baseball on the program today? I mean, it's playoff time. It is fun.
So meanwhile, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Meanwhile, baby, who wants Devante Adams? Who knew that that would listen? We all thought all last season. The minute that Derek Carr was told you're not welcome around here anymore by Josh McDaniels.
Okay. Start that trade clock. And he went to Vegas to be closer to the left coast and his family, but also to play with a quarterback he knew very well from college. And poof, Josh McDaniels, McDaniels, the situation sent Carr packing. Then the Raiders send McDaniels packing. We saw in the documentary on Netflix receivers, receivers, not very happy all season long.
And so he shut down all trade conversation this summer, shut it down. And then the Raiders win in Baltimore, right? He had a 100 yard receiving game and a touchdown.
They're one and one. And then the Carolina Panthers came in and messed their season up. Quite frankly, right? Unless Devante's day in Baltimore was just deodorant.
When is the best deodorant? Everybody's saying is winning, right? I don't know, but they come out of that game. Antonio Pierce is talking about players making business decisions and we're going to make business decisions around here. And Adams is now unable to go.
They win a game with Jacoby Myers and Trey Tucker and Devante Adams goes from up in Adams to now out in Adams. Well done. And, and the, you know, our, how about fabs now in this mix, huh?
Our old friend fabs, Michael Fabiano of Sports Illustrated saying, you know, that don't be surprised by Devante Adams has already played his last snap with the Raiders and Sports Illustrated pops that out on their Instagram and Antonio Pierce liked it. Now, I don't know if he's in charge of his social or not or whatever. It's since been unliked. Oh, okay. That's even worse.
It's since been unliked. Adams, Devante says yesterday that he hasn't heard from the coach since all of this happened. The coach goes up and gives an injury update on three players, including Max Crosby and Devante Adams.
He refers to two of the three players by name, but Adams to just by his number 17, he says. Oh, goodness. He gone. And everybody's like, what is happening here? What are we doing? And then yesterday, about two hours after we're off the air, word is Adams has told the Raiders he prefers to be out.
Inform the team that he prefer to be traded. My buddy Rap Sheet and Mike Garofalo together from my our place of business. Nothing imminent, but a situation to watch for sure, says Rap Sheet. The trade deadline got moved up this year. Make things interesting.
It's in late October. Yeah, we're watching all right. And so as this was happening, Susie and Amy recording what the football had Michael Ervin on his own.
And so talk about stepping in it, you know, here's the exchanger. Let's talk about Devante Adams. What do you make of this whole situation going on in Vegas? It's surprising because I know they had a bond that helped get Antonio Pierce that his coaching job. Antonio Pierce, even in the midst of any conversation that's going on regarding Devante Adams, would at least reach out and have a conversation with him.
So I'm a little surprised knowing Antonio and knowing the kind of guy he is. How different is it now with social media? And you know how it is. You've got kids. A click means everything. A like.
People are dissecting that. You know, sometimes you can like things and say, OK, I'm going to take this as a receipt when it doesn't happen. But I'm going to take this as a receipt. I'm going to take it as a receipt. I'm going to make sure I sell it right back in your face.
You know what I'm saying? But the fact that a report comes out afterwards that they are looking into possibly trading him. Hey, Devante, I don't understand the business. He's been trading before. He's a valuable commodity to some teams that are contending and we are in the commodity business. I'm just shocked that they haven't had a conversation because they're football players. They both understand the business of this game. And check out that hole pod because Irv talked about Derek Henry being unaffordable in Dallas. McCain's, you know, I think he fouled off just from Friday night. Amy was wearing her Cal Bear shirt, taunting him with their ACC matchup coming up. She also told a story about Bruce Allen that'll make your hair turn and front office intrigue based on what's going on in Jacksonville, potentially, at an 0 and 4 and what might be going on there. And anyway, all podcasts can be acquired.
It just now leads to the question that is going to suck all the oxygen out of the October NFL room is Devante Adams is in fact available. And who wants one of the best of all time? Who is eager to get to a spot and win and show I'm the same guy that was on a path to the hall of fame in Green Bay that's kind of fallen off the map as soon as I walked into Las Vegas. And in terms of that, I have a top five. I have a top five.
I'm going to handle it. Top five, top five teams that should go get Devante Adams. High five. One, two, three, four, five.
Richest top five. Normally I handle this by going five up to one, right? Individually.
It just put up and put up the board. Your team. Top five teams that should go get Devante Adams. Your team. That is number two is your team. My team number three is your team. Number four is your team. Number five is your team. And, and, and you got the, you got that, uh, the, the drop, Mike, we need one more. All right, we'll get one more.
Your team. All right, no, I'm going to do it for real. Hit it, Mike. I mean, honestly, like, I've got, I've got a list.
That was pretty good though. You can go home now. No, no, no. I've got the list. Number five. TJ is your team. Number five. Yes. We're kind of low on this list.
No, no, no, no, no, no. It's your team, sir. Because just as we came on the air word out of the Metroplex is Brandon cooks has an infection in a right knee in which he had a procedure recently.
And he's out for this week at least one week, at least one week. So I hate to interrupt your top five lists like you used to do to me back in the neighborhood. I have to put that information. They should be number one, not five. I'm aligned right now. That might be missing a wide receiver.
I don't care about those teams. Come on, man. And this would also be a way for Jerry to say, cause he's been getting lit. The Jones family has been getting lit about being not able to afford Derek Henry. We got 24 million under the cat. This guy's more expensive than Derek Henry, but to say that CD lamb, that's 18, that's seven. That's 88.
That's 17. Come on, baby. Come on. Devante's former coach is there. Mike McCarthy. I want you to speak this to your list right now.
Why not? Just number four, number four. Everybody's like, Oh gosh, he's playing so free because his number one receiver is not there anymore. And who needs a number one receiver?
I don't know how sustainable that is. The Buffalo bills should call up the Vegas Raiders and say, let's get Devante Adams here and get Josh Allen back shouldering. I clearly he would, he would, the problem is 17 is taken, but we can go past, we can get past that. Rogers is wearing eight.
You know what I mean? But anyway, so let's go 17 to the former 17 and then, and, and, and then we could start playing offense in a, in a bigger way, just cause you're three and one and you were three and one and, and had been putting points on the board without, you know, Stefan Diggs doesn't mean you can do that for, for 17 games. This is a great way to backstop that number three, he, he wants to play with Derek Carr before. And I know they put up 91 points without Devante Adams, but the last two games have shown you that's not sustainable and get Devante Adams to new Orleans with a Florida Lee on the side of the helmet and get the gang back together. You know, get the blues brothers back together and they're on a mission from new Orleans.
Do it. And by the way, they're in the other conference. The Raiders would love to say, well, we don't see anymore. You're not in our conference. Goodbye.
Hasta la vista. You're in new Orleans. It kind of works. Number two, without a doubt, the New York jets, get him back together with Aaron Rogers. Cause you could see it. And by the way, Matt Ryan had an excellent comment about this on CBS on Sunday about what Rogers needs to tell his receivers, which is you need to get on the same page as me, not me with you. You get on the same page with me. There are multiple times in those, in those final drives in the New Jersey rain against Denver, where a couple of his receivers weren't turning their heads and Rogers has thrown it to a spot and they're not on the same page yet.
It's understandable why they wouldn't be, but guess who would be on the same page immediately with him. Number 17, Devante Adams. Number one, however, on this list are the Kansas City Chiefs.
That's a fact. Hollywood Brown is not walking through that door for a while. And the same thing with Rashid Rice, for some reason, we haven't heard he's not out for the season. Maybe he's not out for the season, but great way.
You have one chance to three P one shot. This is it. You're already seeing an offense that has been struggling to put up points with consistency. We're seeing it. They're getting through it. And if there's any team that can sustain that for 17 weeks or 22 weeks, it is the Kansas City Chiefs.
I understand great way is to go ahead is to go ahead and do it. However, the one caveat to that, you could lower the music, Mike is, as you said, there has to be a warm place, very, very warm place that would have to freeze over for that to happen. And in what the football with Michael Irvin and Susie Schuster, Amy Trask gave voice to that knowing what Al Davis would say. When I heard the chitter chatter about, well, you know, the Chiefs might be interested in Devontae. The first thing I thought of is that in that coffin, Al Davis must be like whacking the top of it, saying, don't you dare send him to the Chiefs. Al Davis will be whacking the top of that casket.
I'm going to tell you right now, everybody's going to be whacking the top of a casket because it'll kill us all. It will kill us all if they send Devontae Adams to the Chiefs. It would kill us all. That's funny. It would kill your team because the team with back-to-back Super Bowls has acquired Devontae Adams.
I don't think that would happen, but that's my top five list right here. Do you think we need one more? Sure, I'll give you one more. All right, we'll get one more. I'll get one more. Not, no, not the Patriots, pal.
I mean, we were looking for veterans in the off season. Return to sender. Return to center. I knew that was coming. Green Bay. Return to center.
Oh, they don't need him. Oh, really? Okay. Gotcha. Return to sender.
If he wants to go back, if he would even consider that, you think Matt Leflore would know what to do with him? Interesting. Okay.
And I know these youngins are growing up. Yeah, they're good. I got it. Okay.
All right. Let's put the hall of Famer back where he's belonged. You know, let's go.
Let's go. Get him back there in Green Bay. Clearly, there are other teams.
And Mike, you could take the music down here. Clearly, there are other teams that we could talk about. Steelers. If the Steelers wanted Ayuk, put him in there, right? Yeah. Adam Schefter is saying Devontae Adams prefers to play for the Jets or Saints. Well, because he wants to play with his former quarterbacks, right? Yeah. Added that the Chiefs are not expected to pursue Devontae. Because they know Mark Davis would be like, old phone, who dis?
Yeah, I want five number ones. Yeah, I don't know. He wouldn't even... There's no price. There's no price. Well, the million dollar man would say everyone's got a price.
There is no price. I mean, Diana Racine, he added the Cowboys also interested. Yeah, Diana. They are interested, huh? Jets and Cowboys among interested teams. You can get him for a second round pick, right? Probably.
Well, yes. Keenan Allen. Keenan Allen is a comp here. Now, you could say Keenan Allen isn't as good as Devontae Adams or isn't his ex, whatever.
But Keenan Allen is there in age and certainly in the last couple of years production and he went for a fourth. So, you put a two on the table to the Raiders, they might just say go. Now.
Why would they not do this? Now. Because what are you going to just quiche on them for October? Oh, my arm. Oh, my leg. I don't know. Really?
Is that how you're going to handle your business? Wow. What a story here. First Wednesday of October. Two days in.
Week five starting tomorrow night. Wow. Let's take a break. Israel Adesanya is here. It's been four years. Let's talk with one of the most interesting guys I've met from UFC. Can't wait to chat with him.
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One discount per household. Back on our radio network with Israel Adesanya himself. The style bender documentary is called style bender available now on digital and on demand and we just saw a clip of people ringing the doorbell to your house and saying can we take a picture and you say sure. Yeah I mean that was for a while but it got to a point I decided like I wasn't going to reward this anymore so I said no because it would come sometimes 8 9 p.m and just like oh my god I'm such a big fan and I can say oh no my bro this is my house yeah right so now I live in a space where if you have my front door you have a reason to be there you know you can't just come off the street and knock on my door also for safety reasons you know yes but listen I was saying I would call the cops yeah but then again I wouldn't be very confident in being able to submit whoever might be ringing my doorbell or asking for a photograph in my own you can handle your own business basically that's what I'm saying but that's very interesting that you're you're very accessible like yeah I like being accessible but at the same time I like to protect my own energy and sometimes people might think like oh I don't like the fanfare I love it it's just time and place yeah time and place of course yeah so if I'm at an event I'm like yeah come let's go take photos both you know at my house right you know time and place yeah little boundaries here and there okay so again style bender is available now on digital on demand it was released uh last week here um in uh North America the world premiered at the documentary competition at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival it's been four years since you last appeared on this program yeah um lots to catch up on because I do believe if I'm not mistaken you guys can fact check me here the last time you were on here you threatened to scrape your nuts across John Jones and then a new arena a new building in in Las Vegas home of the Raiders did that ever happen were you able to pull that one off no no funny thing is me and him actually became cool something happened and we just ended up in the same bar in Las Vegas then we just talked broke bread and yeah we haven't had a little play sparring match because I'm a fan and he's a fan so it was kind of cool like we saw each other then we're just like hey well yeah that's good to see where he's at now he's about to fight I think maybe his last fight and again but you're cool now yeah we're cool because at the time again last time you were here four years ago I just picked up from you a vibe um that uh they weren't cool you were not cool I have beef for other people now there's new beefs to deal with now I don't know you know if uh the the uh the spot in Vegas is uh Allegiant is ready to to have you I think you're through with that one right there no I put that in the back burner because this fair was when was that uh three weeks ago that was cool so were you I know I wasn't there but I watched it on tv I wish I was there now when I watched it on tv I couldn't imagine I mean I saw you two there yeah and it's such a a an unbelievable experience I couldn't imagine you know fighting there I might like in the middle just look up and just see what's going on yeah even as a spectator would be cool but I feel like say just even if I if I ever I don't think they'll ever do it again because they spent a lot of money I think 20 million but they still made their money back but if I if if it ever happens and I fight at this fair right it'll just be for the spectacle like the entrance itself would be crazy you know like what do you have in mind I don't know that's the thing possibilities it's crazy so yeah I like things like that but just the spectacle the visuals the crowd you know yeah it was uh it was an experience but next time if they ever do it again I'm sure they will then you know they might do one more one more I mean it truly it worked let's put it that way that's for sure gamble but they definitely they made their money back well I mean it just find it interesting though that um that again you you had again I know it's four years ago a beef with John Jones but all it took was just you just to hang with him for for one time and then the two of you guys hit it off yeah I mean that's the thing with you know people sometimes when you've never met someone face to face right you can't always get the energy and then we talked about everything we're sitting at the bar for about 40 minutes talked about everything and there's a lot of mutual respect there and I appreciate that and again like I said I was a fan so for me even that moment that was last year July that was definitely top 10 one of my favorite moments last year just as a fan just to get to sit down and break bread with this guy and just I guess put everything to rest but obviously I think what you do for a living you kind of have to hype yourself up right in order to in order to speak things into existence or believe things that are possible or create you know uh for lack of a better phrase a straw man in your life that you have to go take down yeah in order for you to be successful exactly that makes sense to you it ever happened um with Alex Pineda he did that in his own story and then came to the UFC and that was my new I guess rival someone from my past was following me because of my success and then beat me and then I had to be like I know I can beat this guy then I got that done so that's another story where I had to create or he created you know yeah he has his villain in his own story you know so things like that that's just a parallel between what we do so do you who is your rival right now then I got a few I got a few but I mean let's see Drick has just beat me in my last fight my last fight before that Strickland so I have those that I'm gonna write a story on later on but right now yeah just getting back to work because I took time off I took uh I think longest break of my career in fighting it was about 11 months just let my body heal and my mind heal I came back in September and I fought at UFC 305 lost the fight but I performed well better than the fight before that so yeah I'm still training back into it and looking for the next one does it take longer for your body to recover now no no because again I healed my body uh and after the fight I went back to Nigeria and I felt great watching these kids as well boxing Nigeria kind of inspired me in the sense where I was like I want to go again I miss it because I was away for 11 months and I missed fighting actively so you know would you ever try boxing you want to do that I already did boxing for me is like everyone now you know I've got the celebrity or what do you call it um you know all that kind of stuff but uh for me I do respect boxing I love the pugilism but it's too limiting for me I need these like these and different things yeah so it's cool but I don't think I'll ever go back to boxing yeah all right how long how much longer do you want to keep doing what you're doing you think about that sort of stuff or no I mean I know I'm on the other half now of my career so right I don't I it as long as I'm having fun doing what I'm doing when it comes to training when it comes to fighting and everything else that comes with it there'll be a time definitely when I'm not feeling it and that's when I'll know but right now I'm still feeling it so again I just fought in September and I want to fight again one more time before the before the end of the year so we'll see we'll see but then I always said funny thing I always said 34 I would retire when I was younger I was like when I'm 34 I'm done with this now I'm 35 I feel great I'm like let's see how far I can push it so right now it's uh again different lifestyle when it comes to nutrition and other things as well so I feel like my body is handling that well then yeah we can squeeze some more juice out of this why did you choose 34 when you're young I just thought that was really old so now that I'm here I'm like uh I'm 35 still still alive yeah yeah let's roll yeah I know now 35 is just a number right yeah exactly young the young uh style bender didn't know what he was talking about when I thought when I thought about 34 years I was like they know what they're doing they're adults right now that I'm here I'm like you're a child yeah I still am I feel like something imposter syndrome a little bit what do you mean uh things are going really well for me and it's because of the people I have around me on what I've done in this life but still I kind of feel sometimes like I'm I'm I'm doing I'm adulting right right yeah I'm an adult I'm doing it well so it's working out so I just keep doing what I'm doing fake it till I make it you're doing pretty well for yourself the style bender himself Israel I saw Adesanya here on the Rich Eisen show so um do you want to act also uh okay I can't do my own stunts I can't do my own stunts right I would love to act in a couple of things uh but mainly I'd like to get into the gaming world and also if it if it comes to acting mocap like motion capture you know what I mean you know uh like one of the best Andy Serkis he's done Gollum sure King Kong Caesar yes that kind of stuff I'd like to get into so not yourself you don't want to be that why not you could be a leading man don't you think I think it's just a lot of work that's I want to give that the respect it deserves and I think if I had to do that I'd have to put into the man hours and I don't know we'll see we'll see I wouldn't say no look but again things like voice over acting mocap things with animation I'd love to do video games I'd love to do I think even the the the video game world has way more revenue than the movie world like well I mean some of these video games when they drop it's it's way more money than than an actual premiere worldwide premiere of a movie and there's so much more you can do with a video game because it's a video game so you know with the motion capture the voice acting yeah the possibilities are endless so with a proper acting role depends what the role is depends what the role is I'll do it but if not kicking somebody's ass that would be fun and I can do my own stunts you know what I mean yeah or even an extra would be cool but yeah I'd like to but I'll never say no but again I want to give it the respect it deserves okay so then how how do you see the next few years playing out for you map it out right now your best case scenario style benders best case scenario best case scenario to finish 35 now yeah you're 35 let's just say okay well give or take three years let's just say um because again now I'm not really fighting to defend the belt or anything I'm just fighting for me fighting for fun okay so I'll just uh there's there's there's two fights I'll definitely get revenge on and that is get those two the Strickland and DupliC fight later on but right now I don't know who my next opponent is no idea people have asked me I'm like you don't know just I just want to fight and you don't know when either right now no idea just before 2025 hits is what you're I'd like to so again I'd like to but the schedule is uh looking pretty tight you know the the UFC already have their shows planned well in advance but we'll see even early next year sure maybe but um just fight have fun make lots of money keep kicking ass and the bell will always come back around but I don't really focus on it I just focus on fighting having fun making lots of money that's what I want to do right now okay yeah that's not bad I I do the same thing except the fighting yeah I mean we all fight every day oh yeah I mean I I just I'll be honest with you I guess as you yeah I mean yes that's the inner struggle we all have them sure I just don't you know what what do you find fun about you know fighting yeah in the moment okay 35 like right now I don't want to wake up very early in the morning but I know I have to you know I'm fit I'm definitely much older than you though no not that much I look good I appreciate you I was literally fishing for that compliment I know so thank you I'm glad I reeled that in but honestly you got you know as you as you get up in years and you just think it's just less and less of you know getting in there and and and putting your body on the line and and you know trying to submit being submitted like you know what do you find fun about that for me the training with my team okay because we kick each other's asses every day and the young guys are definitely letting us know like it's their turn and us older boys I guess in the gym I'm like nah not today so yeah we have that friendly competition still going um but again the day when I just feel like I can't hang with these guys anymore and it's not as fun because I'm getting my ass kicked every day then maybe but again I haven't got there yet so that's good I can't speak about that you know because I get my ass kicked but I give some licks too I give them back but um yeah the day I get to the gym and it's been like man the last five months I haven't been able to like get something going then I'll I'll feel it I'll just you just know it's kind of like when you know a relationship is done I've been there before and in the past I'm just like you hold on you hold on but then recent ones where I'm just like yeah as an adult a little bit more mature I just know this is over and then I decide to end it in an amicable way yeah that's what I'm gonna do with fighting I'll break up with fighting in a good way business relationship no no like you know romantic so we're fighting when the time comes I'll know because I'm more I'm more mature now with it so I'll understand this is time to break up with this game sure you'll tell me I'll leave the game before the game leaves me attaboy and you'll tell fighting it's not you it's me exactly it's not me it's you it's not me like actually maybe actually that's it that's no accountability maybe maybe it is me it's not you it's me it is me yeah it would be me yeah so I just hold on to that yeah because the game is the game it's gonna keep going and it's me yeah you you move on without me there you go just go I want you to be free I feel like I should charge the other people I feel like I should charge you 350 dollars for this makes rates I like that thank you that's where it helps though it feels like you're a good therapist you see that in the movie as well that's one thing I touched on the movie is about yeah especially with men I'd rather because I always preach about you know your mental health and I say if you don't look after your physical health you're gonna get physically sick if you don't look after your mental health you're gonna get mentally ill so people uh I know the the the language around mental health now has changed which is good it's more accepted but in this movie shots of Zoe McIntosh the director the way she did the interview was without me sitting and talking to a camera or someone behind the camera it was me practicing what I preach with therapy so you see a few bits in the movie in there where I practice what I preach and I go through certain things and like a life therapy session really yeah so it helps yeah look at this photograph of you just staring at yourself oh well it's not that one but yeah that's a cool shot though I quite like that that's great that is a cool shot that was me this morning yeah hey you do you man I just stare at you wake up you like yeah let's go let's get this right I feel good about myself excellence that's exactly right it does work it does so who in who in um in the game right now uh reminds you of you oh and fighting yes sir oh I'm still in it so me but reminds you the somebody who just got it okay who just got in yeah uh I'll say this one of my teammates Navajo Sterling just got in the UFC he fought on the contender series Dana White contender series and he had a second round knockout got in the UFC he reminds me of me a little bit because again we come from the same gym but he's a two-fiver light heavyweight he's long rangy and he learns like that he learns like that you show him something today he's doing it on you tomorrow how old is he 20 how is Navajo now at 24 27 yeah young guy strapping young lad and again the next the next level the evolution of the game mm-hmm yeah great kickboxer a king in the ring champion as well but he's putting things together very well when it comes to the whole aspect of the game all right yeah and what would you tell yourself if you could go back 10 years oh that's a good question I only ask those uh at least I like to think now you do again the sweater helps thank you you know I don't know thank you it's my first time wearing one in like uh in months so I forgot how to do it if I would go back 10 years what would I tell myself hmm I'd probably just say keep going yeah go past 34 yeah yeah I would even let him know that's a quick high five but I keep going kid boom yeah I'll probably just do that okay quick high five and let him know keep going you're on the right path because 10 years ago I definitely had my moments where I was like is this ever gonna happen am I gonna be actually that guy yeah just a quick that's it go forward mm-hmm listen thanks for coming in here I hope I go you know I see you in some time in the next four years it will be maybe three years this time otherwise before I retire you definitely see me one more time okay yeah we'll make it happen let's do that for sure because I don't want to have to come to your ring your doorbell you're welcome anytime like these people I'll tell you the pin code you'll be fine yeah I will see all right very good terrific I'll take it uh style bender is available right now on digital and on demand everybody check it out uh and let us know when you're gonna fight again and I'll look forward to it all right thank you for having me you got it that's Israel Alsanya right here on the Rich Eisen Show let's talk O'Reilly Auto Parts people you love their jingle you're gonna love their friendly helpful service even better because they're in the business of keeping your car on the road and the parts knowledge they have it's all 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gonna be like yeah that'd be sick whoa look at that oh oh your own helmet whoa that's cool it's the real thing look at that real deal helmet oh yeah you're gonna wear that when you're driving I'll be honest there's a buckle system in here that that I don't even know how to undo like I'm glad look out look how it's safety first damn straight yeah so for our set that's that's awesome there you go thank you to our friends at Formula E that is really sick partners of Roku I appreciate that Mike you're great with protective headgear back on the Rich Eisen Show radio network I'm sitting at the Rich Eisen Show desk furnished by Granger with supplies and solutions for every industry Granger has the right product for you call clickranger.com or just stop by Chris Jones is going to stop by top of the next hour by the way uh named defensive player of the week in the American Football Conference for just the third time in his career and first since 2021 this dude doesn't get nearly the recognition he deserves you called him hall of famer oh he is oh he is I was looking oh he is about 80 sacks oh he obviously he's got the oh he's not even close to done oh he is they got three first ballot hall of famers on that team he's one of them at least it was funny you said that because I was at the because I was at the game on Sundays you know and I was just looking at the field thinking how many hall of famers are on that field and I came up with we got Mahomes and Kelsey Jones Reed on the sideline Reed Khalil Mack and then maybe maybe Khalil Mack so Hall of Fame Hall of Fame that's interesting too maybe Creed Humphrey the way he's yeah I mean it's so hard to judge but yeah Jim Harbo college football hall of fame for sure yeah he's got you know he's a 60 year old man he's got time that is true wasn't a couple of them things so uh Bruce Feldman hour two as well and uh Greg Sankey commissioner of the SEC hour three along with Tyron Matthews so it's a Wednesday let's do it right now oh baby all right we've got uh three off the list one new to the list two back on the list we start with number 10 down two spots they're undefeated no longer but I still think the Seahawks are pretty darn good and I think their top third in the league Gino nearly threw for 400 yards Gino's been balling you know the defense couldn't you know keep up the pace of 150 yards passing or or fewer and in in four straight games I listen Detroit is going to be a tough place to win in I got them 10 number nine down three spots I'm keeping the Steelers on my list defensively they got uh pushed around a little bit by Joe Flacco huh some things stay the same unbelievable right Flacco versus the Steelers but uh Justin Fields is proving that he can he can play the football here for the uh black and gold here we go so I I'm keeping the Steelers ninth on the list they take on Dallas which is off the list by the way here we go for two weeks in a row now they're off the list back on the list your NFC south leaders the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are back on the list uh they might uh it might be short-lived because the Falcons who are off this list take on the Bucks on Thursday night football we'll see how that works out but Baker and Evans and Godwin Bucky Irving is suddenly coming on strong a little bit here right yeah looks nice so I'm keeping the Bucks right there and it looks like Kallija Kancey's out again same thing with Winfield Jr. he's out again Baker Mayfield is QB one in fantasy right now right now number seven on the list down six spots team they went that's how quickly uh you can lose your crown on my power rankings they were one last week the bills are seven now I have the Buffalo Bills down at seven you know I mean listen one minute you're one next minute you're seven it's the vagaries of first month of the season power yeah early season but they're still you know 17 man that throw he made that flipped the script on the game until they got too cute that throw to Khalil Shakir was unbelievable man and now they were without Von Miller it seems for a month suspended number six on the list back on the list they're back back the Baltimore Ravens are back on the list they're sixth there's a shot I can't get enough I might need to just take this photograph of Derek Henry running with this rain coming down and his eyes all wide because he sees the end zone getting closer because he's fast and nobody's in front of him this is the night this is nightmare fuel for defenders yeah the Ravens look pretty darn good on every facet too low six no no no because number five are the Washington commanders you bet they're a top five team they're playing like a top five team right now last two weeks they have they're three and one they are new to the list and I don't know when they're going to be off this list again this is the first time they've ever been on the list I think in four years maybe so they deserve it they're top five right now don't don't mess with them don't mess with this kid right now either uh number four on the list staying the same the only one on the list no change they stay like before Houston Texans are four on the list number three up two spots up two spots the Detroit Lions are up to number three right now man they're just doing it all at 18 for 18 game and three three touchdowns on the ground two Jamir Gibbs with two Montgomery with one so now who's going to be number one here which undefeated team is number one and I know that they play well enough complementary football to be number one on the list I just think again the Chiefs despite them losing so many players good luck trying to knock them off I put the Vikings too I can't wait to see them in London can't wait to see Sam Darnold in London on NFL network calling that game but the Kansas City Chiefs gents once again they just they just keep suffering bodily harm and it's just a flesh wound we'll see what happens against the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football but the Chiefs are back on top off the list are the Eagles Jets and Saints and Chiefs one Vikings two Lions three Texans four commanders five and lurking are the Ravens Bills Bucks Steelers and Seahawks that's my power rankings Chris Jones coming up Stone Cold Jones as he's known on the Twitter machine and then Bruce Feldman in studio talking college football Greg Sankey of the SEC and hour three in Tyron Matthew two and you still here eight four four two oh four rich you're gonna tell Sam Darnold to his face that you have them too wow you think he cares you really think he cares he might he doesn't care why would he care oh to his face as you say as he sits down in the meeting when I see him on Friday in London you know I know you're playing the best of any team in the league right now but I got you two in my power because the Kansas City Chiefs are the two time defending champs who seem to not suffer any fools or any issues despite the issues around them I understand they're your power rankings it's not season-long narrative it's what's happening right now yep and the Vikings right now you think the Vikings play the Chiefs right now what happens that's not how that works it's who's playing the best right now the Chiefs scored 17 point what where is this offense well the defense required only 17 points necessary for them to win it's called you know complimentary football I mean Chris cool complimentary football I get it hey how do you think the the Jets defense giving up 10 points felt it should be in even Aaron Rogers say that should be enough it's complimentary one unit does its job the other one struggles and right now the Vikings are playing both sides of the football incredibly well superbly well but it's just once again when it all comes down to it I I saw it with my own two eyes they lose Rishi Rice 25 minutes they do nothing up top to Xavier Worthy 17 unanswered ballgame Chris Jones coming up this is a mini meditation guided by Bombas repeat after me I'm comfy comfy 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