MMA Nation on 106.7 The Fan Recap: Chad Dukes Talks WEC With Reed Harris, UFC 115 With Ariel Helwani
by Luke Thomas on Jun 15, 2010 1:00 PM EDT
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Pictured L to R: Lavar Arrington, Dana White, Chad Dukes
Let me start by thanking Chad Dukes (and Othello) of The Lavar Arrington Show With Chad Dukes for stepping in and doing a phenomenal job. Great calls, great analysis and utterly outstanding radio. I said it before the show and I'll say it again now: with so many amateurish podcasts in MMA, it's very refreshing to hear someone as talented a broadcaster as Chad is cover the MMA topics we love so much.
Chad opened the show with analysis of UFC 115, specifically, Mike Goldberg's commentary, anti-World Cup talk, the underrating of Carlos Condit and more.
In the second segment, Chad talks to the WEC's General Manager Reed Harris about a love of Jim Norton, the WEC's value-add, what's next for Jens Pulver, analysis of UFC 115, becoming a fan of the WEC and much more.
Chad then takes calls on UFC 115. Callers weigh-in on the future of Chuck Liddell, the unbelievable toughness of Rich Franklin, fighting with broken bones, getting the brush off from Randy Couture and more. I also call in with a broken voice closer to the end as I waited on my luggage in baggage claim.
The calls stream in during segment four. Chad and the listeners talk about Dunham vs. Griffin, proper pronunciation of names in MMA, whether Kampmann's win was boring and whether Liddell should/will fight again.
Chad then connects with AOL FanHouse's Ariel Helwani. Helwani talks about his conversation with UFC President Dana White, the future of Mirko CroCop, who is following who on Twitter and much more.
Lastly, Chad wraps the show. Be sure to follow his projects here: TheFukerton.com, Main Street Mafia and The Chad Dukes RodKast.
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I have no idea who “Chad Thomas” is. Sounds like a great guy, though.
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enjoying what i've listened to so far
is this the prospect harris was mentioning?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renan_Bar%C3%A3o
anyone familiar with him?
I like this Chad Dukes guy…
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by Jonathan Snowden on Jun 15, 2010 2:04 PM EDT reply actions
I’ve listened to him since Big O & Dukes and was just curious. I would have liked to know his user name so I know when it’s him posting.
by MMAInFeRioRiTy on Jun 15, 2010 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I put in a formal request with him
If he decides to, I’ll let everyone know on Twitter. I wouldn’t hold my breath, though.
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Great show
Chad and O killed it. They kind of downplayed their MMA knowledge a little bit but I don’t think they missed a beat at all.
Worth the listen just to hear how a longtime radio guys handles a two hour MMA program. Good stuff.
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I'm in PA so I wasn't familiar with Big O and Duke's
but I catch Chad Duke’s on his podcast called “Chad Duke’s Rodkast” and O aka Oscar Santana can now be heard on The Mike O’meara Show. Just a heads up for fans outside the D.C area.
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by Dr. Doogie Seacrest on Jun 15, 2010 4:28 PM EDT reply actions
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