Stephen A. asks for Islam Makhachev’s weakness & Conor McGregor’s return 👀

Stephen A. asks for Islam Makhachev’s weakness & Conor McGregor’s return 👀 | First Take

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On First Take, Stephen A. Smith and Molly Qerim are joined by Daniel Cormier to talk ahead of UFC 302 between Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier. Plus, DC previews Conor McGregor’s return on June 29th, where he will face Michael Chandler.
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@jzadomaaa-xn8hz Ай бұрын

"Thank you Dustin for the charity and being a good father" - Islam by submission

@Lockinhardboy Ай бұрын

"Dustin will win with a guillotine" "But not against me" Islam😂

@briananderson9650 Ай бұрын

A man with children supposed to be a good father and good man in general.. people think that needs a pat on the back. It’s called doing your job.😮

@couragethecowardlydog7333 Ай бұрын

Incase anyone had doubts on Islam, Schaub picked Dp to win

@seanskywalka5172 Ай бұрын

Looool

@ItsReplayBro Ай бұрын

He also called the after match of 229 and Leon to beat usman by KO. Whats all the hate for ?

@couragethecowardlydog7333 Ай бұрын

@@ItsReplayBro no hate man, Schaub is great at predictions, take his advice, bet the house on Dp

@Daddy-do8bn Ай бұрын

He has never picked a Dagestani 😂

@rollin60z Ай бұрын

Ofc u listen to schaub

@moonvenerable7897 Ай бұрын

7:30 always ask about Conor i remember Khabib put him in place "right now i dont want to talk about thees sheet"😂

@alfiashaikh9228 Ай бұрын

Yess😂

@anasshahid224 Ай бұрын

😅

@nikygarbage7056 Ай бұрын

Hahah now khabib is broke owing the government money, he has been humbled

@almoeraz9335 Ай бұрын

You wish, go sleep😂@@nikygarbage7056

@attentionseekers3291 Ай бұрын

@@nikygarbage7056broke? Lol😂

@GoBlueO23 Ай бұрын

She called islam GSP 💀

@johnwayne4829 Ай бұрын

Stephen A looks like a priest or a pope

@Imalwaysthevictim Ай бұрын

😂😂

@alepho4089 Ай бұрын

Stephen has that "P Diddy, R Kelly" priestess swag.😂

@furioM8 29 күн бұрын

lol right, tf was he thinking

@JanHayastanMusic Ай бұрын

What i love about DC is that even tho he hates Jone’s guts as a person, he always gives respect for his game. Professional at its best

@briananderson9650 Ай бұрын

Where is Jon involved in this topic😮

@briananderson9650 Ай бұрын

He has to . Jon owns him and litteraly make him cry😢 in ring😂

@JanHayastanMusic Ай бұрын

@@briananderson9650 if you watch it from start to end you’ll find it.

@JanHayastanMusic Ай бұрын

@@briananderson9650 no he doesn’t own him. Jon wasn’t the cleanest fighter, so i would not say that brother.

@Masterofnon3 22 күн бұрын

Yes, John popped for PEDs before one of their fights caused a reschedule, but DC said he would fight him dirty or not

@cherdoa Ай бұрын

Islam by "don't call me modafokah"

@n1troz_ Ай бұрын

Canelo vibes

@tedbundy8747 Ай бұрын

Porier by islam insecure..

@user-ve2in6jf9q Ай бұрын

Degenerate cultural habits should not be forced on others

@TBE99 Ай бұрын

@@n1troz_Canelo Alvaroids 💊💉

@n1troz_ Ай бұрын

@@TBE99 lowkey both

@XZagatoX Ай бұрын

Conor McGregor was paid in full for plumbing back in the day. He became notorious for his vast experience with taps

@beaualoevv Ай бұрын

pov you’re an inceI & family embarrassment. and even burger king doesn’t employ nobodies like you

@LarryBird_ Ай бұрын

Boooooooooo

@alfiashaikh9228 Ай бұрын

This is the funniest comment about connor till date on utube😂

@xomisfit1861 Ай бұрын

@@alfiashaikh9228how ? Shii cringe

@erickfernandez8236 Ай бұрын

And what have you accomplished?

@ImranKhan-gs2hy Ай бұрын

Honestly Islam's idea for a team Conor vs team Khabib/Islam TUF is very exciting.

@NOT-A-Monolith Ай бұрын

No conor a horrible coach and he did so bad

@FGame2star Ай бұрын

you know in Russia they have 5 on 5 MMA fights right? that would be awesome, but Artem and Conor hate each other now, and Dillon went into hiding after he got beat up by Logan.

@ItsReplayBro Ай бұрын

Let’s be honest. That would be the biggest TUF ever made. I’d love that too.

@Fightconnoisseur96 Ай бұрын

TUF is dead tbh, I have no interest in that show anymore, I think a lot of people feel the same way according to the viewership of the show over the years.

@rollin60z Ай бұрын

I thought he said street fight not TUF.. thats what the quote i saw said

@cnna12392 Ай бұрын

You can always count on Stephen A. Casual Smith to bring up Conor McGregor at any given moment.

@what9331 29 күн бұрын

Dude is the biggest exclamation point running around in real life. He just doesn't make any sense

@AxmedBahjad Ай бұрын

The lady can't pronunciate Makhachev. Steve asked Daniel to avoid embarrassment.

@Xivinux Ай бұрын

She said it good enough to be fair

@notktm Ай бұрын

@@Xivinuxi didn’t know you dictated that but ok

@ernestolaclau1861 Ай бұрын

she pronounced good lil bro

@notktm 29 күн бұрын

@@ernestolaclau1861 thanks ernestro la cloud

@Izzy-zh8ck Ай бұрын

I hope all those people who are saying dustin will ko islam keep the same energy after the fight. And vice versa.

@HoldMyBong Ай бұрын

Its not that deep goofy

@Ziggyvu Ай бұрын

You know they gonna stay quiet behind their keyboards 😂😂

@ivarboneless-kd3ml Ай бұрын

No one actually thinks that dustin is going to win We want him to win but we all know islam is the better fighter

@Heavensblade100 Ай бұрын

I mean, you kind of can't do that. If I say Dustin's knocking out Islam and he doesn't, I'm not gonna come after the fight and say he did.

@ramensantos4663 Ай бұрын

Bro can't enjoy a scrap

@anthonyscalese5455 Ай бұрын

Steven A has no business talking UFC .. terrible

@Ab-.- 29 күн бұрын

Your an idiot

@moonvenerable7897 Ай бұрын

Why exclude the champ Makhachev in First Take?

@ethernetify Ай бұрын

He’s not a stat

@iiRolltide Ай бұрын

Mainly, even though we understand him, I don’t think nationally his English would hold up on something quick fire like first take.

@rollin60z Ай бұрын

He doesnt bring in views, first take doesnt have a big russian audience 😂

@wavecontroller5647 Ай бұрын

@@rollin60zhe does bring in views, its just first take is reasonably quick and makachev’s english isn’t fast paced enough to keep up

@anasshahid224 Ай бұрын

UFC 302 week is finally here! So excited for Dustin Poirier vs Islam Makachev and Sean Strickland vs Paulo Costa , solid match up!

@sullykhan7237 Ай бұрын

Yes Sir

@Tannytkn Ай бұрын

I speak on behalf of nearly every UFC and MMA fan when I say we do not care what Stephen A Smith has to say

@TBE99 Ай бұрын

Speak for yourself 🤡

@jajaunevans9894 Ай бұрын

Fr All I hear is why SAS & Molly Talking MMA ..It's they're Job duh ..Because it's A Sport show and it's on ESPN and they're promoting the fight. Y'all MMA fans kill me sometimes. Like they can't learn about this Sport like you did when you became A Fan of MMA‼️💯

@Izzy-zh8ck Ай бұрын

The same people who call Islam boring when he kos and subs people are perfect okay with colby covington and bryce mitchel laying and praying for decisions. Makes sense right? lol

@n1troz_ Ай бұрын

Who said Islam is boring?

@alfiashaikh9228 Ай бұрын

It's called jealous and hatred

@erickfernandez8236 Ай бұрын

well those 2 fighters suck ass so i dont know what u talking about, a fighter is boring like Islam without having to compare him to other fighters, people like to see action not a man trying to hug it out to a decision

@iiRolltide Ай бұрын

@@n1troz_I don’t think I’ve seen people call Islam boring

@n1troz_ Ай бұрын

@@iiRolltide that’s what I’m saying 😂

@JanikAshe Ай бұрын

Espn riding on mcgregor stick at this point.

@Fightconnoisseur96 Ай бұрын

did they lie?

@joeyvanvliet3530 Ай бұрын

Can we appreciate how good DC is in selling it for the ufc? He is a very good frontman for the comp

@eddiehauser6661 Ай бұрын

DC is really coming into his own in this new role. Couldn't pick a better ambassador for the sport. Except Chael, but that goes without being said

@awesome1ru 26 күн бұрын

SAS ufc takes are something else 😂

@lospolloshermanos69 Ай бұрын

This was painful to watch. Stephen A and this chick have no idea what they're talking about regarding ufc lmao

@startorfinish Ай бұрын

Tell Stephen A that Dustin and Conor already had a trilogy

@patricknez7258 Ай бұрын

DC makes strong points about if Islam wins, fighting Conor next. But I feel like Islam is more aligned w Stephen A's side, I am unsure if Islam will call out Conor if he wins. I could be wrong, but I kinda expect Islam to say whoever UFC wants him to fight next, or if* Leon wins, I think Islam will say he wants double champ status. I do think he'd be fine w Arman or Conor or whoever too.

@jrod908 Ай бұрын

Why DC look like a kid at an ice cream truck when it started lol

@menacemichael Ай бұрын

Oh but he was hating on Buckleys callout tho

@Architekt23 Ай бұрын

Good to see ESPN giving DC the respekt he deserve. Maybe Islam can learn something of this book.

@mrblue5601 27 күн бұрын

Very generous that ESPN gave Lisa Ann a second chance 😂

@Gordomaniaa Ай бұрын

Please get Stephen A off of MMA commentary.

@zarifinator1327 Ай бұрын

On the bright side, yk a fight is big when Stephen a Smith talks about it

@poogi612 27 күн бұрын

DC is so good in what he does

@bitcoingang9743 Ай бұрын

dc is good at journalism

@GhoodVibez Ай бұрын

There is no H sound in his name. I think he addressed this a while ago.

@MuhammadAli71835 Ай бұрын

Islam will win

@sayandeepghosh8538 Ай бұрын

Let's go 🔥💪🏻

@CoolAdam247 Ай бұрын

I strongly recommend that all the Islam haters bet the house on Dustin ! 💰 If you don't own a house, which you probably don't, I suggest you take out a bank loan and go all in and live the life of your dreams ! 😎👍💰

@seanskywalka5172 Ай бұрын

Lol

@77MK- Ай бұрын

How dumb ? YES!!!!

@Daddy-do8bn Ай бұрын

If their credit score is too low to get a bank loan (most likely) find your nearest Albanian loan shark. He'll want your wife as security but thats ok. Dustin got your back.

@bubbabuttz1629 Ай бұрын

DC saying they should go for the golden goose Conor Mcgregor But last week bashed Buckleys moment and now all these casuals talking crazy to Buckley. Shame on DC

@addictedtosuccess156 Ай бұрын

Kinda lean towards the champion? He's a -600 favorite

@raresmarcu9453 Ай бұрын

Let’s goooooo!!!🔥🔥🔥💪🏻🏆

@HarrisRiaz1 29 күн бұрын

I don't want to see Poirier vs Conor again. We seen them fight three times. I don't mind seeing Conor vs Islam. I rather have the rematch between Max and Dustin. They fought back in 2019 and this time the fight will be better and bigger.

@jaywalker6464 28 күн бұрын

We need Max vs Conor 2.

@jimmygiordani5093 Ай бұрын

Why does Steven look different

@lj7050 Ай бұрын

It’s like they are already trying to plant the seed that it will be a mcgregor vs Islam fight in the near future

@benbradley4987 Ай бұрын

If ESPN was smart they’d be having Ariel do these interviews. Leave Stephen A and whoever that clueless lady is out of it

@REDJACK9879 Ай бұрын

Audio is off sync

@REDJACK9879 Ай бұрын

Could be wrong I’m using a Bluetooth speaker

@PMOThemadcracker Ай бұрын

DONT BE SILLY JUMP THE GILLY

@urimtefiki226 Ай бұрын

Poirier has the advantage in boxing, that is true.

@user-dl1ib2zb6s Ай бұрын

Dustin jumps to a submission only win he’s losing and has no hope

@stephenmarkelov1829 Ай бұрын

Molly lookin old

@Fitkid7672 Ай бұрын

Grandma Molly?😊

@Make_Me_A_Sandwhich Ай бұрын

Everyone hits the wall and starts aging

@davidt0983 29 күн бұрын

Stephen A...pure fan 😂

@michaelbays4419 Ай бұрын

I hope Dustin wins but I think he's going to go asleep unfortunately in the first or second round

@Salzburg49ers4life Ай бұрын

Let's go Islam, Long Live Palestine and Palestinians

@TBE99 Ай бұрын

No thanks. Support Islam but not Hamas 🚮

@zachroderick7377 Ай бұрын

Everyone likes to watch Conor fight. Everyone keeps up with him on social but there’s no point in talking about him in regard to the current state of fighting. All anyone can say is “he’s a star” and “it’s gonna be a big fight” but there’s nothing else to talk about.

@Fightconnoisseur96 Ай бұрын

he'll get a title shot if he wins.

@zachroderick7377 Ай бұрын

@@Fightconnoisseur96 oh yeah 100% against Islam or Leon but every ESPN interview they have to bring Conor up but there’s literally nothing to talk about and everyone just says “it’s gonna be interesting” and “everyone is going to be tuning in”

@user-mg6ew2zf7p Ай бұрын

You can see Stephen A. doesn’t have any idea in MMA sports..

@thraxpac1233 26 күн бұрын

These two know nothing absolutely nothing about mma 😂especially ufc roster and lore

@Aaadil8 Ай бұрын

Khabib 2.0 submits Dustin and the cute Dady goes home with brave daughter for good! 🤣

@PMOThemadcracker Ай бұрын

Dustin by jumped GILLY 3 seconds of the very first round AND NEW

@patrickpitamber 29 күн бұрын

If Dustin's win it's a rematch might go to trilogy but if Islam wins he's going after the bmf title

@treydaypnw Ай бұрын

Poirier doesn't stand a chance against Makhachev.

@mikecarter5627 Ай бұрын

Why does Stephen A Smith have a black face?!? 😂 😂 😂

@Razear Ай бұрын

"How does a guy that has no fights get a chance to fight Floyd Mayweather?" I mean, Logan Paul was 0-1 and got the chance. Clout pays.

@snowyrichmond5445 Ай бұрын

Why is Stephen still talking about MMA? i thought his initial foray was so poor id hoped hed never comment on the sport again

@SPRVLN27 Ай бұрын

If there are three people I never want to hear speaking about MMA, it's DC, SAS, and Molly.

@Fitkid7672 Ай бұрын

DC is knowledgeable on it though

@SPRVLN27 Ай бұрын

@@Fitkid7672 but he's a company shill that commentates like a drunk bro at a bar.

@BurnNotice2023 Ай бұрын

I think the only people that care about Conor at this point, is the media. Dude has 1 win in 7.5 years and that was over 37 year old Cerrone.

@Fightconnoisseur96 Ай бұрын

his fight with Chandler sold like a $20 million months ago, this comment is so out of touch with the MMA world.

@Fightconnoisseur96 Ай бұрын

you think the media pushed that fight above a $20mil gate?

@Husnieolic 29 күн бұрын

Woke up because of a bad dream. Dreamt DP won by KO and I was like this is impossible it has to be and dream, and sure enough I woke and it was a dream... 😂

@TruongLeDream Ай бұрын

Dam this squidward is annoying

@RahulSingh-so3cx Ай бұрын

CONOR MADE KHABIB FAMOUS EVEN DC AGREED

@Daddy-do8bn Ай бұрын

Why caps lock? Too much cow urine?

@TBE99 Ай бұрын

Floyd made Conor famous. Before that nobody know mc Conor

@ssj4goku18825theepic Ай бұрын

@@TBE99everyone knew Conor before the Floyd fight but after that particular fight it elevated and amplified his entire fame to new heights

@dma67111 Ай бұрын

Dana won’t allow another mcgregor

@ThatScythe Ай бұрын

@7:00 .........I like DC, (and please DC if you somehow see this, no disrespect/hate), and I know Buckley now has been wilding out, with aforementioned fighter calling out Conor as well....and arguably with a good cause of wanting to be set for taking care of his grandmother, this is hypocritical because everyone has been calling out Conor now since his comeback is 100% confirmed now. We could literally watch Grant Dawson, Randy Brown, even Paulo for memes call out Conor tomorrow (I will say as the grain of salt that what the heat really started was I don't think DC needed (or editor/producer, whoever) needed to headline their episode after St Louis "stupidest call out ever" and rant on about it, I think "fairly" Buckley could react it to it (publicly (rant) or one and done), I didn't watch the actual episode myself (podcast are time consuming back to back lol) but depending on DC's tone at first, it could've been said jokingly but 🤷🏾‍♂️

@feevagonzalez3394 Ай бұрын

The student of 29&0🙌🦾

@LIIIIIFE Ай бұрын

ITS PITCH BLACK. ALL YOU CAN SEE IS CELLPHONE LIGHTS. WILLIE SPENCES VOICE COMES ON BLARING THROUGH THE SPEAKERS ACAPELLA. JAMES BROWN KICKS IN. DUSTIN WALKS OUT. CAMERA SHIFTS TO JOLIE AND HIS DAUGHTER CRYING. CAMERA SHIFTS BACK TO DUSTIN SMILING. DUSTIN MAKES THE WALK TO HIS 3RD TITLE FIGHT TO BE COME UNDISPUTED LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD BY DEFEATING ISLAM WITH A LEFT HOOK COUNTERING A BODY KICK. THIS MANS VOICE COMES BACK ON ACAPELLA. ENTIRE ARENA STARTS CRYING. CUT, SCENE.

@DimsHanf Ай бұрын

"mahachev" .. okay close enough 😂

@briananderson9650 Ай бұрын

I hope he not on his back the whole fight😂.

@cjgooding4512 Ай бұрын

What weight class do these people think Conor McGregor is in now? I don't think he will be making 155lbs nor will he want too. If Islam fights at 170 it'll be for the welterweight title so he can fulfill the 2 belts dream.

@danielsalgado771 Ай бұрын

2 people have non business talking about this sport either

@choc0077 29 күн бұрын

Comparing Jones and Connor is like comparing Mayweather and Garica 😂 stupidy.

@SewerKingRules Ай бұрын

Stephen A trying to fit in with the big guys " big time"

@misteryoww5026 Ай бұрын

Nobody is relying on Connor but dana white an some clowns on tv, McGregor is not a big star anymore

@itz_rahand Ай бұрын

Islam's weakness is that he exposes his head when he throws the left hook, if dustin leans backward and counter it with his right check hook he'll KO islam💎

@sullykhan7237 Ай бұрын

Good point

@user-rh3yl7ip9c Ай бұрын

Dustin will be dusted away :) in a quick submission by Islam - ALHAMDULILLAH🤲

@mohammedshuhel5192 Ай бұрын

Forget connor, big bones coming, @jones

@Hunter-iz2ub 27 күн бұрын

Now conor is chicken

@NoLuvvv-pd7sp Ай бұрын

Dustin won no belts with his great boxing 😂😂😂😂😂👊🏻

@ajaxsid9034 Ай бұрын

Dc trying to act black woth Stephen A even when he's black

@seanskywalka5172 Ай бұрын

Wierd P@Ĵ ēęț take

@ItsReplayBro Ай бұрын

Dc has class unlike the “black” people you’re talking about. He’s just trying to relate to make the conversation flow better. You want dc to talk like an idiot with no education so he can fit this mold of “black”.

@Fitkid7672 Ай бұрын

@@ItsReplayBroyeah dc is a stand up dude

@TBE99 Ай бұрын

@@ItsReplayBroDc is soft asf like “white” folks and does all the cringy “white” people stuff like the weigh in talk shows 🤮 . Real black people are killas 😈

@NoLuvvv-pd7sp Ай бұрын

Easy win 4 the champ islam. Dustin is gonna Tapp like mcchicken 👊🏻

@ooklah671 Ай бұрын

Islam 🔥 world peace ✌🏽

@inderjeetsingh6136 Ай бұрын

hay DC your boy not winning this one

@Daddy-do8bn Ай бұрын

Singha ding dong

@WALDENSOFTWARE Ай бұрын

Danny L. Core Me A.

@dabbaghs1 Ай бұрын

SAs nose is way too shiny…the first take makeup crew need to take care of that asap

@mylesmurphy5716 Ай бұрын

bro im sorry but islam wil not surpass khabib tomorrow. he would only have one title defense against a lightweight haha and if he loses which i doubt however if he does then it means he won the belt but never even defended it against a lightweight haha

@ItsReplayBro Ай бұрын

I could listen to miss in the middle all day, that’s what I like. Like a Molotov cocktail, miss molly is 🔥 🤗

@aliholic9102 Ай бұрын

Islam🔥, Free Palestine🇵🇸

@Ricss96ix Ай бұрын

Which part?

@user-bm2xd8zm6e Ай бұрын

Islamic bots palestune is only created in ur delusonal minds

@Yungdabmann Ай бұрын

Shut up we’re here for the sport

@noelbgood8845 Ай бұрын

Free israel

@Levepalestine11 Ай бұрын

Free Palestine 🍉🍉🇵🇸🍉🍉🇵🇸🍉

@kingdavid9583 Ай бұрын

Dustin will Ko Islam mark my words !

@RedouanAbrddane-hr7uv 29 күн бұрын

Islam wil knock the dust out of dustin .

@mahmoudghandour3981 Ай бұрын

Stephen "Chain" Smith

@Southcentrall Ай бұрын

Stephen A barley knows basketball he shouldn’t have a job

@OHANA-Beach-Suites-CDO Ай бұрын

Dustin wins!!!

@leom6343 Ай бұрын

Why bringing in Conor? He fights a 39 years old middle class guy with more losses than wins (2-3) and he himself only has a 1-3 lw record. And the most funny thing is, they fight at ww. The fight is mma wise useless and the winner can maybe fight Tony F. Arman fights the winner of dustin vs Islam.

@n1troz_ Ай бұрын

What did you just say?? English please

@merlish2041 Ай бұрын

I mean neither Conor or Chandler will fight Tony 😅 tho I agree Arman could take the winner of Dustin and Islam

@leom6343 Ай бұрын

@@merlish2041 that's the Level of competition they are right now

@n1troz_ Ай бұрын

@@leom6343 I think in general lightweight is overrated.. it’s Islam and arman vs everyone

@bilalsezginer8364 Ай бұрын

@@merlish2041 does it hurt u body ? 😂