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UFC Freedom 250

Hammer + Nigel Show Podcast

June 15, 2026

Fallout from this weekend's UFC Freedom 250 events. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Speakers: Nigel, Scott Jennings, Josh Hockett
**Nigel** (0:04)
The 177th County Fair, unbelievable. And taking the show out on the road, I'm Nigel. Uh-oh, we just lost a bunch of...

**SPEAKER_2** (0:13)
The napkins blew away.

**Nigel** (0:14)
The napkins blew away.

**SPEAKER_2** (0:15)
It's not my fault, it was nature.

**Nigel** (0:16)
You're already littering all over the Shelby County Fair here, outside the Republican headquarters, right across from the funnel cage.

**SPEAKER_2** (0:22)
It's okay, we got one of the staff, the WIBC staff. They're cleaning it up right now, always on top of it.

**Nigel** (0:27)
I had a buddy call me just a second ago. He's like, where are you guys set up? And I go, right across from the corn dogs, dude. He goes, you're going to have to be more specific.
Pick every one of these things up and down the food here, on both sides of the aisle, say corn dogs and funnel cakes.

**SPEAKER_2** (0:46)
I mean, we're in the grandstands. If you look on the fairgrounds, there's only one grandstand.

**Nigel** (0:49)
Yeah, we're in the very first, the Republican headquarters here, in the grandstands, and then right across from the green and funnel cake, corn dog concession stands.

**SPEAKER_2** (1:01)
And might I say, what a beautiful Republican headquarters this is. Thank you to the Shelby County Republicans for having us out here.

**Nigel** (1:07)
Yes, thank you very much. Wanted to talk about the UFC fight last night. Suppose you watched any of the UFC 250

**SPEAKER_2** (1:14)
No.

**Nigel** (1:15)
The fight, not into the...

**SPEAKER_2** (1:17)
Not interested, not my thing. Might as well have been a monster truck mashup.

**Nigel** (1:21)
But that's, you know, it doesn't matter whether it was monster trucks or fights or... I mean, they were doing, I don't know if you saw earlier in the weekend, they were doing like, what do they call those crazy guys on the motorbikes, the BMX stuff? They were doing all sorts of crazy stuff.

**SPEAKER_2** (1:36)
Oh yeah, I saw that, the motocross.

**Nigel** (1:38)
But they had, there's a name for it. I'm sure it's on the chat.
Here is Scott Jennings from CNN, because there's a lot of people complaining, Democrats especially, that this is a, some sort of desecration of the White House, because you're having a moment of patriotism. It's Trump's 80th birthday. You're pulling off something that's never happened before like this. Scott Jennings, the Republican on CNN.

**Scott Jennings** (2:01)
There are, of course, some critics of this. What do you say to them? People are criticizing something Donald Trump decided to do. Wow, this is breaking news. Look, it's the president's birthday. It's Flag Day, and we're of course celebrating America's 250th birthday. And I think it's a pretty cool spectacle.
And to have one of the biggest and rising sports entertainment industries in the world be part of it. For American culture, it's a pretty neat thing. And I don't, you know, all week long, I've been listening to Democrats criticize a reflecting pool. They're criticizing having this UFC fight. I mean, virtually anything we're doing to do something cool in Washington, DC., Democrats are against it because I guess they want to live in misery. But this is fun and we should have fun.

**SPEAKER_2** (2:45)
Democrats are naturally miserable people. That is a totally fair observation.

**Nigel** (2:49)
It's in their blood. But the fact is, I don't think you have to like UFC to kind of appreciate watching it, especially if you watch it. You either watch it last night. That's fine. But, man, there are all sorts of great moments. I love the Brazilian fighter, Ruffy, man. This is Mara Su, Mara, is it Mara, Mara Sueo? Am I pronouncing it? Look at my, look at my.

**SPEAKER_2** (3:10)
Let's see.

**Nigel** (3:11)
Mara Sueo Ruffy. I don't know how to pronounce it. But Mara, Mara Sueo, I knew. OK, Mara Sueo. I'm a Moranio.

**SPEAKER_2** (3:20)
Mara Sueo Ruffy.

**Nigel** (3:22)
Now, he wasn't one of the favorites. He wasn't one of the crowd favorites until his bout against this legend, Iron Mike Chandler. I mean, this guy was a stud and Ruffy beat the crap out of him at the end. And he left the octagon as the favorite. Here is Mara Sueo Ruffy. Thank you for correcting me on that after the match.

**SPEAKER_4** (3:43)
I have a message. In John 3, verse 16, say, For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son that whoever believe in him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
Jesus changed my life. Jesus saved my life. Jesus want to save your life too. Give your life to Jesus. Thank you so much.

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