Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell sit down with Corey Anderson ahead of his fight with Vadim Nemkov at Bellator 288. Corey talks about leaving the UFC for Bellator, how he would fix fighter pay and shares stories about how he got into MMA. 

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:01:00) - How life is going 

(00:03:30) - Toughest job Corey ever had

(00:05:30) - Corey's Mentality 

(00:12:15) - Wrestling

(00:15:00) - Jan Blachowicz loss

(00:18:05) - Collapse/Fall following the Blachowicz KO 

(00:22:35) - Leaving UFC for Bellator

(00:30:00) - Fighter Pay/MMA Union 

(00:35:00) - Joe Silva story 

(00:36:30) - Relationship with MMA media

(00:40:45) - Corey's Hand/Injuries

(00:45:30) - Ben Askren/Transitioning from Wrestling to MMA  

(00:49:40) - Joining the UFC so early

(00:53:00) - Bellator Light Heavyweight Grand Prix

(01:01:00) - Bellator 288 Preview

(01:04:00) - Million Dollar Grand Prize/Money Management 

(01:10:10) - Nicknames

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Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell sit down with Corey Anderson ahead of his fight with Vadim Nemkov at Bellator 288. Corey talks about leaving the UFC for Bellator, how he would fix fighter pay and shares stories about how he got into MMA. (00:00:00) - Intro(00:01:00) - How life is going (00:03:30) - Toughest job Corey ever had(00:05:30) - Corey's Mentality (00:12:15) - Wrestling(00:15:00) - Jan Blachowicz loss(00:18:05) - Collapse/Fall following the Blachowicz KO (00:22:35) - Leaving UFC for Bellator(00:30:00) - Fighter Pay/MMA Union (00:35:00) - Joe Silva story (00:36:30) - Relationship with MMA media(00:40:45) - Corey's Hand/Injuries(00:45:30) - Ben Askren/Transitioning from Wrestling to MMA  (00:49:40) - Joining the UFC so early(00:53:00) - Bellator Light Heavyweight Grand Prix(01:01:00) - Bellator 288 Preview(01:04:00) - Million Dollar Grand Prize/Money Management (01:10:10) - NicknamesMorning Kombat’ is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  For more Combat Sports coverage subscribe here:<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_channel_UC9Qy3sHrr5wil-2DrkYcmcNcw_featured&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=jGUuvAdBXp_VqQ6t0yah2g&amp;r=WJ2y80YLi9rHlv1zrH-ighZYuCglGtUV0khCESc7uGI&amp;m=Ou1vpeeGHazdrm4nqtkkVBH9p2uhXqYwkrWjn3L_CaQ&amp;s=HKVehAkxaKjjPVS96zm3nQOENC_wC5A-OYTWWXPmLuA&amp;e="> youtube.com/MorningKombat</a> Follow our hosts on Twitter:<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_BCampbellCBS&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=jGUuvAdBXp_VqQ6t0yah2g&amp;r=oN-eDlD3J6uEf1MI_uZiokYZsds6e4xDUrBYEHJHEfw6sEeDZLBIZx2K0VMcwIHJ&amp;m=B4ehazecCplJBHF4w9Jnn3MY4bDvYXOnkPVmdKfNBlE&amp;s=q-RmiOCa7YLs245Rrk9F738RSKquT_Zteh4mDAcTVjs&amp;e="> @BCampbellCBS</a>,<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_lthomasnews&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=jGUuvAdBXp_VqQ6t0yah2g&amp;r=WJ2y80YLi9rHlv1zrH-ighZYuCglGtUV0khCESc7uGI&amp;m=Ou1vpeeGHazdrm4nqtkkVBH9p2uhXqYwkrWjn3L_CaQ&amp;s=0uTEqIflNavOL8DEl1R7d2F4eOTEDJ0UvH9shE6lrvg&amp;e="> @lthomasnews</a>,<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_morningkombat&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=jGUuvAdBXp_VqQ6t0yah2g&amp;r=WJ2y80YLi9rHlv1zrH-ighZYuCglGtUV0khCESc7uGI&amp;m=Ou1vpeeGHazdrm4nqtkkVBH9p2uhXqYwkrWjn3L_CaQ&amp;s=3apYziKwOHiXQyn7CQger3VaVRGuMPDzFIKV0IuOUBI&amp;e="> @MorningKombat</a>  For Morning Kombat gear visit:<a href="http://www.morningkombat.store/">morning kombat.store</a> Follow our hosts on Instagram:<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.instagram.com_brianccampbell_&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=jGUuvAdBXp_VqQ6t0yah2g&amp;r=WJ2y80YLi9rHlv1zrH-ighZYuCglGtUV0khCESc7uGI&amp;m=Ou1vpeeGHazdrm4nqtkkVBH9p2uhXqYwkrWjn3L_CaQ&amp;s=JJfkRsSOK1X0qSjB2GvQGIx50q1vLGXRxeIKxpukqdI&amp;e="> @BrianCampbell</a>,<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.instagram.com_lukethomasnews_&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=jGUuvAdBXp_VqQ6t0yah2g&amp;r=WJ2y80YLi9rHlv1zrH-ighZYuCglGtUV0khCESc7uGI&amp;m=Ou1vpeeGHazdrm4nqtkkVBH9p2uhXqYwkrWjn3L_CaQ&amp;s=kmdvoB9s75be3zpKcODx29iILa81PtfQ_Wd8PzEvV08&amp;e="> @lukethomasnews</a>,<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.instagram.com_morningkombat_&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=jGUuvAdBXp_VqQ6t0yah2g&amp;r=WJ2y80YLi9rHlv1zrH-ighZYuCglGtUV0khCESc7uGI&amp;m=Ou1vpeeGHazdrm4nqtkkVBH9p2uhXqYwkrWjn3L_CaQ&amp;s=SSqYSJ8OW8BFhyMjRIDzLcCB9XPQSY296j-jHOh76KU&amp;e="> @MorningKombat</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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