Mike Goldberg on BKB, UFC, NHL Players at Olympics & MORE

Longtime voice of combat sports Mike Goldberg joins The Game Plan's Giancarlo Aulino to discuss all things combat sports and hockey. During the interview, Goldberg discusses BKB's growth, UFC's new media rights deal with Paramount, UFC's rise in popularity and hosting a event at the White House, Brock Lesnar's UFC debut, Sergei Fedorov getting his jersey retired by the Detroit Red Wings, stories from his days as the Red Wings' play-by-play announcer, NHL players returning to the Olympics, Canada vs. USA hockey rivalry, Macklin Celebrini's incredible season, Auston Matthews as a leader, and MUCH MORE.Chapters:0:00 Intro0:50 Calling BKB and their growth4:50 Growth of the UFC since his tenure7:00 His famous calls being heavily included in UFC's first Paramount+ video package at UFC 3248:26 18th Anniversary of Brock Lesnar's UFC debut and his impact on UFC10:56 UFC being mainstream and hosting an upcoming event at the White House13:00 NHL players returning to the Olympics for the first time since 201415:52 Macklin Celebrini's incredible season for the San Jose Sharks18:00 Whether Celebrini should be in the Hart Trophy conversation20:44 Auston Matthews leading Team USA at the Olympics22:25 Detroit Red Wings retiring Sergei Fedorov's jersey and his 5 goal game27:15 How good was Vladimir Konstantinov and how great could he have been?30:05 Players enjoyed watching when doing play-by-play for NHL on ESPN32:28 Did never winning a Stanley Cup affect Joe Thornton's legacy?36:58 Reaction to Joe Thornton signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs37:46 Social media handles39:15 ConclusionArticle based around this interview will be up on sportsboom.com. Subscribe to our channel and check out our past interviews and content. Check out our content and merch on our Millions.co page:https://millions.co/the-game-planFollow The Game Plan on social media:Instagram - @thegameplan_tgp X - @TheGamePlanTGP Facebook - @TheGamePlan