The Ricky & Robb Podcast - Ep. 20 (Deegan - Prado - MXDN)

The SMX Championship finale delivered exactly what motocross fans have been waiting for, and Haiden Deegan and Jorge Prado put on a show that went far beyond the final results. Deegan's rapid progression on the 450 continues to turn heads, but Prado showed exactly why he is a multi-time MXGP World Champion. Ricky and Robb break down their incredible pace, Prado's ability to control the race from the front, Deegan's relentless aggression, and why learning when to back the intensity down may be the next evolution in his racecraft. With Anaheim 1 and the 2027 Supercross season already looming, the bigger question is becoming impossible to ignore: just how dangerous will Deegan be once he combines that raw speed with experience?

Then there is Jorge Prado. A year ago, his transition to American Supercross looked like it might never work. Now he has an SMX Championship, and the path he took to get there may be more impressive than the trophy itself. From two MX2 World Championships to MXGP titles, a difficult first season in America, and countless hours developing the KTM into exactly what he needed, Prado's story is a reminder that even world champions have to adapt. Ricky and Robb dig into what changed, why Prado and Deegan may be setting up one of the sport's most fascinating rivalries, and how Jett Lawrence, Hunter Lawrence and the rest of the 450 field could make the upcoming Supercross season absolutely stacked.

The conversation then turns international as the Motocross of Nations takes center stage. Ricky and Robb break down Team USA with Cooper Webb, Julien Beaumer and Levi Kitchen, the strength of France, Spain and Belgium, and why MXoN can be won by the rider fighting for seventh just as easily as the rider fighting for first. But the episode closes with something much bigger than results. Should Eli Tomac make one final appearance and allow motocross fans from around the world to give one of America's greatest champions the farewell he deserves? Ricky makes an emotional case for Tomac to be part of MXoN, even if it is simply as an honorary captain. One final lap. One international crowd. One opportunity for the motocross world to say thank you to Eli Tomac.

00:00 Introduction
05:12 Deegan vs. Prado
11:30 You Can Teach Control - Not Aggression
25:05 Deegan Isn't Being Paid on Potential
29:14 Jorge Prado: Difficult to SMX Champion 
35:32 MXDN: Breaking Down Team USA 
45:39 Eli Tomac: One Final Goodbye

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