The UFC travelled to Brazil for a battle of native born fighters to set the year off right. Jose Aldo, the King of Brazil was back in action against a rising star looking to make his name off the former champion, and in the main event, Marlon Moraes finally got his rematch against Raphael Assuncao…
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Episode 071 – UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
THe UFC desended onto Madison Square Garden for UFC 230: Cormier vs Lewis, a heavyweight fight that would cement Cormier as the only UFC champ to hold and defend 2 titles at the same time. Chris Weidman returned after a long lay off and he faced Jacare Souza a dangerous striker and submission specialist who…
Episode 069 – Bellator 207 and 208
Still reeling from fallout of UFC 229, Bellator put on back-to-back shows featuring the semifinalists in the Heavyweight grand prix Matt Mitrione, Ryan Bader, Fedor Emelienenko, and Chael Sonnen. We cover the action and get the latest updates on the aftermath of UFC 229. We talk Hype Trains and review the latest fights booked in…
Episode 067 – Bellator 206 and UFC 229
Bellator 206 delivered with an amazing card from the SAP Center in San Jose CA. There were KOs upon KOs upon KOs where Rampage Jackson sought to even the score against his rival Wanderlei Silva and Rory MacDonald attempted to be the next double champ by taking the middleweight belt from Gegard Mousasi. Jon Jones…
Episode 066 – Jones, Khabib, and Conor
After a week-long hiatus, we’ve come back having missed UFC Moscow, GGG vs Canelo, Bellator 205, and UFC Brazil. But we’ve come back just in time to discuss the return of Jon Jones, the Khabib and Conor press conference, and preview the most exciting Bellator Card of the Year, Bellator 206: Mousasi vs. MacDonald, a…
Episode 064 – UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till Preview
With Labor Day behind us, the UFC sets its sights on the city of Dallas, TX for UFC 228 Woodley vs. Till. Ryan and John discuss Sage Northcutt’s free agency, Nick Diaz’s domestic abuse charges, Jon Jones RT Sport interview, Cowboy Cerrone’s feud with Jackson-Winklejohn, and Colby Covington’s continued nonsense as a lead in to…
Episode 059 – UFC Calgary: Alvarez vs. Poirier
The UFC returned to Calgary to make up for a previous weak card that was decimated due to injury. This time, the UFC delivered MMA Royalty in the form of Strawweight Queen Joanna Jedrezejczyk and former featherweight champion Jose Aldo as well as a rematch between Dustin Poirier and Eddie Alvarez. There is no way…
Episode 055 – UFC Singapore: Cerrone vs. Edwards
Previously the site of the historic meeting between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, the UFC converaged on Singapore for a night of mixed martial arts action where UFC veteran Donald Cowboy Cerrone sought to derail Birmingham England’s Leon Rocky Edwards as he chases a showdown with his countryman, Darren Till. KC Onyebuchi and…
Episode 050 – Bellator 199 and UFC 224
It’s a Mother’s Day Massacre weekend with the two largest promotions in the world go head-to-head on May 12 with intense competition on both cards. Bellator 199 features Bellator Lightweight Champion Ryan Bader and King Mo Lawal in a Heavyweight Grand Prix preliminary bout and UFC 224 is headlined by the Women’s 135 lb Bantamweight…
Episode 047 – UFC on FOX 29: Poirier vs. Gaethje
As headliners on a primetime card on Fox, Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje delivered an intense, back-and-forth battle that will ultimately go down in history as one of the best main events ever. Ryan and KC review the results from the entire card, discuss the hypetrains at the station following the event, and wrap up…