It was a cold night in Toronto, Canada, but the action was on fire inside Scotiabank Arena where Max Holloway looked to defend his title against undefeated Brian Ortega and the women’s flyweight division poised to crown a new champion at 125lbs. Get all the results, headlines and weekend fight picks from this week’s episode.
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UFC 231 Live Event Episode
George Stallworth joined Ryan Smith for a live UFC 231 live reaction show. Hear the preflight picks, postfight reactions and an in-depth discussion on the Tyron Woodley controversy with Dana White and the UFC.
Episode 075 – War Weekend: Usman, Dos Santos, and Wilder
It was a war weekend with 3 events for fight fan enjoyment. The Ultimate fighter heavy hitters completed their finale with a main event featuring Rafael Dos Anjos, coming off a lost against Colby Covington, and steadily rising star Kamaru Usman. On Saturday, the UFC went down under to Adelaide South Australia for the Return…
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 057 – UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier Wrap Up
It was international fight week, literally Christmas in the MMA world, and UFC 226 delivered with an amazing card that looked like it was going to be ruined before it ever got started. Co-main event headliner Max Blessed Holloway, the Featherweight champion was cut from the card for concussion protocol and Main Event challenger, Light…
Episode 056 – UFC 226: Miocic vs Cormier
It’s international fight week and that means that the UFC is taking over Las Vegas with all types of conventions and meet and greets with our favorite fighters–and we’re not there! But that’s ok, we will get there some day. On this episode, we are going to wrap up Bellator 201, Cover key topics from…
Episode 045 – Boxing and UFC 223 Preview
The only thing we’ve waited for longer than a Conor McGregor title defense is a fight between El Cucuy, Tony Ferguson, the current Lightweight Interim Champion and Khabib Nurmagomedov, the 25-0 wrestling phenom. Fortunately for us, Max Holloway was there to save the day. Ryan and KC review the Heavyweight Championship match from this weekend,…
Matchmaking in the UFC is Broken
Perhaps in the past, the UFC never had a legitimate ladder that governed who got a title shot, when, and based on what criteria. It just seems like recently, it’s become a problem for the world’s largest MMA promotion. In this, the first of a three part series, we’ll look at what broke the matchmaking…
Episode 035 – The New Year Episode
After three weeks of holiday break, Ryan and KC had to shake off a bit of ring rust for their first show of 2018. Get their take on UFC 219, held in Las Vegas on December 30, between Cris Cyborg and Holly Holm, perspectives on the best performances of 2017, the Conor Saga, more Cyborg…
Episode 034 – Bellator 189 and UFC 218
UFC 218 on Saturday night marked a rare 2 “Fight of the Night” award recipients and Francis NGannou rocked the world with his “Doomfist” uppercut that froze Allistar Overeem in his tracks. Eddie Alvarez was crowned the most violent man in the UFC and Max “Blessed” Holloway did what no man has ever done, won…