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Eurobash: Episode 36 (w/ Leon Edwards, Roberto ...
On the latest episode of Eurobash, Leon Edwards (8:40) calls for showdowns with Robbie Lawler or Rafael Dos Anjos, and KSW champions Roberto Soldic (41:50) and Scott Askham (1:07:00) reflect on their spectacular knockouts at #KSW50. Hosts Peter Carroll and Niall McGrath look at the latest European news.
90 min
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The MMA Hour: Episode 481 (w/ Urijah Faber, Ali...
On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Urijah Faber about his upcoming grappling match with Nicky Ryan, a potential return to MMA, Sage Northcutt’s recent KO loss at ONE, more; MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz about the latest with clients Khabib Nurmagomedov, Kayla Harrison and much more; Rashad Evans about being inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame, his career, and more.
We also take your questions on the latest news in MMA on A Round of Tweets.
99 min
2278
The MMA Beat: Episode 227 (Diaz vs. Pettis, Fra...
On this episode of The MMA Beat, the panel discusses UFC Rochester’s top fights, UFC 237 and Bellator 221 leftovers, Nate Diaz vs. Anthony Pettis, Frankie Edgar’s title shot against Max Holloway and much more.
64 min
2279
The A-Side Live Chat | Holloway vs. Edgar, Nate...
Shaun Al-Shatti welcomes Irish MMA legend Petesy Carroll to The A-Side Live Chat, where they answer your questions about Max Holloway vs. Frankie Edgar, UFC 237, Nate Diaz’s return, Tony Ferguson vs. Donald Cerrone, UFC Rochester, and much more.
103 min
2280
Eurobash: Episode 35 (w/ Stephen Thompson, Mich...
On the latest episode of Eurobash, Stephen Thompson (12:50) discusses his return and a potential rematch with Darren Till, Michal Marterla (47:40) previews his KSW title fight and rematch with Scott Askham, and Brendan Loughnane (1:15:30) discusses his six-year road back to the UFC. Peter Carroll and Niall McGrath look at the latest news in European MMA.
98 min
2281
The MMA Hour: Episode 480 (w/ Alexander Volkano...
On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Alexander Volkanovski about his win over Jose Aldo at UFC 237, possibly fighting featherweight champ Max Holloway next, more; Jordan Burroughs about his win over Ben Askren at Beat The Streets, Dana White’s recent comments, potentially fighting in MMA, more; coach Duke Roufus about his student Anthony Pettis’ upcoming fight with Nate Diaz, more.
We also take your questions on the latest news in MMA on Sound Off and A Round of Tweets.
92 min
2282
The MMA Beat: Episode 226 (UFC 237 & Bellator 2...
On this episode of The MMA Beat, the panel discusses UFC 237, Daniel Cormier facing Stipe Miocic, Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone possibly fighting, Bellator 221, Tony Ferguson’s return and much more
60 min
2283
The A-Side Live Chat | UFC 237, Donald Cerrone ...
Shaun Al-Shatti welcomes Alexander K. Lee to The A-Side Live Chat, where they answer your questions about UFC 237, Donald Cerrone’s big win, Tony Ferguson’s potential return, Yoel Romero vs. Paulo Costa, and much more.
90 min
2284
Eurobash: Episode 34 (w/ Jack Hermansson, Marvi...
On the latest episode of Eurobash, Jack Hermansson plots his route to the UFC title following his win over Jacare Souza (6:00), Pedro Carvalho calls for a place in Bellator’s featherweight tournament on the back of his first-round finish of Deren Campos (45:30) and Marvin Vettori looks forward to his return and gives insights into his USADA ban (1:20:45). Peter Carroll and Niall McGrath look at the latest European MMA news.
119 min
2285
The MMA Hour: Episode 479 (Rose Namajunas, Mich...
On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Rose Namajunas about her UFC title defense against Jessica Andrade at UFC 237, the strawweight division, Lion King, more; Michael Chandler about his title defense against Patricio Freire at Bellator 221, USADA and drug testing, more; Neiman Gracie about his upcoming fight with Bellator welterweight champ Rory MacDonald, MacDonald’s recent comments about outlook in MMA, and more.
We also take your questions on the latest news in MMA on Sound Off and A Round of Tweets.
109 min
2286
The A-Side Live Chat | Iaquinta vs. Cerrone, Br...
Shaun Al-Shatti welcomes Chuck Mindenhall to The A-Side Live Chat, where they answer your questions about Al Iaquinta vs. Donald Cerrone, Brock Lesnar, UFC Fort Lauderdale, Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic 2, Rory MacDonald, and much more.
97 min
2287
Eurobash: (w/ Petr Yan, Jiri Prochazka, Jack S...
On the latest episode of Eurobash, Petr Yan looks forward to his UFC 238 meeting with Jimmie Rivera (11:45), newly crowned RIZIN champion Jiri Prozchaka calls for a clash with Bellator champion Ryan Bader (29:15), Jack Shore discusses his first Cage Warriors title defense (1:06:00), and Raymond Daniels previews his Bellator MMA debut (1:40:30). Peter Carroll and Niall McGrath look at the latest European MMA news.
121 min
2288
#478 – Jon Fitch, Deron Winn
On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Jon Fitch about his title fight with Rory MacDonald at Bellator 220, Firas Zahabi’s PED accusations, his long career, more. Deron Winn about his plans for the UFC middleweight division, Daniel Cormier’s future, his upcoming bout with Markus Perez at UFC Greenville, more.
We also take your questions on the latest news in MMA on Sound Off and A Round of Tweets.
84 min
2289
#477 – Israel Adesanya, Luke Rockhold, Maycee B...
On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Israel Adesanya about his epic win at UFC 236 over Kelvin Gastelum, picking up the interim middleweight title, Jon Jones’ recent comments, more; Luke Rockhold about his next fight at light heavyweight, his war of words with Anthony Smith, more; Maycee Barber about her health, wanting to fight Paige VanZant, more.
We also take your questions on the latest news in MMA on Sound Off and A Round of Tweets.
108 min
2290
#476 – Alistair Overeem, Garry Tonon, Jack Herm...
On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Alistair Overeem about his UFC Saint Petersburg fight with Alexey Oleynik, the opponent change, his lengthy MMA career, change in gyms, more; Garry Tonon about his recent win at ONE A New Era, what’s next for his MMA career, his beef history with Dillon Danis, more; Jack Hermansson about his UFC Fort Lauderdale main event bout with ‘Jacare’ Souza, the title picture at middleweight, more.
We also take your questions on the latest news in MMA on Sound Off and A Round of Tweets.
115 min
2291
#475 – Justin Gaethje, Paulie Malignaggi, Javi...
On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Justin Gaethje about his knockout win over Edson Barboza at UFC Philadelphia, what’s next for his career, his post-fight interview with Paul Felder, more; Paulie Malignaggi about signing with Bare Knuckle FC, possibly fighting Artem Lobov, more; AKA coach Javier Mendez about the future for Cain Velasquez, what’s next for Khabib Nurmagomedov, more; Josh Emmett about his knockout win over Michael Johnson, where he goes next, more.
We also take your questions on the latest news in MMA on Sound Off and A Round of Tweets.
129 min
2292
#474 – Stephen Thompson, Kevin Lee, Maycee Barb...
On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Kevin Lee about jumping up to welterweight, facing Rafael dos Anjos, more; Stephen Thompson about his knockout loss to Anthony Pettis at UFC Nashville, what’s next for him, more; Maycee Barber about her comeback win against JJ Aldrich over the weekend, her young career, where she goes from here, more; Jack Marshman about his recent win over John Phillips, leaving the army without permission to compete at UFC London, more.
We also take your questions on the latest news in MMA on Sound Off and A Round of Tweets.
95 min
2293
#473 – Valentina Shevchenko, Dominick Reyes
On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko about her her UFC 238 title bout against Jessica Eye, the state of the division, more; Dominick Reyes about his UFC London win over Volkan Oezdemir, his position on the light heavyweight division, what’s next and more.
We also take your questions on the latest news in MMA on Sound Off and A Round of Tweets, plus we discuss Jorge Masvidal’s post-fight brawl with Leon Edwards on Is Normal.
89 min
2294
#472 – Alexander Gustafsson, Clay Guida, Mickey...
On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Alexander Gustafsson about getting matched up with Anthony Smith at UFC Stockholm, Jon Jones’ most recent title defense, more; Clay Guida about his upcoming bout with BJ Penn at UFC 237, the controversy surrounding Team Alpha Male, more; Ralek Gracie about making a comeback with Metamoris, the controversy surrounding the promotion, more; Mickey Gall about his loss to Diego Sanchez at UFC 235, health issues heading into the fight, and what’s next, more.
We also take your questions on the latest news in MMA on Sound Off and A Round of Tweets.
106 min
2295
#471 – Ben Askren, Brandon Gibson, Henri Hooft
On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Ben Askren about his controversial win over Robbie Lawler at UFC 235, his lack of relationship with Dana White, what’s next, more; Jon Jones’ striking coach Brandon Gibson about Jones’ win over Anthony Smith, his performance in the cage, what’s next and more; Kamaru Usman’s coach Henri Hooft about Usman’s capture of UFC welterweight gold, preparing for Tyron Woodley, and more.
We also take your questions on the latest news in MMA on Sound Off and A Round of Tweets.
98 min
2296
#470 – Dustin Poirier, Israel Adesanya, Greg Ja...
On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Dustin Poirier about his interim lightweight title fight with Max Holloway, how the fight came about, more; Greg Jackson about Jon Jones’ title defense at UFC 235, coaching Jones, more; Israel Adesanya about his interim middleweight championship fight at UFC 236 against Kelvin Gastelum, the state of the division, more; Paul Felder about the status of his health following his bout with James Vick at UFC Phoenix, what’s next for him, more.
We also take your questions on the latest news in MMA on Sound Off and A Round of Tweets.
120 min
2297
#469 – Anthony Smith, Stefan Struve, Valerie Lo...
On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Anthony Smith about his UFC 235 main event fight against Jon Jones, his issues with Colby Covington, more; Stefan Struve about his upcoming bout at UFC on ESPN+ 3, his career, more; Valerie Loureda about her successful pro debut at Bellator 216, her martial arts background, more; Matt Mitrione about his Sergei Kharitonov main event bout at Bellator 215 that ended in a no contest due to groin shot, what’s next from here, more.
We also take your questions on the latest news in MMA on Sound Off and A Round of Tweets.
122 min
2298
#468 – Daniel Cormier, Israel Adesanya, Aljamai...
On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier about the lobbying efforts of Stipe Miocic to get a rematch, Cain Velasquez’s return, Ryan Bader becoming champ-champ in Bellator, more; Israel Adesanya about his win over Anderson Silva at UFC 234, comments made about him by Paulo Costa and Chris Weidman, his plans for 2019, more; Aljamain Sterling about his upcoming bout against Jimmie Rivera at UFC on ESPN 1, bantamweight title picture, more.
We also take your questions on the latest news in MMA on Sound Off and A Round of Tweets.
98 min
2299
#467 – Stephen Thompson, Trevor Wittman, Ricard...
On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Stephen Thompson about his unusual fight with former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, how the fight came about, Tyron Woodley vs. Kamaru Usman, more; Coach Trevor Wittman about his new commentary role for UFC broadcasts, coaching and cornering fighters, more; former UFC welterweight and now coach Ricardo Almeida about Marlon Moraes’ sensational win over Raphael Assuncao at UFC Fortaleza, more; Jose ‘Shorty’ Torres about the next step in his flyweight career after being released by the UFC, more.
We also take your questions on the latest news in the world of MMA on A Round of Tweets and Sound Off.
124 min
2300
#466 – Dennis Bermudez, Allen Crowder, Eric Alb...
Luke Thomas speaks to Dennis Bermudez about his decision to retire from MMA, his win over Te Edwards at UFC Brooklyn, a look back on his MMA career, what's next for him, and more (1:00:37); Henry Cejudo's coach and mentor Eric Albarracin about Cejudo's win over TJ Dillashaw, the future of the flyweight division, what's next for Cejudo, and more (02:36); Allen Crowder about his DQ win over Greg Hardy, the fight itself, what's next for him, and more (1:28:31).
Luke also breaks down Donald Cerrone's head-kick knockout win over Alexander Hernandez and the controversial stoppage of Cejudo vs. Dillashaw on the Monday Morning Analyst (33:53).
Additionally, we take your questions on everything that's going on in the MMA world on Sound Off (1:41:23) and A Round of Tweets (2:05:07).