WHO IS DEMETRIOUS' 2023 FIGHTER OF THE YEAR?!


Join "Mighty" Demetrious Johnson and co-host/producer Michael Wonsover as DJ makes his picks for the BEST OF 2023 in the latest episode of MIGHTYcast!

TIMECODES
0:00 Intro
1:12 LIST OF 2023 MIGHTY AWARDS
2:00 Fighter Of The Year Winner!
06:35 Sean Strickland breakdown
07:10 Why Not Islam?
10:00 Influencer Fighter Of The Year Winner!
12:10 Andrew Tate vs Jake Paul???
15:14 GFUEL: USE CODE MIGHTY TO SAVE 20%
18:25 Dillon Danis Tweet Of The Year
20:25 Should Dana White Sign Dillon Danis?
22:08 Performance Of The Year Winner
24:30 Reflecting on Francis Ngannou vs Fury
26:05 Fight Of The Year Winner
27:54 Knockout Of The Year Winner
31:58 Submission Of The Year Winner
34:00 Jon Jones Returns
37:57 Street Beef Of The Year Winner
41:25 DJ's Bold Predictions For 2024

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EP11 | 2023 MIGHTY AWARDS! WHO is DJ's FIGHTER OF THE YEAR?!

Welcome to The MightyCast with 15-time MMA World Champion ”Mighty” Demetrious Johnson. Join DJ as he interviews the top names in Combat Sports from UFC to ONE Championship and everything in between!

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MIGHTY & ARIEL UFC 302 PREVIEW!

"Mighty" Demetrious Johnson welcomes the host of the MMA Hour and 13x MMA Journalist of the Year, Ariel Helwani to preview UFC 302!

WATCH MMA HOUR AT  @MMAFightingonSBN  every Monday and Wednesday! 

Timecodes: 

0:00 Intro

1:05 Welcome Ariel Helwani!

1:52 Producer Michael Messed Up…

2:38 *Official* Welcome Ariel Helwani!

3:11 Ariel Shoutouts His Thumbnail Guy Mysterious Med 

3:32 DJ Activates “Dark Mighty” (DJ’s Skin Care Routine)

6:23 Boxing is More Exciting Than MMA Right Now?

8:01 Ariel Addresses his Boxing Haters

9:57 The 5 vs. 5 Boxing Card Preview (WWE Meets Boxing)

11:51 Ryan Garcia vs Devin Haney: Did Ryan Cheat? 
 
14:57 DJ Explains the Typical USADA Visit

16:23 Should Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney Have a Rematch?

16:47 Should Athletes Be Punished for Tainted Supplements? 

18:32 Did Jon Jones Take Steroids? 

19:57 Islam Makhachaev vs Dustin Poirier Breakdown

24:36 DJ was Sad When Roman Reigns Lost 

25:27 DJ Cried After Losing His Title

26:32 UFC Fighter Pay NEEDS to Change

27:24 The Aftermath of the Cejudo Loss

29:51 It is the BEST Time For Combat Athletes 

30:57 DJ’s Favorite Era of the UFC 

32:07 UFC Cards Used to Be STACKED

33:36 Why Aren’t Champions as Active as They Once Were?

34:45 Why UFC on Fox Failed 

35:25 Gegard Moussasi Released REACTION

36:00 DJ Reacts to Donn Davis’ Kayla Harrison Comments

37:25 Ariel GOES OFF on Donn Davis’ Kayla Harrison Comments 

42:24 The POWER of the UFC 

44:01 The Difference Between UFC, One FC, and PFL 

48:39 How Many PPV Buys Did UFC 301 Do?

49:43 The Future of PPVs (PPVs are Going Away?)

50:52 Ariel’s Upcoming Road Show 

55:44 Paulo Costa vs Sean Strickland Breakdown

1:00:05 Ariel’s Take on Jon Jones vs Stipe 

1:03:04 DJ’s Advice for Tom Aspinall 

1:03:51 Should Jon Jones Be Stripped of His Title? 

1:04:38 Ariel Helwani and Friends Live Show 

1:05:16 Ariel vs Cory Sandhagen in Basketball 

1:06:48 Mighty Recap

1:10:48 Will Dustin Retire if He Loses? 

1:17:47 DJ Addresses His Strickland Breakdown


Produced/Edited by Michael Wonsover (@mwonsover on IG/Twitter)
Edited by Nick Pappas

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UFC 302 PREVIEW w/ ARIEL HELWANI! | EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW!

UFC HALL OF FAMER IN THE HOUSE!

"Mighty" Demetrious Johnson welcomes UFC Hall of Famer, WEC Legend, and Entrepreneur, Urijah Faber to the MightyCast!

WATCH URIJAH COMPETE AT  @A1Combat  on Saturday on UFC Fight Pass!

0:00 Intro
 
1:44 Welcome Urijah Faber!
 
2:27 Urijah’s Fighting in Combat Jiu-Jitsu
 
5:11 DJ is Inspired by Urijah 
 
6:06 Urijah’s Intro Into Wrestling
 
7:07 Urijah’s College Wrestling Career
 
7:51 Urijah’s Intro Into MMA 
 
9:35 The Start of Team Alpha Male
 
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13:22 How Urijah Developed His Business Savviness 
 
15:46 How Alpha Male Became an ELITE Gym 
 
19:13 Does Urijah Miss Fighting? 
 
21:33 Urijah Likes Cutting Weight? 
 
22:30 Will Urijah’s Kids Fight?
 
23:52 The Faber vs Cruz Rivalry
 
26:30 Urijah Trained with People He Fought
 
30:20 Urijah’s INSANE WEC Run 
 
33:12 The KEY to Urijah’s Success
 
35:24 The BIG Difference Between Past and Present MMA 

37:40 How Urijah Felt About Chad Mendes Fighting in BKFC
 
40:30 It is a GREAT Time For Fighters
 
42:04 Urijah Created a BJJ Robot Business? 
 
45:04 Urijah’s Next HUGE Project
 
47:43 Joining the UFC is Harder than NFL, NBA, and MLB?
 
49:41 The UFC Class Action Suit
 
50:17 Urijah’s Next HUGE Project Pt. 2
 
53:03 DJ is Inspired by Urijah Faber
 
54:10 Urijah’s Entrepreneurial Journey 
 
56:02 Urijah Wants to Start a UFC Fighter Business Group
 
56:46 Filming TUF w/ Conor McGregor?
 
59:14 Suga Sean O’Malley vs Merab Dvalishvili PREDICTION 
 
1:02:57 Where to Follow Urijah
 
1:03:48 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT for High School/College MMA Fighters
 
1:04:57 Mighty Recap

Produced/Edited by Michael Wonsover (@mwonsover on IG/Twitter)
Edited by Nick Pappas

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UFC HALL OF FAMER URIJAH FABER on LEGENDARY CAREER, SUGA vs MERAB | EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW!

WELCOME TO MIGHTY & THE BAD GUY!

"Mighty" Demetrious Johnson welcomes The American Gangster, The Undefeated, Undisputed, The BAD GUY Chael P. Sonnen!

0:00 Intro 
1:00 Welcome Chael Sonnen! 
1:33 Chael is Not a Real Gangster? 
1:47 Is DJ Officially Retired? 
4:25 Show Officially Starts 
5:20 Chael is the First MMA Trash Talker? 
7:19 Silva vs Sonnen 1 Breakdown 
10:00 Chael's Intro into MMA 
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11:41 Transition From Wrestling to MMA 
14:31 Training with Randy Couture and Dan Henderson (How Team Quest Formed) 
20:12 How Old School Fighters Learned MMA
15:40 Old School MMA Gyms
16:38 How Chael Met Matt Hume
20:12 How Fighters Learned MMA in the Early Days
21:16 Chael’s Path to the UFC 
24:06 Chael’s Hilarious MMA Promoter Story
25:30 Chael was Embarrassed to Be a Fighter?
28:28 Chael’s Mom was Going to Bribe the UFC?
29:58 DJ Wished He Would Have Talked More Trash? 
31:40 Does Chael Regret Talking Trash? 
32:23 DJ vs Dominick Cruz Breakdown
35:06 TJ DIllashaw vs DJ Almost Happened?
35:37 What Makes Great Fighters the Goat? 
34:05 Why Chael Thinks DJ is the Goat
36:02 Chael Gives DJ His Props
38:07 Last Second KO’s Make this Sport Great
39:15 Why is the UFC So Big Today?
41:59 The UFC Paid Fighters for Twitter Followers?
43:29 Fighters Building Their Social Media in the Early Days
44:07 When Chael Understood How to Promote Himself
45:35 Getting Paid Outside of Fighting
46:09 How Chael Transitioned from Athlete to Analyst 
47:58 Why Joe Rogan is the Goat of Podcasts
47:47 Chael’s Dog Speaks English? 
51:04 DJ vs Mikey Musumeci in Grappling? 
53:06 One FC is Saving Grappling? 
53:20 Tournaments are the BEST
54:15 How Grapplers Can Become Millionaires
55:54 The Most Watched Grappling Matches’ Ever
56:31 Grappling is a Different Vibe than Fighting
58:00 Grappling Will Be HUGE One Day?
59:01 Chael and DJ are BIG 8 Hour Sleep Guys
01:00:12 DC and Chael’s New Show 
01:02:05 Who Should Jon Jones Fight Next?
1:08:52 Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson Breakdown
1:12:43 Chael Addresses His Shirt…
1:13:57 The Mighty Recap

Produced/Edited by Michael Wonsover (@mwonsover on IG/Twitter)
Edited by Nick Pappas

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CHAEL SONNEN on UFC CAREER, JON JONES, PAUL vs TYSON! | EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

SANDHAGEN vs NURMAGOMDEOV IS OFFICIAL!!!!


"Mighty" Demetrious Johnson welcomes top UFC bantamweight contender "Sandman" Cory Sandhagen to the MightyCast!

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro 

1:20 Welcome Cory Sandhagen! 

1:31 Corey’s Flying Knee Win Over Frankie Edgar

2:24 Cory’s Intro Into MMA

5:03 Cory’s Basketball Background 

6:39 Cory vs Umar Nurmagomedov is NEXT 

8:53 Umar Pulled Out After a 10 Week Camp

10:37 The Rob Font Fight (Injured in Round 1)

12:20 Cory’s Recovery from a Torn Tricep

14:25 DJ is Lazy?

15:29 Cory’s Personal Life Outside of Fighting

16:45 How Does Cory’s Family Feel About Him Fighting?

17:35 Cory’s YouTube Channel

21:55 What Did Cory Love About Basketball? 

22:05 Cory LOVED Basketball

23:15 Cory CALLS OUT Ariel Helwani… 

26:04 How Cory’s Training Camps are Laid Out

28:02 Why Cory’s Camps are 12 Weeks Long 

32:44 How Much Weight Cory Cuts

33:40 Cory is Moving Up to 145?

34:58 Training Camp with Justin Gaethje for Max Holloway

37:15 Gaethje vs Holloway Breakdown

38:00 When Cory is Fighting Next

39:33 Suga Sean vs Merab in September? 

42:53 Umar Has Bad Cardio? 

43:28 Co-Main Events Should Be 5 Rounds?

44:05 Should the Rounds Be Shorter or Linger than 5 minutes? 

46:25 How DJ Always Wins His Fights

49:06 DJ’s Unique Mindset Around Fighting

49:40 VIDEO FREEZES -50:2051:45 THIS Took DJ & Cory’s Game to Another Level

53:15 THE VOID

54:36 Cory Asks DJ for Fighting Advice

56:31 Why Ilia and Max Are SO Great

57:46 How to Take Advantage of Fighters & Win Fights

59:18 Michael Apologizes to Cory…

01:00:43 Chito vs O’Malley Breakdown

1:01:22 Cory’s YouTube Channel 
 
1:02:46 Where to Connect with Cory & What’s Next

1:04:16 How Cory Got His Nickname 

1:05:17 MightyCap

Produced/Edited by Michael Wonsover (@mwonsover on IG/Twitter)
Edited by Nick Pappas

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CORY SANDHAGEN on UMAR NURMAGOMEDOV TITLE ELIMINATOR! | EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

"MONEY" MOICANO CAN NOT AFFORD TO LOSE!!!!

"Mighty" Demetrious Johnson sits down with #10 Ranked UFC Lightweight Renato Moicano! 

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

1:22 Welcome Renato “Money” Moicano

1:56 DJ Fought Moicano’s Friend 

2:29 Adriano Moraes & Moicano Grew Up Together 

2:59 Moicano’s Intro into MMA 

7:00 DJ Picked Turner Over Moicano…

8:02 DJ and Moicano Love Money 

10:38 Moicano Got DJ in Trouble

11:25 Moicano is Fighting For Freedom

12:14 Does Moicano Like MMA Guru?

14:50 Jalin Turner vs Moicano Breakdown
(Khabib)(Max)

15:57s Show Me the Money Podcast

17:13 DJ Loves Moicano’s Post Fight Speeches

17:50 Renato’s Next Fight

18:40 Paddy Pimblett is Next!?

22:22 Fighting in Asia vs America 

24:09 When is Moicano’s Next Fight? 

25:18 Moicano’s Recovery Routine 

26:42 8 or 12 Week Camps: Which is Better? 

30:00 How Moicano Recovered Against Turner

31:30 Where Will Moicano Live After Fighting? 

33:17 The Birds and the Bees with Moicano and DJ

34:20 Moicano’s Advice on How to Get Girls 

35:29 Moicano Loves America

36:23 Does Alex Pereira deserve his blackbelt?

37:55 Can Poatan Beat Aspinall or Jon Jones? 

39:54 Is Becoming a UFC Champion Harder or Easier to Today?

43:30 UFC vs One FC Differences as a Champion 
 
41:50 Who Won the Ben Askren Trade?

47:54 Moicano Trained with Pantoja: UFC 301 Breakdown

52:24 What was it Like Fighting Joe Aldo in Brazil?

54:47 Jose Aldo Moving to Boxing? 

56:20 DJ Wants to Try Boxing!? 

58:02 Where to Follow Money Moicano

59:00 Moicano Reaction to MMA Guru Reaction 

1:01:52 MightyCap

Produced/Edited by Michael Wonsover (@mwonsover on IG/Twitter)
Edited by Nick Pappas

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EP11 | 2023 MIGHTY AWARDS! WHO is DJ's FIGHTER OF THE YEAR?!

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