Today, Sean and I break down the UFC 254 card just gone. Speaking at length about Khabib, his career, his legacy in the sport, and where we stand in ranking Khabib in the GOAT and P4P rankings.

I am joined today by the host of The Fisticuffs Podcast, Dan Lester. Dan and I discuss dissemination of knowledge, why he began to read philosophy and what he takes from his reading, whether genius' of our era should structure content to be accessible to everyone and we dive into mental health, and ways to challenge or deal with it.

In this episode we break down the fights that take place on 24th October, headlined by Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje. We also talk about some recent news in MMA surrounding Dustin Poireir's refusal to fight Chandler. 

Our picks for the card are below:

Nurmagomedov vs Gaethje 
J Justin KO R1/2,S Khabib Sub R3, H Justin KO r2/3
Whittaker vs Cannonier
J Cannonier KO R1 ,S Whittaker UD, H Cannonier TKO R3
Volkov vs Harris
J Volkov R3 TKO, S Harris KO R1, H Volkov R3 TKO
Murphy vs Powell
Murphy by whacking - All
Ankalaev vs Cutelaba
J Ankalaev via UD, S Ankalaev TKO R2, H Anakalev R2 KO
Nurmagomedov vs Morozov
J Nurmagomedov, S Nurmagomedov,  H Nurmagomedov R2 SUB RNC
Da Un Jung vs Alvey
J Da Un Jung KO, S Useless Pick, H Da Un Jung KO
Jojua vs Maverick
J Maverick RNC R3, S Maverick RNC R2, H Maverick RNC R2
Hawes vs Malkoun
J Hawes R1 KO, S Hawes UD, H Hawes R1 KO
Struve vs Tuivasa
J Struve Sub R2, S Tuivasa TKO R2, H Tuivasa TKO R2
Kenney vs Wood 
J Kenney UD, S Wood via UD, H Wood via KO R2
Cowboy vs Rakhmonov
J Rakhmonov Sub R3, S Rakhmonov Sub R2, H Rakhmonov Sub R3
Alvarez vs Yakovlev 
J Alvarez Sub R2, S Alvarez Sub R1, H Alvarez Sub R2

Today i am joined by couple Dave & Sarah Lawson. We discuss a bunch of things from: getting married at a young age, one of America's worst serial criminals Carl Panzram and his life, and our opinions on shared experience being a method to add to transcendence. 

Today I am joined by Immortal Ink tattoo artist Luke Edgar. We talk about tattoo's, why they are so intimate and personal, what the future of tattooing might be, how through generations we are adapting to technology, and we discussed an idea I have to write a mini-thesis. 

https://www.immortalink.co.uk/

I am joined today by Sean to break down what happened in the fights on the weekend in UFC 253 and the relevant MMA news of the week. Have a listen!

Today I am joined by James Bullingham. He is the owner of Bullingham Visual Media Company. We talk about his journey into Bullingham VMCO, the paths that life took him to get there, what he wants to do with the company, how to find meaning and purpose in your vocation, and a little bit of mindfulness and meditation. 

Watch Stones and Strangles (Episode 1 of 8) on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiOtTzv_bc0

In this episode of The Balance Breakdown I am joined by Severe MMA journalist and writer, Ian O'Neill. We have a conversation about MMA, the state of the UFC, how he came up into writing, particularly for Severe and Ian gave his thoughts on the upcoming UFC 253 card.

The Balance Breakdown is back. In this episode Poland's newest native Sean, and the newest member to middle age hair thinning Jack join me to discuss UFC 253, what we think of each match-up and to make our picks. Our picks are below:

• Jeff Hughes vs Juan Espino: 
  • Sean:  Hughes via Submission
  • Jack: Early KO (either fighters)
  • Harry: The fans lose.
• Camur vs Knight: 
  • Sean: Camur via TKO (R1)  
  • Jack: Camur via TKO (GNP-R2) 
  • Harry: Camur via KO (R2)
• Young vs Landwehr: 
  • Sean: Young via KO (R1/R2)
  • Jack: Young via KO (R1/R2) 
  • Harry: Young via KO (R2)
• Riddell vs da Silva - 
  • Sean: Riddell via KO (R1) 
  • Jack: Riddell via KO (R2) 
  • Harry: Riddell via UD
• Matthews vs Sanchez: 
  • Sean: Matthews via UD
  • Jack: Matthews via UD 
  • Harry: Matthews via UD
• Vieria vs Reneau: 
  • Sean: Vieria via UD 
  • Jack: Vieria via UD
  • Harry: Vieria via UD
• Kara-France vs Royval: 
  • Sean: Royval via Omoplata Submission
  • Jack: Royval via UD
  • Harry: Royval via UD
• Dawodu vs Tukhugov:
  • Sean: Tukhugov via TKO (R2)
  • Jack: Tukhugov via UD
  • Harry: Tukhugov via UD
• Blachowicz vs Reyes: 
  • Sean: Reyes via KO (R1)
  • Jack: Reyes via KO (R2)
  • Harry: Reyes via KO/TKO (R3)
• Adesanya vs Costa: 
  • Sean: Adesanya via TKO (R4), 
  • Jack: Adesanya via TKO (R4), 
  • Harry: Adesanya via UD.

Update: 

• Marion Reneu has been replaced by Sijara Eubanks and will face Ketlen Vieria.
• Khadis Ibragimov vs Danilo Marques has been added to the card.

In this episode i am joined by my long time friend, Ben Davies. We talk about lockdown, and the effects that has had on society. We talk about gaming, and our time as semi-pro CoD players. We then have a long discussion about AI, the future of humanity, and luck. I really enjoyed this one, so a big thanks to Ben.