Tyler Menard (1-0 Am.) joins this episode to recap his Amateur MMA debut win at Cage Titans 57. The BJJ ace talks about his transition from BJJ to MMA at Lauzon MMA & we break down his first round TKO victory at CT57. Menard also gives us the full story behind the infamous hot dog post fight celebration & lays out what could be next for him for the rest of 2023. 

Founder of MindLock, Dylan Nadler, joins me on this episode to talk about the importance of Mental Training in sports. Nadler is a highly decorated, elite-level Taekwondo athlete from Canada who created MindLock to help guide high performance athletes to a stronger mental headspace. We dove into a ton of topics related to mental toughness in sports, specifically Mixed Martial Arts, and answered questions from the athletes themselves.

UFC Welterweight Adam Fugitt (8-3) joins the show to preview his upcoming fight at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Spivac on February 4th! We broke down his matchup against Yusaku Kinoshita, training at Art of War MMA in Eugene, Oregon, his three professional MMA titles, & much more! 

UFC vet Cody Stamann (20-5-1) joins me on this episode of Caged In to preview his fight at UFC283 vs Luan Lacerda! We talked about training at Xtreme Couture, traveling to Brazil for this fight, preparing to perform in enemy territory & some predictions for the two title fights co-headlining the card! Stamann is also a training partner of Francis Ngannou, so we got his reaction to the recent news of Ngannou leaving the UFC. 

Aaron Hughes (2-3) joins me on this episode to breakdown his upcoming bout vs Matt Denning at Cage Titans 57 on January 7th! We also spoke about his training at Regiment Training Center, how he got started in MMA, goals for 2023 & more! 

Andrew Valdina is back on this episode of Caged In to breakdown his upcoming matchup at Cage Titans 57 on January 7th. We revisit his pro debut from October at CT56, preview his next fight vs Seth Basler at CT57, recap 2022, and discuss his goals for 2023. 

Joe Giannetti joins me on this episode of Caged In to preview his Lightweight Title defense vs. Saul Almeida at Cage Titans 57 on January 7th. We talked about his latest training camp at AKA, lessons he learned in 2022, recapped the past year & what's on the horizon for 2023. 

Amanda Ferreira (0-0) joins the show to preview her fight at Cage Titans 57 on January 7th! We chopped it up about her background in MMA, balancing motherhood & her MMA journey, her goals for 2023 & some fun Christmas themed questions. 

"The Biggest Flyweight in the World" Joe Poirier joins me on this episode to catch us up on what he's been up to since his Cage Wars Amateur Flyweight Title win! We touched on his time spent in Thailand at the beginning of his MMA Journey, training at Lauzon MMA & his extra work with Conor Matthews & Pete Luciani. Poirier also updates us on the health of his broken hand, when he plans on fighting next & the timeline on when he would like to turn pro!

Aaron Lacey (7-3) joins me on this episode of Caged In to preview his upcoming Main Event bout vs Zach DiSabatino at Cage Titans 56. We went in depth about his love for MMA & how he got started in the sport, joining Nostos MMA, the story behind his nickname "Relentless", and what the future holds for him in the future.