Caged Minds

Hours before jumping on a plane heading for Fusion Fight League in Boise, Idaho, Javier Cepeda joined Mika Frankl to talk about this short notice opportunity. Cepeda will be facing Noah Shultz Saturday night on Fite in the co-main event. The Luttrell/Yee fighter also describes how his brother and himself are similar to Goku and Vegeta. The Roswell native also talks about where he's at physically and how long he'd actively been looking for fight.

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Mike Jackson joins Mika Frankl ahead of facing Pete Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 62. "The Truth" talks about why he's excited by this matchup and how he expects to preform. Jackson also recounts the multiple fouls he suffered against Dean Barry and how bad they hurt. Plus when he found out how crazy the eye gauge was. Also talk some shop about Mike's beginning doing behind the scenes videos and post fight interviews. Mike also gets into who he been shooting and who's the name coming up on the Texas scene we all should be keeping an eye on.

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Rick Silva creator & owner of ILL Chino Meal Service shares the story of how the company was created. A self-described hustler Silva explains how the pandemic forced him to take control of his financial future. A love of combat sports, some time in the gym, and couple side jobs have all culminated in the knowledge to deliver a high-quality product he stands by. This Duke City entrepreneur explains how he approaches succeeding daily while pushing expansion.

Jose Luis Sanchez is the kind of fighter who attacks challenge. On the Shakur Stevenson – Robson Conceicao undercard “Guero” will take on unbeaten Jahi Tucker. When I caught up with Jose Luis at the Sanchez Brothers Boxing Gym we talked about the lesson he learned from facing Xander Zayas and how training has been since. As the level of competition has expanded so has the volume and quality of sparring partners. Sanchez has four wins by knockout and feels like he has the recipe to ad a fifth to his resume September 23rd.

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During the summer of 2022 Marquis Smith returned to active competition after a three-year hiatus. Smith won his professional boxing debut and got his multi-fight deal with Fury FC off to the right start stopping Justin Governale at Fury FC 68. Smith also talks about the improvements he’s made over the last few years and the people who’ve helped. And Smith announces when his next fight will be and at what weight-class it will be.

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For the third time in his career Josiah Reyes will be part of an LFA card in Vail Colorado. At LFA 141 Reyes will face Luis Gurule. “The Silver City Strangler” has been in the game for five-years and is still perfecting his nutrition & recovery aspects. Reyes & Gurule coming off wins over each other’s teammates adding to the divisional & territorial side stories to this contest. The Santa Fe fighter also talks about visualization, sharing the card with his longtime teammate Jess Martinez, and what aspects of the game have captivated Reyes recently.

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LFA is returning to Vail Colorado for LFA 141. The main event will see Chris “Breezy the Future” Brown against Haris “The Bosnian Silverback” Talundzic. Brown is returning to the LFA after a controversial loss in the PFL that took some time to get over. “Breezy” is now a 12-fight vet knocking on the door of taking his talents to the next level but must halt the momentum of an unbeaten prospect. The JacksonWink fighter also has a new companion who joins us for the conversation.

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Bare Knuckle Fighting championship is in New Mexico for the first time for BKFC 28. Like many of the locals on the card Joshua Moreno will be having his first Bare Knuckle fight coming over from MMA. Moreno has finishes in all four of his professional wins in the cage including three by knockout which should translate well in Bare Knuckle. The Albuquerque native also shares the tale of the wild health scare he endured since we last saw him compete. Plus, the critical new addition to team Moreno for this camp.

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Fight week for BKFC 28 in Albuquerque, like many fighters on the card this will be Wilfredo Santiago Jr.’s first official Bare-Knuckle fight. But the “Brown Bomber” says this is a return to how thing got handled when he was growing up. Santiago Jr. also explains the influence that BKFC champion Luis Palomino has had on his decision to get into the sport. We last saw the Massachusetts native in action three years ago and he shares a deeply emotional reason for returning. Plus, how fighting is in his blood.

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The co-main event of BKFC 28 will see former UFC title challenger John “the Magician” Dodson against Ryan Benoit.  The New Mexico native explains how excited he is to represent his city on a card full of fighter he’s shared the mat with especially his little brother; and how they are challenging each other on fight night. “The Magician” also explains why he’s returning to a weight class where he challenged for a world title amongst other things. 

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