C'mon Now MMA Podcast

If Conor McGregor is out of the USADA testing pool, he needs to be out of the official UFC rankings - it's only fair

Remember two years ago when Dana White told the UFC matchmakers to build the women's featherweight division? What happened with that edict? 

MMA media doesn't need to carry water for the UFC, but it sure like to do free PR for the promotion

The future of the UFC is not coming until the promotion fixes its pay

Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz should do everything they can to cut the UFC out of their trilogy fight

Fighters being nervous about advocating for better pay and benefits doesn't mean they don't care about pay and benefits 

Man, Li Jingliang didn’t deserve to lose his spot in the welterweight rankings for a catchweight fight against Daniel Rodriguez at UFC 279

The good and bad from the UFC and the UFC commentary team from UFC 279

USADA has tested Jon Jones, Travis Browne and Urijah Faber more in 2022 than it has tested Conor McGregor - that’s a bad look for the UFC and USADA

Tony Ferguson and Hunter Campbell’s Bentley - C’mon now…

 Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson sends a message that he doesn’t care about the UFC fighters as much as he cares about free publicity for his brand

Mixed feelings on Tony Ferguson’s UFC career in 2022

Dana White’s praise of Nate Diaz shouldn’t distract from the fact the UFC wanted Khamzat Chimaev to damage him and his value at UFC 279

Leon Edwards future cold be Khamzat Chimaev and not Kamaru Usman

Joe Rogan needs to point the finger at Dana White and not casual fans when it comes to wanting a bloodsport

Israel Adesanya is right not to worry about Alex Pereira’s MMA threat

Full UFC 279 Fight Card Picks 

UFC 279 Preview, Breakdown, Odds, Prediction and Pick -Chimaev vs. Diaz - Khamzat Chimaev vs Nate Diaz serves as the main event of the UFC 279 pay-per-view card. I give my detailed breakdown, pick and prediction of the outcome of the welterweight fight, which headlines the ESPN+ streaming pay-per-view card, which takes place on September 10 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Tale of the Tape 

Striking Stats

Grappling Stats 

Chimaev Record 

Diaz Record 

Chimaev vs Diaz Fight Odds

Khamzat Chimaev UFC Record Review

Nate Diaz UFC Record Review 

Chimaev vs. Diaz Fight Breakdown, Picks and Predictions

C'mon Now MMA Podcast 358: The Potential Chaos of UFC 279, Chimaev vs Diaz and More - Nate Diaz has the potential to be an agent of chaos at UFC 279 and we should all welcome that as fans of MMA. I also discuss the winners and losers of the Demetrious Johnson for Ben Askren trade between the UFC and ONE Championship. I'm a fan of Rafael dos Anjos looking to get a veteran's division started in the UFC. I disagree that Alex Alex Pereira's size will be an advantage against Israel Adesanya at UFC 281. I offer my opinion on how Khamzat Chimaev was the biggest loser of UFC 278, but that he has a lot more to lose at UFC 279 and talk about MMA referee Herb Dean's takes on fouls inside the cage. Thanks for listening!

Who won the Demetrious Johnson and Ben Askren trade - UFC or ONE Championship?

Rafael dos Anjos is done chasing title fights - this could help the fighters and the UFC

I think Alex Pereira's size is going to hurt him more than help him against Israel Adesanya at UFC 281

Khamzat Chimaev was the big loser at UFC 278, he could lose even more at UFC 279

Nate Diaz can bring chaos to the UFC at UFC 279

Herb Dean made some good points — and some questionable statements in talking Leon Edwards, fence grabs and fouls in MMA fights

I didn’t like what I heard from Kamaru Usman after his UFC 278 loss to Leon Edwards

Why Dana White might have regrets about letting Shane Burgos move to PFL via free agency

Why I don’t know if I believe Paulo Costa’s claims that he only made $35,000 for Marvin Vettori fight

My issues with MMA media reporting someone told me this about this other fighter

Athletic commissions need to ask Colby Covington about his claim of a brain injury

UFC adding another weight division would help UFC and fighters

Dana White’s actions don’t say he’s all about free speech

UFC has injury insurance and that is not health insurance

UFC 279 numbers that concern me with Khamzat Chimaev vs Nate Diaz fight.

C'mon Now MMA Podcast 356: Dana White's Poor Leadership, Luke Rockhold Wins Ahead of UFC 278 & More - James Krause didn't help help his fighter David Onama against Nate Landwehr at UFC San Diego, Shane Burgos leaves the UFC for PFL and UFC president Dana White show his poor leadership skills, Dana White wants everyone to believe UFC pay is improving, but fighters are starting at $10,000 per fight - the same as before the UFC sold to Endeavor in 2016, thoughts on Uriah Hall's retirement and Luke Rockhold was the big winner in the lead up to UFC 278.  

James Krause didn't help his fighter

Shane Burgos leaves UFC for PFL

Dana White is not a good leader

UFC pay is improving? 

Uriah Hall retires

Luke Rockhold big winner ahead of UFC 278

Let’s put the UFC passed on Bo Nickal story to rest

Dominick Cruz might love Daniel Cormier, but he still doesn’t think Cormier does the work as a UFC commentator

Hey, Dana White, who is the “they” that gets a cut of UFC pay-per-view buys?

Islam Makhachev has a point, but I don’t blame Charles Oliveira for looking for low risk, high rewards fights before accepting a high risk, high reward fight 

More fighters need to be like low-key killer Jamahal Hill 

PFL dropped the ball with fighter visa issues

Let’s talk early stoppages (UFC 277 - Derrick Lewis)

Sean O’Malley gets it when it comes to MMA managers

Dana White needs to get better with his medical assessments 

World MMA Awards are not good when it comes to MMA media source nominees

Referees attempting to influence in-cage physicians

Crypto.com fan bonus voting is not working well

Khamzat Chimaev is playing things right ahead of Nate Diaz fight at UFC 279

UFC dropped the ball for UFC Hall of Fame class of 2022

Intro 

Joe Rogan dumps on Deiveson Figueiredo

Joe Rogan was not prepared to discuss Alex Perez

Not a big one, but Joe Rogan showed a lack of knowledge on James Krause

Joe Rogan was off the mark during the UFC 277 co-main event fight between Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena for the UFC women's bantamweight title