Combat Chronicles

Lawrence Okolie did his best to spoil Chris Billam-Smith's big homecoming, but the Bournemouth man prevailed in a fight that was as bizarre as one of its scorecards.

Talking of bizarre, the big rematch between Mauricio Lara and Leigh Wood brought surprises before the first bell had even rung, and the fight itself played out in a different fashion than many expected!

If you want your title fights straight as a pear cider made from 100% pears, then Luis Alberto Lopez vs. Michael Conlan is the one for you! An absolute brawl from start to finish featuring a highlight-reel knockout! I look at what went wrong for Conlan and go into why Lopez is such a fun fighter to watch.

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The title tells you what to expect this one as I look at what Henry Cejudo did to counteract reigning bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling (and what he could've done to actually win the fight) as well as some highlights from the undercard.

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As the opening will explain, this is just part of a much longer episode you can find over on the Combat Chronicles Patreon so if you want to hear my thoughts on the rest of UFC 287 as well as a load of important boxing bouts (including the pro debut of kickboxing superstar Tenshin Nasukawa) head on over there to hear the whole episode!

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Episode 45 brings up my thoughts on Anthony Joshua's current form and what it means for his career prospects going forward. Am I being too harsh? Am I spot on? Or somewhere in the middle?

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UFC 289 is in the books and surely Kamaru Usman's time at the upper echelons of MMA is as well? In this episode I look at how Leon answered questions I've had on him FOR YEARS and also take a look at Usman's career from pre-to-post title, injury concerns and the fact he might well have aged out and also lost some of what made him so great in the first place. Not to detract from 'Rocky' Edwards though, who has now cemented himself without a shadow of a doubt as the premier 170lber worldwide.

Plenty more to talk of on the card including the potentially dodgy decision in the absolutely terrific Gaethje-Fiziev fight, but also Marvin Vettori being uninteresting (and Roman Dolidze being unequipped to deal with that) and the a potential clash between rising British stars being scuppered by the hubris of one of the combatants.

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The bulk of the episode deals with news including the biggest fight in boxing being desperately close to collapsing or taking place depending on who you talk to, before some brief thoughts on the Bellator lightweight tournament (which features some really f'n talented fighters so guys, please pay attention if you don't tend to watch MMA outisde of the UFC, you're really missing out). Then, my final thoughts on Edwards-Usman III before the big fight this coming weekend.

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Only UFC 285 talk on this episode, as I look at Jon Jones winning his second UFC belt against the hopelessly outmatched Ciryl Gane and some key bouts from the undercard. All-in-all a fun event so plenty to talk about. Topics include: Shavkat Rakhmonov's seemingly unstoppable ascent up the welterweight rankings, Bo Nickal's position as one of the most intriguing prospects in all of combat sports and of course, Alexa Grasso dethroning Valentina Shevchenko. And more!

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Sorry for the wait oh, faithful listener! Hopefully this episode makes up for it as I discuss things and fights from the past month that are still buzzin' me enough to still want to talk about them, and then come about as close to a breakdown as I've had on an episode as I try and fathom what the 'eff Jones vs. Gane is going to look like.

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Retiring following a second loss to Ryan Bader at Bellator 290 only makes my love for Fedor Emelianenko stronger, as I try to put into words why he's such a titan of mixed martial arts. After that, I turn my attention to two modern champions aiming to etch their name into the same hallowed ground we see Fedor's, as UFC 145lb champ Alexander Volkanovski moves up in weight for arguably his toughest challenge yet (and almost certainly his biggest) as he takes on reigning UFC 155lb champ Islam Makhachev. I give my prediction as to who will win and why, and you can read the excellent piece I mentioned on the grappling dynamics in this fight below:

"Analyzing Alexander Volkanovski's Match-up with Islam Makhachev and Challenging MMA's Myths"

and my piece on Fedor from a couple of years back describing what made his career so darn great.

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Yo, couldn't leave you lovely listeners without something to listen to this week so grabbing my thoughts on Moreno-Figueiredo IV and Hill-Teixeira from this weeks Patreon podcast. If you want to listen to more of my thoughts on UFC 283 as well as other fights including Liam Smith vs. Chris Eubank Jr please consider subscribing to the Combat Chronicles Patreon

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