Lots of pressure fighting this past weekend, as we look at three important bouts from UFC 272 and another superb performance from Roman Gonzalez. Topics raised: can Colby Covington learn how to choke someone? What lessons can Renato Moicano take from the five-round drubbing he suffered at the hands of Rafael Dos Anjos? Is Bryce Mitchell too energetic for his own good? And just how f'n great is Chocolatito Gonzalez?

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After a week off from regularly scheduled programming Episode 7 is here! Josh Taylor's legacy as one of Britain's great boxers seemed locked on no matter what happened with his trip seven pounds north to welterweight, but now hangs in the balance after a shambolic performance (and even worse decision) in what looked like a routine title defence against British mandatory challenger Jack Catterall. What went wrong for Taylor? Were the scorecards in any way defensible?

Also, a look back at another all-British boxing match, a modern legend suffers a shocking loss, and a mixed martial artist who hinted at retirement beat a notable boxer in a straight boxing match?! Clearly it's silly season in combat sports.

As for MMA a quick look at a routine title defence from Bellator 275, and Islam Makhachev predictably steamrolls Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night (Feb. 26th)

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When I finished watching UFC 271 I had no idea I would be recording another episode of 'Right? Or Robbery?' so soon after the first (the inaugural episode is available over at www.patreon.com/combatchronicles by the way)

But after logging onto social media and seeing the MMA Twitter faithful ablaze with their reactions to the official scorecards, it became clear to me that these two great 185lbers deserved a full episode dedicated to the excellent bout they put on and full discussion as to whether the decision rendered was just.

So did Israel Adesanya deserve to retain his title? Or did Rob 'The Reaper' Whittaker deserve to be able to say, 'TWO-TIME! TWO-TIME! TWO-TIME!!!" Listen to find out what I thought and let me know what YOU thought over on Twitter @C0mbatChr

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The fifth episode of Combat Chronicles delves into the Makabu-Mchunu rematch, rivalry and robbery, as well as its place in the greater context of the greatest cruiserweight era of all time. Have we been robbed of a Canelo classic due to Don King's meddling?

As for MMA, the most interesting things this week has been prospects. Namely, a new signing for the UFC from the Far East, and then another quality performance from Shavkat Rakhmonov. Did you find Strickland vs Jack Hermansson as boring as I did? Hit me up on Twittter @C0mbatChr

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On this weeks episode of Combat Chronicles we take a look at the superb trilogy between newly-minted UFC flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo and the much-loved former champ Brandon Moreno. What changed from fight to fight? What did Figueiredo figure out between the terrible loss in fight two and the successful rubber match?

Also, a superb fight took place on the prelims at UFC 270, as Octagon newcomer (and veteran road warrior) Victor Henry took on hipsters favourite Raoni Barcelos. If you haven't watched it yet, pause the podcast and do yourself a favour.

If you don't make it to the end of this podcast, the review of the big clash between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane will be covered on the one and only Heavy Hands podcast. Look for that later this week.

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On this weeks episode...was Royval vs. Bontorin a robbery? Spoilers: No. How f'n good is Calvin Kattar?! Spoilers: Very good.Just how good are Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane? Spoiler: Not too sure and we'll have to wait until next week to find out. And the second installment of 'Closet Classics', which this time is an awful and heinous act that most would prefer to forget about and you might want to after you watch it (link below)

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The link for this weeks 'Closet Classic' is.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrsMbpt5ix0

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Combat Chronicles is back and without any fights to discuss Kyle instead looks at the drama coming out of Japan (FIXED FIGHTS?!) the drama coming out of the Netherlands (STRINGENT DRUG TESTING?!) and the drama coming out of the UFC (being given Volkanovski-Holloway III only to have it snatched away within three days). Then, Kyle looks at some hopes for 2022, as well as sticking his neck out and making some bold predictions.

Then, for the showstopper, Kyle brings you a 'Closet Classic' a fight from the archives you might not have seen before. This one is one of the wildest brawls of all time, so be sure to listen until the end to hear all about it.

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Episode one (proper) of Combat Chronicles is the 2021 End-Of-Year Awards. See which masterful showing won 'performance of the year', which insane battle won 'fight of the year' plus more! Also, despite the huge amount of effort that went into crafting this inaugural episode, the moron recording it spent over an hour speaking into his shiny, new, expensive mic', but didn't have it switched on. True audiophile quality will commence as of episode two, so please forgive the shortcomings of this episode and come back next week!

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Welcome to Combat Chronicles, a podcast looking at the world of combat sports including boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts.

I am your host Kyle McLachlan and will be bringing you previews, reviews, and a look through the rich history of prizefighting.

The podcast is free, but for exclusive podcasts and cool combat sports related uploads head on over to www.patreon.com/combatchronicles

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