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It was a cold night in Toronto, Canada, but the action was on fire inside Scotiabank Arena where Max Holloway looked to defend his title against undefeated Brian Ortega and the women’s flyweight division poised to crown a new champion at 125lbs. Get all the results, headlines and weekend fight picks from this week’s episode.

George Stallworth joined Ryan Smith for a live UFC 231 live reaction show. Hear the preflight picks, postfight reactions and an in-depth discussion on the Tyron Woodley controversy with Dana White and the UFC.

It was a war weekend with 3 events for fight fan enjoyment. The Ultimate fighter heavy hitters completed their finale with a main event featuring Rafael Dos Anjos, coming off a lost against Colby Covington, and steadily rising star Kamaru Usman. On Saturday, the UFC went down under to Adelaide South Australia for the Return […] The post Episode 075 – War Weekend: Usman, Dos Santos, and Wilder appeared first on Combat Sports Talk.

It was a war weekend with 3 events for fight fan enjoyment. The Ultimate fighter heavy hitters completed their finale with a main event featuring Rafael Dos Anjos, coming off a lost against Colby Covington, and steadily rising star Kamaru Usman. On Saturday, the UFC went down under to Adelaide South Australia for the Return of Junior Dos Santos and the departure of Mark Hunt, who fought his last UFC fight after over a year of strife with UFC brass, and finally the battle between the Bronze Bomber Deontay Wilder, WBC HW champion, and the Gypsy King, Tyson Fury. Get a rundown of all the action, key headlines and a preview of Saturday night's event, UFC 231.

The UFC traveled to the Middle Kingdom for a seismic rematch between heavyweight contenders Francis Ngannou and Curtis Blaydes. While loads of chinese talent was on display, the heavyweights stole the show with two first round finishes that are destined to be on highlights for years to come. Get all the results from UFC Beijing, headlines from the MMA world and a preview of Friday’s TUF Finale action: Dos Anjos vs. Usman.

The UFC traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina to feature a hometown hero in Santiago Ponzinibbio in a contender match against Neil Magny a fighter who is struggling to stop his slide from on top of the welterweight ladder. Ricardo Lamas sought to bully Darren Elkins and Khalil Rountree, Jr. got friendly with UFC newcomer Johnny Walker’s elbows. Get the results, headlines, and a preview of UFC Beijing on this latest episode.

The UFC celebrated its 25 anniversary with a Fight Night in the city where it all started, Denver, Colorado. Headlining the card was Chan Sung Jung, better known as the Korean Zombie and Yair Rodriguez, a late fight replacement for the injured Frankie Edgar. It was a pitched battle where a fighter was left face down, unconscious in the final moments of the fight, and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone made history by submitting Mike Perry via Arm Bar. Get headlines that are making waves in the MMA world, and hear a preview for this weekends action coming from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

THe UFC desended onto Madison Square Garden for UFC 230: Cormier vs Lewis, a heavyweight fight that would cement Cormier as the only UFC champ to hold and defend 2 titles at the same time. Chris Weidman returned after a long lay off and he faced Jacare Souza a dangerous striker and submission specialist who was a late fight replacement for Luke Rockhold who got injured right before the fight. Get the latest hype train discussion, headlines from the mma world, and a preview of the 25th anniversary episode UFC Denver: Korean Zombie vs. Yair Rodriguez.

We had to cancel our show last week because Ryan was ill, but it didn’t stop the sick action in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada where the “Lionheart” Anthony Smith sought to stake his claim on UFC gold by fighting the #2 ranked Light Heavyweight, Volkan Oezdemir. Artem Lobov faced Michael Johnson in the co-main event that was supposed to feature, Zubaira Tukhogov, who is currently with an uncertain future thanks to the UFC 229 brawl. We’ve got hype trains, headlines, and a preview of UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis.

The UFC traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina to feature a hometown hero in Santiago Ponzinibbio in a contender match against Neil Magny a fighter who is struggling to stop his slide from on top of the welterweight ladder. Ricardo Lamas sought to bully Darren Elkins and Khalil Rountree, Jr. got friendly with UFC newcomer Johnny […] The post Episode 073 – UFC Buenos Aires: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio appeared first on Combat Sports Talk.