Combat Sports Talk

At Sunday’s Fight Night in St. Louis, Missouri, Jeremy Stephens continued his winning ways with a round 2 stoppage of Dooho Choi. Ryan and KC recap all the action from the weekend, make their hypetrain selections and discuss the headlines as we lead up to UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou. The post Episode 036 – UFC Fight Night St. Louis appeared first on Combat Sports Talk.

After three weeks of holiday break, Ryan and KC had to shake off a bit of ring rust for their first show of 2018. Get their take on UFC 219, held in Las Vegas on December 30, between Cris Cyborg and Holly Holm, perspectives on the best performances of 2017, the Conor Saga, more Cyborg […] The post Episode 035 – The New Year Episode appeared first on Combat Sports Talk.

UFC 218 on Saturday night marked a rare 2 “Fight of the Night” award recipients and Francis NGannou rocked the world with his “Doomfist” uppercut that froze Allistar Overeem in his tracks. Eddie Alvarez was crowned the most violent man in the UFC and Max “Blessed” Holloway did what no man has ever done, won […] The post Episode 034 – Bellator 189 and UFC 218 appeared first on Combat Sports Talk.

Returning after only 3 weeks after his submission defeat to Georges St. Pierre, Michael Bisping entered the octagon in Shanghai to face the dangerous contender Kelvin Gastellum. KC and Ryan recap the entire event, discuss nationalist bias in the UFC and share the amazing history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on the latest installment of Combat Sports […] The post Episode 033 – UFC Shanghai: Bisping vs. Gastellum appeared first on Combat Sports Talk.

With the “Boomerang” altercation between Fabricio Werdum and Colby Covington dominating the MMA Headlines, Ryan and KC provide their takes on the situation. Get a recap on the action at Bellator 188 and UFC Sydney, more headlines and the upcoming UFC Fight Card in Shanghai, China. The post Episode 032 – Bellator 188 and UFC Sydney appeared first on Combat Sports Talk.

Bellator finally wins the battle for this weeks headlines with controversy at their event in Dublin, Ireland when UFC superstar Conor McGregor crashes the promotion and gets into an altercation with a referee. In the quiet city of Norfolk, VA, Dustin Poirier took another step closer to a title shot with a round 3 stoppage […] The post Episode 031 – UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis appeared first on Combat Sports Talk.

All eyes were on Madison Square Garden for UFC 217 in New York city where there were three titles on the line, and Georges St. Pierre (GSP) returned to the octagon to face Michael Bisping for the Middleweight title. It was GSPs first fight in 4 years and in a weightclass 15 lbs heavier than […] The post Episode 030 – UFC 217: The Return of Georges St. Pierre appeared first on Combat Sports Talk.

KC and Ryan go toe to toe on the topic of Trash Talk in the UFC and discuss whether lines can be crossed in an attempt to sell a fight. With examples from the UFC 217 conference call and the UFC Fight Night 117 Colby Covington ring interview, they discuss what’s fair game and if […] The post Episode 029: The Trash Talk Episode appeared first on Combat Sports Talk.

There were fisticuffs from the two leading MMA promotions on Friday and Saturday Night. Bellator 185 from uncasville, CT where UFC Veteran Gegard Mousasi made his Bellator debut. The UFC travelled to Gdansk Poland to see if Darren Till could overcome his greatest test to date, the always fun to watch Donald Cowboy Cerrone. Hear […] The post Episode 028 – UFC Poland: Cerrone vs. Till appeared first on Combat Sports Talk.

This weekend Combat Sports Talk returns to action with Bellator 185 and UFC Fight Night from Poland. On this episode Ryan and KC discuss the fires in Northern California, the long term effects of fighting on athletes, the ethics of marketing violence, drug testing, and what it takes to be the greatest of all time […] The post Episode 027 – UFC Poland and Bellator 185 appeared first on Combat Sports Talk.