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History was made this weekend. Darrion Caldwell won the Bellator Bantamweight Championship. Tony Ferguson stopped Kevin Lee in the third round to win the interim Lightweight championship. Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson executed his “Mighty Armbar” and defeated Ray Borg to earn his 11th straight title defense. Check out the rest of the episodes as we […] The post Episode 026 – UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee appeared first on Combat Sports Talk.

In this episode we preview a weekend of fights featuring Bellator 184 and UFC 216. With titles on the line in both promotions, history will be made on Friday and Saturday nights. Get KC’s Upset Alert and hear our picks for $50K contenders while we cover the stories making headlines in the MMA world this […] The post Episode 025 – Bellator 184 and UFC 216 appeared first on Combat Sports Talk.

It was a full weekend of fights with the UFC Fight Night Japan and on Bellator 183. There were so many first round finishes that the events were more highlight reel than competition. Listen to our latest episode where we discuss the results of all the matches on Friday and Saturday night and cover some […] The post Episode 024 – Fight Night Japan and Bellator 183 appeared first on Combat Sports Talk.

In this week’s episode, we recap the epic weekend of events that took place on Saturday Night in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Luke Rockhold returned to the octagon to defeat David Branch while boxing fans were disappointed by a split draw in the GGG Golovkin vs Canelo Alvarez fight. Get all the action, the latest news, and […] The post Episode 023 – UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch appeared first on Combat Sports Talk.

In this podcast, KC and I wrap up the action from UFC 215, cover some headlines in the MMA world and preview the fights leading up to the next big event. For a card that was ravaged by mishaps, and last minute replacements, the fighters put on a performance for the history books Saturday night. […] The post Episode 022 – UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko appeared first on Combat Sports Talk.

It was the fight of the year, and we weren’t disappointed. Conor McGregor failed to shock the world, falling to Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Jr in the 10th round, Saturday, August 26. KC and I wrap up all the action and we look to the MMA world for news on Jon Jones’ post-214 drug test, the […] The post Episode 021 – Mayweather vs. McGregor appeared first on Combat Sports Talk.

It’s been a long, long time since we posted an episode, but KC and I are back to wrap up the card of the year, Jones vs. Cormier 2.  There was a little ring rust for us in the studio, but clearly not for Jon Jones who knocked out Daniel Cormier in the third.  We […] The post Episode 020 – UFC 214: Jones vs. Cormier 2 Wrap Up appeared first on Combat Sports Talk.

After a long hiatuses, Jones returned to the Octagon and Combat Sports Talk returned to the Air.  We recap UFC 197, discuss the headlines coming out of the event, and chat about the UFC pulling Conor McGregor from UFC 200.  We finish with a short Fight Soundtrack to close out the show. The post EPISODE 019 – UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux WRAP UP appeared first on Combat Sports Talk.

In this episode, we take a look back at the year of fights that was 2015 and honor the fighters whose performances were the stuff of legend.  Across 10 categories, we recognize the athletes who went big and delivered memories we’ll enjoy for years to come.  We also wrap up UFC Orlando: Dos Anjos vs. […] The post Episode 018 – 2015 Excellence Awards appeared first on Combat Sports Talk.

One Hour Special! 30 minutes couldn’t contain our excitement for the weekend of fights starting Thursday with Rose Namajunas’ destruction of PVZ, Frankie’s Friday Night Lights-Out KO of Chad Mendes, and the epic battle that wasn’t, Conor McGregor’s 13 second assassination of the King, Jose Aldo at UFC 194. Our panel of experts, Red Mattos, […] The post Episode 017 – UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor Wrap Up appeared first on Combat Sports Talk.