Combat Sports Talk

We are finally back with lights on and in warm homes! We recap UFC Vegas 19 and Derrick Lewis' super necessary finish of Curtis Blaydes, give our takes on UFC 258, discuss headlines and make our fight picks for UFC Vegas 20 as the parade of heavyweights continue with Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Ciryl Gane this weekend.

Megan Anderson was the topic of discussion this week when two of her fellow UFC fighters discussed having intercourse with her on a podcast.  This episode we discuss this incident, react to whether any of it was appropriate and discuss whether the apology was sufficient.  We discuss the logjam at the top of the Lightweight division, the attractiveness of a scarred face and we preview UFC Vegas 18: Overeem vs. Volkov.

All eyes were on Fight Island, Abu Dhabi Saturday Night for UFC 257: Poirier vs McGregor 2, a rematch of their 2014 meeting where McGregor finished Poirier in the first round.  The question on everyone's lips were would Poirier get his revenge, or would Conor McGregor stroll into the octagon after another lengthy absence to outclass another opponent like he did Cowboy Cerrone in 2020?  Dustin Poirier delivered Conor McGregor his first KO loss.  We recap the entire the event, the fallout from the action, and share our takes on what should happen next.

We're back after a restful break.  What did we miss?  This week we're talking about the UFC's donation to brain health, Paige VanZant's headlining Knucklemania, Dan Hooker playing McGregor Roulette, the hopelessness of the UFC ladder, and some other headlines we missed while out on vacation.  We'll end the show with a preview of UFC Fight Island 7: Holloway vs Kattar debuting on ABC.

In our final show of 2020, we are going to recap UFC Vegas 17: Thompson vs. Neal from last Saturday Night.  We'll talk about Canelo Alvarez's unification of the Super Middleweight Belt, Jake Paul's harassment of Conor McGregor, and Dana White's victory over a naysaying media.  

We recap UFC 256: Figueiredo vs Moreno, arguably the fight of the year.  Hell, the entire card may have been the card of the year.  From surprising knockouts, unbreakable spirits, and a back-and-forth war for the ages, UFC 256 had everything a fight fan could ask for. Hear our UFC 256 discussion, top headlines, and fight picks for the last UFC event of 2020, UFC Vegas 17: Thompson vs Neal.

Saturday night, Errol Spence Jr. returned from a car accident 14 months ago to defend his IBF and WBC titles, and late fight replacement Marvin Vettori took advantage of opportunity to catapult into the top 5 with his defeat of Jack Hermansson.  On the heels of the final PPV of the year, the UFC loses 3 fighters to COVID-19.  Dana White tells the press 60 fighters will be cut from the promotion by the end of the year.  Floyd Mayweather returns to fight an exhibition against YouTuber Logan Paul, and Snoop starts a celebrity boxing league.  Get more headlines, and hear our picks for Bellator 254 and UFC 256.

On Saturday Night, the long-awaited return of "Iron" Mike Tyson delivered a performance that left people asking what could have been in the 8 round exhibition match with Roy Jones Jr.  The card also featured two entertaining matchups and a brutal knockout performance delivered by YouTube sensation Jake Paul.  On the same night, Anthony "Lionheart" Smith defeated Devin Clark via triangle choke to save a card that lost its main event to COVID-19.  Khabib Nurmagomedov buys Gorilla Fighting Championship to become a fight promoter and questions have arised whether his upcoming meeting with Dana White in Abu Dhabi is about going for 30-0 OR signing an agreement to promote his new promotion.  Get this discussion, more headlines and fight picks for UFC Vegas 16: Hermansson vs. Vettori.