FIGHT! An MMA Podcast

The Ultimate Fighter 24 coach Joseph Benavidez joins Bob & Danny to talk about his upcoming bout Saturday night against fellow coach and former FIGHT! guest Henry "Speakerphone" Cejudo. Hear why MMA is like a big family, how language barriers can be fun, and Joseph's feelings about his "squad of strange little men."

FIGHT! is taking a hiatus. Bob and Danny are passionate about MMA, but their jobs as sports journalists/radio hosts have become all-encompassing until the end of the NFL season. Stay tuned to @fightMMApodcast on Twitter for all the latest on our triumphant return. Thank you for listening. Happy Holidays. We'll see ya again soon.

Welcome to a family-only Thanksgiving edition of FIGHT! Bob & Danny are guest-free as they really break down what a Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather fight would actually look like. Would it be as disappointing as Batman v Superman? Would a win put Conor on top of the fight world? Can Floyd even read?

Also: Danny gives Spanish lessons, Fedor signs with Bellator (Is GSP next? Should Bellator just go "full Pride?"), and a look ahead at the next few months of UFC.

We've got a lot to unpack about last weekend's historic UFC 205 event at Madison Square Garden. Bob & Danny break it all down. They also talk to UFC Fight Night 99 headliner Gegard Mousasi about his upcoming rematch against the only man to knock him out in his 13-year MMA career Uriah Hall. What mistakes did he make last time, and what's his plan for defeating Hall in Belfast this Saturday? All that and more on FIGHT!

Ahead of the massively anticipated UFC 205 at Madison Square Garden this Saturday night, we're going double-barrel on this week's FIGHT! Bob & Danny talk to Miesha Tate about her upcoming UFC 205 fight with Raquel Pennington, and pick the brain of ESPN MMA writer Brett Okamoto live from the floor of MSG.

Also on the show: Rashad Evans is out of UFC 205, Jon Jones is suspended by the USADA, and... because of course... Conor McGregor.

Ronda Rousey is coming back to the UFC, but says she'll only be fighting 2 or 3 more times before she retires. Do we believe her? How hard is it to walk away? On today's FIGHT!, Bob & Danny talk to the first ever UFC Lightweight World Champion Jens "Lil Evil" Pulver about why some fighters stay beyond their prime and what inside them won't let them walk away.

Also on the show - Using Pokemon Go as workout motivation, which fights we're looking forward to most at UFC 205, Bob & Jens 7-hour MMA broadcast debacle, and Joanna Jedrzejcyzk admits: "I'm not having the biggest boobies."

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Nate "Rock" Quarry, co-host of Spike TV's MMA Uncensored Live & retired UFC champion is still fighting. He's part of an anti-trust lawsuit against the UFC in an effort to force the multi-billion dollar promotion to treat fighters, many who are living hand-to-mouth, more fairly.

Also on FIGHT!, we discuss Nate's "underground cool" comic book (zombiecagefighter.com), how Bob, a germophone, can explain rolling around in other people's sweat and blood, and Danny wonders if his PPV dollars are helping support an unjust business model.

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Senior UFC Writer for FOX Sports and UFC.com Damon Martin joins Bob & Danny to talk about Ronda's return to the cage, new ownership's recent layoffs of 15% of UFC staff, and who could pass as characters on Game of Thrones.

Also on FIGHT!, Bob is sick of whiny fighters, Danny promises to be on good behavior when Michael Bisping comes on the show, and who likes Nick Diaz less: Bob or the USADA?

Follow Damon on twitter @DamonMartin, and check out his other passion at nerdcoremovement.com. TV/Movies/Comic books and much more. If ya' nerdy!

It's all about new blood on this week's FIGHT!

As MMA grows, will we see more pro athletes step into the cage like Brock Lesnar, CM Punk, and... Greg Hardy? Bob & Danny are joined in-studio by former UW Huskies football player, electrical engineer, and accomplished local fighter Brett Knopp about what it takes to fight your way up the ladder, setting goals, and the importance of good coaching.

Is there room in MMA for fighters from different sports? If so, Bob hopes they'll stay away from the UFC. And Danny is disappointed with Michael Bisping's... well... everything.

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Here Comes the Hate!TM

This week on FIGHT! Bob & Danny talk about fighters they hate the most, Danny finally gives his top 3 celebs he wants to see get trounced in the octagon, and who does he hate more: Hippies or the British?

This week's interview is with MMA legend, former Olympic wrestler, and the oldest fighter on UFC's roster Dan Henderson ahead of his UFC 204 rematch with Michael Bisping in jolly ol' England.

The guys ask Henderson how Pride is different from UFC, whether he thinks MMA will ever be an Olympic sport, and how the sport has changed in the 20 years he's been fighting.

Also on the show: what happens to fighters as they age, how Carson Daly is like a slug, and we play Danny's favorite Michael Bisping song.

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Will Brooks joins Bob & Danny ahead of his fight this weekend against Alex Oliviera at UFC Fight Night 96. They talk about his preparation & thoughts about his upcoming opponent, his last fight being only days before his wedding (and whether he was worried about having a busted face in his pictures), and Brooks's decision to speak publicly about his battle with depression. And it wouldn't be an episode of FIGHT! without some amazing Conor McGregor audio.