Fight Talk Unlimited

This week, we dive right into the biggest boxing match of the year so far with Canelo Alvarez facing Terrence Crawford in a battle for the ages. Tony predicts Crawford by decision. We also discuss the announcement of an exhibition bout between Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather. We recap some events from Dana White's Contender Series and preview the Lopes versus Silva card. 

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This week it's Tom and Rich on the broadcast. We discuss a hitch in the Jake Paul versus Gervonta Davis fight, Mike Tyson outing Paul for paying him $10 million to lose their fight, and all criminal charges being dropped against Jon Jones.  We also discuss the latest UFC Fight Night with Borralho facing Imavov in a clash of Titans. Tom and Rich also get to chatting about the growth of the UFC and the current fighter lawsuit. That evolves into an expansive fighter pay discussion. Finally we finish up with boxing previews and recaps anda  shout out to Tony watching the Eagles game with his father tonight. 

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During this wide-ranging interview with Boyd Melson, we discuss his latest educational pursuits, his boxing career, his deployment to Iraq, and his launch of https://raindropsmindset.com/. 

Boyd also speaks about his friendship with Former Professional Boxer and Current Boxing Analyst Shawn Porter. He also provides some sage advice for fighters across all combat sports who may suffer from anxiety on fight night. Boyd is a very well-educated West Point graduate who also attended Harvard to study psychology. He additionally contributes to a variety of mental and physical coaching efforts and serves as a motivational speaker.  

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This week Tom, Rich, and Tony cover all the various MMA and Boxing events. We highlight the fantastic performance by Moses Itauma, who knocked out Dillian Whyte in the first round a couple of weeks ago. We also discuss Jake Paul signing up to fight an exhibition bout with Gervonta Davis. Paul will likely outweight Davis significantly at fight time, but all of us agree he has no chance to come away with the win. We also end the show with a long chat about Raja Jackson, the son of "Rampage" Jackson. Raja physically assaulted a pro wrestler in what was supposed to be a staged performance. He is now potentially facing criminal charges in California. 

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This week Tom, Tony and Rich start the show by discussing the $7.7 billion broadcasting deal the UFC just inked with Paramount. We get into all the nuances of the story from how it might impact fighter pay to how fans will benefit with the elimination of pay per view fees. We then cross over to boxing where we discuss two fighter fatalities from the same Japanese boxing card. The development is inspiring some major reforms there. We then preview and recap this weekend's boxing action and delve into the Tornado Warning from Tony and the Psychic Vision from Tom. Finally we recap last week's UFC card and prevew two stacked cards in MMA: The latest PFL Championship Round and UFC 319 featuring Dricus Duplessis and Khamzat Chimaev in the main event. Rich gives his betting predicitons for both cards. We also introduce our latest sponsor at Elite Sports, which is a manufacturer of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu gear from gi belts to grappling dummies. 

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This week we have a hefty opening segment discussing the legacy of Hulk Hogan. There's a new tribute posted on fightnewsunlimited.com written by Tony, so our discussion starts with that. We also get into a deep discussion about paranormal experiences in light of the cloud seen at a Hulk Hogan Memorial last week. We then cover the latest combat sports news before Tom gives us his "Psychic Vision" of the week and Tony offers us his weekly "Tornado Warning." Finally, we recap and preview some boxing action and then get down to the MMA fighting to conclude the show. We recap and preview UFC and PFL cards, giving us plenty of material to fill up a long show this week.

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This week, we cover lots of ground on the broadcast. We begin with a rundown of the combat sports news of the week. We discuss Rory MacDonald's potential comeback to MMA, Gervonta Davis potentially retiring from boxing, and some late great boxing personalities who recently passed away. We also go in depth about Claressa Shields potentially fighting Laila Ali and Jake Paul's next potential opponent. Then we get into a recap of the Renier De Ridder versus Robert Whitaker UFC card from last week and the upcoming UFC Fight Night event from the Apex in Las Vegas. Tony provides his "Tornado Warning" for the week, and Tom gives an eloquent "Psychic Vision." Then we dive into the boxing results from last week and the upcoming bouts on the schedule. Finally we end with a preview of the PFL event Friday night. 

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This week Tom, Tony and Rich discuss lots of boxing to begin the show and tons of MMA to finish up the broadcast. We recap last week's Amanda Serrano versus Katie Taylor card, and we discuss Jake Paul's next step with his own career as well as with Serrano (Rich thinks she might battle Holly Holm next). We also recap Shakur Stevenson's dominant performance as well as Edgar Berlanga's disappointing flop. We then dive deep into the upcoming schedule that includes a Usyk versus Dubois bout across the pond. We get into a deep chat about Rocky Marciano's training regimen as well, thanks to this video that Tony sent to us this week: https://youtu.be/TmmY9o1FxAk?si=_TEmEaL_cv_ZCMf-  

We finish the show going over some of this week's MMA and boxing news before going into a recap of last week's UFC event featuring Teixeira vs. Lewis. We get into some controversy about the end of the fight and Lewis telling Ariel Helwani before the fight that the UFC is staged and he would get the first round knockout. He told Helwani it was all part of the script and encouraged fans to bet on the first round KO. We also preview this weekend's UFC 318 card with Rich offering betting picks and Tom and Rich both providing opposite selections for the main event. Rich thinks it will not go the distance, while Tom is sure it will. We also preview this weekend's PFL event from South Africa. 

We also spend a lot of time discussing this article from the MMA Draw folks:

 https://www.themmadraw.com/p/the-trumpturkitko-triple-takeover

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This week we discuss the boxing results from last week and the upcoming schedule for this weekend, headlined by the trilogy fight for Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor. We also Preview another UFC fight night featuring Derrick Lewis battling Tallison Teixeira in the main event this Saturday. We also chat about Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. getting himself in trouble and why he was not detained and set for deportation prior to his bout with Jake Paul instead of after the fight took place. We get into the nature of his charges as well. We also talk about Jake Paul threatening lawsuits against those who suggest his fights are staged. Finally we end with a brief discussion about Donald Trump's plans to hold a UFC card on the grounds of the White House for next year to celebrate Independence Day and the 250th anniversary of the US declaring their freedom. 

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This week it's Rich and Tony on the broadcast while Tom takes a week off. We cover the week's major combat sports news first with Julio Cesar Chavez Junior leading the coverage thanks to his arrest and potential deportation. We follow up with a discussion on Jake Paul getting ranked #14 after beating JCC Junior last weekend. We also mention that Eric "Butterbean" Esch is looking to fight Paul next, even though it is more likely Paul will face Gilberto Ramirez, a former guest of our show. We also chronicle the potential comeback of Tyson Fury to boxing thanks to the Sheikh. Ben Askren's successful lung transplant is also in the news thanks to what appears to be significant financial donations by the Tate brothers and Jake Paul. Another story we discuss is Sean Strickland going after a fighter who beat one of his trainees over last weekend. One more big story is Molly "Meatball" McCann moving into boxing after her UFC retirement. We then bring on our guest this week Matthew O'Neil, who talks about an incident where he killed a terrorist in the year 2000 out in Colorado Springs. O'Neill also has a background of competing in multiple sports, including boxing. He chats with us about his military experience, all his athletic accomplishments, and his career in journalism. We end the broadcast with a review of this weekend's boxing schedule and full recaps of the MMA action from last weekend and a preview of a PFL card Friday night in Riyadh. 

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