Host Dan Levi & Nick Kalikas ( @fightodds ) break down UFC 311: Islam Makhachev vs Arman Tsarukyan 2 from a betting, fantasy, insider, and analyst perspective. Levi & Kalikas cover the entire UFC 311 fight card from the main event to the opening prelim and provide a pick for each fight. This is episode 569 of Half The Battle!

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro

1:21 - Arman Tsarukyan vs Islam Makhachev

10:08 - Umar Nurmagomedov vs Merab Dvalishvili

16:33 - Jamahal Hill vs Jiri Prochazka

21:48 - Renato Moicano vs Beneil Dariush

26:50 - Reiner de Ridder vs Kevin Holland

31:17 - Bogdan Guskov vs Billy Elekana

33:14 - Payton Talbott vs Raoni Barcelos

35:47 - Jailton Almeida vs Sergei Spivak

38:57 - Carlos Diego Ferreira vs Grant Dawson

42:40 - Ailin Perez vs Karol Rosa

45:32 - Rinya Nakamura vs Muin Gafurov

47:00 - Bernardo Sopaj vs Ricky Turcios

47:38 - Tagir Ulanbekov vs Clayton Carpenter

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Host Dan Levi & Liam Heslin (@LiamPicksFights) go LIVE on Half The Battle to give their annual top 10 boldest MMA predictions for 2025.

What are your boldest MMA predictions for 2025???

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Host Dan Levi breaks down UFC Vegas 101: Mackenzie Dern vs Amanda Ribas 2 from a betting, fantasy, insider, and analyst perspective. Levi covers the entire UFC Vegas 101 fight card from the main event to the opening prelim and provides a pick for each fight. This is episode 567 of Half The Battle!

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro

1:03 - Amanda Ribas vs Mackenzie Dern

4:47 - Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Carlston Harris

9:03 - Abdul Razak Alhassan vs Cesar Almeida

11:47 - Austin Bashi vs Christian Rodriguez

15:00 - Roman Kopylov vs Chris Curtis

17:54 - Uros Medic vs Punahele Soriano

20:34 - Felipe Bunes vs Jose Johnson

22:07 - Marco Tulio vs Ihor Potieria

25:39 - Trey Ogden vs Thiago Moises

28:44 - Jacobe Smith vs Preston Parsons

30:41 - Ernesta Kareckaite vs Nicolle Caliari

32:04 - Bruno Lopes vs Magomed Gadzhiyasulov

34:46 - Fatima Kline vs Victoria Dudakova

37:16 - Nurullo Aliev vs Joe Solecki

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Half The Battle Presents: This Week In MMA hosted by Daniel Levi. Your source for real MMA news with a touch of sarcasm. Episode 5. Enjoy!

Timestamps:

(0:00) - Intro

(0:17) - Jake Shields demonetized from X

(1:40) - Khabib Nurmagomedov will corner 3 fighters at UFC 311

(2:41) - Islam Makhachev’s incredible grappling

(3:53) - Dricus Du Plessis & Khamzat Chimaev go back & forth

(5:09) - Chimaev grapples Luke Rockhold

(6:53) - Jon Jones doesn’t do any appearances for less than 100K

(7:55) - Alex Pereira says he’s not fighting Magomed Ankalaev

(10:13) - Rumors circulate of Alex Pereira vs Khamzat Chimaev

(11:27) - Alex Pereira boxing in South Korea

(12:36) - Mike Davis vs Fares Ziam Fight Announcement

(13:33) - Sean O'Malley social media break

(14:47) - Fan asked Suga Sean to kick his ass

(15:43) - Merab Dvalishvili denied UFC PI access while Umar is there

(18:32) - Jiri Prochazka's unorthodox training methods

(19:27) - Jamahal Hill's assessment of Jiri as an opponent

(20:32) - Manel Kape vs Brandon Royval main event announced

(21:46) - Beneil Dariush hints at retirement

(24:39) - Mateus Mendonca fractures penis

(26:49) - Chris Curtis accuses Roman Kopylov of having spies in camp

(28:02) - Igor Severino wins first fight since UFC release & wears Hannibal mask

(29:26) - Demetrious Johnson checks on brain health & no longer spars

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Host Daniel Levi & guest co-host Andrew Gombas hold their annual Best of Awards in MMA & UFC, this time for the year 2024. Tap in to hear all your favorite categories!

Timestamps:

(0:00) - Intro

(0:47) - KO of the Year

(3:23) - Sub of the Year

(6:22) - Fight of the Year

(9:18) - Fighter of the Year

(11:35) - Upset of the Year

(15:28) - Breakthrough Fighter of the Year

(18:50) - Performance of the Year

(21:50) - Rookie of the Year

(24:44) - Story of the Year

(28:57) - Jay Perrin Jobber of the Year

(33:17) - Darrick Minner Stunt of the Year

(37:44) - #1 Pound for Pound fighter on Roster

(40:32) - Gym of the Year

(42:18) - Coach of the Year

(44:06) - Best Bets of 2024

(56:34) - Worst Bets of 2024

(1:05:09) - UFC Champs This Time Next Year Every Division

(1:24:37) - Andrew Gombas Handicapper of the Year

(1:36:49) - Dan Levi Comeback Capper of the Year

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Half The Battle Presents: This Week In MMA hosted by Daniel Levi. Episode 4. Enjoy!

Timestamps:

(0:00) - Intro

(0:38) - Joaquin Buckley dominates Colby Covington

(6:32) - Cub Swanson with another legendary highlight

(9:39) - Manel Kape shines and earns title shot vs Pantoja?

(10:50) - Dustin Jacoby gets back on track

(12:30) - Joel Alvarez, Sean Woodson, Felipe Lima UFC Tampa performances

(13:04) - Dustin Poirier, Cub Swanson, Billy Q wholesome exchange

(13:51) - Anthony Pettis Showtime Kick 14 year anniversary

(15:16) - New Conor McGregor training footage

(17:06) - Ilia Topuria hints move to lightweight

(18:44) - Bibert Tumenov vicious knockout over Raush Manfio

(19:47) - Alexander Shlemenko still winning fights in 2024

(20:33) - Vadim Nemkov pulls out of Corey Anderson trilogy

(22:29) - Patchy Mix wants out of PFL/Bellator contract

(23:15) - Rizvan Kuniev gets Curtis Blaydes for UFC Debut

(24:06) - Khamzat Chimaev goes rabbit hunting with semi autos

(24:59) - Greg Hardy gets brutally KO'd in boxing

(26:01) - One armed fighter KO's opponent

(27:23) - Patricio Pitbull teases UFC debut

(28:42) - Dana White wants Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall in 2025

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Host Dan Levi breaks down UFC Tampa: Colby Covington vs Joaquin Buckley from a betting, fantasy, insider, and analyst perspective. Levi covers the entire UFC Tampa fight card from the main event to the opening prelim and provides a pick for each fight. This is episode 563 of Half The Battle!

TIMESTAMPS:

(0:00) - Intro

(0:54) - Joaquin Buckley vs Colby Covington

(11:17) - Cub Swanson vs Billy Quarantillo

(17:26) - Manel Kape vs Bruno Silva

(19:45) - Vitor Petrino vs Dustin Jacoby

(22:26) - Daniel Marcos vs Adrian Yanez

(25:32) - www.Bet105.eu Promo

(26:26) - Navajo Stirling vs Tuco Tokkos

(29:11) - Ottman Azaitar vs Michael Johnson

(31:10) - Joel Alvarez vs Drakkar Klose

(32:59) - Sean Woodson vs Fernando Padilla

(35:51) - Felipe Lima vs Miles Johns

(38:51) - Miranda Maverick vs Jamey Lyn Horth

(40:30) - Ramon Taveras vs Davey Grant

(42:50) - Piera Rodriguez vs Josefine Knutsson

(48:18) - Fight & Fighter To Watch

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Half The Battle Presents: This Week In MMA hosted by Daniel Levi. Episode 3. Enjoy!

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

0:23 - Pantoja calls out Demetrious Johnson

6:17 - Sean Strickland & Khamzat Chimaev talk trash

8:59 - Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Ian Garry aftermath

10:52 - Belal Muhammad & Kamaru Usman exchange words

12:16 - Doo Ho Choi calls out Bryce Mitchell

13:09 - Vicente Luque feel good story at UFC 310

14:12 - Joaquin Buckley fighting out contract vs Colby Covington at UFC Tampa

15:33 - Merab Dvalishvili & Umar Nurmagomedov bad blood

17:17 - Carlos Prates fight update

19:00 - Tommy Fury pulls out of Darren Till fight

21:40 - Tyson Nam gets set up in Japan

23:35 - The NFC returns this Friday

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Half The Battle Presents: This Week In MMA hosted by Daniel Levi. Episode 2. Enjoy!

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

0:25 - Conor McGregor loses prominent sponsors

1:36 - Is Merab Dvalishvili ducking Umar Nurmagomedov?

6:09 - Luana Pinheiro says Gillian Robertson elbowed her in the "anus"

6:53 - Michael Chandler says he beats Charles Oliveira 9/10x

8:04 - Khabib subtweets crypto scam coin

10:25 - Vadim Nemkov to UFC?

11:26 - 5 PFL fighters that need to fight in the UFC

16:44 - Khamzat Chimaev & Arman Tsarukyan grappling

18:45 - PFL can't get out of their own way

21:01 - Jon Jones still playing games with Aspinall

22:48 - Francis Ngannou chimes in on Jon Jones situation

24:38 - PFL using amateur bouts to fill cards

26:28 - UFC 310 quick preview

28:31 - UFC 311 fight rumors & announcements

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Host Dan Levi breaks down UFC 310: Alexandre Pantoja vs Kai Asakura & Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Ian Garry from a betting, fantasy, insider, and analyst perspective. Levi covers the entire UFC 310 fight card from the main event to the opening prelim and provides a pick for each fight. This is episode 561 of Half The Battle!

TIMESTAMPS:

(0:00) - Intro

(0:55) - Alexandre Pantoja vs Kai Asakura

(9:33) - Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Ian Machado Garry

(18:30) - Ciryl Gane vs Alexander Volkov

(21:38) - Bryce Mitchell vs Kron Gracie

(26:01) - Doo Ho Choi vs Nate Landwehr

(32:39) - www.bet105.eu Promo

(33:28) - Dominick Reyes vs Anthony Smith

(37:51) - Themba Gorimbo vs Vicente Luque

(42:07) - Movsar Evloev vs Aljamain Sterling

(46:27) - Randy Brown vs Bryan Battle

(52:09) - Chris Weidman vs Eryk Anders

(53:43) - Cody Durden vs Josh Van

(56:40) - Michael Chiesa vs Max Griffin

(1:00:28) - Chase Hooper vs Clay Guida

(1:01:58) - Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Lukasz Brzeski

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