James Dixon catches up with me on the podcast ahead of his upcoming bout at CAGE WARRIORS 181 on November 23rd in Newcastle! James will be going head to head with fellow fighter Qendrim Pallata in a middleweight bout!

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James discusses how he's been preparing for his upcoming fight so far and what he makes of his opponent. I also ask James why in the past, fighters for some reason, always tend to avoid him. Could it be that as a fighter he is just too well rounded?

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Time Stamps:

Intro 0:00,

CAGE WARRIORS 181 0:11,

SHOCK FINISH! 1:52,

Opponent at CAGE WARRIORS 181 2:41,

Opponents avoiding you 5:35,

Fight Camp & Preparation 8:05,

fight preparation for a Big Fight 10:32,

MMA vs Bareknuckle boxing, which do you prefer? 12:17,

Promotions; Money vs Popularity 15:09,

Fighting away from home 18:26,

Podcasting and commentating 21:54,

UFC 308 MAX HOLLWAY VS ILIA TOPURIA 24:53,

UFC 308 ROBERT WHITTAKER VS KHAMZET CHIMAEV 26:49,

Shout outs 30:30,

New guest on the show! SUPER SHANE CAMPBELL LYTZZ joins me for a chat after his superb KNOCKOUT WIN at KOC MMA in France this past weekend!

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Still a young fighter, Shane has competed in numerous promotions around the world! Furthermore, he made his Professional debut in Bellator which has helped establish his name in mainstream MMA. On top of that, he works for PFL within their Fight Operations department. As a fighter, Shane is quite a rarity in the sport as he is not just competing in the sport but he also works in the sport.

WILL FLEURY joins me on the podcast guys!

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We cover everything! His previous fight at OKTAGON MMA 56, his current fight camp in preparation for OKTAGON MMA 62, his backstory, his team, the UFC, his views on certain MMA commentary, his upcoming bout at OKTAGON MMA 62 and a lot more!

The Current CAGE WARRIORS FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION HARRY HARDWICK joins Ike on the podcast! Harry discusses a range of topics including his past fight camps/fight preparations, starting his MMA career, Middlesbrough Fight Academy, his coach Abdoul Mohammed, him and his brother George being compared to the Diaz Brothers, fighting in the UFC and more!

Time Stamps:

Intro 0:00,

How does it feel being champion? 3:37,

Fight camp in preparation for title fight 6:09,

Getting into MMA 11:27,

Why MMA specifically? 14:31,

(MFA) Middlesbrough Fight Academy 17:52,

Future plans and The UFC 21:57,

Beef with Paul Hughes 27:10,

Trash talking 28:35,

Toughest Opponent 30:44,

Best venue fought in 32:02,

Social media influencers in Combat Sports 33:45,

Advice for Newer & Younger fighters 41:09,

BELLATOR or UKFC MMA or UFC 309? 43:08,

Nate Diaz & Nick Diaz 47:12,

Shout outs 50:09,

IRISH MMA CHAMPION DARRAGH KELLY! Joins Ike on the podcast to talk about his upcoming fight at BELLATOR CHAMPIONSHIP on September 14th!

Time Stamps:

Intro 0:00,

BELLATOR CHAMPIONS SERIES 1:00,

Fight Record 1:53,

Background & getting into MMA 3:32,

Nickname 5:11,

SBG Ireland 6:39,

Fighting in the UFC 8:22,

Advice for Newer & Younger Fighters 9:06,

Mental State of Mind Leading up to Fight Day 10:49,

Shout outs & Call Outs 11:42,

Ike is joined on the podcast by Scottish MMA Fighter STEVEN "BRAVE HEART" RAY!! An accomplished fighter in combat sports, Steven is a TWO TIME CHAMPION! CAGE WARRIORS LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION and BAMMA LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION!!

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Steven is set to compete at the upcoming PFL EURO 3 card, on the 28th September 2024 at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, where he will be going up against fellow fighter Lewis Long in a lightweight bout in the Main Event!!

CAGE WARRIORS BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION!! LIAM GITTENS joins Ike on the podcast!

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A highly ranked fighter! Not just here in the UK but across Europe! Liam discusses everything. What's it like being the current Cage Warriors Bantamweight Champion? His toughest opponent to date. New up and coming fighters at Next Generation Liverpool. Getting into MMA and he also gives some advice for the newer and younger fighters who starting out in the fight scene.

Time stamps:

Intro 0:00,

CAGE WARRIORS BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION 0:47,

Toughest Opponent 3:18,

Mental State Of Mind in the lead up to Fight Day 5:07,

Nick Name: Nightmare 7:13,

Next Generation MMA Gym 9:00,

Backstory & getting started in MMA 12:23,

UFC 21:06,

Competing in other weight classes 22:00,

Potential next fight 23:53,

Handling a loss 25:00,

Advice for younger and newer fighters 30:44,

Shout outs 31:59,

I'm joined on the show today by MMA Fighter JORDAN LITTLE!! Although he has recently turned PRO, he is already an amateur two time champion and a four nations silver medalist!! Fighting out of Range Martial Arts Centre in Gloucester, he has very impressive amateur record!!

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Jordan and I discuss his upcoming Professional Fight at CAGE WARRIORS 174 on the 20th July in London! What he makes of his opponent and how his amateur career does give him the upper hand in terms of experience.

PRO MMA FIGHTER ADAM CULLEN joins me on the show to discuss his upcoming fight against Ermil Xhaferi at CAGE WARRIORS 175 on the 25th July!!

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A very talented fighter, Adam has always managed to secure the win within the first round of the fight! Not forgetting the KNOCKOUT WIN that he landed within the first round of the fight he had against El Hadji Ndiaye, back at CAGE WARRIORS 136!! It was only 15 SECONDS into the fight!!!

The current BATTLE ARENA BRITISH WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION MIKEY TRANTER! Joins me on the podcast to talk about his career in MMA so far! Mikey and I talk about how he has achieved quite a lot in the sport in quite a short space of time. Particularly as he is still very young!

Mikey is coming off a recent WIN at the BATTLE ARENA 80 where he went head to head with fellow fighter James Hale! Furthermore, he took this fight on very short notice!