Inside the Clinch : MMA Podcast

On Round 23 of Inside the Clinch, John and Eric break down the historic UFC 261 Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal. This card had 3 title fights including Jorge Usman vs Kamaru Masvidal, Wei Li Zhang vs Rose Namajunas, and Valentina Schevchenko vs Jessica Andrade. Also on the card was former UFC champion Chris Weidman who took Uriah Hall in rematch which did not go as planned. To kick off the main event, former LHW title challenger Anthony Smith took on a young Jimmy Crute. Similarly this fight did not go as planned for Crute, and we break it all down.

UFC Fight Night this Saturday is low-key stacked!

Dominick Reyes (12-2) will be taking on Jiri Prochazka (27-3-1) in a LHW bout. After KO’ing Weidman in 2019, Reyes has lost consecutively to Jon Jones (controvesial) and more recently to the Polish Power aka LHW champ @jan . Prochazka, the former @rizen champion is currently on a 11-fight win streak and is as tough as they come. 

In the co-main, we have Georgias Giga Chikadze (12-2) who will be taking on fan-favorite and UFC veteran Cub Swanson (27-11). Chikadze is an exciting fighter currently on a 7-fight win streak and is extremely dangerous on the feet. In my opinion, this fight is ‘stepping stone’ fight for Chikadze. A win over Swanson will surely get him more widely recognized by the MMA community. This and the remainder of the card is discussed on this weeks edition of Inside the Clinch. 

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We just passed an exciting week in the combat sports world. Whether  we like it or not, Jake Paul's KO victory over the MMA legend Ben Askren stole the weeks headlines. Whats next for the Youtube superstar who is now 3-0 as a pro boxer? Robert Whitaker yet again demonstrates why he is one of the best middleweights in the world and why the Israel Adesanya rematch is inevitable . Also this week, we had Bellator 257. Big nights for both Vadim Nemkov and Corey Anderson as they move along the Bellator LHW Grand Prix bracket. UFC 261 Usman vs Masvidal 2 will be featuring 3 title fights! We break all this down and more on this episode. 

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This week, we got to talk to the legendary cut-man, Jacob "Stitch" Duran! This interview dives deep into Duran's Career, even prior to his days  in the sport of MMA and Boxing. Before a world known cut-man, Duran was a kickboxing trainer in California. The transition in to being a cut-man was easy Duran says. Duran had the opportunity to work with some of the biggest fighters in the combat sports world  including Lyoto Machida, Fedor Emelianenko, the Klitschko brother, George St Pierre, Tj Dillishaw, Conor Mcgregor, Caine Velasquiz, and the list goes on. He gave us a glimpse of what the experience has been like being around pioneers of the sport and how that changed his own life. This interview encompasses the details on Duran's feud with Dana White which ultimately led to the release of Duran from the UFC in 2015. Outside of fighting, Duran has been busy filming with some of the biggest actors in the world. Duran describes his relationship with the cast of Rocky and Creed, and maybe offers a sneak peek into Creed 3? Listen to find out!

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On round 21 of Inside the Clinch,  we preview this weeks UFC Fight Card: Marvin Vettori vs Kevin Holland. Other notable names on the card include Mackenzie Dern, Nina Nunes, Arnold Allen, Sadiq Yusuf,  Mike Perry, and Jim Miller. This UFC fight card will feature a total of 14 fights, and we break it all down for you. 

The UFC moves on from Reebok and signs a deal with Venum. We break down the detail of this deal and give our thoughts and opinions on UFC's new clothing sponsor.

2 Legends in Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Alvarez suffer defeat this Wednesday on One Championship which aired on TNT for the first time. Two very strange losses, one with great controversy around it.

All this and more including topics on Jon Jones, Valerie Loureda of Bellator, and the one and only, Joe Rogan. 
 
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On this episode, we reflect on this past weekend card, UFC 260 where the most accomplished heavyweight of all time, Stipe Miocic put his belt on the line against a scary Francis Ngannou for the second time. Whats next for both fighters? Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley fought the last fight on his UFC contract against Vicente Luque. Should Tyron Woodley retire?  Coming off a loss, Sean O Malley put it all on line against Thomas Almeida. 

The UFC is finalizing a date for Conor Mcgregor vs Dustin Poirier 3, former UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate is making a return to MMA, and things  get cringy at Jake Paul and Ben Askren Conference to Thriller. All this and more on Round 20 of Inside the Clinch.

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On this Round of Inside the Clinch, Eric is joined by Pulat to discuss Khamzat's latest tweet, their opinions on this weekend's main event of Derek Brunson vs Kevin Hollland, BJJ star Gordon Ryan signs with ONE Championship, as well as their predictions for this weekends PPV UFC 260.

We had the pleasure of interviewing one of Bellator's rising prospects, "Magic" Norbert Novenyi Jr. At only 21 years old, he is currently undefeated at 5-0 including 4 submission wins. He tells us how he got into this sport, some goals he wants to achieve, and the story behind his nickname. This young fighter is eager to make a return as soon as possible! You're going to want to watch his career closely! 

On Round 18 of Inside the Clinch, for the first time John and Eric are joined by their former wrestling and judo teammates Pulat, and David; two  accomplished martial artists in the sport of judo/ sambo, and wrestling. The boys recap a UFC 259 card that did not necessarily live up to its full potential of being "the best card of all time"  as we thought it would, but it was definitely and exciting and controversial one. We dedicate a lot of time to talk about the championships fights on this card. Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya put his undefeated record on the line by fighting the current light-heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz. The greatest female on the planet, Amanda Nunes defends her featherweight strap against the highly regarded Megan Anderson who is now a free agent?? Perhaps the most controversial and disappointing fights of the night was between LAW MMA's Aljamain Sterling and American Top Team's former bantamweight Champion Petr Yan. The card also included top light-heavyweight contenders in Aleksander Rakic and Thiago Santos along with former Bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, and Islam Machachev, the cousin of Khabib Normagumedov,  who absolutely made a statement in the lightweight division on Saturday night.  This weekend  we have another Fight Night headlined by Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad. All this and more including recent MMA news and fight bookings on this round of Inside the Clinch.

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On Round 17, of Inside the Clinch we discuss the not so entertaining UFC Vegas 20 Card, Dana White's dissatisfaction with Ciryl Gane's performance, what's next for Gane and Rozenstruik, Magomed Ankalaev's big win this weekend , along with the remainder of the card. We then discuss perhaps one of the best UFC fight cards of all time, UFC 259, set for this weekend. The card is featuring 3 title fights: Israel Adesanya vs Jan. Blachowicz, Amanda Nunes vs Megan Anderson, and Petr Yan vs Aljimain Sterling.  Other huge names such as Thiago Santos, Islam Machachev, Dominick Cruz, Joseph Benavidez, along with others will be featured on this card. We breakdown the card, and give you our thoughts and predictions. Khamzat Chimaev releases retirement statement, Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier Drama, and more on this round of Inside the Clinch.

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On Round 16 of Inside the Clinch,  your hosts John and Eric are reunited to talk MMA after a weeks break. Last weekend Derick Lewis pulled off the biggest main event upset in 5 years by defeating the streaking formerly #2 ranked heavyweight Curtis Blaydes. Does Derick Lewis have the heaviest hands in the UFC? On the same card, other heavyweight legends including Andrei Arlovski, and Oleksei Oleinik faced defeat; we now have two additional heavyweight forces in Tom Aspinall, and Chris Daukaus. We cover all this, the remainder of the UFC Fight Night main card, and give our thoughts on the current heavyweight division. 

The PFL has announced their seasons return date- April 23rd. On the card, former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis will be making his PFL debut against former UFC fighter, Clay Collard.  Also, the 2-season PFL champion Lance Palmer will be taking on Bubba Jenkins to kick of the main card. We give our thoughts on this event as well as give our predictions on the fights.

This weekend, we will once again have a heavyweight main event. France’s Ciryl Gane will be taking on Jairzinho Rozenstruik. We breakdown this fight and determine what it could potentially mean for the division.

The long lost Kevin Lee calls out Tony Ferguson. Where has Kevin Lee been? We give our thoughts on the potential matchup

All this and more including recent MMA news, stories, and headlines on Round 16 of Inside the Clinch.