On Round 15 of Inside the Clinch, Eric is joined by Max, a longtime friend/teammate and former national judo champion in the mens 55KG weight division. Another exciting week in the combat sports world has passed us by. Kamaru Usman defends his welterweight belt against his former BJJ world champion and number #1 contender teammate, Gilbert Burns. Many people thought that Burns would be the man to de-throne Usman, however Usman had other plans last weekend. We break down this fight in its entirety along with the remaining UFC 258 PPV card. Following the fight there has been a lot of chatter on what's next for the welterweight division with Usman hinting at moving up in weight. We breakdown the full story and give our thoughts on a plausible and realistic scenario. But that will all wait on the sidelines, as we have 2 top contenders in the heavyweight division set to clash this weekend. #2 Curtis Blaydes will be taking on the hard hitting and always entertaining #4 Derick Lewis. We breakdown this fight and give our predictions, and also discuss what it means for the division moving forward. All this and MORE on Round 15 of Inside the Clinch!

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The Super Bowl is OVER! Tom Brady has now won more championships than anybody in NFL history! But of course, we were also spoiled with 2 combat sports events! On Friday,  former UFC fighter Paige VanZant made her BKFC debut. As predicted, the fight didn't go her way. However, we cannot say the same for former UFC middleweight Chris Leben who stepped into the ring for the last time in his career.  We give our takes on both performances, and on the promotional aspect of BKFC. If that wasn't enough, on Saturday we had UFC Vegas 18. Two absolute MMA legends in Alistair Overeem and Frankie Edgar lost in devastating fashions to rising prospects Alexander Volkov, and Cory Sandhagen respectfully. We give our takes on the main and co-main event and touch on several other intriguing fights that transpired at UFC Vegas 18. 

Next week, former teammates Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns will clash for the welterweight championship of the world. This card is absolutely stacked from top to bottom, and we let you know exactly what to look out for.  In welterweight, we have some of the biggest names in this sport including the BMF champion Jorge Masvidal, and Colby Covington, and it is the perfect time to have them fight.  We give our thoughts on the potential matchup and what it would mean for the division and the UFC brand. But perhaps the biggest name in the sport is still "The Notorious" Conor Mcgregor who had a message for the MMA community this week. All this and more on Round 14 of Inside the Clinch.

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On Round 13 of Inside the Clinch, we discuss the recent chatter and give our thoughts on the most stacked division in the UFC; the lightweight division. What’s next going forward for the top dogs- Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Dustin Poirier, Michael Chandler, Justin Gaetje, Charles Oliviera, and Dan Hooker? We give our thoughts and decipher between plausible outcomes.

 The UFC is back to Las Vegas this weekend for UFC Fight Island Overeem vs Volkov. We breakdown this card in its entirety and provide our predictions and thoughts on some of the betting lines. Also, this weekend, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) will be hosting an event which is projected to be its biggest event thus far. The event is headlined by former UFC fighters Paige Vanzant and Chris Leben. Will Paige regret this? Also, in MMA news, some recent fight bookings and cancellations. All this and more on this round of Inside the Clinch.

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On Round 12 of Inside the Clinch, we recap an exciting week on fight island. The fight between Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar headlined the first show last Saturday and oh boy did they deliver. Max Holloway absolutely put on a clinic as he easily dominated the entire fight. Several days later, Michael Chiesa demonstrated why he belongs at the top of the division with his big win over Neal Magny. All this lead to the UFC’s 2nd best PPV of all time- UFC 257: Poirier vs Mcgregor 2. We break down the entire story in and around this fight. On the same card, the former Bellator champion Michael Chandler made his highly anticipated UFC debut where he faced a tough ranked #6 Dan Hooker. We all know how that fight went. We offer our best match-making for the UFC lightweight division.

To wrap up, we talk about the recently announced 8 round boxing match between Ben Askren and Jake Paul. Ben Askren is a former 2x time NCAA champion, 2008 olympian, Bellator and one Championship champion. Jake Paul, a YouTube. Star is coming off a KO knockout over former NBA player Nate Robinson. We had a fun conversation. We Hope you enjoy!

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On Round 11 of Inside the Clinch we go over Max Holloway's impressive win over Boston's Calvin Kattar in which Max was able to break several UFC striking records at UFC Fight Island 7 on ABC. We make the claim for Max being the best featherweight on the planet and give our opinion on what what should be in store for each respective fighter moving forward in the UFC's featherweight division.

This weekend at UFC 257 the "Notorious" Conor Mcgregor is making his return to MMA in over a year where he will be taking on Dustin "Diamond" Poirier for the second time. We break down the fight and the keys to victory for each fighter. We rationalize what this fight means for the UFC's lightweight division moving forward. Also in the news; Conor Mcgregor is being sued for a sexual assault accusation dating from 2018 in Ireland. We breakdown the entire story and try to make sense of what it means and whether it will play a role in Conors performance this Saturday. On the same card in co-main event spot, the former 3-time Bellator lightweight champion, Michael Chandler will be making his UFC debut against New Zealand's Dan Hooker. We thoroughly break down this matchup and give our predictions on the outcome of this lightweight fight.  Lastly, we give our predictions for today's fight between Michael Chiesa and Neal Magny. Hope you enjoy!

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On Round 10 of Inside the Clinch, the guys preview and give their predictions on the main card of the first UFC Fight Card of 2021: UFC Fight Island 7. 

 Main card: 

Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar

Joaquin Buckley vs. Alessio Di Chirico

Punahele Soriano vs. Dusko Todorovic

Phil Hawes vs. Nassourdine Imavov

Matt Brown vs. Carlos Condit

Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Li Jingliang

 Some dark news in the MMA world; UFC fighter Irwin Rivera was arrested and charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing his sisters. On the brighter side of MMA news, testing positive for marijuana no longer violates the UFC’s anti-doping policy. The guys give their thoughts on these headlines. The show wouldn’t be complete with talking about the highly anticipated fight between Conor Mcgregor and Dustin Poirier at UFC 257; the first PPV of 2021 live from Abu Dhabi. To wrap things up we talk to Ilay Barzilay, a 19-year-old MMA fighter from Israel. Ilay is a former BJJ European champion (under 18) and a silver medalist at the BJJ World Championship (under 18).

Happy New Year!

In this episode (Round 9), the guys discuss the UFC's 2021 return to Fight Island in Abu Dhabi which will be broadcasted on ABC's television network along with ESPN. To kick things off, the former UFC Featherweight Champion of the World, Max Holloway will be taking on the #6 ranked featherweight Calvin Kattar on January 16th. This will be Holloway's first non-title fight in almost five years! The original fight booked for January 20th between Khamzat Chimaev and Leon Edwards has been canceled for a second time due to Chimaev dealing with lung complications following the Corona Virus. To take their main event spot, the submission specialist, Michael Chiesa will be taking on the hard-hitting Neil Magny. We look at this fight from both perspectives, and layout the keys to victory for both fighters. On January 23rd, " The Notorious" Conor Mcgregor will be making his UFC return to fight Dustin "Diamond" Poirier at UFC 257. The two fought back in 2014 with Mcgregor defeating Poirier early in the fight.  Since their first meeting, Poirier has won 10 fights and held the interim lightweight belt for some time. Conor on the other hand did the nearly the impossible and became the UFC double-weight champion and even fought Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match back in 2017. Should be a good one! To co-main this card, the former Bellator champion, Michael Chandler will be making his highly anticiapted UFC debut against the #6 ranked Dan Hooker.

Jon Jones has been active on Twitter as of late with his recent sarcastic tweets on the subject of why he vacated the UFC light heavyweight belt. Dillion Danis had some interesting and controversial things to say about Conor Mcgregor and Khabib Nurmagumedov in a recent interview with the Nelk Boys. The guys try to make sense of this and give their thoughts on Dillion Danis and Jon Jones. Lastly, Eric gives his thought on Ryan Garcia's recent win over Luke Campbell, and his callout of Gervonta "Tank" Davis after the fight.

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On Round 8 of Inside the Clinch John and Eric recap what has been an extremely unconventional year with the COVID pandemic.  Nevertheless, we as MMA fans have been blessed with fights for the majority of 2020 in the midst of this global crisis. A true year recap wouldn't be complete without giving out awards to some of the greatest and bravest athletes in the world. This year, Inside the Clinch, is pleased to announce their first annual MMA Awards!

Award Categories 

1. Fight of the year
2. Male fighter of the year
3. Female fighter of the year 
4. Male knock-out of the year
5. Female knockout of the year 
6. Male submission of the year
7. Female submission of the year 
8. Breakthrough fighter of the year
9. MMA personality of the year 

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Brooklyns very own, Nazim "The Black Wolf" is a professional lightweight mixed martial artist that fights out of Longo Weidman's gym in Long Island New York. He fought in the promotions of Ring of Combat, CFFC, and Maverick MMA. Nazim currently holds a professional record of (3-1) and explains just why he is the next big thing. This interview encompasses Nazim's interest both inside and outside of the cage. Hope you enjoy!

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Topics Covered on Round 7:

• UFC's placement of "The Notorious" Conor Mcgregor as #1 on the pound for pound list 
• Khabib Nurmagomedov's purchase of "Gorilla Fighting Championship", now called "Eagle Fight Championship" along with plans of MMA to the Olympic Games 
• Former UFC middleweight and light heavyweight title contenders Yoel "The Soldier of God" Romero,  and Anthony "Rumble" Johnson's signing with Bellator 
• Full recap of the legendary UFC 256 event, the last PPV of 2020!

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