Rahul Raju spoke with John Hyon Ko about his beginnings as a martial artist, entering a one-night tourney with $1 million on the line, his expectations against Shannon Wirtachai in Bangkok, the development of Indian MMA, and more.

Raju will face hometown hero Shannon Wiratchai in Bangkok at ONE: Iron Will on March 24.

Ahmed Faress spoke with John Hyon Ko about the talent coming out of the Middle East, understanding that politics plays a role in fighters being signed, Brave CF not giving him fights, his plan of finishing Chabane Chaibeddra, preparing at Phuket Top Team, and more.

Ahmed Faress will move back up to featherweight to face French warhorse Chabane Chaibeddra in Adu Dhabi at Phoenix FC 6 on April 5.

John Hyon Ko spoke with ONE Championship Featherweight & Lightweight Champion Martin Nguyen about the protocol to get his weight down, inspiring the people of Vietnam, working with Reece McLaren during his training camp, feeding off the doubters, Conor McGregor not being a martial artist and more.

Nguyen will enter the cage at ONE: Iron Will in Bangkok, Thailand on March 24 to obtain an unprecedented third title against Bantamweight Champion Bibiano Fernandes.

Matt Vaile joined John Hyon Ko of Kumite Radio to talk about his transition into MMA, putting pressure on his opponents, learning from his only defeat, New Zealand producing impactful fighters, Luke Jumeau being a mentor, elevating his game at Phuket Top Team, what is on the line against Kitt Campbell, and more.

Vaile will challenge Kitt Campbell for the Hex Fight Series Welterweight Title on March 23 in Melbourne, Australia.

John Hyon Ko spoke with Darwin "Sugar" Sagurit about how he overcame the rough start to his career, getting a huge win over a UFC vet, fighting in different weight classes, sacrificing time with family to accomplish his dream, the fighters in the UFC that would be great matchups, and more.

Darwin Sagurit will face South Korean striker Jung-Hyun Ahn at Hex Fight Series 13 in Melbourne on March 23.

John Hyon Ko caught up with Kitt "The Killer" Campbell to talk about his title-winning unanimous decision over John Vake at Hex Fight Series 10 last summer, his favorite knockout, having the hometown crowd in Melbourne, opponent Matt Vaile, possibly getting the call from the big leagues, and more.

Kitt Campbell will defend his Welterweight Title against Matt Vaile at Hex Fight Series 13 in Melbourne on March 23.

In this interview, Australian Fighting Championship middleweight title contender Stu "Tumbleweed" Dare spoke with John Hyon Ko about his upcoming fight against Glenn "Teddy Bear" Sparv, transitioning from rugby to MMA, wanting to fight Hector Lombard in China, and more.

Stu Dare will face Glenn Sparv for the Middleweight Title at Australian FC 22 in Melbourne on April 7.

In this interview, UFC veteran and Australian FC welterweight title-challenger Anton "the Professor" Zafir joins John Hyon Ko to discuss getting past his first losing streak at Australian FC 20, sticking with his original crew, learning how to fight watching videos, preparing for Theo Christakos, wanting to fight in Asia and more.

Anton Zafir will face Theo Christakos for the Welterweight Title at Australian FC 22 on April 7 in Melbourne.

In this episode, the MMA TODAY crew (John Hyon Ko, Nolan King, Tony Fagnano, Bryson Hester) discuss the repercussions of UFC 222, Bellator 200, and Bellator's Heavyweight Grand Prix. Expect some insightful analysis, strong language, and outrageous predictions.

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In this interview, Tristar Gym featherweight David Moon spoke with John Hyon Ko about being the only foreign fighter to return for Season 2 of Super Fight League, becoming mentally stronger, coming back from losing during Week 1, learning from preparing Mirsad Bektic for UFC on FOX 27, and more.

David Moon of the U.P. Nawabs will be competing this weekend on March 11 in the semi-finals against the Haryana Sultans.