Episode 31 – This week we talk about the UFC booking a date in New York for April 23rd at Madison Square Garden. Plus, we discuss Tank Abbott challenging Ronda Rousey to a fight and his sexist comments. We also discuss the Split Draw result in the Mizuto Hirota vs Teruto Ishihara bout from UFC Fight...

Episode 30 – Bobby Gunn, the former World Cruiserweight Champion and current Bare Knuckle World Champion, joins the show to talk his bare knuckle boxing project and much more. Find him at @RealBobbyGunn on Twitter.  Plus, John discusses media and social media reaction to his comments on the Nick Diaz suspension from last week’s show. We...

Episode 29 – We begin the show with the NSAC suspension of Nick Diaz and all of the surrounding controversy. Plus, this week we do Celebrity #AskBJM questions with Miesha Tate, Laura Sanko and Cindy Dandois live from last week’s Invicta. We also talk Floyd Mayweather’s win vs Berto, his post-fight retirement announcement, and Cris Cyborg dropping to...

Episode 28 – Marc Raimondi from MMAFighting.com joins the show to discuss his expose on the unsanctioned Xplode Fight Series. Find Marc at MMAFighting.com or @marc_raimondi on Twitter. Plus, we talk about the DQ win of Joe Riggs at UFC 191 and discuss how rare disqualifications are in the sport. As always, Big John answers your questions...

Episode 27 – We explain our new #AskBJM on Twitter segment. Tweet @JohnMcCarthyMMA and @PodcastMMA with the hashtag #AskBJM for John to answer your questions! We start the show discussing World Series of Fighting’s quest for a 1 night, 8 man, single elimination tournament and Washington’s state athletic commission’s response. Next we look at recent...

Episode 26 – We start by discussing how it will be Holly Holm, not Miesha Tate (as originally reported by the UFC), that will fight Ronda Rousey in her next bout.  We then look at Charles Oliveira’s fight-ending injury (via Max Holloway) at UFC Fight Night 74 in Saskatoon. Plus, we examine the new promotion Combate Americas, and...

Episode 25 – The show starts with Big John & Sean talking with Casey Oxendine, CEO of Arena Combat – a new 2-on-2 MMA promotion operating in the US. The guys ask Mr. Oxendine some tough questions about his promotion, the response he’s received from athletic commissions, the future of 2-on-2 MMA, and more. We...

Episode 24 – We begin the show talking about the unions’ attempt to organize UFC fighters as well as the judging controversy in Dariush vs Johnson. Plus, we discuss the fights that Sean and his daughter Ellee attended in Wichita, Kansas last Saturday where a bank of lights went out during the first round of...

Episode 23 – We begin with Ronda Rousey’s dominant KO victory in the UFC over Bethe Correia in Brazil and Big John talks about the conversation that he and Ronda had in the cage just seconds after the fight ended. Next, we look at the Palhares vs Shields fight in the WSOF, including eye gouging...

Episode 22 – This week, the show is live from the 2015 Association of Boxing Commissions’ annual convention in San Diego. First, we talk to the newly-elected president of the ABC Mike Mazzulli and have a candid discussion about the future of combat sports, his agenda as ABC president, and more. Next, UFC Vice President...