Eric Albarracin Interview from Episode 71

This week we talk with UFC featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski & Henry Cejudo's coach Eric Albarracin along with Bellator fighter Leandro Higo who is currently playing the role of Jose Aldo in Cejudos camp for his next title defense.

About 6:17 in we get Alex Volkanovski on. Menace shows off his crossbow, we talk about the Hickman brothers from Tiger Muay Thai who work with Alex, Menace talks about Alex coming up on his radar over the years, we talk about family life, we talk about the recent Submission Underground, what the UFC can do going forward with the coronavirus pandemic going on, the possibilty of holding fights on yachts or cruise ships, his thoughts on Khabib vs Tony, the possibility of becoming a champ champ, Menace tells a funny story about once messaging Dana White about rematching Max Holloway, we talk about the exclusive club that has wins over Max, we talk about the landscape at featherweight, his next fight most likely being the Max rematch, we talk about shoey's, sparring Israel Adesanya, Stan the Man does a glass shoey for Alex and much more.

About 50:35 we get Eric Albarracin back on the show. He is the coach of Henry Cejudo, the Pitbull brothers, Paulo Costa & much more. Menace shows Eric his new cross bow, Eric shows us his fur coat, his Ferrari and he brings on his guy Leandro Higo. We talk about Higo's last win, we touch on the olympics being canceled, the coronavirus, Leandro Higo mimicking Jose Aldo, we talk about Bellator paying all the fighters for the last card they had to cancel, we talk about what is going to happen with the UFC right now, we talk about how events will hopefully go forward with no fans so fighters can fight, talk practice room fighters vs game time fighters, we talk about the rise of Triple C, how Henry Cejudo became the King of Cringe, we talk about partying with Eric Albarracin at Henry Cejudo's after party, Henry toasting Menace on his retirement, working with Dave Bautista for his MMA fight, we plan getting Leandro Higo on with Eric translating & much more.

We close the show talking about some current events. We talk about Jon Jones arrest, the talks of Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal being talked about, the possibility of Tyron Woodley vs Colby Covington happening, Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Francis Ngannou possibly being added to UFC 249 & more.

Hope you enjoy!

Dr. Andy Galpin interview from Episode 70

This week we finally get Dr. Andy Galpin on the show. He is a published author & a Professor of Kinesiology at the Center for Sport Performance at California State University, Fullerton who has worked with professional athletes in various sports for years.

Around 7:30 we get Andy on the show. We talk to him about the current coronavirus pandemic, the quarantine against the virus, the growth of the virus & more. We also get into some lighter stuff, we talk about the recent birth of his son, being a dad to two young ones, we then get into some of the athletes he has worked with, the likes of Brian Ortega, Tatiana Suarez, Sean O'Malley & more. We talk about how gangster Brian Ortega is. We touch on how Menace worked with Andy & then the UFC had Andy work with Conor McGregor. We talk about how Menace's performance numbers stack up against Conor McGregor & Brian Ortega, we discuss Tony Ferguson vs Khabib Nurmagomedov & much more.

We end the show discussing how gyms are trying to survive during the closures & pandemic, we talk about Conor McGregor vs Justin Gaethje, the talks of Aljamain Sterling vs Cody Sandhagen & much more.

Hope you enjoy!

Gilbert Burns Interview from Episode 69.

Rich Schaffer Interview from Episode 69

A.B Interview from Episode 69

This we try to talk about something else but we talk mostly about this damn Coronavirus. We get Menace's dads take on it, top New York politician Rich Schaffer's take on it and then we check in on Gilbert Burns fresh off his recent UFC win.

We open the show talking about what is going on with the coronavirus, some of the news headlines, what people are up to, the memes people are posting, we drink some Great South Bay Brewery beers for St.Patricks Day and more.

About 41:10 we call up AB (Menace's pops) to see how things are doing with the coronavirus up in Saugerties, NY. We talk about everything being shut down up there, about the government offering money to coronavirus test subjects, all the different information you can find about the virus online, we talk about Rudy Gobert joking about getting it, then getting it, we talk about the potential treatment on the horizon for the virus, Italy being on lock down, Porn Hub offering free porn potentially, we see if he knows what a meme is and much more.

Around 1:27:45 we call up Rich Schaffer. Rich is on the battle grounds of dealing with this pandemic, he is the Babylon Town Supervisor and Chairman of the Suffolk County Democratic Committee on Long Island. We get his take on the coronavirus, we talk about the government doing a good job so far in taking care of the virus, what we can do to stop the virus from spreading quickly, social distancing, spring breakers still partying leading to more mandates from the government, all the events being canceled for now, his phone currently going off non stop in dealing with the pandemic, making a plan with Rich to come on weekly to give us some updates and much more.

About 1:44:00 we get on UFC welterweight Gilbert Burns. We talk to Gilbert about how he is dealing with the coronvirus, his recent ko win over Demian Maia, fighting in an empty arena, moving up in the rankings, almost getting a fight a week later vs Tyron Woodley, calling out Colby Covington, all the events being canceled, his current win streak, all the restrictions being put on south Florida, trying to keep up with his training despite the pandemic, helping us with matchmaking for a our future New York Combat Championships and much more.

We finish the show riffing some more about the coronvirus, we send Mayhem Miller a video to get him on the show, we talk about Khabib vs Ferguson still being a possibility, Bellator canceling recent shows while still paying the fighters, we talk about everything closing down, keeping up with producing podcast episodes and much more.

Hope you enjoy!

Pedro Munhoz Interview from Episode 68

Hector Lombard Interview from Episode 68