MMA Breakdowns and Bets with Santino DeFranco and Brandan Olivas

UFC Destined (TV Show) producer, Joe Botazzi, joins Santino's World for the day to discuss the behind the scenes inner-workings of producing a hit TV show for ESPN, and his favorite (and most emotional) parts of following fighters as he gives viewers an inside look into the lives and training camps of the MMA's biggest names. 

We discuss who's the hardest working fighter he's followed, who the biggest super star is, the fight he wants to document next for fans (and why it probably won't get okay'd), and how to break into the TV industry--as well as much, much more! 

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Kamuela Kirk joins me again as we recap the recent title fight between Dustin Poirier and Khabib Nurmagomedov as well as the co-main event between Paul Felder and Edson Barboza. 

We also discuss the BMF belt between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal, Gaethje vs Cowboy, and the other latest fight news.

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In life, we focus too much on outcomes, which oftentimes keeps us from accomplishing anything. In this episode, I talk about how to improve performance and reduce anxiety (in any facet of life) by focusing on the task at hand (as opposed to the outcome) and by forgetting about the things we cannot control. 

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Today I have on up and coming MMA fighter, Kamuela Kirk. We discuss the upcoming Khabib vs. Poirier UFC title fight, the Edson Barboza vs Paul Felder rematch, and the UFC card in China--and how I can't pronounce any of the fighter's names.

We break down the fights, make predictions, and, hopefully, don't get mob-style hits taken out on us for not knowing how to pronounce (or spell) Khabib Nurmagomedov's (did I get it right?) name.

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Welcome to Santino's World! This is world renown MMA coach, Santino DeFranco's, podcast. In my inaugural episode, I talk about how I came up with the idea of sharing my thoughts on MMA (and other topics) with the world and I explain my cornering style, which has been the topic of discussion after I cornered Henry Cejudo to two world titles (against Marlon Moraes and Demetrius Johnson). 

Learn why I'm critical of modern coaches cornering techniques/styles and how why I corner the way that I do in fights--even when so much is on the line. 

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