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Bryan Callen is back from his cruise ship vacation and the guys talk UFC 317 Ilia Topuria vs Charles Oliveira, the latest news on the Liver King, Ben Askren getting a double lung transplant, Chin finding a permanent place in Texas, Texas BBQ spots, current events around the world including P Diddy's trial, a tragic hot air balloon crash in Brazil, Kodak Black signing a fan's shirt for almost 5 minutes and much more!

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UFC 317 delivered in a big way with highlight-reel finishes, breakout performances, and a star-making moment for Ilia Topuria — and guest co-host Kevin Iole is on the mic with Matt Serra (while Jim Norton is out) to break it all down.

The episode kicks off with featherweight knockout artist Jose Miguel Delgado, fresh off a 26-second finish of Hyder Amil. The Arizona native talks about training with elite teammates at MMA Lab and explains why he’s calling his shot for a clash with William Gomis at September’s Noche UFC card.

Matt and Kevin then react to Topuria’s viral knockout of Charles Oliveira and what it means for the future of the lightweight division.

Later, undefeated welterweight Jacobe Smith joins the show to break down his submission win over veteran Niko Price — the first of his career. The 29-year-old reflects on his All-American wrestling days at Oklahoma State and how Coach Sayif Saud has helped mold him into a complete mixed martial artist.

To close it out, the guys share their biggest takeaways from UFC 317 — including Beneil Dariush’s bounce-back win and the record-setting flyweight war between Joshua Van and Brandon Royval before Kevin reflects on officially retiring from writing after an extraordinary 46-year run covering combat sports.

On Episode 3,579, the guys had a huge card to recap from this past weekend and had two guests join the show, Paddy Pimblett and Brandon Moreno.

Sean Ross Sapp (@SeanRossSapp) reviews tonight’s episode of WWE Raw, June 30, 2025 including:

-Rhea Ripley will open the show

-World Heavyweight Champion Gunther addresses Goldberg

-Raw GM Adam Pearce & SmackDown GM Nick Aldis to make Evolution announcements

-New Day (c) vs. Judgment Day for the World Tag Team Championships

-Sami Zayn & Penta vs. Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed

-Sheamus vs. Rusev

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On this episode of Good Guy / Bad Guy…Ilia Topuria is the new King of the Lightweight division after flatlining Charles Oliveira for the vacant title at UFC 317. So, are we witnessing the greatest rise in MMA History? Then, Paddy Pimblett ends the night as the frontrunner to get the next shot at Topuria but the fight may never happen according to one of our guys. Plus, if Topuria fought Conor McGregor in his prime who’d win? You do NOT want to miss who both DC & Chael believe would come out on top! Also, Flyweight Champ Alexandre Pantoja continues his dominate reign after putting Kai Kara-France to sleep. So, why is he barely cracking the Top 10 on the Pound-4-Pound list? And is Joshua Van the guy to finally put an end to Pantoja’s legendary run?  Wait...someone stole DC’s brand-new car?

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On this episode of Good Guy / Bad Guy…Ilia Topuria is the new King of the Lightweight division after flatlining Charles Oliveira for the vacant title at UFC 317. So, are we witnessing the greatest rise in MMA History? Then, Paddy Pimblett ends the night as the frontrunner to get the next shot at Topuria but the fight may never happen according to one of our guys. Plus, if Topuria fought Conor McGregor in his prime who’d win? You do NOT want to miss who both DC & Chael believe would come out on top! Also, Flyweight Champ Alexandre Pantoja continues his dominate reign after putting Kai Kara-France to sleep. So, why is he barely cracking the Top 10 on the Pound-4-Pound list? And is Joshua Van the guy to finally put an end to Pantoja’s legendary run?  Wait...someone stole DC’s brand-new car?

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On Monday's edition of Morning Kombat, the guys unpack all of the action from UFC 317. Ilia Topuria became the first unbeaten, 2-division champ with brutal KO1 of Charles Oliveira, Alexandre Pantoja dominated Kai Kara-France, and Joshua Van outdueled No. 1 Brandon Royval on 3-week turnaround to leapfrog the division and secure a title shot. Plus, the guys recap Jake Paul's win over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and preview the upcoming Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano Trilogy.

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Ilia Topuria is the brand new UFC Lightweight Champion, kicking off what looks like an exciting (and confusing) new era in the Lightweight division. We discuss that, and all of the rest of the fights from UFC 317, in the first half of this week's show. 

Then we look at some of the week in MMA news, including the PFL 7 results, and the 2025 UFC Hall of Fame.

Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.