MMA On Point - Podcast

Alex Pereira just got in there and demolished Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320. He probably didn't even break a sweat. This certainly makes Dana White and the brass very happy, because now some big fights are on the table with their top star back on top.

The Rock, Emily Blunt, A24 and Ben Safdie just released a new movie this weekend about the Smashing Mark Kerr.... but is it actually any good?

Sometimes, fighters do so much to enrage the MMA fan base, that frankly everyone wants to see these guys lose. These losses actually feel deserved. Whether it was Michael Bisping endless trash talking Dan Henderson on the Ultiimate Fighter, James Gallagher endlessly taunting Ricky Bandejas in Bellator or Tony Kelley setting his sights on the entire country of Brazil and getting shut down by Adrian Yanez for it....these losses all felt pretty darn good.

MMA is a sport with tons of bravado and intensity based around the act of fighting, but what unpins a lot of it is some very real emotions.... emotions that are rarely shown. These moments are powerful and make you love these fighters even more.

Weight cutting is a bit of an endemic issue that will continue to persist in the sport of mixed martial arts, but just as recent stories have shown for the likes of Bryan Battle in the UFC, bad weight misses are continually going be a problem as well.

Fighter's might be in the hurt business and one of the toughest sports mentally, but that doesn't mean you can't get under their skin with words. It's actually shocking to see guys like Chael Sonnen break character from his usually funny or angry on purpose style, but then there's of course guys like Nate Diaz that you just never wanna cross. These are the 10 times reporters thoroughly upset fighters.

It doesn't matter how big a star you are, sometimes things just can't be helped. That is the case in today's video with the 2nd biggest PPV star the UFC's ever had in Brock Lesnar. What went wrong? How in the world could someone this popular be a failure in live attendance and PPV? We'll break it all down in this video.

People lie all the time, but these lies in today's video are way over the top. From lying about records, to PED failures and court proceedings, even medical tests.... and of course the UFC and Dana White have their bizarre lies too. These are the lies that were so strange, you couldn't help but turn your head in disbelief.

When you go from a 20 million dollar, international spectacle and gigantic PPV to just a run of the mill fight night.... well yeah that's a massive downgrade when you look at UFC Noche happening this month. Well that's because the original planned event was cancelled and this was it's replacement. Turns out MMA history is full of this sort of thing over the years

When someone just buzzsaws through everyone in their division en route to a title, they often don't realize how vulnerable they are themselves as well. In these cases, UFC and world class level talent are faced with a devastating loss for the first time and simply aren't the same anymore after. Guys like Darren Till may be doing well in other combat sports after many years, but his career never recovered in the sport of MMA. Check it out to see what we mean.