MMA On Point - Podcast

It's crazy looking back at what some things were said about fighters that have come true over the year's. Father's plan with Islam and Khabib from Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov or Ilia Topuria pretty much calling his shot the whole way. Lots of interesting stories here.

You know the saying, success is luck meeting preparation. In these cases, let's be honest, it's a bit more luck than preparation. There are a few like Seth Petruzelli vs Kimbo where clearly Petruzelli was just well prepared, but then there's Chael vs Jon Jones. Unless he hurt Dan Henderson on purpose, he was never getting his title shot or a chance on TUF.

You would figure the best fighter of every division is basically just the champion right? Usually, that is the case, but that's definitely not always true. Sometimes the best talents are obvious just at arms length of the title and we're simply waiting to see them get their opportunity.

Sean Strickland just spent another fight card focused more on promoting a war than actually trying to deliver it. The epidemic of trash talk with no substance is really getting old. Good on Dricus Du Plessis for his win at UFC 312. Maybe we'll actually get some fun fights now.

You ever just see something, like a video online and you assume it's AI or a clever fake only to find out it's 100% real? Well, that's how all of these MMA/UFC records went. Just unreal stuff.

Imagine making your way to the top of your division, the peak, and a title shot is in hand. All you have to do is get one more when, then suddenly.... you wake up. Not only do you not remember what happened, but what's worse is it's because you were brutally KO'd by your opponent. That's what has happened in the MMA/UFC fights.

Everyone has their long-held beliefs, but some are much more strange than others. Does that mean it's true or not? Well as they say in this sport, anything can happen in MMA....

They save half the battle is mental in MMA/UFC and these fighters probably went a bit closer to 100% without the skills to back it up. Looking scary is helpful to an extent, but it won't help you win a fight. Everyone has to train.

A new MMA organization has cropped up to compete with the UFC and it's called the GFL or the Global Fight League. And for some reason, they decided to kick off their giant launch party with the worst AI slop I think I've ever seen. Check it out as we go through it all.

Something's been in the water lately, because it seems on every card, there is a major prospect losing and losing in a big way. Payton Talbot and Rinya Nakamura just lost at UFC 311 and the question has to been asked.... who's next?