Jimmy Smith breaks down the crazy situation happening with Paula Costa after he shared he would not be able to make the 185lb limit and wanted a 195 catchweight fight for his main event with Marvin Vettori  on Saturday (30),  and speaks with veteran MMA fighter/grappler, Jake Shields about that latest news around the sport and his return to grappling for Third Coast Grappling's 'TCG8: Underdogs' Event on FITE (15:37).

Jimmy Smith analyzes Colby Covington's comments on how his UFC 268 title fight with Kamaru Usman came about (:30), Speaks with top Bellator lightweight Brent Primus about his win at Bellator 268 and where he fits in the lightweight title scene (14:57) and answers listener questions from the UTC Midweek Mailbag (32:58).

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Jimmy Smith breaks down the controversy that occurred between rounds with corner advice Aspen Ladd was getting from her head coach and whether it crossed any sort of line (:30), and discusses the corner controversy, NBA opening Day, and Fedor's return the cage with Bellator Play-by-Play announcer/Voice of the Celtics Sean Grande (16:52).

Jimmy Smith speaks to UFC Vegas 40 headliner Aspen Ladd about her upcoming main event against Norma Dumont and moving up to featherweight (:30), Big John McCarthy helps preview the light-heavyweight grand prix semi-finals taking place at Bellator 268 (13:17), And Jimmy's WWE RAW broadcast partners Corey Graves calls in to share a review of the new 'Halloween Kills' movie.

Jimmy Smith breaks down John Cusack getting confronted at a Chicago White Sox for his dual Cubs/White Sox fandom and discusses what true fandom really is (0:30). Plus Jimmy speaks to Colin Wood, Founder and CEO of the World Adaptive Boxing Council), about his long time work trying to adapt combat sports for athletes with disabilities (15:54).

Jimmy Smith discusses the release of Luis Pena from UFC for domestic violence and what it could mean for Jon Jones (:30) and analyzes whether the MMA has a larger problem with domestic abuse as a sport (15:20).

Jimmy Smith analyzes where Fury vs Wilder 3 ranks in the great all-time heavyweight fights (:30), speaks with ESPN's Phil Murphy about the John Gruden situation and all the biggest stories around the sports world (9:20) and shares his reaction to the new 2022 Scream trailer and the horror movie reboot industry (26:23).

Jimmy Smith analyzes the claims of Mackenzie Dern that 'beautiful women' have to prove themselves more in MMA than men in MMA (:30), and speaks with Fight Hub TV's Marcos Villegas who has boots on the ground for Fury Wilder 3 (10:59).

Jimmy Smith speaks with top 3 UFC lightweight, Beneil Dariush about where he sits in the division and what's next for him (:30). Jimmy also speaks to former Stanord Sailing coach, John Vandemoer about his new book, Rigged Justice, and in-depth look at exactly what happened in the college admissions scandal (14:32).

With numerous fighters at 135 with legit claims to the belts and knocks against their title reigns, Jimmy Smith examines which UFC bantamweight should be considered the real champion of the division (:30). Jimmy also reacts the to tragic passing of Justin Thornton after his fight at BKFC 20  (15:53).