MMA on the Rocks: Picks & Pours 71 🍹🥊
Matt "The Mechanic" is back from vacation and ready to make his fight picks for UFC Noche 3: Lopes vs Silva. The card might not be the strongest on paper, but Bill and Matt break it all down, give their takes, and find some hidden gems worth watching.

Bill also shares some updates about life outside the cage—including what it’s like adjusting to life with a brand-new puppy 🐶.

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This week we’re breaking down UFC Shanghai, headlined by Johnny Walker vs. Mingyang Zhang. We also dive into a high-stakes co-main event at 145 lbs.: Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling. Plus, Matt “The Mechanic” has to pay up on last week’s bet… which means eating a raw egg straight from one of Bill’s chickens!

Thanks for tuning in and supporting the show—pour yourself a drink, sit back, and enjoy the ride.

We are back this week to discuss Matt "The Mechanic's" picks for UFC 319. There is a little bit more on the line this week as the loser of the main event bet will have to eat a raw egg live on the air next week. We discuss Matt's picks for the main card, talk about the UFC's new deal with Paramount and how it really benefits everyone involved and we even discuss whether it is worth it to see old movies in the theater. Thank you for tuning in, cheers!

In this episode of MMA on the Rocks: Picks and Pours, Bill and Matt give a quick rundown of UFC Vegas 109. The main event between Roman Dolidze and Anthony Hernandez looks solid, but the rest of the card doesn’t offer much to get excited about — similar to last week’s lineup.

We also talk whiskey, share a few pours we’ve been enjoying, and Bill marks a small milestone: collecting the first round of eggs from his backyard chickens.

Host Bill Welker is back after a long road trip filled with whiskey distillery visits, questionable family behavior, and a serious need to catch up on all the MMA action he missed. In this episode, he breaks down his favorite pours from the journey and shares some wild road trip stories before diving into the latest fight card: UFC Vegas 108.

We take a close look at the matchups, the most anticipated fights on the card, and give some fight picks that may or may not be influenced by the bourbon. Tune in for whiskey reviews, MMA hot takes, and the kind of chaos you’ve come to expect from Picks and Pours.

Matt "The Mechanic" is coming off a solid week of picks at UFC Baku, and now he’s back to see if the streak continues as we break down UFC 317. We take a close look at the main card, headlined by a lightweight title fight between Ilia Topuria—making his 155 debut—and Charles Oliveira, battling for the vacant belt.

In the co-main event, Alexandre Pantoja defends his flyweight title against Kai Kara-France... but is KKF really the most deserving contender?

Also on this episode:

• Jon Jones announces retirement and picks up a DUI (again)—what’s next for the former heavyweight champ?

• Whiskey pours and hot takes, as always 🥃

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Matt “The Mechanic” is back after a hot week of picks and he’s riding the momentum into the UFC’s historic first event in Baku, Azerbaijan. On this episode, we break down the full UFC Baku card, including a light heavyweight banger between Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree Jr. in the main event.

Bill drops a hot take during the show—and let’s just say a shot may have been involved. 🍻

Tune in for fight talk, whiskey, and the usual madness on another round of Picks and Pours. Cheers!

Main Event on ABC/ESPN+:
205 lbs.: Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.

Main Card – 3 p.m. ET on ABC/ESPN+:
155 lbs.: Rafael Fiziev vs. Ignacio Bahamondes
265 lbs.: Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev
155 lbs.: Myktybek Orolbai vs. Tofiq Musayev
155 lbs.: Nazim Sadykhov vs. Nikolas Motta
145 lbs.: Muhammad Naimov vs. Bogdan Grad

Prelims – 12 p.m. ET on ESPN2/ESPN+:
170 lbs.: Seokhyeon Ko vs. Oban Elliott
185 lbs.: Ismail Naurdiev vs. Jun Yong Park
135 lbs.: Darya Zhelezniakova vs. Melissa Mullins
135 lbs.: Irina Alekseeva vs. Klaudia Syguła
125 lbs.: Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Azat Maksum
265 lbs.: Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Mohammed Usman

🥊 UFC Baku Fight Card 🥃

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We’re back! After another brief week off (Bill was in New York celebrating his niece’s birthday 🎉), the MMA world didn’t slow down—and neither are we.We now have a new undisputed UFC women’s bantamweight champion in Kayla Harrison, and she wasted no time calling out the legend Amanda Nunes, who stepped into the cage to accept. Could this be the biggest women’s MMA fight of all time? We break it all down.Also on this episode:Merab Dvalishvili completely dismantles Sean O’Malley—what’s next for the Machine?We preview UFC Atlanta and share Matt “The Mechanic’s” picks for the main card (he couldn’t make it this week, but still sent his bets).Bill returns to the mic as color commentator for Vigilant MMA this weekend in Clearwater, Florida.💙 And to all the dads out there—Happy Father’s Day this Sunday! Whether you're celebrating with family or sneaking in the fights, we salute you.Thanks for tuning in—cheers! 🥃

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We're back! (Kind of.) After a technically two-week hiatus, Picks and Pours returns. The UFC took a break last week, and so did we. The week before that? We recorded an episode... but thanks to some mysterious tech glitch, it's now lost forever in the depths of the internet.

This week, we try to convince you (and ourselves) if UFC Vegas 107 is worth tuning in for. Spoiler: maybe? Bill talks about appearing on a murder mystery podcast, there's whiskey in the glass, and not a whole lot going on in the MMA world—so we mostly just kill time and try to entertain.

Thanks for hanging out. Cheers!

Main Event on ESPN/ESPN+:
125 lbs.: Erin Blanchfield vs. Maycee Barber

Main Card – 9 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+:
155 lbs.: Mateusz Gamrot vs. Ludovít Klein
170 lbs.: Billy Ray Goff vs. Ramiz Brahimaj
205 lbs.: Dustin Jacoby vs. Bruno Lopes
135 lbs.: Ketlen Vieira vs. Macy Chiasson
185 lbs.: Zach Reese vs. Dusko Todorovic

Prelims – 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+:
125 lbs.: Jafel Filho vs. Allan Nascimento
155 lbs.: Kurt Holobaugh vs. Jordan Leavitt
180 lbs.: Trevin Giles vs. Andreas Gustafsson
155 lbs.: Bolaji Oki vs. Michael Aswell
115 lbs.: Rayanne dos Santos vs. Alice Ardelean

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🥊 UFC Vegas 107 Fight Card 🥃

Picks and Pours 60: UFC Des Moines Picks, BKFC Clearwater, Hot Takes & Whiskey Shots

Matt "The Mechanic" is back this week with some fresh picks for UFC Des Moines, and during the Hot Takes segment, tensions rise as a bold prediction puts a whiskey shot on the line. We break down the main card, sip on some fine whiskey, and talk all things fight night.

We also preview BKFC Fight Night Clearwater, where Bill will be in attendance as credentialed media—expect some gritty bare-knuckle action and behind-the-scenes stories in the episodes to come.

🍿 UFC Des Moines Main Event on ESPN2/ESPN+:
🔹 Cory Sandhagen vs. Deiveson Figueiredo (135 lbs)

💥 Main Card (10 p.m. ET):
🔹 Bo Nickal vs. Reinier de Ridder (185 lbs)
🔹 Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Daniel Rodriguez (170 lbs)
🔹 Montel Jackson vs. Daniel Marcos (135 lbs)
🔹 Cameron Smotherman vs. Serhiy Sidey (135 lbs)
🔹 Jeremy Stephens vs. Mason Jones (155 lbs)

🔥 Prelims (7 p.m. ET):
🔹 Yana Santos vs. Miesha Tate (135 lbs)
🔹 Ryan Loder vs. Azamat Bekoev (185 lbs)
🔹 Marina Rodriguez vs. Gillian Robertson (115 lbs)
🔹 Gaston Bolanos vs. Quang Le (135 lbs)
🔹 Thomas Petersen vs. Don’Tale Mayes (265 lbs)
🔹 Juliana Miller vs. Ivana Petrovic (125 lbs)

Pour a glass and join us for fight picks, whiskey talk, and unfiltered MMA and BKFC banter—cheers, fight fans!

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