We cover everything from UFC on ESPN 5, headlined by welterweights Colby Covington and Robbie Lawler. We talk about why Colby was able to dominate the fight, and his potential matchup with undisputed champion Kamaru Usman. We also talk about the co-main event which saw veteran Jim Miller put Clay Guida to sleep with an arm-in guillotine. We discuss the rest of the card, which includes a few other fighters going to sleep because the referee was unable to stop the fight in time.

We preview UFC Fight Night 156 from Uruguay. Valentina Shevchenko defends her flyweight championship and attempts to avenge a loss from nearly nine years ago to Liz Carmouche. The co-main event guarantees violence between Vicente Luque and Mike Perry.

UFC on ESPN 5 includes:

170 lbs.: Colby Covington vs. Robbie Lawler

155 lbs.: Jim Miller vs. Clay Guida

155 lbs.: Joaquim Silva vs. Nasrat Haqparast

185 lbs.: Trevin Giles vs. Gerald Meerschaert

155 lbs.: Scott Holtzman vs. Dong Hyun Ma

205 lbs.: Darko Stosic vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu

170 lbs.: Mickey Gall vs. Saleem Touahri

125 lbs.: Antonina Shevchenko vs. Lucie Pudilova

125 lbs.: Jordan Espinosa vs. Matt Schnell

125 lbs.: Lauren Murphy vs. Mara Romero Borella

170 lbs.: Claudio Silva vs. Cole Williams

125 lbs.: Hannah Goldy vs. Miranda Granger

UFC Fight Night 156 Includes:

125 lbs.: UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko vs. Liz Carmouche

170 lbs.: Mike Perry vs. Vicente Luque

125 lbs.: Taila Santos vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith

125 lbs.: Rogerio Bontorin vs. Raulian Paiva

145 lbs.: Enrique Barzola vs. Bobby Moffett

115 lbs.: Marina Rodriguez vs. Tecia Torres

265 lbs.: Cyril Gane vs. Raphael Pessoa

170 lbs.: Aleksei Kunchenko vs. Laureano Staropoli

125 lbs.: Veronica Macedo vs. Rachael Ostovich

135 lbs.: Geraldo de Freitas vs. Chris Gutierrez

We cover all of UFC 240, headlined by featherweight champion Max Holloway defending his title against Frankie Edgar. It seemed that a good amount of the MMA community was disappointed with this card, so we do our best to convince you that it was worth watching. As always, we try to bring a different perspective, especially on the co-main event between Cyborg Santos and Felicia Spencer.

We also preview UFC on ESPN 5 this coming weekend from Newark, New Jersey. The card is headlined by welterweights and former teammates, Colby Covington and Robbie Lawler. We explain how this fight is much more interesting and has the potential to be much more competitive than most people think. We dive into the rest of the card and we wrap up scotch month with a scotch cocktail - the Rob Roy. Cheers!

UFC 240 full card breakdown includes:

145 lbs.: UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway vs. Frankie Edgar

145 lbs.: Cris Cyborg vs. Felicia Spencer

170 lbs.: Geoff Neal vs. Niko Price

155 lbs.: Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Arman Tsarukyan

185 lbs.: Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Krzysztof Jotko

125 lbs.: Viviane Araujo vs. Alexis Davis

145 lbs.: Hakeem Dawodu vs. Yoshinori Horie

145 lbs.: Seungwoo Choi vs. Gavin Tucker

125 lbs.: Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Alexandre Pantoja

125 lbs.: Sarah Frota vs. Gillian Robertson

170 lbs.: Erik Koch vs. Kyle Stewart

UFC on ESPN 5 full card includes:

170 lbs.: Colby Covington vs. Robbie Lawler

205 lbs.: Volkan Oezdemir vs. Ilir Latifi

155 lbs.: Jim Miller vs. Clay Guida

155 lbs.: Joaquim Silva vs. Nasrat Haqparast

125 lbs.: Jordan Espinosa vs. Matt Schnell

125 lbs.: Lauren Murphy vs. Mara Romero Borella

125 lbs.: Antonina Shevchenko vs. Lucie Pudilova

185 lbs.: Trevin Giles vs. Gerald Meerschaert

205 lbs.: Darko Stosicvs. Kennedy Nzechukwu

170 lbs.: Ramazan Emeev vs. Claudio Silva

155 lbs.: Scott Holtzman vs. Dong Hyun Ma

Professional mixed martial artist Serena DeJesus joins the show to help break down UFC on ESPN 4 from San Antonio, Texas. We discuss her teammate, Roxanne Modafferi's fight against yet another opponent who missed weight and the questionable judging throughout the card.

The event was headlined by welterweight contenders Leon Edwards and former Lightweight Champion, Rafael Dos Anjos in a fairly one-sided five-round contest. We also discuss heavyweight Walt Harris dispatching tough submission grappler Alexey Oleynik in just 12 seconds, tying the record for the third-fastest knockout in UFC heavyweight history. Another impressive heavyweight on the card was former champion, Andrei Arlovski who displayed crisp boxing in a unanimous decision win over perennial contender Ben Rothwell. Dan Hooker uses explosive striking and spectacular game-planning to KO the gigantic James Vick, Alexander Hernandez wins a questionable decision over Francisco Trinaldo and Mario Bautista gets a fight of the night bonus in his unanimous decision victory over Jin Soo Son on the prelims.

We preview UFC 240, headlined by Max Holloway and Frankie Edgar and all agree that Geoff Neal vs Niko Price may be the most exciting fight on the card.

Serena talks about her shoulder surgery recovery, the fact that she's itching to fight, her upcoming appearance at Otakon and much more. Cheers!

This week we break down UFC Fight Night 155 from Sacramento, California, headlined by bantamweight contenders Germaine De Randamie and Aspen Ladd. We talk about the return of MMA legend Urijah Faber and his knockout victory over Ricky Simone and our thoughts on whether or not the stoppages in the main and co-main events.

We talk about the rest of the main card including victories by Josh Emmett, Karl Roberson, Marvin Vettori and John Allan Arte. We discuss Team Alpha Male getting five wins out of six fights on the card, which is a very impressive statistic. We talk about the surprising strategy of Ryan Hall in his decision win over Darren Elkins, the only Alpha Male on the card who did not get his hand raised.

We continue scotch month with a pour of Macallan 18-year-old scotch whisky. We talk the difference between peated and unpeated scotch and which are best-suited for dessert and some cigar pairings as well.

We preview UFC on ESPN 4 from San Antonio, Texas, headlined by welterweight contenders Rafael Dos Anjos and Leon Edwards. We are looking forward to great heavyweight scraps between Walt Harris and Alexey Oleynik and a rematch between Andrei Arlovski and Ben Rothwell. James Vick and Dan Hooker will be sure to put on a show and we are also excited about Alex Hernandez facing off against Francisco Trinaldo. We always look forward to Roxanne Modafferi fighting as well, she will be taking on Jennifer Maia.

Don't forget to check out episode 148 from this past Friday which was an interview with Billy Quarantillo. Billy is an alumni of The Ultimate Fighter season 22, which was coached by Urijah Faber and Conor McGregor. Billy Q will be appearing on Dana White's Contender Series on Tuesday, July 23, so be sure to check it out on the ESPN+ app. Cheers!

I sit down with Billy Quarantillo - The Ultimate Fighter season 22 alumni, King of the Cage Lightweight Champion and soon-to-be contestant on Dana White's Contender Series. We talk about Billy's training ideologies, how he wound up in Tampa and some unusual circumstances that led to him becoming a full-time mixed martial artist.

Billy goes into detail about his experience on The Ultimate Fighter in 2015, being coached by Uriah Faber, the relationships he developed and maintains to this day and what the tension was like during the filming between Uriah and Conor McGregor. He also tells the story of wearing a suit during his audition for the show - including the striking and grappling demonstrations.

We talk a little bit of booze. It may surprise you what a professional cage fighter chooses to sip on while he's not training for a fight. We also talk about the upcoming Fight Night 155 card from Sacramento California, headlined by bantamweights Germaine De Randamie and Aspen Ladd. While we don't dive into the main event, we talk about the return of Billy's TUF coach Uriah Faber as well as his teammate Ryan Hall, who is fighting Darren Elkins in a very intriguing matchup.

Billy Q explains how he is a completely different fighter since his time on The Ultimate Fighter and is looking forward to his upcoming fight against Kamuela Kirk. Kirk's finish rate is 100% in his victories and he has never been finished - which is what excited Billy the most about this match. Cheers!

Jeff The Animal Wilson is back to help break down UFC 239, headlined by Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones defending his crown against Thiago Santos. We also saw Amanda Nunes defeat Holly Holm to become the only UFC champion in history to win belts in two divisions and defend her original championship.

Jorge Masvidal takes only five seconds to end the undefeated streak of Funky Ben Askren with a flying knee that sends him into another dimension. Luke Rockhold's light heavyweight debut is thwarted by the knockout power of Jan Blachowicz. Diego Sanchez is overwhelmed by Michael Chiesa and Song Yadong continues to build the Chinese representation in the UFC.

We also kick of scotch whiskey month! I sip some Glenlivet and discuss the difference between peated and unpeated scotch. We also talk about the importance (or lack of importance) of the term "single malt." We have some laughs along the way and preview UFC Fight Night 155 headlined by Germaine De Randamie and the undefeated Aspen Ladd - cheers!

I'm joined this week by John "The Manimal" Beneduce. Manimal is a second degree black belt under Matt Serra, Bellator featherweight fighter and also hosts the MMA and Beyond Podcast with Steve Maraboli and Ray Longo.

We talk about Manimals history in MMA, proper use of drugs outside of training camp, old school training tactics, injuries, time off, Manimal's last fight at Bellator 222 and what the future may hold for his career. We also get into what the MMA scene was like 20+ years ago in NewYork, how training has changed over the years and why fighters train smarter today. Cheers!

This is part B of an episode co-hosted by The Manimal, John Beneduce - Bellator featherweight fighter, Matt Serra black belt and host of the MMA and Beyond Podcast.

We break down fight night on ESPN 3 from Minneapolis, Minnesota which included a short main event with Francis Ngannou knocking out Junior Dos Santos in 71 seconds of the first round. We also saw bonus-winning performances from Joseph Benavidez, Alonzo Menifield and Eryk Anders. We saw some abysmal refereeing which resulted in Demian Maia being stood up while having his opponent mounted against the cage. The same referee also allowed Eryk Anders' opponent take many unnecessary blows to the head while his head was pinned in the corder of the cage.

Don't forget that scotch month is July on the podcast, so make sure to reach out on social media and let me know your favorite scotch whiskey pours. Happy Fourth of July to everyone - cheers!

Back to break down a packed weekend of combat sports, including Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship live coverage, UFC Fight Night 154 and Bellator 223.

Palie Malignaggi was unable to settle his vendetta against Conor McGregor's camp, as he lost his bare knuckle boxing debut to Artem Lobov. David Mundell has the must exciting fight of the BKFC 6 card with a 90-second knockout. Other UFC veterans such as Chris Leben, Joey Beltran and Joe Riggs also appear on the card.

The UFC put on a great show this weekend in Greenville, South Carolina despite losing its co-main event. The Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung made short work of top featherweight contender Renato Moicano with a TKO less than a minute into the first round. Welterweight Randy Brown bounces back after almost a year off with a TKO of Brian Barbarena. Andre Ewell and Anderson dos Santos put on an epic slugfest. Jairzinho Rozenstruik disposes of Allan Crowder with an amazing nine-second knockout that started with a jab moving backwards. All this and much more on the latest episode - cheers!

A special Father's Day episode to discuss the retirement of the American Gangster, Chael Sonnen. We also talk about the biggest wins and losses from Bellator 222, including Rory MacDonald ending the undefeated streak of Neiman Gracie to move on to the finals of the $1 million welterweight tournament.

Kyoji Horiguchi becomes the first cross-promotional champion by defeating Darrion Caldwell by unanimous decision. Other notable wins include the undefeated Patrick Mix submitting Ricky Bandejas, Juan Archuleta KO's Eduardo Dantas with one second to go in the round, and Adam Borics earns a dramatic flying knee knockout of super prospect Aaron Picco. Dillon Danis wins his second professional fight and then calls out Jon Jones for some reason.

We also preview UFC Fight Night 154 from Greenville, NC - headlined by featherweights Renato Moicano Carneiro and Chan Sung Jung, who are both trying to rebound from dramatic knockout losses in their last fight.