At the beginning of this edition of the podcast, Sam Caplan explains why this is his last episode as the co-host of The MMA Insiders Podcast and Jason Floyd explains some changes in how he covers mixed martial arts on a daily basis. After getting their announcements out of the way, the guys immediately get […]

GRIT: The Power of Passion & Perseverance with Angela Duckworth This week, we are talking GRIT & the intangibles – those invisible traits that exist and play an important roll in making us who we are. When we are looking to identify & evaluate talent or potential what is the most important piece of the […]

Conor McGregor has been fined $150,000 by the Nevada Athletic Commission for his part in the UFC 202 Pre-Fight Press Conference melee with Nate Diaz and this is the top story on this week’s edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast with Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd. The guys talk about how the Nevada Athletic Commission […]

Injury Prevention – Knees & ACLs w/Doug Gilroy In sports, injury prevention is king. This is why we are so crazy about screening, planning, and stressing rest, recovery, sleep, and nutrition. Today, we look at knee injuries and the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) with therapist Doug Gilroy. When an ACL tear ended the season of […]

Head Injuries In Sports: An Ounce Of Prevention You know the old saying about an ounce of prevention? In sports, it can be worth hundreds of millions! Recent reports tell us the following: Between 2009 to 2012 injuries cost NHL teams an estimated $218 million per year with a salary loss to players of $42.8 […]

World Series of Fighting welterweight Paul Bradley is a special guest co-host on this edition of “The MMA Insiders Podcast” as he joins Jason Floyd to discuss his career and some of the hot topics currently in mixed martial arts including the free agency process that he recently went through. Paul explains what happened when […]

Banning Headers In Soccer — Moving The Game Forward In this episode, we look at US soccer’s move to ban heading for players up to 10 years of age and limit heading in ages 11-13. Dr. George Champias, Chief Medical Officer for US Soccer and the Team Physician for the Chicago Blackhawks, joins us to […]

Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen has signed with Bellator and this is the lead topic on this week’s episode of “The MMA Insiders Podcast” with Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd. The guys give their take on Sonnen heading to Bellator and Sam takes issue with an article that was written about the move made […]

Managing Player Performance – Short Term & Long Term Planning On the show today, we are looking at managing player performance. We’ll talk with NHL certified player agent Manny Schmidt of Link Management International and there is a lot to consider when we look at everything that impacts a players preparation and in game performance. […]

The mixed martial arts debut of Phil “CM Punk” Brooks took place this past weekend at UFC 203 in Cleveland and he was defeated by Mickey Gall in the opening round by submission. Find out what Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd thought about the fight and what could be next for Brooks on this week’s […]