Chamatkar Sandhu speaks to the original UFC BMF Champion Jorge Masvidal on his recent retirement, whether this is really the end for him as a fighter, his venture into the world of fight promotion with Gamebred Promotions, and the opportunity to wrap the new BMF belt around the waist of the winner between Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje at UFC 291.

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CHAPTERS:Jorge Masvidal on his MMA legacy (3:40) 

• Jorge Masvidal on potentially coming out of retirement (5:17) 
• Jorge Masvidal on UFC 291 and putting the BMF belt on the winner (18:13) 
• Jorge Masvidal on Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje (20:16)
• Jorge Masvidal on Francis Ngannou landing a boxing fight with Tyson Fury (23:36) 
• Jorge Masvidal on Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington (26:16) 
• Jorge Masvidal on Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic (29:24)
• Jorge Masvidal on Israel Adesanya vs. Dricus Du Plessis (31:20)
• Jorge Masvidal on Conor McGregor vs. USADA (33:13)

Chamatkar Sandhu speaks to former UFC director of social media Randy Faehnrich about his time working for the promotion, why he decided to launch his own social media agency ThreeThirtyThree after leaving the UFC, and what it’s been like working very closely with Francis Ngannou in the most pivotal few years of the fighter’s career.

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TOPICS:

• Randy Faehnrich on getting a job at UFC (8:10)
• Randy Faehnrich on what he learned from working with Dana White (19:50)
• Randy Faehnrich on the negatives of working for UFC (21:13)
• Randy Faehnrich on launching his own social media business, ThreeThirtyThree (24:48)
• Randy Faehnrich on working to grow Francis Ngannou’s brand (32:08)
• Randy Faehnrich on fighters using social media to grow their careers (42:23)
• The Bit for Social with Randy Faehnrich (51:45)

Chamatkar Sandhu speaks to MMA media legend and O.G. John Morgan on his passion for the sport, how he started his career covering MMA, building and then leaving MMAJunkie, and his flourishing career as a play-by-play commentator for CFFC alongside CM Punk.

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TOPICS: 

• John Morgan on how he fell in love with MMA (1:22)
• John Morgan on the early days of MMA Junkie (8:37)
• John Morgan on the grind of working in MMA (20:05)
• John Morgan on why he left MMA Junkie in 2022 (28:15)
• John Morgan on the current state of MMA media (37:02)
• John Morgan on how to work in MMA media in 2023 (39:58)
• The Bit for Social with John Morgan (45:06)

Host: Chamatkar Sandhu
Guest: John Morgan

Chamatkar Sandhu speaks to UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling about his legacy-defining win over Henry Cejudo at UFC 288 and his highly anticipated fight with ‘Suga’ Sean O’Malley at UFC 292. Plus, Sterling tells Sandhu why his days at bantamweight might be coming to an end very soon.

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TOPICS:

• Aljamain Sterling on the Henry Cejudo win (1:11)
• Aljamain Sterling on fighting Suga Sean O’Malley at UFC 292 (7:56)
• Aljamain Sterling on his future in the bantamweight division (15:52)
• Aljamain Sterling on teammate Chris Weidman’s return to the UFC Octagon (23:56)
• Aljamain Sterling on launching his own rum brand (30:51)
• The Bit for Social! (34:45)

Chamatkar Sandhu speaks to UFCs lead play-by-play commentator Jon Anik about his 12-year run with the promotion and how his job has expanded into hosting press conferences, official weigh-ins, and more. Sandhu and Anik get into a whole host of hot topics including Nate Diaz vs. Jake Paul, Francis Ngannou’s PFL deal, and the return of Conor McGregor!

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(3:44) Jon Anik’s professional goals before MMA and the UFC
(16:05) Jon Anik on working with Daniel Cormier and Joe Rogan
(22:31) Jon Anik on the famous UFC 278 call for Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards
(26:08) Jon Anik on his podcast with Kenny Florian
(30:54) Jon Anik on dealing with the Colby Covington situation
(35:19) Jon Anik on Francis Ngannou’s PFL deal
(38:06) Jon Anik on Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz
(39:02) Jon Anik on Conor McGregor’s return
(41:32) One More Sleep or Hit The Snooze Button! with Jon Anik

Today, Chamatkar Sandhu speaks to ONE Heavyweight Champion Arjan Singh Bhullar ahead of his highly anticipated title unification bout with Anatoly Malykhin on June 23. In addition, Bhullar weighs in on Francis Ngannou’s recent move to the PFL, his thoughts on heavyweight Jon Jones, and much more!

(1:20) Arjan Singh Bhullar on being a free agent and signing with ONE
(5:54) Arjan Singh Bhullar on Francis Ngannou’s PFL deal
(15:34) Arjan Singh Bhullar on the differences between the UFC and Dana White and ONE Championship and Chatri Sityodtong
(18:40) Arjan Singh Bhullar on becoming the ONE Heavyweight Champion
(32:04) Arjan Singh Bhullar on Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz

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In an exclusive interview, Chamatkar Sandhu speaks to "Triple C" Henry Cejudo in his first interview since his split decision loss to Aljamain Sterling at UFC 288. Cejudo shares his thoughts on the fight, the scorecards, and his plans to fight Merab Dvalishvili next. He also opens up about his time spent coaching Jon Jones and his banter exchange with Conor McGregor!

(4:42) Henry Cejudo on the scorecards in his loss to Aljamain Sterling at UFC 288
(11:04) Henry Cejudo on contemplating retirement and making another comeback
(12:39) Henry Cejudo on calling out Merab Dvalishvili
(15:48) Henry Cejudo on Aljamain Sterling vs Sean O’Malley at UFC 292
(24:30) Henry Cejudo on the ‘Cringe’ persona
(32:05) Henry Cejudo on working with Jon Jones prior to UFC 285
(36:14) Henry Cejudo on whether Conor McGregor will ever fight again

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Chamatkar Sandhu speaks to London’s finest Michael "Venom" Page about his flourishing relationship with UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, his decade-long relationship with Bellator, when he hopes to fight for a title again, the opportunity to box once again, welcoming KSI to London Shootfighters, as well as how he deals with success and his “demons."

(9:24) Michael Page on meeting Israel Adesanya for the first time in London
(11:35) Michael Page on being with Bellator MMA for 10 years
(24:35) Michael Page on Bellator welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov
(40:50) Michael Page on BKFC, Mike Perry and influencer boxing
(42:35) Michael Page on Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz
(45:00) Michael Page on battling his demons and depression

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In this episode, Chamatkar Sandhu speaks to the NMF himself Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson on a whole range of topics, including:

• Why a fight with Michel Pereira could get the 40-year-old Thompson one step closer to fighting for the UFC welterweight title once again (21:32)
• Thompson's guest coaching gig on the upcoming season of "The Ultimate Fighter" for Team Conor McGregor (38:17)
• His thoughts on the Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz boxing fight in August (42:07) 

And much, much more.

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Lee Murray is one of the greatest "what-ifs" in MMA history.

The former UFC middleweight, known most notably for going the distance with Anderson Silva in Cage Rage and for allegedly beating up Tito Ortiz in a street fight, held a 8-2-1 record before having his MMA career tragically cut short by a stabbing outside a London nightclub in 2005. 

But wait ... there's more.

Murray now finds himself in the midst of a 25-year prison sentence for designing one of the largest bank robberies in world history.

Enthralled by this tragic tale, celebrated documentary filmmaker Pat Kondelis knew he needed to find a way to bring this story to the world. On today's episode of "Smack Talk with Sandhu," Kondelis tells Sandhu how he came across the Lee Murray story, why he wanted to tell it, and how he managed to track down the voice of one of the most coveted interviews in the entire combat sports world for his new documentary "Catching Lightning," which is now available exclusively on Showtime.

CHAPTERS

• Pat Kondelis on the idea of making the Lee Murray documentary (2:34)
• Pat Kondelis on when he knew they had something great with the Lee Murray documentary (6:03)
• Pat Kondelis on Lee Murray’s voice recordings for the documentary (10:15)
• Pat Kondelis on the reception so far to the Lee Murray documentary (22:50)
• Pat Kondelis on having conflicted emotions towards Lee Murray (26:50)
• Pat Kondelis on Lee Murray’s future (29:00)