On this week’s show, UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley joins The Craic to talk his super star making moment in Boston at UFC 292, how he’s gifting Marlon Vera a title shot and his wish to fight in Ireland. 

O’Malley also gives his take on Ian Garry’s comments about putting the UFC 292 card on his back and wether he believes the Irishman has the ability to become a superstar. O’Malley also underlines his intentions of wanting to fight in Ireland and how he may have become to famous to ever co-headline a card with Conor McGregor. 

Also on the show, Petesy gives his take on Irish fighters recent run of form in the UFC following Kiefer Crosbie’s loss in his promotional debut at UFC 293.

The king of the U.K. main event, Tom Aspinall, returns to The Craic to give his take on Ciryl Gane no selling a fight with him following the UFC Paris main event. 

The Wigan man reveals how he ended up on the beer with the French heavyweight following the event and gives his take on Jon Jones’ recent comments reflecting on the two facing off for the title one day.

The man leading the line for Scottish MMA, Paul Craig, returns to The Craic to discuss his upcoming bout with Brendan Allen. 

Craig discusses how he has changed his mindset having previously suffered with imposter syndrome and sheds light on the camp he is about to embark on with Chris Bungard and - pending approval - Ross Cooper in Las Vegas. 

The Scottish middleweight gives his take on life in a new weight class, the success of his Leather'd podcast and how he hopes a win over Allen forces the UFC to book an event in Glasgow, which was the scene of a loss to Khalil Rountree back in 2017 for “Bearjew”.

When Caolan Loughran joined The Craic earlier this week, he had no idea his original opponent Yanis Ghemmouri would withdraw from their bantamweight clash only to replaced by one of the most experienced fighters in France, Taylor Lapilus. 

That said, the former Cage Warriors bantamweight champion is brimming with confidence as he took aim at all things French MMA, Sean O’Malley and Chito Vera. Could his debut at UFC Paris be the first step to him becoming the new frontrunner in Irish MMA? “The Don” certainly thinks so. 

Loughran also discusses advice he’s been given from legendary U.K. coach Colin Heron, why he thinks French MMA is inferior and how exciting it is to be in a division that’s championed by O’Malley.

Rhys McKee returns to The Craic on the week of his return to the Octagon, which takes place this weekend at UFC Paris. 

McKee talked about staying relaxed ahead of the pivotal fight, how different it feels now as opposed to his last stint with the UFC when he was given two horrific back to back match-ups with Khamzat Chimaev and Alex Morono and how he feels about being the underdog for his clash with Ange Loosa. 

“Skeletor” also shares how beneficial his main event slots with Cage Warriors were on the road back to the UFC and acknowledges that this is his last chance with the UFC.

Fresh off his scintillating performance in Boston, Ian Machado Garry rejoins The Craic to discuss seeing UFC Dublin into existence. 

The Malahide man discusses his epic beating of Neil Magny and acknowledged that he wanted to humiliate the veteran during their fight following his pre-fight amble. 

Garry also gave his take on potential matchups with Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, Colby Convington and Khamzat Chimaev.

After reporting from Boston for UFC 292, Donagh Corby joins the show to give his take on all the thrills and spills at the TD Garden. 

Is Sean O’Malley the biggest star on the UFC’s books? Did Ian Garry win more fans or haters through his virtuoso performance against Neil Magny and is Dillon Danis suddenly liked in the world of combat sports?

Ahead of his massive clash with Neil Magny at UFC 292, Ian Machado Garry returns to The Craic to chat what’s at stake at Boston’s TD Garden.

Garry recalls his recent trip to Brazil and travelling with his young son Leo across the globe. He gives his take on the social media clip that he posted of a sparring injury Chris Curtis sustained that ultimately forced him to withdraw from his upcoming fight. 

As well as that, Garry underlines his intent to bring the UFC back to Dublin and explains how it feels to be leading the line for the Irish MMA scene, the role which once belonged to his hero Conor McGregor. 

Ahead of his fight at MSG this weekend, surging PFL featherweight Nate Kelly joins The Craic.

Kelly discusses how early setbacks didn’t define his career, sparring with Conor McGregor and his plans with the PFL beyond his clash with Damion Nelson