With much speculation surrounding the UFC’s return to Dublin, Irish MMA legend Chris Fields, former Cage Warriors champion and head coach of Team KF, joins the show to discuss his hopes for his fighters to earn spots on the prospective card. 

Fields discusses the glory days of 2014 and beyond, gives an idea of how many of his fighters could be in he mix for UFC contracts, his split with Ian Garry and whether his old team SBG will have a similar presence on a UFC Ireland bill as they previously commanded. 

Jake Paul’s adventure into the world of boxing has largely become an MMA story due to the opponents he is facing. He takes on his most iconic foe to date this Saturday in Texas when he clashes with the legendary Stockton native, Nate Diaz, but does the world of boxing care about this fight? 

Ireland’s best boxing journalist, Gavan Casey of the The42.ie, joins Petesy to discuss how the fight is being received by the boxing masses and whether Paul will leave behind a meaningful legacy in the sport. 

Also on the show, Petesy gives his thoughts on Cage Warriors 158 from Rome.

On the latest episode of The Craic, Petesy is joined by Rhys McKee who recently became the first Irishman to ever be re-signed by the UFC. 

McKee shares his feelings on the doubt that surrounded him getting a second stint with the promotion and looks forward to his return bout against Ange Loosa at UFC Paris. 

The former Cage Warriors and BAMMA champion discusses representing Irish MMA alongside Caolan Loughran in the French capital and sends messages to fellow Irish MMA charges Paul Hughes, who is currently awaiting his call up to the big dance, and Shauna Bannon, who recently suffered a loss in her UFC debut. 

On the back of a massive weekend of MMA in the English capital, Petesy speaks to U.K. media OG Chisanga Malata of SunSport to get his take after attending Aspinall vs. Tybura at the historic O2 Arena. 

The lads discuss Tom Aspinall’s amazing main event, Paul Craig's debut at middleweight, the possibility of Nathaniel Wood vs. Lerone Murphy, the negativity towards Molly McCann after her loss, the drop in attendance and why UFC should look at different location outside of London moving forward. 

Also on the show, Petesy gives his take on Cage Warriors 157, Shauna Bannon’s UFC debut and Caolan Loughran being handed his first Octagon outing.

On the week of her UFC debut, Shauna Bannon shares her excitement about her first trip to the Octagon. The Holohan Martial Arts product gives insight into how motherhood has proved to be one of the great motivations for her fighting career and details how much planning goes into her day-to-day schedule because of her responsibilities to her son, Jayce. 

Bannon discusses training alongside U.K. MMA fan favourite Molly McCann, who competes in the co-main event of UFC London. She also underlines her enthusiasm with the growing number of Irish fighters in the UFC on the back of Rhys McKee re-signing with the promotion.

The first Irish person to both fight and coach at a UFC level, Irish MMA legend Paddy Holohan joins The Craic to give insights on Shauna Bannon, who makes her debut at UFC Dublin. 

“The Hooligan” recalls how he became Bannon’s coach on the back of her decorated career as a kickboxer. He also explains what makes “Mama B” special and forecasts how far she can go in the UFC’s straw weight division. 

Also on the show, Petesy looks back on his time at the Kingpyn boxing event at the 3 Arena on Saturday where he sat beside, in a shocking turn of events, Shauna Bannon!

The most dominant champion in the history of KSW, Phil De Fries, will attempt to make his ninth heavyweight title defence this weekend at KSW 84 when he faces Szymon Bajor. 

The champ discusses training alongside Tom Aspinall and Mick Parkin ahead of UFC London, gives his take on Francis Ngannou vs. Tyson Fury and underlines why he thinks his eleven fight win streak - an undefeated run that dates back to 2017 - makes him a good candidate to play spoiler for Ngannou’s MMA endeavour with PFL.

Ahead of his debut at UFC London, Mick Parkin joins The Craic to discuss the difficulties of getting fights as a heavyweight and training alongside the likes of Phil De Fries and Tom Aspinall ahead of his UFC bow. Parkin reveals how he attended recent UFC London events as a fan and gives his take on what he can expect from Jamal Pogues when they clash at the O2. 

Also on the show, Petesy gives his take on the second PFL Europe event from Berlin and looks back on a great weekend for Irish MMA.

U.K. MMA media O.G. Chisanga Malata of Sun Sport joins The Craic to discuss the disdain among U.K. MMA fans over the pricing of UFC London. Chisanga and Petesy compare the live gate revenue UFC have taken from London events before and after the pandemic and Chisanga gives his two cents on the potential of headliner Tom Aspinall. 

Also on the show, Petesy looks back at Lee Hammond’s TUF loss and forecasts what he sees in the Dubliner’s future.

Undefeated Manchester knockout artist Lewis McGrillen is one of the most electrifying prospects in the sport and makes his second walk for PFL this Saturday in Berlin. 

McGrillen joins The Craic to discuss winning over the elder statesmen in Manchester’s MMA scene (04:20), his links to Ireland and his life-changing PFL debut. The 22-year-old underlines his mission to become the poster boy of PFL Europe, describes how MMA may have saved him from a dark path and gives MMA fans a taste of what to expect this Saturday in Berlin.