The Fight Cave

Host Matt Culley and Sergio DaSilva debut the Fight Cave Five.  Jimmie "El Terror" Rivera (20-1) joins The Fight Cave and talks all about the 135 weight class, weight cuts, training, fight camp, UFC, and much more.  Jimmie's last fight was against Urijah Faber, which he won by UD.  Rivera also talks about TJ Dillashaw, Cody Garbrandt, Dennis Bermudez, Bryan Caraway, Dominick Cruz, and the Sonnen VS Ortiz fight.

They discuss the UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko VS Pena card.  Sergio presents a new idea for scoring.  

Fight News discusses the latest in the various fighter associations.

Bonus Episode with Gregor "The Gift" Gillespie (8-0): "I would love to lose you on my back wheel." 

Listen to what #TeamEverlast athlete, Gillespie, has been up to since his UFC debut, when he plans on fighting next, and who he calls out for a bike race and fishing competition!  

Matt and Sergio talk to UFC fighters Will "Ill Will" Brooks, Dennis "The Menace" Bermudez, and Phillipe "Super" Nover about their careers, future fights, BJ Penn's loss to Yair Rodriguez, UFC 208, and UFC 209.  Kyle Antonelli delivers Fight News.

Check out @TheFightCave instagram to see the picture Sergio talks about with Dennis.  

Matt Culley and Sergio DaSilva are joined by Rob Haydak, President of Alliance MMA and former CEO of Cage Fury Fighting Championships.  They talk about the company's premier promotional opportunities for aspiring MMA fighters, regional promotions, upcoming fighters, and past fighters Haydak has identified like UFC fighter Paul Felder.  

AMMA is the only majorly traded MMA company on the stock market.  They have 7 regional MMA promotions across the US, including CFFC, HFC, Shogun, V3, GFL, CageTix.com, SuckerPunch Entertainment, and COGA.

Bryan Hamper, Managing Partner of Sucker Punch Entertainment, shares what qualities they look for in up and coming fighters.  He also shares plan for his business, fighters they manage like Max Holloway, Angela Hill, and Joanna Jedrzejczyk.  They talk about Connor McGregor, Jose Aldo, and BJ Penn. Sucker Punch is a big supporter of women's MMA, and they have many female fighters.   

In Fight News, Kyle Antonelli tells us how Mark Hunt is suing the UFC for the Brock Lesnar PED situation.  He talks about BJ Penn's and Heather "The Heat" Hardy's upcoming fights, and touches upon Meryl Streep's MMA comment at the Golden Globes.  

Host Matt Culley and Co-host Sergio DaSilva sit down with Katlyn Chookagian AKA BlondeFighter to discuss the crazy fight weekend including their reactions after Ronda Rousey VS Amanda Nunes and Dominick Cruz VS Cody Garbrandt.  Katlyn (8-1) is a UFC Fighter, a Renzo Gracie Brown Belt, and a New York local.

Jarrell Miller delivers the Big Baby Breakdown with updates about training with MMA fighters, upcoming fights, and his personal life including hanging out with Floyd Mayweather.

Kyle Antonelli, NewYorkFighting.com editor, fills us in with retirements in his weekly segment: Fight News.

Host Matt Culley and  Co-host Sergio DaSilva bring in Phoenix Carnevale, who wears many hats as a Martial Arts Media personality, Journalist, Ring-side Commentator, Fitness Expert, Fighter, and the host of the In Fighting Shape podcast powered by Everlast, soon to be released in January 2017.  On this episode, they exchange their fighting backgrounds, stories, and then chat about fight predictions.

They call Ed Soares, CEO of Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) and long time promoter and manager of MMA fighters, including Anderson Silva,  Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Jose Aldo, and Lyoto Machida.  They talk about UFC 207, World Series of Fighting 34, and the latest in the MMA world.

Kyle Antonelli, NewYorkFighting.com editor, fills us in with Fight news.

Host Matt Culley is joined by Tony Ricci, Sr. Nutritionist for Pfizer Inc and elite Performance Coach.  Tony trains top MMA fighters including Chris Weidman and Heather Hardy. Tony explains the importance of hydration, methods for making weight, and how the body interprets diets.

Chris Algieri, professional boxer (21-3) and Performance Nutrition Coach, calls in with his nutrition tips. 

Kyle Antonelli, NewYorkFighting.com editor, fills us in with MMA news.

Host Matt Culley, owner of Budokan Martial Arts and NewYorkFighting.com, and Sergio DaSilva speak with Andre Harrison (14-0) about his upcoming debut fight at the World Series of Fighting on 12/31 at MSG.  Of course, more fight predictions and MMA smack talk, too!

Jarrell Miller delivers the Big Baby Breakdown with commentary on this weekend's past fights and what's to come in the next couple of months.

Kyle Antonelli, NewYorkFighting.com editor, fills us in with UFC 208 rumors and MMA news.

Host Matt Culley travels to upstate NY for UFC Fight Night 102.  He sits down with Corey Anderson (8-2-0) and Frankie Perez (10-2-0) to talk about their training and their upcoming fights this Friday 12/9/16.

Sergio DaSilva reports on how his team did at Bellator 166, as well as an exciting announcement of his own.

Jarrell Miller delivers the Big Baby Breakdown with news in the fight world, and gives a hint of whom he will be fighting next.

Kyle Antonelli, NewYorkFighting.com editor, talks about The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale results and what is to come! He is also reports what happened on the call (mentioned in Episode 4) about the forming of the MMA Athlete Association.

Jarell Miller, professional boxer (18-0-1) starts The Fight Cave off with The "Big Baby" Breakdown of the latest in the fight world and his own life.

Heather "Heat" Hardy, professional boxer (18-0) drops by to talk about signing with Invicta and transitioning to MMA.  

Kyle Antonelli, NewYorkFighting.com editor, delivers the MMA news for the week, diving into the latest concerning the Professional Fighters Association.