Wrestler and grappler Merab Dvalishvili is a bantamweight currently competing in the UFC. He caught up with Ben Kohn, discussing his transition to MMA from Judo/Sambo, how he ended up training at Serra/Longo, training style and mentality, weight cutting practices, and so much more!

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Replace the UFC 249 main card commentary with your boys Ed Gallo and Sriram Muralidaran. Available on YouTube with video of our beautiful faces under "The Fight Site", same title.

Hardy vs. De Castro (20:30)

Kattar vs. Stephens (55:50)

Ngannou vs. Rozenstruik (1:30:00)

Cejudo vs. Cruz (1:54:55)

Gaethje vs. Ferguson (2:25:30)

If you have the time, listen to the full commentary to hear tons of pre and postfight breakdowns, along with some silliness.

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A faceless Ryan Wagner and Ben Kohn had the great pleasure of interviewing one of MMA's best and unheralded striking coaches. Trained under Duane Ludwig, Sean Madden is now a coach for the best of the best at Elevation Fight Team - Justin Gaethje, Cory Sandhagen, Drew Dober, Alistair Overeem, Rose Namajunas, and more! Sean talks MMA metagame, coaching philosophies, and more!

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Hudson Taylor placed 3rd, 3rd and 4th at the NCAA tournament at 197 pounds. The pinning machine moved on to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, winning blue belt Worlds. Ed Gallo and Ben Kohn team up to pick Hudson's brain about his career, thoughts on training approaches, and his nonprofit organization Athlete Ally.

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Sriram is joined by Danny's disembodied voice as always, but also by Drew Dober, top UFC lightweight! We talk to Drew about his upcoming fights, how he's grown as a fighter, and our predictions for UFC 249.

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MMA and boxing analyst Philippe Pocholle Marchetti chats with Carlos Diego Ferreira about moving from Brazil to the USA, and how he went from being a BJJ black belt to being one of the best pressure fighters in his division.

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The Fight Site's Taylor Higgins talks to all-round boxing man Russ Anber about his life, career, and the fighters he has worked with. Be sure to support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/fightsite

Prepare for unique insights and insider stories! Professional welterweight Jared McLoughlin is approaching mixed martial arts like an analyst, and after moving his training from Jackson Wink to Hammerhead MMA\City Kickboxing in New Zealand, he feels he's hitting his stride.

Ed and Jared talk wrestling, Diego Sanchez-Josh Fabia, setups, and more!

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Still on quarantine with nothing new, Danny and Sriram are joined by fellow TFS writer (and video-maker extraordinaire) Julian Lung to discuss what our criteria are for deciding whether a fighter is good or bad (or, more compellingly, whether they're truly good or just effective).

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At the request of a patron, Sriram and Danny bring on Michael Fiedel (one of the best journalists out there) to discuss the interplay between what he does and what we (as analysts) do.

Find Michael's work at https://thebodylockmma.com

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