The MMA Insiders

Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd are back with a new episode of “The MMA Insiders” as they discuss the UFC television broadcast rights negotiations that are currently going on.

From the report of FOX Sports offering the UFC $200 million to what are the other potential suitors for the UFC television rights starting in 2019, Sam and Jason offer up their opinion and answer listener questions related to this topic.

After there conversation on the UFC television broadcast rights negotiations, they discuss the upcoming Bellator MMA heavyweight tournament and the thought process of Rory MacDonald being a potential alternate for this tournament. Sam and Jason tell you which fighter they favorite in this tournament and discuss the Bellator signing of Jake Hager (aka Jack Swagger).

Other topics on this episode of “The MMA Insiders” Podcast includes the retirement of Ben Askren, legal situation of Volkan Oezdemir, potential UFC heavyweight title fight, Tim Elliott’s comments on social media about Roxanne Modaferri’s pay for The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale, Greg Hardy, and the Arkansas Athletic Commission.

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Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor took place this past weekend in Las Vegas and listen to Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd recap the fight on this episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast.

Along with breaking down multiple aspects of the fight and answering listener questions about what happened inside the T-Mobile Arena, the guys talk about Jon Jones being provisionally suspended following an in-competition drug test following the UFC 214 weigh-ins.

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Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor will take place on Saturday night in Las Vegas and on this episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd preview this huge fight that will happen inside the T-Mobile Arena.

Sam and Jason touch on multiple topics related to this fight from the change in glove side, the beef between McGregor and Paulie Malignaggi, can boxing and MMA capitalize on this massive event, their pay-per-view buy rate prediction, and give their prediction on who will win the fight.

Plus, the guys answer listener questions submitted via social media and while the guys are not making any promises, there may be a post fight podcast with Sam and Jason on Sunday.

Follow Sam Caplan on Twitter: @SamCaplanMMA

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The Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor World Tour concluded last week and Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd discuss several topics related to this upcoming fight on this episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast.

From the current betting odds, rumor of McGregor being knocked out in training, and Showtime Sports Executive Stephen Espinoza’s comments about Dana White’s promotional style — Sam and Jason have you covered on all aspects from the World Tour.

Also on this episode of the podcast, the guys discuss the potential return of former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and if he’s not fighting for the UFC title, what fights make sense for him. Plus, they get into the Real Sports piece on Ramzan Kadyrov, Bellator pay-per-view buy rate, Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series and the comments made by Joe Rogan about White and CTE.

Follow Sam Caplan on Twitter: @SamCaplanMMA

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Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor is official for August 26 in Las Vegas and this is the opening topic on this episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast with Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd. The guys discuss multiple aspects of this upcoming boxing bout including whether the arena on fight night will be a pro-Mayweather or pro-McGregor crowd.

The next topic Sam and Jason touch on is this weekend’s Bellator NYC pay-per-view. The discuss the additions of Mike Goldberg and Mauro Ranallo to the broadcast team, what they predict the pay-per-view buy rate to be and Jason ask Sam if he sees similarities between when Michael Chandler defeated Eddie Alvarez in 2011 to Brent Primus facing Chandler on this fight card.

Following the discussing of Bellator NYC, the guys talk about the passing of former UFC fighter Tim Hague following his knockout lost in Canada following a boxing bout. Sam gives his thoughts on the entire situation and answers a question from a listener about the medical coverage and response planning that goes into running an event that is sanctioned by an athlete commission.

Then in the final topic of this edition of the podcast, Sam and Jason talk about the formation of the Mixed Martial Arts Journalism Association (MMAJA). Does Jason plan to join the MMAJA? What does Sam think about this? What’s the end game of the MMAJA? The guys have an interesting conversation about this and Jason tells you about some of his experiences in covering MMA.

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The UFC recently brought a majority of their fighters to Las Vegas for an athlete retreat and was this a waste of money spent by the UFC? Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd discuss this topic on this episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast. They guys talk about the fallout from the athlete retreat and the comments made by Kajan Johnson about various hot topic fighter issues.

Also on this edition of the podcast, Sam and Jason talk about the comments made by Bellator President Scott Coker on ABC holding events in California, a memo sent to members of the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports by New Jersey, CM Punk’s feud with Johnny Bananas on MTV’s “The Challenge,” and they answer questions submitted by listeners on social media.

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Should managers and fighters be concerned about the new UFC headquarters in Las Vegas? Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd give their take on this question and explain why the new UFC headquarters should be a concerned to strength and conditioning coaches that are based in Las Vegas.

Other topics on this episode of the podcast include Anderson Silva, Sam’s top 3 most irrational request from fighters, how ESPN layoffs could impact the next UFC TV deal, does UFC know how to properly promote fighters that don’t hate each other, Herb Dean’s explanation for his call in Eddie Alvarez vs. Dustin Poirier, plus much more.

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Sam Caplan returns to The MMA Insiders Podcast this week to talk about the World Series of Fighting rebranding themselves as the Professional Fighters League in 2018. Sam and Jason Floyd give their take on the move and how it will effect the mixed martial arts scene in the next year.

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This episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast takes a look at the legal side of the sports as Jason Floyd is joined by Erik Magraken of CombatSportsLaw.com. The guys touch on some of the hottest legal topics going on today in combat sports including the New York State Athletic Commission handled UFC 210 last weekend, pay-per-view piracy and the anti-trust lawsuit filed against the UFC.

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Jason Floyd continues his discussion on anti-doping as he is joined by Krush Performance host Jeff Krushell to talk more about the UFC program with the United States Anti-Doping Agency.

During their one hour conversation about anti-doping, Jason talks to Jeff about the supplement industry. Does Jeff see a day when the supplement industry is actually regulated and is this even possible? Also, other topics on this episode of the podcast include performance enhancing drugs, marijuana being on the banned list with WADA and athletes receiving therapeutic use exemptions.

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