The MMA Insiders

On this episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Jason Floyd is joined by Casey Oxendine to discuss some of the major topics in MMA include weight cutting, regional MMA, legend fights and Casey’s experience back in the day with Jon “War Machine” Koppenhaver.

Along with talking about all of those topics, Jason talks to Casey about his combat sports promotion, Team MMA Battle. This is a two-on-two combat sports competition and not everyone is a fan of this concept. Casey will talk about the perceptions vs. realities of Team MMA Battle and his recent interaction with MMA referee “Big” John McCarthy on social media.

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On this episode of the podcast, Jason Floyd is joined by Valor Fights President Tim Loy. They kick off the podcast by talking about “The Valor Hour,” which is a brand new podcast on Radio Influence as Tim does the podcast with Valor Fights color analyst Casey Oxendine.

Along with talking about what you can expect from “The Valor Hour,” Jason talks to Tim about his promotion and his upcoming event on March 18 in Tennessee.

Other topics discussed on this episode of the podcast include would Tim promote a fight with former NFL defensive lineman Greg Hardy, could former professional wrestler Kid Kash return to Valor Fights at some point and Jason gets Tim’s thoughts on this weekends UFC 209.

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One of the biggest topics in today’s UFC is their drug testing program with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and Jason Floyd is joined by Dave Marsdin to discuss the program the UFC has with USADA.

Some of the topics discusses by Jason and Dave include Cris “Cyborg” Justino, Jon Jones, retroactive Therapeutic Use Exemption policy, IV ban and recent changes to UFC/USADA policy.

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On this episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Jason Floyd is joined by fellow MMA reporter Karim Zidan. During their nearly two hour char, they discuss the Russian MMA scene, their experiences covering MMA, conflict of interest in the sport and answer questions submitted on social media.

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This episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast is about injuries and the rehab process from a fighters point of view as Jason Floyd is joined by American Top Team and Ultimate Fighter 21 alum Steve Montgomery.

Steve talks about his current rehab process for his recent knee procedure and everything related to coming back from an injury. Jason ask him about the thought process of pulling out of a fight due to injury, having surgery and when is the right time to return from an injury.

Along with talking about injuries from a fighters point of view, Jason and Steve talk about the current MMA scene in South Florida, the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter and a story Steve recently posted on a MMA website.

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On this edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Jason Floyd is joined former RFA and Titan FC matchmaker Scott Cutbirth to mainly talk about the regional side of mixed martial arts. Jason talks with Scott about his approach to matchmaking, what he looks for in prospects, lessons he has learned in the sport and they both give their take on the comments made by Meryl Streep.

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On this edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Jason Floyd is joined by fighter/coach Greg Rebello. They discuss topics ranging from Friday’s UFC 207, weigh cutting in MMA, what a cruiserweight division could have done for the sport, the regional scene, Brennan Ward and the various fighter associations.

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On this week’s edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Jason Floyd is joined by former Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney to discuss his advisor role with the Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association (MMAAA).

Some of the topics discussed include why Rebney believes he is part of the solution for UFC fighters, his intentions in being part of the MMAAA, his response to recent comments made by UFC President Dana White, does WME-IMG have a conflict of interest in owning the UFC, whether former Bellator executive Tim Danaher is involved with the MMAAA and the role of J.P. Arencibia in the MMAAA.

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A new fighters association (Mixed Martial Arts Athlete Association) was announced on Wednesday and Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd break down the announcement on this week’s The MMA Insiders Podcast.

Sam and Jason discuss multiple aspects of the Mixed Martial Arts Athlete Association including former Bellator MMA Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney being involved with the association. (Note: Bjorn Rebney is scheduled to join Jason on next week’s episode of the podcast).

Also on this episode of the podcast, the guys are joined by attorney Lucas Middlebrook and current UFC fighter Leslie Smith. Middlebrook and Smith both explained why they are no longer involved with the Professional Fighters Association (PFA) and give their thoughts on the Mixed Martial Arts Athlete Association.

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On this week’s edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Sam Caplan returns to the podcast to discuss some of the latest hot topics in the world of mixed martial arts with Jason Floyd.

The guys discuss the recent comments by Conor McGregor wanting a ownership stake in the UFC, Rashad Evans being denied a license by a second athletic commission, MMAFA sending out a tweet directed at Titan Fighting Championships, CM Punk potentially returning to the UFC, Tonya Evinger’s defeat this past Friday night at Invicta FC 20 and answer listener questions submitted on social media.

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