The MMA Insiders

Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd kickoff this edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast by discussing the fallout of UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez pulling out of next week’s UFC 196 main event.

Also on this week’s show, the guys talk about the performance by former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey on Saturday Night Live and current UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm signing an endorsement deal with a supplement company that sells product deemed illegal by the Food and Drug Administration.

Other topics from this week’s show includes Edmund Tarvedyan getting his license revoked by the California State Athletic Commission, Titan FC fighters getting paid, Kansas Athletic Commission weigh-in policy for Bellator 150, potential date of Bellator’s return to the Mohegan Sun, and Andre Pederneiras responding to performance enhancing drug allegations.

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Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd are back for a new episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast and the guys start off the show by discussing the potential USADA violation by Yoel Romero.

Following the topic of Romero, Sam and Jason talk about what happened on Sunday night in Boston at UFC Fight Night 81 and what may be next for Dominick Cruz, T.J. Dillashaw, Eddie Alvarez, Travis Browne and Matt Mitrione.

Other topics from this week’s show include Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal’s comments about Conor McGregor, former Bellator champion Alexander Shlemenko fighting in Russia while under suspension with the California State Athletic Commission, Cruz’s jab at Kenny Florian, and a Bellator executive leaving the promotion.

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On this edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd talk about the announcement that Conor McGregor will be headlining UFC 197 on March 5 in Las Vegas and will be looking to become a two-division champion when he challenges Rafael dos Anjos for the lightweight title.

Other topics from this week’s show include how a matchmaker handles fighters pulling out of an event within seven days of the fight card, WSOF President Ray Sefo wanting to do more tournaments in 2016, Tuesday’s Nevada Athletic Commission meeting, Reebok uniform violations, Joe Wooster being the Titan FC matchmaker, and article on Bleacher Report about the free agency status of Aljamain Sterling.

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On this episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd talk about the tremendous title fight between Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit that took place this past weekend at UFC 195. Along with talking about that fight, the guys discussed the statement win by Stipe Miocic over Andrei Arlovski and the contract situation with Dustin Poirier.

Also on this edition of the show, they talked about last week’s Rizin event and what they believe Rizin needs to do in the future to improve their product. Other topics from this week show include Titan FC CEO Jeff Aronson making his first public comments following the cancelation of Titan FC 36, the relationship between managers and fighters, and what is going on with UFC 197.

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On this edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd discuss the recent weight cutting summit conducted by California State Athletic Commission Executive Director Andy Foster and ONE Championship banning weight cutting by dehydration.

Also on this week’s podcast, the guys discuss the World Series of Fighting releasing a fighter on Christmas Eve, what fight may be next for Conor McGregor, the pay-per-view buyrate for UFC 193, and what they believe will be the biggest MMA stories in 2016.

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With this being a holiday week, this week’s episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast is a best of show as Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd talk about some of the biggest stories in MMA over the past couple of months.

You will hear the guys talk about the Nevada State Athletic Commission suspending Nick Diaz for five years, Bellator announcing the fight booking of Ken Shamrock vs. Royce Gracie, Holly Holm shocking the sports world by knocking out Ronda Rousey, and the UFC apparel deal with Reebok.

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A brand new edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast with Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd is now available as the guys talk about Conor McGregor’s 13 second knockout victory over Jose Aldo at UFC 194. They talk about what may be next with McGregor and should the UFC give Aldo an immediate rematch.

Also on this episode, they talk about the decision by Titan FC to cancel their event that was schedule to take place on Friday in Kansas City and what this means for the future of the promotion.

Other topics from this week’s show include the Holly Holm having to wait till July to make her first UFC women’s bantamweight title defense and the issues MMA promotions face when a fighter is unable to obtain a visa to travel to the United States.

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A brand new edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast with Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd is now available as the guys continue their conversation from last week on WSOF Executive Vice President Ali Abdel-Aziz. They discuss the latest details on this situation and Sam gives some insight on when Abdel-Aziz may come out to respond to the articles that have been written about him.

Also, the guys talk about all of the fights that are taking place this weekend in the UFC octagon and they give their top fights of the weekend. Other topics from this week show include Ronda Rousey’s comments to ESPN, Bellator signing Sirwan Kakai, and Bellator heavyweight champion Vitaly Minakov fighting on UFC Fight Pass once again.

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Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd are back for a new episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast and they began the show talking about the current situation involving WSOF Executive Vice President Ali Abdel-Aziz. They talked about Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Bob Bennett stating he had a meeting with Abdel-Aziz about “operational and administrative concerns” with the promotion and what may happen next for Abdel-Aziz and the WSOF.

Also on this week’s show, the guys talked about the upcoming free agency of former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson. They debate on the value of Henderson to other MMA promotions and give their gut feeling on what promotion that Henderson will fight in next.

Other topics from this week’s show include the Jon Jones interview with Ariel Helwani, Georgi Karakhanyan comments on Ronda Rousey, Patricky Pitbull needing additional medical clearance following an article on MMA Fighting, and Wanderlei Silva’s re-hearing with the Nevada Athletic Commission being moved to December 17.

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In the new edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd record an episode in Philadelphia and discuss some of the major topics in mixed martial arts.

They began the show by discussing how this is the first time they have recorded the show in the same location and discussed the results from Bellator 146 and WSOF 25. Sam talked about putting together a tournament from the promotion side and how few states would likely regulate the type of tournament that WSOF put on.

Also, the guys talked about the article that was posted on Bloody Elbow called, “A detailed look inside the structure and alleged struggles of World Series of Fighting.” The guys gave their thoughts on the story written by Paul Gift and Jason talked about when the WSOF held an event in Tampa.

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