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UFC 228 is in the books and find out what Jason Floyd and Daniel Galvan thought about the fight card on this week’s episode of The MMA Report Podcast. In addition to recapping UFC 228, Jason has interviews with Adam Borics, Eddie Cha, Pat Pytlik and Brendon Marotte.

In the opening round of this week’s podcast, Jason and Daniel start by discussing Nicco Montaño withdrawing from UFC 228 due to weight management issues. Find out if the guys side with Montaño or the UFC, plus they give their prediction on which fighter Valentina Shevchenko will face for the now vacant UFC women’s flyweight title.

Then they get into the fights that took place at UFC 228 from Tyron Woodley’s dominating performance against Darron Till to retain the UFC welterweight title to the tremendous performance by Tatiana Suarez on the preliminary card.

Up next, Jason speaks about Blair Tugman’s positive drug test last week. He explains how the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulations requested a test after they approved his fight against Peter Barrett and how every fighter on the upcoming Bellator card in Connecticut should understand that there’s a high probably they will be drug tested leading up to the fight. Then they discuss Michael Chiesa filing a civil lawsuit against Conor McGregor and they wonder this question: Could this lead to Chiesa being released by the UFC.

Following that discussion, it’s on to the interview portion of the show as you will hear Jason’s conversations with Adam Borics, Eddie Cha, Pat Pytlik and Brendon Marotte. Borics previews his fight next week at Bellator 205, Cha talks about his role as the head striking coach at The MMA Lab, Pytlik previews his welterweight title fight at Unified MMA 34 and Marotte previews his matchup at next week’s Combat Zone event. And in the final round of the podcast, it’s the weekly Buy/Sell segment and one of the questions involves the future of former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum.

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UFC 228 will take place this weekend in Dallas and get a complete preview of the fight card on this episode of The MMA Report Podcast hosted by Jason Floyd and Daniel Galvan. In addition to previewing UFC 228, this week’s show features interviews with Daron Cruickshank, Seth Baczynski and Blake Bilder.

During their preview of UFC 228, Jason and Daniel will tell you which fights outside of the main event interest them the most and they tell you which betting underdog they believe has the best chance to win. Plus, they will give you their picks for all of the fights and have an discussion on whether or not a loss by Diego Sanchez could lead to Dana White asking him to retire.

Following the UFC 228 preview, the guys answer a listener question about their top ten MMA and boxing fights in 2018. And if you want to have your question on next week’s podcast, you can tweet them to Jason or leave a comment below in the comments section.

Then it’s on to the interview portion of this week’s show as you will hear Jason’s conversations with Daron Cruickshank, Seth Baczynski and Blake Bilder. Cruickshank previews his matchup at RIZIN 13 against Diego Brandao, Baczynski talks about his title fight against Teddy Ash at Unified MMA 34 and Bilder previews his fight on Saturday against Dennis Linton at King of the Cage.

Finally, Jason and Daniel wrap up this week’s podcast by having their weekly Buy/Sell segment. They hit on four different MMA topics including if Sage Northcutt’s next fight could take place outside of the UFC and whether or not they believe Darren Till will make weight for UFC 228.

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This week on The MMA Report Podcast, Jason and Daniel take a look back at what happened last week at UFC Lincoln. Plus, Jason has interviews with Cody Stamann, Frank Camacho and Anthony Romero.

Jason kicks off this week’s podcast by telling you a little nugget he learned about October’s Bellator 207. If you are a fighter, manager, or coach of a fighter, you will want to hear what Jason reports as this could effect you at some point in the near future.

Up next, Jason and Daniel answer an interesting listener question that was submitted via social media and then they start their recap of UFC Lincoln. They touch on multiple aspects of this fight card from what should be next for Justin Gaethje, do they believe Jake Ellenberger will remain retired and the poor referee performance in the Cody Sandhagen vs. Iuri Alcantara fight.

Following their recap of UFC Lincoln, you will hear Jason’s recent conversations with Cody Stamann, Frank Camacho and Anthony Romero. Stamann previews his fight next week against Aljamain Sterling at UFC 228. Then Camacho comes on to discuss his fight against Geoffrey Neal at UFC 228 and Romero talks about his main event fight at the King of the Cage event on September 15 in New York.

Upon the conclusion of the interviews, it’s the weekly Buy/Sell segment as the guys Buy or Sell four different combat sports questions and one of the questions is about whether or not Bobby Lashley will have another fight in Bellator. And then they wrap up the podcast by discussing the recent comments made by Patricio Pitbull about Michael Chandler.

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On this edition of The MMA Report Podcast, Jason and Daniel touch on all things MMA including some new details on Bellator/DAZN streaming deal, two recent Dana White Tuesday Night Contender Series winners testing positive for marijuana metabolites, plus you will hear interviews with Alex Hernandez, Chito Vera and Greg Rebello.

At the start of the show, Jason talks about being in Nashville last weekend and then tells you some details he has learned about the Bellator streaming deal with DAZN in relation to Bellator international events. If you are a fan of Bellator, you will want to hear what Jason was told this week about the upcoming Bellator event in Israel.

Up next, Jason tells you about recent Dana White Tuesday Night Contender Series winners Anthony Hernandez and Jordan Williams testing positive for marijuana metabolites during an in-competition drug test. Jason and Daniel discuss the threshold for what’s considered a failed test for marijuana with the Nevada Athletic Commission and how they both hope the Nevada commission hands down a light suspension.

Then they get into what happened at last week’s Bellator 204 and PFL 6. On the Bellator front, they discuss the dominating victory by Darrion Caldwell against Noad Lahat and the knockout victory by Ricky Bandejas over James Gallagher. On the PFL side of things, they talk about the victory by Kayla Harrison, what’s next for her, and the standings in the welterweight tournament.

Next is the interview portion of this week’s podcast as you will hear Jason’s recent conversations with Alex Hernandez, Chito Vera and Greg Rebello. Hernandez comes on the podcast to recap his recent victory against Olivier Aubin-Mercier, if he’s interested in a matchup against Islam Makhachev and why he’s more active on Instagram then Twitter. Then it’s on to the conversation with Vera, who recaps his recent victory at UFC 227 and explains who he’s interested in fighting next. And in the final interview, Rebello comes on to explain why he decided to end his retirement and when he would like his next fight to take place.

Following the interviews, Jason and Daniel preview Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 135 and explain what’s drawing them to the television set on Saturday night. Along with explaining why they will be watching, they go through the entire fight card and discuss various aspects of the fights. Then they wrap up this week’s podcast by discussing the ticket sales for UFC 229 and have their weekly Buy/Sell segment.

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This week on The MMA Report Podcast, Jason and Daniel get your ready for this week’s Bellator 204 and PFL 6. Plus, Jason has interviews with Eryk Anders, Jon Tuck and Johnny Eblen.

The guys get the show kicked off by getting your prepared for Friday’s Bellator 204, which will be headlined by bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell returning to the featherweight division as he takes on Noad Lahat. Now before they start previewing this matchup, the guys have a debate on where Caldwell ranks in terms of top fighters in Bellator and whether a victory over Lahat could score him a title shot against Patricio Pitbull.

After previewing the rest of the Bellator 204 lineup, they turn their attention over to Thursday’s PFL 6. Some of the topics related to previewing this event include how a majority of the name value on this card is on the preliminary card and why Kayla Harrison is likely the reason people will be tuning in on Thursday night on NBCSN. And speaking of PFL, Jason and Daniel tell you what their initial thoughts were when they heard the PFL raised $28 million from new investors which included comedian Kevin Hart.

Following the PFL 6 preview, Jason and Daniel tell you their top ten MMA fights that are scheduled to take place between now and the end of next month. They both go down their top ten list, tell you why the like the fights they mention, and tell you what fights just missed out on making their list. Then it’s on to the interview portion of the podcast as you will hear Jason’s recent conversation with Anders, Tuck and Eblen. Anders previews his matchup next Saturday at UFC Fight Night 135 against Tim Williams, Tuck talks about his fight against Drew Dober on next Saturday’s UFC card in Nebraska and Eblen talks about his young career heading into his main event fight at Saturday’s Shamrock FC 308.

Upon the conclusion of the interviews, Jason and Daniel answer listener submitted questions and have the weekly Buy/Sell segment. This week’s listener questions are related to a change to the editoral team at MMA Junkie, Tom Lawlor being released by the UFC and the contract status with multiple Bellator fighters. Then in the Buy/Sell segment, the guys Buy/Sell on four different MMA topics including if the guys are buying that Eddie Alvarez’s next fight will be in the UFC.

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This week on The MMA Report Podcast, Jason Floyd and Daniel Galvan take a look back at what happened this past weekend at UFC 227. Also, Jason has an in-depth conversation with MMA play-by-play announcer Sean Wheelock about his involvement in the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports MMA Rules and Regulations Committee.

At the beginning of the podcast, Jason recaps last week’s podcast with Mike Mazzulli and Andy Foster. Along with recapping what Mazzulli and Foster said last week, Jason talks about his perception on how regulators view weight cutting and what could be coming to MMA over the next year or so related to this topic.

Then the guys get into the title fights that took place at UFC 227. They start off by talking about Henry Cejudo shocking the MMA community with a split decision victory over Demetrious Johnson to become the second flyweight champion in UFC history. Jason and Daniel tell you how they scored the fight and while Cejudo may want a “super fight,” the fight to make is the trilogy bout between Cejudo and Johnson.

After their discussion on Johnson vs. Cejudo, they move on to the main event of UFC 227 which saw T.J. Dillashaw retain the UFC bantamweight title with a TKO win over Cody Garbrandt. Find out what Jason and Daniel thought about the game plan from Garbrandt and they debate on which fight makes the most sense for Dillashaw in his next fight.

Up next is a discussion on the fight booking for October 6 in Las Vegas between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov. From the announcement of the fight to how this fight could play out, Jason and Daniel discuss various aspects of this fight booking. Then they move over to Bellator to discuss the bracket for the upcoming Bellator welterweight tournament. They tell you what surprised them about the bracket and the fights they are looking forward to seeing in the opening round.

Then it’s on to the feature guest of the week as you will hear the conversation Jason had with Sean Wheelock during the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports annual meeting in Orlando. During their hour long conversation, you will hear Sean explain how he got involved with the Kansas Athletic Commission and what the MMA Rules and Regulations Committee does for the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports.

Following the conversation with Wheelock, Jason and Daniel wrap up the podcast by discussing a question Sean asked Jason during their chat and the comments made by Darren Till at UFC 227. Thanks for listening to this week’s podcast and be sure to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform.

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Jason Floyd talks the regulatory side of MMA on this week’s podcast as he’s joined by Association on Boxing Commission and Combative Sports (ABC) President Mike Mazzulli and California State Athletic Commission Executive Director Andy Foster.

The conversation begins with Jason asking Mike and Andy on what takes place at the annual ABC meeting. Then the conversation turns to the biggest topic in MMA, weight cutting. Mike and Andy discuss the weight cutting culture in the sport, Andy’s 10 point plan, and Kevin Lee’s recent comments.

Following the conversation on weight cutting, the discussion turns to the current unified rules of MMA. During this portion of the show, the conversation ranges from the changes to the rules two years ago and Mike explains why he believes certain state athletic commissions have not adopted the current unified rules of MMA.

The next topic is drug testing. This has been a hot topic in MMA over the past couple of years and Jason asks Mike and Andy about the evolution of drug testing over the past couple of years. While talking drug testing, Mike and Andy discuss the relationship between USADA/VADA and athletic commission.

Finally, Jason asks Mike about the retired fighter charitable fund and gets both of their thoughts on Bare Knuckle Boxing. And don’t forget to check out our friends at Nordic Track and take advantage of a special offer they have for The MMA Report Podcast listeners. Get $75 off your NordicTrack purchase by visiting NordicTrack.com/MMAReport and using the offer code MMAReport.

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On this week’s podcast, Jason and Daniel recap what happened this past Sunday at UFC Fight Night 134 and preview Saturday’s UFC on FOX 30.

Before they get into those fights cards, Jason and Daniel discuss a tweet that was recently sent about will MMA managers support a fighter union. Jason brings us how much NFL agents make off a players contract and whether or not he believes a fighters union could come to MMA.

Up next is the recap of Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 134, which was headlined by Anthony Smith defeating former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua by knockout. Along with recapping the main event, Jason and Daniel tell you what stuck out to them about this fight card and how the UFC should avoid thirteen fight card.

Following their recap of UFC Fight Night 134, they discuss what happened last Thursday at PFL 4 and then they get into their preview of UFC on FOX 30. They talk about why they are “all-in” on this event, the best fights of the fight card, and could the main event produce the next title challenger in the UFC lightweight division.

After previewing UFC on FOX 30, it’s time for the weekly Buy/Sell segment as they discuss four MMA topics and then they wrap up this week’s show by discussing an article that was recently posted about how DAZN monthly fee is double of ESPN+.

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This week on The MMA Report Podcast, Jason Floyd and Daniel Galvan of TheMMAReport.com discuss the latest in mixed martial arts and Jason has interviews with Ricky Simon and Westin Wilson.

At the start of this week’s podcast, Jason talks about what he has learned over the last week. From the popularity of Manny Pacquiao versus the UFC and learning the meaning of a “Eskimo Brother.” After discussing those two topics, the guys get into the DAZN press conference and Bellator President Scott Coker announcing fighters that will be in the upcoming welterweight tournament.

Up next, Jason and Daniel give their thoughts on what happened last weekend at the UFC and Bellator fight cards. They tell you what stuck out to them and then they get into the Buy/Sell portion of the podcast as they discuss five mixed martial arts topics.

Then it’s on to the interview portion as you will hear Jason’s conversations with Ricky Simon and Westin Wilson. Ricky previews his upcoming fight against Benito Lopez at UFC 227 and Westin talks about his fight this weekend in Texas. Following the interviews, Jason and Daniel wrap up the podcast by previewing this week’s PFL 4 and UFC Fight Night 134.

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UFC 226 took place this past weekend in Las Vegas and at the beginning of this week’s podcast, Jason Floyd and Daniel Galvan recap the fight card.

From Daniel Cormier claiming the heavyweight title to the disappointing matchup between Francis Ngannou and Derrick Lewis, Jason and Daniel offer up their thoughts on everything that saw happen at UFC 226.

Along with recapping UFC 226, they recap The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale and they you will fights have them interested this week at UFC Fight Night 133, Bellator 202, and Bellator 203.

Up next on this week’s podcast is the Buy/Sell segment as the guys touch on six different MMA topics and the questions range from Kelvin Gastelum getting the next title shot in the UFC middleweight division to if Daniel Cormier will have a trilogy fight with Jon Jones.

Following the Buy/Sell segment, you will hear Jason’s interviews with Bellator fighters Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, Daniel Weichel and Michael McDonald. Pitbull and Weichel preview their fight in the main event of Saturday’s Bellator 203 in Italy, while McDonald talks about his fight on Friday in Oklahoma against Eduardo Dantas at Bellator 202.

And in the final portion of this week’s episode, they talk about Jake Shields losing at Professional Fighters League 3 last week and how they are both enjoying the action coming out of the Professional Fighters League.

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