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Bellator 179 took place this past Friday in London, England and Jason Floyd starts off this week’s podcast by recapping the event as he is joined by Daniel Galvan to breakdown what happened at the event. Along with recapping Bellator 179, Jason and Daniel discuss several other fight cards that took place last weekend including Invicta FC 23, Titan FC 44, and Shamrock FC 289.

After recapping those events, Jason gives his thoughts on some of the latest hot topics in MMA including the impact ACB is having on Bellator in the United States and the statement released by Cris Cyborg after being cited for misdemeanor assault by the Las Vegas Police Department following an incident over the weekend with fellow UFC fighter Angela Magana.

On the fighter interview portion of the podcast, Jason chats with Zak Ottow, Ahva Mayi, Austin Liu, and Erion Zekthi. Ottow (49:50) talks about stepping up on short notice at UFC Fight Night 110 and explains to Jason why he takes six months to return following a defeat. Then, Mayi (59:50) comes on to preview the UMMAF National Championships and why he will represent Team USA later this year in the World Championships. Up next, Liu (1:09:10) joins the podcast to preview his vacant flyweight title fight on Friday at 559 Fights 56 against Jaime Mora and explains his nickname, “The Dynasty.” And in the final interview of this week’s podcast, Zekthi (1:21:25) previews his fight next week in the co-main event of Shamrock FC 290 against Scott Ettling and talks about returning to competition following his first professional defeat.

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Jason Floyd kicks off this week’s episode of the podcast by bringing in Daniel Galvan to preview Friday’s Bellator 179. The guys talk about the fight card that will take place in London and will be headlined by a big welterweight bout as Rory MacDonald will make his promotional debut against Paul Daley.

After chatting about Bellator 179 with Daniel, Jason talks about some of the latest news and fight bookings in MMA. Some of the news items that Jason touched on include the California State Athletic Commission passing their ten point plan on weight cutting regulations, the UFC planning a return to Mexico City and USADA flagging Jessica Penne for a potential anti-doping policy violation.

Then on the fighter interview portion of the podcast, Jason chats with three fighters that will be competing this weekend. First, Zak Bucia (47:17) comes on to preview his fight on Saturday at Shamrock FC 289 against Bobby Voelker for the vacant welterweight title. Next, Darius Lando (58:05) joins the podcast to preview his pro debut against Joe Canfield at Shamrock FC 289. And in the final interview, undefeated middleweight Michael Lombardo (1:10:58) comes on to preview his fight on Friday at Titan FC 44 against Lorenzo Hunt.

Following the interview with Lombardo, Jason wraps up this week’s podcast by discussing the UFC 211 television ratings on FX and FS1. He talks about how the ratings compare to last year’s May UFC pay-per-view and the viewership in the key demographic, Adults 18-49.

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UFC 211 took place on Saturday night at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas and was headlined by Stipe Miocic becoming the fifth fighter in UFC history to make consecutive UFC heavyweight title defenses with a TKO victory over former champion Junior dos Santos.

The fight card also featured Joanna Jedrzejczyk retaining the UFC strawweight title with a dominating victory over Jessica Andrade and with this fight card in the books, Jason Floyd and Daniel Galvan recap this UFC fight card on this episode of The MMA Report Post Fight Podcast.

Along with talking about the two title fights that took place at UFC 211 and storylines related to this fights, Jason and Daniel give their thoughts on Demian Maia securing a title shot in the welterweight division with a decision victory over Jorge Masvidal, Frankie Edgar’s dominating win over Yair Rodriguez and why the ending of the Eddie Alvarez vs. Dustin Poirier fight is a prime example of why instant replay needs to come to mixed martial arts.

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The biggest pay-per-view in 2017 to date will take place on Saturday as UFC 211 will feature two title fights as Stipe Miocic will defend the heavyweight title against former UFC champion Junior dos Santos and Joanna Jedrzejczyk defends the strawweight title against Jessica Andrade.

Along with the title fights, the fight card will feature a key matchup in the welterweight division as Demian Maia looks to secure a title shot in the 170 pound division when he meets Jorge Masvidal.

Jason Floyd and Daniel Galvan will preview all of those fights and the entire UFC 211 fight card on this episode of The MMA Report Preview Podcast. The guys give their top five fights on this fight card, how can the UFC get Miocic over and give their picks for all of the fights.

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The UFC is entering the women’s flyweight (125 pounds) business as the promotion revealed this week that the next season of The Ultimate Fighter will crown the inaugural UFC women’s flyweight champion and Jason Floyd gives his take on what this means for MMA.

Other main topics on this week’s edition of the podcast include the piece written by Ben Fowlkes of MMA Junkie about regional MMA, Kelvin Gastelum’s win over Vitor Belfort being overturned to a no-contest, and Daniel Cormier’s comments on the Edge and Christian podcast about Jon Jones.

On the interview portion of the podcast, Jason chats with CES MMA featherweight champion Matt Bessette (56:27) about his title defense on Friday against Rey Trujillo. Up next is Titan FC flyweight champion Jose Torres (1:09:18), who is moving up to bantamweight to challenge Titan FC champion Farkhad Sharipov in the main event of next week’s Titan FC 44. After Torres interview, Jason has another Titan FC 44 interview as he is joined by DeMarques Jackson (1:22:52) to preview his fight next week against Paulo Thiago.

After chatting with Jackson, Jason turns his attention to next week’s Shamrock FC 289 event as he is joined by Bobby Voelker (1:33:16) to preview his welterweight title fight against Zak Bucia in the main event of the fight card. And the final two interviews of the podcast will be with fighters competing this weekend as Karl Reed (1:45:08) comes on to preview his fight against Charles Gamble at Stellar Fights 34 on Saturday and Julien LeBlanc (1:58:04) previews his fight against Mike Kent at Prestige FC 8.

To wrap up this week’s episode of The MMA Report Podcast, Jason talks about how excited he’s for Saturday’s UFC 211 and what you can expect on the preview podcast on Friday.

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Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva in threatening to retire unless he gets an interim title fight against Yoel Romero and find out if Jason Floyd thinks the UFC should give into the demands of the former 185 pound champion. Speaking of retirement, is former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell coming out of retirement?

Along with giving his take on those topics, Jason gives his thoughts on some of the other news in MMA going on including top UFC heavyweight Francis Ngannou moving to Las Vegas, Renan Barao reportedly moving back to bantamweight, all signs pointing to Justin Gaethje signing with the UFC and Benson Henderson targeting a summer return following knee surgery.

On the interview portion of this week’s podcast, Jason is joined by Kurt Holobaugh, JZ Cavalcante, Trisha Cicero, Jason King, Casey Kenney, Greg Rebello and Mike Rodriguez. The fighters talk to Jason about their upcoming fights and what’s been happening in their training camps.

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What’s going on with Bellator featherweight champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire and the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulations? Jason Floyd has the answer to this question and explains why Pitbull and his team should pick up the phone and call Mike Mazzulli instead of explaining their side of the story in the media.

Along with discussing that news item, Jason talks about the World Series of Fighting rebranding themselves next year as the Pro Fighters League and explains why two fighters on the Battleground MMA card that he called last Friday night on FITE may be ideal options for the rebranded promotion.

Then on the interview portion of the podcast, Jason has interviews with Ben Sergent, Steve Bell, David Robins, Farkhad Sharipov, Robert Turnquest and Edir Terry. Sergent, Bell and Robins preview their fights taking place next Saturday night at Valor Fights 43: Valor vs. Warrior FC, while Sharipov, Turnquest and Terry talk about their fights taking place on May 19 at Titan FC 44.

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Jason Floyd and Daniel Galvan are back for another edition of “The MMA Report Post Fight Podcast” and they discuss what happened at UFC Fight Night 108 and Bellator 178.

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UFC Fight Night 108 and Bellator 178 will take place this weekend and listen to Jason Floyd and Daniel Galvan preview both of these fight cards on this episode of The MMA Report Preview Podcast. They guys have a debate on which fight is the best fight of the weekend, what could end up being the most exciting fight of the weekend and they give their picks for UFC Fight Night 108 and Bellator 178.

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UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier posted a picture on Instagram on Tuesday stating that he is set to defend his title at UFC 214 on July 29 in Anaheim, but who will he be defending the title against? Jason Floyd gives his take on who he would like to see Cormier defend the title against next and his response should not surprise you.

After giving his take on the UFC light heavyweight title picture, Jason talks about some of the latest news in MMA including Cris Cyborg’s contract situation with the UFC and some of the latest fight bookings announced by the UFC. On the interview portion of this week’s podcast, Jason is joined by six fighters that will be fighting on Friday night at Bellator 178 and Battleground MMA. First, Saad Awad joins the podcast to preview his catchweight bout against Ryan Quinn at Bellator 178 and then Tyrell Fortune comes on to preview his fight on the preliminary card of Bellator 178.

Then, Jason turns his attention to Battleground MMA. This is a fight card that will be streamed via an internet pay-per-view on FITE TV and Jason will be calling the fights with UFC lightweight Dustin Poirier. This fight card will be headlined by a 195 pound catchweight bout as Yosmany Cabezas returns for the first time in nearly six years as he will face Avery McPhatter and both fighters talk to Jason about their fight on Friday. Then, Nik Fekete and Brad Scott come on the podcast to preview their light heavyweight bout that will take place on the fight card coming from Tampa.

To wrap up this episode of the podcast, Jason tells you what you can expect on the preview podcast that will come out on Friday and talks about the television ratings for last week’s Bellator 177.

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