This week in “Press Row,” Jordan Breen and Sherdog's “Smartest Guy at the Bar” Danny Acosta discuss how Conor McGregor's starpower has changed the philosophy of UFC matchmaking, what it has in common with Pride FC and what “spectacle fights” mean in 2016.

Jordan Breen and Greg Savage are back in the "Cheap Seats" this Tuesday afternoon on the Sherdog Radio Network. On this broadcast the guys recapped the weekend's UFC Fight Night: London card, discuss the upcoming UFC 196 card that features Conor McGregor fighting Nate Diaz in the main event, and they take listener calls discussing a myriad of MMA topics.

Monday's "Beatdown" saw featherweights named Andre join TJ De Santis and Jeff Sherwood. The UFC's Andre Fili joined the show to discuss a variety of subjects including the atmosphere right now at Team Alpha Male. The Titan FC featherweight champion Andre Harrison joined the program to discuss his title defense this week against Steven Siler.

Anderson Silva steps back into the cage Saturday in London against Michael Bisping amid unfamiliar circumstances, as the taint of a steroid failure hangs over the significance of a middleweight clash years in the making, and the Sherdog Radio Network convened a Roundtable to put it all in perspective.

Host Jack Encarnacao welcomed Sherdog.com's Jordan Breen, Luca Fury of FurysFightPicks.com, and MMA Mania and AngryMarks contributor Steve Juon for a detailed discussion of the UFC Fight Pass offering Saturday, including dissension on two key fights.

Catch a panelist make the case for Thales Leities being the second fighter in a row to upset Gegard Mousasi, and why Norman Parke has an appreciable chance of edging favorite Rustam Khabilov.

That plus a complete prelim rundown and prospect assessment of undefeated Brit Tom Breese, who faces Keita Nakamura on Saturday's main card.

Luca Fury breaksdown Saturday night's main event.

TJ De Santis and Jeff Sherwood returned to the Sherdog Radio Network Wednesday for another edition of "Beatdown." On this broadcast they're joined by UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock and former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk.

On Friday night in Houston, Texas Ken Shamrock wanted to close the book on his rivalry with Royce Gracie. Instead he wrote another chapter with what he feels was an inconclusive ending. The MMA pioneer joined De Santis and Sherwood to discuss his TKO loss, how he is going about appealing the contest that appeared to end in part to a low-blow, and what is left for him in mixed martial arts.

Another fighter who's MMA career has been punctuated with an ellipses rather than a period is former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk. "The Muscle Shark" joined the program to discuss his desire to fight Royce Gracie, his life outside of active MMA competition, and why if he does fight it will most likely not be inside the UFC's octagon.

TJ and Jeff also react to the news that Nate Diaz will now face featherweight champion Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 196, how the bout might look on March 5th, and why Diaz as in fact tabbed as the winner of the "Whp Get's to Fight McGregor Sweepstakes."

This week in “Press Row,” Jordan Breen is joined by MMA and pro-wrestling writer David Bixenspan discuss Bellator 149's dreadful product and outstanding ratings success, whther Kimbo Slice-Herschel Walker is what's next for Bellator and what the future of freakshow fights should look like in MMA.

Jordan Breen and Greg Savage returned to the Sherdog Radio Network Tuesday for another edition of "Cheap Seats." On this broadcast they discuss the news that lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos has pulled out of his fight with featherweight champion Conor McGregor. They also discuss the Bellator and UFC events from this past weekend and take listener calls discussing a variety of topics.

TJ De Santis and Jeff Sherwood were back on the Sherdog Radio Network Monday for another edition of "Beatdown." On this broadcast the guys recapped a busy weekend in MMA. They also speak with "Big" John McCarthy about a variety of topics regarding rules and regulations. John also speaks about his assignment Saturday night in Houston where he officiated Kimbo Slice vs Dada 5000.

t's a madcap weekend in mixed martial arts from Ken Shamrock versus Royce Gracie on Spike TV to Donald Cerrone at welterweight, and the Sherdog Radio Network "Roundtable" culled a panel more than capable of sorting out all the potential spills and thrills.

Host Jack Encarnacao welcomed Sherdog.com's Jordan Breen, The Fight Network's John Pollock, and FurysFightPicks.com proprietor Luca Fury for an in-depth breakdown of both the Bellator and UFC offerings.

Catch the panel's thoughts on what Bellators' double main event of Shamrock/Gracie and Kimbo Slice v. Dada 5000 says about the state of the sport, as well as picks on the rest of Friday's main card from Houston.

Then in the Octagon, the panel delves deep into the many factors complicating an outlook for Cerrone at 170 coming off a deflating lightweight title loss, as well as the almost complete unanimity on who will triumph in Sunday night's main card fights from Pittsburgh on Fox Sports 1.

There's no better way to prep for a freaky weekend of MMA than with the SRN Roundtable, available for download here.