James Adam McSweeney is an English kickboxer and retired mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor since 2005, McSweeney is well known for being a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights and competing in the UFC, but he has also competed in major European promotions such as KSW, Cage Rage and BAMMA. In this episode we discuss the hardcore days of his early training in Holland and some of his thoughts on MMA today.

Charlie Anzalone appeared in the early UFC events as the red suit wearing Manager of Harold Howard at UFC 3. I remember seeing him on the broadcasts and later as I started to do this kind of content I wondered who he was. I was able to track him down on social media and put together this podcast. Charlie talks about a ton of early UFC history in this interview.

Tim Lewis is the founder and owner of the Scraptitude database. Tim is regular fixture on MMA Twitter as well. Tim does fight predictions based on the numbers in his comprehensive analytics database. In this episode we discussed UFC 280 prior to the event happening. 

The MMA Conspiracy Hour is a show I do with Veteran Matchmaker Miguel Iturrate and long-time MMA Promoter Mike Davis who we call the "The MMA Detective" due to his 15 years in Law Enforcement. Both of them run the Lytes Out Podcast along with UFC Veteran Chris Lytle. Miguel and Mike both have over 20 years of experience in the MMA community as Matchmaker and Promoter respectively.  Miguel worked on promotions such as HookNShoot, Bo Dog Fight, Florida AFC, Euphoria and ADCC. Mike has a promotion called Ignite Fights currently. He has also promoted shows for Cutthroat MMA and United Combat League. He also currently does commentary work for a number of shows including Showtime FC and Bare Knuckle FC.

In this episode we discuss the Anderson Silva vs Jake Paul boxing match that happened on Saturday.

Francisco Bueno is a Coral Belt in Jiu-jitsu and pioneer of the original No Holds Barred scene in California in the 90s. He has since went on to form his own academies in Brazil. During that time a young boy who was living in the streets would come to the doorstep of his gym on occasion. One day Francisco invited him in to train and their journey began. That fighter was Carlos Mota. In this interview Carlos was fresh off of winning the LFA title at Flyweight and had not been signed by the UFC yet. In this episode we talked about that win and Francisco's confidence that Carlos becoming Champion in the UFC is only a matter of time. 

Shea Conley is an Oklahoma High School State Champion wrestler from Sapulpa Oklahoma. He won the State Championship in his Sophmore season and is currently helping coach wrestling at Broken Arrow High School. I first saw Shea compete in LFA and he has appeared twice on my show since then. In this first interview we got deep into some wrestling discussion in terms of Mixed Martial Arts from his vantage point. 

Dania Cruz is a fighter out of Houston Texas who currently competes in the Fury FC Amateur promotion. She trains out of 4oz Fight Club in Houston and is currently 3-4 in MMA. She had won 2 of her last 3 fights before losing a title fight in Fury against Amber Terrell. This interview was prior to that fight. We reflected on lesson learned from wins and losses and her thoughts going forward. 

Lucas Ketelle is the managing Editor-in-Chief of ITRBoxing.com.

Inside The Ropes of Boxing reflects the author’s extensive experience in the sport of boxing. This book gives a vivid and detailed depiction of boxing from the ground up. What should you look for when you enter a gym? When should you turn professional? What is the role of a promoter? Why should you invest in yourself as a professional boxer or even as an amateur? What is the role of a manager? You will find answers to all these questions and more.

Rosselyn Chavira is a 2-0 professional fighter that competes in Combate Global. She also won the 2017 Arizona Golden Gloves Tournament. In this episode we talk about her latest win in Combate and her plans on fighting going forward.

The MMA Conspiracy Hour is a show I do with Veteran Matchmaker Miguel Iturrate and long-time MMA Promoter Mike Davis who we call the "The MMA Detective" due to his 15 years in Law Enforcement. Both of them run the Lytes Out Podcast along with UFC Veteran Chris Lytle. Miguel and Mike both have over 20 years of experience in the MMA community as Matchmaker and Promoter respectively.  Miguel worked on promotions such as HookNShoot, Bo Dog Fight, Florida AFC, Euphoria and ADCC. Mike has a promotion called Ignite Fights currently. He has also promoted shows for Cutthroat MMA and United Combat League. He also currently does commentary work for a number of shows including Showtime FC and Bare Knuckle FC.

In this episode we discuss the potential partnership with Mark Zuckerberg and the UFC from a previous event.