Matt Hamilton is another Veteran of the original MMA scene that started up in the mid to late 90's. I first saw him compete in Superbrawl in 1999 when I was living on Oahu. I had previously spoken with his business partner Roli Delgado and was interested in getting Matt's insights as well. In this episode we talked about some of his good and bad experiences competing and we dive more into Bryce Mitchell competing in the UFC.

Roli Delgado is a jiujitsu blackbelt from Philadelphia who moved to Little Rock Arkansas at the age of 15. He is one of the owners of Westside MMA along with Matt Hamilton. Delgado is a pioneer of the NHB and jiujitsu scene in the United States who has been training since the late 90's. He is currently helping to coach rising UFC star Bryce "Thug Nasty" Mitchell. In this episode we talk about Roli's beginnings in Martial Arts, the rise of Bryce Mitchell and his opinions on MMA and jiujitsu today. 

Francesca Dominique is a popular content creator on Instagram who got into MMA in 2018. She currently appears on the MMA Power Hour show which airs on Fite.tv on Wednesdays. She also hosts the Bluntreview and Words with Fran Podcasts. In this episode we talk about her first exposure to MMA, how she got into covering the sport and some of her thoughts on various UFC fights.

Din Thomas is a pioneer and legend of Mixed Martial Arts that fought in all the major organizations coming up. In this episode we talk about his experiences fighting around the world, his time as a fighter/trainer at American Top Team in Flordia, his feelings mental health issues with fighters and more. 

This wrap-up show panel consisted of Shane Garrett, Adam Guerra, Lincoln Tyler, Raphael Santana and a brief appearance from Jesse Merl that was ended due to technical issues on his end. We broke down the 3 title fights and also discussed Islam Makhachev vs Drew Dober.

Emanuel Thompson is the host of the ProspectMMA Podcast. He does almost daily live interviews with rising fighters in the U.K. om his Instagram page @prospectmmapodcast. In this episode we talk about how he first found Mixed Martial Arts, what life is like living in Ireland and what some of his base content is surrounded around. 

Jesse Merl is the former CEO and founder of Major League Fantasy Sports which was one of the first social gaming platforms ever created. Jesse is also an avid Mixed Martial Arts fan and content creator who I first started to notice on Instagram and Youtube. He has channels on all media platforms called "Jesse on Fire" and "Jesse on Everything." In this episode we talk about his interest in the sport and his brand of content creation. He also talks about getting married on a reality show and what it's like to work in the reality show industry. 

Christian Natividad is a rising prospect in the LFA organization. He is undefeated with a 5-0 amateur record and is 3-0 as a pro. I first met Christian while living on Oahu and training with Paul Ano's Eightsixx Jiu-Jitsu. In this episode we talk about his latest with over Evan Woosley and some of the difficulties he had leading up the fight as well as his thoughts on having the first decision with of his pro career. 

John Hackleman is the legendary trainer of The Pit which produced fighters like Chuck Liddell, Glover Teixeira, Antonio Banuelos and Tim Kennedy. In this interview we discuss the recent incident between Gordon Ryan and Andre Galvao, John's training roots on Oahu, Chuck Liddell vs Tito Ortiz III and his thoughts on the ESPN 30 for 30 Documenty "Chuck vs Tito."

Cyrille Diabate is a retired French Martial Artist who has fought all over the world. Some of the shows he has competed in include PRIDE FC, UFC, Cage Rage, Elite XC, Tachi Palace Fights etc. In this episode we talk about the French history of Kickboxing, his experiences living in Japan and his views on the rise of Mixed Martial Arts in France and some of the fighters that are coming out of the country.