The Valor Hour

Tim Loy and Casey Oxendine are joined by guest co-hosts Jeff Hobbs, Mark Laws, Roy Sanders, and Sawyer Rich to discuss what’s going on in the mixed martial arts community and they are joined by Kaitlin Young of Invicta Fighting Championships to preview the upcoming Invicta Fighting Championships 28 in Utah.

At the beginning of this week’s podcast, the guys take a look back at last week’s UFC Fight Night 125. From the main event bout between Valor Fights alum Eryk Anders and Lyoto Machida to the controversy in the co-main event between Valentina Shevchenko and Priscila Cachoeira, the guys give their unique view on the fight card. Up next, they discuss the changes that have taken place for next month’s UFC 222 with Max Holloway being out of the event due to injury. In addition to discussing those news items, Tim answers listener submitted questions and tells you which fights have been added to the upcoming Valor Fights 48 in Nashville.

Following the news of the new fights announced for Valor Fights 48, the guys bring in Kaitlin Young, the co-matchmaker of Invicta Fighting Championships to preview the upcoming Invicta Fighting Championships event that will take place on March 24 in Utah. Kaitlin tells you what to expect from the fight card and tells you about what’s going in in her fighting career.

Then it’s on the “main event” of this week’s podcast and the guys are joined by UMMAF Southeast Director Justin Brown to discuss the amateur side of the sport. A portion of the conversation includes Justin talking about UMMAF becoming an amateur sanctioning body in the state of South Carolina and they go back and fourth on various topics related to amateur mixed martial arts.

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Tim Loy and Casey Oxendine are joined this week by guest co-hosts Allan Poole and Jeff Hobbs to give an update on Borders Wars 2. Along with giving an update on that event, the guys are joined by UFC fighter Frank Camacho to recap his fight last weekend at UFC on FOX 27.

The guys get the podcast started by going directly into the listener Q&A segment and the questions range from the arrest of Brandon Bell to the UFC booking a champion versus champion bout at UFC 226 as Stipe Miocic will defend the UFC heavyweight title against UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. Following the Q&A segment, the guys are joined by Frank Camacho to discuss his Fight of the Night bout last weekend at UFC on FOX 27 against Drew Dober.

Then it’s on to the main event of this week’s podcast as they discuss three MMA topics: The postponement of Border Wars 2, combat jiu-jitsu, and the current state of athletic commissions. The guys have a lengthy discussion on all of these topics and if you want to continue the conversation with Tim and Casey on these topics, send them a tweet or Facebook message.

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Tim and Casey are joined this week by Allan Poole, Sawyer Rich, and Jeff Hobbs to look ahead at the upcoming Valor Fights winter and spring events. Plus, the guys are joined by Brandon Folen to preview his fight next month at Valor Fights: Border Wars 2 in Corbin, Kentucky.

Now before that happens on this week’s podcast, the guys look back at last weekend’s UFC 220 and Bellator 192. They discuss what they saw happen on both fight cards and debate on which promotion put on the better show. Plus, Casey brings up a post on Facebook by Charlie Alexander about Sawyer Rich and Tim answers listener submitted questions in the weekly Q&A segment.

Up next is the interview with Brandon Folen, who is scheduled to meet Cal Gill at Border Wars 2 on February 17. Folen talks about his preparations for this matchup and his MMA run to this point. Then it’s on to the main event of this week’s podcast as the panel looks ahead at the upcoming Valor Fights schedule which includes the promotion heading to Virginia in May,

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This week on The Valor Hour, Tim and Casey are joined by Sawyer Rich and Allan Poole to discuss the latest news in MMA. In addition to discussing the news, the guys have conversations with UFC bantamweight Cody Stamann and amateur heavyweight CJ Baker.

They start off the podcast by taking a look back at what happened last weekend at UFC Fight Night 124 and let you know if there was anything on the card that surprised them. Then, they preview this weekend’s MMA as UFC 220 and Bellator 192 will take place on Saturday. They discuss the top fights from both cards and give their picks for the notable fights.

Up next is the weekly Q&A segment as Tim answers listener questions submitted on social media. Then it’s on to the interview portion of the podcast and up first was Stamann (24:12) to preview his fight at the beginning of March at UFC 222 against Bryan Caraway. Stamann discussed his preparations for the fight and if he’s concerned about Caraway not making it to fight night. And in the other interview on this week’s podcast, Baker (31:35) comes on to discuss his fight in a couple of weeks at Border Wars 2 against Randall Ross. Along with previewing his fight against Ross, Baker talks about his victory in his amateur debut at Valor Fights 47.

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Valor Fights 47 took place last week in Knoxville, Tennessee and this week’s episode of “The Valor Hour” takes a look back at the card plus the guys have interviews with Shay Holland and Dustin Koppel.

At the beginning of the podcast, Tim Loy answers listener questions submitted on the Valor Fights social media accounts and one of the questions involves when Valor Fights is looking to head back to Knoxville following Valor Fights 47. Then it’s on to the interview portion of the podcast as they chat with Holland (6:50) about her victory at Valor Fights 47 and Koppel (14:04) about his upcoming grappling show, Tennessee Top Roller.

Following the interviews, Tim and Casey Oxendine chat with Mark Laws and Allan Poole about the 2017 year-end awards for Valor Fights, which was voted on by the fans on Facebook. After discussing all of those awards, the guys welcome in Jeff Hobbs, Sawyer Rich, and Roy Sanders to recap what happened at Valor Fights 47.

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This week on The Valor Hour, Tim Loy and Casey Oxendine get you ready for Saturday’s Valor Fights 47 and one of the interviews on this week’s podcast is with Glenn Jacobs, aka Kane of the WWE.

Now before the guys speak with Jacobs, they bring in Vince Ferrara and Allan Poole to recap what happened last weekend at UFC 219. They touch on Cris “Cyborg” Justino’s win in the main event to retain the UFC women’s featherweight title and the dominating victory by Khabib Nurmagomedov in the co-main event of the fight card.

After discussing last weekend’s UFC 219 fight card, it’s on to the interview portion of the podcast and up first is Jacobs (8:40) to talk about running for public office in Tennessee this year. Along with discussing his decision to run for office, Jacobs talks about being a friend of Valor Fights 47 fighter Shamir Peshewa and the similarities between the fan base of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts.

Then the guys are joined by a trio of fighters that will be competing on Saturday night at Valor Fights 47 in Knoxville. Up first is one of the men in the main event as they chat with Steven Haag (21:00) about his fight against Jason King. Up next, they are joined by Keith Olson (27:36) to preview his fight in the co-main event of the fight card, and the final interview is with Fotini Kandris (34:43) to discuss her fight against Yeinssy Alcantara.

Following those interviews, the guys welcome in Mark Laws, Sawyer Rich, Jeff Hobbs, Chandler Cole, and Roy Sanders for the official Valor Fights 47 preview (42:24) presented by Tennessee Top Roller. Get a complete breakdown of the fight card that will take place on Saturday from the Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum and find out who Mark, Sawyer, Jeff, Chandler, Roy, and Allan pick to win the fights.

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This week on The Valor Hour, Tim Loy and Casey Oxendine are joined by guest co-host Sawyer Rich and Allan Poole to preview this weekend’s UFC 219 and they bring in Roy Sanders to go through the Valor Fights Year End Award Nominations.

Up first on this week’s podcast is the preview of Saturday’s UFC 219, which will be headlined by a title fight as Cris “Cyborg” Justino will defend the UFC women’s featherweight title against former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm. Tim, Casey, Sawyer, and Allan preview the fights that will be part of the main card on pay-per-view.

Then it’s on to the weekly Q&A segment as Tim answers questions submitted to the podcast on the various Valor Fights social media accounts. The questions this week range from UFC 219 to the upcoming Valor Fights 47. And speaking of Valor Fights 47, the guys speak with four fighters that will be on next week’s fight card in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The first Valor Fights 47 interview on this week’s podcast is with James Conway (13:50), who previews his fight against Jordan Weeks. Following the conversation with Conway, they bring in Weeks (21:27) to get his side of his fight against Conway. Then, they are joined by Alex Riggs (28:38) to preview his fight against Keith Olson. Then in the final interview, they chat with Jonathan Blackwell (34:08) about his matchup against Tevin Brown.

Then in the final portion of this week’s podcast, the guys go down the Valor Fights year end award nominations and voting begins today on the Valor Fights social media platforms. The categories for the year end awards include Amateur Fighter of the Year, Professional Fighter of the Year, Knockout of the Year, Submission of the Year, and Most Improved Fighter.

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Strikefest 2 took place last weekend and get a complete recap of the fight card as Tim Loy and Casey Oxendine are joined by Allan Poole, Sawyer Rich, and Roy Sanders to break down all of the fights.

Find out what the guys thought about all of the fights that took place inside the Appalachian Fairgrounds in Gray, Tennessee and after breaking down all of the fights, the guys brought in Derrick Smith (55:52) to recap his decision victory on the fight card.

Following their conversation with Smith, the guys turn their attention to Valor Fights 47 as they are joined by three fighters that will be on the fight card. Up first is Jason King (1:01:35), who will be in the main event of the fight card. They talk with Jason about being elevated from the co-main event to the main event of his preparations for this fight card. Up next is Olivia Parker (1:12:00) to discuss her fight against Erica Camp and speaking of Camp (1:24:29), she is the final interview on this week’s podcast as she talks about the opportunity to make her professional debut at Valor Fights 47.

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Get ready for this Saturday’s Strikefest 2 as Tim Loy and Casey Oxendine are joined by a panel of guest to preview the fights that will stream live on FloCombat.

Now before they get you ready for Strikefest 2, they kick off the show by being joined by special guest co-hosts Allan Poole and Sawyer Rich to discuss what’s going on in the MMA industry. Plus, Tim answers listener questions in the weekly Q&A segment and one of the question involves UFC Fight Night 123 winners Scott Holtzman and Eryk Anders.

Up next is the only interview on this week’s podcast as they are joined by Phillip McGlothlin (14:01) to preview his fight against Mike Thomas on Saturday at Strikefest 2. Following the interview with McGlothlin, the guys get into the official preview (20:50) of the fight card as they are joined by Mark Laws, Chandler Cole, and Roy Sanders to break down the entire fight card.

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On this week’s episode of “The Valor Hour,” Tim Loy, Casey Oxendine are joined by special guest co-host Allan Poole and they have interviews with Shamir Peshewa, Emilee Prince, and Jonathan Pearce.

Before those interviews, the guys take a look back at last weekend’s UFC fight cards as they recap The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale and UFC 218. Following the recap of those fight cards, they look ahead to Friday’s Invicta FC 26. Plus, they announce new fights for next month’s Valor Fights 47 in Knoxville and Tim answers questions from the listeners of the podcast.

Then it’s on to the interview portion of the podcast and up first, they bring in Shamir Peshewa (32:33) to make an announcement on what’s next for her. After hearing the breaking news from Peshewa, they bring in Emilee Prince (43:02) to preview her fight on Friday at Invicta FC 26 against Kay Hansen. And in the final interview, they talk with Jonathan Pearce (51:30) about his matchup next week at Strikefest 2 against Nick Baker.

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