The Valor Hour

On this episode of The Valor Hour, Tim Loy and Casey Oxendine are joined by Allan Poole and Mark Laws to discuss the latest news in MMA and preview this weekend’s mixed martial arts action.

Along with previewing this weekend’s UFC and Bellator fighters, the guys discuss the situation involving current UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and Tim answers listener questions.

Then it’s on to the interview portion of the podcast as they are joined by three fighters that will be on the Strikefest 2 fight card on December 16. Up first is Nathan Williams (25:20), who will meet Steven New in the main event of the fight card.

Next is Mike Thomas (33:49), who will be making his professional mixed martial arts debut as he will be taking on Jeremiah Harper (40:24). And speaking of Harper, they talk to him following the interview with Thomas and this fight will also be his mixed martial arts debut.

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On the Thanksgiving episode of The Valor Hour, Tim Loy and Casey Oxendine are joined by special guest co-host Allan Poole to discuss everything going on in MMA and they are joined by Bubby Mitchell and Justin Brown to recap the IMMAF World Championships.

Now before the guys bring in Mitchell and Brown to recap what happened in Bahrain, they discuss some of the latest news in MMA including Ovince St-Preux throwing his name into the hat for a potential title shot following Volkan Oezdemir being arrested in South Florida.

Then it’s on to the recap of the IMMAF World Championships and up first is Mitchell (21:02), who was a coach for the UMMAF National Team and is the head coach at Rush MMA/American Top Team Macon. Bubby talks about his experience going over for the IMMAF World Championships and some of his takeaways from his time in the Middle East. Up next is Brown (42:23), who is the UMMAF Southeast Director. He talks about the tournament, how the United States fighters did in the tournament, and talked about next year’s competition.

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This week on The Valor Hour, Tim Loy and Casey Oxendine are joined by guest co-host Chandler Cole to recap last weekend’s VFW Fight Night 2.

Prior to recapping the fight card, the guys talk about some of the latest news in MMA including Ovince St-Preux getting his wish for his next fight against Ilir Latifi. Plus, they recap last weekend’s UFC Fight Night 120 and look ahead to this weekend’s UFC Fight Night 121.

Up next is the recap of VFW Fight Night 2 as Tim, Casey, and Chandler break down all of the fights that took place on the fight card. Then, Tim answers listener questions submitted on the Valor Fights social media accounts and they wrap up this week’s podcast by having interviews with VFW Fight Night 2 winners Bailey Cooper (1:03:57) and Lance Abbott (1:13:05).

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On this week’s episode of The Valor Hour, Tim Loy and Casey Oxendine get your ready for Saturday’s VFW Fight Night 2 and their feature interview is with UFC light heavyweight Ovince St-Preux.

At the beginning of the podcast, Tim and Casey talk about some of the latest news in MMA and are joined by Vince Ferrara to recap last weekend’s Valor Fights 46. Plus, Tim answers listeners questions in the weekly Q&A segment.

Up next is the interview portion of the show and up first is St-Preux (48:13) to recap his victory over Corey Anderson at UFC 217. St-Preux tells the guys about the head kick that won him the fight and how he credits Frankie Padilla for getting him ready to take a fight on ten days notice. Then, the guys are joined by fighters that will be on Saturday’s VFW Fight Night 2 fight card as they chat with Lance Abbott (55:41), Chris Cash (1:04:51), and Rodrigo Gonzalez (1:17:44).

After those interviews, Tim and Casey welcome in Chandler Cole, Sawyer Rich, Allan Poole, and Dustin Long to preview VFW Fight Night 2 (1:24:02). They go down the entire fight card and find out who Cole, Rich, Poole, and Long pick in the fights that will come from the Patton-Crosswhite VFW Post 6975 in Bristol, Tennessee.

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It’s fight week and this week on The Valor Hour, Tim and Casey prepare you for Saturday’s Valor Fights 46. First, they discuss some of the latest news in MMA and they answer listener questions in the weekly Q&A segment.

Then it’s on to the interview portion of the podcast as they are joined by six fights competing on Valor Fights 46 as they chat with Edward Massey (13:56), Nathan Williams (20:18), Dre Miley (31:06), Dakotah McFerson (38:59), Billy Swanson (48:16), and DJ Miller (57:27).

Finally, the guys bring in Mark Laws, Allan Poole, and Sawyer Rich to preview Saturday’s card. Find out about the matchups and hear the predictions of Mark, Allan, and Sawyer.

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On this week’s episode of The Valor Hour, Tim Loy and Casey Oxendine are joined by Vince Ferrara, Allan Poole, and Mark Laws to recap what happened last weekend at Valor Fights 45.

Following the conclusion of their recap, Tim and Casey speak with four fighters that will be competing next weekend at Valor Fights 46 in Nashville. First, they chat with Christian Ocon about his fight against Dre Miley.

Then, they are joined by Pauline “Pita” Macias to preview her matchup against Jennifer Clausius, who they talk to following the interview with Pita. And finally, they chat with Jacob Kilburn about his fight against Edward Massey.

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This week on The Valor Hour, Tim Loy and Casey Oxendine kick the podcast off by recapping what happened last weekend in Talladega at the Monster Bellator MMA Fight Series event and answer listener questions submitted to the podcast.

Up next is the interview portion of the podcast as the guys are joined by Valor Fight 45 fighters Cody Durden, Chandler Cole, and David Robins. Durden (22:50) previews his bantamweight bout against David Lewis, Cole (31:00) talks about his heavyweight bout against Dustin Dyer, and Robins (39:40) talks to the guys about his Muay Thai title fight against Josh Hill.

Following those interviews, the guys are joined by Mark Laws, Allan Poole, and Sawyer Rich to give you a complete preview of Saturday’s Valor Fights 45 (48:48). Find out who Mark, Allan, and Sawyer are picking to win on Saturday night on the fight card coming from the Brainerd High School in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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This week on The Valor Hour, Tim Loy and Casey Oxendine are joined by special guest co-hosts Mark Laws and Allan Poole to get your ready for this weekend’s Rumble on the River in South Carolina.

Now before they get to the official preview of Rumble on the River, the guys talk about this weekend’s Bellator 184 and UFC 216. They discuss the fights that will take place on those fight cards and then they get into the weekly Q&A segment, which Tim answers questions submitted by the listeners.

Then it’s on to the interview portion of the podcast as they are joined by Sid Wheeler (16:07), Angelica Martinez (24:49), and Wes Evans (32:38). Wheeler previews his upcoming matchup at Valor Fights 45 on October 21 against Robert Hale and talks to the guys about returning to competition after a horrific car accident earlier this year. Up next is Martinez, as she previews her flyweight title fight on Saturday night against Fotini Kandris at Rumble on the River. And in the final interview, Evans talks about fighting Dylan Smith for the lightweight title in the main event of Rumble on the River.

Following the interview with Evans, the guys breakdown the entire Rumble on the River fight card, which will be available on FloCombat on Saturday. Tim breaks down all of the fights and find out who Mark and Allan are picking in the fights.

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This week on The Valor Hour, Tim Loy and Casey Oxendine take a look back at last week’s UFC Fight Night 117 and Bellator 183. From Ovince Saint Preux’s von flue choke submission win against Yushin Okami to Patricky “Pitbull” Freire’s split decision win over Benson Henderson, they break it all down.

Then the guys bring in Warrior FC President Jimbo Collins to break down last week’s Warrior FC card and they ask Collins what he would like to see happen next for the winners of that fight card. Following their breakdown of last week’s Warrior FC card, they get into the weekly Q&A segment. The questions hold a wide range of topics including a Valor Fights competitor that is getting a big opportunity in Bellator in the very near future.

After going through the listener questions submitted online, the guys head into the interview portion of the podcast as they are joined by Fotini Kandris and Robert Hale. Kandris (47:48) previews her fight next week at Rumble at the River as she will be facing Yeinssey Alcantara for the Bar Battles flyweight title and Hale (56:16) previews his fight against Sid Wheeler at Valor Fights 45 on October 21.

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This week on The Valor Hour, Tim Loy and Casey Oxendine get the show started off by looking back at last week’s Next Level Fight Club 8 event and look ahead to this weekend’s UFC Fight Night 117, which will be headlined by Tennessee based fighter Ovince Saint Preux.

After discussing the UFC fight card, the guys discuss questions submitted by listeners of the podcast. The questions this week range from Saturday’s Bellator 183, Bellator’s place in the mixed martial arts landscape, Yushin Okami moving up in weight to take on Saint Preux on short notice, and who’s the next great fighter to come out of Tennessee.

Then it’s on to the interview portion of the podcast as the guys chat with Garry Bell (18:25), Bailey Cooper (28:19), Aubrey Rion (35:26), Zach Sanders (46:00), and Quintezs Sapp (52:22). Following those interviews, the guys bring in Warrior FC President Jimbo Collins (57:39) to preview Warrior FC 137: Showdown, which will be headlined by a heavyweight title fight between Anthony Trotter and Ben Rowland.

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