The Valor Hour

This week, Tim Loy and Casey Oxendine are joined by Allan Poole to recap and play fantasy matchmaker following the Cage Fights At The Cowboy last weekend. Where do the winners and losers go next?

They also share their thoughts on Jon Jones’ failed drug test and whether or not they are surprised by it, Demetrious Johnson vs. Ray Borg being rescheduled for UFC 216 and if that fight should even be happening, UFC Fight Night 116 coming up Saturday night, their thoughts on the Canelo-GGG and so much more.

To round out the show, the guys are joined by Don Kettner, the owner of Crab Catchers in Little River, SC. He is hosting their first event, Fight Night at Crab Catchers, on October 7. He talks about the experience of hosting their first ever MMA event, the atmosphere, the fights he’s pumped to see, and what you should expect that night.

Finally, new Bar Battles Cruiserweight Champ Lance Abbott joins the show to talk about stepping up on one week’s notice, knocking out Jordan Ownbey, and taking the championship. He also talks about being very comfortable fighting at 225 lbs and the impact his new camp at Temple Underground Boxing has had on his career.

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It’s fight week for the Valor Hour crew as Cage Fights at the Cowboy will take place on Friday night and the guys get you ready for that fight card as they are joined by Mark Laws, Sawyer Rich, and Chandler Cole to breakdown the event.

Now before the official preview for Cage Fights at the Cowboy, the guys answer listener questions during the weekly Q&A segment and one of the questions is related to Saturday’s UFC 215.

Following the Q&A segment, UFC light heavyweight Ovince Saint Preux (9:19) joins the program to preview his upcoming rematch against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC Fight Night 117 on September 22 in Japan. Then, they guys are joined by Cole Ferrell (17:42) to preview his upcoming fight inside the Valor Fights cage in October and this is a can’t miss interview as Cole does not hold anything back.

After chatting with Saint Preux and Ferrell, the guys get into the official preview of Cage Fights at the Cowboy, which will be available on FloCombat on Friday evening starting at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT. Casey, Tim, Mark, Sawyer, and Chandler break down all of the fights that will be part of the event and they give their picks for the fights.

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This week on The Valor Hour, Tim and Casey recap last weekend’s action in combat sports as they give their thoughts on Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor and Bellator 182.

Then on the weekly question and answer segment of the podcast, Casey ask Tim questions submitted by listeners about the Contender Series, when fans can expect fight announcements for the upcoming show in Chattanooga, and if Tim is planning any shows for the month of December.

Following the question and answer segment, the guys are joined by two amateur fighters that will be part of next week’s Cage Fights at the Cowboy as they chat with Jordan Ownbey and Jared Short. Ownbey (28:16) comes on the podcast to preview his matchup against Lance Abbott for the inaugural cruiserweight title and Short (38:17) talks about his middleweight matchup against Caleb Lankford.

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This week on The Valor Hour, Tim and Casey are joined by Allan Poole to recap last weekend’s Bellator MMA Fight Series event that took place at the Bristol Motor Speedway.

After recapping the fights that took place last weekend in Tennessee, the guys preview this weekend’s Bellator 182 and the boxing match in Las Vegas between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor.

Following their discussion on this weekend’s fight, the guys are joined by Ben Sergent (34:33) to recap his fight at last weekend’s Bellator event. Sergent talks about what went wrong in his fight against Brandon Bell and speaking of Bell (46:06), he joined the podcast to discuss his victory over Sergent and gives his thoughts on a potential rematch in the future. Then in the final interview of this week’s podcast, amateur welterweight Greg Hopkins (55:47) comes on the show to preview his matchup against Paco Merris, which will take place next month at Bar Battles.

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The huge Bellator Monster Energy Series Fight Series event at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee is coming up this Saturday and it all kicks off Saturday afternoon with four big fights:

* Welterweight: Ben Sergent (7-0) vs. Brandon Bell (7-6)

* Lightweight: Nick Gehrts (7-2) vs. Ken Beverly (5-2)

* Lightweight: Damir Ferhatbegovic (3-1) vs. Jonathan Pearce (4-3)

* Featherweight (amateur bout): Ahva Mayi (4-1) vs. Preston Schick (6-0)

Casey Oxendine and Tim Loy are joined by Brandon Bell (28:04), Damir Ferhatbegovic (45:04), Ahva Mayi (50:24), and Ken Beverly (55:54) all to preview their upcoming matchups.

Then, it’s a meeting at the “Roundtable” as Casey and Tim are joined by Jeff Hobbs, Jimbo Collins, David Robbins, Vince Ferrera, Chandler Cole, Mark Laws, and Allan Poole to share their thoughts, opinions, and predictions on all of this weekend’s action.

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This week on The Valor Hour, Tim Loy and Casey Oxendine are joined by special guest co-host Mark Laws as they kick off the podcast by discussing what happened last week at Conflict 45.

After talking about that fight card, they get into the weekly listener Q&A segment as Casey ask Tim questions submitted by the listeners of the podcast and majority of the questions have to do with next week’s Bellator event at the Bristol International Speedway.

Then it’s the interview portion of the podcast as the guys have conversations with Nick Gehrts (11:56), Jonathan Pearce (23:48), Preston Schick (30:17), Christina Ricker (37:58), Chris Buttry (46:12), and Garrett Fozdyk (53:48). After those interviews, they are joined by promoter Brandon Watts to preview this weekend’s VFW card. They break down all the fights, give their predictions on the fights, and discuss which fights could end up being the Fight of the Night.

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UFC 214 took place this past weekend and Tim Loy and Casey Oxendine recap the fight card at the beginning of this week’s podcast. They discuss Jon Jones regaining the UFC light heavyweight title and the aftermath of Tyron Woodley’s victory over Demian Maia.

After recapping UFC 214, they discuss the fight card lineup for the Bellator/Monster Energy event that will take place in Bristol, Tennessee on August 19. Also, they preview this weekend’s UFC Fight Night 114 and Conflict 45, which they will be calling the Conflict card on FloCombat.

Up next is the listener Q&A segment and a listener asked Tim about being the matchmaker for the upcoming Bellator/Monster Energy fight card. Tim explains how he got this opportunity and find out which fight he thinks will be absolute fireworks.

Then the guys get into the interview portion of the podcast as they are joined by Conflict MMA matchmaker Jared Williams (28:12), Jason Faglier (45:56), Ben Sergent (55:28), and Stone Beverly (1:09:00). Williams comes on the podcast to preview his fight card this weekend and talks about some of the issues he’s had to deal with in the lead up to this event. Up next is Faglier as he previews his fight in the main event of Conflict 45 on Saturday against James Dunn. After hearing from Faglier, the guys talk with Sergent about his fight against Brandon Bell in the main event of Bellator/Monster Energy event and they wrap up the show by talking with Beverly about his fight in two weeks at VFW Fights against Matthew Dotson in the main event of that fight card.

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This week on The Valor Hour, Tim Loy and Casey Oxendine are joined by Valor Fights photographer Allan Poole and they started off by recapping what happened last weekend at LFA 17, UFC on FOX 25 and Valor Fights vs. Conflict MMA: Worlds Collide.

After recapping those fight cards, they get into the some of the national news including the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports approving the addition of four new weight classes in MMA. Up next is the weekly Q&A segment where Casey asks Tim listener questions and one of the questions this week was about undefeated welterweight prospect Lindsey “Sweet Tea” Jones potential return to the Valor cage.

After answering questions submitted to the podcast, the guys get into the interview portion of the podcast as they are joined by Eryk Anders (39:14), Marlon Vera (46:50), Luis Pena (54:55), and Whitney Pyles (1:08:51). Anders and Vera recap their wins at UFC on FOX 25, Pena talks about winning the Valor Fights lightweight title at Worlds Collide, and Pyles previews her upcoming fight in the main event of VFW Fight Night on August 12.

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This week on The Valor Hour, Tim Loy and Casey Oxendine are joined by Eric Ellison, Mark Laws, and Allan Poole to get you ready for Saturday’s Valor Fights vs. Conflict MMA: When Worlds Collide on FloCombat.

Now before the guys get into Saturday’s fight card, they discuss some of the national news including Valor Fights alum Eryk Anders being signed by the UFC to fight on Saturday at UFC on FOX 25 against Rafael Natal on the preliminary card. Also, Tim answers listener questions in the weekly Q&A segment and Eric gives his thoughts on some of the listener questions.

After the Q&A segment, undefeated bantamweight Cole Ferrell (20:00) joins the show to discuss what happened this past weekend and why his fight did not take place. You will not want to miss this interview as Cole does not hold back on the promoter and the fighter he was scheduled to fight. Up next is undefeated heavyweight Chandler Cole (29:55), who will be fighting on Friday’s LFA 17 in North Carolina against Tebaris Gordon. He previews his fight that will be part of the main card on AXS TV and he actually did this interview while getting his haircut.

Following their conversation with Cole, the guys turn their attention to Saturday’s Valor Fights vs. Conflict MMA: When Worlds Collide as they are joined by Conflict MMA matchmaker Jared Williams (38:22) comes on the show to give his thoughts on Saturday’s fight card that will take place in Rome, Georgia. Next, they are joined by Lathon Lawson (48:11), who will be making his professional debut against Yemi Oduwole and in the final interview, they chat with Jason Wolf (57:01) about his fight against Lindsey Jones. Then to wrap up this week’s podcast, the guys preview Valor Fights vs. Conflict MMA: When Worlds Collide. They break down the entire fight card and Mark and Allen give their picks for the fights.

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This week, Valor Fights President Tim Loy and his co-host Casey Oxendine are joined by special guest host Jeff Hobbs to recap everything that went in Las Vegas at UFC 213, namely Amanda Nunes backing out of the fight due to sinusitis and what it means to the sport and Nunes as a fighter.

Following their normal Q&A segment, the guys are joined by Cee Jay Hamilton (43:52) to talk about his upcoming fight against Casey Kenney for the UFC, his appearance on “Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender” show and how it all came together, and his desire to dominate the flyweight division of MMA.

Next, the guys chat with Amy “Donkey Kong” Coleman (56:33) who battles Felicia Spencer at Invicta FC 24 on July 15. They talk about the difference between her first fight with Invicta and this her second fight with the group, her Judo background and how her MMA career has developed, her physicality, and her advice to any young women looking to get into MMA themselves.

Then, the guys set their sights on heavyweight Dustin Dyer (1:09:23) who battles Sam Promanee after a three year layoff at “Valor Fights vs Conflict MMA: Worlds Collide” on July 22. This long time vet of Valor Fights talks about why he wants to return now, how this fight came together, how he’s trained coming into this fight, and what he’s been up to during his layoff.

Finally, the guys wrap up by talking with Lindsey Jones (1:18:44) talks about his upcoming fight against Jason Wolf at “Valor Fights vs Conflict MMA: Worlds Collide” on July 22 in Rome, GA. Jones talks about Wolf being a guy who will be willing to go toe to toe with him, Wolf’s age possibly being a factor, what he’s added to his repertoire since his last fight in April, training at American Top Team, and how the loss to Elijah Winter in his first amateur fight back in September 2013 really opened his eyes as to what he needs to do to succeed.

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