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The Prelim Primer is the one and only podcast dedicated to the curtain jerkers. Catch host Daniel "Gumby" Vreeland, who is joined this week by Lucas Grandsire, who hosts the MMA Frost Podcast, as they break down all of the prelims of UFC Rochester.

Follow host on Twitter @GumbyVreeland

Follow co-host on Twitter @GrandsireMMA

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We give you the MMA news of the week in 15 minutes or less or your podcast is free!

Also, don't forget to check out the latest episode of the Top Turtle MMA Podcast!

On this week’s episode, the boys have their wish lists ready. “Gumby” and “Shockwave” Dave reveal what they would do with 3 genie wishes, and one of them is far more selfish with what they want.

Plus, “Gumby” sits down with Brianna Van Buren to discuss her big tournament win at Invicta Phoenix Rising, and Kurt Holobaugh about his upcoming fight at UFC 237.

All that, the news of the week, and a fight card preview - don’t miss a second of it!

TIME STAMPS:

2:00 - Kurt Holobaugh Interview: A Stranger There

9:30 - Brianna Van Buren Interview: UFC on the Horizon?

22:00 - Fastest Fight News: Cowboy Rides Into Town

33:00 - Combat Countdown: MMA Genie Wishes

44:00 - UFC 237 Breakdown: Dogs, Dogs and More Dogs

The Prelim Primer is the one and only podcast dedicated to the curtain jerkers. Catch host Daniel "Gumby" Vreeland, who is joined this week by Combat Docket's Benjamin Abrigo, as they break down all of the prelims of UFC 237.

Follow host on Twitter @GumbyVreeland

Follow co-host on Twitter @BenjaminAbrigo

Musical Credit:

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On this week’s episode, “Gumby” and Dave tackle all things UFC Ottawa. As usual, they break down the top 3 fights on the card and let you know where some underdog value might be. Plus, they’re talking with 3 fighters on the card. Shane Burgos, Walt Harris and Juan Adams - and boy does Adams have some things to say about Greg Hardy.

Plus, they’re back with their famed Combat Countdown. This week they countdown the top 5 surprising years for fighters. There has been a lot this year that we couldn’t have predicted, but what is the most surprising?

All that and the news for the week in one tidy show. Don’t miss it!

TIME STAMPS:

1:50 - Shane Burgos Interview: Time to Make the Jump

7:30 - Juan Adams Interview: Greg Hardy is a Joke

19:00 - Fastest Fight News: Goodbye Violence

25:00 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 UFC Surprising Years

34:00 - UFC Ottawa Breakdown: Cowboy Rides the Bull

36:30 - Walt Harris Interview: Back and Better than Ever

The UFC is heading into Sunrise, Florida and we are all jacked up for the event. The boys of Top Turtle are not only talking about their favorite fights from the card, but “Gumby” is sitting down with FloCombat superfan, Gilbert Burns. He’s talking about all of the guys who didn’t want any of that smoke. Plus Thomas Gifford is dishing on his UFC debut.

And if that isn’t enough to get you to tune in, they’re counting down the most loyal celeb fans in UFC history. Plus, they have opinions about steroids and why we should be careful with our blood.

TIME STAMPS:

2:00 - Gilbert Burns Interview: Who Wants It?

10:20 - Thomas Gifford Interview: The Young Lion

20:30 - Fastest Fight News: Blood

31:00 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 UFC Celeb Fans

41:00 - UFC Sunrise Breakdown: Puncher’s Chance

To get the fans ready for UFC St. Petersburg, we're breaking down the 3 most intriguing fights from the card, and it's all big boys. Two different heavyweight fights and one light heavyweight fight is on "Gumby's" docket for the breakdown.

Plus, we're talking with two of the fighters on the card. Devin Clark discusses his long desire to fight in Russia, and Krzysztof Jotko gets ready to wipe his slate clean with a win.

Plus, we're running down the odds on the upcoming unification fights and counting down the top 5 follows of the MMA Twitter world. Don't miss it!

TIME STAMPS:

2:00 - Devin Clark Interview: To Russia With Love

7:50 - Krzysztof Jotko Interview: Looking Forward

16:30 - Fastest Fight News: UFC 236 Recap

27:00 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 MMA Twitter Follows

33:00 - UFC St. Petersburg Breakdown: Big Boys Throw Down

People seem to hate interim title fights, but here we are this weekend with two amazing interim title fights. UFC 236 breaks the mold, and we want to continue that tradition. Not only are we talking about the two big fights, but we're counting down the best fighters to never win a "real" belt after having fought for the part-time strap.

We're also talking with a whole crew of UFC 236 fighters. Eryk Anders discusses his fight with Khalil Roundtree, Andre Soukhamthath talks New England MMA and Alan Jouban chats about his acting career.

Oh and let's not forget the Tj Dillashaw fallout.

TIME STAMPS:

2:00 - Alan Jouban Interview: Heading to the silverscreen

15:00 - Eryk Anders Interview: Money-weight or bust

23:00 - Fastest Fight News: TJ tarnished

40:00 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 Interim Fighters

47:00 - UFC 236 Preview: Interim, Interim

50:30 - Andre Soukhamthath Interview: Northeast MMA 4E

With no UFC card this weekend, we're all in on the past. We're talking way back when, all the way to Pride FC. We discuss our favorite part of Pride and it was hard to narrow the list down to just 5.

Plus, we talk with absolute legend, Mark "The Hammer" Coleman. He and "Gumby" take a retrospective look at his career and what he considers to be some of his greatest wins. You won't want to miss this one.

TIME STAMPS:

2:30 - Mark Coleman Interview: Pride GP Tournament

40:00 - Fastest Fight News: Conor Crosses a Line

49:00 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 Favorite Things About Pride FC

MMA news did not sleep this week, and neither did we. So let us catch you up on all the craziness that happened this week—from Conor McGregor's antics to UFC signings, we have it all.

Plus, we’re going to Philly (metaphorically that is). We have all of the breakdown of everything from the UFC’s trip to the East Coast, including interviews with Ray Borg, Josh Emmett and Kennedy Nzechuwku. Plus, we’ll break down the top three fights on the UFC on ESPN 2 fight card and discuss where you can get some underdog value on it.

And if that wasn’t enough stellar content, don’t forget to catch our famed Combat Countdown. This week, in honor of Justin Gaethje heading back into war, we count down the top five slugfests in MMA history. Some of these are deep dives, so you don’t want to miss out.

Time Stamps

2:00 - Ray Borg Interview: Blank Slate

13:00 - Josh Emmett Interview: Finally Healthy

26:00 - Fastest Fight News: Conor is at it Again

44:00 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 Best Slugfests

55:00 - UFC Philly Breakdown: Underdogs Galore

58:00 - Kennedy Nzechuwku Interview: For My Family

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