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After counting down Khabib's best performances last week, we continuing to gush over the UFC 223 main event this week by counting down the top 5 Tony Ferguson performances. It seems like this guy just can't be put away.

Plus we talk to UFC 223's Mike Rodriguez about quick rising Massachusetts prospects and the likelihood that he winds up a video game character.

TIME STAMPS:

1:00 - Mike Rodriguez Interview; Finally, a debut.

11:00 - Top 5 Tony Ferguson Performances; Gutsiest Fighter in the UFC?

On this week's episode we get ready for the biggest card of the year and what better way to do so than to start looking at the main event. Our countdown for the next few weeks will all center around the lightweight title fight between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov. Our first is this week's countdown of Khabib's best 5 performances.

Plus, we talk to Arjan Bhullar about preparing for a fight with a new daughter and fighting on an important Indian holiday.

TIME CODES:

1:00 - Arjan Bhullar Interview; Motivation in New Places

18:00 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 Khabib Nurmagomedov performances.

On this week's episode, we honor International Women's Day by talking about the early days of women in MMA. We chat with Tara LaRosa about the ludicrous rule sets and attitudes surrounding women in the sport at the time. Then we countdown our choice for the top 5 women who were pioneers at that time and helped get the sport where it is today.

After that we switch gears to all things London. After a week without fights, we're excited to break down UFC London and talk with main card fighter, Leon Edwards before his throwdown.

TIME STAMPS:

1:00 - Tara LaRosa Interview; Early Women's MMA History

23:00 -Combat Countdown: Top 5 Women Pioneers

33:00 - UFC London; New Contender at Heavyweight?

35:00 - Leon Edwards Interview: Ready for the Top 15.

Is there any fighter right now with more hype than Israel Adesanya? We chat with him this week about the major publicity push he's getting. Plus, we run this week's COMBAT COUNTDOWN on the worst tattoos to ever grace the UFC. Get your UFC fix in a week with no fight card right here!

TIME STAMPS:

1:00 - Interview with Israel Adesanya

12:30 - UFC 222 Recap

17:00 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 Worst UFC Tattoos

Inspired by this past weekend's main event, the guys count down the 5 worst illegal blows in UFC history. Who dares to take the top spot in this nasty countdown? Plus, they sit down with Cody Stamann just before he squares off with highly ranked bantamweight, Bryan Caraway. Lastly, they pick the brain of one of the great MMA coaches of all time, Ray Longo, as he explains some of the finer points of game-planning in MMA.

TIME STAMPS

1:00 - Cody Stamann on his big test at UFC 222

12:30 - Ray Longo on coaching in the UFC and what might be next for Chris Weidman

40:00 - COMBAT COUNTDOWN: The top 5 Illegal Moves Ever In the UFC

47:00 - UFC 222 Picks

This week, we talk to Mike Jackson about his rumored fight with CM Punk. Is it going to happen and what is he going to do afterwards? Then in honor of Cowboy Cerrone righting his ship, we chat about the best 5 career comebacks in UFC history. All this and a breakdown of UFC on Fox in Orlando.

TIME STAMPS

1:00 - Mike Jackson Interview: CM Punk next?

23:00 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 Career Comebacks

35:00 - UFC Orlando Breakdown: Does Emmett continue his run?

Love is in the air at Top Turtle this week. In honor of the St. Valentine, we are counting down our 5 favorite MMA couples this week. Plus, we’re talking to UFC veteran light heavyweight Adam Milstead about his move down to 205lbs. We’re also chatting with him about what he loves the most. Finally, we wrap up this week’s episode with a breakdown of Sunday’s UFC Fight Night in Austin. There are plenty of matches that we love this week, but we pick just 3 to look at.

TIME STAMPS

1:30- Adam Milstead talks pizza and beer

12:00- UFC 221 Breakout Performances

15:30- Combat Countdown: TOP 5 UFC Couples

24:00- UFC Austin Preview

With Eryk Anders shedding that prospect status by main eventing UFC in Belem, we decided to countdown the 5 more exciting middleweights to keep an eye on. There’s more than one in this group that could be headlining sooner rather than later.

Plus, Dave chats with former MMA star Gina Carano about her movie career and just how close she was to coming back. Plus, is the door really closed on her fighting?

Then Gumby sits down with Randa Markos, who dishes on why she’s decided to leave the big camps behind and take ownership over her own training.

All that and a breakdown of the best 3 fights at UFC 221 in Perth.

Time Stamps:

1:00: Gina Carano interview; how close was she to coming back to fighting?

24:00: Randa Markos interview; no big camp? No problem.

42:00: Top 5 Countdown: Best Middleweight Prospects In The UFC

51:00: Romero vs Rockhold Preview; Yoel thinking upset.

This week we're hitting all the big news items from Rousey in WWE to Stipe vs DC. And then to honor the newly signed champ vs champ bout, we're counting down the top 5 bouts of that nature that we never got to see. Don't like our list? @ us!

Time Stamps:

1:00 - Israel Adesanya; a kickboxer making it in the MMA world.

10:00 - Ronda To The WWE Discussion

19:30 - Top 5 Champ vs Champ Fights We Never Got

33:45 - UFC Belem - Top 3 Fights; Does Machida stay relevant?

In episode 101, we break down the most likely countries to get their first UFC champion in the near future. And there are some unexpected picks on there. @ us if you disagree. Then we chat with fast rising welterweight Abdul Razak Alhassan fresh off of his devestating KO at UFC 220.

Time Stamps:

0:30 - Abdul Razak Alhassan talks about the brotherhood of African MMA fighters and his crazy SportCenter top 10 KO.

10:10 - The top 5 countries likely to get their first UFC champion.

26:25 - UFC on Fox 27 Preview: Jacare or Brunson about to lose ground?