Puna Soriano joins Eric and Randy to discuss his homo-erotic post-fight celebrations, night terrors he gets during fight week, his move from middleweight to welterweight, and why he thinks he might be gay. Enjoy! 

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UFC vet Nikolas Motta joins the show with Eric and Randy to chat about his CRAZY FOTY at UFC Baku against Naz Sadykhov, how he still hasn't been paid his bonus from that fight, partying with Bryan Battle, sparring Jose Aldo, and so much more. Enjoy!

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In addition to recapping UFC Abu Dhabi, Eric and Randy discuss the latest on Tim Kennedy and the stories surrounding lies about his military service, touch on Ben Askren's fight and how inspiring it is to watch him, and talk about the importance as fathers of protecting your home. Enjoy!

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Eric and Randy react to UFC 318 from New Orleans, Louisiana. They discuss Max Holloway's big win, who could be next for the BMF champ, Dustin Poirier's retirement + his legacy in the sport, What went wrong for Dan Ige & Daniel Zellhuber, plus preview UFC Abu Dhabi this weekend between Robert Whittaker & Reinier de Ridder.

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NBA Champion and Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla joins Eric and Randy to talk about life in the NBA, the price you pay after winning a championship, psychological advantages Joe searches for game to game, how MMA training allows him to build better rapport with his staff + players, plus much more. Enjoy!

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Paddy Pimblett joins the show just 12 hours after his intense face off with Ilia Topuria at UFC 317. Pimblett discusses where the rivalry began, how he would beat Topuria, Charles Oliveira's performance, "Posh Boy Bellend" Arman Tsarukyan, Justin Gaethje as a potential opponent and so much more!

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Claudia Gadelha joins the show to discuss her rough upbringing in Brazil, how she left home at 15 in search of a better life, early days at Novo Uniao with Jose Aldo and Renan Barao, feud with Joanna Jedrzejczyk, life after fighting, UFC BJJ and so much more. Enjoy!

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Eric and Randy discuss the possibility of Francis Ngannou returning to UFC, what Eric actually said in his interview, Ngannou's openness to return to UFC, recap UFC 316, discuss their excitement around Amanda Nunes vs Kayla Harrison + more! 

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Luke Thomas joins the fellas to talk about the current state of MMA + Boxing, his thoughts on TKO's attempt to get into boxing, the current media landscape across sport, breaks down UFC 316 and much more! Enjoy! 

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