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Episodes
Monday May 08, 2017
Monday May 08, 2017
UFC Fight Rumors
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Frank Shamrock on UFC sale to WME-IMG: ‘Perfect time to get out‘
“Hundred percent. You know, the discord is coming, the regulation is coming, the government oversight is coming. So yeah, that’s the time to get out. The brand’s had a great run, it’s built up. The girl’s beautiful globally, no one knows what it’s really like. Perfect time to get out. I mean, I applaud their business. They’re great business men. I knew they would be super successful with it, but at the same time, I want to be respected at work, I want to be cared for, I want my values to be acknowledged.” UFC Fight Rumors
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Conor McGregor Jr. born with massive Instagram following
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Dana White shoots down Anderson Silva’s interim belt demands
Anderson Silva wants to fight Yoel Romero for the UFC interim middleweight title. Dana White isn’t having any of that.
UFC Fight Rumors
“We will not do an interim title. No. It won’t happen,” White said (transcription via MMAjunkie). “Bisping’s ready, willing and able to fight the actual No. 1 contender, who is Yoel Romero. Anderson Silva’s ranked No. 7 right now. … Anderson’s mad. I didn’t pull Kelvin Gastelum out. Kelvin Gastelum smoked weed, and now he got busted, and we’ve done everything we could to make another fight for Anderson. So it’s nothing we did.”
“Every time for the last however many years, dealing with Anderson is always interesting,” White said. “Obviously, he wants an interim title – obviously, we’re not going to do an interim title. He’s definitely coming out publicly (with his demands). You know my philosophy on that: If you ever say the ‘R’ word, you should probably do it, anyway. If you’re considering retirement, you should probably do it.”
There is no word yet if Anderson is off UFC 212, which is scheduled for June 3rd in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We understand that Silva declined fights against both Luke Rockhold and Vitor Belfort, names that are believed to be on the table to replace Gastelum are Ovince Saint Preux and Mauricio Rua. UFC Fight Rumors
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White: We just lost Conor vs Floyd date to Canelo vs GGG
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GSP has Instagram that he could be fighting at MSG on Tues May 2
Expected MSG card is November. UFC Fight Rumors.
Then he left Instagram video on Friday, May 5th saying,“Mr. Bisping, I cleared my entire schedule to get ready for training camp after the summer. So I can fight you any time after October. You pick the date. Let’s get it on.”
Jump back to last month, Bisping said:“Long story short, it looks like GSP is trying to push for a later date. I heard rumors of that a while ago from Ariel Helwani. I heard that they wanted September/October and that’s what the UFC told me as well. But I’m just throwing it out there right now, if he wants to wait until September or October, then he can go find himself another opponent, buddy. Because I call the shots. Without sounding like an a—hole, it’s my belt. I’m the champion and I’m not willing to sit around until September or October.” UFC Fight Rumors.
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Al Iaquinta acting crazy
“The stories he’s telling are not true,” a UFC official stated off the record. “The premise for his whole beef is not accurate, and I think he’s trying to justify the fact that he thinks he should still get bonuses.”
It has been confirmed by MMA Junkie from UFC officials that the bout was the first of a three-fight stretch for Iaquinta in which he’s not eligible to receive a $50,000 fight-night award. The order is a result of three incidents, which Iaquinta has previously discussed.
First, he destroyed a hotel room at MGM Grand in Las Vegas following a UFC 183 win over Joe Lauzon. In his next appearance, he cussed on national TV while addressing a belligerent crowd following a controversial split-decision win over Jorge Masvidal.
The final straw was no-showing a 2015 UFC fighter summit in Las Vegas. Iaquinta insisted he gave the company fair warning that he would not be attending, but UFC officials said that was not the case.
“His story about the summit, the part that he left out was that he never called us to tell us he didn’t get on the plane,” the UFC official told MMAjunkie. “He never called us to tell us not to send a car to the airport to pick him up. We had all these arrangements for the hotel. All these things were arranged, and he never bothered to call us to tell us he wasn’t coming, which I think would make anyone mad.
“We sent a car to the airport to pick him up, and he wasn’t there. He never called us to say, ‘I’m not coming.’ Not calling us, not telling us that he wasn’t going to show up, having to send a car to the airport to pick him up, literally, and him not being there – how immature is that? To not call and say, ‘I didn’t make the flight. I’m not coming.’ It’s immature.”
“It was a chronic injury, and since it was a chronic injury and not something that happened while training or fighting for us, the insurance denied it,” a UFC official told MMAjunkie. “There were also a number of alternatives that could have been done that would have been covered, but Al insisted on using a specific surgeon back east. The UFC paid tens of thousands of dollars to cover that out of our pocket without any obligation to do so since it was a chronic injury, which means it happened over years and years and years.
“Mr. Iaquinta never once called the medical team or (UFC President) Dana (White) to say thank you. Instead, he talks about how he had to beg for it, which is not true. … We agreed to do it. We paid for it. The entire medical team assisted through his surgeon getting this done and getting it paid, and Al never once called anyone to thank them. Instead he goes out on the Internet and says he had to beg for it, which is absolutely, 100 percent false. That’s a lie.”
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UFC 211
UFC 211 Fight Card
Main Card (10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT on Pay-Per-View)
Stipe Miocic (c)(16-2) vs. Junior dos Santos (18-4) – For UFC heavyweight championship
Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c)(13-0) vs. Jéssica Andrade (16-5) – For UFC women’s strawweight championship
Demian Maia (24-6) vs. Jorge Masvidal (32-11)
Frankie Edgar (21-5-1) vs. Yair Rodriguez (10-1)
Henry Cejudo (10-2) vs. Sergio Pettis (15-2)
Prelims (8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on FX)
Eddie Alvarez (28-5) vs. Dustin Poirier (21-5)
Chas Skelly (17-2) vs. Jason Knight (16-2)
Krzysztof Jotko (19-1) vs. David Branch (20-3)
Marco Polo Reyes (7-3) vs. James Vick (10-1)
Prelims (6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT on UFC Fight Pass)
Jessica Aguilar (19-5) vs. Cortney Casey (6-4)
Jared Gordon (12-1) vs. Michel Quinones (8-1)
Gabriel Benítez (19-6) vs. Enrique Barzola (13-3-1)
Chase Sherman (9-3) vs. Rashad Coulter (8-1)
Joachim Christensen (14-4) vs. Gadzhimurad Antigulov (19-4)
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Boxing has stepped up in the absence of MMA the past 2 weekends
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Will Conor Floyd really happen?
Monday May 01, 2017
Monday May 01, 2017
MMA Fight Cards: Previews
Schedule: Nothing this weekend. Nothing next weekend.
- Upcoming MMA Fight Cards
- Next for: UFC 211 May 13th
- Next for: Bellator 179 May 19th (Fri)
The boss talks: Dana White about: UFC Minute
- Ronda Rousey
- The Middleweight picture
Have gloves, will travel. UFC’s upcoming dates/sites. Going Global!
- Dallas TX May 13th
- Stockholm Sweden May 28th
- Rio de Janeiro June 3rd
- Auckland, New Zealand June 10th
- Kallang, Singapore June 17th
- Oklahoma City June 25th
- Las Vegas July 7th-8th
- Glasgow, Scotland July 16th
- US dates to finish July
- Netherlands Sept 2, Edmonton Sept. 9th, Poland Oct 21st
MMA Fight Cards
UFC 211 Fight Card
Main Card (10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT on Pay-Per-View)
- Stipe Miocic (c)(16-2) vs. Junior dos Santos (18-4)*
- Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c)(13-0) vs. Jéssica Andrade (16-5)**
- Demian Maia (24-6) vs. Jorge Masvidal (32-11)
- Frankie Edgar (21-5-1) vs. Yair Rodriguez (10-1)
- Henry Cejudo (10-2) vs. Sergio Pettis (15-2)
Prelims (8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on FX)
- Eddie Alvarez (28-5) vs. Dustin Poirier (21-5)
- Chas Skelly (17-2) vs. Jason Knight (16-2)
- Krzysztof Jotko (19-1) vs. David Branch (20-3)
- Marco Polo Reyes (7-3) vs. James Vick (10-1)
Prelims (6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT on UFC Fight Pass)
- Jessica Aguilar (19-5) vs. Cortney Casey (6-4)
- Jared Gordon (12-1) vs. Michel Quinones (8-1)
- Gabriel Benítez (19-6) vs. Enrique Barzola (13-3-1)
- Chase Sherman (9-3) vs. Dmitry Poberezhets (24-5-1)
*For UFC heavyweight championship
**For UFC women’s strawweight championship
MMA Fight Cards
UFC 212 Aldo vs. Holloway
Date: June 3, 2017
Venue: Jeunesse Arena
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
UFC 212 Fight Card
- Jose Aldo (c)(26-2) vs. Max Holloway (ic)(17-3)*
- Anderson Silva (34-8, 1NC) vs. TBA
- Cláudia Gadelha (14-2) vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz (10-1)
- Raphael Assuncao (24-5) vs. Marlon Moraes (18-4-1)
- Johnny Eduardo (28-10) vs. Matthew Lopez (9-1)
- Antonio Carlos Junior (8-2, 1NC) vs. Eric Spicely (10-2)
- Marco Beltran (8-5) vs. Deiveson Alcantara (11-0)
- Erick Silva (19-7, 1NC) vs. Yancy Medeiros (13-4, 1NC)
- Paulo Borrachinha(9-0) vs. Oluwale Bamgbose (6-2)
- Leonardo Santos (16-3-1) vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier (9-2)
- Viviane Pereira (12-0) vs. Jamie Moyle (4-1)
- Luan Chagas (14-2-1) vs. Jim Wallhead (29-10)
*For UFC featherweight unification championship
MMA Fight Cards
Bellator 179: Daley vs. MacDonald Main Card:
Welterweight Main Event: Paul Daley (39-14-2) vs. Rory MacDonald (18-4)
Welterweight Feature Bout: Michael Page (12-0) vs. Derek Anderson (14-3)
Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Liam McGeary (12-1) vs. Linton Vassell (17-5)
Heavyweight Feature Bout: Cheick Kongo (26-10-2) vs. Augusto Sakai (9-0-1)
Preliminary Card:
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Jay Dods (6-0) vs. Alfie Davis (6-1)
Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Rob Beech (4-1) vs. Stav Economou (17-5)
Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Jamie Powell (6-1) vs. Amir Albazi (8-0)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Umer Kayani (4-3) vs. Nathan Jones (10-5)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Dan Vinni (14-14) vs. Alex Lohore (10-1)
Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Liam Etebar (6-1) vs. Rafal Cejra Cejrowski (2-0)
Catchweight Preliminary Bout (150 lbs.): Jeremy Petley (10-8) vs. Chase Morton (6-3)
Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Marcin Prostko (4-5) vs. Mike Shipman (9-1)
Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Salih Kulucan (4-5) vs. Diego Barbosa (3-0)
Wednesday Apr 26, 2017
Wednesday Apr 26, 2017
Bellator 178 Review
Bellator 178 review – Octagon 24/7 and MMA Fancast were live and in person in Uncasville, CT for Bellator 178. We spend this podcast answering the questions about covering a major event like this for our first time.
Complete Bellator 178 Review – Results:
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs. Jessica Middleton — Macfarlane sub (armbar) 2:15 R1.
Ryan Quinn vs. Saad Awad — Awad UD 30-27 X3.
A.J. McKee vs. Dominic Mazzotta — McKee KO 1:15 R1.
Nick Alley vs. Kastroit Xhema — Xhema KO 3:19 R1.
Don Shainis vs. Mak Kelleher — Shainis UD (30-27, 29-28 X2).
Regivaldo Carvalho vs. Jason Perrin — Carvalho sub (guillotine) 2:04 R3.
Kemran Lachinov vs. Sam Watford — Lachinov SD (30-26 X2, 28-29).
John Lopez vs. Remo Cardarelli — Cardarelli UD (30-27, 29-28 X2).
Chris Foster vs. Shane Manley — Foster def. Manley (SD).
Thomas English vs. Blair Tugman — Tugman sub (bar arm choke) 4:54 R3.
Jordan Young vs. Tim Caron — Young sub (d’arce) 3:55 R1.
Ed Ruth vs. David Mundell — Ruth TKO 3:13 R2.
Tyrell Fortune vs. Branko Busick — Fortune UD 29-27 X3.
Billy Giovanella vs. Joshua Ricci — Giovanella def. Ricci.
Friday Apr 21, 2017
Friday Apr 21, 2017
The tension was in the air at the Bellator 178 weigh-ins. Official weights are as follows:
Straus Vs. Pitbull 4 Main Card: Bellator 178 Weigh-Ins
- Featherweight World Title Main Event – Daniel Straus (145) vs. Patricio Freire (144)
- Flyweight Co-Main Event – Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (126) vs. Jessica Middleton (126)
- Lightweight Feature Bout – Saad Awad (164.5) vs. Ryan Quinn (164.5)
- Featherweight Feature Bout – A.J. McKee (146) vs. Dominic Mazzotta (146)
Preliminary Card: Bellator 178 Weigh-ins
- Welterweight Preliminary Bout – Nick Alley (167) vs. Kastroit Xhema (165)
- Featherweight Preliminary Bout – Don Shainis (149.5) vs. Max Kelleher (149.75)
- Bantamweight Preliminary Bout – Regivaldo Carvalho (149.75) vs. Jason Perrin (140)
- Welterweight Preliminary Bout – Kemran Lachinov (164.5) vs. Sam Watford (164)
- Flyweight Preliminary Bout – John Lopez (125.5) vs. Remo Cardarelli (124)
- Featherweight Preliminary Bout – Chris Foster (145) vs. Shane Manley (146)
- Featherweight Preliminary Bout – Thomas English (146) vs. Blair Tugman (146)
- Catchweight Preliminary Bout – Jordan Young (195) vs. Tim Caron (195)
- Welterweight Preliminary Bout – Ed Ruth (185.5) vs. David Mundell (184.25)
- Heavyweight Preliminary Bout – Tyrell Fortune (244.5) vs. Branko Busick (220)
- Flyweight Preliminary Bout – Billy Giovanella (124.75) vs. Joshua Ricci (126)
Octagon 24/7 will be covering this event extensively. Be sure to check back often for our continuing coverage of Bellator 178. Bellator 178 Weigh-ins
Bellator 178 features a 15-fight card headlined by bout number 4 between Daniel Straus and Patricio “Pitbull” Freire and their 3rd bout for the featherweight strap. Straus got his first nod of Pitbull in their last bout and took the title from him in the meantime, so these familiar foes will be looking to punish each other.
Of note, AJ McKee and Dominic Mazzotta both predicted a finish in their fight, Mazzotta said he would finish it while McKee showed us what he thought Mazzotta would look like come fight night.
This card is live and free on Spike TV beginning at 9PM Eastern, and you can catch the prelim action on bellator.com beginning at 7PM Eastern.
Octagon 24/7 is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, hometown of Bellator newcomer Dominic Mazzotta. Dominic happens to be the largest underdog on the main card. Stop back this afternoon and find out why the main card’s biggest underdog is the safe and smart bet, and we will dig into how he will come out victorious as well.
Wednesday Apr 05, 2017
Wednesday Apr 05, 2017
UFC 210 Preview, MMA Fancast digs into the card this weekend from Buffalo, NY.
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Daniel Cormier looks to extend his title reign with another win over the incredibly powerful and extremely dangerous Anthony “Rumble” Johnson UFC 210 Preview
UFC 210 Preview – After withstanding the barrage in the first round of their last clash, Daniel Cormier will look to finish off Rumble so that he can get his rematch against Jon Jones, who is set to return this summer.
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Chris Weidman will look to return to his winning ways against the streaking Gegard Mousasi, who will look to extend his win streak to 5 for the first time this decade. UFC 210 Preview
Weidman will look to make things happen after going undefeated in his first 13 bouts and being 9-0 in the UFC, having lost his last 2 fights. His devastating loss to Yoel Romero is a memory he wants to quickly erase in his native state of New York. Mousasi is headed in the opposite direction, having won his past 4 fights. -
Cynthia Calvillo fights just one month after her UFC debut and will be looking to keep her perfect record in tact against the UFC debut of Pearl Gonzalez, who hasn’t tasted defeat since her MMA debut and has reeled off 6 straight wins herself. UFC 210 Preview
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Thiago Alves looks to rebound from his first 2 fight losing streak since 2010 against the 11 year UFC vet Patrick Cote. UFC 210 Preview
Cote has been in there with the best of the best, but can he make it all count against Thiago Alves? Cote has a long history with the UFC, including a 2008 title fight against Anderson “The Spider” Silva. Does he have a chance here?
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Will Brooks looks to avenge his first defeat in years to Alex Oliveira in October against Charles Oliveira, who is making his scheduled lightweight debut after failing to make weight 4 times in the past 5 years at featherweight. UFC 210 Preview
Brooks have only 2 loses on his resume and has 2 long winning streaks, a 10 and a 9 fight streak. Is he ready to start a new winning streak or will he experience his first ever 2 fight skid?
- In the Conor McGregor saga, there is no guarantee that he will be fighting in the UFC again. If he gets the fight with Mayweather, will he have the motivation to come back to fighting MMA?
We discuss this and much, much more on MMA Fancast! UFC 210 Preview
Monday Mar 27, 2017
Monday Mar 27, 2017
UFC Podcasts
UFC 211 – May 13, Dallas Texas (amazing freaking card!)
Stipe vs. JDS
Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Jessica Andrade
Gabriel Benitez vs. Enrique Barzola
Demian Maia vs. Jorge Masvidal
Eddie Alvarez vs. Dustin Poirier
Sergio Pettis vs. Henry Cejudo
Frankie Edgar vs. Yair Rodriguez
UFC 212 – Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 3
Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway
Kelvin Gastulum vs. Anderson Silva
Rampage says he regrets getting involved in MMA
Yay! Hendricks is officially staying at Middleweight
McGregor vs. Mayweather talk
McGregor next UFC opponent?
Fancast Fightpass Flashback – UFC on Versus 4 – Pat Berry vs. Cheick Kongo
Introduction to next weeks special guest – James Fleming
http://triblive.com/sports/college/-topcollege/3550671-74/fleming-clarion-wrestler
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/James-Fleming-142495
https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/56930-james-fleming
Thursday Mar 23, 2017
Thursday Mar 23, 2017
McGregor Mayweather starting to look like it might actually happen
McGregor Mayweather has been long rumored and seemed fictitious until very recently. What is being said now that makes it seem like these two are now destined to fight?
B.J. Penn-Dennis Siver, Johny Hendricks-Tim Boetsch set for UFC Fight Night: Oklahoma City
Gracie Wants Rematch with Hughes via http://TeamStre.am by Bleacher Report http://teamstre.am/2mtYf2n
Our Fancast Fightpass Flashback takes us to UFC 60 Royce Gracie vs. Matt Hughes
Bellator 180 Wanderlei Silva vs. Chael Sonnen & Fedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Mitrione June 24
Nate Diaz blast Dana White, who says Diaz is turning down fights – McGregor Mayweather
Derrick Lewis vs. Mark Hunt fight rumored for New Zealand Card (10th in US) 11.06.2017
UFC London card
Brad Pickett vs. Marlon Vera
Marlon Vera defeated Brad Pickett by TKO (head kick and punches), 3:50 of round 3
Alan Jouban vs. Gunnar Nelson
Gunnar Nelson defeated Alan Jouban by submission (guillotine), :46 of round 2
Jimi Manuwa vs. Corey Anderson
Jimi Manuwa defeated Corey Anderson by KO (left hook), 3:05 of round 1
McGregor Mayweather
Monday Mar 13, 2017
Monday Mar 13, 2017
UFC Best Podcast
☐ UFC Fight Night 106
Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports
Vitor Belfort vs. Kelvin Gastelum — Gastelum def. Belfort by TKO (punches) at 3:52 of Round One
Mauricio Rua vs. Gian Villante — Rua def. Villante by TKO (punches) at 0:59 of Round Three
Edson Barboza vs. Beneil Dariush — Barboza def. Dariush by KO (flying knee) at 3:35 of Round Two
Ray Borg vs. Jussier Formiga — Borg def. Formiga by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Bethe Correia vs. Marion Reneau — Majority draw (27-29, 28-28 x2)
Tim Means vs. Alex Oliveira — Oliveira def. Means by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:38 of Round Two
Kevin Lee vs. Francisco Trinaldo — Lee def. Trinaldo by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:12 of Round Two
Sergio Moraes vs. Davi Ramos — Moraes def. Ramos by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Joe Soto vs. Rani Yahya — Soto def. Yahya by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27 x2)
Josh Burkman vs. Michel Prazeres — Prazeres def. Burkman by submission (north-south choke) at 1:42 of Round One
Rony Jason vs. Jeremy Kennedy — Kennedy def. Jason by unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 29-27)
Paulo Borrachinha vs. Garreth McLellan — Borrachinha def. McLellan by TKO (punches) at 1:17
UFC Best Podcast
☐ Gastelum calls out Anderson Silva
☐ Should Belfort retire?
☐ The fans vs. Tyron Woodley
UFC Best Podcast
☐ Will McGregor Mayweather ever happen
Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s pronouncement that he’s “coming out of retirement just to fight Conor McGregor” heightens the momentum for a super-fight between boxing’s unbeaten, pound-for-pound great and the popular UFC lightweight champion from Ireland.
Mayweather, 40, said in a video that was posted by his Internet mouthpiece fighthype.com that the boxing match between the 49-0 boxer and the striking-skilled, two-division UFC champion could happen as soon as June.
“I don’t want to hear no more excuses about the money, the UFC … sign the paperwork with the UFC so we can fight in June,” Mayweather said, underling the point that he will receive the greater share of the purse money.
Mayweather, who is currently touring the United Kingdom, said accepting such a deal is part of the fight game, and something he did himself before elevating to superstar status in 2007 after defeating Oscar De La Hoya by split decision.
“I don’t want to hear no more excuses about the money, the UFC … sign the paperwork with the UFC so we can fight in June,” Mayweather said, underling the point that he will receive the greater share of the purse money.
Mayweather, who is currently touring the United Kingdom, said accepting such a deal is part of the fight game, and something he did himself before elevating to superstar status in 2007 after defeating Oscar De La Hoya by split decision.
☑ UFC 210 Card
Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony Johnson
Gegard Mousasi vs. Chris Weidman
Will Brooks vs. Charles Oliveira
Thiago Alves vs. Patrick Cote
Jan Blachowicz vs. Patrick Cummins
Kamaru Usman vs. Sean Strickland
Shane Burgos vs. Charles Rosa
Magomed Bibulatov vs. Jenel Lausa
Irene Aldana vs. Katlyn Chookagian
Josh Emmett vs. Desmond Green
Gregor Gillespie vs. Andrew Holbrook
☐ Bisping vs St. Pierre – is it deserved?
should this fight have been made? What happens if St. Pierre wins? If St. Pierre loses? What about Romero?
☐ Young fighters not overtaking older fighters
Our Fancast Fightpass Flashback this week is Liddell-Ortiz 2 from UFC 66. Join us!
☐ UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
Manuwa vs Anderson
Nelson vs Jouban
Pickett vs Vera
Allen vs Amirkhani
Duffy vs Madadi
Stewart vs Barroso
Omielanczuk vs Johnson
Diakiese vs Packalen
Breese vs Bamgbose
Edwards vs Luque
Entwistle vs Johns
Scott vs Askham
Macedo vs Lansberg
Sunday Mar 05, 2017
Sunday Mar 05, 2017
UFC 209 Review
UFC 209 review – It came and went and we were thrilled as well as diappointed. MMA Fancast has immediate reaction to this card, as we are joined by special guest John Schell.
In a main event that will long be remembered as a rematch that does NOT need a trilogy, Tyron Woodley was able to defend his welterweight strap in what can only be considered one of the most disappointing fights in UFC and welterweight championship history.
UFC 209 Review
Lando Vannata and David Teymur went toe to toe in a fight that stole the show. This pairing has all the makings of a longtime rivalry and these are two young men who show great promise to reach the top of the lightweight division and possibly be stables there for years to come.
UFC 209 Review
Rashad Evans and Daniel Kelly had a battle that showed both the age of these combatants as well as the growth of these two. Rashad looked to be in amazing shape visually, but ring rust was also apparent. Was this an indication that he simply can no longer compete with the top tier or will things improve once he can shake off the ring rust?
UFC 209 Review
Amanda Cooper and Cynthia Calvillo was a true story of being presented opportunities and capitalizing on them. Cynthia Calvillo was making her octagon debut against Cooper and was originally slated to fight on the Fight Pass Prelim portion of the card. That all changed when the Khabib / Furguson fight got scrapped. Calvillo’s UFC debut was not going to occur on the PPV portion of the card and boy did she take full advantage of the opportunity.
UFC 209 Review
Alistair Overeem and Mark Hunt was bound to end with devastation, and it certainly did not disappoint. Overeem landed some huge knees in the 3rd round of this contest and Hunt was left motionless.
UFC 209 Review
On the undercard, we were truly treated to one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the UFC. Prior to that fight, we saw another amazing comeback!
We talk about all this and much more on this episode of MMA Fancast!
Monday Feb 27, 2017
Monday Feb 27, 2017
UFC 209 Preview
The amazing card is right around the corner and we break down all of the main card action right here on MMA Fancast’s UFC 209 Preview Episode! Alexander Gustafsson vs. Glover Teixeira – is that fight going to happen? The rumors are swirling, we will discuss that. Demian Maia is not going to sit around and wait for his shot, he is now scheduled to throw down in April against Jorge Masvidal. Plus, we will have our second Fight Pass Flashback, featuring the epic showdown at UFC 1 between Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock!
☐ UFC 209 Preview – Card
Main Card (10 PM ET/7 PM PT, PPV)
Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson
Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
Rashad Evans vs. Daniel Kelly
David Teymur vs. Lando Vannata
Mark Hunt vs. Alistair Overeem
Preliminary Card (8 PM ET/5 PM PT, FS1)
Luis Henrique vs. Marcin Tybura
Mirsad Bektic vs. Darren Elkins
Iuri Alcantara vs. Luke Sanders
Mark Godbeer vs. Daniel Spitz
Preliminary Card (6:30 PM ET/3:30 PM PT, Fight Pass)
Paul Craig vs. Tyson Pedro
Amanda Cooper vs. Cynthia Calvillo
Albert Morales vs. Andre Soukhamthath
UFC 209 Preview
☐ Report: Demian Maia vs. Jorge Masvidal set to headline UFC Nashville
UFC Fight Night Nashville is scheduled to take place on April 22nd at the Bridgestone Arena.
Maia (24-6, 18-6 UFC) was expecting to get a crack at the welterweight strap when he defeated Carlos Condit in August, but that was put on hold since Wonderboy and Ty Woodley fought to a draw at UFC 205 and are rematching this weekend. Maia is currently on a six fight win streak dating back to
☐ Alexander Gustafsson vs. Glover Teixeira in the works for UFC Stockholm
Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony Johnson
Gegard Mousasi vs. Chris Weidman
Will Brooks vs. Charles Oliveira
Thiago Alves vs. Patrick Cote
Jan Blachowicz vs. Patrick Cummins
Kamaru Usman vs. Sean Strickland
Shane Burgos vs. Charles Rosa
Magomed Bibulatov vs. Jenel Lausa
Irene Aldana vs. Katlyn Chookagian
Josh Emmett vs. Desmond Green
Gregor Gillespie vs. Andrew Holbrook