Brian Campbell sits down the opponents in Saturday’s unique Showtime PPV card featuring dual main events headlined by twin brothers Jermall and Jermell Charlo. Sergiy Derevyanchenko explains whether he will need to alter his style following two close title losses to Daniel Jacobs and Gennadiy Golovkin. Jeison “Banana” Rosario, meanwhile, shares his belief that his big right hand will be enough to unify 154-pound titles. Plus, Rafe Bartholomew drops by to preview the card at length. ----------------------------- 'State of Combat' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Googl ..read more

Brian Campbell and UFC Hall of Famer Rashad Evans recap UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo-Benavidez, break down the latest news, and preview UFC Fight Night: Whittaker-Till. Deiveson Figeiredo put on a dominant performance against Joseph Benavidez on saturday night... What is next for him? Where does Joseph Benavidez go from here? Jack Hermansson defeats Kelvin Gastelum via first round submission. Where does this win put Jack Hermansson in the middleweight title picture? Kelvin Gastelum has now lost 3 in a row, Is he still the same fighter he once was? Did the Israel Adesanya fight change ..read more

Brian Campbell and Rafe Bartholomew reconvene after a lengthy break to look at the latest news in boxing, including 47-year-old Oscar De La Hoya's claim that he's close to announcing a comeback and wants to face the very best in the sport. Also, a recap of recent action from the Top Rank "bubble" in Las Vegas which featured a title upset at bantamweight when Josh Franco defeated Andrew Moloney. From Joe Calzaghe claiming he would've beaten Andre Ward to Chris Eubank Jr. claiming he would stop Canelo Alvarez, the guys look at everything from callouts to proposed future fights over the second ha ..read more

Brian Campbell welcomes top-ranked women's flyweight Jessica Eye to preview Saturday's UFC Fight Night main event against Cynthia Calvillo. Eye talks about her journey overcoming injuries and personal setbacks along with why she should never be counted out. Plus, Hall of Famer Rashad Evans slides in to preview this weekend's card and react to news of a third Stipe Miocic-Daniel Cormier fight. BC also brings the heat on whether Dana White pulled a bait and switch about the realities of Fight Island. ------------------------------------ 'State of Combat' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify ..read more

Brian Campbell and Rafe Bartholomew react to Conor McGregor's viral tweet about a boxing match with Oscar De La Hoya that started with a debate on last week's podcast. Could the fight really happen? Who would win (2:37)? The guys also hit up the latest boxing headlines including Mike Tyson being offered $20 million by BKFC to fight (25:20), Tyson Fury's father calling "Iron Mike" out (31:12) and Gennadiy Golovkin's hard stance against a Canelo Alvarez trilogy (46:55). Plus, pro wrestling legend Jim Ross stops by to talk why working in AEW without Vince McMahon in his ear has been so liberating ..read more

On episode 65 of MK, Luke and Brian recap the UFC and Bellator events from this past weekend including Holly Holm's win over Aldana (5:55). Did Carlos Condit do enough in his win to get a second chance (18:45)? Onto Jose Zepeda vs Ivan Baranchyk... Where does this stand in the Fight of the year category (27:10)? Chris Weidman thinks that he is the one to dethrone Israel Adesanya (40:40). The guys also take a deep dive into what a Jon Jones vs. Israel Adesanya fight would look like after Dana White said it was the 'fight to make' (47:15). Finally we close out the show with DM's from Donks (57:5 ..read more

Luke and Brian are back for episode 64 of Morning Kombat to react to the news coming out of UFC 254 media call (5:45). Cody Garbrandt pulled out of his UFC 255 title fight and the guys discussed that moments after it happened (30:32). Next up Brian and Luke preview the UFC Fight Night Holm-Aldana card this weekend (38:04) and Bellator Milan (32:40). The boys close out the show by reviewing "The Dark Knight" (56:16) --------------------------------- 'Morning Kombat’ is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcasts.&nb ..read more

Luke and Brian are back for episode 63 of MK. The boys react to the on-going feud between Conor and Dana that now has McGregor trying to face Dustin Poirier (4:38). They also discuss Jon Jones recent twitter war path where he went after Israel Adesanya and Jan Blachowicz (18:48). PLUS a preview of Bellator 247 and all the breaking news coming out of Milan (29:50). The guys make some revisions to some errors they made in Monday's show (41:12). Finally they close out the show with a deep dive on everything Conor McGregor (47:00). --------------------------------- 'Morning Kombat’ is available on ..read more

Luke and Brian return for a big episode 62 of Morning Kombat as they recap Showtime Boxing's PPV double header and UFC 253. They discuss Israel Adesanya's dominant victory over Paulo Costa (3:50) and break down how impressive new UFC Light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz was in his win over Dominick Reyes (19:20). Next up the guys discuss what's next for Jermall (28:10) and Jermell Charlo (35:33) and talk about their impressive victories this weekend. They also react to Conor McGregor and Dana White's feud. Does a McGregor vs Manny Pacquiao boxing match make any sense (40:15)? BC & Luk ..read more

Brian Campbell and Rafe Bartholomew present an emotional final SOC boxing podcast featuring a sitdown interview with the Charlo twins ahead of Saturday's Showtime PPV. Plus, the guys welcome a number of their favorite listeners and friends of the podcast for an epic chat about why they love the sport and the podcast. Eric Raskin, Quality Bloke, Alex Godinez, Evan Korn and many others make a cameo appearance to say goodbye to the SOC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more