It's Ariane Lipski vs. Karine Silva fight week!   Maybe we're the only ones excited for that specific part of this week's UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez card.  We preview that event in the first half of this week's show. Then we discuss a little weirdness in the UFC Lightweight rankings, Karate Combat, the 2024 PFL season, and what happens when someone vomits in the cage. Finally, in our Hammer History segment we look back 500 episodes to June 2014, and our interviews at the time with Canadian fighters Rory MacDonald and Mike Malott. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CF ..read more

Wow, Max Holloway.  Most of this week's show is spent discussing the results of UFC 300, but we probably could have spent the entire hour talking about how awesome Max Holloway was in his victory over BMF Champion Justin Gaethje.  We also run down a few fight announcements, including the big one of Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler in June, and we have the return of Liam's PFL Corner segment. Then in our Hammer History segment we look back 500 episodes to late May 2014, and our take on the UFC's experiment in running two events in one day. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFM ..read more

We spend the entire episode previewing all of the fights on UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill. That's it.  Let's go. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us ..read more

In the first half of this week's episode we take a look at the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2, while we wait patiently for the big fights of UFC 300. Then in our Hammer History segment we look back (almost) 500 episodes to May 2014, and the first Renan Barao vs. TJ Dillashaw UFC Bantamweight title fight, and the ridiculous Rampage vs. King Mo feud in Bellator. Finally, we discuss the results of UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot, which should have been called UFC on ESPN: Eyepokes and Groin Shots. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www ..read more

This weekend is UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot, and the two hottest Women's Flyweight contenders out there are headlining, and we're all pretty excited about it.  We preview the main event of Erin Blanchfield vs. Manon Fiorot, as well as the rest of that card, in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half of the episode we discuss the week in MMA news, including a bit of an anti-climactic wrap-up to the UFC anti-trust lawsuit, and the results of UFC on ESPN: Ribas vs. Namajunas. Finally, in our Hammer History segment, we look back 500 episodes to our interview with f ..read more

Former UFC Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas looks to get back on track against two division contender Amanda Ribas, this weekend at UFC on ESPN: Ribas vs. Namajunas.  We preview that...not particularly stacked card in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half of the episode we discuss Mark Coleman's heroic act, the surprising new UFC 301 main event, Bellator 302, and the results of UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player ..read more

UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera was a pretty fun night of fights, with a bunch of impressive performances that we're pretty excited to talk about in the first half of this week's episode. Then in the second half of the episode we discuss Francis Ngannou's knockout loss to Anthony Joshua, the end of Bloody Elbow as we know it, and preview the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura. Finally, in our Hammer History segment we look back 500 episodes to mid-April 2014, and our post-fight interviews at the time with KJ Noons and Olivier Aubin-Mercier backstage at the The Ultimate Fighter: Nations Fi ..read more

These modern day UFC cards may be hit or miss, but when they hit, they hit big.  This upcoming weekend's UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera is just full of great fights and solid matchmaking, and we spend almost the entire show previewing that event. We also squeeze in a little talk about Francis Ngannou vs. Anthony Joshua, and the results of UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev. Finally, in our Hammer History segment we look back 500 episodes to mid-April 2014, where we were on location for the UFC: TUF Nations Finale, and look back and our interviews at the time with Michael Bisping, Tim Ken ..read more

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev card is... pretty underwhelming, but at least the fighters don't have to go all the way to Saudi Arabia anymore.  We preview that upcoming event in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half of the show we discuss the results of UFC on ESPN: Moreno vs. Royval, and PFL vs. Bellator from Saudi Arabia, and the rest of the week in MMA news. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just ..read more

At UFC 298, the Volkanovski Era ended violently at the hand of new UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria.  We discuss the new landscape at 145 pounds, as well as the results of the entire card, in the first half of this week's episode. Then in the second half of the show we preview the upcoming UFC on ESPN: Moreno vs. Royval, and PFL vs. Bellator, as well as gripe about fighter pay a little, because why not? Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery o ..read more