Combat Sports Talk
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Ryan Smith brings his unique sense of humor and 10 years of UFC knowledge to a weekly UFC podcast that's fun for newcomers to MMA and deep enough for long time UFC fans.
Combat Sports Talk
1M ago
Coming off of a weekend featuring fights from 3 different promotions, we slide into the end of the zodiac reign of Aries, the god of war, with another weekend filled with fights. First we recap the action from last Saturday Night, we look at the war of words brewing between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier, discuss a few interesting headlines, and then make our flash fight picks on key fights from 3 more promotions this weekend ..read more
Combat Sports Talk
1M ago
In a throwback to Episode 3, Kelechi and Ryan were the only ones on the show covering Khabib Nurmagomedov's memorial MMA tournament in honor of his father, UFC Vegas 9 results, the return of Nick Diaz, trash talk leading into Woodley vs Covington, Paige Van Zant getting COVID, and our picks for UFC Vegas 10: Waterson vs. Hill.   ..read more
Combat Sports Talk
1y ago
History was made at UFC 267: Blachowicz vs Teixeira when Glover Teixeira completed his amazing resurgence with a submission victory over Polish Powerhouse Jan Blachowicz. Get UFC 267 results and we cover the outcome of our very own George Stallworth's fight at Oklahoma Kickboxing Championships vs Aaron Diaz. Then we preview the long awaited rematch between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington at UFC 268 and make our main card flash fight picks ..read more
Combat Sports Talk
1y ago
After a controversial lead up to the main event of UFC Vegas 41, Marvin Vettori finally got his satisfaction against Paulo Costa in the octagon. Fedor Emelianenko returned to get his 40th finish at Bellator 269, and get the latest in Conor McGregor's alleged assault of an Italian DJ and then get our flash fight picks for UFC 267: Blachowicz vs Teixeira ..read more
Combat Sports Talk
1y ago
We are back from a lightning storm that knocked out our broadcast last week. Get the results from UFC Vegas 40: Ladd vs Dumont, get the latest on the domestic violence controversies plaguing UFC fighters, and hear our take on Conor McGregor's alleged assault on an Italian DJ. Then we highlight Fury vs. Wilder 3 and share some wacky news stories before making our flash fight picks for UFC Vegas 41: Costa vs. Vettori ..read more
Combat Sports Talk
1y ago
Get the all the results from UFC Vegas 38 where light heavyweight contenders Thiago Santos and Johnny Walker fought to solidify their claims on a future title shot. We talk about new details emerging from the alleged domestic assault between Jon Jones and his fiance at international fight week in Las Vegas. Then we discuss headlines in WMMA and finish up with our flash fight picks for UFC Vegas 39: Dern vs. Rodriguez ..read more
Combat Sports Talk
1y ago
International fight week drew to a close with UFC 266 featuring Valentina Shevchenko seeking to match Ronda Rousey and Amanda Nunes for the most title defenses by a female champion and Alexander Volkanovski faced the dangerous Brian Ortega for his second featherweight title defense. Get the results from UFC 266, discussion of the new UFC Hall of Fame inductees, key headlines and get our fight picks for UFC Vegas 38: Santos vs. Walker ..read more
Combat Sports Talk
1y ago
This week news broke about a new fight league that's launching soon that will feature fight teams and have a payment structure similar to the NFL or the NBA and less like the UFC. Learn more about the World Fighting League and hear our take on whether or not this is going to be good for the sport of MMA. Then get the wrap of UFC Vegas 37, hear about some interesting fights that have been signed, fall out from the last Triller event, our thoughts on the latest scuffle between Conor McGregor and MGK at the VMAs, fighter retirements and then get our flash fight picks for UFC 266: Volkanovski vs ..read more
Combat Sports Talk
1y ago
Saturday night, Triller Fight Club Legends II: Holyfield vs. Belfort featured bouts between combat sports greats. Anderson Silva faced Tito Ortiz and Evander Holyfield stepped in to replace Oscar De La Hoya to face Vitor Belfort. Neither fight lasted a round. We recap the co-main and the main event of this boxing match, cover the breaking news about Gold Medal Freestyle wrestler Gable Steveson, and discuss topics and headlines of import to the MMA world. Then we make our flash fight picks for UFC Vegas 37: Smith vs Spann ..read more
Combat Sports Talk
1y ago
On Sunday Night, Jake Paul faces his most difficult opponent yet, former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley, who is trying to gain redemption after a four fight losing streak saw him cut from the UFC. We'll cover some of the headlines leading up to the match and make our picks for the card. Then we'll transition to results for UFC Vegas 35 where two Ultimate Fighters were crowned, UFC Veterans faced up-and-comers, and Giga Chikadze finished one of the most electric strikers in the UFC, Edson Barboza. Get headlines and a preview of UFC Vegas 36: Derek Brunson vs. Darren T ..read more