If Conor McGregor is out of the USADA testing pool, he needs to be out of the official UFC rankings - it's only fair Remember two years ago when Dana White told the UFC matchmakers to build the women's featherweight division? What happened with that edict?  MMA media doesn't need to carry water for the UFC, but it sure like to do free PR for the promotion The future of the UFC is not coming until the promotion fixes its pay Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz should do everything they can to cut the UFC out of their trilogy fight Fighters being nervous about advocating for better pay and benefit ..read more

Man, Li Jingliang didn’t deserve to lose his spot in the welterweight rankings for a catchweight fight against Daniel Rodriguez at UFC 279 The good and bad from the UFC and the UFC commentary team from UFC 279 USADA has tested Jon Jones, Travis Browne and Urijah Faber more in 2022 than it has tested Conor McGregor - that’s a bad look for the UFC and USADA Tony Ferguson and Hunter Campbell’s Bentley - C’mon now…  Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson sends a message that he doesn’t care about the UFC fighters as much as he cares about free publicity for his brand Mixed feelings on Tony Ferguson’s UFC ..read more

Leon Edwards future cold be Khamzat Chimaev and not Kamaru Usman Joe Rogan needs to point the finger at Dana White and not casual fans when it comes to wanting a bloodsport Israel Adesanya is right not to worry about Alex Pereira’s MMA threat Full UFC 279 Fight Card Picks  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trent-reinsmith/support ..read more

UFC 279 Preview, Breakdown, Odds, Prediction and Pick -Chimaev vs. Diaz - Khamzat Chimaev vs Nate Diaz serves as the main event of the UFC 279 pay-per-view card. I give my detailed breakdown, pick and prediction of the outcome of the welterweight fight, which headlines the ESPN+ streaming pay-per-view card, which takes place on September 10 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tale of the Tape  Striking Stats Grappling Stats  Chimaev Record  Diaz Record  Chimaev vs Diaz Fight Odds Khamzat Chimaev UFC Record Review Nate Diaz UFC Record Review  Chimaev vs. Diaz Figh ..read more

C'mon Now MMA Podcast 358: The Potential Chaos of UFC 279, Chimaev vs Diaz and More - Nate Diaz has the potential to be an agent of chaos at UFC 279 and we should all welcome that as fans of MMA. I also discuss the winners and losers of the Demetrious Johnson for Ben Askren trade between the UFC and ONE Championship. I'm a fan of Rafael dos Anjos looking to get a veteran's division started in the UFC. I disagree that Alex Alex Pereira's size will be an advantage against Israel Adesanya at UFC 281. I offer my opinion on how Khamzat Chimaev was the biggest loser of UFC 278, but that he has a lot ..read more

I didn’t like what I heard from Kamaru Usman after his UFC 278 loss to Leon Edwards Why Dana White might have regrets about letting Shane Burgos move to PFL via free agency Why I don’t know if I believe Paulo Costa’s claims that he only made $35,000 for Marvin Vettori fight My issues with MMA media reporting someone told me this about this other fighter Athletic commissions need to ask Colby Covington about his claim of a brain injury UFC adding another weight division would help UFC and fighters Dana White’s actions don’t say he’s all about free speech UFC has injury insurance and that is not ..read more

C'mon Now MMA Podcast 356: Dana White's Poor Leadership, Luke Rockhold Wins Ahead of UFC 278 & More - James Krause didn't help help his fighter David Onama against Nate Landwehr at UFC San Diego, Shane Burgos leaves the UFC for PFL and UFC president Dana White show his poor leadership skills, Dana White wants everyone to believe UFC pay is improving, but fighters are starting at $10,000 per fight - the same as before the UFC sold to Endeavor in 2016, thoughts on Uriah Hall's retirement and Luke Rockhold was the big winner in the lead up to UFC 278.   James Krause didn't help his fight ..read more

Intro  Joe Rogan dumps on Deiveson Figueiredo Joe Rogan was not prepared to discuss Alex Perez Not a big one, but Joe Rogan showed a lack of knowledge on James Krause Joe Rogan was off the mark during the UFC 277 co-main event fight between Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena for the UFC women's bantamweight title --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trent-reinsmith/support ..read more

Are you an MMA fan if you're not supporting Nate Diaz in his final UFC fight Calls for change in the UFC need to come from inside the house and that includes MMA access media Khamzat Chimaev's criticism of Israel Adesanya misses a big point and that point is money What if there was a an LIV Golf, but for MMA? It's a sticky philosophical question  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trent-reinsmith/support ..read more

Daniel Cormier is a hypocrite for criticizing Jon Jones for cheating Will UFC still hold Nate Diaz hostage after the Khamzat Chimaev fight - because it can Nate Diaz's big risk and big reward bet Michael Chandler's false narrative when it comes to fighting Conor McGregor What about getting sponsors for UFC fight cards and paying the fighters from that pool of money? I like what I'm hearing from Sean O'Malley ahead of Petr Yan fight. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trent-reinsmith/support ..read more