The Rusty Cage MMA Podcast: Recent Episodes

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On episode 12 Rusty Jake chops it up with Sick Of It All guitarist Pete Koller about his love affair with MMA dating back to UFC 1! also your hosts Rusty Jake and David Cage discuss Rob Font’s routing of Cody Garbrandt, the insane crucifix finish by Carla Esparza and Cyborg’s finish of Leslie Smith 24:51 seconds into their fight! We also discuss the return of Tatiana Suarez, touch on the mess that is Diego Sanchez and his former gaslighter / guru Josh Fabia and of course the biggest outside-of-the-cage news of the week - the retirement of Paul “The Irish Dragon” Felder!

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Your hosts Rusty Jake and David Cage break down UFC 262, the crowning of the new Lightweight King Charles "Bo Bronx" Oliveira, Edson Barboza's shocking time-release KO of Shane Burgos, and the sad slide of the legends in MMA with Jacare, Tony Ferguson, Weidman, Cowboy Cerrone et al suffering sad defeats and likely career ending injuries in the past few weeks. Plus David interviews Jesse Matthewson of Canadian noise metal legends KEN MODE about his love of MMA, Rodtang, ONE FC and tons more!

As always follow along with us all week on IG and Twitter @theRustyCageMMA

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This week your hosts Rusty Jake and David Cage break down the aftermath of UFC in Vegas with Rodriguez vs Waterson war, The sad song of Cowboy Cerrone's 6 fight skid, the weird and worrisome world of Diego Sanchez, as well as Grgeor Gillespie, Fabricio Werdum and even a little taste of the battles of Bellator. Sergio Petits - a champion FINALLY - yet he's only 27? Thats so hard to believe. This sport is insane. The Rusty Cage is likely like its prozac, helping you make sense of it all.

As always, please follow along on social media for ups to the minute hot takes and bad advice: @theRustyCageMMA on Twitter & IG our home on the World Wide Web wwww.therustycage.com

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On Episode 9 Rusty Jake and David Cage fanboy the eff out over Jiri Procházka and Giga Chikadze. There's a veritable Eastern European REVOLUTION going on in the UFC and we are most certainly here for it. We also break down a lot of the heartbreak of lost fights this week, a bunch of great new additions and dig into the wavering fortunes of Bellator and ONE FC. Plus the debut of our new listener mail segment "Pony Express Pontifications" 

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On Episode 8 Rusty Jake and David Cage break down UFC 261. All 5 fights on the main card went to finishes. A title change, leg injuries out that wazoo, short circuiting of the central nervous system, Sleepy Street Judas, Chris Weidman broke every heart in MMA with his leg break, and Mrs Bond aka Valentina Schievchenko  cemented herself as the GOAT at 125. 

We also get into all the fights that need to happen but won't because Uncle Dana is a miserly killjoy.

PLUS the debut of our new segment: THE TOP 5 COOLEST FIGHTERS IN MMA!

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Rusty Jake and David Cage get into everything going on in April's fight fiesta!

UFC - Bobby Knuckles Masterpiece and the big upcoming PPV headline by Masvidal v Usman

Bellator - Nemkov's dominance and the LHW tournament is heating up.

Triller- Spectacle or sport? it did make lots of people pay attention. Can they keep it up?

AND our first ever interview with New Zealand Muay Thai legend Richie Hardcore!

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On Episode 6 Rusty Jake and David Cage tackle the tricky balance Triller is trying to fill with the "entertainment" focused combat sports tricks, we break down the ONE on TNT 2 card, and get into the upcoming weekend of Bellator and UFC action.

We also dig into some revealing interviews from the past week with Rose Namajuanas and Jimmy Flick & new fight announcements of Jan Polish Power Blachowitz vs Glover Texiera and Amanda Nunes vs Julaiana Pena!

As always follow along with our tweuted takes on IG and Twitter @theRustyCageMMA

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On Episode 5 Rusty Jake and David Cage break down all the action coming out of Bellator 256 and UFC on ABC 2. Though the main events were somewhat predictable and less than exciting to watch, there was tons of action down the cards and in the prelims. Lots of new talent made some bold statements this weekend and plenty to be excited about in the future. We also dig into the some drama revolving around Conor & Dustin and the sad remarks made by Thug Rose over the weekend.

Don't forget to follow along all week and especially on fight nights on IG & Twitter @TheRustyCageMMA

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On Episode 4 Rusty Jake and David Cage run down the mostly great, if a little uneven on the production end, ONE FC kickoff of their April run on TNT, the frustrating DQ finish for Alvarez, Moraes being the first fighter to ever finish Mighty Mouse, and the 23 year old Thai sensation RODTANG! Then we dig into the continuing Apiril Fight fiesta with preview of tonight's BELLATOR 256 card and Saturday Afternoon's UFC on ABC 2!

Follow along for more insight, memes and spit-takes on IG and Twitter @theRustyCageMMA

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So much news to catch up on this week:

- Dana vs Jon Jones to make Jones vs Ngannou!

• the Venum Deal!

• Leon Edwards vs Nate Diaz

• Kevin Holland stepping in for the injured Darren Till to fight Marvin Vettori

• and we preview Bellator 255!

As always follow us on social media @theRustyCageMMA for live takes on fight nights and of course breaking news and commentary throughout the week!

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UFC 260 is in the books and "Calm Francis" is the new official Baddest Man On The Planet! So many questions answered on this card and even more new questions to ask. We run it all down on our debut full length episode!

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Episode #1 - an introduction to the Rusty Cage MMA Podcast! Get to know your hosts Jake Szufnarowski and David Castillo. They talk about their love of MMA, how they got into the sport, and some of their favorite fighters, fights and moments from the history of the sport!

The Official First Episode drops Tuesday March 30th and new episodes will be added twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Fridays for all of eternity!