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In what feels like the most stacked card I have seen doing the MMA Archive, Dan Henderson, Carlos Newton, Chuck Liddel all make their UFC debuts. Mark Coleman returns after losing his title to face Pete Williams and Frank Shamrock defends his middleweight title against Jeremy Horn
5 months after securing a heavyweight tournament win, Mark Kerr takes his talents to Japan to fight a kickboxing legend. In the co-main event Marco Ruas also made his way to Japan to face the rising star of Gary Goodridge.
The UFC makes it's way to Louisiana to host the first Lightweight (170lbs) Tournament in UFC history. Frank Shamrock also tries to defend his title for the first time as he crosses paths with Igor Zinoviev.
For the first time the octagon is outside of the United States and has made its way to Japan! Yokohama to be exact, there's another heavyweight tournament set up as well as Heavyweight champion Maurice Smith defending his title against Randy Couture in the main event.
Chris is joined by WizzBets to break down the action from UFC Vegas 57 and look ahead to what should be a historic PPV in UFC 276.
UFC 15 included one of the most significant matchups in UFC history between Randy Couture and Vitor Belfort AKA Viktor Belfort. The winner of this fight gets a shot at Heavyweight Champion Maurice Smith if he can take care of business in the main event against Tank Abbot.
The MMA Archive is not just the UFC archive anymore! Chris is joined by Arwin to break down the first ever Pride event in the Tokyo Dome in Japan. 50,000 people were in attendance to witness history and it turned out to be a damn good card too.
Chris is joined by Dale Lipan from Punchlist MMA to break down all the action from UFC 14. Between the new rules changes, the Middleweight and Heavyweight tournaments, and the Heavyweight title fight headliner between Mark Coleman and UFC newcomer Maurice Smith, there was a ton to cover!
Chris is joined by Wizzbets to talk about all the wild moments from UFC 274. They breakdown the co main and what made it so bad... and the main event and why it was so damn exciting. They also look forward to UFC Vegas 54 where a former champ has his chance to shine again.
Chris is joined once again by Erikbetsfights to break down one of the better cards on paper this year! Even after breaking down 15 fights, there were some big takeaways on this episode about why they love the sport of MMA and the excitement they have for the trajectory the sport is on.
Chris is Joined by Arwin to break down the highlights from the UFC action that took place in April. They also look forward to the main card of UFC vegas 53 Rob Font vs Marlon Vera.
The Wizz is back! We breakdown the action from UFC 273 and give our picks and plays for next week's sleeper of a card. There's a ton to chew on so buckle in!
Chris and Erik breakdown the best moments from UFC Columbus and look forward way too early to the UFC 273 card on April 9th. Will any of the fights remain the same come fight night? Probably not. Was it fun as hell anyways? HELL YEAH!
The Wizz is back kids! With a bang I might add, after a huge successful week with UFC London, we recap the best moments of one of the better cards in recent memory. Then we give our picks and play on UFC Columbus.
Chris is joined with another special guest Arwin (@808mmainsight) to discuss the fights from UFC Vegas 50 - Magomed Ankalaev vs Thiago Santos as well as looking forward to another fun card with UFC Fight night: Alexander Volkov vs Tom Aspinall in London!
Two more huge tournaments come our way and two even more gigantic debuts in the UFC. Randy Couture finally making his presence known at Heavyweight and Tito Ortiz lighting the competition on fire at Lightweight.
Chris is joined with Erik Bets Fights to take a look back at the ups and downs of UFC 272 as well as look forward to Thiago Santos vs Magomed Ankalaev and all the action fights on tap for this weekend. Don't forget to get in your picks and plays cause they gave out some gems!
Chris is joined with Mahdi Sabbouri to preview UFC 272 and give their thoughts on key matchups
The legacy of the actual UFC Heavyweight championship begins here. Mark Coleman vs Dan Severn for the inaugural UFC Heavyweight champion. We still have tournaments as well! A Heavyweight tournament and a "lightweight tournament with a catch. Oh yeah, and Vitor Belfort makes his UFC debut.
The most star studded MMA promotion stacks the deck for what should be the best tournament yet. Mark Coleman, Don Frye, Gary Goodridge and Tank Abbot are all back and looking to become champion.
Mark Coleman makes his return to defend his UFC 10 crown and a familiar challenger makes his way back from suspension... Tank Abbot is back and bigger than ever and on a collision course with the Hammer himself.
After the rough way UFC 9 ended the fans were clamouring for another tournament from the UFC. They got it in a big way with defending tournament champ Don Frye returning and the debut of the Hammer Mark Coleman.
UFC 9 forever changed the way people looked at the sport of MMA after senator John Mccain did everything he could to put a stop to the event. Thankfully they were able to go forward with the event but with some unique rules... No punches with a closed fist and no headbutts. This unique event gave us some even more unique results.
The UFC is back and BIGGER than ever. 4 Goliath's make their way into the UFC cage looking to conquer. It's only a matter of time until we find out just how much size matters
For the first time ever the UFC features a tournament with 4 previous tournament champions and 3 runner ups. This is the most competitive martial arts tournament that has been put together in the UFC and it certainly lived up to the hype.
Ken Shamrock returns in a super fight against UFC 6 tournament champion Oleg Taktarov. In addition to this featured bout there is a brand new tournament with many familiar faces in Paul Varelans and Remco Pardoel. Will the familiar faces prevail? Or will a newcomer emerge as the UFC tournament champion?
Dan Severn's rise to being a UFC tournament champion was swift and undeniable. Why not match him up against the only man to give Royce Gracie a run for his money? Especially now that referees can reset fights on the fight its time we find out who is the most dominant wrestler to grace the octagon. All the while some new dangerous faces emerge.
In the first UFC event to have a featured bout we get the rematch we've all been waiting for! Royce Gracie vs Ken Shamrock 2. Alongside another tournament where legends make themselves known to the world
4 fights in one night is all that stands between 16 men and being immortalized forever. Chris discusses UFC 3 and gives his awards