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Welcome to the Knee on Belly podcast, hosted by Nate, Jon and Brandon! We cover all things Mixed Martial Arts and then some. Our typical episodes can cover topics such as recent UFC events, current news in the MMA scene, BJJ, Boxing or even the occasional marvel movie that just came out. We are excited to share our passion of MMA with others out there interested in gaining some different perspectives from a few guys who like to talk, laugh and argue about all sorts of different topics. So if you enjoy MMA, boxing or any other combat sports, this is the podcast to listen to!
There's something that just feels right when the UFC is in Brazil and the fights are great! We hope everyone had a great weekend, but it's time to get to it! We start the episode off with a bit of unfortunate news regarding the podcast. Due to our lives's schedules and the ever-growing number of fights, we've decided to step away from weekly podcasting. This isn't us quitting as much as it is us getting a chance to figure out what will work best for all of us to continue to talk and fight with you all. While also still enjoying our own lives as we do this for free. We go more in-depth, but long story short, we will still be making IG, TikTok, and YouTube content, just taking a hiatus from the podcast on the weekly schedule that we've upheld for the better part of 2 years. I know that's a lot, but I promise we'll move into fun fight talk after. From there, we jump into our full UFC 301 recap. Starting off, we talk about Alexandre Pantoja's decision victory over Steve Erceg. We go at length about what could be next for Pantoja and the other contenders in the division. Next, we move into the co-main, which featured the return of the King of Rio, Jose Aldo, and man did he have a return! We have to discuss the idea of him returning to the UFC, as this was the last fight on his contract. We even talk about the possible route for him to get back to a title shot. Moving on, we give a full recap of the rest of the main card and some standout performances on the prelims, as Brazil's talent had a great showing! Next, we give our picks and predictions for UFC St. Louis, headlined by Derrick Lewis vs. Rodrigo Nascimento. We also previewed the co-main event of Joaquin Buckley and Nursulton Ruziboev. Lastly, we covered the news, which was light, but we talked about Shogun entering the UFC Hall of Fame, some fight announcements, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe. And again, please give us a little grace as we take this short break. With huge PPVs coming up, there's no way we can stay away for long!
Back from recovering from the UFC 300 hangover, we have another great episode, so let's get into it. We start things off with a huge win for Alex Perez with his knockout of Matheus Nicolau. This was a great bounce-back win for Perez, who saw his victory for the first time since 2020. But also, this win puts him in a great spot in the division with so many contenders either injured or coming off a loss. From there, we give a quick recap of the rest of the card. Some great fights and performances from names that we will be seeing on bigger cards in the future. Next, we move into our picks and predictions for UFC 301. We were doing so much picking and predicting with UFC 300 that we decided to just preview the main and co-main events. In the main event, we have Alexandre Pantoja defending his title against the fast-rising Steve Erceg. In the co-main, we have the return from retirement fight of the King of Rio himself, Jose Aldo. He will be greeted by the always-dangerous Jonathan Martinez. Lastly, we move into the news, where we catch up on two weeks worth of fight announcements, some weird actions by the NSAC, and the announcement of UFC 304 being in Manchester, England. We even expand a little bit about how huge we think the event will be with all of the UK talent on the roster currently! Like always, please be sure to rate, like, comment, and share.
As MMA fans that go back to its early stages, we've been witness to a lot of cool things. Everything from super fights, double champs, comeback wins, great knockouts, careers being made, and even careers being ended. But I think we can speak for the MMA fandom in saying that UFC 300 was the greatest spectacle the sport has ever seen. So let's get started, because we got a lot to cover! Since we gave you picks and predictions for the whole card—all 13 fights—it's only right that we recap all 13! Starting with Alex Pereira flatlining Jamahal Hill to retain his 205-pound title. We even talk about what could be next for Alex. Between going up to heavyweight to chase being the first fighter to even hold belts at 3 weight classes or even who would make sense for him at light heavyweight. From there, we talk about some key performances from Zhang Weili, Max Holloway knocking out Justin Gaethje to essentially give himself a plethora of options, and Arman Tsarukyan putting himself in place to challenge Islam Makhachev. We also talk about some other huge performances on the prelims as well; like I said, we recap everything! With no fights this coming weekend, we will be taking next week off but will be back the following week to get you all ready for UFC 301! Lastly, we cover a few things in the news, including the UFC getting new gloves, some huge fight announcements, including Makhachev vs. Poirier, the official return of Conor McGregor, and more! Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
What's going on, everyone? We have a huge episode for you, so let's get right to it! We start things off by giving our recap of UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis. This card was a little bit light on the meaningful fights, so the main event was the only fight we really spent time on. Brendan Allen ended up getting the decision win in the rematch with Chris Curtis. The fight was super close, and some people even dub it a fight of the year candidate. We spend a little bit of time talking about what could be next for Allen, who now has a crazy win streak and is searching for a title shot. From there, we move into the meat and potatoes of the episode. We give our picks and predictions for the whole UFC 300 card! That's right, not just the main card, not just the prelims, even the early prelims! We weren't even sure if we would be able to get it all done in one episode, but we powered through and locked in picks for all 13 fights! Finally, we cover a few things in the news, including Jon Jones possibly being in trouble again, some fight announcements, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
We hope everyone had a great Easter weekend. Let's get into this week's episode! We start things off by talking about Manon Fiorot's huge win over Erin Blanchfield. Not only talking about how well she fought in this fight, but even what she could bring to a fight against the champion. From there, we get into Joaquin Buckley taking advantage of his opportunity to defeat Vincente Luque and what his potential is for the welterweight division. Unfortunately, as we do the rest of our Atlantic City recap, we have to spend more time than we'd like discussing the two standout takeaways: eye pokes and sketchy refereeing. After that, we jump into our picks and predictions for this coming weekend's fight night, headlined by Brendan Allen vs. Chris Curtis. This is another card that we are only highlighting for one fight, but trust us, next week we pick for every single fight on UFC 300! Lastly, we get into the news, and there are some cool topics we discuss. Among them were some huge fight announcements regarding Robert Whittaker, Brandon Moreno taking a hiatus, if we think Tom Aspinall's next fight will be for the undisputed title, and much more! Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
We hope everyone is having a great week, and we hope to get it started off right with a fun episode! We start things off talking about the main event performance for Rose Namajunas as she gets back in the win column. We also discuss what this win does for Thug Rose, as she is still relatively new to the flyweight division. We also spend a little bit of time talking about the rest of the card. Although it was not star-studded, there were still some great performances. But one of the not-so-great performances even prompted our very own Nate to go on a bit of a tangent, addressing regions needing to evolve in the MMA landscape. From there, we move on to making our picks and predictions for this coming weekend's UFC Fight Night Atlantic City. We give picks for the main event, which features Erin Blanchfield vs. Manon Fiorot, and the co-main, featuring Vincente Luque vs. Joaquin Buckley. We even dropped an exclusive, impromptu announcement about our plans for UFC 300! Lastly, we jump into some news. We talk about a wide range of things, including the UFC antitrust lawsuit being settled, the Conor McGregor fight timeline, and Bellator announcements. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
We know that these aren't the most exciting weeks, but we cover them all! This episode starts off with us talking about Marcin Tybura getting a huge win over Tai Tuivasa via rear naked choke. This is Tai's fourth straight loss, all by finish. We also recap the rest of the main card, including the eye poke that led to a no contest, OSP getting back on track, and GM3 getting his 7th submission win in the UFC. One fight that got some individual attention was Christian Rodriguez's split decision win over Isaac Dulgarian. This fight felt like it was all Dulgarian the first 2 rounds, but he faded in the 3rd, leaving room for Rodriguez to push in the 3rd. This fight led to a lot of online chatter, causing us to start a new segment called "X Gonna Give It Ya," where we read off some responses to fights from X. From there, we give our picks and predictions for this weekend's Ribas vs. Namajunas fight night main event. Lastly, we jump into the news, which features topics such as Steve Erceg leaping Mohammad Mokaev for the next shot at Pantoja, Conor getting restless to fight, the return of Jose Aldo, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
We previewed UFC 299 as if it was going to be one of the greatest nights of fighting we've seen, and it did not disappoint! What's up everyone? We hope you all had a good weekend. This episode is a long one, with so much to talk about with UFC 299 and more, so let's get to it. We start things off by talking about the amazing performance by Sean O'Malley in his win over Chito. We also talk about what could and should be next for him as he keeps showing improvement and building himself into a star. Next in the co-main, we talk about Dustin Poirier and his huge knockout win. Even touching on what this means for his last run for the title and where this win puts in terms of title contenders. Following that, we give a full main card recap and even touch on a few prelim results. From there, we give our picks and predictions for this coming weekend's fight night card, headlined by Tai Tuivasa and Marcin Tybura. Lastly, we jump into the news. There we cover everything from our reactions to the Ngannou and Joshua fight, a new member in the UFC Hall of Fame, a weird happening at the PFL Europe event, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
We are less than a week away from the huge UFC 299 card, but before it all goes down, we have to talk about some things. This episode starts off with a recap of the Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev fight night card. In the main event, Biggy Boy came away with a big win, but it was a few fights before that had the most at stake. We recap most of the main card, but we do give some focus to Muhammad Mokaev's win over Alex Perez and discuss if this win earned him the next shot at Alexandre Pantoja. From there, we give our picks and predictions for the full main card of UFC 299! This card includes huge fights featuring Sean Omalley verse Chito Vera, Dustin Poirier verse Benoit Saint Denis, and many more big names. We honestly could have previewed all of the prelims as well! We actually do spend a little time talking about a few fights because some of them would be fight night main events. From there, we move into the news, which included some clarity on what's next for the featherweight title, Israel Adesanya saying he was offered the UFC 300 main event but DDP declined, and even some thoughts on Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
After Saturday night, we only have one thing to say: Viva La Mexico! We hope everyone had a great weekend, and when there's two great cards on the same night, how could it not be? We start things off with the upsets in the main and co-main events. In the main event, we saw Brandon Royval win what we are branding "The Brandon Bowl" with his split decision victory over Brandon Moreno. And not to be outdone, Brian Ortega's 3rd round submission victory over Yair Rodriguez was also impressive! We also talk about the other standout performances; needless to say, Mexico has a wealth of talent, and it was on display the whole night. From there, we move into our picks and predictions for this Saturday's UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev. There are some great fights on the card as well, so we highly suggest tuning in. Next, we move into the news, where we recap the PFL vs. Bellator Championship. This card was everything they could have hoped for, and then some. Within the results, we also discuss what could be next for Francis Ngannou, as he was slated to face the winner of the main event but also has big boxing opportunities on the horizon. We finish up with topics like Leon Edwards three opponents being revealed, UFC 306 being at the Sphere, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
There's nothing crazier than getting to say "And New!" especially when it's accomplished with such an exclamation point! We start this episode talking about the performance that saw Ilia Topuria knock out long-time champion Alexander Volkanovski. We dive into what this could mean for both fighters, as the new young champion and the featherweight G.O.A.T. could very well run it back. From there, we cover the rest of the main card, including a great fight between Whittaker and Costa. Also, Merab is seemingly setting himself up for a title fight after defeating Henry Cejudo. Next, we move into our picks and predictions for this weekend's UFC Fight Night in Mexico City. We break down the main event, which will feature Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royval, and a co-main event of Yair Rodgriez vs. Brian Ortega. Lastly, we move on to the news. We give our reactions to finally finding out who will fight in the main event of UFC 300. We also talk about some other topics that were connected to UFC 300, including Leon Edwards and Conor McGregor. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
With UFC 298 just a handful of days away, let's get into a jam-packed episode to get you ready! We start the episode off by talking about the huge veteran performance by Jack Hermansson in the win over Joe Pyfer. Besides talking about his veteran mindset, we also talk about what could be next for him and Joe Pyfer. We also give a recap of the rest of the card, which included a KO by Dan Ige and all the other standout performances. Next, we move into our picks and predictions for UFC 298. We highlight 4 of the 5 main card fights. Volkanovski verse Topuria, Costa verse Whittaker, Merab verse Cejudo, and even Ian Garry verse Geoff Neal round out the card. This card has a lot of big names, even on the undercard, so you won't want to miss it! Lastly, we go into the news, which has become a segment to discuss what they'll be doing for UFC 300. And this time was not different, and we discuss if they actually even have a plan for the main event, or are they just going by the seat of their pants? We also talk about the week that Sean Strickland had, some fight announcements, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
We hope everyone had a great week, and after a great night of fights, we are ready to get to it! We start the episode off talking about the huge performance by Nassourdine Imavov in his defeat of Roman Dolidze. We all came away impressed with Imavov and looking forward to his next fight. From there, we move into the co-main event, in which Renato Moicano outlasted a very tough Drew Dober en route to a decision win. We also talk about the budding star that seems to be growing as Moicano has become more active on social media and is really giving fans a glimpse into his personality, and they are loving it. We also talk about a few other great performances on the card. Next, we give our picks and predictions for this coming weekend's UFC Fight Night, featuring Jack Hermansson and Joe Pyfer. Although this was the only fight we made predictions for, we also spoke about some of the names we are looking forward to watching. From there, we have a fun segment where we create a Super Bowl-style dream card. In this format, we were allowed to match up fighters from any promotion to create a dream card that we would love to see. Finally, we covered all the news, which included some miscommunication with the UFC's fight booking, some fight announcements, and even some injury updates. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
We hope everyone had a great weekend. There are no fights to recap, but we have a fun one in store, so let's get to it! We start the episode off with our picks and predictions for UFC Fight Night Dolidze vs. Imavov. Outside of the main event, we also picked Renato Moicano and Drew Dober for the co-main. This card features a lot of fun fights, so we highly suggest you tune in! Afterwards, we move into a fun game that we've played before, which is "2 Truths and a Lie". The game is pretty self-explanatory; a fighter is presented, and then three statements are made, two of which are true, and it's the contestant's job to deduce the one lie. The game starts out a little slow but picks up and comes down to the wire. Lastly, we move into the news, which featured some really interesting talking points. Among them were the signing of Kayla Harrison by the UFC, Conor possibly being back for the UFC 300 main event, ONE Championship results, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
UFC 297 brought in a double "And New!" and some interesting storylines to touch on. We start things out by talking about the performance by Dricus Du Plessis in his win over Sean Strickland. With it being such a close fight, we discuss where the fight may have been won or lost in the judges eyes. We then move into what could be next for DDP, as he called out former champion Israel Adesanya after his win, but there are other names available as well. Next, we move on to Raquel Pennington and her victory, making her the new women's bantamweight champion. We have some harsh words for the performance of both ladies, but ultimately we know it's because of the comparison to Amanda Nunes. It's going to be hard for any of the women to live up to the fights and dominance that she displayed. From there, we give a full recap of the remaining main card fights on UFC 297 including the title contender worthy performance by Movsar Evolev. With no fights to preview, we jump right into the news next. In the news, we have some great discussion on some topics, such as Max Holloway facing Justin Gaethje for the BMF title, is Khabib making his return, the huge PFL Champions vs. Champions card, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe!
Our first fights of the year have happened, and they did not disappoint! We have a great episode for you all, so let's get to it. We start things off talking about the amazing performance by Magomed Ankalaev and his knockout of Johnny Walker. With the win and performance, we were also prompted to really consider his position at the top of the division and if he is next for a title shot! Especially if Jamahal Hill isn't ready to go by the summer. After that, we move into some of the other standout fights on the card, including Jim Miller's big win, Mario Bautista impressing, and more. From there, we move into our picks and predictions for this year's first PPV, UFC 297, headlined by Sean Strickland vs. Dricus Du Plesis. We also pick the co-main, with Bueno Silva fighting Pennington and Arnold Allen against Movsar Evolev. Lastly, we move into the news, which included a bunch of fight announcements, including some fights for UFC 300, UFC 299, and some other fight nights. With some of the backlash over the booking of UFC 300, we also talk about whether the UFC is lacking star power. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
After a 3-week break, we finally have fights to make predictions for! We also have some bold takes and predictions for this year, so let's get to it! We start the episode off by giving our picks and predictions for UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker. We also give our picks for the co-main, featuring Matheus Nicolau and Manel Kape. This card is full of good fights and fighters, so we highly suggest watching as much of the card as you can because we feel strongly that a lot of those names will be part of big fights later in the year. Next, we move into our bold takes and predictions, which ranged from "Which champion will still have their title by the end of the year?" to "Which fighter will be Pound for Pound #1 by the end of 2024?". We even go into a round of true or false that made us consider a plethora of MMA situations, including whether McGregor will fight more than once this year and even if Paddy Pimblett will be in the top 15 by the end of the year. Lastly, we move into the news, where we talk about Francis Ngannou and Anthony Joshua agreeing to fight this year and what that means for Francis, the PFL, and boxing. We also talk about the recent interview with Sean Strickland and some good fight announcements. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
New year, same goal, and that's to provide you all with the most entertaining MMA coverage we can! With that, we get into our first episode of 2024, the KOB MMA Awards show. We give our picks for multiple categories, including fight of the year, event of the year, knockout of the year, submission of the year, male and female fighter of the year, and more. In between different categories, we also answered some trivia questions. The winner will get 3 points towards our fight picks for this year, and it ends in a lot of controversy; you won't want to miss it! With no fights to preview, we end the episode covering the news, but even that prompted some great conversation. The biggest bit of news that got some spicy feedback was Conor McGregor and his fight announcement. We give our thoughts on what we think is right about it and spend a lot of time on what we feel they got wrong. Also in the news were some UFC 300 fight announcements, including Leon Edwards saying he'll be defending his title on the card. With that, we talk about whether that will be the main event or if they have a bigger move in store for the main event. With other big fights also being announced, we're very interested to see where they go with booking the rest of the card. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
UFC 296 was a great card filled with big performances, so for the last time in 2023, let's get into it! We start things off with the main event, where Leon Edwards completely controlled the fight on the road to a decision victory over Colby Covington. We talk about how impressive Leon was despite the pre-fight comments made by Colby, and even his ability to grapple with him as well. With the big win, we then moved into who could be next for Edwards, with some big and exciting names to choose from. Among them are Belal Muhammad, Shavkat Rakhmonov, or even superfights with Islam. We then move into the co-main event, where champion Alexandre Pantoja defends his title against Brandon Royval. Pantoja came away with a hard-fought victory but showed a very good mix of skill and grit. Even prompting us to question who is going to be able to defeat him anytime soon. We finish up 296 with a full recap of the rest of the main card and mention some of the undercard. With that, we had to discuss Paddy Pimblett's win over Tony Ferguson, which weirdly left us with maybe more questions than answers. Because of this, we try to answer what should be next for Paddy, including if he's ready for a ranked opponent. Lastly, we cover the news, which includes some huge fight announcements for UFC 299, Jake Paul's win, and more. We just want to wish everyone happy holidays and thank everyone who's tuned in and supported our content. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
As the year winds down, the fights are still on fire! We start things off by giving a recap of last weekend's fight night card. We talk about the performance by Song Yadong and what could be next for him. There seem to be more options below the top 5 than above them, but we have a few matchups we like for him next. After that, we move on to the co-main event, which saw Khalil Rountree take a huge step in his career with his win over Anthony Smith. We all feel like he's ready for a big fight next, as he's fought his way up the light-heavy weight ladder. We also touch on what could be going on with Anthony Smith. He's had some rough performances and seems to be struggling with the mental side of fighting as well. We talk about a few more fights on the card before moving on. Next, we give our picks and predictions for UFC 296. This is the last PPV and fight card of the year, and on paper, it does not disappoint. It will be headlined by champion Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington. And not to be outdone in the co-main event, they will have Alexandre Pantoja defend his title against Brandon Royval. This fight will be a rematch, but both fighters have grown a lot since their last fight. On top of that, we give our picks for the three other fights on the main card. Lastly, we covered the news, which included some fight announcements, Khamzat getting surgery, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
What a night of fights put on in Austin, Texas! And what an episode we have in store for you all, so let's get to it! We start things off by talking about the quick knockout victory by Arman Tsarukyan. With such an impressive win, we then talk about what could be next for Arman and even what his ceiling might be. We then move on to Beneil Dariush and what could be next for him after two first-round knockouts in a row. The UFC Austin love did not end there, though. We did a full main card recap of the event as well as talk about the back-to-back slam knockouts in the prelims. Next, we move into our picks and predictions for UFC Fight Night Song verse Gutierrez. We give out picks for the main event and the Khalil Rountree vs. Anthony Smith co-main event. We then move into a segment that we love to do, and that's building our dream fight cards. This time we are building our dream UFC 300 fight cards by using fighters that are not currently booked or injured. Lastly, we cover the news. This week features some fight announcements, Jamahal Hill's arrest, some bareknuckle boxing results, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
We hope everyone had a great holiday weekend, but now it's time to work off that turkey! We jump right into things with our picks and predictions for the huge UFC Austin card this coming weekend. We always do picks for the main and co-main, but this time we did it on the spur of the moment and picked 4 of the 5 main card fights! Those fights include the main event with Beneil Dariush vs. Arman Tsarukyan, the co-main with Jalin Turner stepping in to face Bobby Green, Rob Font welcoming Deiveson Figueiredo to a new division, and highly touted prospect Sean Brady welcoming Kelvin Gastleum back to welterweight. From there, we jump into the new, which featured a heavy amount of talk surrounding the PFL's purchase of Bellator. We give our pros and cons for the merging rosters, plans for champions, and what the future could look like. After that, we jumped into our recap of the PFL 2023 World Championship and the finale of the 2023 season. And lastly, we cover some fight announcements and David Benavidez wanting to fight Canelo after his win. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
At this time of year, we want to remind everyone to be thankful, and one thing we were very thankful for was the fights this past weekend! We start things off by talking about the amazing performance by Brendan Allen in his win over Paul Craig. He has a great winning streak going, and we look forward to what's next for him. After that, we talk about Michael Morales making his mark in the welterweight division. We followed that up with a recap of the rest of the card. After that, Brandon did one of his "Facts, Don't Care About Your Feelings" giving his opinion on interim titles. Amongst that, we discuss whether Jon Jones should vacate his heavyweight title to give Aspinall a chance to unify. Lastly, we cover the news that includes huge Bellator 301 performances, some good fight announcements, and some big boxing matchups. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
What a wild night of fights! We have two new champions, some big-time performances, and five finishes on the main card alone, so let's get into it! We start off talking about how the UFC 295 main event went exactly as we hoped—chaotic! Ultimately, Alex Pereira gets a stoppage win to secure the light heavyweight title. We talk about what could be next for him, with former champion Jamahal Hill recovering from injury and no clear-cut contenders available in the division. From there, we move on to Tom Aspinall shocking the world with his 69-second KO victory over Sergei Pavlovich to earn the interim heavyweight title. Not only did we talk about his impressive, short-notice performance, but we also discussed his future opponents. Obviously, this card was supposed to be headlined originally by champion Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic, but with the Jones injury, that fight could be a year out. After that, we give a full main card recap of UFC 295. Next, we give our picks and predictions for UFC Fight Night Brendan Allen vs. Paul Craig, where we see who will win in the battle of the submission aces! We also picked the co-main, which will feature young prospects Michael Morales and Jake Matthews. Lastly, we cover the news, which featured some huge fight announcements, a roster cut, Usman Nurmagomedov failing a drug test, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
We hope everyone had a great weekend. Let's jump into the episode. We start things off by talking about the very dominant performance by Jailton Almeida en route to his unanimous decision victory over Derrick Lewis. After talking about how the fight itself went, we talk about what could be next for him. We even talk about his potential matchups against the top 5 of the division. We also give our recap of the rest of the UFC in Sao Paulo. From there, we move into our picks and predictions for UFC 295. That card will be headlined by Jiri Prochazka vs. Alex Pereira for the light heavyweight title, and Sergei Pavlovich will face Tom Aspinall for the interim heavyweight title. We also give picks for a few other fights on the main card. The topic of the interim title also sparked the topic of whether Stipe Miocic should have been offered a chance to fight for it. And finally, we cover the news, which featured a fight for the vacant bantamweight women's title, a fun co-main for UFC Austin, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
For a weekend with no UFC fights, man did the MMA world get rocked this past weekend! Francis Ngannou had his first boxing match against arguably the greatest heavyweight boxer of our generation, and he shocked the world. What might have been just a mention in the news became a whole segment as we talk about the performance, albeit in a losing effort, by Francis. Not only did he shock the world by being competitive with Tyson Fury, but he even scored the only knockdown of the fight and pushed him to a split decision. We spend a good amount of the episode discussing how this changes not only the landscape of Ngannou's career but of the world of MMA and boxing as well. We talk about what could be next for him in terms of his return to MMA and him now possibly being the face of MMA. Next, we move into our picks and predictions for this coming Saturday's UFC Fight Night Brazil as Jailton Almeida faces Derrick Lewis. From there, we move into a fun segment where we each give our Top 5 Most Well-Rounded Non-Champion UFC Fighters. Finally, we wrap things up with the news, which featured the Jon Jones injury, a new UFC 295 main and co-main, Gaethje fighting Max, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
How fitting for Episode 155 to be the one where we talk about the new potential 155-pound GOAT? What a weird card with some amazing standout performances. Let's get right to it. We start things off by talking about the crazy head kick knockout by Islam Makhachev and what his performance means in the grand scheme of things. We also speak about what this could mean for Volkanovski and his future. Next, we move into the co-main event, which saw a great back-and-forth fight between Khamzat and Usman that ended in a majority decision win for Chimaev. We discuss if Khamzat should get the next title shot or if someone like DDP is more deserving based on both of their most recent performances. We finish up UFC 294 by giving a full recap of the rest of the main card and even some great performances on the prelims. With no fights to preview, we move into the news to talk about some fun topics. Amongst those are the Fury vs. Ngannou boxing match, ShowTime getting out of the boxing game, some great fight announcements, and more! Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
If you're wondering if this was one of the craziest past weeks ever for UFC news, yes, it was. If you're wondering if we talked about all of it, yes, we did. And finally, if you're wondering if we covered everything in less than 2 hours, just barely! We talked about so much that I'll even have to keep this description brief. We start things off talking about the main event from this past weekend's fight night card, where Edson Barboza secured a decision victory. From there, we cover a few more fights from the card, including Jonathan Martinez defeating Adrian Yanes and a few more results. Next, we move straight into UFC 294. With the main and co-main getting a big change when a fighter from both had to drop out from injury Enter Alexander Volkanovski and Kamaru Usman, who step in for huge opportunities! So after discussing how we got to those fighters stepping in, we gave our picks and predictions for the whole card and even the prelim main event. We also explain why we are doing the breakdowns and picks on the podcast instead of on the live Kickback show. Finally, we move into a huge news segment that could have been an episode on its own! We talked about the UFC and USADA split, Adesanya stepping away from fighting, the MMA retirement fund, and Misfits Boxing results. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
After a week of hiatus, we are back and ready to get to it! What a main event to welcome us back as Bobby Green upsets the #10-ranked Grant Dawson with a KO! We take a minute to break down the overall weirdness of the matchup and how we admittedly thought this main event was going to be a showcase for Dawson. But that's why we love the sport! Anything can happen on any given night, and from that point on, we discuss what could possibly be next for Bobby Green. From there, we spend a moment speaking on the budding star that is Joe Pyfer! After such a great performance, it prompts Nate to consider him as possibly the next American star in the UFC. We also talk about what to do with this middleweight division that seems to have a lot of high-level prospects sitting outside the top 15. Next, we give our picks and predictions for UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza. Amongst our picks for the main event, we also previewed the featured fight, which will have Jonathan Martinez facing Adrian Yanes. Lastly, we cover some news from the past week, including a potential Merab/Aljo fight, some big fight announcements, Izzy getting a DUI, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
It always feels like we, as fans, are robbed of great fights when they end in injury. This past weekend was no different, so let's get into it. We start things off by talking about the main event that saw Mateusz Gamrot win over Rafael Fiziev. Although the fight was shaping up to be a great back-and-forth battle, it was cut short when Fiziev injured his foot while attempting a body kick. Gamrot was able to immediately pounce and secure the win. We talk about how this outcome doesn't necessarily propel Gamrot into a huge matchup and could see him looking back in the rankings for an opponent. From there, we talk about the rest of the card, including Bryce Mitchell's win and Marina Rodriguez dominating. After that, we move into our picks and predictions for UFC Vegas 80. This card features a main and co-main that leave a lot to be desired, but the card as a whole is full of a bunch of great fights. None the less, we give our picks for Grant Dawson verse Bobby Green and Joe Pyfer verse Abdul Razak Alhassan. Since this card will be taking place next weekend and not the upcoming weekend, we elected to still give our picks and just take next week off on the podcast. With weeks off and lighter fight nights, sometimes it's just a lot of work to fill up a whole episode. But fear not, because in the news we cover some big-time fight announcements that are sure to keep us busy the rest of the year! Among those are title fights for Pereira and Prochazka, Edwards and Covington, the return of Paddy Pimblett, and much more! Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
As the UFC continues these region heavy cards, they keep delivering! UFC Noche was an amazing card with a less than amazing outcome to it's main event, so let's get into it. We start things off by discussing the main event that saw an amazing back and forth fight between champion, Alexa Grasso and former champion, Valentina Shevchenko. The fight ended in a Split Draw, so Grasso retained her title but the score cards left alot to be desired. We spend some time talking about where the UFC should go from here in terms of booking a rematch or moving another contender a shot at Grasso. From there we give a full RECAP of the rest of the UFC Noche card. Included is plenty of talk about co-main that saw JDM defeating Holland, the huge performance by Raul Rosas jr, and much more. After we speak on the co-main we have a lengthy discussion about the state of the Welterweight division, with almost none of the top fighter being booked, even all the way up to the champion. From there we give our picks/predictions for UFC Fight Night Fiziev Vs Gamrot. We also feature the co-main fight between Bryce Mitchell and Dan Ige. Lastly we cover the news, which included topics like the finalization of Endeavor's purchase of the WWE, Bellator 301 fight card, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate and subscribe.
The only thing that's promised in the world of MMA is that you never really know, with 100% certainty, who will win. But this is also why the sport is so amazing! Let's jump right into this episode because we cover a lot just within the main event. We start off talking about the performance by Sean Strickland as he soundly defeated Israel Adesanya 4 rounds to 1, to now be the new middleweight champion. With that we obviously have to talk about what could and should be next for Strickland, and even for Izzy. The division is now wide open and there are multiple storylines to follow. We next talk about the co-main that saw Alexander Volkov dominate Tai Tuivasa on route to an Ezekiel Choke finish! With that, we talk about his options as he is on a winning streak and wants to make one last title run. Then we wrap up our recap by moving through the rest of the UFC 293 main card and some of the prelim results. Next we give our picks/predictions for this coming saturday's Noche UFC card. This Mexican Independence Day card will be headlined by Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko and co-main will be Kevin Holland verse Jack Della Maddalena. Lastly we cover a couple small things in the news including Conor getting his black belt, some fight announcements and more! Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate and subscribe.
We hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend, we got a fun episode so let's get to it! We start things off by giving our reactions to Cyril Gane and his near perfect TKO victory over Serghei Spivac. We also speak on what this win could mean for Cyril as the heavyweight division now has a sort of log jam at the top. We then give our thoughts on Manon Fiorot as she picked up a victory over Rose Namajunas. Similar to the heavy weight issue with contenders at the top, she now will look to state her case over Erin Blanchfield on who should get the next title shot. We finish up UFC France by recapping the rest of the main card and some of the prelim results. From there we move into a fun segment that we like to do before the NFL season starts. In it we give a scouting report break down of skills and traits that are looked for in different football positions. With that info we choose different fighters in the UFC that have a skill or trait that is comparable. It's super fun and always leads to some interesting choices. For anyone looking for our picks/predictions for UFC 293, we have now moved that content to our live show, The Kick Back, that we do on the MMA Underground youtube channel! Tune in with us this friday at 9:30 pm ET. Lastly we cover the news that featured some injury news, the PFL selling stake to Saudi Arabia and much more. Like always please be sure to like, comment, rate and subscribe.
Today we say hello to you listeners while also saying good-bye to a MMA Legend. Let's get into it! We start the episode off with Max Holloway's amazing finish over The Korean Zombie. As much as he talk about how great Max is, with the loss, we also talk a lot about TKZ's retirement and career. We also talk about some of the options for Max moving forward. We also recap some of the other fights on the card, including Anthony Smith and Erin Blanchfield. Next we move into our picks and predictions for this coming weekend's UFC Fight Night France card. Amongst some really great fights we have the main event of Cyril Gane verse Serghei Spivac. Also on the card we have a very import fight for a potential title shot as Rose Namajunas verse Manon Fiorot. Lastly we get into some news which included some PFL results, some injuries and Aljamain making the decision to ask for the rematch, and what it means for his training partner Merab Dvalishvili. Like always please be sure to like, comment, rate and subscribe.
If you tuned into last weekend's UFC 292 PPV, then the lyrics "If you are what you say you are, a super star, then have no fear" hit a little different! We hope everyone had a great weekend but we got a lot to get into, so let's get into it. We start things off talking about the amazing knock out win by Sean O'malley over Aljamain Sterling. We talk about what this means for Aljo moving forward and what could be next for Sean. Next we moved into the co-main event that saw Zhang Weili put together an absolutely dominating performance. We also talk about what could or should be next for her as she has a couple really fun match ups waiting on her. We finish up UFC 292 talk by recapping the rest of the main card and a few prelim performances. Next we move into our picks and predictions for UFC Fight Night Singapore, that's headlined by Max Holloway verse The Korean Zombie. This card is full of great match ups as well including Ryan Spann verse Anthony Smith 2. Lastly we cover a couple things in the news including fight announcements, PFL results and more! Like always please be sure to like, comment, rate and subscribe.
The fight cards keep coming and we keep talking about them! Let's get into another great episode. To preface don't forget that we no longer do our picks and predictions for PPV's because of our live show, The Kick Back! You can tune in and talk fights with us and hear our picks on the MMA Underground's youtube channel this coming Friday! Getting into the episode, we start off with Vicente Luque out wrestling RDA. Not the way we would have picked him winning but also we're seeing alot of fighters adding wrinkles to their game. We continue talking about some of the other winners on the card including Cub Swanson and Khalil Rountree Jr. Next we do a new game titled "Show Us Your Tweets: UFC 292 Edition". In this game we read off a tweet from each fighter on the main card, and one of us had to guess who said what. Lastly we move into a huge news section. We cover everything from updates on Conor Mcgregor's situation, the Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg situation, Bellator 300 and why we think it might be the last PPV for them, and Derrick Lewis signing a new contract! Like always please be sure to like, comment, rate and subscribe!
Another crazy weekend in combat sports and another great episode for you all to enjoy! We start off with Cory Sandhagen and his dominating win over Rob Font. Although he won every round, many fans and fighters were upset with Cory's performance as he used a very wrestling heavy approach. We talk about the balance of entertaining and adding skills to beat the top guys of the division for Sandhagen. Afterwards we talk about Tatiana Suarez and her potential, specifically her potential to be a double champ with her wrestling ability! We also talk about a couple other fights on the main card. Next we give our picks/predictions for this weekends UFC Fight Night, headlined by Vincente Luque and Rafael Dos Anos. We also pick for the co-main event where Cub Swanson will be fighting Hakeem Dawodu. Lastly we jump into the news that featured some PFL/One FC results, Jake Paul defeating Nate Diaz, some fight announcements and more! Like always please be sure to like, comment, rate and subscribe.
UFC 291 was a night but last Saturday was one of the craziest nights in history for combat sports! We start things off talking about the amazing head kick KO by Justin Gaethje to earn the BMF title! With that win there now becomes options on what he does next. With Islam and Charles set to fight he could await the winner, also Conor Mcgregor has put his name in the mix to fight Justin. We discuss which one of these options are more likely. Next we talk about the huge win by Alex Pereira and if it guarantees him a shot at the vacant title against Jiri Prochazka. We also give our recap of the rest of the UFC 291 main card with some sprinkling in of prelim results. Next we move into our picks and predictions for this coming weekend's fight night live from Nashville. We pick for the main event featuring Cory Sandhagen and Rob Font. As well as the co-main event with Jessica Andrade verse Tatiana Suarez. Lastly we cover some things in the news including a bunch of fight announcements, Bellator X Rizin 2 results and some boxing with the huge win by Terrance Crawford over Errol Spence Jr. Like always please be sure to like, comment, rate and subscribe!
We are back with another great episode so let's get right to it! We start things off by giving our reactions to the amazing performance by Tom Aspinall! After such a great return from his injury, we then move into what could be next for him after this win. We also give some more recap of the UFC London event, including what the UFC should do with Molly McCann, Paul Craig's potential at middle weight and much more! From there we move into a fun game of 2 Truths and A Lie, but all the questions are about fighters on UFC 291. Nate and Brandon go back and forth to give you all some UFC 291 talk before this Friday's live Kick Back show on the MMA Underground's YouTube channel. After that we jump into news and some very interesting topics. We give our reaction to the fight announcements for UFC 294, who Israel Adesanya should fight now that Du Plessis is out, and much more. Like always please be sure to like, comment, rate and subscribe.
Even when you think you know how a card is going to go, the sport of MMA has a way of humbling your expectations. And boy UFC Vegas 77 do that with the results and performances. We start things of with a submission of the year candidate that came via Mayra Bueno Silva's amazing win over Holly Holm. We also talk about the very close co-main event that had Bassil Hafez giving Jack Della Maddalena everything he could handle. Jack came away with the win but Hafez definitely came away with a ton of fans and people excited to see his next fight. From there, we give a recap of the rest of the card and our highlight moments. Next we give our picks and predictions for this coming saturday's UFC London card. This card is headlined by the return of heavyweight contender #5 Tom Aspinall as he faces #10 Marcin Tybura. We also preview a fun middleweight fight as Paul Craig makes his 185 pound debut against #14 Andre Muniz. There are also a long list of big names and fun fight sprinkled all through out the card. Lastly we cover some big things in the news including Ngannou vs Fury, Jamahal Hill relinquishing his title due to injury, the history of vacancies in the LHW division, and more! Like always please be sure to like, comment, rate and subscribe.
What a weekend, what a card, and what an episode do we have for you! UFC 290 brought us alot of quick finishes but this episode is going to be a long one. Rigth off the top we jump into a full RECAP of UFC 290! Amongst that we speak on Volkanovski breezing by Yair Rodriguez, Pantoja defeating Moreno to become the new flyweight champion and Dricus Du Plessis shocking the MMA world with his TKO win over Robert Whittaker. We also speak on Bo Nichol, Dan Hooker and Robbie Lawler's performances as well! This card was full of upsets and 4 different KO finishes that happened in under 60 seconds! From there we give our picks and predictions for the main event of this coming weekend's fight night card headlined by #3 Holly Holm verses # 10 Mayra Bueno Silva. Lastly we finish up with the news that featured some really big topics! Amongst those was Jon Jones verses Stipe Miocic, Chito Vera getting a new opponent, Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya burying the hatchet, Francis verse Tyson Fury and more! Like always please be sure to like, comment, rate and subscribe.
We hope everyone had a happy 4th of July weekend! We got an episode full of fireworks! We start thing off with the performance by Sean Strickland with his TKO over Abus Magomedov. We talk about him wanting a shot at the title and if he has a chance to get that based off his UFC career and recent willingness to fight any and everyone. From there we move into a very dominating performance by Grant Dawson. We talk about the strides he's made, how his style might not be very popular but its dominating and will be hard to deal with. We speak on alot of the undercard as well because of the amount of big name prospects and some good veterans. Amongst those fighters was Kevin Lee. Unfortunately he lost his fight in devastating fashion and prompted us to ask and attempt to answer the question of what he should do next! With us doing a live show this friday, we are saving our preview for UFC 290 for The Kick Back show on the MMA Underground youtube channel. So finally we move into the news where we talk about Henry Cejudo's injury, a big fight announcement, and the UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4 RECAP. And even with the UFC Fight Pass Invitational, we talk about if and what it would take for Jiu Jitsu to be a mainstream major sport! Like always please be sure to like, comment, rate and subscribe!
We hope everyone had a great weekend, and we are here to get your week started off right! We jump into the episode talking about the sensational performance by Ilia Topuria in his win over Josh Emmett. We talk about how close he is to being the title challenger, and how he matches up with the 2 guys fighting for the belt next. We also talk about a few of the other fights that took place on a really fun card. From there we give our picks and predictions for UFC Fight Night Strickland verses Magomedov. Next we play a new game that we're calling "On The Call". In this game we are being played a clip of commentators reacting to a fight finish with the name of the winning fight bleeped out, our goal is to use context clues to figure out who the bleeped out fighter was. Super fun game, hope you guys enjoy it and we can bring it back. Lastly we jump into the news but there was alot to cover. We go into everything from Conor missing his window to enter the testing pool, PFL drama, a laundry list of fight announcements and over course the fight that's getting the most press right now, Elon Musk verses Mark Zuckerberg! Like always please be sure to like, comment, rate and subscribe.
Hope everyone had a great Father's Day, special shout out to all the dad listeners! Let's jump right into things. This week we talk about Jared Cannonier's record setting performance, in what we are deeming a fight of the year candidate, against Marvin Vettori. Even diving into how Cannonier can keep his name in the for front of title contenders. We go on to give a recap of a few other fights on that card as well. The UFC wasn't the only promotion who had some great fights play out, as we also give a recap of Bellator 296 with huge performances from Vadim Nemkov and Sergio Pettis. Next we move into a game that highlighted the spirt of father's day with a little indiana flare, as we played "Hoosier Daddy?" which is a game where we give clues about a father in the UFC, and we have to guess who the fighter is. Next we move into out picks and predictions for this weekend's fight night card, headlined by Josh Emmett verse Ilia Topuria. Lastly we talk about some big topics in the news including Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou facing off at the PFL event, and some huge fight announcements! Like always please be sure to like, comment, rate and subscribe!
Saturday was a huge night in Vancouver Canada, and we try to bring that same energy in this episode! We got a huge episode for you all, so lets get to it. We start things off talking about the amazing performance by Amanda Nunes and her retirement. She put on a master class performance against Irene Aldana and capped out the lopsided decision win, with announcing her retirement. We ask and give our attempted answers at what this means for not only the bantam and feather weight women's divisions, but what it means for women's MMA in general. After that we move into the co-main that saw Charles Oliveira defeating Beneil Dariush by tko in round 1. We talk about the potential rematch between him and Islam Makhackev, and if Charles can make enough adjustments to win in the rematch. We move into a full recap of UFC 289 afterwards, with all Canadian fighter getting wins and having great performances. From there, we give our picks and predictions for this weekend's UFC Fight Night headlined by Marvin Vettori verse Jared Cannonier. Lastly we cover all the things in news including PFL results, ONE Championship results, retirements, Kade Ruotolo's journey into mma and Prime signing their first athletes. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate and subscribe!
Episode 136, or as some are calling it, Brandon's high school wrestling weight episode, is here! Let's get right into things, we start off giving our recap of UFC Fight Night Kara-France vs Albazi. For the main event we discuss the close decision, our thoughts of Amir's performance and the inconsistency of the judges score cards. We also give our recap of some of the other fights on the card including performances by Bruce Leroy, Jim Miller and others! Next we move into covering some topics that we are very interested in seeing fleshed out in the last half of the year. In this segment we give our takes on what should and could be next for Kamaru Usman, Jon Jones, Israel Adesanya and Max Holloway. Within those fighters we discuss is any of them need to potentially go to another weight class to get the best fight for them, or if they'll even fight again this year. Lastly we go into the news which featured Merab's surgery, TUF season debut, a big fight announcement and more! We'd like to remind you as well that we did not give out picks and predictions for this coming weekends UFC 289, because we will be doing them on our live show, The Kickback, on the MMA Underground's youtube channel! Be sure to come hang out with us and talk all things UFC 289 and MMA, we'll be sure to post the link in our IG story, on twitter and anywhere else. Like always please be sure to comment, like, rate and subscribe!
It's was a weekend without fights, but that won't stop us from having a episode ready for our KOB faithful! With no fights to recap, we start the episode different than we usually do. This week we start off with the hot button topic of Aljamain Sterling and Dana White's back and forth in the media. We answer the question, is the UFC rushing Aljo to quickly in order to make a fight with him and Omalley. And is Aljo risking alot by taking this fight despite not being sure if he'll be healthy enough to perform to the level we've come accustom to. Sticking with the news we talk about some more Dana White and Francis comments, Jon Jones and Tyson Fury's back and forth, Bellator adding a fly weight division and more. After that we move into a nerdy but fun segment that we are calling UFC 500. In Indiana, where we are from and live, this weekend is all about the Indy 500 race. With that in mind, we created a segment where we took the UFC PPV numbers and chose main events from those fights that are memorable to us, only the sum of the PPVs had to equal 500! Lastly we give our picks/predictions for this weekends fight night card headlined by Kai Kara-France verse Amir Albazi. We also pick for 3 other fights as this card seems to be more loaded than it would seem on first glance. As the summer heats up, so will the content, so we appreciate everyone who has rocked with us through these lighter weeks, content wise. Like always please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
We are back with another great episode so let's get right to it! We start the episode off by giving our recap from last saturdays fight night that saw Mackenzie Dern putting on a great performance in her victory over Angela Hill. We also talk about the performance by Fluffy Hernandez and the amazing knock outs by other fighters on the card. With no fights to preview for this week, we move into the news but this segment was not your ordinary news! We do a dive into Francis Ngannou's deal with PFL, what it means for him and his legacy. After we speak on the details and impact of his deal, we share some of Dana White's responses to the deal and some other reactions. We also talk about Conor re-entering the testing pool for Usada, the huge fight announcements in the form of UFC 291 and 292, and even do some boxing talk about the decision for the Haney vs Lomachenko fight. Like always please be sure to comment, like, rate and subscribe.
It's not everyday that a fighter shows the tools necessary to become a star, but today we will talk about a couple who might be on their way! We hope everyone had a great Mother's Day weekend, let's get to it! We start things off with the huge win for Jailton Almeida and his potential as the future of the Heavyweight Division. Also on the card there were big victories for Johnny Walker and Ian Machado Garry. From there, we move into our picks/predictions for this weekend's Fight Night, headlined by Mackenzie Dern verses Angela Hill. Lastly we finish the episode off with the news which included some big fight announcements, Bellator 296 results, PFL fighter suspensions and more. We also talk at length about the idea that maybe the UFC is doing too much quantity over quality, tune in to here our takes! Like always please be sure to rate, comment, like and subscribe.
If there's one thing you know about Monday's, it's your Knee On Belly Boys are going to have a banger ready for you! This week we kick things off with Aljamain Sterling retaining his title by defeating Henry Cejudo. We give Aljo his just due as we discuss how close he is to potentially being the bantamweight GOAT. We also talk what could be next for the other contenders in the division as Dana White confirmed Sean Omalley as the next challenger for the belt. From there we give a full recap of the main card plus a few prelim fights from UFC 288. Included in that is Belal Muhammad earning the next shot at the welterweight title. We discuss some of the push back people have about Belal despite his winning streak. From there we move into our picks/predictions for UFC Fight Night Rozenstruik verses Almeida. Finally we wrap up with the news which featured fighter replacements, One FC making their US debut and much more. Like always please be sure to rate, comment, like and subscribe!
Another week, and another great episode for everyone! We get this one started talking about the amazing performance from Song Yadong as he put on a near perfect performance against the always tough Ricky Simon. Not only was this a huge win for Song, but it puts him right into contention among the handful of guys waiting for a shot at the title. We also discuss the great showing from Caio Borralho in his middleweight clash. From there we move into one of our favorite segments which is the 3rd Annual Knee On Belly Podcast MMA Draft! We have alot of fun picking fighters for 7 different rounds of stipulations. Afterwards we move into the news that featured Nate Diaz legal troubles, some fight announcements and Mike Perry starting to shine in BKFC after breaking Luke Rockhold in their fight! What you won't hear on this episode, that we would normally have, is our picks/predictions for UFC 288. In this episode we explain that we are moving this part of our normal podcast, to our newest show, The Kick Back. That will be a live show this friday on the MMA Under Ground youtube channel where we will give our breakdowns, picks, and answer any questions you all might have about anything and everything MMA. Look out on our IG and Twitter for updates and information on the Kick Back show! Lastly like always please be sure to rate, comment, like and subscribe.
Back at it again with another great episode this time we brought in a guest host, Jacob Hurlock! We start things off giving our recap of the huge performance by Sergei Pavlovich! After winning a UFC record now 6 straight 1st round KOs, we discuss what is next for him. As of the recording of the podcast, Jones and Stipe has not been announced, causing us to wonder if there's any chance they use someone like Sergei as leverage towards whatever is holding up that fight. Next we give our picks/predictions for this coming saturdays fight night, headlined by Song Yadong verses Ricky Simon. Next we move into one of our favorite games that comes down to the wire, "Tap Or Cap?". Finally we cover the news but with the majority of it being fight announcements, we decided to rank the fights based on what we were looking forward to the most. Putting a premium on fight implications and how good the fight could be, is how we came to our rankings. We also talked about Tank Davis beating Ryan Garcia. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate and subscribe!
After a weekend where we were blessed to see Max Blessed Holloway put on a vintage performance, we had to bring it for you all on this weeks episode! As mentioned we start this episode off talking about the amazing performance by Max Holloway in his decision win over Arnold Allen. We talk about what could be next for Max as well as he awaits the results of the featherweight title fight happening later with Volkanovski and Rodriguez. Next we get into our picks and predictions for this coming saturday's fight night headlined by a heavyweight banger between Sergei Pavlovich and Curtis Blaydes. We also pick for the co-main in a huge bantamweight fight between Song Yadong and Ricky Simon. From there we move into the news that featured some really big topics. This included the boxing match between Jake Paul and Nate Diaz, as well as some huge fight announcements. We also hit on former Middleweight champion Alex Pereira moving up to 205 pounds to challenge the light heavyweight division! Like always please be sure to rate, comment, like and subscribe!
Weekends like that are what makes MMA such an amazing sport! Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend and we could not wait to share our excitement with you all! We jump right into things as we talk the amazing main event that saw Israel Adesanya get redemption over the man who holds 3 victories over him, Alex Pereira. He had Miami going crazy with a huge knock out victory! We then move into what could be next for him as he starts his second title reign. From there, we discuss the super clean performance from Gilbert Burns that saw him getting a decision victory over Miami native Jorge Masvidal. Moving through the rest of the card, we give a full UFC 287 recap. Following that we give our picks and predictions for this coming saturdays UFC Fight Night, headlined by Max Holloway and Arnold Allen. Lastly, we cover the news which included the purchase of the WWE by UFC's owning company Endeavor, a fight entering the UFC Hall Of Fame and some big time fight announcements! Like always, please be sure to comment, like, rate and subscribe.
We didn't have any UFC fights this past weekend but that doesn't mean we don't have a packed episode for you all! We start things off previewing the main event for this coming Saturday's UFC 287, where new champion Alex Pereira will rematch former champion Israel Adesanya. We discuss what Izzy could do in terms of adjustments to get his title back from the guy who's beat him multiple times now. We also preview the co-main and another bout on the main card. With the co-main featuring Gilbert Burns verses Jorge Masvidal, we dig in on what this fight could lead to for the victor. Building off of that fight, our very own Brandon gives a hot take on Jorge Masvidal in one of his "Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings". The always spicy opinion of Brandon doesn't disappoint as he bluntly lays out the reason he believes is the source for Jorge's popularity. From there, we finish up with the news that featured results from Bellator, PFL, and Gamebred Boxing. We also had some nice fight announcements that include a banger between Ilia Topuria verses Josh Emmett. Like always please to sure to comment, like, rate and subscribe.
Although we don't have fights this coming weekend we still came with an action packed show, so let's get into it! We start off giving our reactions to Cory Sandhagen's huge victory over Marlon Vera! Having such a good performance and run in the division, we also try our best to answer the question of "Did this win make who should be the bantamweight #1 contender any clearer?". Next we give a recap of some of the other performances on the card including wins by Holly Holm, Maycee Barber, and Nate Landwehr. After that we move into a new game that we're calling MMA 30 Second Lies Challenge, where we all 3 get a chance to call out each other on MMA knowledge. Lastly we move into the news that featured Dana White doubling down on Covington fighting Edwards next and if our opinions have changed on the subject. Also Cowboy Cerrone being added to the UFC Hall Of Fame, some great fight announcements and boxing results. As always please be sure to rate, comment, and subscribe.
London showed out, so we had to bring the fire! Hope everyone had a great weekend, let's jump right into it. We jump into the main event as Leon Edwards retained his title in his trilogy fight against Kamaru Usman. After breaking down that fight we move into who SHOULD be next for the welterweight title, although there has already been someone named. With so many options we break down who we believe is best suited for the opportunity. From there we break down the co-main that saw Justin Gaethje win the fight of the night over Rafael Fiziev. We also recap a handful of other fights from the amazing UFC 286 in London. Next, we give our picks/predictions for this coming weekend's fight night headlined by Marlon Vera vs Cory Sandhagen. We also feature Manel Kape vs Alex Perez as the winner could see themselves in a title eliminator with a win. Lastly we cover the news which included the back and forth between Conor and Usada, Anderson Silva making it into the UFC Hall Of Fame, and more. We'd appreciate if you could like, comment, rate and subscribe.
We got a jammed packed episode for you all so let's get to it! We start the episode off talking about the amazing performance by Merab Dvalishvili, as he dominated Petr Yan. We also speak on a couple other performances from that same card. Next we move into a discussion about the UFC 286 main event that will be the trilogy fight between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman. We also give our picks and predictions for the co-main and a big fight between Marvin Vettori and Roman Dolidze. From there we honor our very own Brandon, and his accomplishment of earning his purple belt. We honor him with a game that's exactly like our Who's The Blue, except with purple belts and we're calling it Pinching For Purples. In this game we name random fighters and celebrities and have to say who is the purple belt, loser gets pinched. Lastly we go into the news, which features some Bellator results, Jake Paul running from Floyd, and what we think about the idea of Francis boxing Wilder! Like always, please be sure to rate, comment, like and subscribe.
We are here, it's finally happened, Jon Jones has made a return and what a return it was! We hope everyone enjoyed their weekend and enjoyed these fights like we did! We jump into things talking about the performance Jon Jones put on in his submission victory over Cyril Gane. We also speak on what might be next for him. Next we move to the huge upset victory by Alexa Grasso in her submission win over Valentina. From there we give a full recap of all the other fights on UFC 285. Then we give our picks and predictions for this coming Fight Night card, headlined by Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili. Lastly we cover some things in the news including Dana White's comments on if Francis Ngannou will ever fight in the UFC, some former UFC fighters debuting in Bare Knuckle FC and the result of the Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury fight. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, share and subscribe.
We were hoping this time would come, and it's finally here. We have an episode full of greatness so let's get to it. We start things off recapping what was suppose to be Spann vs Krylov but due to an injury was switched to Allen vs Muniz. Taking full advantage of being in the new main event, Brendan Allen took full advantage and impressed with a win. We also gave out thoughts on the returning Tatiana Suarez and her dominant win. From there we give our picks and predictions for this coming PPV, UFC 285! We've been waiting and wondering if Jon Jones was going to make a return and at heavyweight and it's finally coming to fruition. From there we get back to an old segment we used to do called Fighter Pantry, in this we try a snack or food item of the country of a foreign fighter. We tried a snack from France that was very interesting. Lastly we cover the news which included Dana White's plans for an eventual rematch between Islam and Alex, WNO results, and some big fight announcements including a big title fight. As usual please be sure to comment, like, rate and subscribe!
It's another Monday so that means another KOB episode coming straight at you! We start this episode breaking down an amazing statement performance by Erin Blanchfield, as she gets a huge submission victory over former title holder Jessica Andrade. We also give a recap of the other fight that we featured last week which was Alex Hernandez verses Jim Miller, that fight saw Alex putting on a gutsy performance to get the decision victory over the rowdy vet. From there, we jump into our picks and predictions for this coming weekend's UFC Fight Night Spann vs Krylov. Outside of the main event we also made picks for a great fight in the middleweight division between Andre Muniz and Brendan Allen. We then do a new segment where we give our UFC Division Power Rankings. While it was fun, we definitely know there will be some mixed reactions so we invite anyone to post their rankings in our comment section. Finally we move into the news where we talk about the Islam using an IV situation, Beneil Dariush getting a contract to fight Charles Oliveira and some fight announcements. Like always please be sure to rate, comment, like and subscribe.
We can all finally exhale, UFC 284 is now in the books and we have so much to talk about. We start things off having a lengthy conversation about our thoughts on Islam's win, the fight itself and what's next for both fighters. From there we dive into the amazing performance from Yair Rodriguez in his victory over Josh Emmett to win the Interim Featherweight title. Afterwards we give a full main card recap of the rest of UFC 284. From there we give our picks/predictions for UFC Fight Night Andrade vs Blanchfield. And then finally we give you all the news and happenings from last week including the new TUF format, Jens Pulver being inducted into the UFC Hall Of Fame, some fight announcements and the Gamebred Boxing 4 card. Like always please be sure to like, comment, rate and subscribe.
We have possibly the biggest fight since Conor and Khabib on the way and we couldn't be more excited! Hope everyone had a great weekend but now it's time to talk pound for pound greatness! Before we jump into UFC 284 we first give our recap of UFC Fight Night Lewis vs Spivac. In what was an amazing performance, Spivac puts Lewis away in one round with a slick head and arm. We also talk about the Korean Superboy as Choi's fight ends in a draw after an interesting call to take a point away. From there we move into the huge card taking place this saturday in Perth, Australia. We give out picks/preview for Islam Makhachev vs Alexander Volkanovski as Pound for Pound #1 fights Pound for Pound #2 for the Lightweight Title! We also pick for the co-main event as Yair Rodriguez will face Josh Emmet for the interim Featherweight Title, and Jack Della Maddelena faces Randy Brown. Lastly we give you the news and fight announcements that include Conor and Chandler coaching TUF, Prime becoming the sports drink of the UFC, Fedor retires and Arnold Allen to face Max Holloway! As also please be sure to comment, like, rate and subscribe.
After a weekend of no fights we jump right back into gear to get you guys ready for this Saturday's fights! We start things off with our picks/predictions for UFC Fight Night Lewis vs Spivac. This card will be a little different with a 1am eastern start time, with the card originally suppose to be taking place in South Korea. From there, we have a fun segment where we all 3 put on our match maker hats. With this we all 3 create our dream cards for July's International Fight Week. Lastly, we jump into the news that features a litany of fight announcements, Frank Mir's daughter getting a NIL deal with the UFC and Conor McGregor possibly being the next Ultimate Fighter coach! Like always we appreciate the support and ask that if you could, please rate, comment, like and subscribe.
First pay per view of the year and we couldn't ask for better fights! Let's get things started as we give our thoughts on the performance of the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Jamahal Hill! We dig into what could possibly be next for him and what his ceiling could be as a champion. From there, we move into the co-main event that saw Brandon Moreno putting a finish to the rivalry with Deiveson Figueiredo via doctor stoppage. We move into our recap of the rest of the main card and a few stand out fights from the undercard. With no fights to preview we decided to play a game where we each presented 3 out of the UFC fighters that we would trade with current UFC fighters. And lastly, we dive into a heavy week of news. This includes Francis's comments and future, Gordon Ryan signing a 7 figure deal, Leon Edwards taking on Kamaru Usman for a 3rd time, and much more. Please be sure to like, comment, rate and subscribe.
2023 has not been short of dramatics and awesome fights, and it doesn't stop now! We have a jam packed episode so let's get into it. We start things off with a dominant performance by Sean Strickland as he gets the win over Nasserdine Imavov on short notice. Dan Ige, Umar Nurmagomedov and others also had great performances on the night. From there, we move into our picks and predictions for UFC 283 headlined by the light heavyweight title fight between Glover Teixeira and Jamahal Hill, followed by the quad-rilogy fight between Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno. Also we feature a welter weight bout between Gilbert Burns and Neil Magny, but the whole card is full of amazing fights. From there we jump into possibly the biggest thing to ever happen in MMA history, the last UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou is now a free agent! We talk about him leaving behind his title, what Dana White described as the biggest heavyweight contract in history, and the match ups. From that news we also report that now Jon Jones will be fighting Cyril Gane for the vacant heavyweight title! We finish things speaking on the other bit of news including Dana White, James Krause and much more! Like always, please be sure to comment, like, rate and subscribe.
Fights are back and so are we! We have a great episode in store for you so let's get to it! We start things off by giving our picks and predictions for this weekend's UFC Fight Night Gastelum vs Imavov. We also pick for the co-main event featuring Dan Ige and Damon Jackson. From there we have Brandon help us tackle the topic of "How should the UFC punish Dana White?" via one of his "Facts, Don't Care About Your Feelings". This is a pressing topic in the community and we made sure to give it it's full due and attention. After that we jump into the news which included a huge topic. That topic being Jake Paul announcing his signing to PFL, which will include fighting in boxing and mma. We do a deep dive onto who his potential opponents can be and how this deal can affect companies like the UFC. Also in the news we covered a retirement, the passing of Stephan Bonnar, and plenty of fight announcements. Please be sure to comment, like, rate and subscribe.
This was by far one of the funnest episodes we have ever recorded! To help bring in the new year we called on our very own Jacob Hurlock for a game of MMA Jeopardy. We utilized some of our favorite games from this past year as categories including "Tap or Cap?", "Who Said it?" , and "Fighter Nicknames". We also introduced some new ones we think everyone will enjoy. Hope everyone had a great New Year and we will be back next week to get you ready for the first UFC card of the year. We are extremely excited for 2023!! Cheers!!
The 2022 K.O.B MMA Awards are in! This is by far one of our favorite episodes to do every year! This year we even sprinkled in some 2022 MMA trivia which included some of this past years biggest headlines in the sport.
This year's categories are:
2022 Male Fighter of the Year
2022 Female Fighter of the Year
2022 Rookie of the Year
2022 Fight of the Year
2022 Submission of the Year
2022 Knockout of the Year
2022 Performance of the Year
2022 Coach of the Year
2022 Breakout Fighter of the Year
2022 Comeback Performance of the Year
Hope everyone has a very safe and blessed New Year. We will see you all in 2023!
The year is winding away but we have one more card to talk about! This episode we recap UFC Cannonier vs Strickland, and it didn't disappoint! Jared Cannonier edged Sean Strickland in a razor close split decision victory. The co-main was a fight that we could have talked about for way longer, and that was Arman Tsarukyan's amazing performance against a very game Damir Ismagulov. We discuss his potential as a title contender at 155. After we speak on the fights we then announce our fight pick champion of this year. From that card, we move into a fun game of 2 Truths and A Lie, MMA version. Jon put Nate and Brandon to the test about 7 different fighters with some crazy facts and some surprising lies. We give some updates with the news including some fight announcements, Fight Pass Invitational 3 results, Henry Cejudo's best tweet, and the unfortunate passing of Orlando Sanchez. Then we wend things by giving you all our Top 5 Christmas Movies of All Time! We hope everyone has a great week and like always please rate, subscribe, comment and like.
It's almost like a broken record for us as this point but man does it suck when bad judging outshines a great night of fights! Your KOB boys are back with another great episode so let's get to it! We start things off discussing the unfortunate ending to UFC 282's main event. That fight ending in a Split Draw after one judge gave the fight to Anklaev, one to Blachowicz, and another saw it as a tie. We also discuss the aftermath of this fight that lead to Dana White annoucning that the vacant light heavy weight title will now be fought for by Glover Teixeira and Jamahal Hill in Brazil early next year. And sadly the main event wasnt the only fight on the card that ended in confusing judging, so we do a deeper dive on how judging is effecting fights and even the way some fighters might chose to fight. We add to the judging issues as we move into the next fight where Paddy Pimblett earned a decision victory that lead to some people calling it a robbery and others calling it a close fight. After that we give a run down of the rest of UFC 282, which had some amazing performances. From there we move into our picks and predictions for UFC Vegas 66 headlined by Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland. This will be the last card of the year so we hope it ends with a bang! Finally we end the episode with some news including a continuation on the James Krause situation, TJ Dillashaw announcing his retirement, and more. Please be sure to like, comment, rate, share and subscribe.
As we get closer to the end of the year, the cards keep coming! UFC Orlando did not disappoint! We start things off talking about the amazing main event that saw Stephen Thompson outstrike Kevin Holland in what's sure to be one of the fights of the year. We also talk about RDA's win, Sergei Pavlovich putting the HW division on notice and Phil Rowe coming up big! From there we give our picks and predictions for UFC 282. Originally suppose to be headlined by the 205 title rematch between Glover and Jiri, we'll now see Magomed Ankalaev fight Jan Blachowicz for the belt. Also on the card some big names including Paddy Pimblett, Darren Till and Bryce Mitchell. Finally we get to what's becoming the biggest story in all of MMA, the suspension of Coach James Krause for his alleged involvement with insider information for UFC bets. This situation also saw a fighter get released as well. Also in the news we talk Nate Diaz officially becoming a free agent and Aljamain Sterling announcing Henry Cejudo as his next opponent. Like always please be sure to comment, like, share and subscribe.
We hope everyone had a great holiday weekend, we are very thankful for all of you! After a weekend off, UFC is back this coming weekend with an amazing fight night card headlined by Wonderboy Thompson vs Kevin Holland. We give our picks and predictions for that fight, the co-main featuring Bryan Barberena and Rafael Dos Anjos, and a mystery fight pick. From there we dig into some interesting news including Jiri Prochazka getting injured and dropping his title, the fight that is replacing the original Light Heavyweight title fight, Conor's potential exemptions with USADA and more! Finally we end things with a world famous "Facts, Don't Care About Your Feelings" by our very own Brandon. In this segment he covers what he feels to be a take over by the discipline sambo in MMA. It's hard to argue against him with the success of Khabib and Islam and the rest of their camp! Like always please be sure to like, comment, rate and subscribe!
It's getting closer to the end of the year but your Knee On Belly Boys are still here! We have a great episode for you today so lets get into it. Starting things off we tell you about our experience in Chicago attending Bellator 288. We enjoyed everything about it and witnessed some amazing fights! Next we give our recap of UFC Fight Night Lewis vs Spivac which unfortunately lost it's main event just hours before the match due to a Derrick Lewis illness. More than ready to step up, we saw a main event featuring Kennedy Nzechukwu getting a huge TKO victory. Also having a great showing was Muslim Salikhov and Jack Della Maddalena. From there we move into the a fun World Cup inspired game were we answered questioned that corresponded with a World Cup fact! Finally we cover all of the happenings in the news include the unfortunate passing of Anthony Johnson, some fight announcements and the developing story of James Krause and his alleged connection to leaking insider information for bets on fights. Like always please be sure to like, share, rate and subscribe.
What a weekend of fights! We hope everyone had a great holiday weekend and boy do we have an episode for you! We obviously have to start the episode off with the amazing comeback victory for the new middleweight champion, Alex Pereira! We discuss what this can mean for Israel moving forward and how it can effect his legacy. From there we speak on the co-main submission victory for Zhang Weili and what's next for her. We give our opinions on what's next for Dustin Poirier after his submission victory over Michael Chandler. On top of that, a full recap of the rest of the main card and some prelim action. Next we give our picks and predictions for UFC Fight Night Lewis vs Spivac, and Brandon picks a mystery fight for us to pick as well. We then have a super fun game where we have to identify the fighter that belongs to the presented nickname. Finally, like always, we give all the news including big fight announcements, leaving the Apex and some big boxing announcements. Please be sure to share, like, comment and subscribe.
Let's go everyone we have huge weekend of fights coming up! But first we get into last saturday's fight night that saw Amanda Lemos getting a huge standing TKO victory over Marina Rodriguez. We also saw Neil Magny submit Daniel Rodriguez and claim the UFC record for most wins in welterweight history. From there we move into our picks and predictions for UFC 281 headlined by the grudge match between champion Israel Adesanya and challenger Alex Pereira. We spend a good amount of time discussing what this fight can mean for Stylebender's legacy and Pereira's for that matter. We also give our insight on Zhang Weili fight against champion Carla Esparza, and lightweight contenders Michael Chandler verse Dustin Poirier. From there, we finish up with the news that includes fight announcements, what might be next for Jon Jones and some boxing news! Be sure to come back again next week for the fall out of UFC 281 and more! Like always please be sure to share, comment, like and subscribe.
We are back with an update on the happenings of a huge friend of the show Haisam Rida. On this episode he talks about his upcoming match with fellow African countrymen Luke Griffith. He speaks on overcoming the mental side of competing and how he utilizes visualization to combat those intrusive thoughts. We dig into what it's been like cross training in Austin, Texas with the B Team and rolling with some of the top guys in the world. He talks about embracing a more permanent move to the heavyweight division with great match ups ahead. We also have a fun time with Jon's rapid fire questions and more! Please be sure to follow Haisam on instagram @Haisamajj. And like always be sure to like, comment, share, rate and subscribe.
When it rains it pours with UFC main event injuries but none the less, we are here to talk about it. We start things off speaking on the unfortunate main event that saw Calvin Kattar injuring his knee to the point of not being able to stand. That gave Arnold Allen the TKO victory in a fashion that you could tell he wasn't happy with. Nate sets up a question of whether or not the UFC and commission should be doing more to stop fights before fighters get further damaged. So many times we've seen tough fighter try to grit through an injury only to hurt themselves more. After giving our recap of the other fights on the card, we move into our picks/predictions for UFC Fight Night Marina Rodriguez vs Amanda Lemos. Outside that main event we also give out picks for Neil Magny vs Daniel Rodriguez and Grant Dawson vs Mark Madsen. From there we move into the news including Jake Paul's victory over Anderson Silva, Tj Dillashaw's injury, a retirement and a huge announcement from Bellator and Rizin! Please be sure to like, comment, rate and subscribe.
This episode is jam packed with our break down and opinions of UFC 280! But we actually start things off with a new segment that we are super excited for, where our very own Jon writes a summery of the card in poem form! After he sets the tone for the episode with an eloquently worded and performed summation we get into what you all came for. That is Islam Makhachev's perfectly executed submission win over Charles Oliveira. We dig into what this could mean for both fighters moving forward, with a big focus being on the potential legacy building for Islam. Not to be out done, we speak on Aljamain's huge TKO victory over TJ Dillashaw. From there we move into the fight before that featured Sean O'Malley winning a majority decision over Petr Yan. As much as we thought we'd be seeing some clarity in the division after these 2 fights, we are actually left with more questions. We speak on the rest of the main card and include some talk about Belal Muhammad's victory over Sean Brady. From there we give our picks/predictions for UFC Fight Night Kattar vs Allen. We finish up with some news including fight announcements, the Slap League and the UFC banning fighters from betting on fights. Please be sure to like, comment, rate and subscribe!
Join us as we have an interesting conversation with new Bellator signee, friend of the show, Sean Connor Fallon! He tells us about the process he's been thru from finding out his opponent, how he's preparing for this opportunity, and what he expects from the fight. He's making his Bellator and middleweight debut against undefeated Imamshafi Aliev. The fight takes place November 18th in Chicago, and is headlined by Sean's new teammate Corey Anderson challenging for the light heavyweight title. We had such a great time talking with Sean and picking his brain about this moment and his journey! If you are interested in attending the fight you can purchase tickets via ticketmaster, use code: FALLON to support him and you can reach out to him on instagram @SeanConnorFallon if you are interested in VIP tickets.
After a fun 100th episode we're back at it! We start things off with last saturdays fight night that saw Alexa Grasso get the decision victory over Viviane Araujo. We discuss if Alexa Grasso is the next challenger for champ Valentina. With the intended co-main event being cancelled due to missing weight, we also talked about the performance of Jonathan Martinez and Dusko Todorovic. From there, we jump into the deep waters that is UFC 280! We give an deep dive into the potential greatest match up ever at lightweight when Charles Oliveira faces Islam Makhachev! We go back and forth on who has the most pressure and have both can gain from a victory. We then talk about the co-main with Aljamain Sterling facing TJ Dillashaw and also Petr Yan verse Sean O'malley. We actually end up giving our picks for 6 fights on this card so make sure you tune in! After speaking on all the fights and implications we move to the news. There we talk about some huge fight announcements, a huge UFC signing and some big boxing results. Be sure to tune in Wednesday for our Mat Talk with new Bellator signee Sean Fallon! And like always please be sure to comment, like, rate and subscribe.
For the 100th time, What's going on everyone! We appreciate everyone who's been with us on this road to 100 and even more appreciate those who stick with us through the next 100! We have a jam backed episode despite having no fights to recap from this past weekend. We start things off with a fun game of Buy Or Sell with MMA headlines. After that we give our picks and predictions for UFC Vegas 62 headlined by Alexa Grasso vs Viviane Araujo. We also showcase another fight on the card with potential title implications, with Askar Askarov vs Brandon Royval. Next a 100th episode wouldn't be complete without a Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings from our boy Brandon. In this version he gives his take on Alex Pereira finishing Adesanya in their upcoming title fight. From there we move into the news with some big topics including huge fight announcements, Khamzat's passport situation and a heavyweight hot take. Once again we appreciate everyone who has tuned in and supported us and we look forward to sharing our opinions with you all in the future! Please be sure to like, comment, rate and subscribe.
This week we are honored once again to be joined by Haisam Rida. Haisam gives us a very honest and open assessment of his debut ADCC performance and breaks down his classic win over Cyborg Abreu. We then transition to UFC Fight Night Vegas 61 as Yan Xiaonon defeats Mackenzie Dern in the main event. We also discuss Bo Nickal's impressive performance on Dana White's contender series and what his ceiling is in the UFC's 185lb division. Can't thank everyone enough for the continued support! Please give us and Haisam a follow! Also make sure you subscribe and rate!!
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How's everyone doing, your boys are back with a banger! With no fights happening this past weekend, we start this episode out with picks and predictions! This coming saturday we have Mackenzie Dern against Yan Xiaonon, in a potential title eliminator. We then bring back a classic game, Cap or Tap?, where we guess if the outcome of a fight ended in a tap or is it cap. From there we dig into some big topics with the news. Amongst those things we discuss Khamzat Chimaev moving to 185, and what that means for the middleweight division and even the welter weight division. We also talk about 17 year old Raul Rosas winning his Contender Series fight, Anderson Silva wanting to do MMA fight in Japan and much more. Lastly we give our thoughts and reaction to Day 2 of ADCC. Please be sure to like, follow and share on all social media platforms.
We have a great episode for you all, including some extended talk about the current ADCC and much more! We start things off talking about saturday nights main event between Cory Sandhagen and Song Yadong. In which saw Cory splitting Song's eye brow open eventually leading to a doctor stoppage. We go in depth on where that leaves Sandhagen and the top of the division as a whole. We then talk about the co-main that saw another nasty cut being opened, only this fight saw Gregory Rodrigues not only surviving the cut, but ultimately rallying a comeback to get the TKO victory over Chidi Njokuani. With no fights to preview for this coming weekend, we jump into a fun segment building a football team with MMA fighters based on the attributes certain positions are required. We then jump into the news which included some huge fight announcements, a legend retiring and more. Finally we move into a in-depth look into day 1 of ADCC 2022, including some upsets, what to watch for in day 2, and overall thoughts on match ups and performances. Be sure to follow and comment on all of our social media, and please don't forget to like and share the episode.
I feel like we are all still feeling the hangover from what was a crazy weekend with UFC 279. But with that being said, we break down the timeline of events that lead to what was the craziest chain of events in UFC history! Beyond Chimaev missing weight and the shuffle of fighters for the last 3 fights, we also discuss the aftermath of what can happen as a result of it. The biggest takeaways from Nate Diaz finishing his UFC contract in full Diaz style. What can possibly be next for him. We talk about Khamzat making a full heel turn in his post fight interview and how that might have saved his stock. We then move into our picks and predictions for UFC Fight Night Sandhagen vs Song. In the news we cover a bevy of topics including injuries, big fight announcements, and the huge event that is ADCC. Please be sure to rate, follow, comment and subscribe to all of our social media.
Hope everyone is having a great Labor Day, let's talk MMA! We start things off talking about the huge debut of the UFC in Paris! Ciryl Gane stamps his name as very much still at the top of the heavyweight division. After some crazy back and forth shots between him and Tai Tuivasa, Gane secures the win via TKO in round 3. Not to be out done, Robert Whittaker shows he too is still at the top of his division with a great performance against Marvin Vettori. We move into giving our picks and predictions for UFC 279. The main event sees Nate Diaz fulfilling his UFC contract verse the Wolf, Khamzat Chimaev. The co-main event will feature the return to welter weight for Tony Ferguson facing Li Jingliang. Lastly we move into the news where we talk about fight announcements in the UFC and Bellator, we talk about some injuries and return from injuries, and lastly we talk about the potential match up of Jake Paul verse Anderson Silva! Like always, please be sure to like, rate and subscribe.
I know it's been awhile but we are officially back with a brand new Mat Talk! This time we sit down with black belt, ADCC participant, and the traveling man himself, Haisam Rida! This guy has such an amazing story of perseverance and will power. He gives us a little break down of his life leading to jiujitsu, moving to different gyms, and finally landing in Detroit Michigan. We dig into what he's been doing to prepare for what could be the biggest talent pool in ADCC history. We get some insight on his process to being invited without trials, and how teaching has sharpened his game. We hope you all enjoy this interview, follow Haisam and root for him as he attempts to dethrone the likes of Gordon Ryan! You can find Haisam on social media, Instagram @haisamajj and Facebook under Rida Haisam Official. Also be sure to rate, subscribe and follow us on social media as well @KneeOnBellyPodcast.
As we power thru another week of no fights, we still show up to give you all another episode! Luckily for us we have a huge card in Paris with a Main event featuring Ciryl Gane and Tai Tuivasa. We give our picks and predictions for that fight as well as a huge middle weight match up between Robert Whittaker and Marvin Vettori. From there we hit you with a new game that we are calling Prizi'Mon. Its a fun game where we use UFC Prizm cards to decide who would reign supreme in a head to head, in their prime, match up! After that we move into the news which featured some big fight announcements, some interesting quotes and Tom Hardy putting the jiujitsu world on notice!? Like always please be sure to rate and subscribe, and follow us on all social medias.
This weekend is exactly why we love this sport! We got a very dope episode for you guys today, so let's jump right in! We start things off with the head kick heard around the world, Leon Edwards knocks out p4p king Kamaru Usman with less than a minute left in the fight. We talk about what this means for Edwards, including the trilogy fight with Usman and what does this lose do for Usman's WW legacy. We give a full recap on the other fights on the card including a slobber knocker between Luke Rockhold and Paulo Costa, and a contender eliminator between Merab and Aldo. We the move into the new including fight announcements, results for boxing and bareknuckle boxing, and some interesting thoughts on fighter weight. Lastly Brandon hits us with a "Facts, Don't Care About Your Feelings" where we breaks down if Tony Ferguson's move to welterweight is a good move for him. And based off his views on Dominick Cruz I think you can guess where his opinion lands. Please be sure to rate, subscribe, and follow us on all social media.
What's going on everybody we got a great show for you! Starting things off we talk about this past Saturdays UFC Fight Night San Diego. In the main even we saw Marlon Chito Vera winning by devastating head kick in the 4th round! Dominick Cruz definitely had his moments but it was the 3 knock downs that lead to the eventual finish for Chito. We discuss what could be next for Chito with the title being on the line in a couple months. We also speak on some really good fights on the main card including a mauling by Nate Landwehr, a huge debut for Yazmin Jauregui and MG3 winning big! From there we move on to giving our picks and predictions for next Saturdays UFC 278 headlined by Kamaru Usman vs Leon Edwards. The card also includes a huge middleweight fight between Paulo Costa and Luke Rockhold, and potential title implications on the line between Jose Aldo and Merab Dvalishvili. Finally in the news we talk about some interesting topics with Gordon Ryan continuing his dominance, Bo Nichol impressing, and former UFC fighters struggling in PFL, along with other fight announcements. Please be sure to rate, subscribe and follow our social medias.
In this episode we get right to it, Sweet Dreams are made of this! Jamahal Hill makes a huge statement finishing former title challenger Thiago Santos in the 4th round! We talk about what might be next for him, now pushing his way into title contender status. With the card going 10 for 10 with finishes it was hard to figure out what all to highlight. Geoff Neal made a return to form that saw him win 5 in a row before going on a 2 fight skid. He now injects himself into what's becoming a deep welterweight division. Terrance McKinney also put a particular budding UFC star on notice with him performance, calling out Paddy Pimblett afterwards! We move into giving our picks and predictions for UFC Vegas 59, headlined by Dominick Cruz vs Marlon Vera. Next we do a new game that we're calling "Build A Pro On The Go" where the fellas have to lock-in random fighters into categories to build the best fighter possible. The only caveat being that once a fighter is placed in a category, they are locked in regardless of the next fighter you are presented with. We finish things up with the news including some big fight announcements, some trash talk and an unfortunate loss of life in the bjj community. Like always please be sure to rate and subscribe and follow all of our social media.
The Lioness is back!! How's everyone doing, we got a banger episode for you all! We start things off with a huge performance by Amanda Nunes that saw her take back her title and the GOAT form that we are used to. Pena showed she belonged in the ring with her but just didn't have an answer for the adjustments that Amanda made. Not to be out done the co-main had a great back and forth fight that saw Brandon Moreno capturing the interim Flyweight title via devastating body kick. After that we give our picks and predictions for this coming saturdays UFC Fight Night Hill vs Santos. The card also features a welterweight fight between Vincente Luque and Geoff Neal. From there Nate hits us with a new game he's calling "More or Less". In this game we have to say if a fighter has more or less finishes in the UFC than another fighter, king of the hill style. Finally we finish up with the news including some fight announcements, Jake Paul's fight getting cancelled and more! Please be sure to rate, review and subscribe.
When it rains it pours, with UFC main events. With an unfortunate end to UFC London we have to speak on Curtis Blaydes getting a TKO victory over Tom Aspinall via injury. Not all was lost on the card tho with big performances by Paddy Pimblet and others. We talk about we the future holds for Paddy as a contender as well! We then move into our picks/predictions for UFC 277 headlined by a couple of rematches between Amanda Nunes vs Julianna Pena. Also featured is a interim title fight between Kai Kara France and Brandon Moreno. Lastly we give you some huge fight announcements for UFC 280 and the headliner for UFC 279 being announced as Nate Diaz vs Khamzat Chimaev! Please be sure to rate us and subscribe!
The fights aren't stopping so neither are we! We have alot to get into, so let's get into it! We start things off with an anti-climactic end to what seemed to be a banger between Yair Rodriguez and Brian Ortega. In which Yair caused Ortega to break his shoulder while trying to escape an arm bar. We keep moving down the card with Amanda Lemos getting a nasty guillotine finish over Michelle Waterson. Next we give our picks/predictions for the up coming UFC London featuring a heavyweight clash of Tom Aspinall and Curtis Blaydes. Brandon does a "Facts, Don't Care About Your Feelings", that will lead to a later full conversation, tackling UFC fighter pay. Amongst that topic we also touch on the UFC lobbying against a bill that could change MMA as we know it! We finish up with news including Dana White responding to Nate Diaz, a huge fight announcement in the lightweight division, and much more! Please be sure to rate and subscribe!
Any weekend that features fights is a good one! Here we go with another banger of an episode for you! We start things off recapping the amazing fight night card featuring a knock out victory for Rafael Fiziev. We also discuss a great performance from Said Nurmagomedov and Jamie Mullarkey. From there we move into giving our picks and predictions for this coming weekends, UFC Long Island headlined by Yair Rodriguez vs Brian Ortega. As well as a good co-main event featuring Michelle Waterson vs Amanda Lemos. Wrapping things up, Jon hits us with a segment he's done once before titled, "Who's The Blue?". In this game he says 2 celebrities or fighters and the objective is to guess who is a blue belt in BJJ. Finally we cover the news with some big fight announcements including Jake Paul's new opponent and more. Please be sure to rate and subscribe!
Happy 4th of July to all of you, we have a entertaining episode so let's get into it! We start things off giving our recap of UFC 276, including a heated debate on if Israel Adesanya is a boring champion after winning by decision. We also talk about the amazing performance by Alexander Volkanovski pushing his case for G.O.A.T status at featherweight! We also cover many more fights on the stacked International Fight Week. We then move into our picks/predictions for this coming UFC Vegas Rafael Dos Anjos vs Rafael Fiziev! We end things with news including DC/Khabib's induction into the UFC hall of fame, some potential fight match ups, some potential returns from injury and a retirement in the boxing world. Like always please be sure to rate and subscribe.
Another excellent Fight Night is in the books! Mateusz Gamrot narrowly edges out Arman Tsarukyan in a close decision that left some controversy amongst fans including ourselves. Also Shavkat Rakhmonov continues his hype with a very dominant victory over Neil Magny. We will get you set up with our picks and predictions for this Saturdays MASSIVE UFC 276. Then in our news we discuss what the UFC should do next with Nate Diaz. And finally kicking the show off is our very own Jacob Hurlock to announce his new tournament the Garra Open. It's PPV Fight week Let's GOOOO!!!
We want to wish all of our dads out there a Happy Father's Day and boy do we have an episode! Jon fights through the vid and joins the boys via call in. We get to breaking down this past weekends amazing card UFC Fight Night Kattar vs Emmet! We even go as far as proclaiming this fight night card as possibly the best of the year! Josh Emmett wins a razor thin decision victoy over Kattar, and we speak on what could be next. In the switched co-main Kevin Holland put on another amazing performance at 170! We could go on and on but the card had 9 finishes and the fights that went to decision were amazing. Not to be out done, we give our picks and predictions for what could be potentially as great of a card with UFC Fight Night Tsarukyan vs Gamrot! Finally we cover the news with big fight announcements, some retirement news, and a big boxing match up. Please be sure to rate and subscribe.
PPV's are back baby!! Hope everyone had a great weekend, we have a great episode for you all! We start things off recapping UFC 275 that featured what might be the best title fight in some years! Jiri and Glover put on an amazing show that ended with Jiri securing a Rear Naked Choke with 28 seconds left! We talk about how Glover seems to have some left in the tank to keep fighting for a little while longer. Keeping up on the unexpected, Talia Santos gives Valentina all she can handle, some even believing she beat the champ! With Santos needing surgery on a broken orbital, we speak on what might be next for Valentina. We then give out picks and predictions for this saturdays UFC Fight Night Kattar vs Emmet. With long time veterans Donald Cerrone and Joe Lauzon fighting in the co-main event. Finally we cover the news with fight announcements, comments in the media and some interesting boxing news. Please be sure to rate and subscribe.
We're back at it again, with another great week of fights! Jairzinho Rosenstruik vs Alexander Volkov ends with a bit of controversy, prompting us to ask if maybe the fight was stopped premature in favor of Volkov? The Co-Main featured an amazing performance from Movsar Evloev. From there we get into our picks and predictions for this coming saturdays UFC 275 featuring by Glover Teixeira vs Jiri Prochazka, Valentina Shevchenko vs Talia Santos, and Zhang Weili vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk. We then do a new segement that we are calling "Rank the Unranked" where we give our takes on who are the best unranked fighters in the UFC! We talk about some things in the news including some fight announcements and Devin Haney's dominate win over George Kambosos jr! Please be sure to rate and subscribe! And don't forget we're now also on tiktok!
We hope everyone had a great holiday weekend! We jump into this episode previewing this upcoming saturdays UFC Vegas 56 headlined by Jairzinho Rosenstruik vs Alexander Volkov. We also feature the co-main with a interesting bout between Dan Ige and Movsar Evloev. From there we get into the highlight of the episode, Brandon's famous " Facts, Don't Care About Your Feelings". This time he takes aim at Jon Jones arguing a G.O.A.T head to head debate in favor of George St-Pierre. After a thorough back and forth we leave it to you the viewers to decide what makes a fighter the greatest of all time! We talk about some things in the news including some fight announcements and Tank Davis's huge knock out win over Rollie Romero. Please Rate and Subscribe!
Hope everyone is doing well! We are back at it with another great episode! We jump into things with last saturday's controversial win, that had Ketlen Vieira getting a split decision over Holm. We imagine we're not alone in thinking that Holm had a very good argument that she had won based on her control and strikes landed. We then speak on the fight of the night between Ponzinibbio and Pereira! Great back and forth that showed Michel as a legit contender! With no fights to preview for this coming weekend we hit you all with a fun segment where we give you our dream fights to see by years end. We go through every division and let you all know the fights we want to see! We finish up with the news including the Ruotolo Brothers making their One FC debuts in impression fashion, Anderson Silva having another great boxing showing, and many other fight announcements. Please be sure to rate and subscribe!
The days keep moving on and so do the episodes! We jump right into things covering this past saturdays UFC Fight Night Blachowitz vs Rakic. What started as a good back and forth was abruptly ended when Rakic stepped on his back foot and seem to have tore something in his knee. We discuss where this places Jan in the division and what could be waiting for Rakic. From there we give out picks and predictions for this coming Fight Night between Holm and Vieira, also including a co-main matching up Ponzinibbio and Pereira! We then have Brandon hit us with one of his "Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings", that quickly turned into a talking point that we all agreed on. Which was that Charles Oliveira has to be close to Lightweight G.O.A.T staus! We finish up with the news talking some fight announcements and boxing results. Please be sure to rate and subscribe!
We hope everyone had a great week, especially any of our Mother listeners! With some mixed feelings and a lot of controversy we dig into UFC 274. Starting off with Charles Oliveira vs Justin Gaethje which saw Charles getting dropped twice, only to rebound and make Gaethje tap to a rear naked choke. As most of you know, Oliveira missed weight by half a pound and was stripped of his title. Although it seems a lot of the fighters had issues with some of the scales causing Dana White to address the issue. We also cover the unfortunate uneventful co-main with Carla Esparza defeating Rose Namajunas in what is being dubbed the worst fight ever by some. From there we move to our picks and predictions for this coming Saturdays UFC Fight Night Blachowitz vs Rakic. We pit Nate against Brandon in a fun Mother's Day themed game we're calling Hoosier Mama? We finish up with the news including multiple huge fight announcements and boxing results. Please be sure to rate and subscribe!
We always strive to keep things fresh and entertaining, so let's get this week going! We start things off discussing the aftermath of Fight Night Vera vs Font. With Chito getting a huge win over a very game Rob Font, we talk about what could be next for him. From there we move into giving our picks and predictions for the upcoming UFC 274. Headlined by Charles Oliveira vs Justin Gaethje for the lightweight title and co-headlined by another title fight between Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza. The card also includes many other huge fights, including the UFC debut of a past Mat Talk guest, Cameron Vancamp! From there, in the spirit of the NFL Draft, we then do what has become one of our favorite segments, the KOB MMA Draft! We finish up with the news including huge Heavy Weight fights and many more! Please be sure to rate and subscribe!
Here we go with our 75th episode! Jon and Brandon hold down the fort with a fun episode. We cover the UFC Fight Night Andrade vs Lemos, with Andrade getting a huge submission victory. We then give our picks and predictions for this coming Saturdays fight between Rob Font and Marlon Vera. We then talk about some different subjects including, How young should kids be allowed to compete in MMA?, and "Which Marvel/Anime characters would be best at BJJ. We finish up with some news including Bellator results, a UFC Grand Prix, Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou, fight announcements and more! Please be sure to rate and subscribe.
We hope everyone had a great weekend, let's talk some fights! We get things going with our thoughts on UFC Fight Night Muhammad vs Luque 2. We talk about where Belal sits in the division amongst the other contenders. The card had some interesting situations with illegal strikes, and we speak on that. We then give our picks/predictions for UFC Fight Night Andrade vs Lemos. Nate come with a new Eastern themed game "Easter Egg Challenge", where he correlates MMA trivia and opinions with Easter facts. Finishing up with some news including Bellator results, a fighter retirement, a fighter un-retiring, with fight announcements and more! Please be sure to rate and subscribe.
Big time show with a returning guest host, let's get into it! Starting off the episode, we are excited to announce we will be doing a favorite annual segment of our the Knee On Belly MMA Draft in 2 weeks! After touching on that, we move into the amazing night of fights that was UFC 273. We speak on the dominant performance by Alexander Volkanovski and the controversial decision between Aljamain Sterling vs Petr Yan. We then give out thoughts on the early Fight Of The Year candidate between Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns! Talking about what can be next for Khamzat after securing the biggest win of his career. We give our picks and predictions for UFC Fight Night Muhammad vs Luque 2! We also get another thought provoking "Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings" from Brandon. In which he answers the grappling conundrum, which is a better MMA base between wrestling and Jiu Jitsu! Finishing up with some news including Dana White's thoughts on a recent situation, fight announcements and more! Please be sure to rate and subscribe.
With no fights to react to last weekend, we still come with a very entertaining episode! First we preview UFC 273, which is full of amazing fights. We give our picks and predictions for the top 3 fights on the card, headlined by a feather weight title fight between Alexander Volkanovski vs Chan Sung Jung. In the co-main we have a bantam weight title rematch between Aljamain Sterling vs Petr Yan. And what we feel could be the most important fight of the year possibly, the most ducked man in MMA, Khamzat Chimaev will face off with recent title contender Gilbert Burns! Anyone who has even slightly paid attention to MMA this year know how much hype Khamzat has. We then jump into have could be the front runner of our All Time MMA Teams, as we cover the USA! Finishing up with some news including retirements, fight announcements and more! Please be sure to rate and subscribe.
In what might be one of our favorite Mat Talks yet, we talk about the life of our pal, Daniel Head! With this interview we do a deep dive into one of the Indiana pioneers of MMA. Starting from his younger days, we talk about his short notice fights, traveling for training and making it on to The Ultimate Fighter! Dan walks us through his journey of ups and downs with some great stories! We guarantee this episode will cover all emotions from tough moments to hilarious ones. After previously retiring, Dan will be stepping back into the ring for one more banger this Saturday at Colosseum Combat 59 in Lafayette, IN. Dan is never in a boring fight, so you will not want to miss what might be your last chance to see him live. Please give Dan a follow @DanielHeadMMA and also give the pod a follow on what ever platform you use. Thanks!
Just when we think fight nights couldn't get any crazier, here comes Columbus! Saturday we saw UFC Fight Night Blaydes Vs Daukaus bring some big title implications! Curtis Blaydes showed up big time with a huge KO victory! Askar Askarov and Kai-Kara France had an amazing fight that ended with Kai Kara-France potentially punching his ticket to a shot at the belt. With no fights to preview for the coming weekend, we then move into a Walkout Song Challenge! With such a light episode luckily the news came thru with alot of content. We had arrests and charges against Jorge Masvidal, Conor McGregor, and Chael Sonnen for different things. We also had some huge fight announcements that could lead to title fights later in the year. Please be sure to rate and subscribe!
Talk about a night of fights!! Here we go after an amazing night of fights in London, we try to figure out what to make of it all. Tom Aspinall really showed out and we are here for it! Not only were there 9 out of 12 fights ending in finishes but it also set UFC Fight Night gate record! Big performances by all of the British fighter, among them, Arnold Allen also staked his claim with an amazing showing against Dan Hooker! We give our picks and predictions for this coming Saturday's UFC Fight Night Blaydes Vs Daukaus. This is card is headlined by Curtis Blaydes vs Chris Daukaus and also features a huge title implicated fight between Askar Askarov and Kai-Kara France! We push to wrap up one of our favorite series, the All Time MMA Teams. This week we cover a lot of ground by putting together our All Europe Team! Finally, we cover some news with Francis Ngannou, Conor Mcgregor and more! Please be sure to rate and subscribe!
The whole gang is back for this weeks episode! After catching up with Nate returning from vacation, we dive into a great night of fights! With the main event having huge contender implications, we might have seen a front runner rise. Mogomed Ankalaev secures a unanimous victory over former title contender Thiago Santos. We discuss if he's ready for the title fight having won 8 in a row. Also in the co-main event we see another contender rise in Song Yadong, with his huge KO victory over Marlon Moraes. We give our picks and predictions for this coming Saturday's UFC Fight Night London. This is a huge card headlined by Tom Aspinall vs Alexander Volkov. Finally, we cover some news via fight announcements, some recap of other mma events, and talk about Kayla Harrison and what her new deal means for her legacy! Please be sure to rate and subscribe!
Here we go again, we're back with another fun episode! With a special guest host this week we cover the UFC 272 card headlined by Colby Covington Vs Jorge Masvidal! With Colby coming out on top but having 2 loses to the current champ, we throw around ideas on what could be next for him. We then move into talking about the co-main performance by Rafael dos Anjos, and what happened with Islam potentially stepping in for that fight. Afterwards we give our picks and predictions for UFC Fight Night Santos vs Ankalaev! That card also features a big fight with Marlon Moraes vs Song Yadong! We finish up with some news where we speak on the current situation with Cain Velazquez. Finally, a short discussion on what we think could help evolve judging in MMA! Please be sure to rate and subscribe!
Another great weekend of fights, lets talk about it! We give an update on the local Colosseum Combat fights, which went great! We then give our recap for UFC Fight Night Green vs Makhachev. Islam had a great performance finishing Bobby in the first round. We discuss if that is enough to earn Islam the next shot at the 155 pound title. The card included a few very good fights that could put some fighters in possible contender position. Afterwards we give our picks and predictions for the highly anticipated UFC 272! Headlined by the bitter rivalry of Jorge Masvidal vs Colby Covington. Amongst that fight we ask the question if the beef between them is legit or just to sell the fight. We finish up with some fight news and Nate gets a quick chance at answering some questions from some of our favorite games! Please be sure to rate and subscribe!
Let's get things going! We start things off with something new, a small interview with some great local fighters. They will be fighting for an amateur Lightweight title this saturday, and we got some insight on fight week. Afterwards we review UFC Fight Night Hill vs Walker! Talking about what the big knock out win for Jamahal Hill means, and what it could unfortunately mean for Johnny Walker in the lose. We give our picks/predictions for UFC Fight Night Bobby Green vs Islam Makhachev. We also do picks for a huge lightweight match with Arman Tsarukyan vs Joel Alvarez. Give some results from the Bare Knuckle fights that saw Mike Perry and Chad Mendez come away with wins! Please be sure to rate and subscribe!
Now that great pay per view weekend! This week we give our review on UFC 271! We discuss the close main event with Israel Adesanya beating Robert Whittaker by decision. With us giving our positions on the debate about who we felt won. We also touch on a huge knock out victory for Tai Tuivasa, and what that could mean for his future in the heavyweight division. Next we discuss now having the next challenger for Adesanya in Jared Cannonier after his huge TKO win over Derek Brunson! We follow that with our picks/predictions for the Fight Night coming up this saturday between Jamahal Hill and Johnny Walker. We return to one of our favorite series, the All Time MMA Teams! This week we tackle a tough one in Brazil! In the news we mention some fight announcements in MMA and Boxing. Please be sure to rate and subscribe!
Here we go again! Another huge fight week with UFC 271 on the horizon! But before we jump into 271, we talk about the fight between Sean Strickland vs Jack Hermansson. We discuss where Strickland fits in the middle weight title picture after his win. Afterwards we dive into a highly anticipated rematch with Robert Whittaker looking to challenge the reigning champion Israel Adesanya for the second time. The super stacked card also includes a couple fights that could lead to title implications! The co-main will feature Derrick Lewis vs Tai Tuivasa, before them it will be Derek Brunson vs Jared Cannonier! To calm everyone's nerves, we play "Who Said It?", to determine a winner from last weeks tie! In the news we hit you with a couple fight announcements as well. Please be sure to rate and subscribe!
In today's episode we had the pleasure of talking to one of the best MMA promoters in Midwest, Mark Slater! He gave us the breakdown about the start of his fight promotion, Colosseum Combat. How he went from fighting in a cage, to booking some of the best talent in the region! Off that, he also gives us some great insight into the process of finding new venues and what it's like to deal with booking fighters. With some big changes coming in the form of new locations and great opportunity, this was a very fun interview! He also talks about his newest venture with his sports cards and memorabilia store. In which he's already doing monthly card shows, bringing professional athletes in to do signings! We are super thankful that he gave us a few moments of his time. If you are in Indiana and want to see high quality MMA in person, be sure to look out in Feb. and April for the next Colosseum Combat events. We hope you all enjoy! Please give Mark a follow for updates on future events and also give the pod a follow on what every platform you use. Thanks!
This week the UFC is back! This time we preview the coming fight night headlined by Sean Strickland vs Jack Hermansson. Brandon hits us with a very interesting "Facts, Don't Care About Your Feelings" that has set us up for a possible part 2! We play a new game we're calling "Who Said It?", where we guess which fighters said which quotes. In the news we discuss Dana White's explanation for snubbing Francis in the ring. We also talk about Bellator and Eagle FC results. Please be sure to rate and subscribe!
Huge weekend, lets get into it!! This week we recap UFC 270, with amazing fights between Francis Ngannou vs Ciryl Gane and Brandon Moreno vs Deiveson Figueiredo. Now that we know the outcome we discuss what implications the victory will be for Francis! Not to be outdone the amazing nail bitter between Moreno and Figueiredo that we struggle to judge ourselves! We also play one of our favorite games, Cap Or Tap. Finishing off with the news we let you all know the newest fight announcements for the newly announced London card and more! Please be sure to rate and subscribe!
Here we go again! This week we recap an amazing performance from Calvin Kattar. Next we give you our picks and prediction for the first PPV of the year with UFC 270, headlined by Francis Ngannou vs Ciryl Gane! That card will also include a trilogy fight for the Flyweight title with Brandon Moreno facing off with Deiveson Figueiredo. Then we have discussion about what will happen with Francis after his title fight, when his contract being up and him wanting more money and opportunities to venture into boxing possibly looming! We have fun with a new game called "Sleep, Bury, Lose" where we have to decide the outcomes of 3 challengers to a fighter. We finish up covering some news about Conor possibly being in some trouble, Miesha Tate changing weight classes, and some exciting fight announcements! Please be sure to rate and subscribe!
Back again to get you guys ready for the first UFC Fight Night of 2022 headlined by Calvin Kattar vs. Giga Chikadez. Also Brandon asks if we think UFC Fighter pay is fair in another facts don't care about your feelings. Then in the news we discuss Max Holloway dropping out of his trilogy title match against champ Alexander Volkanovski, and who might replace him. Finally we leave you guys with our one for the people where we ask if Aliens came down today who would you want to make first contact between Chael Sonnen or Conor McGregor?
Welcome to 2022!! Hope everyone had great new year. We are back and ready to kick things off with our first episode of the year. This week we give you our All Time Russian MMA Team. Then Brandon hits us with another Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings where he asks us if the UFC should get rid of USADA. And finally we hit you with all the news and happenings in the world of combat sports including the Jake Paul and Dana White beef. We are super pumped for this year!
For our final episode of the year we present to you our first ever Knee On Belly MMA Awards. We pick winners for male and female fighter of the year, fight of the year, rookie of the year, coach of the year, and more! We genuinely can't thank everyone for the support we've received this year. We hope everyone has had a great 2021 and here's to more success (and great fights) for us all in 2022. Cheers!!
Another week and another Zoom episode. Please excuse our quality again as we still have no resolution on our mixer. The good thing is we aren't short on good conversation. This week we recap the final UFC Fight Night of the year as Derrick Lewis KO'd Chris Daukaus in the main event. We also give our thoughts on Jake Paul's vicious KO over Tyron Woodley. We also continue our all time MMA teams and this weeks country is Canada. Finally we finish off with some news and happenings in the world of MMA. Hope everyone has a great Christmas and Happy Holiday's!!
What a week it's been for us. As many know our mixer has malfunctioned and will not turn on. We had to resort to recording this week's podcast on our computers through Zoom so forgive us for the quality. None the less we are extremely excited to break down the full UFC 269 card and set up the final UFC Fight Night of the year headlined by Derrick Lewis vs. Chris Daukaus. Also Brandon has another Facts Don't Care About Your Feeling's asking if Conor Mcgregor is just not the fighter we thought he was. Plus we hit you with all the news in MMA from this past week. Thanks for being patient with us and for allowing us time to fix our issue!
This week we bring a packed out episode with our review and reactions from UFC Fight Night Jose Aldo vs Rob Font. We also give our picks and prediction for the fully loaded UFC 269 headlined by a title bout featuring Charles Oliveira vs Dustin Poirier. Also a title fight between Amanda Nunes vs Julianna Pena. We talk about the big time knock by Sergio Pettis and how his bounce back from leaving the UFC could be a blue print for similar fighters. Finally we finish off with another round of what's becoming a favorite series of ours, Fight Pantry! This week we try a snack from Brazil! Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!
This week we come back from the holiday to preview the upcoming UFC Fight Night Rob Font vs Jose Aldo. We also give our picks and prediction for the other amazing fights! This is one of the best free cards of the year in our opinion! We talk about what is to come with Dan Hooker making the move back to Featherweight. Finally we finish off with another round of our new series, All Time MMA Teams, with this weeks country being Asia! Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!
This week we recap this past week's UFC Vegas 43 headlined by Meisha Tate vs. Ketlen Vieira. Also some other marquee fights on a kind of weird card, we give our suspicions. We talk about what should be next for Khamzat Chimaev. Finally we finish off with another round of Brandon's favorite segment "Facts, Don't Care About Your Feelings!" where he give us his hot takes on who he thinks will be champions by the end of 2022! Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!
This week we recap this past week's UFC Fight Night headlined by Max Holloway vs Yair Rodriguez. Very well could be a fight of the year contender! Then we preview this Saturday's UFC Fight Night headlined by Meisha Tate vs. Ketlen Vieira. We talk about what should be next for Leon Edwards. Finally we finish off with a new segment where we will be debating and creating All-Time MMA teams from around the world! We are starting with the UK/Ireland!! Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!
This week we recap this past week's UFC 268 which was headlined by Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington. We also discuss Rose and Weili and fight of the year contender, Gaethje & Chandler! Then we preview this Saturday's UFC Fight Night headlined by Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez. Finally we finish off with a very interesting Fight Pantry where we taste some offerings from Mexico!! Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!
This week we recap this past week's UFC 267 which was headlined by Glover Teixeira vs. Jan Blachowicz. We also discuss Petr Yan's fight strategy and Khamzat's climb to stardom. Then we preview this Saturday's UFC 268 headlined by Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington. Finally we finish off with some Jake Paul news and our outlook on the current Pound For Pound Rankings. Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!
This week we recap this past week's UFC Fight Night Vegas 41 which was headlined by Marvin Vettori vs. Paulo Costa. We also discuss Costa's fight week weight issues. Then we preview this Saturday's UFC 267 headlined by Jan Blachowicz vs. Glover Teixeira. Finally we finish off with some Dana White elevator pitch. Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!
This week we recap UFC Fight Night Ladd vs. Dumont and if Aspen Ladd's corner went too far. We will also give you our picks and predictions for this Saturday's UFC Fight Night headlined by Paulo Costa vs. Marvin Vettori. We also run through the news and feature Brandon's segment Fact's Don't Care About Your Feeling's where he questions if the UFC should cut Jon Jones. Please follow, rate, and review!
In today's episode we had the pleasure of talking to newly signed UFC fighter Cameron VanCamp. Cam talks about the day that he got the call that he had finally made it to the UFC and what that means for him and everyone around him. He also gives a very detailed account of what his first fight week was like for the UFC even though it ultimately ended with him being unable to fight for medical reasons. Off that, he also gives us a full update on his health and when he could expect to see his debut for the company. Cam was awesome to talk to and he is someone we really think fight fans are going to gravitate towards. This is a really cool opportunity to hear the genesis story of someone starting a journey that could take them to the top of the sport. We hope you all enjoy! Please give Cam a follow for updates on future fights and also give the pod a follow on what every platform you use. Thanks!
Small episode, but still mighty in content. This week we recap this past Saturday's UFC Fight Night headlined by Mackenzie Dern vs. Marina Rodriguez. We also recap one of the greatest heavyweight boxing fights in Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder. Then we preview this saturday's Fight Night headlined by Norma Dumont vs. Aspen Ladd. We finish up by running through this weeks news in combat sports. Please rate, review, and subscribe!
This week is a celebration! Our very own Jon will give his reaction to receiving his jiu jitsu blue belt. We will also recap last Saturday's Thiago Santos vs. Johnny Walker and look ahead to this Saturday night's UFC Fight night headlined by Mackenzie Dern vs. Marina Rodriguez. We hit you with some news which features a ton of fight announcements and Henry Cejudo calling out Alexander Volkanovski. Finally, we finish with a new game called Who's The Blue?
This week's episode features a full recap of the spectacle that was UFC 266. We'll also get you ready for this weeks UFC Fight Night Vegas 38 headlined by Thiago Santos vs. Johnny Walker. In the news we will discuss the UFC Hall of Fame inductees and Jon Jones unfortunate arrest which followed the event. Finally we finish with Brandon giving a very hot take that you don't want to miss..Please subscribe, rate, and review!
So much to talk about this week in the world of combat sports. We'll recap UFC Fight Night Vegas 37 which featured a very impressive victory for Anthony Smith. We will give our Picks and Predictions for this Saturdays UFC 266. Then in our news we will feature the announcement of a new MMA fight league set to launch in 2023. Finally we will finish by going into our Fight Pantry as we give a taste test of the popular Australian cookie, Tim Tam's. Please follow, rate, or write a review!
This week we give our Picks and predictions for this Saturday night's UFC Vegas 37 which is headlined by Anthony Smith vs. Ryan Spann. We will also discuss some topics and headlines in the news which features Darren Till's coach saying he fought with a torn ACL and Gable Stevenson making his decision on his future in combat sports. Finally we finish with a new game called Dana White's Elevator Pitch. Please Follow and Subscribe!
Today's Mat Talk is truly an incredible and inspiring story. We sat down with our friend and pro MMA fighter James Shaffer. James takes us through his very troubling past which included a very rough home life, using and selling drugs as a teen, and 2 prison stints. Through all the adversity and set backs James has found a way to completely transform his life. Using his platform as a fighter he is now eager to help make a change in those struggling the same way he did. We believe a lot of people will find strength and hope through Jame's story. We can't thank him enough for his time and for his willingness to speak so openly and freely. Enjoy!
On This weeks episode we discuss UFC Fight Night Vegas 36 and Derek Brunson's impressive win over Darren Till. We do a quick run down of the whole card which featured the impressive debut of Paddy Pimblett. We give our final thoughts on Woodley vs. Paul. And finally we give our top 3 fighters that never won a UFC title. Please subscribe, rate, and leave us a review!
So excited for another great week in combat sports. We will recap all of UFC Fight Night Vegas 35 and Giga Chikadze's impressive main event victory. We will then look ahead to this Saturday's UFC Fight Night Till vs. Brunson, and give you all of our picks and predictions. We will also give our final thoughts on Jake Paul vs. Tyrone Woodley. We also give our top 4 MMA personalities we would want to see attempt the milk crate challenge. Please follow/subscribe, rate, and leave a review!
We're back at it again with another crazy week of fights and news! This episode we share our reactions to UFC Fight Night Gastelum vs Cannonier! Which very well could have implications for a couple contenders! We will preview UFC Fight Night Edson Barboza vs Giga Chikadze! Which features TUF finale fights and some other great matchups! We will also discuss Kayla Harrison's domination of PFL, some UFC vets making waves still in other promotions and much more! We will run through this week's news which features some awesome fight announcements in MMA and Boxing. Please subscribe, rate, and review!
Not to be out done by last weekend, this weekend we were celebrating Nate's wedding! Luckily there weren't big fights saturday, but still plenty to discuss in the world of MMA! We will preview UFC Fight Night Kelvin Gastelum Vs Jared Cannonier! Which features veteran Clay Guida and contenders at Flyweight! We will also discuss big fights in PFL and Bellator. Not a huge episode but we touch on some pretty interesting topics including Khabib changing sports! We will run through this week's news which features some awesome fight announcements in MMA and Boxing. Please subscribe, rate, and review!
What great weekend we had! We celebrated Nate's bachelor party and still managed to take in the spectacle that was UFC 265. We will run through and recap the entire main card which featured the crowning of the new UFC Interim Heavyweight Champ Cyril Gane. We will also discuss Gable Stevenson's impressive buzzer beating Olympic Gold Medal victory. Finally we will run through this week's news which features some awesome fight announcements. Please subscribe, rate, and review!
Big week in MMA! We give a complete rundown of all the fights this week including huge wins for Sean Strickland and AJ McKee. We will also give you guys our picks and predictions for this Saturday nights UFC 265. Then we will run throw all the happenings in the news and finish out with a new game.
In this episode of the knee on belly podcast we talk to renowned power lifter, coach, and father Jim Wendler. Jim has competed in powerlifting and reached a 2,375lb total. He is also the author of the world famous 531 weight training program. We had the pleasure of talking to Jim about a range of topics, including: Weight training as it relates to specific sports, coaching athletes, fight stories, and overall training philosophies. Jim displays a passion for the sport of football, coaching and training that is unparalleled. Be sure to check out this episode and get a glimpse into the mind of a fantastic individual, Jim Wendler.-- Also visit Jim's website www.jimwendler.com
Your weekly MMA ear cuddlers are back again! This week we will discuss TJ Dillashaw impressing in his return victory over Cory Sandhagen. We will also discuss the very questionable judging which over shadowed a great night of fights. We will also give our picks and predictions for this Saturday night's UFC Fight Night headlined by Uriah Hall vs. Sean Strickland. As always please rate, subscribe, and review!
We are ready for another big week in MMA and Combat sports! We will recap this past Saturday's UFC Fight Night which saw big wins for Islam Makhachev and Miesha Tate. We also have some Road to ADCC Recap and some news which features more fall out from last weeks Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier. Finally we will preview this Saturday's UFC Fight Night main evented by Cory Sandhagen Vs. TJ Dillashaw. Please follow, rate, and review!
So much to break down this week after UFC 264. We'll discuss all the fights and what we think could be next for Conor McGregor and the exciting matchup Poirier vs. Oliveira will be. We also Preview this Saturday's Islam Makhachev vs. Thiago Moises Fight Night card. And finally we will discuss all the things happening in the news including some big fight announcements and Tyson Fury saying he will fight in MMA. Make sure to Rate, Subscribe, and review.
This week we took the episode out doors for some danger and fireworks. In the midst of this bad decision we manage to preview this weekends UFC 264 featuring Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier. We give our thoughts on the UFC announcing Cyril Gane Vs. Derrick Lewis for the interim heavyweight title. Then we do a pick 3 to help you win a bar fight. Hope everyone had a safe 4th!
A bit of a slower week in MMA but we have still plenty of amazing fights to break down this week! We'll start by recapping UFC Fight Night Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov and the PFL which saw another dominating victory for Kayla Harrison. We have a few things to to discuss in the news and then we will finish with a new game we call Tap or Cap. Please rate, review, and subscribe!
Another full week in MMA and combat sports means full recaps from all the fights this past week including: UFC Fight Night Zombie Vs. Ige, PFL, Who's Number One, and more! We'll also give a quick preview of this coming weeks UFC Fight Night Cyril Gane vs. Alexander Volkov. We also have a lot of very interesting fight anouncements and controversial training footage in our news. Then we wrap it all up by giving you our top 3 fast food spots. Hope everyone had a great father's day!
What a week in MMA to mark our 25th episode! We will recap UFC 263 which not only included huge wins for Israel Adesanya and Leon Edwards but also crowned a new champion Brandon Moreno. We will also look at results from Bellator and PFL which included the MMA debut of Clarissa Shields. We then look ahead to this weeks UFC Fight Night Korean Zombie Vs. Dan Ige and give a full run down of all the news in the world of combat sports.
We have a massive fight week with UFC 263 going down this Saturday! We are ready to get you setup and preview all the fights for this huge card. We will also take a look back at last weeks UFC Fight Night Jairzinho Rozenstruik Vs. Augusto Sakai. We also discuss all the details surrounding both Paul brother's fights vs. Woodley and Mayweather, Paulo Costa dropping out of another fight, and so much more!
Today's episode is a Mat Talk with professional MMA fighter Sean Fallon. Sean is not only one of the best lightweights fighting in Indiana right now but also in the mid west. We really enjoyed being able to talk to Sean and appreciated how open and honest he was on so many different topics. Having fought at such a high level for so long Sean has a very interesting perspective on the sport that everyone can appreciate and respect. His passion for martial arts is very evident. We can't thank him enough for his time and we hope everyone enjoys this episode!
This was a slow week in the world of combat sports but we still wanted to bring a special Memorial Day addition of the Knee On Belly Podcast. We will preview this weeks UFC Fight Night headlined by Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Augusto Sakai. We will also recap this past weeks WNO card which featured a massive win for Craig Jones over Luiz Panza. Finally we'll wrap it up with some news which features 2 big fight offers for Khabib Nurmagomedov.
This week we give a full run down of this weeks UFC Fight Night Rob Font vs. Cody Garbrandt. We also discuss the UFC Heavy weight division and who will be Francis Ngannou's opponent and what could be next for Jon Jones. We talk about all the drama surrounding Tyson Furry Vs. Deontay Wilder 3. Finally per usual we give a full rundown of all the fight announcements, retirement anncoucments, and everything else happening in and around the world of combat sports.
This week Nate serves his F bomb punishment by eating 3 Blazin' Wings from BW3's. We also discussed UFC 262 and the crowning of the new UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira. We also give our thoughts on what could be next for Tony Ferguson after his loss to new light weight contender Beneil Dariush. We then look ahead to this Saturday's UFC Fight Night Rob Font vs. Cody Garbrandt. We also cover everything happening in and around the world of combat sports and so much more!
This week we recap another great fight night which was headlined by a potential fight of the year candidate between Michelle Waterson vs. Marina Rodriguez. We also give our picks and predictions for the very anticipated UFC 262 which will crown a new Lightweight Champion between Michael Chandler vs.Charles Oliveria. Also we will run through some PFL and Bellator results, followed by some news happening around the world of combat sports including a huge win for Canelo Alvarez and so much more!
Today's episode features our inaugural Knee On Belly Podcast MMa Draft. 7 rounds of pure speed and adrenaline. We'll recap this past weekends UFC Fight Night Jiri Prochazka vs. Dominik Reyes. We also discuss results from all over the world of combat sports including PFL and Who's Number One. In our news section we discuss cancelled fight's and a newly announced fight for Floyd Mayweather. Hope you all enjoy the draft and have a great week!
Massive week in the world of MMA! With the return of fans UFC 261 was a huge card that did not disappoint and we are pumped to recap it all. We will also give our picks/predictions for this Saturday's UFC Fight Night Dominick Reyes vs. Jiri Prochazka. Then we will jump into some news with a massive Middle Weight title fight announced, Jon Jones apparently wanting $30 Million to fight Francis Ngannou, Conor McGregor calling out Kamaru Usman, and so much more!!
This weeks episode features a very special guest host our friend, brother, and MMA Fighter Damion "Dyeno" Swoke. We talk about all the fight results this past weekend from Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren, to UFC Fight Night Whittaker Vs. Gastelum, and the Bellator Light Heavyweight Grand Prix. We also get you set and ready with our picks and predictions for this Saturday' UFC 261. We also confront Brandon about getting a flip phone and finally present him with his fanny pack that he now has to wear for a month straight. This might be the craziest episode yet. ENJOY!
So much to talk about this week on the KOB podcast. We have not only this past Saturday's UFC Fight Night Vettori vs. Holland to recap, but also the Bellator Light Heavy Weight Grand Prix and Demetrius Johnson's KO loss at One Championship on TNT. Then we will look ahead at this Saturday's UFC Fight Night on ESPN Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum and the anticipated boxing match between Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren. We also talk about Jordan Burroughs Olympic Trials loss to Kyle Dake and so much more!
This was a very big week in MMA which means we have A LOT to talk about. We discuss Jon Jones asking the UFC for a release and if we think the Francis Ngannou title fight will happen. We give our thoughts on Venum being the new UFC fight wear sponsor and reflect on Reebok's time with the company. We also give our picks and predictions for this Saturday's UFC Fight Night on ABC Kevin Holland vs. Marvin Vettori. We discuss the Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier trilogy fight being official and if we think its the biggest trilogy in UFC history. We also have a ton of fight announcements including a returning Anderson Silva and so much more. Please Subscribe, Rate, and leave us a review.
Francis Ngannou is our new UFC Heavyweight Champion. We talk about who he should fight next and what could be next for now former champ Stipe Miocic. We also discuss and recap the rest of UFC 260. In our news we also discuss this past weeks WNO card, Gordon Ryan in One Championship, Miesha Tate, Ben Askren vs Jake Paul press conference, and so much more. Please rate, leave a review, and subscribe!
Today we sit down with undefeated MMA fighter Nick Fox. Nick is currently 4-0 and is the #1 ranked amateur light weight in Indiana. He is also a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blue belt and former high school wrestler. As training partners and team mates with Nick we can truly say he is the example of hard work and dedication to his craft. It's been such a privilege to get to know him personally over the past few years and to watch him grow as a martial artist. We can't wait to share his journey and story to this point with all of you. Thank you for listening and please follow/subscribe, leave us a review, and give us a 5 star rating.
Brandon is M.I.A this week and we have so much to talk about. We will recap UFC Fight Night Derick Brunson vs. Kevin Holland. We give you our picks and predictions for this Saturdays UFC 260 headlined Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou. Also we have the showdown of the century in our fight pick challenge as 5 Star Fanny takes on our very own Brandino. We talk Khabib Nurmagomedov retirement, fight announcements, Fury vs. Joshua, WNO and so much more! please follow/subscribe, give us 5 stars, and leave a written review. Also follow us on IG and Twitter @Kneeonbellypod
This week we discuss eye pokes and what can be done to prevent them, if anything at all. We look at the UFC Vegas 21 card headlined by Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammed. We take a look at this coming weeks UFC Vegas 22 Kevin Holland vs. Derrick Brunson and give our picks and predictions. We also do a round up of all the news and happenings in and around the world of combat sports. Do us a favor and throw us in that weekly podcast rotation. Also make sure to follow/subscribe, rate, and leave us a review.
Welcome back to another week on the Knee On Belly Podcast! So much tot talk about this week with this past week's UFC 259 and looking ahead to this coming UFC Fight Night Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammed. We also do a quick round up of all the news going on in and around the world of combat sports. Lastly we would like to dedicate this episode to our team mate Marty Meyers who sadly passed away this week. Rest easy brother OSS
This week we start out by reviewing this past Saturday's UFC Fight Night Vegas 20 Cyril Gane vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik. We take a look ahead and give our picks and predictions for this coming Saturday nights MASSIVE UFC 259. in our news we talk WNO and Gordon Ryan slapping Atos's Andre Galvao. We also talk Canelo Alvarez's dominate performance and so much more. Please subscribe, rate, and leave a review. Also follow us on Instagram and Twitter @Kneeonbellypod
Here we go again! This week we will have a full breakdown of the UFC Vegas Fight Night 19 Lewis vs. Blaydes card. We will then take a look ahead at this weekends UFC Fight Night Rozenstruik vs. Gane card. We will also hear why Brandon thinks Jon Jones won a his UFC title in a "retirement disviosn"....his words. We will talk a little crab rangoon pizza (yes its a real thing) and so much more MMA and combat sports news! Sit back relax and throw us in your weekly rotation. Please Subscribe, rate, and leave a review!
Welcome back you lovely uglies! This weeks episode we recap UFC 258 headlined by Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns. We also give our picks and predictions for this weeks UFC Fight Night headlined by Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis. We will discuss our thoughts on Bellator's Light Heavyweight Grand Prix and so much more happening this week in MMA. We continue to thank everyone for the support. Please subscribe, rate, and write a review!
Here We Go Again! This week we start out with our un biased opinions of Dustin Poirier's Louisiana Style Hot Sauce. We also give our thoughts on what to do with the 155lb division. Also, we do a quick recap of UFC Fight Night Vegas 18 Overeem vs. Volkov. Then we finish off with a look ahead giving our picks and predictions for UFC 258 Usman vs. Burns. Hope everyone has a great week!
Today's episode is a sit down with our jiu jitsu instructor and friend Jacob Hurlock. We learn a lot about the ins and outs of everything to do with fighting, competing, and being a gym owner. It's a very unique take from someone who's entire young adult life has been intertwined with combat sports. Jacob is a book of knowledge in what it takes to be a serious competitor and successful in many different aspects of our sport. We hope you enjoy!
Can you hear Brandon now? On today's episode we are giving our picks and predictions for UFC Fight Night Alistair Overeem vs. Alexander Volkov. We also give our thoughts on Ben Askren fighting Jake Paul in an 8 round boxing match and so much more. We seriously thank everyone for the early support we are receiving! We'll see you on Wednesday!
This week we will be recapping UFC 257 headlined by Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier. We will discuss where the 155lb division goes from here. We will also have a recap of last weeks UFC Fight Night Chiesa vs. Magny. We will also be dropping all the news and happenings going on inside the world of Mixed Martial Arts. So lower your knee shields and allow us to pass this good news straight to your ear lobes. Please subscribe, rate, and leave a review!
Welcome to the first episode of the Knee On Belly podcast. Nate, Jon, and Brandon break down everything happening this week in MMA. We talk the first ever UFC on ABC, What's next for Max, Magny and Chiesa, and our picks and predictions for UFC 257 McGregor vs. Poirier. We also take time to answer the internet. Come kick back and let us cradle your ears for an hour. Please subscribe, rate, and leave us a review!