Coach Firas zahabi talks about how to adapt your judo to no gi using as example some of the big names in the MMA world like Fedor and Akiyama who have perfected no gi judo in their game. He also talks about pros and cons of using Taekwondo in a street fight.Read More →
Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez faces off against Francis NGannou in the main event of UFC on ESPN 1. How will he look after a long layoff and a near retirement from the sport? I examined his fight against Travis Browne at UFC 200, Velasquez’s last fight, to see if there are any lessons to learn. Ditto for NGannou’s rematch against Curtis Blaydes and defeat to Stipe Miocic.Read More →
UFC on ESPN 1 and Bellator 216 take place this weekend and former UFC and Bellator commentator and SiriusXM host Jimmy Smith joined me to preview both fight cards. We break down the main events of both (Cain Velasquez vs. Francis Ngannou, Michael ‘Venom’ Page vs. Paul Daley), whether Mirko CroCop will win his rematch against Roy Nelson, Paul Felder and James Vick looking to get back on the winning track and more.Read More →
Ariel Helwani and Chael Sonnen react to former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor calling out multiple fighters on social media. Ariel expresses how this means that McGregor wants to fight again and whoever his next opponent is, it will need to be a must-win situation. Chael says it is refreshing to see that Conor is ready to fight, but details that even with a win or a loss, McGregor will still be the biggest star in the UFC. Chael also speculates that McGregor’s next fight will be against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Read More →
Chael Sonnen tells a story about having dinner with Donald cowboy Cerrone a Nobu in Melbourne Australia during UFC 234 fight week.Read More →
UFC middleweight Israel Adesanya joins Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show to recap his victory vs. Anderson Silva at UFC 234. He expresses his desire to fight Kelvin Gastelum for the title, not an interim belt, because Robert Whittaker pulled out again.Read More →
Chael Sonnen talks the return of former UFC Champion Cain Velasquez when he faces former heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou UFC on ESPN. Will Cain rely on his wrestling roots or challenge the heavy hitting Ngannou in a stand up battle?Read More →
Robin Black joined me in studio on my radio show to discuss his work on Bellator 215 and Bellator 216 for DAZN, Paul Daley vs. Michael ‘Venom’ Page (MVP), his thoughts on Israel Adesanya vs. Anderson Silva at UFC 234 and more.Read More →
After UFC 234, should our assessment of Israel Adesanya downgrade his standing? Is he overrated? While it’s entirely understandable his contemporaries like Chris Weidman and Paulo Costa would believe so, the argument upon close inspection misses the forest for the trees. Anderson Silva did show some vulnerabilities Adesanya might have, but the overall upside he demonstrated is the bigger story.Read More →
Chael Sonnen talks about what we learned after UFC great Anderson Silva faced rising star at Israel Adesanya at UFC 234 in Melbourne Australia.Read More →
In honor of Cain Velasquez’s return to the Octagon vs. Francis Ngannou on February 17 on ESPN, Ariel Helwani looks back to Cain’s dominant victory against Brock Lesnar at UFC 121 to become UFC heavyweight champion. Ariel also looks into how the Jon Jones-Daniel Cormier feud developed from that night as well as the infamous moment outside the cage with Lesnar and WWE’s The Undertaker.Read More →
Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping and stand-up comedian Luis J. Gomez discuss the trailer for Mike’s new movie “Triple Threat”, their favorite action movies, some of Mike’s experiences filming, what they’re doing for Valentines day, Mike’s plans for his 40th birthday, MMA in movies, their plans for the show when Game of Thrones returns, all before jumping into the biggest MMA news of the week including, Bellator’s all UK main event of Paul Daley vs MVP, MVP’s flying knee from hellRead More →
He hasn’t fought since 2016 … but Cain Velasquez says he’s still a BEAST in the octagon — and after he runs through Francis Ngannou, he’s confident he could take Jon Jones.Read More →
Khabib Nurmagomedov might be a nice lunch for the bearRead More →
Michael “Venom” Page joins Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show in studio to discuss the comment Paul Daley made that started their rivalry before their fight at Bellator 216. Page calls Daley a “sore loser” and that he’ll remain guarded after the fight because of Daley’s previous incidents. MVP also discusses overcoming the recent death of his father.Read More →
Paul Daley comes in studio for Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show to talk about his opponent Michael “Venom” Page before their Welterweight Grand Prix fight on Saturday. Daley discusses fighting at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, saying he is comfortable fighting in the US, but is disappointed his fight with Page isn’t taking place in the UK. He says the emotional aspect of the feud has come from Page, not him.Read More →
Gian Villante joins Jim and Matt in-studio to talk about his UFC Prague bout against Michael Aleksiejczuk on February 23, training with former Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic in freezing Cleveland, war stories about Chris Weidman and Al Iaquinta, and more. Later,Read More →
UFC heavyweight Francis Ngannou joins Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show to discuss his training camp ahead of fighting Cain Velasquez on February 17 on ESPN. “The Predator” says he wants to fight the best version of Velasquez, and that he is a different version of himself, with confidence and a better understanding of the fight business. Ngannou explains how he is helping kids in Cameroon.Read More →
Brendan gives his picks for upcoming weekend of MMA, including Ngannou vs. Velasquez and Bellator 215 & 216 .Read More →
UFC middleweight Kelvin Gastelum joins Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show to describe the empty feeling of not getting to fight Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC 234. He says he started crying when he got the news the morning of the fight after Whittaker pulled out due to a collapsed bowel and hernia. Gastelum says Israel Adesanya’s win over Anderson Silva was a bunch of “theatrics” and he wasn’t impressed. Read More →
American Kickboxing Academy founder and head coach Javier Mendez calls in and talks to Jim and Matt about Cain Velasquez vs. Francis Ngannou, Khabib’s NSAC suspension, Conor McGregor, Tony Ferguson, potential next fights for Daniel Cormier, and much, much more.Read More →
Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping and stand-up comedian Luis J. Gomez discuss Mikes sudden onset shoulder pain, the story of how Mike and Rebecca met and fell in love, Luis and Mikes plans for Valentine’s day before jumping into the biggest news in MMA from the weekend including UFC 234, what the big win means for The Last Style Bender?Read More →
UFC Bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw joins Brendan Schaub for a lobster roll.Read More →
Brendan recaps UFC 234 Stylebender vs Silva and Gervonta Davis vs Hugo Ruiz and breaks down/makes picks for UFC Velasquez vs Ngannou and Bellator’s Michael Page vs Paul Daley & Matt Mitrione vs Sergei Kharitonov. He talks breaking MMA and boxing events/news, Robert Whittaker undergoing surgery, Conor vs Cowboy interim title fight rumors, Floyd Mayweather’s knee high rain boots, Kelvin Gastelum staph infection breakout and more.Read More →