UFC President Dana White joins the show to talk about a huge fight week heading into UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor, Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega at UFC 231, the date for a potential Jon Jones Octagon return, the possibility of Cormier vs. Jones 3, Nate Diaz vs. Dustin Poirier, Greg Hardy…Read More →
The UFC is still without a main event for UFC 230 at Madison Square Garden in NYC. Chael Sonnen enjoys the speculation games and offers this as a potential, although unrealistic and speculative match up that would fit the bill on this episode of Beyond the Fight.Read More →
The UFC recently changed their policy with USADA flagged drug testing with athletes under contract. From now on, failed tests will only be released to the public after a full review, investigation, and resolution have taken place to protect the reputation of each athlete.Read More →
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Chael Sonnen worked out with Daniel Cormier last night at AKA in San Jose and was reminded that each combat sports athlete has an ideal weight class where they perform best. And according to Chael, Daniel Cormier’s is a heavyweight. How will this impact a potential rematch at heavyweight?Read More →
Jon Jones recently tweeted at UFC double champ Daniel Cormier “My innocence ‘shatters’ your ‘illusion’. In this episode of Beyond the Fight Chael Sonnen questions whether Jon was actually found innocent.Read More →
Brendan talks about upcoming news and rumors in the mixed martial arts and boxing world. Will Alexander Gustafsson vs. Jon Jones happen? Is Anthony Joshua getting serious about fighting Deontay Wilder? and more!Read More →
With the return of Jon Jones, there has been much speculation about his next opponent and if he will headline the UFC’s event at Madison Square Garden. In addition to Alexander Gustafsson, it is rumored that a third match with current UFC Heavyweight and light heavyweight Champ was offered. If this happens would Jones move to heavyweight?Read More →
Nate Diaz and Dustin Poirier proposed fighting at 165 pounds at Madison Square Garden but there has been reluctance from Dana White and the UFC to open a new weight class. Chael Sonnen gives his thoughts on a special on the road edition of his You’re Welcome podcast.Read More →
Brendan on what we learned from Anthony Joshua vs. Alexander Povetkin, why it wasn’t popular, and why Joshua must face the winner of Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury.Read More →
Jon Jones received a reduced suspension from USADA shortly before the UFC event at Madison Square Garden. It looked like a rematch with Alexander Gustafsson was in the works until Jon Jones apparently decided he did not want to fight on that date.Read More →
Brendan takes a look at this week’s best knockouts from around the web, the Cleveland Browns’ win, Steve-O’s golf stunt, Kevin Hart’s workout and more!Read More →
Is it possible to make a 165-pound division in the UFC? We tried to play with the idea on my radio show, holding a mock draft. With names like Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Kevin Lee, Georges St-Pierre and more, is there enough talent to go around? We experiment with the idea to see if it’s possible.Read More →
Brendan checks out a special game of Jenga from Japan involving nipples and a glass of wine.Read More →
Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping and stand-up comedian Luis J. Gomez discuss Michael’s shame worthy performance from Monday’s episode before jumping into all the biggest stories in MMA including Nate Diaz vs Dustin Poirier for a new title, what new weight divisions would look like in the UFC, Jon Jones possibly fighting Alexander Gustafson or a third fight with Daniel Cormier,…Read More →
MMA legend and UFC Hall of Famer Bas Rutten joins Jim and Matt in-studio to talk about a variety of subjects including fighting in Pancrase, the early days in the UFC, Karate Combat, and much more. Then, #3 UFC Lightweight contender Dustin Poirier calls in and talks about fighting Nate Diaz at UFC 230, the possibility of a 165lbs. division, Khabib vs. Conor, mental warfare, Eddie Alvarez, and a lot more.Read More →
Brendan and Bryan are in studio for Episode 396 of The Fighter and The Kid. They talk about Hot Cheetos, Chin getting on TRT, Rapaport vs Barstool, and much more!Read More →
Chael Sonnen breaks down the UFC 229 press conference with Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov.Read More →
Chael Sonnen talks Jon Jones deal with USADA to receive a reduced sentence for failing a drug teste for performance-enhancing drugs. Read More →
Nate Diaz and Dustin Poirier are scheduled to fight at UFC 230, but with no known main event, the two took to Twitter to make a case for their bout being promoted to the main event as well as to be the inaugural title fight in a new 165lbs weight class. What’s the lesson here? Fake news can be valuable, especially when fighting fire with fire.Read More →
At this moment there is still no main event for the UFC Madison Square Garden event in November. Although this is not a common way to market a UFC card…is it working?Read More →
Chael Sonnen talks Jon Jones, USADA, Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov on this episode of the You’re Welcome podcast.Read More →
Brendan explains his ‘strength of schedule’ analogy comparing the highly anticipated Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor fight to college football.Read More →
With a lack of a competitive architecture to determine who is actually the best, fans often default to those who receives the most press. Chael Sonnen gives his thoughts on his You’re Welcome podcast.Read More →