Oh wow you guys, it's finally here! Fight Island! Barring some unforeseen COVID-related complication (which if we're being honest is still a very real possibility) we're set to see 3 title fights. We talk about those and also: fighting on a beach and burning the soles of your feet off, cup sizes (male and female) and how to correctly pronounce Petr Yan's name.
Sure, you've heard approximately 40 hours worth of Paddy the Baddy-related content in the last week, so what's the harm in a little more?
We also bitch and moan about Douglas Crosby being an incompetent yet again. How is this dude employed? On two entirely different fight cards in two different states in two different organizations?
We talk over-saturation, sportsmanship, social media clout and some other stuff.
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We have a little technical discussion about Angela's strategy against Ducote this past Saturday and what actually transpired in the fight.
We pretty much missed half of the rest of the card but we touch on:
- Resurgent Wonderboy
- Yazmin beating Istela Nunes and what it was like training with her for this camp
- The difficulties of cornering karate-style fighters that move a whole lot
- Preparing to get calf kicked
- Don't drink negronis at Disneyland
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No UFC this week so we share some thoughts on PFL's inaugural PPV card.
Also:
- USADA testing and McGregor's return to the testing pool/exemption privileges
- Jiri shoulder injury
- Fight week for Angela
- PFL putting all their eggs in one basket. Dropping the basket. Breaking all the eggs. Slipping on the eggs and landing on their face. And then somehow making a decent omelette with the remains
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We recap Nzechukwu vs Cutelaba! The headliner no one expected!
We talk about a couple of notable matchups and also:
- The Johnson vs Zhumagulov scoring controversy and how we had it
- Jennifer Maia's enormous cornerman
- Names we cannot pronounce
- We whine about judging in MMA for a good 10 minutes so you can prob skip that
And more!
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We talk about Saturday's two title fights, Chandler v Poirer and some other stand out moments from a big night of fights in NYC. Apologies for the poor audio quality this week. Whaddayagonnado?
Also:
- Crucifixes
- Watching an amateur fighter walk out with a rapper
- Frankie Edgar's retirement fight
- The next opponent for Weili Zhang
- The Peruvian fighter that guard pulled a whole lot and looked a lot like the actor from 'You'
and more!
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We break down the Lemos KO against Rodriguez, Neil Magny sinking in a D'Arce and all the other good stuff from the last Apex fight night.
Also:
- Weird, unexpected injuries
- Guillotines
- Strawweight KOs
- Prison fight records vs street fight records
- 'Edging' and Covington's supposed bedroom predilections
- Predictions for #UFC281
And more! Video version available on our YouTube Channel
Oooohhhhh it's Halloween! Scaryyyy good 145er matchup this weekend that ended in unfortunate circumstances but we talk about that and some other compelling matchups on this past weekends card. Also:
- We watched the Jake Paul/Anderson Silva circus. We don't feel good about having done so
- Uriah Hall and feelings
- Odd judging this weekend
- Tresean Gore almost decapitating a man
- Horrible knee injuries
And more!
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We talk about the heavy ass card that was UFC 280
Also:
- Combat BJJ AKA Slap-Jitsu
- The Yan/O'Mailey decision being more colorful than Suga's hairdo
- Belal Mohammad: KO Artist
- Al-Jo not being an 'American' champion?!
- Us being sad about the lightweight title fight result
- Hell Paso, Texas
- What kind of fucking name is Ben Cartilage?
And more!
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Cheers
We talk about our favorite fights from this weekends fight night and also:
- Why do people find Hasbulla memes funny?
- The strange case of Mike Jackson (and a Twitter pile-on)
- Legkicks hurt
- Terrible BJJ-themed weddings
- We cannot pronounce Araujo
And more!
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Well unfortunately we didn't get to watch Jess compete under Zuckerberg's beady-eyed automaton gaze but here's some thoughts on last weekend's Bellator and UFC cards.
Also:
- Marketing was super weird for this UFC card. We try and unpack what "building a card around" Dern means
- Bellator's stacked California card
- Invicta FC weigh-ins going tits up (lolololol)
- Weight-cutting and longevity
- Jessica Penne's fight week illness
- Playing bongos on someones ass
- Fighter pay (you can't call Angela a 'broke bitch' anymore. You can only say she 'sucks'.)
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