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Roxanne Modafferi is lined up to compete at UFC 266 in September.

The Happy Warrior was supposed to fight Tatiana Suarez at the time of our conversation. But Suarez has subsequently dropped out due to injury and they're looking to secure another flyweight opponent for Modafferi.

Modafferi covered several subjects with me: -this upcoming MMA fight cementing her as having the most mixed martial arts contests of any woman in the sport's history
-recording her knee rehab and Modafferi's regular social media documenting of the progress
-some of her best friends nowadays starting as fans and the unique loyalty to Modafferi's fanbase
-the MMA On Point video that compared her to Goku and the Goku rash guard
-Serena DeJesus being her best friend and the growth that they have had over the years
-the myriad of funny quotes Modafferi gets from reaching her kids' jiu-jitsu classes
-being about 75 percent of the way through writing her memoir continuation
-the joy of Modafferi's piano playing and wanting to serenade her jiu-jitsu boyfriend
-her Fusion Fight League grappling contest on July 31st and appearing on previous submission grappling circuits

Mike McAloon defeated John Nguyen at BFL 67 on UFC Fight Pass. The Devil's Advocate secured a third-round rear-naked choke win on the June 4th card.

McAloon came on BTB to cover several subjects such as: -Mucking post-fight victory McDoubles
-Not being as happy with his performance despite my perceived comprehensiveness of it
-The feelings associated with fighting in front of no fans at Battlefield Fight League 67
-Working in Indonesia at Bali MMA in late 2019 right up until the global pandemic set in
-Honing his craft lately at the legendary Canadian mixed martial arts gym, Toshido MMA
-Being a ranked featherweight w/ BTC Fight Promotions and maybe contending for that 145lb belt
-Looking at Prospect Fighting Championships and Unified MMA fights in his future
-McAloon's past working at trade shows and pounding the coffees all throughout
-Looking at the August and September Canadian regional MMA cards for his next prizefight

Zack Powell takes on Dario Sinagoga in a lightweight title eliminator bout at BFL 67. The latest from Battlefield Fight League goes down Friday, June 4th from UFC Fight Pass.

Powell came on BTB to cover several subjects including: -getting in work at Niagara Top Team
-the camaraderie among NTT fighters and at one point living with wrestling coach Chris Prickett
-going from helping Anthony Romero in his Contender Series camp to now living in Niagara Falls
-the performance in his last outing against Yemi Oduwole and competing out in Alabama
-the broader issues with low level commentating in certain pockets of the regional MMA scene
-having CFFC middleweight champion Aaron Jeffery as his nutritionist and good friend
-seeing Jeffery and fellow teammate Jasmine Jasudavicius booked for Contender Series
-this 3 fight contract with BFL providing options for a BFL title bid or a Contender Series spot
-thoughts on Dario Sinagoga and this upcoming battle of two undefeated 155 pounders
-getting into the NFT game and beginning a podcast with a focus on hockey and UFC collectibles

In this episode we speak to Joel Vasquez who is making his debut performance on March 12th, 2021 as a Pro MMA Fighter with the CFFC promotions Live on UFC FightPass. Listen to the full prefight interview now or catch the live performance on my Youtube channel

 

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Aaron Jeffery makes a bid for the Cage Fury FC middleweight belt against titlist Collin Huckbody at CFFC 93. The main event bout goes down on Friday, March 12th, and broadcasts on UFC Fight Pass.

Jeffery came on BTB to cover a myriad of topics with me ahead of this high-stakes fight.

-The necessary adjustments needed for training amid a pandemic
-Working with a core group of quality martial artists from Niagara Top Team
-Working with the Brock University Wrestling team and Marty Calder
-Having NTT teammate Jasmine Jasudavicius on this same CFFC card
-His prior loss under the CFFC banner as well as the differences between Aaron then and now
-Finishing Andre Petroski in the LFA 93 main event during his last contest
-All of the UFC talk around him and the utility that has had for his ability to remain hyper-focused
-Fighting at the old ECW Arena and having CM Punk on the call
-His older brother getting him into MMA and seeing Aaron's journey as a fighter
-Jeffery's overall placement in MMA's mullet rankings hierarchy and his girlfriend styling his mullet
-Aaron's food fascinations with cereal, hot sauce, and slop

Jasmine Jasudavicius takes on Ashley Deen at CFFC 93 on Friday, March 12th. The flyweight fight goes down at 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and broadcasts on UFC Fight Pass.

-The tumultuous nature of training amid a myriad of COVID guidelines
-Roommate and teammate Aaron Jeffery main eventing the CFFC card she's on
-Working with the Brock University Wrestling and her Niagara Top Team compatriots
-Why "MMA is life and life is MMA", kitchen sparring, and living room grappling
-The lessons she learned from her CFFC strawweight title bid and the razor-thin nature of the fight
-Sampling multiple Philly Cheesesteak places during her last trek through Philadelphia

Sunny Sareen is the CEO of Unified MMA and I spoke to him shortly after Unified signed a multi-event broadcast deal for UFC Fight Pass. Sareen came on BTB to cover a myriad of topics.

-The timeline for discussions regarding Unified MMA broadcasting on Fight Pass
-How this multi-year deal could not have come at a better time for the company
-The difficulties regional MMA promoters have faced with the pandemic
-Working on Spring 2021 for Unified MMA's first show on UFC Fight Pass
-The importance of the River Cree Resort and Casino to Unified MMA
-The wealth of talent that has come out of Unified MMA over the years ie/ Tanner Boser
-The vibrant grassroots MMA scene in Edmonton and how it stacks up on a global scale

Battlefield Fight League president Jay Golshani came on BTB and discussed BFL's recent announcement of their multi-year broadcast agreement with UFC Fight Pass.

We covered a myriad of other topics about the powerhouse Canadian MMA promotion as well.

-The wealth of talent that has come through BFL over the years
-The regional MMA landscape amid the global pandemic and feeling like it will be largely dormant for years to come
-Which BFL alums could get signed by UFC in 2021
-The matchups that BFL is planning for their Fight Pass debut/ first show of the new year
-Caio Machado vs Lee Mein for the BFL heavyweight championship being planned for the upcoming card
-Either February or March being targeted for that inaugural Fight Pass broadcast
-How COVID-19 measures might result in them promoting outside of British Columbia

UFC 249 Tony Ferguson vs Justin Gaethje

Return from the pandemic, UFC kicksoff May with a Pay Per View event with an Interim LightWeight Division Championship match between Tony El Cucuy Ferguson vs Justin The HighLight Gaethje. 

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CONOR, KHABIB, DUSTIN, DIAZ, DANA, MASVIDAL UFC 246
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UFC 246 The Notorious Conor Mcgregor vs Donald Cowboy Cerrone

Conor Returns UFC 246 for What could be his Last Rodeo vs The Cowboy in a 170 lb Bout for a possible Light Weight Title shot vs The Champion.

UFC 246 starting January 2020 with a bang.

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Three Championship Bouts going down Tonight only on PPV
December 14, 2019 T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada

Roman Raves and Danny Smooth on Sports Talk Radio MMA discuss Liz Carmouche, UFC 245 headliners Kamaru Usman, Colby Covington and more on this week's Fight Eval.

UFC 245 closing out 2019 with 3 Championship titles on the line

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UFC 244 Jorge Masvidal vs Nate Diaz

UFC's first ever BMF Title Match happening November 2, 2019 @MSG Madison Square Garden in New York City for UFC 244, it's Gamebred Jorge Masvidal vs Nate Diaz for this one of a kind event. I will be giving my personal analysis of this upcoming bout, and recapping the past fight between Ben Askren and Demain Maia, as well as the Style- Bender.

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UFC 243

Robert "The Reaper" Whittaker vs Israel "The StyleBender" Adesanya for the MiddleWeight Championship on October 5th, 2019 PayPer View on ESPN+ at 6:15pm eastern.

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Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone vs Justin "The Highlight" Gaethje for a LightWeight bout on September 14, 2019 on ESPN+ at 5:00pm.

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UFC 242

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Dustin Poirier happening September 7th on Yaz Island in Abu Dhabi. They will both be facing off for the title of the Lightweight Championship Belt thid Saturday on UFC 242 PPV.

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FIGHTNIGHT 157

Jessica Andrade vs Weili Zhang for the Women's StrawWeight Championship Belt, August 31, 2019 #UFCShenzen Shenzen, China FightNight 157 UFC Shenzen

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UFC 236

This is a special segment commentary of Roman Raves where my cohost Danny Smooth and I will be doing commentary on this years MMA bouts. Follow us along our journey this year, you don't want to miss out. A great night of fights this Saturday April 13, 2019 for UFC 236 with the main event being Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier in a bout for the Interim Lightweight Championship. Listen for predictions, fighter analysis and more.

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FIGHTNIGHT 147

This is a special segment commentary of Roman Raves where my cohost Danny Smooth and I will be doing commentary on this years MMA bouts. Follow us along our journey this year, you don't want to miss out. A great night of fights this Saturday March 16, 2019 for FightNight 147 with the main event being Darren Till vs Jorge Masvidal in a Welterweight bout. Listen for predictions, fighter analysis and more.

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