Each week, hosts Vince Ferrara and Tim Loy share their insights on the growing sport of MMA. They'll have high profile guests from the UFC, Bellator, ESPN, rising stars and more. They'll breakdown PPV events, make predictions and discuss the sport in a very unique way. Listen Wednesdays 8 to 9pm ET on 99.1 The Sports Animal and archived afterwards right here.
Vince Ferrara visits with Bellator Welterweight Mark Lemminger ahead of his Bellator 260 fight on Showtime & Valor Fighting Challenge Lightweight Champion Damir Ferhatbegovic before his title defense at VFC83. Plus Vince & Tim preview MMA & Paul/Mayweather.
Vince Ferrara and Tim Loy named their winners and losers from UFC Fight Night. They looked ahead to scheduled big fights. And, they named 5 things each they'd improve in the sport of MMA and why.
Vince Ferrara sits down with undefeated Bellator Light Heavyweight Christian Edwards to preview his main card fight at Bellator 259 on Showtime Friday. They look back on Charles Olivera's title win and preview UFC Fight Night.
Vince sat down with Valor Fighting Challenge Welterweight Champ Greg Hopkins. Vince and Tim named UFC winners and losers. Plus, they previewed each fight on the UFC 262 pay-per-view in Houston.
Vince Ferrara and Tim Loy create UFC fights they'd most like to see that aren't currently scheduled. Plus, they preview all the weekend MMA events including in the UFC, Bellator and Valor Fighting Challenge.
UFC Middleweight Gerald Meerschaert joined Vince Ferrara to talk about his last win, his career & art of the guillotine choke, as the division's all-time submissions leader in UFC. Vince & Tim preview UFC Fight Night.
Vince Ferrara spoke to ESPN's Brett Okamoto about the upcoming UFC 261 pay-per-view in front of a full capacity of live fans in Jacksonville. Vince & Tim previewed the show & analyzed the UFC wins of Whitaker, Meerschaert & Pena, plus much more.
Bellator MMA on Showtime analyst Josh Thomson spoke with Vince Ferrara about the sport, Bellator 257 preview & more. Vince & Tim talked Scott Holtzman & Liv Parker national fights & previewed UFC this Sat.
Vince Ferrara talked 1-on-1 with Bellator MMA star Cat Zingano to preview her fight with Olivia Parker. Vince & Tim preview UFC on ABC 2 with Hot Sauce, Bellator 256 & the recap VFC 80 in Knoxville last week.
Vince interviews MMA referee legend and current Bellator on Showtime color analyst Big John McCarthy as well as KMAA's Liv Parker previewing her fight with Cat Zingano. Plus analysis from Tim Loy.
Vince & Tim broke down tons of MMA news from UFC & Bellator including a big fight for a local fighter, sizing up Chandler/Oliveira title fight, UFC Vegas 22 aftermath & full preview of UFC 260 ppv (Stipe vs. Ngannou)
Vince and Tim are joined by inspirational MMA fighter Dre Miley, who is succeeding in the sport with one eye. They looked back on a wild UFC Vegas 21 and preview this weekend's UFC Vegas 22.
Vince and Tim review and dissect the controversial ending to the co-main event at UFC 259. They'll discuss Isreal Adesanya's first career loss and preview UFC Vegas 21.
Former Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Megan Anderson joined Vince Ferrara for a 1-on-1 conversation from Las Vegas as she preps for her UFC title fight vs. Amanda Nunes at the UFC 259 pay-per-view.
Former Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Megan Anderson joined Vince Ferrara for a 1-on-1 conversation. She joined the show from Vegas as she preps for her UFC title fight vs. Amanda Nunes. Vince & Tim have a full UFC 259 ppv preview & more!
Vince & Tim were joined by UFC Bantamweight Ronnie Lawrence from Las Vegas site of his Saturday fight at UFC Vegas 20. They'll have a full card preview & talk about what's next for heavyweight Derrick Lewis.
Vince & Tim do some UFC matchmaking & each share their Top 5 non-scheduled, non-title MMA fights they want to see in 2021. They reviewed Kamaru Usman's UFC 258 win & preview the UFC Vegas 19 card.
Vince Ferrara interviews both ESPN's Ariel Helwani and #1 UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns just before his UFC 258 pay-per-view title shot vs. Kamaru Usman. Vince and Tim preview Saturday's show and much more!
Vince and Tim go through each division in the UFC and reveal their bold predictions on title changes in 2021. Plus, they preview UFC Vegas 18 and discuss Valor Fighting Challenge 78 in Knoxville.
Vince and Tim reviewed UFC 257, shared insight on the art of matchmaking in mixed martial arts and named each of their Top 5 local prospects that could have breakout years in 2021.
Vince Ferrara & Tim Loy break down The Notorious One's UFC octagon return at UFC 257 vs. Dustin Poirier. They have full card preview of the pay-per-view & they review the 2 UFC shows from the last week.
Vince and Tim talked about the UFC's return and shows in Fight Island. They have full card previews of shows this Sat and Wed. They looked ahead to Conor McGregor's upcoming fight. Plus, they reviewed the wildly successful Valor Fighting Challenge 77 show.
Vince Ferrara visits with both fighters together from King/Hopkins2 ahead of their title bout. Tim Loy shares insight on the art of matchmaking. They analyze the upcoming UFC fight calendar & the latest MMA news.
Vince Ferrara & Tim Loy shared their Top 5 UFC fighters of 2020 w/some debate. They reviewed a fantastic UFC pay-per-view last Sat w/winners & losers, plus a full preview of the final UFC show of the year Sat
Vince Ferrara visited one-on-one with the first Bellator women's flyweight champion prior to her 5th title defense vs. Juliana Velasquez. Vince and Tim previewed the UFC 256 pay-per-view and much more.
Vince Ferrara spoke one-on-one with the undefeated Bellator MMA star about her title fight Thursday, December 10 vs. Juliana Velasquez, fight week, her training and her career.
Two UFC fighters on Saturday's Vegas 16 card Saturday night, joined Vince and Tim on the show in a special Wednesday night edition. VFL Light Heavyweight Ovince St. Preux and Flyweight from American Top Team Atlanta, Cody Durden are guests.
Vince Ferrara had a one-on-one interview with Octagon/Cage/Ring Announcer Joe Martinez to talk about his career and the excitement of announcing fights. Vince & Tim analyzed this weekend's UFC Vegas card and much more.
Vince visits with outstanding UFC lead commentator John Gooden to talk about his Fight Island experience, career path, working in the UFC & opinion on 255's main event. Vince & Tim have a full card preview & more!
Vince visits with UFC Middleweight & former Alabama football national champion Eryk Anders to preview his UFC Vegas 14 fight Saturday. Vince & Tim discuss that entire card & talk much more in the MMA world.
Vince and Tim are joined for the whole show by guest analyst Eric Turner, President of Valor Fighting Challenge. They name winners and losers from UFC Vegas 12, preview UFC Vegas 13, discuss VFL Ovince St. Preux's next fight and much more.
Vince and Tim reflect on UFC 254 and discuss the future for winners and losers including Khabib & Gaethje. Vince talks Conor McGregor and Jon Jones with ESPN's Marc Raimondi, plus a UFC Sat preview.
Vince talks with ESPN's Marc Raimondi about the big UFC 254 pay-per-view. Vince and Tim breakdown the full Saturday card and much more MMA discussion.
Vince & Tim have winners/losers from Holm/Aldana card. They'll discuss the broken pipeline of MMA fighters from regional shows to national promotions & they have a full preview of UFC Fight Island 5 this Sat.
Vince and Ovince chat about VFL OSP's last UFC win, the issues Jon Jones will find as a heavyweight, the current light heavyweight division, insights on the UFC's COVID-19 testing and some Vols football. Plus, Vince and Tim talk Adesanya and preview UFC on Sat.
Vince Ferrara caught up with Phil Murphy from ESPN, who covers fights sports and is a SportsCenter International Anchor. Vince and Tim preview Adesanya/Costa UFC 253 from Fight Island & more!
Vince and Tim catch-up with UFC Bantamweight Ronnie Lawrence to discuss his success on Dana White's Contender Series. They preview the packed Covington vs. Woodley card and much more MMA talk.
Vince has a 1-on-1 visit with the popular UFC veteran fighter, Bryan Barberena. Vince and Tim analyze the great performance last Saturday by Ovince St. Preux, they review last week's Valor pay-per-view event and preview Saturday's MMA shows.
Vince visits with UFC Middleweight Impa Kasanganay after his incredible month. Vince and Tim review UFC Vegas 8, preview Overeem/Sakia UFC Vegas 9 this Saturday and much more.
Vince and Tim, the MMA matchmaker, put together some want-list future UFC fights, plus they talk about Frankie Edgar's win and preview UFC Vegas 8 Sat.
Vince & Tim dissect Stipe Miocic's win over Daniel Cormier at UFC 252. Did the eye poke change the outcome? What's the legacy of both fighters? Will DC fight again? Jon Jones moves to heavyweight. Will he get the next title shot? Much, much more.
Vince and Tim get you ready for the Miocic/DC trilogy Saturday night for the UFC Heavyweight Title and label of greatest heavyweight in history. They'll hit on plenty of MMA news and an interview with MMA coach Ben Harrison to review Hot Sauce's UFC fight.
Special interview with the Knoxville resident before his UFC fight in Vegas Sat night that's the biggest of his career. Vince and Tim have recaps and preview from the UFC and other promotions, an exclusive breaking news MMA announcement plus much more.
Vince chats with Invicta FC strawweight Genia Goodin, who is 2-0 in the national promotion. Vince & Tim talk about the controversial Herb Dean stoppage from Whitaker/Till card & they preview UFC's return to Vegas
Vince and Tim analyze the last two UFC Fight Island events (Kattar/Ige & Figuerado/Benavidez) plus they preview this Saturday's entire card. They'll look at what's wrong with judging in MMA, plus look at the UFC's Contender Series and Bellator this weekend.
Vince & Tim reviewed all aspects of Fight Island including recapping Usman/Masvidal & other two title fights. Plus, they preview the next two UFC shows & talk regional MMA promotion, Valor Fighting Challenge.
Vince and Tim visit with KMAA head trainer and Valor Fighting Challenge owner Eric Turner about Friday's MMA show in Knoxville, they breakdown Poirier/Hooker, Saturday's UFC event and much more.
Vince and Tim review last Saturday's 2nd UFC Las Vegas show and preview this week's 3rd show. Plus, VFC star Liv Parker discusses her July 2 Invicta FC debut and Phil Murphy of ESPN MMA breaks down the biggest storylines in the UFC. (Photo by Graham Denholm / ESPN Images)
Hosts Vince Ferrara and Tim Loy review UFC 250 with all the spectacular bantamweight performances and the G.O.A.T.'s dominating win. Plus, all the contract disputes of UFC stars with Dana White and much more.
Vince and Tim talk about the life of a referee from Jimmy Neely who has worked in the UFC. They reviewed UFC ESPN 9 in Vegas (Burns/Woodley) and preview Saturday's UFC 250.
Many saw the Tennessean win on a huge stage at UFC Fight Night in Jacksonville Sat. He joined the show with Vince Ferrara and Tim Loy to discuss it. They reviewed the last two UFC events and looked at the next show.