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Come join Kris and Kael Meyer every week as they discuss current events, and break down upcoming MMA fights. Compete alongside them as they make their bets for the upcoming fight card.

Kael Meyer Kris Meyer


    • Dec 13, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 54m AVG DURATION
    • 108 EPISODES


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    #107 UFC 269 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 51:48


    This week Kris & Kael do a lengthy recap of the action packed UFC 269. We saw one of the biggest upsets in UFC history. Amanda Nunes fell to Julianna Pena via rear naked choke in the second round. Dustin Poirier came up short as well in the third round via rear naked choke to the champ Charles Oliveira. Cody Garbrandt got knocked out in his flyweight debut against Kai Kara France. Where should Cody Garbrandt go from here? Thanks for tuning in & remember to leave a positive review.

    #106 UFC

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 60:04


    This week Kris & Kael recap UFC Vegas 43 and breakdown Vegas 44. Ketlen Vieira was able to pull off the decision victory against Miesha Tate. It ended up being a competitive fight with Miesha proving she really wants to fight. The upcoming Vegas card is stacked with Brad Riddell facing off against Rafael Fiziev. We see Jose Aldo up against Rob Font in the main event of the evening. Thanks for tuning in & remember to leave a positive review.

    #105 UFC 268/Holloway Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 68:57


    This week Kris & Kael recap UFC 268 as well as the Holloway/Rodriguez card. 268 kicked off with Gaethje & Chandler, the fight was exciting start to finish as you can imagine. We also seen Rose retain her belt against Weili Zhang. Kamaru proved to be just a little too much for Colby once again. Thanks for tuning in & remember to leave a positive review.

    #104 UFC 267 Recap + 268 Breakdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 71:13


    This episode was jam packed as we had a ton of fights to recap and then breakdown. Back to back huge cards with many belts on the line. Probably the two best consecutive cards we have had in a long time. Tune in & listen to Kris & Kael recap and break down these two amazing cards.

    #103 UFC 267 Breakdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 66:46


    This week Kris & Kael breakdown the much anticipated UFC 267 with two belts on the line & it is not a PPV. Jan Blachowicz faces off against a 42 year old Glover Teixeira in the main event slot. Petr Yan will be fighting Cory Sandhagen because Aljamain Sterling could not fight. Thanks for tuning in & remember to leave a positive review.

    #102 UFC 266 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 64:21


    This week the boys recap the glorious UFC 266 card. We saw some amazing finishes & fights. Volkanovski went to war with Ortega in a fight of the year contender. As you can imagine it was all Valentina in her 7th title defence at 125 lbs. Afterwards the two made some quick predictions for the next fight card headlined by Thiago Santos & Johnny Walker. Thanks for tuning in & remember to leave a positive review.

    #101 UFC 266 Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 38:28


    This week Kris & Kael recap UFC Vegas 37. We saw Anthony Smith show up once again defeating Ryan Spann in the first round with a rear naked choke. Following is a lengthy recap of UFC 266, finally a great UFC card start to finish. Do you think Ortega has what it takes to defeat Alexander Volkanovski? Thanks for tuning in & remember to leave a positive review.

    #100 UFC Vegas 37 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 45:05


    This week Kris & Kael record their 100th podcast. Thanks for tuning in along the way, remember to leave a like and subscribe to the podcast. The two breakdown UFC Vegas 36 and do a quick breakdown of UFC Vegas 37. The two also recap the Triller event that happened over the weekend.

    #99 UFC Vegas 35 Recap + 36 Breakdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 43:22


    This week Kris & Kael do a quick recap of UFC Vegas 35 followed by a breakdown of UFC Vegas 36. We saw Giga take on Edson Barboza in an exciting fight start to finish. Who do you think Giga should fight next? Both Kris & Kael think Darren Till will secure a victory against Derek Brunson. Who do you got? Thanks for tuning in & remember to leave a positive review.

    #98 Fight Night Vegas 34

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 37:01


    This week Kris & Kael do a quick recap of UFC Vegas 34. We saw some amazing fights and high level KO's. Cannonier edging out Gastelum in a close 5 round fight. The guys breakdown a couple other fights on the card then move onto next weeks main event with Barboza V Chikadze. Thanks for tuning in & remember to leave a positive review. Cheers,

    #97 UFC 265 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 45:34


    This week Kris & Kael do a lengthy recap of UFC 265. We saw Derrick Lewis fall to Ciryl Gane in a complete one sided fight. Jose Aldo looked like a killer as well defeating Pedro Munoz. It was an exciting card with a ton of good fights so hopefully you tuned in. Thanks for watching & remember to leave a positive review.

    #96 UFC 265 Breakdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 66:52


    This week Kris & Kael do a quick recap of UFC Vegas 33 where we saw Uriah Hall & Sean Strickland in the main event slot. Strickland looking really good, out pacing and striking Uriah Hall. The guys also break down UFC 265 with Derrick Lewis & Ciryl Gane facing off for the interim Heavyweight Belt. Do you agree this fight makes sense considering Francis Ngannou beat Stipe Miocic less than 4 months ago? Thanks for listening and remember to leave a positive review and check out the Youtube channel if you have not done so.

    #95 Fight Night Vegas Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 51:49


    This week Kris & Kael recap Fight Night Vegas 32. We saw a couple weird decision victories tonight. Dillashaw won a razor thin decision against Cory Sandhagen. Miranda Maverick had a win stolen from the judges. The fellas talk about a couple other topics like fighter pay. Thanks for tuning in and remember to leave a positive review.

    #94 Dillashaw V Sandhagen Breakdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 43:55


    This week Kris & Kael do a quick recap of UFC Vegas 31 at the Apex Centre in Las Vegas. Islam is victorious yet again defeating Thiago Moises with a rear naked choke. Next the guys talk about TJ's comeback fight against a dangerous Cory Sandhagen. Will TJ be worse, same or better in the comeback? Thanks for listening and remember to check out the Youtube channel.

    #93 UFC 264 Breakdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 63:51


    This week Kris & Kael breakdown the UFC 264 PPV card. We saw some amazing fights all night long. A spoiled crowd with numerous knockouts. The main attention being put on Mcgregor vs Poirier. Unfortunate ending as we saw Conor McGregor break his foot and the fight was ruled a TKO/KO win for Dustin Poirier via doctor stoppage. Will we see a 4th fight between these two or is Conor nearing the end of his career? Thanks for tuning in & remember to check us out on Youtube and leave a positive review.

    #92 UFC 264 Breakdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 58:53


    This week Kris & Kael do a breakdown of UFC 264 and all its glory. The two talk about the entire main card and some of the fights on the prelims. The main fight everyone is talking about is the trilogy match up between Dustin the Diamond & Conor the Notorious One. Stay tuned for a lengthy breakdown of the card. Please remember to subscribe and leave a positive review.

    #91 UFC Vegas 30 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 45:45


    This week Kris & Kael do a quick recap of UFC Vegas 30 which saw Gane shutdown Volkov with his speed & defence. The card was exciting start to finish with a bunch of KOs. The boys also talked about some recent news and a couple of fights on the upcoming PPV card. Please remember to like & subscribe.

    #90 UFC 263 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 63:38


    This week Kris & Kael did a lengthy recap of #UFC263 and all its glory. Amazing fights from start to finish. Brandon Moreno was successful in snatching the belt from Deiveson Figueiredo with a rear naked choke in round 3. Marvin came up short against Israel Adesanya in a 5 round fight but somehow still thought he won. Thanks for tuning in & remember to leave a positive review.

    #89 UFC 263 Breakdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 60:59


    This week Kris & Kael did a quick recap of the Rozenstruik Sakai card. Following was a lengthy breakdown of the big fights of the UFC263 card headlined by Israel Adesanya & Marvin Vettori. The boys talk about the Nate Diaz & Leon Edwards fight and if Nate has a path to victory. Thanks for tuning and & remember to please leave a positive review.

    #88 Garbrandt V Font Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 54:57


    This week Kris & Kael are back after a 3 week hiatus. They start off with a quick recap of UFC 262 & the Garbrandt/Font card. They also talk about the Jake Paul, Tyron Woodley boxing fight. The boys chat about Tony Ferguson and his future in the sport. They also quickly breakdown the Mcgregor/Poirier match up. Thanks for tuning in & remember to leave a positive review.

    #87 UFC Reyes V Prochazka Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 54:57


    This week the guys recapped Jiri Vs Dominick, we saw Dominick fall to a vicious spinning elbow. They chatted about a few of the other fun fights on the card. Ending the show with a breakdown of UFC Vegas 26, unfortunately the TJ and Sandhagen fight is off due to an injury. We will see Michelle Waterson vs Marina Rodriguez step in as the new main event.

    #86 UFC 261

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 52:28


    After an insane UFC 261 Kris & Kael are back to break it all down. Kamaru Usman extended his championship reign with a vicious knockout over Jorge Masvidal. Chris Weidman Silva'd himself on Uriah Hall's Knee. Valentina Schevchenko continues to dominate the division with a crucifix TKO from elbows in what was the best fight card of recent memory. Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe and leave a 5 star review!

    #85 Paul V Askren Recap + UFC 261 Breakdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 53:46


    This Week the fellas recap the unfortunate KO Jake Paul handed to Ben Askren in Round 1 of their boxing match. The guys talk about who they would like to see Jake Paul fight next. Next up they talk about the 5 round domination Robert Whittaker laid to Kelvin Gastelum and that the only fight left for Rob is a rematch with Izzy. Lastly the guys break down the upcoming stacked UFC 261 Card that will be in front of fans! Thanks for tuning in & remember to leave a positive review or rating.

    #84 UFCVegas23

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 46:44


    This week the guys recap the UFC on Vegas 20 card headlined by Marvin Vettori and Kevin Holland . Jim Miller had his 37th UFC bout, Arnold Allen looked great in a victory against Sodiq Yusuff and Mackenzie Dern has another armbar victory against Nina Nunes. Later on in the episode KRis & KAel breakdown this weekends Fight Night featuring Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum.

    #83 UFC 260 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 46:27


    This week the guys recap UFC 260 and talk about what might be next for the winners & losers. We saw Tyron Woodley lose his 4th fight in a row under the UFC banner and discuss if he should retire or sign back with the UFC. Francis knocked out Stipe in the second round in impressive fashion. Do you think Stipe is the greatest heavyweight of all time? What would you like to see him do next? Thanks for tuning in and remember to leave a positive review!

    #82 UFC 260

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 44:44


    This week the guys recap the UFC Vegas 22 card headlined by Derek Brunson and Kevin Holland. Before the lackluster main event there were a few good fights and some devastating knockouts that really made the card. UFC 260 is just around the corner and Kris & Kael breakdown most of the main card this Saturday featuring the rematch between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou. Thanks for listening, don't forget to leave a 5 star review on your podcast platform

    #81 Leon Edwards V Belal Muhammad Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 54:58


    This week Kris & Kael did a quick recap of UFC Fight Night Leon V Belal. Unfortunately the main event was a no contest because of an accidental eye poke. Do you think the UFC should design new gloves? Quite a few KO's this card, we saw Dan Ige knock out Gavin Tucker in the first round. To finish up the guys did a quick prediction for next weeks main event fight Derek Brunson V Kevin Holland. Thanks for tuning in.

    #80 UFC 259

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 68:18


    This week Kris & Kael do a long recap of UFC 259 and Jan Blachowich's win over middleweight champion Israel Adesanya what was his attempt at becoming a double champ. Aljimain Sterling won by a controversial DQ victory over Petr Yan and is now the bantam weight champion of the world. Amanda Nunes proved yet again that she is the queen of her divisions in a quick submission over Megan Anderson. Dont forget to leave a 5 star reveiw!

    #79 UFC 259

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 53:57


    Quickly we would like to mention we had some technical difficulties last week, we did record the show but it was unfortunately lost. This week the boys were joined by a buddy of theirs Nate. They started the show off with a quick recap of the last fight card Rozenstruik VS Gane. They chatted about some news and gave their opinion on how we think Jones will fair at heavyweight. Finishing the show they did a lengthy breakdown of UFC 259 and all of its glory. Once again thanks for tuning in & remember to leave a 5 star review of the show. This is a reload that should have better sound quality as we have had some technical issues lately.

    #79 UFC 259 Breakdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 53:54


    Quickly we would like to mention we had some technical difficulties last week, we did record the show but it was unfortunately lost. This week the boys were joined by a buddy of theirs Nate. They started the show off with a quick recap of the last fight card Rozenstruik VS Gane. They chatted about some news and gave their opinion on how we think Jones will fair at heavyweight. Finishing the show they did a lengthy breakdown of UFC 259 and all of its glory. Once again thanks for tuning in & remember to leave a 5 star review of the show.

    #78 UFC 258

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 47:09


    This week Kris & Kael did a recap of UFC 258 where we saw Gilbert Burns fall to Kamaru Usman via second round KO. After going through a major ACL surgery Maycee Barber came up short in her comeback fight against Alexa Grasso. Lastly Kelvin Gastelum broke his 3 fight skid with a close decision win against Ian Heinisch. Thanks for tuning in and remember to leave the podcast a 5 star review.

    #77 UFC 258

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 65:23


    This week Kris & Kael did a lengthy recap of UFC Fight Night Overeem vs Volkov, seeing the Reem fall in round two to Volkov. The boys discuss if Overeem should retire or not. The co main event saw Frankie Edgar getting KO'd in the first 30 seconds via flying knee by Cory Sandhagen. To finish off the guys break down UFC 258 headlined by Kamaru Usman & Gilbert Burns. Thanks for tuning in and remember to leave a 5 star review.

    #76 UFC 257 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 37:56


    UFC257 is officially over, Dustin the Diamond Poirier had an incredible knockout win over Conor McGregor in the second round. Michael Chandler came to the UFC and made a huge splash in his debut fight by knocking out Dan Hooker with a perfect left hook. Don’t forget to leave a 5 star review on your podcast platform!

    #75 UFC On ABC Recap + 257 Breakdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 46:40


    This week Kris & Kael recap the amazing performance by Max Holloway against a very durable Calvin Katter in Saturday nights main event last week. Michael Cheese vs Neil Magny are fighting 5 rounds in a mid week Wednesday card. Conor McGregor is finally back and he’s facing off against the Diamond Dustin Poirier in what is likely a #1 contender match.

    #74 2020 Recap + UFC On ABC Breakdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 68:40


    This week Kris & Kael do a lengthy recap of 2020 sharing some of their favorite moments and fights. They discuss categories like "fighter of the year", "KO of the year". Followed with a breakdown of the first card of the year headlined by Max Holloway & Calvin Kattar.

    #73 UFC 256

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 68:32


    This week Kris & Kael do a lengthy recap on UFC 256 headlined by Flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo and #1 contender Brandon Moreno in what was probably the second best fight of the year. Tony Ferguson got dominated by Charles Oliveira in a 30-26 lopsided decision. The guys also talk about this Saturdays Fight Night headlined by Stephen Thompson and Jeff Neal. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to leave a review on your podcast platform.

    #72 UFC 256 Breakdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 58:40


    This week Kris & Kael did a recap of UFC Vegas 16 which turned out to be an amazing card. Both were surprised with the performance of Marvin Vettori vs Jack Hermansson. Followed up with a rather lengthy breakdown of UFC 256 with all their picks. Thanks for tuning in & remember to leave a review.

    #71 Tyson vs Jones jr

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 47:37


    This week Kael & Kris chatted about Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones jr from last weekend and whether the event was a success. The guys also recap Anthony Smith's quick finish over Devin Clark by triangle choke in the first round. This Saturday night Marvin Vettori steps in on short notice to headline against Jack Hermansson in what might be a #1 contender fight in the middleweight division. Thanks for listening, dont forget to leave a review!

    #70 UFC 255 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 57:45


    This week the boys did a rather lengthy recap of UFC 255. We saw Deiveson Figueiredo retain his flyweight belt defeating Alex Perez in the first round via guillotine choke. Valentina Shevchenko retained her flyweight belt against Jennifer Maia but did see some adversity from the rather large betting underdog Maia. Thanks for tuning in & remember to leave a 5 star review.

    #69 UFC 255

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 55:20


    This week Kael & Kris talk about last weeks card that saw RDA have a close but clear cut decision win of a last minute and very game opponent in Paul Felder. The guys also talk about the Max Holloway vs Calvin Kattar fight that just got announced. UFC 255 is here and we discuss the main card and do a deeper dive into the 2 title fights at the top of the billing. Don't forget to leave a 5 star review on your podcast platform!

    #68 Glover V Thiago Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 51:12


    This week Kris & Kael did a quick recap of UFC Vegas 14 with Thiago getting submitted by Glover in round 3 of the main event. This upcoming Fight Night we seen Paul Felder step in on last minute notice for Islam Makhachev. He will be fighting RDA in his return to lightweight. Thank you for tuning in and remember to subscribe and leave a 5 star review.

    #67 Anderson Silva retires

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 55:21


    Anderson Silva made his way to the Octagon in what is supposed to be his final fight against Uriah Hall. Silva lost by TKO in the second round in what had been a competitive affair until that point. Bryce Mitchell had a fairly dominant win against Andre Fili in a decision victory that will ensure a top 10 opponent for his next fight. Glover Teixeira vs Thiago Santos is finally happening on Saturday night and the guys do a breakdown of that fight and a few others from that card. Don’t forget to leave us a 5 star review on your podcast platform!

    #66 UFC 254 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 53:55


    This week Kris & Kael did a long recap on UFC 254 that saw Khabib defend his title against Justin Gaethje with a slick triangle choke in the second round. Robert Whittaker looked good in a middleweight #1 contenders match against Jared Cannonnier. The guys also talk about Khabib's retirement and what is next for the stacked 155lb division. We also do a quick breakdown of next weeks Fight Night headlined by Anderson Silva and Uriah Hall.

    #65 UFC Fightisland

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 60:31


    This week Kris & Kael did a quick recap of Fight Island 5, headlined by Marlon Moraes & Cory Sandhagen. They chat about KO of the year and possible KO of UFC history with Joaquin Buckley knocking out then undefeated Impa Kasanganay. Later on they broke down some of the fights on the upcoming Fight Island card being headlined by the Korean Zombie & Brian Ortega. Thanks for tuning in and remember to subscribe and leave a 5 star review.

    #64 Sandhagen vs Moraes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 39:32


    This week Kris & Kael did a quick recap of last week's fight card featuring Holly Holm & Irene Aldana in the main event slot. They talked about some other barn burner fights on the card then moved onto some other hot topic news. Finishing off with making a couple picks for this upcoming fight card being headlined by Cory Sandhagen & Marlon Moraes. Thanks for tuning in and remember to leave a 5 star review.

    #63 UFC 253

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 52:38


    This week Kris & Kael do a in depth recap on UFC 253. Israel Adesanya had a stellar performance against Paulo Costa that saw a second round TKO for the champion. Jan Blachowicz is the new light heavyweight champion after a great showing against Dominic Reyes with a vicious second round knockout. The guys also do a quick prediction on next weeks fight night showdown between Holly Holm and Irene Aldana. Don't forget to leave a review on your podcast platform we would really appreciate it

    #62 Woodley/Covington Recap + UFC 253 Breakdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 61:22


    This week Kris & Kael did a rather lengthy recap of last week's fight night with Tyron Woodley & Colby Covington. Following was a break down of UFC 253 with the Light Heavyweight belt up for grab's as Jon Jones has vacated his title. The main event featuring Izzy & Costa fighting for the 185 lb strap. Thanks for tuning in and don't forget to subscribe & like the podcast.

    #61 Covington vs Woodley

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 68:03


    This week Kris & Kael do a recap over the excellent fight between straw-weight contenders Angela Hill and Michelle Waterson. Donald Cerrone is back and he is fighting the unpredictable Niko Price in what is sure to be an excellent and violent fight and later on i the show the guys give a breakdown and where they think Tyron Wooodley is in his career and how his fight will go this weekend against Colby Covington Thanks for listening ad dont forget to leave a review if you like the show

    #60 UFC Fight Night Overeem V Sakai Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 46:42


    Quick reminder to like and review the podcast, it helps us tremendously. This week Kris & Kael did a quick recap of Fight Night Overeem vs Sakai breaking down the fights on the main card. The guys talked about Nick Diaz coming back for a fight and if they think its the right move. Thanks for tuning in!

    #59 Smith vs Rakic

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 49:54


    Dont forget to leave a review on your podcast platform or tell a friend! This week the guys do a recap over the fight of the year contender from last week that saw Frankie Edgar narrowly defeat Pedro Munhoz in a decision. Ion Cutelaba and Magomed Ankalaev are finally set to fight after several different delays from their first encounter. Kris & Kael also talk about the main event on August 29 between Anthony Smith and Aleksandar Rakic.

    #58 UFC 252 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 53:39


    Thanks for tuning in to this week's episode. FIrst things first if you have not left a review/rating or subscribed please do so. Everything helps and we thank you for doing so. This week the boy's did a lengthy recap of UFC 252. This card was packed start to finish. Co main event was Sugar Sean O Malley facing off against Chito Vera. Headlined by Stipe Miocic & Daniel Cormier for their trilogy fight. This fight was Daniel Cormier's last fight and it also decided who the GOAT in the heavy weight division is.

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