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UFC's first trip to Azerbaijan, UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr., looks to be a decent set of action fights, headlined by some heavy Light Heavyweight hitters. We preview the card in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half of the show we discuss the week in MMA, as well as the results of UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 is in the books, with Merab Dvalishvili retaining his UFC Bantamweight title, and Kayla Harrison winning the UFC Women's Bantamweight title. We discuss all of the happenings from that event in the first half of this week's show.  Then in the second half of the show we run down some of the week in MMA news, as well as take a look at the upcoming UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley card. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 is coming up this weekend, featuring former UFC Bantamweight Champion Sean O'Malley trying to reclaim his title from the man who beat him, and Kayla Harrison finally gets her shot at the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship. We preview the entire card in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half of the show we run down some of the week in MMA news, as well as the results of the ill-rated UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Klein. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

It's a relatively slow week in MMA, so we start the show discussing the results of UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales, where Michael Morales became yet another contender at Welterweight. Then in the second half of the show we run down some of the week in MMA news. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

This week we start off with a look at the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales, headlined by former UFC Welterweight contender Gilbert Burns vs. the up-and-coming Michael Morales. In the second half of the show we discuss the results of UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena, and a bit of random MMA news. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

This weekend the UFC heads to Montreal for the first time in a decade for UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena. In the first half of this week's show we preview the card, including two title fights and a Jose Aldo fight.  Then in the second half we discuss the week in MMA, as well as the results of PFL 4 and UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

It's Bantamweight action at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo in Des Moines this weekend UFC heads to Kansas City, and we preview the card in the first half of this week's show.  Then in the second half we discuss the week in MMA, including PFL 4 and the results of UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

The UFC heads to Kansas City with a short notice Welterweight  main event between Ian Machado Garry and rising star Carlos Prates. We preview that card in the first half of this week's show.  Then we discuss the week in MMA news, including the results of PFL 3. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

UFC 314 was a hell of a card. Alexander Volkanovski regained the UFC Featherweight Championship and has a line of potential challengers, Paddy Pimblett silenced the doubters, and the Fighting Nerds did it again. We recap all of the results in the first half of this week's show. Then we discuss Amanda Nunes' Hall of Fame announcement, what is likely the end of GFL, and the PFL Quarterfinals. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

The UFC Featherweight Championship is for all intents and purposes vacant with Ilia Topuria moving up to the Lightweight division.  So this weekend at UFC 314, former champ Alexander Volkanovski faces the rising Diego Lopes for the title, and we preview the card in the first half of this week's show. Then we look back on a slow week in MMA, including the return of PFL, and the results of UFC on ESPN: Emmett vs. Murphy. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

It's another week and another UFC card, and this week's is UFC on ESPN: Emmett vs. Murphy, headlined by a battle between two top ten UFC Featherweights.  We preview that card in the first half of this week's show. Then we look back on the week in MMA news, including more on Cain Velasquez, and a lot of stories about our favorite topic, fighter pay.  Also, a recap of UFC on ESPN: Moreno vs. Erceg. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

The UFC heads back to Mexico City this week for UFC on ESPN: Moreno vs. Erceg, and we preview that card in the first half of this week's show.  We also run down the week in MMA news, as depressing as always, as well as the results of UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

We start of the show previewing all of the fights at UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady, featuring former UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards meeting up-and-coming contender Sean Brady, and a big opportunity for Carlos Ulberg against former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Blachowicz. In the second half of the show we run down the week in MMA news, as well as the results of UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev had a bit of everything. Great fights, terrible fights, fouls, terrible decisions, feel-good moments, and shameful ones.  And of course, new Light Heavyweight Champion Magomed Ankalaev.  We discuss it all in the first half of this week's show. In the second half of the show we run down the week in MMA news, and take a look at the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

At this weekend's UFC 313, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira has possibly his biggest test to date against Magomed Ankalaev.  Plus in the co-main event, Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev have a short notice rematch.  We preview the card in the first half of this week's show. In the second half of the show we discuss the week in MMA news, and the results of UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

The UFC heads back to Seattle after twelve years, with a Bantamweight main event of Henry Cejudo vs. Song Yadong. We preview the card in the first half of this week's episode. Then we look back at the results of UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues, and wonder what's going on with some insane proposed GFL fights. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

Both champions defended at UFC 312, so we start this week's show discussing the results of that show, including what's next for UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus du Plessis and UFC Strawweight Champion Zhang Weili. In the second half of the episode we look at the week in MMA news, as well as take a look at the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

The UFC heads back down under with two title fights at UFC 312: du Plessis vs. Strickland.  Will Sean Strickland regain the UFC Middleweight Championship from Dricus du Plessis?  Can Zhang Weili defend the UFC Strawweight Championship against the oft-injured but still dangerous Tatiana Suarez?  We preview all of the fights in the first half of the show. In the second half of the episode we look back at the results of UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov, and an exceptional bad week for MMA fighters saying stupid things, even for this sport. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

The UFC returns to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for a better than usual televised card on February 1st, headlined by former UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya facing top five contender Nassourdine Imavov.  We preview that card in the first half of this week's show. Then afterwards we take a look at the very strange Global Fight League draft. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

UFC 311 took quite the turn one day before the event.  With Lightweight challenger Arman Tsarukyan out with a back injury, long-time contender Renato Moicano had a last minute switch into the title shot.  We discuss that first, the UFC Bantamweight title fight, and the rest of the card in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half of the show...it's the end of Bellator. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

It's looking like wrestle-mania at this weekend's UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2, is the two title fights are any indication.  We preview the main card in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half we look at the UFC 311 preliminary card, and the results of UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

The first UFC event of 2025 is a rematch between Strawweight contenders Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas, and we preview the card in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half we catch up on some of the MMA news from over the holidays, but really we're just killing time until the PPV next weekend. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

This week is The Hammer MMA Radio's Fifteenth Annual Awards Show. As usual, the three of us debate 2024's Best Fight, Best Knockout, Best Submission, Fighter of the Year, Prospect of the Year, and many more categories.. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura is the last UFC PPV of 2024, and it's a strange one.  UFC Flyweight Champion Alexandre Pantoja defends his title against a debuting UFC fighter, Shavkat Rakhmonov is fighting Ian Garry instead of for the Welterweight title, and there are two completely weird and random Featherweight fights on the main card.  We preview the main card to start this week's show. Then in the second half of the show we run down the UFC 310 preliminary card, and talk the week in MMA news, and the results of the 2024 PFL finals at PFL 10. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

We start off the show looking at the results of UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueredo from Macau, featuring a strong performance from former UFC Bantamweight Champion Petr Yan.   Then in the second half of the show we talk the week in MMA news, including the 2024 PFL finals at PFL 10, and Conor McGregor's civil trial in Ireland. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

To no one's surprise, Jon Jones defended his UFC Heavyweight Championship against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309. We discuss that fight, the looming UFC Interim Champion Tom Aspinall, and the rest of the card in the first half of this and what's next for all involved. Then in the second half of the show we talk the week in MMA news, including the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueredo, and the very non-MMA Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

It's a big one this week in New York, as at UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic, UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones looks to defend his Heavyweight title for the first, and possibly only time, against former champion Stipe Miocic.  We preview the card in the first half of this week's episode.  Then in the second half of the show we discuss the week in MMA news, the awful Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson Netflix thing, and look at the results of UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

Neil Magny continues along in his never-ending duty of defending a UFC Welterweight top 15 ranking spot against all up-and-comers.  This week it's Carlos Prates taking a shot at him in the headliner of UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates, and we preview that card in the first half of this week's episode.   Then in the second half of the show we discuss the week in MMA news, and look at the results of UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

Okay, so UFC 308 was nuts.  Not only did UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria cement himself with a first his title defense, he also became the first man to knock out Max Holloway.  And Robert Whittaker was submitted by Khamzat Chimaev.   At least the judging was bad, so something felt familiar.    We discuss the results of the whole card in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half of the show we get into our favorite topics, Francis Ngannou doing his thing, and fighters getting paid.  As well as a preview of UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

We start off this week's show looking at the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira, headlined by a solid fight between top 15 UFC Middleweights Anthony Hernandez and Michel Pereira. Then in the second half of the show we discuss settlement request statements from the UFC anti-trust suit, the upcoming PFL PPV headlined by Francois Ngannou vs. Renan Ferreira, and the results of UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. was a land of contrasts. One one hand a main event war where Alex Pereira defended his UFC Light Heavyweight Championship against game contender Khalil Rountree Jr.   On the other hand, some very rough judging and referee work in some very important fights.  At least there's a lot to talk about.  Then in the second half of the show we briefly look at the week in MMA news, and preview the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. is coming up this weekend from Salt Lake City, and we get in the spirit by getting a little salty about some of the matchmaking, but there are a lot of fun fights for us to preview in the first half of this week's episode. Then in the second half of the show we briefly look at the week in MMA news, as well as the results of UFC Fight Night: Saint Denis vs. Moicano. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

In the first half of this week's show we discuss the happenings from UFC 306: O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili at The Sphere in Las Vegas, including two new champions and a whole lot of very fancy video packages. Then we wrap up the show with the week in MMA news, including updates on November's UFC 309 card, and the results of Bellator Champions Series 5: McCourt v. Collins. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

This weekend Saudi Arabia presents Riyadh Season Noche UFC 306: O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili at The Sphere in Las Vegas to celebrate Mexican Independence Day.  Yes, it's a mouthful. We preview the card in the first half of the show, including the UFC Bantamweight Championship fight between Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili, and the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship fight between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko. Then in the second half of the show we discuss Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson's retirement, and  the results of Bellator and UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

The UFC returns September 7th with UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady, as rising Welterweight Sean Brady looks for the biggest win of his career over former title challenger Gilbert Burns.  We preview the card in the first half of this week's episode. Then in the second half of the show we run down the week in MMA news. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

This week Dave and Greg recap the results of UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho, including a huge win for Caio Borralho over the highly ranked former title contender Jared Cannonier. Then in the second half of the show we run down the week in MMA news. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

They took the long road getting there, but this weekend at UFC 305 we get the highly anticipated UFC Middleweight Championship fight between Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya.  We preview the card in the first half of this week's show. Then we run down the week in MMA news, the upcoming PFL 10 and the results of UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivak 2, a card that did not exceed our low expectations. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

The UFC Apex Center in Las Vegas really puts the term "Apex" to the test this weekend, hosting the UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivak 2 fight card.  We reluctantly preview that event in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half of the show we discuss the rest of the week in MMA including the announced UFC 306 card, the return of PFL, and the results of UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

In the first half this week's episode we run down the results of UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 including UFC Welterweight Champion Belal Muhammad, another dominant performance from Tom Aspinall, and Paddy Pimblett's best win yet. Plus, Muhammad Mokaev won so many fights in a row that he's not welcome anymore in the UFC. Then in the second half of the show we discuss the rest of the week in MMA, as well as a preview of the upcoming UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 is coming up this weekend from Manchester, England.  We preview the UFC Welterweight Championship main event, the UFC Interim Heavyweight title fight between Tom Aspinall and Curtis Blaydes, the return of Paddy Pimblett, and the rest of the card in the first half of this week's show.  Then in the second half of the show we discuss Dana White and Hulkamania at the RNC, another dumb Jake Paul boxing fight, and the results of UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

Top five UFC Women's Strawweights headline this weekend as  recent title contender Amanda Lemos tries to turn away former Invicta champion Virna Jandiroba.  We preview that card in the first half of this week's show, and try not to complain too much about it. Then in the second half of the show we briefly discuss a new development in the UFC anti-trust case, and the results of UFC on ESPN: Namajunas vs. Cortez. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

This weekend's UFC card nearly all fell apart and they have turned lemons into, well maybe not lemonade, but at the very least some overpriced lemon water, by putting some decent fights together on short notice.  We preview that new UFC on ESPN: Namajunas vs. Cortez card in the first half of this week's episode. Then in the second half of the show we discuss the Diaz vs. Masvidal boxing match, and the latest controversy with Khamzat Chimaev. Finally, in our Hammer History segment we look back 500 episodes to August 2014, and Joe Riggs pulling out of a UFC fight due to shooting himself accidentally. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 saw Alex Pereira defend his UFC Light Heavyweight Championship against Jiri Prochazka in epic fashion, topping off a fight card that was changing right to the end.  We discuss all of the results in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half of the show we run down the week in MMA news. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

Conor McGregor may be out of this weekend's UFC 303 due to a toe injury, but as always, when your event is in trouble you call on Alex Pereira.  So we're previewing the brand new UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 card in the first half of this week's episode. Then in the second half of the show we discuss some recently booked fights, Paige VanZant taking a Power Slap fight, and the results of PFL, Bellator, and UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

Former UFC Flyweight contender Alex Perez has taken a pretty quick turnaround to headline this weekend's UFC against hot prospect Tatsuro Taira.  We preview UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira in the first half of this week's show.  More or less. Then in the second half of the show we speculate on the future of Conor McGregor and UFC 303, and briefly discuss the week's MMA events including Rizin, PFL, Oktagon, BTC, and UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Imavov. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev retained his title against Dustin Poirier in a hell of a fight at UFC 302.  It was pretty incredible. The rest of the card....not so much.  We discuss it all in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half of the show we take a look at the upcoming UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Imavov. Finally, in our Hammer History segment we look back 500 episodes to our discussion with journalist Karim Zidan about the Chael Sonnen's final drug test failure while under contract with the UFC. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

UFC Lightweight Champion and current #1 Pound for Pound fighter Islam Makhachev returns this weekend to defend his title against Dustin Poirier at UFC 302.  We preview that card in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half of the show we discuss fighters defending the honor of Georges St-Pierre, and Gegard Mousasi's seperation from PFL. Finally, in our Hammer History segment we look back 500 episodes to June 2014, and how Cub Swanson was doing at the time. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

The UFC remains doing shows out of their Apex Center in Las Vegas, and you can kind of see why with the lineup on this upcoming UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy.  We preview that card in the first half of this week's show, and search for diamonds in the rough on that card. Then in the second half of the show we discuss the retirement announcement of long-time favorite Matt Brown, this week's upcoming Bellator from France, and the results of UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

The UFC heads back to Rio this weekend, alongside "The King of Rio" himself, Jose Aldo.  We preview Aldo's return fight, and the rest of that UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg card in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half of the show we discuss Bare Knuckle FC for once, and the results of UFC on ESPN: Nicolau vs. Perez. Finally, in our Hammer History segment we look back 500 episodes to June 2014, and a salty Ben Henderson following his win over Rustam Khabilov. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

It's Ariane Lipski vs. Karine Silva fight week!   Maybe we're the only ones excited for that specific part of this week's UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez card.  We preview that event in the first half of this week's show. Then we discuss a little weirdness in the UFC Lightweight rankings, Karate Combat, the 2024 PFL season, and what happens when someone vomits in the cage. Finally, in our Hammer History segment we look back 500 episodes to June 2014, and our interviews at the time with Canadian fighters Rory MacDonald and Mike Malott. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

Wow, Max Holloway.  Most of this week's show is spent discussing the results of UFC 300, but we probably could have spent the entire hour talking about how awesome Max Holloway was in his victory over BMF Champion Justin Gaethje.  We also run down a few fight announcements, including the big one of Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler in June, and we have the return of Liam's PFL Corner segment. Then in our Hammer History segment we look back 500 episodes to late May 2014, and our take on the UFC's experiment in running two events in one day. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.