The MMA Insiders

In this episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Jason Floyd of The MMA Report and former Bellator MMA matchmaker Sam Caplan discuss UFC 249 being postponed. Follow Sam Caplan on Twitter: @SamCaplanBAC Follow Jason Floyd on Twitter: @Jason_Floyd Subscribe to The MMA Insiders on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Google Play The post The MMA Insiders: UFC 249 Postponed appeared first on Radio Influence.

On this episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Jason Floyd of The MMA Report and former Bellator MMA matchmaker Sam Caplan discuss how the UFC and UFC President Dana White have handled the COVID-19 global pandemic. Follow Sam Caplan on Twitter: @SamCaplanBAC Follow Jason Floyd on Twitter: @Jason_Floyd Subscribe to The MMA Insiders on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Google […] The post The MMA Insiders: How UFC and Dana White Have Handled COVID-19 Global Pandemic appeared first on Radio Influence.

On this episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Jason Floyd of The MMA Report and former Bellator MMA matchmaker Sam Caplan preview Michael Chandler vs. Patricio Pitbull. Follow Sam Caplan on Twitter: @SamCaplanBAC Follow Jason Floyd on Twitter: @Jason_Floyd Subscribe to The MMA Insiders on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Google Play The post The MMA Insiders: Michael Chandler vs. Patricio Pitbull Preview appeared first on Radio Influence.

Jason Floyd of The MMA Report Podcast and former Bellator matchmaker Sam Caplan give their top ten fighter list. Their list are based on their personal preferences and sit back and watch Jason and Sam explain their lists. Follow Sam Caplan on Twitter: @SamCaplanBAC Follow Jason Floyd on Twitter: @Jason_Floyd Subscribe to The MMA Insiders on Apple […] The post The MMA Insiders: Top MMA Fighters Lists appeared first on Radio Influence.

Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd are back for a special edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast as they discuss Conor McGregor announcing his retirement. UFC PPV’s heading to ESPN+ and DAZN raising its monthly subscription cost. Follow Sam Caplan on Twitter: @SamCaplanBAC Follow Jason Floyd on Twitter: @Jason_Floyd Subscribe to The MMA Insiders on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Google […] The post The MMA Insiders: Conor McGregor retirement, UFC PPV’s and DAZN appeared first on Radio Influence.

Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd are back for a special edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast as they discuss their top ten stories in MMA in 2018. Sit back and listen to the guys go down their list from number ten to number one, find out how their lists are different, and which stories did […] The post The MMA Insiders: Top MMA Stories of 2018 appeared first on Radio Influence.

Earlier this week, the UFC and ESPN announced an expanded broadcast package that will make ESPN the exclusive digital and television home of the UFC in the United States. With this being announced, Sam and Jason offer up their thoughts on this deal on this episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast. Along with offering up […] The post The MMA Insiders: UFC and ESPN announce expanded television deal appeared first on Radio Influence.

It was announced on Tuesday that the UFC has signed a multi-year streaming broadcast rights deal with ESPN+ for a reported $150 million dollars a year and listen to this episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast to hear what Sam and Jason think about this announcement. Sam and Jason break down various aspects of this […] The post The MMA Insiders: UFC signs streaming deal with ESPN+ appeared first on Radio Influence.

Following Conor McGregor’s action last Thursday in Brooklyn, Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd are back with a new episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast to discuss the scene he caused and what the future holds for the biggest star in mixed martial arts. Also on this episode, the guys discuss the ongoing the UFC television […] The post The MMA Insiders: Conor McGregor, UFC TV Negotiations, and Viacom/CBS potential merger appeared first on Radio Influence.

Sam and Jason are back for the first episode of “The MMA Insiders Podcast” of 2018 and they discuss the recent appearance by Jeff Novitzky and Jimmy Smith on the Joe Rogan Podcast. Up first, they talk about some of the things that Novitzky stated on Rogan’s podcast about the UFC anti-doping policy with USADA […] The post The MMA Insiders: Jeff Novitzky/Anti-Doping and Jimmy Smith exits Bellator appeared first on Radio Influence.

Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd are back with a new episode of “The MMA Insiders” as they discuss the UFC television broadcast rights negotiations that are currently going on. From the report of FOX Sports offering the UFC $200 million to what are the other potential suitors for the UFC television rights starting in 2019, […] The post The MMA Insiders: UFC Television Broadcast Rights Negotiations appeared first on Radio Influence.

Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor took place this past weekend in Las Vegas and listen to Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd recap the fight on this episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast. Along with breaking down multiple aspects of the fight and answering listener questions about what happened inside the T-Mobile Arena, the guys talk […] The post The MMA Insiders: Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor recap and Jon Jones failed drug test appeared first on Radio Influence.

Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor will take place on Saturday night in Las Vegas and on this episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd preview this huge fight that will happen inside the T-Mobile Arena. Sam and Jason touch on multiple topics related to this fight from the change in glove […] The post The MMA Insiders: Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor Preview appeared first on Radio Influence.

The Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor World Tour concluded last week and Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd discuss several topics related to this upcoming fight on this episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast. From the current betting odds, rumor of McGregor being knocked out in training, and Showtime Sports Executive Stephen Espinoza’s comments about Dana […] The post The MMA Insiders: Mayweather vs. McGregor, Real Sports piece on Ramzan Kadyrov and Contender Series appeared first on Radio Influence.

Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor is official for August 26 in Las Vegas and this is the opening topic on this episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast with Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd. The guys discuss multiple aspects of this upcoming boxing bout including whether the arena on fight night will be a pro-Mayweather or […] The post The MMA Insiders: Mayweather vs. McGregor, Tim Hague, Bellator NYC, and MMAJA appeared first on Radio Influence.

The UFC recently brought a majority of their fighters to Las Vegas for an athlete retreat and was this a waste of money spent by the UFC? Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd discuss this topic on this episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast. They guys talk about the fallout from the athlete retreat and the […] The post The MMA Insiders: May 30, 2017 appeared first on Radio Influence.

Should managers and fighters be concerned about the new UFC headquarters in Las Vegas? Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd give their take on this question and explain why the new UFC headquarters should be a concerned to strength and conditioning coaches that are based in Las Vegas. Other topics on this episode of the podcast […] The post The MMA Insiders: May 16, 2017 appeared first on Radio Influence.

Sam Caplan returns to The MMA Insiders Podcast this week to talk about the World Series of Fighting rebranding themselves as the Professional Fighters League in 2018. Sam and Jason Floyd give their take on the move and how it will effect the mixed martial arts scene in the next year. Follow Jason Floyd on […] The post The MMA Insiders: Sam Caplan returns to talk WSOF/PFL appeared first on Radio Influence.

This episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast takes a look at the legal side of the sports as Jason Floyd is joined by Erik Magraken of CombatSportsLaw.com. The guys touch on some of the hottest legal topics going on today in combat sports including the New York State Athletic Commission handled UFC 210 last weekend, […] The post The MMA Insiders: Erik Magraken of CombatSportsLaw.com appeared first on Radio Influence.

Jason Floyd continues his discussion on anti-doping as he is joined by Krush Performance host Jeff Krushell to talk more about the UFC program with the United States Anti-Doping Agency. During their one hour conversation about anti-doping, Jason talks to Jeff about the supplement industry. Does Jeff see a day when the supplement industry is […] The post The MMA Insiders: Anti-Doping Discussion with Jeff Krushell appeared first on Radio Influence.

On this episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Jason Floyd is joined by Casey Oxendine to discuss some of the major topics in MMA include weight cutting, regional MMA, legend fights and Casey’s experience back in the day with Jon “War Machine” Koppenhaver. Along with talking about all of those topics, Jason talks to Casey […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 121 appeared first on Radio Influence.

On this episode of the podcast, Jason Floyd is joined by Valor Fights President Tim Loy. They kick off the podcast by talking about “The Valor Hour,” which is a brand new podcast on Radio Influence as Tim does the podcast with Valor Fights color analyst Casey Oxendine. Along with talking about what you can expect […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 120 appeared first on Radio Influence.

One of the biggest topics in today’s UFC is their drug testing program with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and Jason Floyd is joined by Dave Marsdin to discuss the program the UFC has with USADA. Some of the topics discusses by Jason and Dave include Cris “Cyborg” Justino, Jon Jones, retroactive Therapeutic Use […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 119 appeared first on Radio Influence.

On this episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Jason Floyd is joined by fellow MMA reporter Karim Zidan. During their nearly two hour char, they discuss the Russian MMA scene, their experiences covering MMA, conflict of interest in the sport and answer questions submitted on social media. Follow Jason Floyd on Twitter: @Jason_Floyd Follow Karim […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 118 appeared first on Radio Influence.

This episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast is about injuries and the rehab process from a fighters point of view as Jason Floyd is joined by American Top Team and Ultimate Fighter 21 alum Steve Montgomery. Steve talks about his current rehab process for his recent knee procedure and everything related to coming back from […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 117 appeared first on Radio Influence.

On this edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Jason Floyd is joined former RFA and Titan FC matchmaker Scott Cutbirth to mainly talk about the regional side of mixed martial arts. Jason talks with Scott about his approach to matchmaking, what he looks for in prospects, lessons he has learned in the sport and they […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 116 appeared first on Radio Influence.

On this edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Jason Floyd is joined by fighter/coach Greg Rebello. They discuss topics ranging from Friday’s UFC 207, weigh cutting in MMA, what a cruiserweight division could have done for the sport, the regional scene, Brennan Ward and the various fighter associations. Follow Jason Floyd on Twitter: @Jason_Floyd Follow […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 115 appeared first on Radio Influence.

On this week’s edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Jason Floyd is joined by former Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney to discuss his advisor role with the Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association (MMAAA). Some of the topics discussed include why Rebney believes he is part of the solution for UFC fighters, his intentions in […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 114 appeared first on Radio Influence.

A new fighters association (Mixed Martial Arts Athlete Association) was announced on Wednesday and Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd break down the announcement on this week’s The MMA Insiders Podcast. Sam and Jason discuss multiple aspects of the Mixed Martial Arts Athlete Association including former Bellator MMA Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney being involved with […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 113 appeared first on Radio Influence.

On this week’s edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Sam Caplan returns to the podcast to discuss some of the latest hot topics in the world of mixed martial arts with Jason Floyd. The guys discuss the recent comments by Conor McGregor wanting a ownership stake in the UFC, Rashad Evans being denied a license […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 112 appeared first on Radio Influence.

On this week’s edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Jason Floyd is joined by regional fighter Caleb Williams out of American Top Team. Jason talks to Caleb about his victory at RFC 38 this past Friday night in Tampa, does he like the term “regional fighter,” crazy stories from the regional scene, drug testing in […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 111 appeared first on Radio Influence.

Joining Jason Floyd on this week’s edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast is 14 fight veteran E.J. Brooks. They discuss this weekend’s UFC 205, E.J.’s thoughts on the current state of MMA, fighter union, competing on the “regional scene” and drug testing in MMA. Follow Jason Floyd on Twitter: @Jason_Floyd Follow E.J. Brooks on Twitter: @ejizzle149 […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 110 appeared first on Radio Influence.

MMA reporter Jim Genia joins Jason Floyd on this week’s edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast to discuss the New York State Athletic Commission. They discuss the insurance policy that is causing issues for combat sport promoters and they answer listener questions. Follow Jason Floyd on Twitter: @Jason_Floyd Follow Jim Genia on Twitter: @Jim_Genia Subscribe to The […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 109 appeared first on Radio Influence.

On this week’s edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Jason Floyd is joined by UFC lightweight Kajan Johnson to discuss some of the hot topic items involving fighters in the UFC and other mixed martial arts promotions. Johnson is one of the few active UFC fighters that has been open about his support for the […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 108 appeared first on Radio Influence.

At the beginning of this edition of the podcast, Sam Caplan explains why this is his last episode as the co-host of The MMA Insiders Podcast and Jason Floyd explains some changes in how he covers mixed martial arts on a daily basis. After getting their announcements out of the way, the guys immediately get […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 107 appeared first on Radio Influence.

Conor McGregor has been fined $150,000 by the Nevada Athletic Commission for his part in the UFC 202 Pre-Fight Press Conference melee with Nate Diaz and this is the top story on this week’s edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast with Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd. The guys talk about how the Nevada Athletic Commission […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 106 appeared first on Radio Influence.

World Series of Fighting welterweight Paul Bradley is a special guest co-host on this edition of “The MMA Insiders Podcast” as he joins Jason Floyd to discuss his career and some of the hot topics currently in mixed martial arts including the free agency process that he recently went through. Paul explains what happened when […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 105 appeared first on Radio Influence.

Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen has signed with Bellator and this is the lead topic on this week’s episode of “The MMA Insiders Podcast” with Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd. The guys give their take on Sonnen heading to Bellator and Sam takes issue with an article that was written about the move made […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 104 appeared first on Radio Influence.

The mixed martial arts debut of Phil “CM Punk” Brooks took place this past weekend at UFC 203 in Cleveland and he was defeated by Mickey Gall in the opening round by submission. Find out what Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd thought about the fight and what could be next for Brooks on this week’s […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 103 appeared first on Radio Influence.

One of the hottest topics in mixed martial arts today is the potential of a fighter association or union. Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd have been discussing this over the past couple of weeks and they are joined by Rob Maysey of the Mixed Martial Arts Fighters Association (MMAFA) on this edition of The MMA […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 102 appeared first on Radio Influence.

Former UFC welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald has signed with Bellator and this is one of the topics on this week’s episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast with Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd. The guys talk about Bellator being able to sign MacDonald and what this means for the promotion going forward. The other major topic […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 101 appeared first on Radio Influence.

On episode 100 of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd continue their discussion from last year on the Mixed Martial Arts Fighters Association (MMAFA) and the Professional Fighters Association (PFA). There discuss the social media interaction with Rob Maysey of the MMAFA and Jason gives some unsolicited advice to the members of […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 100 appeared first on Radio Influence.

On this episode of “The MMA Insiders Podcast,” find out who Sam Caplan has issues with following comments made last week and Jason Floyd talks about the UFC’s decision to have the UFC 204 pay-per-view from Manchester, England start at the normal pay-per-view time slot in the United States (10p ET/7p PT). Along with those […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 99 appeared first on Radio Influence.

The annual Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports meeting took place last week in Las Vegas and this is the lead topic on this edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast. Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd talk about the fallout of the annual meeting and why some athletic commission regulators may not be on the […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 98 appeared first on Radio Influence.

On the August 3, 2016 edition of “The MMA Report Podcast,” Jason Floyd is joined by special guest co-host John S. Nash of BloodyElbow.com to take a look at some of the hottest topics in the business world of mixed martial arts. They discuss the Ali Act for MMA, potential fighters association, fighter pay, anti-trust […] The post The MMA Insiders: Episode 97 appeared first on Radio Influence.

For the second time this month, Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd kick off the show by discussing a potential anti-doping policy violation involving a UFC fighter as Brock Lesnar was informed by USADA this pas Friday about his potential violation from an out-of-competition drug test on June 28, 2016. Along with discussing the situation involving Lesnar, […] The post The MMA Insiders Podcast Episode 96 appeared first on Radio Influence.

The UFC has been sold to WME-IMG for $4 billion dollars and this is the main topic on this edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast with Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd. The guys discuss the impact of this deal for the UFC and what changes could take place with the promotion over the next year […] The post The MMA Insiders Podcast Episode 95 appeared first on Radio Influence.

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been flagged for a potential anti-doping policy violation by the United States Anti-Doping Agency and this is the main topic on this week’s edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast with Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd. The guys discuss how they learned about Jones being removed from UFC […] The post The MMA Insiders Podcast Episode 94 appeared first on Radio Influence.

What does last week’s NBA Draft and current state of mixed martial arts have in common? Find out the answer to this question on the new episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast as Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd talk the latest on the business side of the sport. Just like in the past couple of […] The post The MMA Insiders Podcast Episode 93 appeared first on Radio Influence.

Fedor Emelianenko scored a highly questionable decision this past weekend in Russia against former UFC fighter Fabio Maldonado and the guys begin the podcast by discuss whether or not they would like to see Fedor’s next fight take place in the UFC. Also on this episode of The MMA Insiders Podcast, Sam Caplan and Jason […] The post The MMA Insiders Podcast Episode 92 appeared first on Radio Influence.

Sam Caplan and Jason Floyd kick off this edition of The MMA Insiders Podcast by discussing the passing away of Kimbo Slice. Sam and Jason give their memories of Slice. Sam talks about his experience being around Kimbo when he worked for Showtime and Jason recalls a interview he had with Slice prior to his […] The post The MMA Insiders Podcast Episode 91 appeared first on Radio Influence.