The MMAniacs Podcast

Matt & Nick talk about the upcoming UFC 217 including their takes on the three title fights. As always, a little McGregor seeps in.

Nick Calls all the intense action live at Combat Zone 63 (Sep 29, 2017). He gets interviews with Ed Carr right before his professional kickboxing debut and is joined by local MMA legend Jay "Mr. Nasty" Fortier who calls a fight with him. Knock outs, blow outs, throw ups and throw downs all abound in this episode.

This edition the MMAniacs broadcast live from CES MMA 45, which took place Friday August 11, 2017. As always, hosts Matt Kona & Nick David give their unique perspective on MMA and call this event live as it happens. The main card features two world-title bouts, including the long-awaited return of reigning CES MMA Heavyweight Champion Ashley Gooch (10-5, 7 KOs) defending the strap against fan-favorite Juliano Coutinho (7-3, 3 KOs), plus longtime regional stalwarts Saul Almeida (19-8, 1 KO) of Framingham, Mass., and Pedro Gonzalez (11-5) of nearby Gloucester battling for the promotion's Interim Featherweight World Title. In a highly-anticipated regional showdown that could steal the spotlight Aug. 11th, rising lightweight star Nate Andrews (10-1, 5 KOs) of East Providence, R.I., puts his four-fight win streak on the line against Maine native Bruce Boyington (14-10, 8 KOs), a veteran of 24 professional fights and a three-time WSOF vet. Also on the main card, Cranston, R.I., welterweight Gary Balletto Jr. makes his television debut against Hooksett, N.H., vet Nick Alley (3-1, 1 KO). Balletto carries a three-fight win streak into next month's bout, most recently dismantling Chris Torres by first-round submission on the preliminary card of “CES MMA 42.” Unbeaten Milford, Mass., bantamweight Kris Moutinho (4-0, 1 KO) battles Erie, Pa., native Brandon Seyler (6-5-1, 1 KO), who makes his second appearance with CES MMA. Moutinho is off to a flying start as a pro with wins in all four of his bouts under the guidance of CES MMA, including an impressive unanimous decision win over seven-fight vet Lloyd Reyes at “CES MMA 42.” Highlighting the preliminary card, 20-year-old Providence, R.I., native John Doumaagainst Jason Rine (0-2) of Danville, Ohio, following wins in each of his last three amateur bouts. Ludlow, Mass., lightweight Leon Davis (8-3, 1 KO) returns to face Andrew Osborne (7-10, 2 KOs), the two-time CES MMA vet and North Carolina native who now lives and trains in North Providence, R.I. Osborne comes off an upset win over previously-unbeaten Connor Barry by unanimous decision at “CES MMA 43” while Davis, a winner in his last four fights, makes his seventh appearance with CES MMA. Also on the preliminary card, unbeaten featherweight Dylan Lockhard (3-0) of Hollis, N.H., faces Cortland, N.Y., vet Ahsan Abdullah (7-7, 3 KOs). Lockhard earned his first two wins as a pro under the guidance of CES MMA, including a first-round submission win over Russell Campbell at “CES MMA 40” in November. Visit www.cesmma.com, www.twitter.com/cesmma or www.facebook.com/cesmmafor more information, or follow CES MMA on Instagram at @CESMMA.

On the ride home from CES MMA 44 at Twin River Casino we discuss the kick ass card we had just seen, put in our predictions for UFC 211 and make plans to go to Bellator NYC at Madison Square Garden

We do an in depth analysis of UFC 209, talk the latest Bellator results, touch on fighter pay, fighters union, Dominic Cruz and MORE!

Nick & Matt discuss Matt's trip to UFC 208, also UFC Halifax, Bellator 172 and the Roast Battle with MMA heavyweight prospect Tyler King.

Recorded live at CES 41, Friday Jan 27 at Twin River Casino in Cranston, RI.

In this episode we give a brief overview of 2016, celebrate our one year anniversary, discuss a few upcoming events and get an interview in with Donny Villanueva who is an instructor at LCCT BJJ in Shaumburg Ill where MMA fighters from around the globe (including Yair Rodriguez, Julianna Pena & Ben Rothwell) are flocking to train BJJ with head instructor Luiz Claudio.

After a brief sabbatical Nick & Matt are back at it with all things UFC 205, UFC Fight Night Dos Anjos/Ferguson, some Bisping/Hendo, Bellator 163, and of coarse, Matt will be at UFC 205

On this episode we interview Steve Ward, New York state's first licensed MMA referee, as well as UFC standout Tamdan McRory leading into his fight against Nate Marquardt. Conor McGregor is set to face Eddie Alvarez for trhe lightweight title. What does he do after that? We make an oath to jointly attend UFC 205 in Madson Square Garden, talk about the incredible card that 205 is shaping up to be, the UFC once again welsome's back Ben "Killa B" Saunders and we speculate his first match

Lots talk about here including Matt Kona's trip to Clevleand for UFC 203, UFC Fight Night Hildago Texas, Edmond "The human waste pile" Tarverdyan, We start off with Bellator 161

202 is what's up this episode, we continue down the wormhole of UFC conspiracy, holy-shit-Rumble-Johnson, we discuss potential matches for the big event at Madison Square Garden, picks for UFC on Fox: Maia vs Condit, what's next for Woodley, what's next for Macgregor, what's next for Diaz, what's next fro Rumble...

Everything UFC 202, The Conor McGregor show forges mightily along, this episode gets max value out of the word "fuck", the Fretitta brother's well timed exit as a fighter's union begins to take shape, the silly new trend of newly crowned champions calling out less worthy/deserving opponents, MORE UFC 202, MORE McGregor, the UFC's middleweight monster's ball, the value (or lack thereof) in getting a championship strap, Rumble Johnson's new tag line: "Punch & Don't Stop Punching", and FINALLY, Nick welcomes Matt with open arms to the the dark side, to the wonderful world of UFC conspiracy theories!!!

Nick goes to Side Two Studio to visit Matt and catch up on the fallout from #UFConFox20 (now last) weekend's #UFC201 and a glance ahead to #UFCSLC and maybe even #UFC202 plus for the first time on MMAniacs Podcast Nick interviews UFC Hall of Fame inductee Pete Williams!!!

We talk post-UFC Sioux Falls, UFC 200, (mostly Michael Venom Page's knee KO) Bellator 158, EBI 7, Metamoris 7, Nick's complete lack of interest in the blurring of lines between MMA and professional wrestling and we chat with outstanding comedian Ted Pettingell!

Nick gets early word from a credible source that Anderson Silva will be replacing Jon Jones at UFC 200 and tweets his ass off about it, UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos/Alvarez, TUF 23 Season Finale, The monolithic UFC 200, The 2016 UFC Hall of Fame induction, the sale of the UFC, fighter salaries, betting on fights, picks for UFC Fight Night McDonald/Linekar and more!

This episode Nick & Matt discuss Bellator: Dynamite 2, the untimely passing of UFC alum Ryan Jimmo, the need for a nationwide/worldwide governing set of rules for MMA, the need for more competent refs & judges, a ref almost murders an MMA fighter using only his vast incompetence, CM Punk finally announces when & where his UFC debut will take place, (hint; The MMAniacs will be there), talk of Metamoris 7, more fights added to UFC 202 & 203

This episode our two hosts with the mosts both rank the July 7, 8, 9 title fights in order of their respective interest, Nick taps out to pneumonia, they discuss UFC Ottawa, EFN 50, The horror show that was Fedor Emelianenko vs Fabio Maldonado, the possible sale of the UFC, GSP announced he is ready to return to the UFC and may be returning to fight Bisping for the title, the boys announce they will be traveling to cover a major UFC event in a certain city until recently starved for titles, the ever-fickle state of the UFC heavyweight division, Bellator bolstering it's ranks with UFC expats. will Rory MacDonald be forever stuck at #2, donde esta Tim Kennedy?

This week Nick battles pneumonia, Matt battles the internet, Brok Lesnar & Mark Hunt will battle each other at UFC 200, UFC 199 post fight press conference, Luke Rockhold's sour grapes, UFC Ottowa including picks, there is an interview with Donny Villanueva from LCCT Shaumburg Ill a school becoming a goto gym to train functional BJJ in MMA, they currnetly train Ben Rothwell, Michael Chiesa, Juliana Pena, this episode also features interviews with long time UFC heavyweight standout Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga and the refueled, revitalized & hungry Tamdan "the Barncat" McCrory.

Immediately following UFC 199 Matt & Nick sat down to talk over the amazing card they had just witnessed, in the process discussing more UFC 200 news, namely the addition of Brock Lesnar, UFC 202 main event McGregor/Diaz 2, the potential for retirement of Dan Henderson & Uriah Faber, what's next for Jessica Andrage, THE NEW UFC MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION Michael Bisbing, Rockhold's modeling aspirations, the induction of Don Frye into the UFC hall of fame and so much more. This one is a barn-burner. Do tune in!!!

Nick & Paul Landwehr are in the studio for this episode and Matt Kona calls in from the Prudential Center in Boston. The boys talk about the results, aftermath and potentialities of the incredible UFC 198 card, the ever changing UFC Heavyweight belt, UFC 200 and what the last fight on the card might be, a new "I Do Snacks" segment.

Nick calls in from Abu Dhabi where he is getting in some intense BJJ training. The two talk about all things UFC 200, the recent Jones/St. Preux, TUF 23, and give their predictions for UFC Rotterdam.

In this episode Nick & Matt give their immediate reaction to the announcement by McGregor that he is retiring, the UFC pulls him from UFC 200, what happens to UFC 200, possible new main event, UFC on fox 19 results, Jones/OSP predictions, This past weekend's Rizin card, Kimbo Slice's next fight, Fedor's next fight, Friday's Bellator 153, which Nick will be covering live from press row, Matt considers taking up BJJ!

Nick & Matt talk about this past weekend's card in Croatia and the implications on the heavyweight division, Nick's best UFC Fantasy picks so far, more UFC 200 news, Little Einstien's, what happened to our "I Do Snacks" segments?

Because of scheduling snafu this episode is split into two parts. The first half of this episode features Matt and our "I Do Snacks" correspondent Paul Landwehr. They chat about Gonzaga, UFC 200 confirmed fights, McGregor/Diaz 2 rumors, the different UFC Boston cards that have transpired, Wiedman/Rockhold 1 and 2, UFC Fightpass, everything Nate Diaz, Rory McDonald/Wonderboy Thompson, UFC Brisbane, and of coarse they touch upon "I Do Snacks". The second segment of this episode, Matt & Nick talk about the big news of the day, NY state legalizing MMA, Nick implores the UFC to indoctrinate Oleg Taktarov into the UFC Hall of Fame, #OlegThatsTheAll, Tim "Dirty Bird" Means turns out to have not-so-dirty urine, again the McGregor/Diaz 2 rumors, We give a shout out to renown MMA ref Kevin MacDonald and tease a future episode where we talk about his MMA ref/judge courses,

This round Nick & Matt welcome special guest John Paul Rivera, JPR talks about his MMAniacs listening parties, New York Past, nitrous, ice skating, Frank Mir answers one of Nick's live FB questions, we get a funny message from Tamdan McRory, shout out to David Stefanelli, there's an interview with UFC bantamweight prospect Joey Gomez, they kind-of give some picks for Fight Night 85, INCEPTION, Nick doesn't understand Twitter, there is a big announcement regarding two regional New England promotions, Cage Titans and Warrior Nation, the state of the UFC heavyweight division, The tag team grappling match with Sakuraba & Waderlei Silva on opposing teams, The freak show "UR Fights"

We join Nick & Matt on their journey to CES MMA 33. They, discuss MMA, food, music, stores, revisit the McGregor/ Diaz Jiu Jitsu debate, They introduce a new, weekly segment "I Do Snacks with Paul Landwher", Nick does not recieve the fanfair he deserves for coining the phrase "snackumen", the podcast gets a shout out from world renown MMA commentator The Voice, Michael Schiavello. In addition to the carcast & I Do Snacks segmetn you will also get to hear an interview with UFC standout Charles "Boston Strong" Rosa.

Nick & Matt are completely bewildered at the advent of coming up with the title of the movie Inception, Nick catches UFC 196 in Hooters after reffing a NAGA event for 16 hours where he ran into the Barn Cat himself, Tamdan McRory, the two hosts STRONGLY disagree about the level of Jiu Jitsu that Connor McGregor possess, what is next for McGregor, Diaz, Tate, Werdum, Gonzaga, Aldo, Edgar, Anderson Silva and of coarse speculations abound regarding the historic UFC 200 card.

Nick & Matt Go over the results of UFC Fight Night Silva/Bispbing, sharing their opposing views of the melee that was round 3, react to the UFC 196 pre fight presser and give their picks for that very card.

IN the MMAniacs Podcast Round 8, Nick & Matt disect the much maligned Bellator 149 which featured a main event of Ken Shamrock vs. Royce Gracie, an co-main of Kimbo Slice vs Dada 5000, cover Cowboy on Cowboy crime of UFC Fight Night 83 and give their pics for UFC Fight Night 84.

With Matt Kona trapped in FLA Nick made his way to Combat Zone 57. He subsequently got lots of help calling the fights from friends & training partners "Big" Dan Hirsch, Nicholas Alley (who was supposed to fight on the card, but lost his opponent) & Paul Gaffney III (who is making his way back into the cage!!!) as well as getting interviews with WSOF fighter Rodrigo Almeida and Bellator standout Ryan Couture! It was a super fun night. Enjoy!

In Round 7 of the MMAniacs Podcast Nick & Matt talk about the crazy ammount of MMA events happening this weekend including CES MMA, Bellator, WSOF and UFC and give their picks on the most notable match ups, world renowned MMA trainer Mark Dellagrotte says hi, they have their first phone in interview with Bellator light heavyweight contender Linton Vassell, discussing his second outing with the now former Bellator light heavyweight champion Emanuel Newton, what got him into MMA, training with the Blackzillians, Nick tries to get him to spill the beans on who has the best Jiu Jitsu at the Blackzillians, the excitement of early UFCs, find out what Linton would say to Newton if they had breakfast together, they once again beg for your iTunes reviews and offer some great giveaways, Nick & Matt discuss some internet drama surrounding this Thursday's Roast Battle III and Nick talks a little about how he remembers his high school wrestling team.

The MMAniacs have their second long distance podcast as Matt Kona is still stuck in FLA. They talk about the "topical" comedy scene in FLA, the ups & downs of fight night 82, the journalist/opponent (Mike Jackson) of the future first opponent of CM Punk (Mickey Gall) makes his way back to press row to offer up a question for Mickey Gall at the post fight presser, the latest on Yoel Romero's steroid allegations, The never ending speculation of what in the hell Connor McGregor will do next, will GSP make his octagon return at UFC 200, what would it take for the UFC to fix a fight, briefly c over the main event of each of the next 5-6 UFCs, Chris Leban's book, and finally, they answer some listener questions.

In Round 5 of the MMAniacs Podcast we talk about the Combat Zone 57, Nick's new roll as a ref for NAGA, having to reprimand Joe Lauzon, the peanuts that Roy Nelson makes, Mauro Ranallo gives us a Tweet, Conor McGregor's acceptance Speech at the MMA Awards, The state of the UFC heavyweight division, the strange story of Nick & the gogo choke, we give our picks for UFC Fight Night 82, Ben Henderson's move to Bellator, Sage Northcutt's "early tap", and we end with our first interview with the great Ryan Couture at Combat Zone 57 with guest host Big Dan Hirsch!

15 or so minutes of silly & fun outtakes from Round 4 with Paul Landwehr.

This episode we welcome our first guest, comedian and big time MMA fan Paul Ladwehr. We discuss our time at the recent UFC Fight Night in Boston, talk about the upcoming UFC 197 and it's crazy press conference, cover all things McGregor, weight cutting, IVs, PEDs, hear about Nick's hotel Cosplay/UFC mixup, find out how bad the pizza at Boston Garden really is, sensei Kona helps Nick wax off his "you know" malady and the MMAniacs Podcast gets a shout out from 2 time UFC bantamweight champion Dominic Cruz!

In the longest, and arguably best MMAniacs Podcast so far, Nick & Matt discuss a wide range of topics including the recently announced UFC 197 main event of Conor McGregor/Raphael Dos Anjos, Nick Diaz's NSAC suspension being shortened, Yoel Romero being popped for a yet undisclosed, but banned substance following his most recent win over Jacare, The advent of BJ Penn returning to the octagon, the latest on CM Punk, Rory McDonald's walkout music mishap, Keenan Cornelius' thoughts on Metamoris and culminating in a preview of Sunday's UFC Fight Night. This one is a barn burner so put on your fire proof sneakers!

This supplementary podcast was compiled of audio recorded on the ride to, at, and ride home from CES MMA 32 with hosts Nick David & Matt Kona. This CES event was the first event we covered live in an "official press" capacity. So the podcast here is kind of a behind the scenes with us as we do that. Hope you enjoy!

Matt & Nick discuss the results of UFC 195, talk a little about Friday's CES MMA 32 which they will be covering in an official press capacity, offer up some tickets for CES MMA 32, briefly discuss the upcoming UFC Fight Night in Boston & answer some fan questions.

In the MMAniacs inaugural podcast hosts Nick David & Matt Kona discuss Matt's trip out to Las Vegas for UFC 194, and dish out picks for UFC 195