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The US president-elect's ties with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and boxing, as well as World Wrestling Entertainment, might tell us about the kinds of sport he appreciates. But then there's golf …As the US prepares to host the World Cup and the Olympics during Trump's presidency, Jonathan Freedland and Karim Zidan walk through his history with sport to see if it explains more about him

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.

Casey and Elisha are joined by Karim Zidan, one of the world's foremost experts on how authoritarian regimes use the world of sports for their own ends. Karim discusses the history of the intersection of sports and politics, why the term "sportswashing" may already be outdated, and how depressing it is to be a Seattle Mariners fan. Learn more about our blog series on sportswashing: https://hrf.org/category/history-of-sports-and-dictators/

Max Rushden is joined by Philippe Auclair, Karim Zidan, Uri Levy and Craig Foster to discuss football's reaction to the Israel-Gaza conflict. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

Max Rushden is joined by Philippe Auclair, Pete Pattisson and Karim Zidan to discuss the legacy of Qatar 2022, for the World Cup, the game and Fifa. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

Sports journalist Karim Zidan returns to the show to catch up with Felix about the world of combat sports and their attendant politics. They discuss responses to Israel/Gaza in the MMA world, developments in Saudi Arabia's use of sports for soft power, political use of fight sports in Chechnya, and the deep bromance between Dana White and Donald Trump. Find Karim's writing at: https://www.sportspolitika.news/ Follow Karim at: https://twitter.com/ZidanSports Prod note: we're putting out two public episodes today, partially to re-align the episode numberings to keep Monday eps even and Thursday eps odd. Obviously something only I care about, but also just letting you know to expect a regular Patreon ep this Thursday.

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston welcome journalist Karim Zidan back to the show to discuss Saudi Arabia's emerging power in combat sports.The three chat about this past weekend's boxing fight between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou and the observations about the event, WWE's return to Saudi Arabia for Crown Jewel, and the UFC striking a deal with the country for 2024.Plus: Reaction to AEW Collision's viewership feat. MJF vs. Kenny Omega, Halloween Havoc - Night 2 numbers, Endeavor potentially going private, Peacock's subscribers, and Vince McMahon's “wins” and “fails”. Karim Zidan's work has appeared in the New York Times, The Guardian & Bloody Elbow and he is the founder of Sports PolitikaPOST WrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhRMerch: https://store.postwrestling.comTwitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingWrestlenomicsSubscribe: https://wrestlenomics.com/podcast/Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrestlenomicsTwitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @WrestlenomicsOur Sponsors:* Check out eBay: https://www.ebay.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston welcome journalist Karim Zidan back to the show to discuss Saudi Arabia's emerging power in combat sports.VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/GFBZVf-5iK8The three chat about this past weekend's boxing fight between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou and the observations about the event, WWE's return to Saudi Arabia for Crown Jewel, and the UFC striking a deal with the country for 2024.Plus: Reaction to AEW Collision's viewership feat. MJF vs. Kenny Omega, Halloween Havoc - Night 2 numbers, Endeavor potentially going private, Peacock's subscribers, and Vince McMahon's “wins” and “fails”. Karim Zidan's work has appeared in the New York Times, The Guardian & Bloody Elbow and he is the founder of Sports PolitikaPOST WrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhRMerch: https://store.postwrestling.comTwitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingWrestlenomicsSubscribe: https://wrestlenomics.com/podcast/Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrestlenomicsTwitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @WrestlenomicsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wrestlenomics-radio2532/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Subscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod We're back...  This week we're talking to Karim Zidan an investigative journalist and writer who specialises in the intersection of sport, power, and politics.  Karim chats to us about the rise of Saudi Arabian influence in sports and how the term sportwashing doesn't go far enough to capture all that is happening.  Is what's good for the goose good for the gander and will we see France called out for its authoritarian decisions and actions ahead of the Olympic games in 2024?  Mero asks Danny about Ireland and the Rugby World Cup so Danny rants for a few minutes about Ireland falling short in a quarter-final... again. 

Gulf States like Saudi Arabia and Qatar dominate sports headlines, particularly when it comes to football and golf. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's sports ambitions seem to know no limits. He's paying unprecedented sums of money to hire many of the world's top players, like Christiano Ronaldo and Neymar, in a bid to turn the Saudi Pro League into one of the world's top soccer competitions. Most recently, Saudi Arabia set eyes on Egyptian born top Liverpool player, Mohamed Saleh. The buying spree follows the controversial acquisition in 2021 of Newcastle United by the Public Investment Fund, Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund. Moreover, Mr. Bin Salman has muscled his way into golf with the merger of PGA Tour, the organiser of the sports top events, and the Saudi backed upstart, Live Gulf. Not to be left behind, a member of the Qatari ruling family is bidding $9 billion to acquire Manchester United. If the sale goes through, it would turn the Manchester Derby into a dual between the Gulf State and the United Arab Emirates, long, a critic of Guty policies and the owner of Manchester City. All of this raises a host of questions. Why are Gulf States willing to invest huge amounts in sports? Will Gulf money change sports like football? Should states be allowed to control sports clubs or are they vital parts of civil society that should be shielded from encroachment by the state? Should democracies make human rights a qualifying condition for club ownership would to do so be hypocritical at a time that European and US adherence to human rights is backsliding. To discuss this and much more, I'm joined by Kareem Zidan, an acclaimed journalist whose Sports Politika Substack column covers the nexus of sports, politics and society.

KARIM ZIDAN is an investigative journalist working at the intersection of sports and politics. His newsletter at Substack is called Sports Politika. We talk here about sports washing and so much more, including how sports fits into the wide world of business and politics. He talks about Saudi Arabia, LIV golf, FIFA and IOC (“they are big mafias”) and the state of American sports journalism. INTERVIEW NOTES: 00:00   introduces Zidan 00:45   admiration for the New York Times and that newspaper's decision to outsource its sports to a subsidiary, The Athletic [includes personal history in interest for the paper] 5:30     Includes talk of his experiences reporting and writing for the Times] 7:30     The Athletic works differently than the Times sports department 9:30     question: the sports business worldwide is seeing a lot of money and attention and Zidan says they need inspection [refers to the ‘two big mafias, the IOC and FIFA] 12:30   Messi to Miami; context is important 15:40   Benzema to Saudi Arabia 17:15   Henderson from Liverpool to Saudi Arabia [who was a big supporter of LGBTQ causes] 20:50   Sportswashing 21:30   the great American value of capitalism [the bottom feeders of some sports, such as LIV golf, underpaid UFC fighters] 24:40   Reference to WWE and Saudi Arabia 26:20   The rules of capitalism are out the window [competing with Saudi's ‘bottomless pit of money'] 27:30   reference to Billie Jean King's comment that they should talk with the Saudis 31:00   what's difference in sportswashing and the NBA in China?

KARIM ZIDAN is an investigative journalist working at the intersection of sports and politics. His newsletter at Substack is called Sports Politika. We talk here about sports washing and so much more, including how sports fits into the wide world of business and politics. He talks about Saudi Arabia, LIV golf, FIFA and IOC (“they are big mafias”) and the state of American sports journalism.   INTERVIEW NOTES: Karim Zidan Part 1 00:00   previewing the conversation 2:45     introduction, sports and politics, and Karim's history 9:00     what is the genesis of the investigative journalism [Kadyrov] 10:45   doing television commentary gets him to Russia 15:40   more on Kadyrov and MMA 27:00   UFC Dana White, with a brief reference to Endeavor 28:30   Wagner Group and MMA fighters 32:20   US extreme militia members, Neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and recruiting through sports [a lot taking shape since 2017]

This week Ed talks to Karim Zidan, an investigative journalist publish in the Guardian, New York Times and Foreign Policy about his journey covering the politics of sport. Karim's newsletter Sports Politika is available on Substack.If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing exclusive bonus episodes, check out our Patreon page. Keep us ad free - Friend of the Show status for just £1.No Question About That is available on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and all podcast apps. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston chat with Karim Zidan of Sports Politika on the WWE's business partnership with the Government of Saudi Arabia.They chat about the attitudes regarding the ten-year agreement that was announced in 2018, how Saudi Arabia views its image today, WWE's navigation of the Jamal Khashoggi murder during the first year of the agreement, and his recent article on WWE's Propaganda Spectacle.Plus: Pollock & Thurston chat AEW Collision at the United Center, early ticket sales for Collision dates, Tony Khan's call with the media, Nick Khan at the JPMorgan TMT conference, Dynamite ratings & Double or Nothing in Las Vegas.Karim Zidan is an investigative journalist and you can read his work at Sports Politika Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhRMerch: https://store.postwrestling.comTwitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston chat with Karim Zidan of Sports Politika on the WWE's business partnership with the Government of Saudi Arabia.They chat about the attitudes regarding the ten-year agreement that was announced in 2018, how sport washing works, WWE's navigation of the Jamal Khashoggi murder during the first year of the agreement, and his recent article on WWE's Propaganda Spectacle.Karim Zidan is an investigative journalist and you can read his work at Sports Politika Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkjpSfMUt6YSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhRMerch: https://store.postwrestling.comTwitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wrestlenomics-radio2532/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit bloodyelbowpodcast.substack.comTête-à-tête (French “head-to-head”): noun – a private conversation between two people, usually in an intimate setting. | adjective – involving or happening between two people in private. | adverb – between two people in private'Kid Nate' is BACK!The MMA Tête-à-tête/MMA Bunker/MMA Bathrobe review is back after a nine-year hiatus, ‘Kid' Nate Wilcox is rev…

The 2022 Qatar World Cup has come and gone. Most fans will remember the exhilarating matches and the dramatic final. They will recall the emergence of Morocco as the tournament's darling. For some, the politics will stick in their mind: expressions of support for the Palestinians, struggles over support for LGBTQ rights, and the unprecedented more than a decade-long campaign by human rights groups and trade unions to improve the working and living conditions of migrant workers. The tournament may be history but the often-fierce debate about Qatar is not. To be sure, the debate has moved on. It focusses on lessons learnt from a country that at least when it came to workers rights was willing to engage. Those lessons are particularly relevant with countries like Saudi Arabia set to host a slew of tournaments over the next decade and bidding for many more. The bids include an effort, together with Egypt and Greece, to win the hosting rights for the 2030 World Cup. Saudi Arabia and Egypt, two of the world's worst violators of human rights, are, in contrast to Qatar, unlikely to recognise their critics, let alone engage with them. Gulf states' forays into sports are not limited to hosting. They involve the acquisition of high-profile clubs like Manchester City, Paris St. Germain, and Newcastle United, and now perhaps even Manchester United as well as celebrity players like Neymar and Ronaldo. The forays also involve attempts to control whole sport discipline with Saudi Arabia's creation of an alternative golf tournament and effort to Saudi to set up world's richest cricket competition while Qatar has invested in the International Padel Federation to create new global tour. The Qatari World Cup experience may well embolden the kingdom in maintaining a hard line. Criticism of Qatar was relentless in the 12-year walkup to the 2022 World Cup. Yet, the Gulf emerged from the successful hosting of the tournament with its reputation enhanced rather than tarnished. Similarly, perceptions of the debate about Qatar that was as much about legitimate rights issues as it was skewed by prejudice, bias, sour grapes, and a Western-centric focus, is likely to reinforce Saudi reluctance to engage. To discuss these issues, I am joined today by Karim Zidan, an acclaimed Egyptian Canadian journalist, short story writer, and translator.

Host Max Gershberg is joined by journalist Karim Zidan. Zidan has reported on Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov since 2017. It's been reported that  Kadyrov uses an MMA fight-club as an apparatus of power and military might and Zidan joins to speak to the unusual events taking place. Watch Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel on HBO Max. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of Parallax Views, investigative journalist Karim Zidan, whose work has been featured in Foreign Policy, The Guardian, and the MMA-news website Bloody Elbow, joins us to discuss the intersection between politics and Mixed Martial Arts from Chechnya's Ramzan Kadyrov's Akmat Fight Club to Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White's appearances on Fox News. We'll discuss how figures from Ted Cruz to Vladimir Putin are interested in MMA and how they attempt to use it politically. We also delve into such topics as sportswashing and propaganda, Abuzayed Vismuradov (the powerful Chechnya associated with Ramzan Kadyrov and the Akmat Fight Club who is known simply as "Patriot" and is considered one of Chechnya's most dangerous men), "The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko (and the shady history of his brother), self-described anarcho-communist fighter "The Snowman" Jeff Monson and his relationship with Russia and Vladimir Putin, Conor MacGregor, Saudi Arabia and the WWE, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and much, access journalism in MMA reporting, unionization efforts and the UFC, and much, much more! In the second segment of the show, progressive sports journalist David Zirin joins the show to discuss the intersection of sports and politics more broadly and his latest book The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World. We discuss how David began his now almost 20-year run of writing about politics and sports before delving into such issues as leftist aversion to sports, sports and nationalism (and militarism), cheerleaders who supported Black Lives Matter, the Kaepernick Effect as about the Effect even more so than Colin Kaepernick himself, the film National Champions and efforts of NCAA college football to receive fair compensation, exploitation of athletes by owners, and more!

Investigative journalist Karim Zidan joins Fernanda to discuss his groundbreaking and dangerous work in the field of MMA, growing up in Egypt under martial law, the fetishization of trauma, doom scrolling, his former life as a DJ, pride vs. patriotism, and a lot more. More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Please show us your support with a rating or review!) And hey, get in touch if you want to advertise with us: advertising@fanbyte.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Leslie begins today's show with her 'Ripped from the Headlines' news segment.   Here are the stories that she gave her take on: 1. THE HILL: "Obama: Voting rights bill must pass before next election" 2. AUDIO: Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) reminds everyone that today's vote in the Senate is the beginning of a very long fight on voting rights. Democrats are going to force Republicans to vote on every piece of the For The People Act if they filibuster the bill today as expected 3. AXIOS: "The Senate's “too-big-to-fail" bipartisan infrastructure plan" 4. AXIOS: "Court blocks California assault weapons ban repeal" 5. AUDIO: Las Vegas Raiders Defensive End Carl Nassib comes out as gay Leslie is then joined by Karim Zidan, an investigative journalist for 'Right Wing Watch,' a project of People For the American Way dedicated to monitoring and exposing the activities and rhetoric of right-wing activists and organizations in order to expose their extreme agenda. Leslie and Karim discuss how the far-right has transformed online since the January 6th Capitol insurrection. The website for Right Wing Watch is www.RightWingWatch.org and their Twitter handle is @RightWingWatch.  Karim's handle is @ZidanSports.

Leslie begins today's show with her 'Ripped from the Headlines' news segment. Here are the stories that she gave her take on: 1. THE HILL: "Obama: Voting rights bill must pass before next election" 2. AUDIO: Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) reminds everyone that today's vote in the Senate is the beginning of a very long fight on voting rights. Democrats are going to force Republicans to vote on every piece of the For The People Act if they filibuster the bill today as expected 3. AXIOS: "The Senate's “too-big-to-fail" bipartisan infrastructure plan" 4. AXIOS: "Court blocks California assault weapons ban repeal" 5. AUDIO: Las Vegas Raiders Defensive End Carl Nassib comes out as gay Leslie is then joined by Karim Zidan, an investigative journalist for 'Right Wing Watch,' a project of People For the American Way dedicated to monitoring and exposing the activities and rhetoric of right-wing activists and organizations in order to expose their extreme agenda. Leslie and Karim discuss how the far-right has transformed online since the January 6th Capitol insurrection. The website for Right Wing Watch is www.RightWingWatch.org and their Twitter handle is @RightWingWatch. Karim's handle is @ZidanSports.

Arab Digest editor William Law in conversation with investigative sports journalist Karim Zidan. Their conversation focusses on Abu Dhabi's Fight Island where the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the UFC, has landed. Karim looks at how a sport that mixes martial arts with boxing and features men and women fighters is a fit for a conservative Gulf emirate.

Mike & Brett discuss the McGregor-Poirier & what is more important in combat sports, the fight or promoting the fight? Are fights like Paul-Askren & Lamar Odom-Aaron Carter bad for business? Brett discovers (finally) the greatness that is Cobra Kai! Plus: Stephen A. Smith said what... What did Idiot Tito do this week... Karim Zidan is changing the MMA journalism game Follow us on Social Media Facebook: www.facebook.com/inthefightshow Twitter: www.twitter.com/inthefightshow IG: www.instagram.com/inthefightshow ** Affiliate Link Below ** We've partnered with Thrive Fantasy Sports for the best in daily fantasy sports! Thrive has given out over $1.4MM in winnings & is guaranteeing $30K in bets for the Big Game! Go to www.ThriveFantasy.com & use code SEC247 for a new user bonus --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthefightshow/message

My guest today is Karim Zidan. Born and raised in Cairo, Egypt, Karim is an investigative reporter who works on the intersection of sports and politics. He has written for many different publications, from mainstream newspapers like The Guardian to specialized blogs like Right-Wing Watch. Karim writes about many sports, from basketball to boxing, but much of his recent work is on Mixed Martial Arts, and he is one of the managers of Bloody Elbow, the MMA and UFC blog of SB Nation. He tweets at @ZidanSports.Karim and I talk about the connections between (fight) sports and (far right) politics, from ultras and the Tahir Square revolution, to Saudi Arabia and sportswashing, and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and the far right.

Ahmed Gatnash, host of "The Arab Tyrant Manual" podcast and Founder of the Kawaakibi Foundation, moderates a discussion between HRF Chairman Garry Kasparov, Areej Sadhan, sister of jailed Saudi dissident Abdulrahman al-Sadhan, and investigative journalist Karim Zidan on the Saudi regime's investments in sports and entertainment to distract from ongoing human rights abuses. This panel was recorded at the 2020 Oslo Freedom Forum, produced by the Human Rights Foundation.

Mike & Brett discuss the Karim Zidan article about the UFC & the 2020 Presidential election.  They also discuss Paul Felder's decision to take the Rafael Dos Anjos fight on 5-days notice & why can't he call his own fight from the cage.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthefightshow/message

This episode looks at the Fall 2020 issue of ArabLit Quarterly, which focuses on cats: in contemporary Arabic stories, in erotic poetry, in medieval scholarship, in Egyptian art, in Palestinian politics, and more. We read from: Ghada Samman's “Beheading the Cat,” translated by Issa Boullata. The poetry of Rasha Omran, in the issue in Arabic, French, and English. Al-Jawbari's advice on avoiding criminals with cats, translated for the issue by Dima El-Mouallem. We also focus on: Karim Zidan's essay on cats in Egyptian art, “Felines, Fellahin, and Fortune Tellers.” Hoda Marmar's essay-interview with Muna Nasrallah, the daughter of Emily Nasrallah and previous owner of the cat from Nasrallah's classic YA novel, What Happened to Zeeko? The fifteenth-century encyclopedic text “Merits of the Housecat,” translated by David Larsen. Layla Baalbaki's classic story “The Cat,” translated by Tom Abi Samra. You can get a copy of the magazine at www.arablit.org.

Petesy and Niall discuss an amazing day for U.K. MMA with several wins on Wednesday's Fight Island card. Bloody Elbow's Karim Zidan joins the show to discuss the purpose of Abu Dhabi's sponsorship of the Fight Island events and UFC middleweight Jack Hermansson looks forward to his co-main event bout with Kelvin Gastelum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arab Digest editor William Law in conversation with Karim Zidan an investigative journalist covering the intersection of sports, politics, and society for a number of outlets including the Guardian, Vox Media and HBO Real Sports. Karim discusses the Saudi attempt to purchase Newcastle United, Abu Dhabi's skillful manipulation of sport, Qatar and the 2020 World Cup and the curious links between Ultimate Fighting Championship and sportswashing in the MENA region.

Cohost Sam is flying solo this week brining updates on the UFC and ONE Championship as well as Hot Takes and TWO recommended reads! On offense and offensiveness: Colby Covington is turning trash talk into something worse by Jordan Breen for Bloodyelbow - https://bit.ly/2T8NaRk ‘UFC’s Colby Covington, the athletic embodiment of Trump's politics’ by Karim Zidan for The Guardian UK - https://bit.ly/2yGtWJt

I have met almost every MMA journalist at one time or another, but not Karim Zidan - then I realised that the reason he doesn't attend events is that his writing about sport and politics, and in particular about MMA and some of the former Soviet republics - means that it's not safe for him to attend. In a world powered by social media, blogs and fan-generated content, Karim's work in untangling the web of "sportswashing" is absolutely crucial to understanding how and why tyrants use athletes like Mohamed Salah and Khabib Nurmagomedov to rebrand themselves and their regimes.

John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Super Showdown and welcome guests for a discussion about WWE’s ongoing relationship with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. TIME STAMPS: 00:03:30 – Super ShowDown review 00:41:11 –  Will Cooling (Fighting Spirit Magazine) joins us 01:08:09 –  Karim Zidan (BloodyElbow.com) joins us 01:40:12 – Phone Calls Plus, your phone calls and feedback from the POST Wrestling Forum. Watch this show on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2UspMMMFlg WWE Super ShowdownFriday, June 7th, 2019King Abdullah Sports City StadiumJeddah, Saudi Arabia **Goldberg vs. The Undertaker**50 Man Battle Royal**WWE Title: Kofi Kingston (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler**Bobby Lashley vs. Braun Strowman**Randy Orton vs. Triple H**Handicap Match: Lars Sullivan vs. Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik, Kalisto & Lince Dorado)**Roman Reigns vs. Shane McMahon (w/ Drew McIntyre)**WWE Intercontinental Title: Finn Balor (c) vs. Andrade**WWE Universal Title: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Baron Corbin Subscribe:iTunes & iOS  | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss:https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café:http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling Merchandise:https://store.postwrestling.com Follow:Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube

On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks about his retirement from MMA as well as his foray into bareknuckle boxing; Bas Rutten about recent MMA headlines plus his work with the PFL and upcoming Karate Combat event in NYC; journalist Karim Zidan who will help unpack the statements and accusations made at the UFC 229 presser by Conor McGregor against Khabib Nurmagomedov, Additionally we also answer your questions on the Sound Off, and Luke gives his thoughts about Jon Jones' USADA suspension on The Weigh-in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks about his retirement from MMA as well as his foray into bareknuckle boxing; Bas Rutten about recent MMA headlines plus his work with the PFL and upcoming Karate Combat event in NYC; journalist Karim Zidan who will help unpack the statements and accusations made at the UFC 229 presser by Conor McGregor against Khabib Nurmagomedov, Additionally we also answer your questions on the Sound Off, and Luke gives his thoughts about Jon Jones' USADA suspension on The Weigh-in.

On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks about his retirement from MMA as well as his foray into bareknuckle boxing; Bas Rutten about recent MMA headlines plus his work with the PFL and upcoming Karate Combat event in NYC; journalist Karim Zidan who will help unpack the statements and accusations made at the UFC 229 presser by Conor McGregor against Khabib Nurmagomedov, Additionally we also answer your questions on the Sound Off, and Luke gives his thoughts about Jon Jones' USADA suspension on The Weigh-in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week hosts Kacper Rosolowski and Denis Shkuratov have on the show: -Royal Wedding Rant!: 4:35 -Ryan Bader: 10:44 -Jon Anik: 32:40 -Bas Rutten: 59:46 -Colby Covington: 1:33:48 -Karim Zidan: 1:53:33 -Why was Fedor questioned by the FBI?: 1:56:10 -Will Fedor retire after the grand prix?: 2:08:10 -Is Khabib bigger then Fedor in Russia?: 2:09:52 -Conor/Khabib in Russia? Why does the UFC want that market?: 2:15:34 -The UFC's first event in Russia in 2018: 2:22:32 -Khabib's financial backer: 2:26:42 -Does Khabib have a relationship with Putin?: 2:34:00 -Avengers: Infinity War Review: 2:47:24 -Colby Covington returns to Submission Radio to discuss his fight against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 225 for the UFc interim welterweight belt, his altercation with Charles Bennett at CamSoda: Legends, hanging out with pornstars, RDA accepting a fight with him and wanting to expose him, getting inside RDA's head, criticisms of the UFC implementing an interim belt, if Colby think he'll end up fighting Tyron Woodley, and more! -Bas Rutten returns to Submission Radio to discuss Fedor Emelianenko's knockout win over Frank Mir at Bellator 198, Fedor trolling Chael, Fedor vs. Chael Sonnen, if Ryan Bader has a chance against the heavyweight legend, the lack of repercussions for Conor McGregor's UFC 223 bus incident, Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov breakdown, fight stories in Japan, his 22-fight undefeated streak, almost fighting Fedor and Wanderlei Silva in PRIDE and more! -Ryan Bader returns to Submission Radio to discuss his fight against King Mo at Bellator 199, Fedor Emelianenko's knockout win over Frank Mir at Bellator 198, his feud with Chael Sonnen, if Sonnen can beat Fedor, how much of a factor Matt Mitrione's size is, why beating Fedor in the finals is his dream, how he would top that in his career, King Mo compared to his past high-level opponents, his time so far in Bellator, hilarious towels and more! -Jon Anik returns to Submission Radio to discuss Nate Diaz wanting to return at UFC 227 and who he should face, if Nick Diaz vs. Michael Bisping makes sense, the UFC's lack of punishment for Conor McGregor's actions, prediction for Conor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov, Fedor's KO win over Frank Mir, his crazy schedule, if he'd ever like to commentate other sports, gambling and tattoo bets and more! -Karim Zidan returns to Submission Radio to discuss everything regarding Fedor's win at Bellator 198, if Fedor will retire after the grand prix, why he was questioned by the FBI, his relationship with Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, if Khabib is the bigger star in Russia, why the UFC wants to go into Russia and more!

This week hosts Kacper Rosolowski and Denis Shkuratov have on the show: -Royal Wedding Rant!: 4:35 -Ryan Bader: 10:44 -Jon Anik: 32:40 -Bas Rutten: 59:46 -Colby Covington: 1:33:48 -Karim Zidan: 1:53:33 -Why was Fedor questioned by the FBI?: 1:56:10 -Will Fedor retire after the grand prix?: 2:08:10 -Is Khabib bigger then Fedor in Russia?: 2:09:52 -Conor/Khabib in Russia? Why does the UFC want that market?: 2:15:34 -The UFC's first event in Russia in 2018: 2:22:32 -Khabib's financial backer: 2:26:42 -Does Khabib have a relationship with Putin?: 2:34:00 -Avengers: Infinity War Review: 2:47:24 -Colby Covington returns to Submission Radio to discuss his fight against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 225 for the UFc interim welterweight belt, his altercation with Charles Bennett at CamSoda: Legends, hanging out with pornstars, RDA accepting a fight with him and wanting to expose him, getting inside RDA's head, criticisms of the UFC implementing an interim belt, if Colby think he'll end up fighting Tyron Woodley, and more! -Bas Rutten returns to Submission Radio to discuss Fedor Emelianenko's knockout win over Frank Mir at Bellator 198, Fedor trolling Chael, Fedor vs. Chael Sonnen, if Ryan Bader has a chance against the heavyweight legend, the lack of repercussions for Conor McGregor's UFC 223 bus incident, Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov breakdown, fight stories in Japan, his 22-fight undefeated streak, almost fighting Fedor and Wanderlei Silva in PRIDE and more! -Ryan Bader returns to Submission Radio to discuss his fight against King Mo at Bellator 199, Fedor Emelianenko's knockout win over Frank Mir at Bellator 198, his feud with Chael Sonnen, if Sonnen can beat Fedor, how much of a factor Matt Mitrione's size is, why beating Fedor in the finals is his dream, how he would top that in his career, King Mo compared to his past high-level opponents, his time so far in Bellator, hilarious towels and more! -Jon Anik returns to Submission Radio to discuss Nate Diaz wanting to return at UFC 227 and who he should face, if Nick Diaz vs. Michael Bisping makes sense, the UFC's lack of punishment for Conor McGregor's actions, prediction for Conor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov, Fedor's KO win over Frank Mir, his crazy schedule, if he'd ever like to commentate other sports, gambling and tattoo bets and more! -Karim Zidan returns to Submission Radio to discuss everything regarding Fedor's win at Bellator 198, if Fedor will retire after the grand prix, why he was questioned by the FBI, his relationship with Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, if Khabib is the bigger star in Russia, why the UFC wants to go into Russia and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This week in “Press Row,” Jordan Breen and BloodyElbow's Karim Zidan discuss HBO's “Real Sports” segment on Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov and his use of MMA as a political tool, his own experiences being interviewed for the segment, Kadyrov's chilling sarcasm and affect during his conversation with HBO's David Scott and whether the piece will influence MMA fighters and managers to stop taking money from the brutal dictator.

Karim Zidan returns to talk Chechnya, Kadyrov, sports, propaganda, and Floyd Mayweather. Listen here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-107-club-11120723

This week in “Press Row,” Jordan Breen and BloodyElbow.com's Karim Zidan join up for a second week in a row to discuss a slate of Russian MMA topics, from the latest rumors surrounding the health of Khabib Nurmagomedov, the contractual future of Vitaly Minakov, the aggressive touring schedules of Absolute Championship Berkut and Eurasia Fight Nights and whether Russia can ever be a serious market for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

This week in “Press Row,” Jordan Breen and BloodyElbow.com's Karim Zidan discuss the latest in hot button Russian MMA topics, including the future of Khabib Nurmagomedov, stereotypes of Fedor Emelianenko, Chechnyan leader Ramzan Kadyrov's Akhmat MMA team and Magomed Bibulatov coming to the UFC and Absolute Championship Berkut's free agent frenzy.

This week's Guests on the show include: - Competition winner reveal starts at: 3:56 - John Morgan starts at: 6:11 - Robin Black starts at: 30:57 - John Kavanagh starts at: 50:05 - Karim Zidan starts at: 1:10:02 - More UFC 209 discussion starts at: 1:45:10 - SBG coach John Kavanagh returns to Submission Radio for the first time in over 2 years to discuss his upcoming Australian tour, the rumors and developments of Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather, if he wants Conor to take a chance at boxing one of the greatest boxers of all time, UFC 209 and Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson, if Conor will fight the winner in his return fight, GSP's return and where he stands on that super fight, what goals he has left for his coaching career, the level of fame he has in Ireland, fun things he wants to do while in Australia, and more! - John Morgan (MMA Junkie) returns to Submission Radio to help preview UFC 209 and talk about some of the big stories in MMA, including GSP's return and the seemingly inevitable fight between Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather. John also shares fun stories from his time covering the sport and doing the MMA Roadshow podcast! - Robin Black (The Fight Network) returns to Submission Radio and brings fun brand of fight analysis to break down UFC 209's big fights, including Mark Hunt vs. Alistair Overeem, Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson and the rematch between Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson. - Karim Zidan (Bloody Elbow) returns to Submission Radio to delve into Khabib Nurmagomedov ahead of his fight against Tony Ferguson at UFC 209. Zidan talks about Khabib's father not attending the fight after being denied his US VISA and how this affects Khabib, his father wanting Khabib to retire soon and if Khabib would listen to his father, what opportunities Khabib would have in his post-fight career, Nurmagomedov's modest attitude and why he shies away from the spotlight even though he's in an industry that demands self-promoters, Fedor Emelianenko's comments about the UFC potentially not wanting Khabib as a champion, the UFC striking a deal with Russian broadcast partner Match TV and why the Russian market isn't really a lucrative one, and lots more! - twitter.com/SubmissionAus , - facebook.com/SubmissionRadioAus , - youtube.com/submissionradioau

This week's Guests on the show include: - Competition winner reveal starts at: 3:56 - John Morgan starts at: 6:11 - Robin Black starts at: 30:57 - John Kavanagh starts at: 50:05 - Karim Zidan starts at: 1:10:02 - More UFC 209 discussion starts at: 1:45:10 - SBG coach John Kavanagh returns to Submission Radio for the first time in over 2 years to discuss his upcoming Australian tour, the rumors and developments of Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather, if he wants Conor to take a chance at boxing one of the greatest boxers of all time, UFC 209 and Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson, if Conor will fight the winner in his return fight, GSP's return and where he stands on that super fight, what goals he has left for his coaching career, the level of fame he has in Ireland, fun things he wants to do while in Australia, and more! - John Morgan (MMA Junkie) returns to Submission Radio to help preview UFC 209 and talk about some of the big stories in MMA, including GSP's return and the seemingly inevitable fight between Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather. John also shares fun stories from his time covering the sport and doing the MMA Roadshow podcast! - Robin Black (The Fight Network) returns to Submission Radio and brings fun brand of fight analysis to break down UFC 209's big fights, including Mark Hunt vs. Alistair Overeem, Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson and the rematch between Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson. - Karim Zidan (Bloody Elbow) returns to Submission Radio to delve into Khabib Nurmagomedov ahead of his fight against Tony Ferguson at UFC 209. Zidan talks about Khabib's father not attending the fight after being denied his US VISA and how this affects Khabib, his father wanting Khabib to retire soon and if Khabib would listen to his father, what opportunities Khabib would have in his post-fight career, Nurmagomedov's modest attitude and why he shies away from the spotlight even though he's in an industry that demands self-promoters, Fedor Emelianenko's comments about the UFC potentially not wanting Khabib as a champion, the UFC striking a deal with Russian broadcast partner Match TV and why the Russian market isn't really a lucrative one, and lots more! - twitter.com/SubmissionAus , - facebook.com/SubmissionRadioAus , - youtube.com/submissionradioau

This week hosts Kacper Rosolowski and Denis Shkuratov have on the show: - Competition winner reveal starts at: 3:56 - John Morgan starts at: 6:11 - Robin Black starts at: 30:57 - John Kavanagh starts at: 50:05 - Karim Zidan starts at: 1:10:02 - More UFC 209 discussion starts at: 1:45:10 - SBG coach John Kavanagh returns to Submission Radio for the first time in over 2 years to discuss his upcoming Australian tour, the rumors and developments of Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather, if he wants Conor to take a chance at boxing one of the greatest boxers of all time, UFC 209 and Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson, if Conor will fight the winner in his return fight, GSP's return and where he stands on that super fight, what goals he has left for his coaching career, the level of fame he has in Ireland, fun things he wants to do while in Australia, and more! - John Morgan (MMA Junkie) returns to Submission Radio to help preview UFC 209 and talk about some of the big stories in MMA, including GSP's return and the seemingly inevitable fight between Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather. John also shares fun stories from his time covering the sport and doing the MMA Roadshow podcast! - Robin Black (The Fight Network) returns to Submission Radio and brings fun brand of fight analysis to break down UFC 209's big fights, including Mark Hunt vs. Alistair Overeem, Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson and the rematch between Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson. - Karim Zidan (Bloody Elbow) returns to Submission Radio to delve into Khabib Nurmagomedov ahead of his fight against Tony Ferguson at UFC 209. Zidan talks about Khabib's father not attending the fight after being denied his US VISA and how this affects Khabib, his father wanting Khabib to retire soon and if Khabib would listen to his father, what opportunities Khabib would have in his post-fight career, Nurmagomedov's modest attitude and why he shies away from the spotlight even though he's in an industry that demands self-promoters, Fedor Emelianenko's comments about the UFC potentially not wanting Khabib as a champion, the UFC striking a deal with Russian broadcast partner Match TV and why the Russian market isn't really a lucrative one, and lots more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week hosts Kacper Rosolowski and Denis Shkuratov have on the show: - Competition winner reveal starts at: 3:56 - John Morgan starts at: 6:11 - Robin Black starts at: 30:57 - John Kavanagh starts at: 50:05 - Karim Zidan starts at: 1:10:02 - More UFC 209 discussion starts at: 1:45:10 - SBG coach John Kavanagh returns to Submission Radio for the first time in over 2 years to discuss his upcoming Australian tour, the rumors and developments of Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather, if he wants Conor to take a chance at boxing one of the greatest boxers of all time, UFC 209 and Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson, if Conor will fight the winner in his return fight, GSP's return and where he stands on that super fight, what goals he has left for his coaching career, the level of fame he has in Ireland, fun things he wants to do while in Australia, and more! - John Morgan (MMA Junkie) returns to Submission Radio to help preview UFC 209 and talk about some of the big stories in MMA, including GSP's return and the seemingly inevitable fight between Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather. John also shares fun stories from his time covering the sport and doing the MMA Roadshow podcast! - Robin Black (The Fight Network) returns to Submission Radio and brings fun brand of fight analysis to break down UFC 209's big fights, including Mark Hunt vs. Alistair Overeem, Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson and the rematch between Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson. - Karim Zidan (Bloody Elbow) returns to Submission Radio to delve into Khabib Nurmagomedov ahead of his fight against Tony Ferguson at UFC 209. Zidan talks about Khabib's father not attending the fight after being denied his US VISA and how this affects Khabib, his father wanting Khabib to retire soon and if Khabib would listen to his father, what opportunities Khabib would have in his post-fight career, Nurmagomedov's modest attitude and why he shies away from the spotlight even though he's in an industry that demands self-promoters, Fedor Emelianenko's comments about the UFC potentially not wanting Khabib as a champion, the UFC striking a deal with Russian broadcast partner Match TV and why the Russian market isn't really a lucrative one, and lots more!

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 week's Guests on the show include:   - Johny Hendricks starts at: 4:07 - Al Iaquinta starts at: 33:28 - Tito Ortiz starts at: 58:09 - Stephen Thompson starts at: 1:23:10 - Tyron Woodley Racism discussion starts at: 1:45:03 - Karim Zidan starts at: 2:13:41 - Tito/Sonnen discussion starts at: 2:14:22 - Fedor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Donald Trump UFC Russia chat starts at: 2:21:34 - Tito Ortiz returns to Submission Radio to discuss his win over Chael Sonnen at Bellator 170, what it feels like to finally be retired, the accusations of the fight being fixed, the injury he suffered from Sonnen's choke attempts, why he held the choke on too long, the text he got from Dana White and the relationship they've had throughout his career, the momentum he now has and if he would ever return or fight again, what's next for his career, and more! - Stephen Wonderboy Thompson returns to Submission Radio to talk about his upcoming UFC welterweight title rematch against Tyron Woodley at UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson, what it was like playing charades with Woodley and what other games he feels he could beat him in, the UFC originally offering the title fight to Nick Diaz, Tyron not feeling the need for an immediate rematch and calling Stephen "entitled", the racism that Tyron has felt and if Thompson felt like the promotion leading into UFC 205 was disproportionate or biased, Why Wonderboy doesn't want Woodley to get too distracted by his battle against racism, what Thompson's been doing differently in preparation for this fight and why he'll be more explosive, how he visualises himself getting the win, the Power Rangers movie, and more! - Johny Hendricks returns to Submission Radio and speaks for the first time since UFC 207. Big Rigg talks about his upcoming fight against Hector Lombard at UFC 210, his move to middleweight, what went wrong with his last weight cut and why he didn't move up earlier, the UFC's reaction to the failed weight cut and decision to move up, how switching to a new weight class will affect his performance, if he'll retire with a loss, how he stacks up against Lombard, his advantages and how he sees himself doing against the bigger middleweights, his title aspirations at 185, and more! - Al Iaquinta returns to Submission Radio to discuss his upcoming trip to Australia and the seminars that he'll be teaching in Sydney, his current life as a realtor and what it's been like not to fight, the aftermath after revealing the way in which the UFC treated him prior to UFC 205, his past claims of retirement, potential future talks with the UFC, opponents he'd like to face upon his return, MMA associations and why he feels the UFC needs to take the lead, his thoughts on Bjorn Rebney's overly aggressive approach, his upcoming blogs, and more! - Karim Zidan returns to Submission Radio to discuss Fedor Emelianenko's upcoming fight against Matt Mitrione at Bellator 172, why Fedor's training and preparation schedule may be concerning this time around, how Fedor's training camps typically look and what they consist of, what would happen if Fedor lost to Mitrione and if he would retire, how US president Donald Trump may use the UFC as leverage in sports diplomacy, updates on the UFC's potential future in Russia, the shooting of Rusal Mirzaev over an argument relating to Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov, and more! - twitter.com/SubmissionAus , - facebook.com/SubmissionRadioAus , - youtube.com/submissionradioau

This week's Guests on the show include:   - Johny Hendricks starts at: 4:07 - Al Iaquinta starts at: 33:28 - Tito Ortiz starts at: 58:09 - Stephen Thompson starts at: 1:23:10 - Tyron Woodley Racism discussion starts at: 1:45:03 - Karim Zidan starts at: 2:13:41 - Tito/Sonnen discussion starts at: 2:14:22 - Fedor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Donald Trump UFC Russia chat starts at: 2:21:34 - Tito Ortiz returns to Submission Radio to discuss his win over Chael Sonnen at Bellator 170, what it feels like to finally be retired, the accusations of the fight being fixed, the injury he suffered from Sonnen's choke attempts, why he held the choke on too long, the text he got from Dana White and the relationship they've had throughout his career, the momentum he now has and if he would ever return or fight again, what's next for his career, and more! - Stephen Wonderboy Thompson returns to Submission Radio to talk about his upcoming UFC welterweight title rematch against Tyron Woodley at UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson, what it was like playing charades with Woodley and what other games he feels he could beat him in, the UFC originally offering the title fight to Nick Diaz, Tyron not feeling the need for an immediate rematch and calling Stephen "entitled", the racism that Tyron has felt and if Thompson felt like the promotion leading into UFC 205 was disproportionate or biased, Why Wonderboy doesn't want Woodley to get too distracted by his battle against racism, what Thompson's been doing differently in preparation for this fight and why he'll be more explosive, how he visualises himself getting the win, the Power Rangers movie, and more! - Johny Hendricks returns to Submission Radio and speaks for the first time since UFC 207. Big Rigg talks about his upcoming fight against Hector Lombard at UFC 210, his move to middleweight, what went wrong with his last weight cut and why he didn't move up earlier, the UFC's reaction to the failed weight cut and decision to move up, how switching to a new weight class will affect his performance, if he'll retire with a loss, how he stacks up against Lombard, his advantages and how he sees himself doing against the bigger middleweights, his title aspirations at 185, and more! - Al Iaquinta returns to Submission Radio to discuss his upcoming trip to Australia and the seminars that he'll be teaching in Sydney, his current life as a realtor and what it's been like not to fight, the aftermath after revealing the way in which the UFC treated him prior to UFC 205, his past claims of retirement, potential future talks with the UFC, opponents he'd like to face upon his return, MMA associations and why he feels the UFC needs to take the lead, his thoughts on Bjorn Rebney's overly aggressive approach, his upcoming blogs, and more! - Karim Zidan returns to Submission Radio to discuss Fedor Emelianenko's upcoming fight against Matt Mitrione at Bellator 172, why Fedor's training and preparation schedule may be concerning this time around, how Fedor's training camps typically look and what they consist of, what would happen if Fedor lost to Mitrione and if he would retire, how US president Donald Trump may use the UFC as leverage in sports diplomacy, updates on the UFC's potential future in Russia, the shooting of Rusal Mirzaev over an argument relating to Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov, and more! - twitter.com/SubmissionAus , - facebook.com/SubmissionRadioAus , - youtube.com/submissionradioau

This week hosts Kacper Rosolowski and Denis Shkuratov have on the show: - Johny Hendricks starts at: 4:07 - Al Iaquinta starts at: 33:28 - Tito Ortiz starts at: 58:09 - Stephen Thompson starts at: 1:23:10 - Tyron Woodley Racism discussion starts at: 1:45:03 - Karim Zidan starts at: 2:13:41 - Tito/Sonnen discussion starts at: 2:14:22 - Fedor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Donald Trump UFC Russia chat starts at: 2:21:34 - Tito Ortiz returns to Submission Radio to discuss his win over Chael Sonnen at Bellator 170, what it feels like to finally be retired, the accusations of the fight being fixed, the injury he suffered from Sonnen's choke attempts, why he held the choke on too long, the text he got from Dana White and the relationship they've had throughout his career, the momentum he now has and if he would ever return or fight again, what's next for his career, and more! - Stephen Wonderboy Thompson returns to Submission Radio to talk about his upcoming UFC welterweight title rematch against Tyron Woodley at UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson, what it was like playing charades with Woodley and what other games he feels he could beat him in, the UFC originally offering the title fight to Nick Diaz, Tyron not feeling the need for an immediate rematch and calling Stephen "entitled", the racism that Tyron has felt and if Thompson felt like the promotion leading into UFC 205 was disproportionate or biased, Why Wonderboy doesn't want Woodley to get too distracted by his battle against racism, what Thompson's been doing differently in preparation for this fight and why he'll be more explosive, how he visualises himself getting the win, the Power Rangers movie, and more! - Johny Hendricks returns to Submission Radio and speaks for the first time since UFC 207. Big Rigg talks about his upcoming fight against Hector Lombard at UFC 210, his move to middleweight, what went wrong with his last weight cut and why he didn't move up earlier, the UFC's reaction to the failed weight cut and decision to move up, how switching to a new weight class will affect his performance, if he'll retire with a loss, how he stacks up against Lombard, his advantages and how he sees himself doing against the bigger middleweights, his title aspirations at 185, and more! - Al Iaquinta returns to Submission Radio to discuss his upcoming trip to Australia and the seminars that he'll be teaching in Sydney, his current life as a realtor and what it's been like not to fight, the aftermath after revealing the way in which the UFC treated him prior to UFC 205, his past claims of retirement, potential future talks with the UFC, opponents he'd like to face upon his return, MMA associations and why he feels the UFC needs to take the lead, his thoughts on Bjorn Rebney's overly aggressive approach, his upcoming blogs, and more! - Karim Zidan returns to Submission Radio to discuss Fedor Emelianenko's upcoming fight against Matt Mitrione at Bellator 172, why Fedor's training and preparation schedule may be concerning this time around, how Fedor's training camps typically look and what they consist of, what would happen if Fedor lost to Mitrione and if he would retire, how US president Donald Trump may use the UFC as leverage in sports diplomacy, updates on the UFC's potential future in Russia, the shooting of Rusal Mirzaev over an argument relating to Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week hosts Kacper Rosolowski and Denis Shkuratov have on the show: - Johny Hendricks starts at: 4:07 - Al Iaquinta starts at: 33:28 - Tito Ortiz starts at: 58:09 - Stephen Thompson starts at: 1:23:10 - Tyron Woodley Racism discussion starts at: 1:45:03 - Karim Zidan starts at: 2:13:41 - Tito/Sonnen discussion starts at: 2:14:22 - Fedor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Donald Trump UFC Russia chat starts at: 2:21:34 - Tito Ortiz returns to Submission Radio to discuss his win over Chael Sonnen at Bellator 170, what it feels like to finally be retired, the accusations of the fight being fixed, the injury he suffered from Sonnen's choke attempts, why he held the choke on too long, the text he got from Dana White and the relationship they've had throughout his career, the momentum he now has and if he would ever return or fight again, what's next for his career, and more! - Stephen Wonderboy Thompson returns to Submission Radio to talk about his upcoming UFC welterweight title rematch against Tyron Woodley at UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson, what it was like playing charades with Woodley and what other games he feels he could beat him in, the UFC originally offering the title fight to Nick Diaz, Tyron not feeling the need for an immediate rematch and calling Stephen "entitled", the racism that Tyron has felt and if Thompson felt like the promotion leading into UFC 205 was disproportionate or biased, Why Wonderboy doesn't want Woodley to get too distracted by his battle against racism, what Thompson's been doing differently in preparation for this fight and why he'll be more explosive, how he visualises himself getting the win, the Power Rangers movie, and more! - Johny Hendricks returns to Submission Radio and speaks for the first time since UFC 207. Big Rigg talks about his upcoming fight against Hector Lombard at UFC 210, his move to middleweight, what went wrong with his last weight cut and why he didn't move up earlier, the UFC's reaction to the failed weight cut and decision to move up, how switching to a new weight class will affect his performance, if he'll retire with a loss, how he stacks up against Lombard, his advantages and how he sees himself doing against the bigger middleweights, his title aspirations at 185, and more! - Al Iaquinta returns to Submission Radio to discuss his upcoming trip to Australia and the seminars that he'll be teaching in Sydney, his current life as a realtor and what it's been like not to fight, the aftermath after revealing the way in which the UFC treated him prior to UFC 205, his past claims of retirement, potential future talks with the UFC, opponents he'd like to face upon his return, MMA associations and why he feels the UFC needs to take the lead, his thoughts on Bjorn Rebney's overly aggressive approach, his upcoming blogs, and more! - Karim Zidan returns to Submission Radio to discuss Fedor Emelianenko's upcoming fight against Matt Mitrione at Bellator 172, why Fedor's training and preparation schedule may be concerning this time around, how Fedor's training camps typically look and what they consist of, what would happen if Fedor lost to Mitrione and if he would retire, how US president Donald Trump may use the UFC as leverage in sports diplomacy, updates on the UFC's potential future in Russia, the shooting of Rusal Mirzaev over an argument relating to Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov, and more!

This week's Guests on the show include:   - Johny Hendricks starts at: 03:23 - Tim Kennedy starts at: 28:46 - Bas Rutten starts at: 44:29 - Fedor vs. Politicians (Karim Zidan) starts at: 1:11:07 - Is UFC 206 PPV-worthy? (Mike Dyce) starts at: 1:43:57 - GSP vs. Bisping starts at: 1:48:13 - Uriah Faber Retirement starts at: 2:03:43 - Jack Reacher 2 review starts at: 2:11:30 - Top 5 Tom Cruise movies starts at: 2:15:56 - Bas Rutten returns to Submission Radio to breakdown the highly-anticipated fight between Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in New York, who he thinks wins, if the UFC really has the power to make him relinquish his UFC featherweight title belt, how the UFC handled negotiations with Georges St-Pierre and if he'll eventually fight in the UFC, the massive end-of-year WSOF show at Madison Square Garden, will Justin Gaethje test free agency and sign with the UFC after his next fight, Inside MMA being cancelled, his upcomig movie The River Thief, crazy movie roles and hungover auditions and lots more! - Tim Kennedy returns to Submission Radio to discuss his fight against Rashad Evans at UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor, what made Tim return to the UFC after his semi-retirement, why he may never fight in the octagon after this fight, his thoughts on the new restructured UFC, his advantages over Rashad Evans and their training history, the current mess in the UFC's middleweight division, Michael Bisping as champion and him calling out fighters like Dan Henderson and GSP instead of the elite at 185, and lots more. - Johny Hendricks returns to Submission Radio to discuss his fight against Neil Magny at UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey, what exactly went wrong with his weight cut at UFC 200 and what he'll do differently this time, how quickly he went from champion to almost retired, the confronting conversation his wife had with him after his last fight, critics and fans that see him as washed up, how he stacks up against Magny, his new mindset and more! - Karim Zidan (Bloody Elbow) returns to Submission Radio to discuss the recent controversies surrounding Fedor Emelianenko and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, Fedor's criticisms over Kadyrov's underage children partaking in pro MMA fights, the backlash and threats that followed from Chechen fighter and Kadyrov himself, Fedor's daughter being attacked and if it was linked, the Kremlin ruling against Kadyrov regarding children fighting in MMA and if it will stick, Kadyrov's alleged assassination attempt, Fedor's often-misunderstood relationship with Vladimir Putin and why it's not what it seams, the rumors surrounding Fedor's next fight and which promotion it may be for. - Mike Dyce (Sports Illustrated, Fansided) makes his first appearance on Submission Radio to break down MMA hot topics such as Anthony Pettis vs. Max Holloway being added to UFC 206 and if it makes the card PPV-worthy, if GSP vs. Michael Bisping makes sense and what other fights could headline the PPV, the ongoing saga between GSP and the UFC and if there's a chance GSP will still fight for the promotion, the recent changes in the company's structure since the WME-IMG takeover, Urijah Faber announcing he will retire after facing Brad Pickett at UFC 207 and what it means for the UFC bantamweight division. Also, the show caps off with a Jack Reacher 2 review and a roundtable of our top 5 Tom Cruise movies. - twitter.com/SubmissionAus , - facebook.com/SubmissionRadioAus , - youtube.com/submissionradioau

This week's Guests on the show include:   - Johny Hendricks starts at: 03:23 - Tim Kennedy starts at: 28:46 - Bas Rutten starts at: 44:29 - Fedor vs. Politicians (Karim Zidan) starts at: 1:11:07 - Is UFC 206 PPV-worthy? (Mike Dyce) starts at: 1:43:57 - GSP vs. Bisping starts at: 1:48:13 - Uriah Faber Retirement starts at: 2:03:43 - Jack Reacher 2 review starts at: 2:11:30 - Top 5 Tom Cruise movies starts at: 2:15:56 - Bas Rutten returns to Submission Radio to breakdown the highly-anticipated fight between Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in New York, who he thinks wins, if the UFC really has the power to make him relinquish his UFC featherweight title belt, how the UFC handled negotiations with Georges St-Pierre and if he'll eventually fight in the UFC, the massive end-of-year WSOF show at Madison Square Garden, will Justin Gaethje test free agency and sign with the UFC after his next fight, Inside MMA being cancelled, his upcomig movie The River Thief, crazy movie roles and hungover auditions and lots more! - Tim Kennedy returns to Submission Radio to discuss his fight against Rashad Evans at UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor, what made Tim return to the UFC after his semi-retirement, why he may never fight in the octagon after this fight, his thoughts on the new restructured UFC, his advantages over Rashad Evans and their training history, the current mess in the UFC's middleweight division, Michael Bisping as champion and him calling out fighters like Dan Henderson and GSP instead of the elite at 185, and lots more. - Johny Hendricks returns to Submission Radio to discuss his fight against Neil Magny at UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey, what exactly went wrong with his weight cut at UFC 200 and what he'll do differently this time, how quickly he went from champion to almost retired, the confronting conversation his wife had with him after his last fight, critics and fans that see him as washed up, how he stacks up against Magny, his new mindset and more! - Karim Zidan (Bloody Elbow) returns to Submission Radio to discuss the recent controversies surrounding Fedor Emelianenko and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, Fedor's criticisms over Kadyrov's underage children partaking in pro MMA fights, the backlash and threats that followed from Chechen fighter and Kadyrov himself, Fedor's daughter being attacked and if it was linked, the Kremlin ruling against Kadyrov regarding children fighting in MMA and if it will stick, Kadyrov's alleged assassination attempt, Fedor's often-misunderstood relationship with Vladimir Putin and why it's not what it seams, the rumors surrounding Fedor's next fight and which promotion it may be for. - Mike Dyce (Sports Illustrated, Fansided) makes his first appearance on Submission Radio to break down MMA hot topics such as Anthony Pettis vs. Max Holloway being added to UFC 206 and if it makes the card PPV-worthy, if GSP vs. Michael Bisping makes sense and what other fights could headline the PPV, the ongoing saga between GSP and the UFC and if there's a chance GSP will still fight for the promotion, the recent changes in the company's structure since the WME-IMG takeover, Urijah Faber announcing he will retire after facing Brad Pickett at UFC 207 and what it means for the UFC bantamweight division. Also, the show caps off with a Jack Reacher 2 review and a roundtable of our top 5 Tom Cruise movies. - twitter.com/SubmissionAus , - facebook.com/SubmissionRadioAus , - youtube.com/submissionradioau

This week hosts Kacper Rosolowski and Denis Shkuratov have on the show: - Johny Hendricks starts at: 03:23 - Tim Kennedy starts at: 28:46 - Bas Rutten starts at: 44:29 - Fedor vs. Politicians (Karim Zidan) starts at: 1:11:07 - Is UFC 206 PPV-worthy? (Mike Dyce) starts at: 1:43:57 - GSP vs. Bisping starts at: 1:48:13 - Uriah Faber Retirement starts at: 2:03:43 - Jack Reacher 2 review starts at: 2:11:30 - Top 5 Tom Cruise movies starts at: 2:15:56 - Bas Rutten returns to Submission Radio to breakdown the highly-anticipated fight between Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in New York, who he thinks wins, if the UFC really has the power to make him relinquish his UFC featherweight title belt, how the UFC handled negotiations with Georges St-Pierre and if he'll eventually fight in the UFC, the massive end-of-year WSOF show at Madison Square Garden, will Justin Gaethje test free agency and sign with the UFC after his next fight, Inside MMA being cancelled, his upcomig movie The River Thief, crazy movie roles and hungover auditions and lots more! - Tim Kennedy returns to Submission Radio to discuss his fight against Rashad Evans at UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor, what made Tim return to the UFC after his semi-retirement, why he may never fight in the octagon after this fight, his thoughts on the new restructured UFC, his advantages over Rashad Evans and their training history, the current mess in the UFC's middleweight division, Michael Bisping as champion and him calling out fighters like Dan Henderson and GSP instead of the elite at 185, and lots more. - Johny Hendricks returns to Submission Radio to discuss his fight against Neil Magny at UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey, what exactly went wrong with his weight cut at UFC 200 and what he'll do differently this time, how quickly he went from champion to almost retired, the confronting conversation his wife had with him after his last fight, critics and fans that see him as washed up, how he stacks up against Magny, his new mindset and more! - Karim Zidan (Bloody Elbow) returns to Submission Radio to discuss the recent controversies surrounding Fedor Emelianenko and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, Fedor's criticisms over Kadyrov's underage children partaking in pro MMA fights, the backlash and threats that followed from Chechen fighter and Kadyrov himself, Fedor's daughter being attacked and if it was linked, the Kremlin ruling against Kadyrov regarding children fighting in MMA and if it will stick, Kadyrov's alleged assassination attempt, Fedor's often-misunderstood relationship with Vladimir Putin and why it's not what it seams, the rumors surrounding Fedor's next fight and which promotion it may be for. - Mike Dyce (Sports Illustrated, Fansided) makes his first appearance on Submission Radio to break down MMA hot topics such as Anthony Pettis vs. Max Holloway being added to UFC 206 and if it makes the card PPV-worthy, if GSP vs. Michael Bisping makes sense and what other fights could headline the PPV, the ongoing saga between GSP and the UFC and if there's a chance GSP will still fight for the promotion, the recent changes in the company's structure since the WME-IMG takeover, Urijah Faber announcing he will retire after facing Brad Pickett at UFC 207 and what it means for the UFC bantamweight division. Also, the show caps off with a Jack Reacher 2 review and a roundtable of our top 5 Tom Cruise movies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week hosts Kacper Rosolowski and Denis Shkuratov have on the show: - Johny Hendricks starts at: 03:23 - Tim Kennedy starts at: 28:46 - Bas Rutten starts at: 44:29 - Fedor vs. Politicians (Karim Zidan) starts at: 1:11:07 - Is UFC 206 PPV-worthy? (Mike Dyce) starts at: 1:43:57 - GSP vs. Bisping starts at: 1:48:13 - Uriah Faber Retirement starts at: 2:03:43 - Jack Reacher 2 review starts at: 2:11:30 - Top 5 Tom Cruise movies starts at: 2:15:56 - Bas Rutten returns to Submission Radio to breakdown the highly-anticipated fight between Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in New York, who he thinks wins, if the UFC really has the power to make him relinquish his UFC featherweight title belt, how the UFC handled negotiations with Georges St-Pierre and if he'll eventually fight in the UFC, the massive end-of-year WSOF show at Madison Square Garden, will Justin Gaethje test free agency and sign with the UFC after his next fight, Inside MMA being cancelled, his upcomig movie The River Thief, crazy movie roles and hungover auditions and lots more! - Tim Kennedy returns to Submission Radio to discuss his fight against Rashad Evans at UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor, what made Tim return to the UFC after his semi-retirement, why he may never fight in the octagon after this fight, his thoughts on the new restructured UFC, his advantages over Rashad Evans and their training history, the current mess in the UFC's middleweight division, Michael Bisping as champion and him calling out fighters like Dan Henderson and GSP instead of the elite at 185, and lots more. - Johny Hendricks returns to Submission Radio to discuss his fight against Neil Magny at UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey, what exactly went wrong with his weight cut at UFC 200 and what he'll do differently this time, how quickly he went from champion to almost retired, the confronting conversation his wife had with him after his last fight, critics and fans that see him as washed up, how he stacks up against Magny, his new mindset and more! - Karim Zidan (Bloody Elbow) returns to Submission Radio to discuss the recent controversies surrounding Fedor Emelianenko and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, Fedor's criticisms over Kadyrov's underage children partaking in pro MMA fights, the backlash and threats that followed from Chechen fighter and Kadyrov himself, Fedor's daughter being attacked and if it was linked, the Kremlin ruling against Kadyrov regarding children fighting in MMA and if it will stick, Kadyrov's alleged assassination attempt, Fedor's often-misunderstood relationship with Vladimir Putin and why it's not what it seams, the rumors surrounding Fedor's next fight and which promotion it may be for. - Mike Dyce (Sports Illustrated, Fansided) makes his first appearance on Submission Radio to break down MMA hot topics such as Anthony Pettis vs. Max Holloway being added to UFC 206 and if it makes the card PPV-worthy, if GSP vs. Michael Bisping makes sense and what other fights could headline the PPV, the ongoing saga between GSP and the UFC and if there's a chance GSP will still fight for the promotion, the recent changes in the company's structure since the WME-IMG takeover, Urijah Faber announcing he will retire after facing Brad Pickett at UFC 207 and what it means for the UFC bantamweight division. Also, the show caps off with a Jack Reacher 2 review and a roundtable of our top 5 Tom Cruise movies.

  Associate Editor of Bloody Elbow, Karim Zidan, returns to Submission Radio to discuss the recent shocking fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Fabio Maldonado at EFN 50. - The discussion covers Fedor's decline over the years, the general change in style and Fedor's recent obsession with headhunting, Maldonado's ability to stun and hurt the once granite-chinned Russian, the controversial scorecards and decision, the hilarious commentary by Roman Mazyrov, how The Last Emperor would fair in 2016 against the UFC's top heavyweights and whether it would be a wise decision, why Fedor has always been the man pulling the strings behind his own career, various characters in Fedor's life such as Vadim Finkelchtein and Vladimir Putin and lots more. - Also during the discussion, Karim delves deep into his experiences during his time spent in Russia, and sheds light on the shady practices of Russian billionaire Ziyavudin Magomedov, the shocking shooting of Shahbulat Shamhalaev, and even the twisted actions and mind of Viacheslav Datsik. - twitter.com/SubmissionAus , - facebook.com/SubmissionRadioAus , - youtube.com/user/submissionradioau

Associate Editor of Bloody Elbow, Karim Zidan, returns to Submission Radio to discuss the recent shocking fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Fabio Maldonado at EFN 50. - The discussion covers Fedor's decline over the years, the general change in style and Fedor's recent obsession with headhunting, Maldonado's ability to stun and hurt the once granite-chinned Russian, the controversial scorecards and decision, the hilarious commentary by Roman Mazyrov, how The Last Emperor would fair in 2016 against the UFC's top heavyweights and whether it would be a wise decision, why Fedor has always been the man pulling the strings behind his own career, various characters in Fedor's life such as Vadim Finkelchtein and Vladimir Putin and lots more. - Also during the discussion, Karim delves deep into his experiences during his time spent in Russia, and sheds light on the shady practices of Russian billionaire Ziyavudin Magomedov, the shocking shooting of Shahbulat Shamhalaev, and even the twisted actions and mind of Viacheslav Datsik. - twitter.com/SubmissionAus , - facebook.com/SubmissionRadioAus , - youtube.com/user/submissionradioau

Associate Editor of Bloody Elbow, Karim Zidan, returns to Submission Radio to discuss the recent shocking fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Fabio Maldonado at EFN 50. - The discussion covers Fedor's decline over the years, the general change in style and Fedor's recent obsession with headhunting, Maldonado's ability to stun and hurt the once granite-chinned Russian, the controversial scorecards and decision, the hilarious commentary by Roman Mazyrov, how The Last Emperor would fair in 2016 against the UFC's top heavyweights and whether it would be a wise decision, why Fedor has always been the man pulling the strings behind his own career, various characters in Fedor's life such as Vadim Finkelchtein and Vladimir Putin and lots more. - Also during the discussion, Karim delves deep into his experiences during his time spent in Russia, and sheds light on the shady practices of Russian billionaire Ziyavudin Magomedov, the shocking shooting of Shahbulat Shamhalaev, and even the twisted actions and mind of Viacheslav Datsik. - twitter.com/SubmissionAus , - facebook.com/SubmissionRadioAus , - youtube.com/user/submissionradioau See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  Associate Editor of Bloody Elbow, Karim Zidan, returns to Submission Radio to discuss the recent shocking fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Fabio Maldonado at EFN 50. - The discussion covers Fedor's decline over the years, the general change in style and Fedor's recent obsession with headhunting, Maldonado's ability to stun and hurt the once granite-chinned Russian, the controversial scorecards and decision, the hilarious commentary by Roman Mazyrov, how The Last Emperor would fair in 2016 against the UFC's top heavyweights and whether it would be a wise decision, why Fedor has always been the man pulling the strings behind his own career, various characters in Fedor's life such as Vadim Finkelchtein and Vladimir Putin and lots more. - Also during the discussion, Karim delves deep into his experiences during his time spent in Russia, and sheds light on the shady practices of Russian billionaire Ziyavudin Magomedov, the shocking shooting of Shahbulat Shamhalaev, and even the twisted actions and mind of Viacheslav Datsik. - twitter.com/SubmissionAus , - facebook.com/SubmissionRadioAus , - youtube.com/user/submissionradioau

This week's Guests on the show include:   - Randy Couture returns to Submission Radio to give his thoughts on the latest big topics in MMA, and give and update on his Hollywood career. “The Natural” talks about Conor McGregor knocking out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds, if Aldo deserves a rematch, the Frankie Edgar match up, whether McGregor can hold power over the UFC co-promote with the company, if Conor can realistically hold two title belts simultaneously, the UFC releasing footage of Aldo crying on his locker-room, Ronda Rousey's KO loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193, if Ronda can make the necessary adjustments to win a rematch, how the UFC handled Miesha Tate's title shot, his thoughts on fighters attitudes towards retirement, being a part of the fourth Expendables movie, and much more. - Johny Hendricks returns to Submission Radio to talk about his fight against Stephen ‘Wonderboy' Thompson at UFC 196, convincing the UFC to let him stay at welterweight, working with Louis Giordano to fix his weight issues and what weight he's walking around at, why he decided to leave Team Takedown, where he's training now and if he's looking for a big MMA gym to train with, Stephen Thompson's striking compared to his past opponents, people constantly doubting his own striking, how close he is to getting another title shot, fighting Tyron Woodley in the future and settling their rivalry, Georges St-Pierre only wanting to return when Johny was meant to move to middleweight, wanting to fight GSP at UFC 200, and lots more. - Max Holloway makes his first appearance on Submission Radio to talk about his big win over Jeremy Stephens at UFC 194, why it wasn't one of his typical performances, Jose Aldo getting knocked out in 13 seconds and what it does to his legacy, fighting Frankie Edgar or Conor McGregor next, what a fight against Edgar at UFC Hawaii would mean, avenging BJ Penn's losses to Frankie, wanting big fights in stadiums, taking on Conor McGregor in Ireland, why he doesn't believe McGregor really injured his ACL when they fought, having his own Irish fans, potentially fighting Jose Aldo and how the fight would go, and much more. - Also on the show, Bloody Elbow's associate editor, Karim Zidan, joins the roundtable discussion to break down UFC Fight Night Orlando, and fights such as Donald Cowboy Cerrone vs Rafael Dos Anjos, Junior Dos Santos vs Alistair Overeem, Nate Diaz vs Michael Johnson, Randa Markos vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz, and what's next for the winners and losers. - Karim also shares his insights on the European MMA scene, and what to make of Fedor Emelianenko being signed to fight Jaideep Singh at the Japanese New Year's event, Rizin Fighting Federation. - twitter.com/SubmissionAus , - facebook.com/SubmissionRadioAus , - youtube.com/user/submissionradioau

This week's Guests on the show include:   - Randy Couture returns to Submission Radio to give his thoughts on the latest big topics in MMA, and give and update on his Hollywood career. “The Natural” talks about Conor McGregor knocking out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds, if Aldo deserves a rematch, the Frankie Edgar match up, whether McGregor can hold power over the UFC co-promote with the company, if Conor can realistically hold two title belts simultaneously, the UFC releasing footage of Aldo crying on his locker-room, Ronda Rousey's KO loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193, if Ronda can make the necessary adjustments to win a rematch, how the UFC handled Miesha Tate's title shot, his thoughts on fighters attitudes towards retirement, being a part of the fourth Expendables movie, and much more. - Johny Hendricks returns to Submission Radio to talk about his fight against Stephen ‘Wonderboy' Thompson at UFC 196, convincing the UFC to let him stay at welterweight, working with Louis Giordano to fix his weight issues and what weight he's walking around at, why he decided to leave Team Takedown, where he's training now and if he's looking for a big MMA gym to train with, Stephen Thompson's striking compared to his past opponents, people constantly doubting his own striking, how close he is to getting another title shot, fighting Tyron Woodley in the future and settling their rivalry, Georges St-Pierre only wanting to return when Johny was meant to move to middleweight, wanting to fight GSP at UFC 200, and lots more. - Max Holloway makes his first appearance on Submission Radio to talk about his big win over Jeremy Stephens at UFC 194, why it wasn't one of his typical performances, Jose Aldo getting knocked out in 13 seconds and what it does to his legacy, fighting Frankie Edgar or Conor McGregor next, what a fight against Edgar at UFC Hawaii would mean, avenging BJ Penn's losses to Frankie, wanting big fights in stadiums, taking on Conor McGregor in Ireland, why he doesn't believe McGregor really injured his ACL when they fought, having his own Irish fans, potentially fighting Jose Aldo and how the fight would go, and much more. - Also on the show, Bloody Elbow's associate editor, Karim Zidan, joins the roundtable discussion to break down UFC Fight Night Orlando, and fights such as Donald Cowboy Cerrone vs Rafael Dos Anjos, Junior Dos Santos vs Alistair Overeem, Nate Diaz vs Michael Johnson, Randa Markos vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz, and what's next for the winners and losers. - Karim also shares his insights on the European MMA scene, and what to make of Fedor Emelianenko being signed to fight Jaideep Singh at the Japanese New Year's event, Rizin Fighting Federation. - twitter.com/SubmissionAus , - facebook.com/SubmissionRadioAus , - youtube.com/user/submissionradioau

This week hosts Kacper Rosolowski and Denis Shkuratov have on the show: - Randy Couture returns to Submission Radio to give his thoughts on the latest big topics in MMA, and give and update on his Hollywood career. “The Natural” talks about Conor McGregor knocking out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds, if Aldo deserves a rematch, the Frankie Edgar match up, whether McGregor can hold power over the UFC co-promote with the company, if Conor can realistically hold two title belts simultaneously, the UFC releasing footage of Aldo crying on his locker-room, Ronda Rousey’s KO loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193, if Ronda can make the necessary adjustments to win a rematch, how the UFC handled Miesha Tate’s title shot, his thoughts on fighters attitudes towards retirement, being a part of the fourth Expendables movie, and much more. - Johny Hendricks returns to Submission Radio to talk about his fight against Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson at UFC 196, convincing the UFC to let him stay at welterweight, working with Louis Giordano to fix his weight issues and what weight he’s walking around at, why he decided to leave Team Takedown, where he’s training now and if he’s looking for a big MMA gym to train with, Stephen Thompson’s striking compared to his past opponents, people constantly doubting his own striking, how close he is to getting another title shot, fighting Tyron Woodley in the future and settling their rivalry, Georges St-Pierre only wanting to return when Johny was meant to move to middleweight, wanting to fight GSP at UFC 200, and lots more. - Max Holloway makes his first appearance on Submission Radio to talk about his big win over Jeremy Stephens at UFC 194, why it wasn’t one of his typical performances, Jose Aldo getting knocked out in 13 seconds and what it does to his legacy, fighting Frankie Edgar or Conor McGregor next, what a fight against Edgar at UFC Hawaii would mean, avenging BJ Penn’s losses to Frankie, wanting big fights in stadiums, taking on Conor McGregor in Ireland, why he doesn’t believe McGregor really injured his ACL when they fought, having his own Irish fans, potentially fighting Jose Aldo and how the fight would go, and much more. - Also on the show, Bloody Elbow's associate editor, Karim Zidan, joins the roundtable discussion to break down UFC Fight Night Orlando, and fights such as Donald Cowboy Cerrone vs Rafael Dos Anjos, Junior Dos Santos vs Alistair Overeem, Nate Diaz vs Michael Johnson, Randa Markos vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz, and what's next for the winners and losers. - Karim also shares his insights on the European MMA scene, and what to make of Fedor Emelianenko being signed to fight Jaideep Singh at the Japanese New Year's event, Rizin Fighting Federation. - twitter.com/SubmissionAus , - facebook.com/SubmissionRadioAus , - youtube.com/user/submissionradioau See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week hosts Kacper Rosolowski and Denis Shkuratov have on the show: - Randy Couture returns to Submission Radio to give his thoughts on the latest big topics in MMA, and give and update on his Hollywood career. “The Natural” talks about Conor McGregor knocking out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds, if Aldo deserves a rematch, the Frankie Edgar match up, whether McGregor can hold power over the UFC co-promote with the company, if Conor can realistically hold two title belts simultaneously, the UFC releasing footage of Aldo crying on his locker-room, Ronda Rousey’s KO loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193, if Ronda can make the necessary adjustments to win a rematch, how the UFC handled Miesha Tate’s title shot, his thoughts on fighters attitudes towards retirement, being a part of the fourth Expendables movie, and much more. - Johny Hendricks returns to Submission Radio to talk about his fight against Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson at UFC 196, convincing the UFC to let him stay at welterweight, working with Louis Giordano to fix his weight issues and what weight he’s walking around at, why he decided to leave Team Takedown, where he’s training now and if he’s looking for a big MMA gym to train with, Stephen Thompson’s striking compared to his past opponents, people constantly doubting his own striking, how close he is to getting another title shot, fighting Tyron Woodley in the future and settling their rivalry, Georges St-Pierre only wanting to return when Johny was meant to move to middleweight, wanting to fight GSP at UFC 200, and lots more. - Max Holloway makes his first appearance on Submission Radio to talk about his big win over Jeremy Stephens at UFC 194, why it wasn’t one of his typical performances, Jose Aldo getting knocked out in 13 seconds and what it does to his legacy, fighting Frankie Edgar or Conor McGregor next, what a fight against Edgar at UFC Hawaii would mean, avenging BJ Penn’s losses to Frankie, wanting big fights in stadiums, taking on Conor McGregor in Ireland, why he doesn’t believe McGregor really injured his ACL when they fought, having his own Irish fans, potentially fighting Jose Aldo and how the fight would go, and much more. - Also on the show, Bloody Elbow's associate editor, Karim Zidan, joins the roundtable discussion to break down UFC Fight Night Orlando, and fights such as Donald Cowboy Cerrone vs Rafael Dos Anjos, Junior Dos Santos vs Alistair Overeem, Nate Diaz vs Michael Johnson, Randa Markos vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz, and what's next for the winners and losers. - Karim also shares his insights on the European MMA scene, and what to make of Fedor Emelianenko being signed to fight Jaideep Singh at the Japanese New Year's event, Rizin Fighting Federation. - twitter.com/SubmissionAus , - facebook.com/SubmissionRadioAus , - youtube.com/user/submissionradioau

This week's Guests on the show include: - Luke Rockhold returns to Submission Radio after his destruction of Lyoto Machida and talks about who he wants to fights next, why he deserves the nest title shot, who wins out of Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort at UFC 187, who he would rather face, how he matches up against Chris Weidman and why Chris can't outwrestle him, Vitor Belfort and how he'll look after coming off TRT, how he'd react if he was offered Jacare Souza instead of a title shot, if he expected to beat Lyoto so quickly, why he was nervous to strike, the success that Strikeforce fighters have had in the UFC, Dana White's comments on AKA being stuck in the "Stone Ages", Millionaire Matchmaker, his time in Australia and more. - Demetrious Johnson makes his first appearance on Submission Radio to talk about his big win over Kyoji Horiguchi, why he decided to go for the armbar in the very last second, how he feels knowing that the record can never be broken, thoughts on the crowd leaving the arena before the fight ended, the criticism he receives as a fighter, trash talk, being more open to the media and promotion, what he thinks of Conor McGregor's personality and the belt grab in Dublin, a possible rematch with John Dodson, how the second fight would play out, other contenders in the flyweight division, gaming, what happens to his Xbox sponsorship once the Reebok deal kicks in, his favourite Call of Duty game, which video game character he would be, and more. - Soa Palelei makes his first appearance on Submission Radio and talks about his fight against Antonio Bigfoot Silva at UFC 190, why Bigfoot is not on the downswing of his career, fighting on the same card as Ronda Rousey, Shogun Rua, the Nogueira Brothers, fighting at Pride 28, Japanese fans and crowds, his original run in the UFC and loss to Eddie Sanchez, the journey and streak that led him back to the UFC, thinking that he may never return to the UFC, fighting Bob Sapp, Fedor Emelianenko, his injuries and break between fights, AKA Thailand, his book, inspirational quotes, and more. -Bloody Elbow's Associate Editor Karim Zidan makes his first appearance on Submission Radio to discuss the Jon Jones situation, Jones being stripped of the Light Heavyweight title and suspended from the UFC, as well as M-1 Global and Russian MMA. After two recent and adventurous trips to Russia, Zidan tells stories about a fighter who used to be in a cult, fighters arm wrestling fans for tickets to events, his hatred of flying, knight fighting, and more. - Also on the show is discussion about Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao, the event, the spectacle, if it lived up to the hype, Max Kellerman, and if the right fighter was awarded the decision. - twitter.com/SubmissionAus , - facebook.com/SubmissionRadioAus , - youtube.com/user/submissionradioau  

This week's Guests on the show include: - Luke Rockhold returns to Submission Radio after his destruction of Lyoto Machida and talks about who he wants to fights next, why he deserves the nest title shot, who wins out of Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort at UFC 187, who he would rather face, how he matches up against Chris Weidman and why Chris can't outwrestle him, Vitor Belfort and how he'll look after coming off TRT, how he'd react if he was offered Jacare Souza instead of a title shot, if he expected to beat Lyoto so quickly, why he was nervous to strike, the success that Strikeforce fighters have had in the UFC, Dana White's comments on AKA being stuck in the "Stone Ages", Millionaire Matchmaker, his time in Australia and more. - Demetrious Johnson makes his first appearance on Submission Radio to talk about his big win over Kyoji Horiguchi, why he decided to go for the armbar in the very last second, how he feels knowing that the record can never be broken, thoughts on the crowd leaving the arena before the fight ended, the criticism he receives as a fighter, trash talk, being more open to the media and promotion, what he thinks of Conor McGregor's personality and the belt grab in Dublin, a possible rematch with John Dodson, how the second fight would play out, other contenders in the flyweight division, gaming, what happens to his Xbox sponsorship once the Reebok deal kicks in, his favourite Call of Duty game, which video game character he would be, and more. - Soa Palelei makes his first appearance on Submission Radio and talks about his fight against Antonio Bigfoot Silva at UFC 190, why Bigfoot is not on the downswing of his career, fighting on the same card as Ronda Rousey, Shogun Rua, the Nogueira Brothers, fighting at Pride 28, Japanese fans and crowds, his original run in the UFC and loss to Eddie Sanchez, the journey and streak that led him back to the UFC, thinking that he may never return to the UFC, fighting Bob Sapp, Fedor Emelianenko, his injuries and break between fights, AKA Thailand, his book, inspirational quotes, and more. -Bloody Elbow's Associate Editor Karim Zidan makes his first appearance on Submission Radio to discuss the Jon Jones situation, Jones being stripped of the Light Heavyweight title and suspended from the UFC, as well as M-1 Global and Russian MMA. After two recent and adventurous trips to Russia, Zidan tells stories about a fighter who used to be in a cult, fighters arm wrestling fans for tickets to events, his hatred of flying, knight fighting, and more. - Also on the show is discussion about Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao, the event, the spectacle, if it lived up to the hype, Max Kellerman, and if the right fighter was awarded the decision. - twitter.com/SubmissionAus , - facebook.com/SubmissionRadioAus , - youtube.com/user/submissionradioau  

This week hosts Kacper Rosolowski and Denis Shkuratov have on the show: - Luke Rockhold returns to Submission Radio after his destruction of Lyoto Machida and talks about who he wants to fights next, why he deserves the nest title shot, who wins out of Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort at UFC 187, who he would rather face, how he matches up against Chris Weidman and why Chris can't outwrestle him, Vitor Belfort and how he'll look after coming off TRT, how he'd react if he was offered Jacare Souza instead of a title shot, if he expected to beat Lyoto so quickly, why he was nervous to strike, the success that Strikeforce fighters have had in the UFC, Dana White's comments on AKA being stuck in the "Stone Ages", Millionaire Matchmaker, his time in Australia and more. - Demetrious Johnson makes his first appearance on Submission Radio to talk about his big win over Kyoji Horiguchi, why he decided to go for the armbar in the very last second, how he feels knowing that the record can never be broken, thoughts on the crowd leaving the arena before the fight ended, the criticism he receives as a fighter, trash talk, being more open to the media and promotion, what he thinks of Conor McGregor's personality and the belt grab in Dublin, a possible rematch with John Dodson, how the second fight would play out, other contenders in the flyweight division, gaming, what happens to his Xbox sponsorship once the Reebok deal kicks in, his favourite Call of Duty game, which video game character he would be, and more. - Soa Palelei makes his first appearance on Submission Radio and talks about his fight against Antonio Bigfoot Silva at UFC 190, why Bigfoot is not on the downswing of his career, fighting on the same card as Ronda Rousey, Shogun Rua, the Nogueira Brothers, fighting at Pride 28, Japanese fans and crowds, his original run in the UFC and loss to Eddie Sanchez, the journey and streak that led him back to the UFC, thinking that he may never return to the UFC, fighting Bob Sapp, Fedor Emelianenko, his injuries and break between fights, AKA Thailand, his book, inspirational quotes, and more. -Bloody Elbow's Associate Editor Karim Zidan makes his first appearance on Submission Radio to discuss the Jon Jones situation, Jones being stripped of the Light Heavyweight title and suspended from the UFC, as well as M-1 Global and Russian MMA. After two recent and adventurous trips to Russia, Zidan tells stories about a fighter who used to be in a cult, fighters arm wrestling fans for tickets to events, his hatred of flying, knight fighting, and more. - Also on the show is discussion about Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao, the event, the spectacle, if it lived up to the hype, Max Kellerman, and if the right fighter was awarded the decision. - twitter.com/SubmissionAus , - facebook.com/SubmissionRadioAus , - youtube.com/user/submissionradioau

This week hosts Kacper Rosolowski and Denis Shkuratov have on the show: - Luke Rockhold returns to Submission Radio after his destruction of Lyoto Machida and talks about who he wants to fights next, why he deserves the nest title shot, who wins out of Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort at UFC 187, who he would rather face, how he matches up against Chris Weidman and why Chris can't outwrestle him, Vitor Belfort and how he'll look after coming off TRT, how he'd react if he was offered Jacare Souza instead of a title shot, if he expected to beat Lyoto so quickly, why he was nervous to strike, the success that Strikeforce fighters have had in the UFC, Dana White's comments on AKA being stuck in the "Stone Ages", Millionaire Matchmaker, his time in Australia and more. - Demetrious Johnson makes his first appearance on Submission Radio to talk about his big win over Kyoji Horiguchi, why he decided to go for the armbar in the very last second, how he feels knowing that the record can never be broken, thoughts on the crowd leaving the arena before the fight ended, the criticism he receives as a fighter, trash talk, being more open to the media and promotion, what he thinks of Conor McGregor's personality and the belt grab in Dublin, a possible rematch with John Dodson, how the second fight would play out, other contenders in the flyweight division, gaming, what happens to his Xbox sponsorship once the Reebok deal kicks in, his favourite Call of Duty game, which video game character he would be, and more. - Soa Palelei makes his first appearance on Submission Radio and talks about his fight against Antonio Bigfoot Silva at UFC 190, why Bigfoot is not on the downswing of his career, fighting on the same card as Ronda Rousey, Shogun Rua, the Nogueira Brothers, fighting at Pride 28, Japanese fans and crowds, his original run in the UFC and loss to Eddie Sanchez, the journey and streak that led him back to the UFC, thinking that he may never return to the UFC, fighting Bob Sapp, Fedor Emelianenko, his injuries and break between fights, AKA Thailand, his book, inspirational quotes, and more. -Bloody Elbow's Associate Editor Karim Zidan makes his first appearance on Submission Radio to discuss the Jon Jones situation, Jones being stripped of the Light Heavyweight title and suspended from the UFC, as well as M-1 Global and Russian MMA. After two recent and adventurous trips to Russia, Zidan tells stories about a fighter who used to be in a cult, fighters arm wrestling fans for tickets to events, his hatred of flying, knight fighting, and more. - Also on the show is discussion about Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao, the event, the spectacle, if it lived up to the hype, Max Kellerman, and if the right fighter was awarded the decision. - twitter.com/SubmissionAus , - facebook.com/SubmissionRadioAus , - youtube.com/user/submissionradioau See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida is coming up this Saturday night, and in addition to the Middleweight Championship fight, there's also a Ronda Rousey UFC Women's Bantamweight title defense against Alexis Davis. We brought in Bloody Elbow's Karim Zidan to help us preview the entire card, as well as get his thoughts on the latest Chael Sonnen drug test failure. In the second half of the show we discuss an insane four events, including the upcoming Frankie Edgar vs. BJ Penn show, both UFC events from last weekend, and World Series of Fighting's debut on NBC.Oh, please excuse the minor technical difficulties at the beginning of the show, we do solve the problem a few minutes in. Listen to us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, Last Word On Sports, The Itunes Store, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter, or just email us.