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Another UFC PPC event means ANOTHER Pregame Preview. Luke and BC are joined by 'The Man In The Hat' Chuck Mindenhall to break down EVERYTHING about UFC 312. In the main event, Middleweight Champion and hometown hero Dricus Du Plessis looks to prove his 2024 win over Sean Strickland wasn't a fluke as he defends his title in a highly anticipated rematch against the #1 contender. The guys go deep into this epic showdown, analyzing all angles. In the co-main event, Women's Strawweight Champion Weili Zhang faces off against Tatiana Suarez in a fight that could shake up the division. Luke, BC, and Chuck give you the full breakdown on this battle, plus a preview of the rest of the card. Don't miss out on this complete UFC 312 pregame preview — get ready for all the action with expert analysis and insights! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Another UFC PPC event means ANOTHER Pregame Preview. Luke and BC are joined by 'The Man In The Hat' Chuck Mindenhall to break down EVERYTHING about UFC 312. In the main event, Middleweight Champion and hometown hero Dricus Du Plessis looks to prove his 2024 win over Sean Strickland wasn't a fluke as he defends his title in a highly anticipated rematch against the #1 contender. The guys go deep into this epic showdown, analyzing all angles. In the co-main event, Women's Strawweight Champion Weili Zhang faces off against Tatiana Suarez in a fight that could shake up the division. Luke, BC, and Chuck give you the full breakdown on this battle, plus a preview of the rest of the card. Don't miss out on this complete UFC 312 pregame preview — get ready for all the action with expert analysis and insights! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On why he decided to write a book that delves into his life and career; on how a boxer knows when it's time to retire; on the strange phenomenon of people knowing about his highs and lows; on whether being an author is worth the trouble.
Sean Paul Jenkins, Middleweight Champion of the 1985 NPC USA and IFBB World Games, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. On Part One of his interview, Sean Paul talks about how he started bodybuilding after incurring an injury playing football and his early experiences competing in the sport. Sean also talks about competing in the 1985 NPC USA Championships and then traveling to London to compete and win his class at the 1985 IFBB World Games, earning his pro card. At the end of the interview, host John Hansen reads the article "Sean Paul Jenkins: A Bodybuilding Star is Born" written by Margaret Wallace from the February, 1986 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine. Time Stamps: 2:00 - Chris Bumstead competes in Open Bodybuilding 5:35 - Emails to the Podcast 6:55 - Videos on YouTube 8:50 - Sean Paul Jenkins interview, Part One 9:55 - When Sean started weight training 14:15 - Sean's first bodybuilding competitions 16:22 - Training with J.J. Marsh 19:19 - Great genetics 21:00 - 20 Rep Workout 23:00 - Competing natural 25:30 - Getting ready for the USA 31:30 - Sean's competition diet 35:50 - Sean's workout after retiring 39:00 - Life after competition 48:00 - 1985 NPC USA 49:00 - 1985 IFBB World Games 52:10 - Competing in Pro Mixed Pairs competitions 56:10 - Becoming a good poser 1:02:30 - John reads the article "Sean Paul Jenkins: A Bodybuilding Star is Born" written by Margaret Wallace from the February, 1986 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine. Links: Become a Patreon Sponsor Dave Draper article John Hansen Online Workout and Diet Programs Bodybuilding Legends website
On this episode James and I have an in-depth conversation on the driving force behind his father Marvelous Marvin Hagler's desire to become the Middleweight Champion of the World, the effect achieving that goal had on James and his family and coming to terms with Marvelous' passing.
Mike'l and Josh are back together this week after a couple of weeks off. The guest this week is WBO-NABO Super Middleweight Champion Steven Nelson. Steven is a champion from Omaha, NE. On Aug. 3rd, he earned his 20th victory with a 5th-round knockout against Marcos Vazquez Rodriguez on the Crawford vs. Madrimov undercard. The guys discuss Steven's career, how he got started in boxing, his relationship and training with Terence Crawford, his time in the military, his plans for what's next, and Canelo Alvarez. They also discuss the Olympics and recap all the games. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Boxer Theodore "Tiger" Flowers was born on August 5, 1895, in Georgia. Flowers made history as the first Black boxer to win the world middleweight championship. He started his boxing career at age 23 and quickly became known for both his impressive fighting skills and his deep religious faith. Outside the ring, Flowers was a deacon at his church, becoming a prominent figure in Atlanta. Flowers' career was brief but impactful. He passed away at the age of 32 during surgery to remove scar tissue from around his eyes. In 1993, he was posthumously inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/17/24 - Hour 3 Boxer Shane Mosley Jr. and joins guest host Tom Pelissero in-studio where he challenges current WBA Middleweight Champion Erislandy Lara to a match, weighs in on the Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fight, and gives Tom some much-needed boxing lessons. Chris Brockman dusts off his ‘Powerless Rankings' and list the top 10 NFL coaches where who's hot seat is already starting to simmer. Please check out other RES productions: Overreaction Monday: http://apple.co/overreactionmonday What the Football with Suzy Shuster and Amy Trask: http://apple.co/whatthefootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kiwi boxer Andrei Mikhailovich joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to discuss his upcoming 'World Title' bout in Las Vegas Nevada. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Big show today, the two-time Middleweight Champion of the UFC Israel Adesanya joined us! Nickleback have a new documentary, we talk snoring cures. And we found out what 'raw dogging' is. Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Make sure to subscribe and follow the show for new weekly episodes.Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo jump into the studio to react to an exciting professional boxing bout that hosted a ton of impressive names, inside and outside the ring. Five years ago, Masvidal bested Diaz in the octagon and a beef was born. After an increasingly tense promotional tour that included a street brawl between Diaz and Masvidal crews, the former UFC stars, known for their striking and ability to endure pain, squared up for 10 rounds in the ring. When the final bell rang, Diaz got the nod after what many viewers felt was a neck and neck fight, with Masvidal landing some hard-hitting blows but Diaz taking them in stride and playing the numbers game to out-strike his way to victory. The headliner wasn't the only bout that delivered; the undercard had multiple stars at all places in their career. The Co-Main Event matched up Daniel Jacobs and Shane Mosley Jr., where the son of Sugar Shane Mosley pulled off a dominant win over the former Middleweight Champion. Also on the card was former champion Anthony Pettis and rising star Curmel Moton, who is backed by Floyd Mayweather. 00:30 - Masvidal vs. Diaz, First Takes03:20 - Underrated Undercard08:30 - What's Next for Nate15:00 - Masvidal vs. Jake Paul18:10 - Anthony Pettis21:30 - Shane Mosley Jr.23:30 - Shakur Stevenson25:50 - Triple C's Words for Shakur29:20 - Nate Diaz the Promoter?The Official Pound 4 Pound Newsletter is HERE. Stay up to date with everything Combat Sports once per week in your inbox. Subscribe today - it's completely free: https://pound4poundpodcast.com/Thank you to UnderDog Fantasy for sponsoring the show. Right now, all new users to Underdog will receive up to $250 in bonus cash for their first deposit and a Pick'Em Special. Support the show, use Code "P4P" https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-pound4-pound
Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo jump into the studio to react to an exciting professional boxing bout that hosted a ton of impressive names, inside and outside the ring. Five years ago, Masvidal bested Diaz in the octagon and a beef was born. After an increasingly tense promotional tour that included a street brawl between Diaz and Masvidal crews, the former UFC stars, known for their striking and ability to endure pain, squared up for 10 rounds in the ring. When the final bell rang, Diaz got the nod after what many viewers felt was a neck and neck fight, with Masvidal landing some hard-hitting blows but Diaz taking them in stride and playing the numbers game to out-strike his way to victory. The headliner wasn't the only bout that delivered; the undercard had multiple stars at all places in their career. The Co-Main Event matched up Daniel Jacobs and Shane Mosley Jr., where the son of Sugar Shane Mosley pulled off a dominant win over the former Middleweight Champion. Also on the card was former champion Anthony Pettis and rising star Curmel Moton, who is backed by Floyd Mayweather. 00:30 - Masvidal vs. Diaz, First Takes03:20 - Underrated Undercard08:30 - What's Next for Nate15:00 - Masvidal vs. Jake Paul18:10 - Anthony Pettis21:30 - Shane Mosley Jr.23:30 - Shakur Stevenson25:50 - Triple C's Words for Shakur29:20 - Nate Diaz the Promoter?
Make sure to subscribe and follow the show for new weekly episodes.Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo jump into the studio to react to an exciting professional boxing bout that hosted a ton of impressive names, inside and outside the ring. Five years ago, Masvidal bested Diaz in the octagon and a beef was born. After an increasingly tense promotional tour that included a street brawl between Diaz and Masvidal crews, the former UFC stars, known for their striking and ability to endure pain, squared up for 10 rounds in the ring. When the final bell rang, Diaz got the nod after what many viewers felt was a neck and neck fight, with Masvidal landing some hard-hitting blows but Diaz taking them in stride and playing the numbers game to out-strike his way to victory. The headliner wasn't the only bout that delivered; the undercard had multiple stars at all places in their career. The Co-Main Event matched up Daniel Jacobs and Shane Mosley Jr., where the son of Sugar Shane Mosley pulled off a dominant win over the former Middleweight Champion. Also on the card was former champion Anthony Pettis and rising star Curmel Moton, who is backed by Floyd Mayweather. 00:30 - Masvidal vs. Diaz, First Takes03:20 - Underrated Undercard08:30 - What's Next for Nate15:00 - Masvidal vs. Jake Paul18:10 - Anthony Pettis21:30 - Shane Mosley Jr.23:30 - Shakur Stevenson25:50 - Triple C's Words for Shakur29:20 - Nate Diaz the Promoter?The Official Pound 4 Pound Newsletter is HERE. Stay up to date with everything Combat Sports once per week in your inbox. Subscribe today - it's completely free: https://pound4poundpodcast.com/Thank you to UnderDog Fantasy for sponsoring the show. Right now, all new users to Underdog will receive up to $250 in bonus cash for their first deposit and a Pick'Em Special. Support the show, use Code "P4P" https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-pound4-pound
Expect to get the everyday perspective on what Karate Combat is and why it's one of the fastest growing sports in recent years, how the rules are evolving and how this impacts skillset and tactics, who Turbo's dream fight would be, how to avoid injuries and perform at the top level as an older athlete and much more.Ross "TURBO" Levine is the current @KarateCombat Middleweight World Champion, and recent Lightheavyweight title contender. He's the proud owner of one of 2019's most impressive KOs, widely recognized as the best head-kick knockout of that year. Ross defeated Shahin Atamov on June 25, 2022 to become Karate Combat's Middleweight Champion. When he's not fighting, he is helping martial artists using his Doctorate of Physical Therapy through his Turbo Sports Performance program or coaching the next generation of Karate Combat fighters at Pride Martial Arts in Rhode Island.Extra Stuff:Turbo's Insta - https://www.instagram.com/ross_turbo_levine00:00 intro01:02 What Is Karate Combat11:45 Growing Popularity19:40 Evolving Rules29:19 Turbo's Dream Fight36:32 Fighting Background43:27 Longevity at Elite Level50:47 S&C Programme54:54 Injuries in Sport01:04:29 Turbo Physio Services#mentalhealth #bjj #bjjlifestyle #jiujitsu #jiujitsulifestyle #karate #karatecombat #combat #worldchampion #taekwondoNeed a chat? Here's some options
Ep 80: The boys are back for another great show! Dylan and Joey discuss the big win for Dricus Du Plessis as he becomes the new Middleweight Champion in the UFC. Also, no UFC fights this weekend but we'll have some fun and breakdown the Royal Rumble going down this weekend in Florida and we'll end the show with some MMA news toward the end of the show! Make sure you hit that like button, subscribe and leave a comment on who you think will win this weekend!Watch on youtube:https://www.youtube.com/live/tS3_z1bwm70?si=z3YwvxrHAegmhCWH #MMA #UFC #UFC297 #RoyalRumble Follow Axe Kick Picks on X@AxeKickPicksFollow the boys on XDylan: @rockk24 Joey: @1⍬secondsleft_
Step into the cage of ambition with EFC Middleweight champion, Luke Michael, on 'Fighting for the Dream'! Join us as we dive deep into Luke's incredible journey from a passion for martial arts to claiming the champion's belt. Discover the grit, determination, and resilience it takes to overcome injuries and setbacks, and how Luke's lessons from the ring translate to success in business. Get ready to redefine your perspective on life-work balance as we explore the challenges faced by high achievers. This episode is a knockout for inspiration and motivation! *Visit our website for resources on helping you rise to excellence.Connect with us on:InstagramYoutubeLinkedIn --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coachedsuccess/message
The boys are back with their recap of the UFC 293. We breakdown the full card & look back on some of the key moments. We also speak on some current UFC news thats been happening while we've been away such as major Fight Announcements. As always Pour up, Spark up & enjoy.
Undisputed Super Middleweight Champion joins Maggie and Perloff
Whatsup everyone! In today's episode, Jeff, and I review our picks from the UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland card, and react to Sean Strickland becoming middleweight champion of the world! We go over how our favorite bets did, as well as the Nyquil Fight of the Night, the Hammy Sosa lock of the night, and the Prelim pick of the night, so check it out, and make sure to join our Verdict league, the link is in our linktree below! Thank you for listening, and don't forget to like and give us a review, peace!Click here to check out our linktree! Here you can find the Verdict League, Twitter, Tik Tok, Instagram, and Podcast streaming options for spotify and non spotify users for every show on the Couch Podcast Network all in one place!!
Browns with a historical home opener win over the Bengals in Week 1!We start 1-2 in Prime Time Picks.Andy gives the college recap as Colorado continues to shine and Texas upsets Alabama.Sean Strickland is the undisputed Middleweight Champion over Israel Adesanya.Shout out to Taylor Clark, our listener of the week!Join us on the Discord for all of our banter during games when we discuss picks - https://discord.gg/W9VnnNxZAll official picks can be found on our Twitter account @Tailgoats on the day of the game. All results are discussed in the podcast and posted on the Twitter timeline as well. Our advice is for entertainment only and please wager responsibly at your own risk. If you feel like gambling is causing problems in your life please call 1-800-GAM-BLER for help.We thank each and everyone of you for listening and appreciate all of the feedback. Due to your support, we are now ranked in the top 10% of podcasts! We have a small but mighty following - you all are the best!If you aren't following us on social media, we can be found on every major social media outlet at @Tailgoats! If you haven't already followed us on Instagram - now is the time!
On Episode 3,395, the guys reviewed the massive UFC card and all the storylines coming out. They also had Johnny Eblen Bellator, Middleweight Champion, as the guest on today's show.
We go to Las Vegas for a preview of Crawford/Spence.
Joined today by former light middleweight champion of the world Sadam Ali and co-host, former boxer Will “Power” Rosinsky. This episode was recorded from Sadam'a gym in Brooklyn. We chat about how Sadam and Will met each other, their initial thoughts on each other's skills and how Sadam eating at a restaurant alone got us together. Sadam gets right into it and announces that he's on the verge of a comeback to the ring, we hear why he's coming back, who he has his eyes set and why he's a better boxer now. We go back to Sadam at 8 years old falling in love with the sweet science, idolizing Prince Naseem and his fathers influence on his career and life. We talk about winning the golden gloves, being the first Arab-American to resplendent the USA at the Olympics, meeting Kobe Bryant, and where that Ralph Lauren outfit is. Sadam chats about his 22-0 record, his first defeat to Jesse Vargas and then we talk about his career defining match against Miguel Cotto. We hear how that fight got made, how it felt being an underdog in his own backyard, and when he knew he was going to win the fight. Sadam disappoints me and Will with how he celebrated winning the championship, but we hear about it. Sadam shares about falling out of love with boxing, what he did as a young retiree and how the importance of his dad's support drives him. We discuss his other passion, bowling, and his quest to get a 300, beating a young Terence Crawford and why he wasn't allowed to make any dumb purchases. Will and Sadam talk about the business side of boxing, why “influencers” are a great thing and why boxing is a dirty sport. All this plus a ton more with Will Rosinsky and the Champ, Sadam World Kid Ali. Follow Sadam here https://www.instagram.com/theworldkidali/
On this episode, we are continuing our miniseries on the movies released by Miramax Films in the 1980s, specifically looking at the films they released between 1984 and 1986. ----more---- TRANSCRIPT From Los Angeles, California. The Entertainment Capital of the World. It's the 80s Movie Podcast. I am your host, Edward Havens. Thank you for listening today. On this episode, we are continuing our miniseries on the movies released by Miramax Films in the 1980s. And, in case you did not listen to Part 1 yet, let me reiterate that the focus here will be on the films and the creatives, not the Weinsteins. The Weinsteins did not have a hand in the production of any of the movies Miramax released in the 1980s, and that Miramax logo and the names associated with it should not stop anyone from enjoying some very well made movies because they now have an unfortunate association with two spineless chucklenuts who proclivities would not be known by the outside world for decades to come. Well, there is one movie this episode where we must talk about the Weinsteins as the creatives, but when talking about that film, “creatives” is a derisive pejorative. We ended our previous episode at the end of 1983. Miramax had one minor hit film in The Secret Policeman's Other Ball, thanks in large part to the film's association with members of the still beloved Monty Python comedy troupe, who hadn't released any material since The Life of Brian in 1979. 1984 would be the start of year five of the company, and they were still in need of something to make their name. Being a truly independent film company in 1984 was not easy. There were fewer than 20,000 movie screens in the entire country back then, compared to nearly 40,000 today. National video store chains like Blockbuster did not exist, and the few cable channels that did exist played mostly Hollywood films. There was no social media for images and clips to go viral. For comparison's sake, in A24's first five years, from its founding in August 2012 to July 2017, the company would have a number of hit films, including The Bling Ring, The Lobster, Spring Breakers, and The Witch, release movies from some of indie cinema's most respected names, including Andrea Arnold, Robert Eggers, Atom Egoyan, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Lynn Shelton, Trey Edward Shults, Gus Van Sant, and Denis Villeneuve, and released several Academy Award winning movies, including the Amy Winehouse documentary Amy, Alex Garland's Ex Machina, Lenny Abrahamson's Room and Barry Jenkins' Moonlight, which would upset front runner La La Land for the Best Picture of 2016. But instead of leaning into the American independent cinema world the way Cinecom and Island were doing with the likes of Jonathan Demme and John Sayles, Miramax would dip their toes further into the world of international cinema. Their first release for 1984 would be Ruy Guerra's Eréndira. The screenplay by Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez was based on his 1972 novella The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother, which itself was based off a screenplay Márquez had written in the early 1960s, which, when he couldn't get it made at the time, he reduced down to a page and a half for a sequence in his 1967 magnum opus One Hundred Years of Solitude. Between the early 1960s and the early 1980s, Márquez would lose the original draft of Eréndira, and would write a new script based off what he remembered writing twenty years earlier. In the story, a young woman named Eréndira lives in a near mansion situation in an otherwise empty desert with her grandmother, who had collected a number of paper flowers and assorted tchotchkes over the years. One night, Eréndira forgets to put out some candles used to illuminate the house, and the house and all of its contents burn to the ground. With everything lost, Eréndira's grandmother forces her into a life of prostitution. The young woman quickly becomes the courtesan of choice in the region. With every new journey, an ever growing caravan starts to follow them, until it becomes for all intents and purposes a carnival, with food vendors, snake charmers, musicians and games of chance. Márquez's writing style, known as “magic realism,” was very cinematic on the page, and it's little wonder that many of his stories have been made into movies and television miniseries around the globe for more than a half century. Yet no movie came as close to capturing that Marquezian prose quite the way Guerra did with Eréndira. Featuring Greek goddess Irene Papas as the Grandmother, Brazilian actress Cláudia Ohana, who happened to be married to Guerra at the time, as the titular character, and former Bond villain Michael Lonsdale in a small but important role as a Senator who tries to help Eréndira get out of her life as a slave, the movie would be Mexico's entry into the 1983 Academy Award race for Best Foreign Language Film. After acquiring the film for American distribution, Miramax would score a coup by getting the film accepted to that year's New York Film Festival, alongside such films as Robert Altman's Streamers, Jean Lucy Godard's Passion, Lawrence Kasdan's The Big Chill, Francis Ford Coppola's Rumble Fish, and Andrzej Wajda's Danton. But despite some stellar reviews from many of the New York City film critics, Eréndira would not get nominated for Best Foreign Language Film, and Miramax would wait until April 27th, 1984, to open the film at the Lincoln Plaza Cinemas, one of the most important theatres in New York City at the time to launch a foreign film. A quarter page ad in the New York Times included quotes from the Village Voice, New York Magazine, Vincent Canby of the Times and Roger Ebert, the movie would gross an impressive $25,500 in its first three days. Word of mouth in the city would be strong, with its second weekend gross actually increasing nearly 20% to $30,500. Its third weekend would fall slightly, but with $27k in the till would still be better than its first weekend. It wouldn't be until Week 5 that Eréndira would expand into Los Angeles and Chicago, where it would continue to gross nearly $20k per screen for several more weeks. The film would continue to play across the nation for more than half a year, and despite never making more than four prints of the film, Eréndira would gross more than $600k in America, one of the best non-English language releases for all of 1984. In their quickest turnaround from one film to another to date, Miramax would release Claude Lelouch's Edith and Marcel not five weeks after Eréndira. If you're not familiar with the name Claude Chabrol, I would highly suggest becoming so. Chabrol was a part of the French New Wave filmmakers alongside Jean-Luc Godard, Jacques Rivette, Éric Rohmer, and François Truffaut who came up as film critics for the influential French magazine Cahiers [ka-yay] du Cinéma in the 1950s, who would go on to change the direction of French Cinema and how film fans appreciated films and filmmakers through the concept of The Auteur Theory, although the theory itself would be given a name by American film critic Andrew Sarris in 1962. Of these five critics turned filmmakers, Chabrol would be considered the most prolific and commercial. Chabrol would be the first of them to make a film, Le Beau Serge, and between 1957 and his death in 2010, he would make 58 movies. That's more than one new movie every year on average, not counting shorts and television projects he also made on the side. American audiences knew him best for his 1966 global hit A Man and a Woman, which would sell more than $14m in tickets in the US and would be one of the few foreign language films to earn Academy Award nominations outside of the Best Foreign Language Film race. Lead actress Anouk Aimee would get a nod, and Chabrol would earn two on the film, for Best Director, which he would lose to Fred Zimmerman and A Man for All Seasons, and Best Original Screenplay, which he would win alongside his co-writer Pierre Uytterhoeven. Edith and Marcel would tell the story of the love affair between the iconic French singer Edith Piaf and Marcel Cerdan, the French boxer who was the Middleweight Champion of the World during their affair in 1948 and 1949. Both were famous in their own right, but together, they were the Brangelina of post-World War II France. Despite the fact that Cerdan was married with three kids, their affair helped lift the spirits of the French people, until his death in October 1949, while he was flying from Paris to New York to see Piaf. Fans of Raging Bull are somewhat familiar with Marcel Cerdan already, as Cerdan's last fight before his death would find Cerdan losing his middleweight title to Jake LaMotta. In a weird twist of fate, Patrick Dewaere, the actor Chabrol cast as Cerdan, committed suicide just after the start of production, and while Chabrol considered shutting down the film in respect, it would be none other than Marcel Cerdan, Jr. who would step in to the role of his own father, despite never having acted before, and being six years older than his father was when he died. When it was released in France in April 1983, it was an immediate hit, become the second highest French film of the year, and the sixth highest grosser of all films released in the country that year. However, it would not be the film France submitted to that year's Academy Award race. That would be Diane Kurys' Entre Nous, which wasn't as big a hit in France but was considered a stronger contender for the nomination, in part because of Isabelle Hupert's amazing performance but also because Entre Nous, as 110 minutes, was 50 minutes shorter than Edith and Marcel. Harvey Weinstein would cut twenty minutes out of the film without Chabrol's consent or assistance, and when the film was released at the 57th Street Playhouse in New York City on Sunday, June 3rd, the gushing reviews in the New York Times ad would actually be for Chabrol's original cut, and they would help the film gross $15,300 in its first five days. But once the other New York critics who didn't get to see the original cut of the film saw this new cut, the critical consensus started to fall. Things felt off to them, and they would be, as a number of short trims made by Weinstein would remove important context for the film for the sake of streamlining the film. Audiences would pick up on the changes, and in its first full weekend of release, the film would only gross $12k. After two more weeks of grosses of under $4k each week, the film would close in New York City. Edith and Marcel would never play in another theatre in the United States. And then there would be another year plus long gap before their next release, but we'll get into the reason why in a few moments. Many people today know Rubén Blades as Daniel Salazar in Fear the Walking Dead, or from his appearances in The Milagro Beanfield War, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, or Predator 2, amongst his 40 plus acting appearances over the years, but in the early 1980s, he was a salsa and Latin Jazz musician and singer who had yet to break out of the New Yorican market. With an idea for a movie about a singer and musician not unlike himself trying to attempt a crossover success into mainstream music, he would approach his friend, director Leon Icasho, about teaming up to get the idea fleshed out into a real movie. Although Blades was at best a cult music star, and Icasho had only made one movie before, they were able to raise $6m from a series of local investors including Jack Rollins, who produced every Woody Allen movie from 1969's Take the Money and Run to 2015's Irrational Man, to make their movie, which they would start shooting in the Spanish Harlem section of New York City in December 1982. Despite the luxury of a large budget for an independent Latino production, the shooting schedule was very tight, less than five weeks. There would be a number of large musical segments to show Blades' character Rudy's talents as a musician and singer, with hundreds of extras on hand in each scene. Icasho would stick to his 28 day schedule, and the film would wrap up shortly after the New Year. Even though the director would have his final cut of the movie ready by the start of summer 1983, it would take nearly a year and a half for any distributor to nibble. It wasn't that the film was tedious. Quite the opposite. Many distributors enjoyed the film, but worried about, ironically, the ability of the film to crossover out of the Latino market into the mainstream. So when Miramax came along with a lower than hoped for offer to release the film, the filmmakers took the deal, because they just wanted the film out there. Things would start to pick up for the film when Miramax submitted the film to be entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival, and it would be submitted to run in the prestigious Directors Fortnight program, alongside Mike Newell's breakthrough film, Dance with a Stranger, Victor Nunez's breakthrough film, A Flash of Green, and Wayne Wang's breakthrough film Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart. While they were waiting for Cannes to get back to them, they would also learn the film had been selected to be a part of The Lincoln Center's New Directors/New Films program, where the film would earn raves from local critics and audiences, especially for Blades, who many felt was a screen natural. After more praise from critics and audiences on the French Riviera, Miramax would open Crossover Dreams at the Cinema Studio theatre in midtown Manhattan on August 23rd, 1985. Originally booked into the smaller 180 seat auditorium, since John Huston's Prizzi's Honor was still doing good business in the 300 seat house in its fourth week, the theatre would swap houses for the films when it became clear early on Crossover Dreams' first day that it would be the more popular title that weekend. And it would. While Prizzi would gross a still solid $10k that weekend, Crossover Dreams would gross $35k. In its second weekend, the film would again gross $35k. And in its third weekend, another $35k. They were basically selling out every seat at every show those first three weeks. Clearly, the film was indeed doing some crossover business. But, strangely, Miramax would wait seven weeks after opening the film in New York to open it in Los Angeles. With a new ad campaign that de-emphasized Blades and played up the dreamer dreaming big aspect of the film, Miramax would open the movie at two of the more upscale theatres in the area, the Cineplex Beverly Center on the outskirts of Beverly Hills, and the Cineplex Brentwood Twin, on the west side where many of Hollywood's tastemakers called home. Even with a plethora of good reviews from the local press, and playing at two theatres with a capacity of more than double the one theatre playing the film in New York, Crossover Dreams could only manage a neat $13k opening weekend. Slowly but surely, Miramax would add a few more prints in additional major markets, but never really gave the film the chance to score with Latino audiences who may have been craving a salsa-infused musical/drama, even if it was entirely in English. Looking back, thirty-eight years later, that seems to have been a mistake, but it seems that the film's final gross of just $250k after just ten weeks of release was leaving a lot of money on the table. At awards time, Blades would be nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor, but otherwise, the film would be shut out of any further consideration. But for all intents and purposes, the film did kinda complete its mission of turning Blades into a star. He continues to be one of the busiest Latino actors in Hollywood over the last forty years, and it would help get one of his co-stars, Elizabeth Peña, a major job in a major Hollywood film the following year, as the live-in maid at Richard Dreyfuss and Bette Midler's house in Paul Mazursky's Down and Out in Beverly Hills, which would give her a steady career until her passing in 2014. And Icasho himself would have a successful directing career both on movie screens and on television, working on such projects as Miami Vice, Crime Story, The Equalizer, Criminal Minds, and Queen of the South, until his passing this past May. I'm going to briefly mention a Canadian drama called The Dog Who Stopped the War that Miramax released on three screens in their home town of Buffalo on October 25th, 1985. A children's film about two groups of children in a small town in Quebec during their winter break who get involved in an ever-escalating snowball fight. It would be the highest grossing local film in Canada in 1984, and would become the first in a series of 25 family films under a Tales For All banner made by a company called Party Productions, which will be releasing their newest film in the series later this year. The film may have huge in Canada, but in Buffalo in the late fall, the film would only gross $15k in its first, and only, week in theatres. The film would eventually develop a cult following thanks to repeated cable screenings during the holidays every year. We'll also give a brief mention to an Australian action movie called Cool Change, directed by George Miller. No, not the George Miller who created the Mad Max series, but the other Australian director named George Miller, who had to start going by George T. Miller to differentiate himself from the other George Miller, even though this George Miller was directing before the other George Miller, and even had a bigger local and global hit in 1982 with The Man From Snowy River than the other George Miller had with Mad Max II, aka The Road Warrior. It would also be the second movie released by Miramax in a year starring a young Australian ingenue named Deborra-Lee Furness, who was also featured in Crossover Dreams. Today, most people know her as Mrs. Hugh Jackman. The internet and several book sources say the movie opened in America on March 14th, 1986, but damn if I can find any playdate anywhere in the country, period. Not even in the Weinsteins' home territory of Buffalo. A critic from the Sydney Morning Herald would call the film, which opened in Australia four weeks after it allegedly opened in America, a spectacularly simplistic propaganda piece for the cattle farmers of the Victorian high plains,” and in its home country, it would barely gross 2% of its $3.5m budget. And sticking with brief mentions of Australian movies Miramax allegedly released in American in the spring of 1986, we move over to one of three movies directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith that would be released during that year. In Australia, it was titled Frog Dreaming, but for America, the title was changed to The Quest. The film stars Henry Thomas from E.T. as an American boy who has moved to Australia to be with his guardian after his parents die, who finds himself caught up in the magic of a local Aboriginal myth that might be more real than anyone realizes. And like Cool Change, I cannot find any American playdates for the film anywhere near its alleged May 1st, 1986 release date. I even contacted Mr. Trenchard-Smith asking him if he remembers anything about the American release of his film, knowing full well it's 37 years later, but while being very polite in his response, he was unable to help. Finally, we get back to the movies we actually can talk about with some certainty. I know our next movie was actually released in American theatres, because I saw it in America at a cinema. Twist and Shout tells the story of two best friends, Bjørn and Erik, growing up in suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark in 1963. The music of The Beatles, who are just exploding in Europe, help provide a welcome respite from the harsh realities of their lives. Directed by Billie August, Twist and Shout would become the first of several August films to be released by Miramax over the next decade, including his follow-up, which would end up become Miramax's first Oscar-winning release, but we'll be talking about that movie on our next episode. August was often seen as a spiritual successor to Ingmar Bergman within Scandinavian cinema, so much so that Bergman would handpick August to direct a semi-autobiographical screenplay of his, The Best Intentions, in the early 1990s, when it became clear to Bergman that he would not be able to make it himself. Bergman's only stipulation was that August would need to cast one of his actresses from Fanny and Alexander, Pernilla Wallgren, as his stand-in character's mother. August and Wallgren had never met until they started filming. By the end of shooting, Pernilla Wallgren would be Pernilla August, but that's another story for another time. In a rare twist, Twist and Shout would open in Los Angeles before New York City, at the Cineplex Beverly Center August 22nd, 1986, more than two years after it opened across Denmark. Loaded with accolades including a Best Picture Award from the European Film Festival and positive reviews from the likes of Gene Siskel and Michael Wilmington, the movie would gross, according to Variety, a “crisp” $14k in its first three days. In its second weekend, the Beverly Center would add a second screen for the film, and the gross would increase to $17k. And by week four, one of those prints at the Beverly Center would move to the Laemmle Monica 4, so those on the West Side who didn't want to go east of the 405 could watch it. But the combined $13k gross would not be as good as the previous week's $14k from the two screens at the Beverly Center. It wouldn't be until Twist and Shout's sixth week of release they would finally add a screen in New York City, the 68th Street Playhouse, where it would gross $25k in its first weekend there. But after nine weeks, never playing in more than five theatres in any given weekend, Twist and Shout was down and out, with only $204k in ticket sales. But it was good enough for Miramax to acquire August's next movie, and actually get it into American theatres within a year of its release in Denmark and Sweden. Join us next episode for that story. Earlier, I teased about why Miramax took more than a year off from releasing movies in 1984 and 1985. And we've reached that point in the timeline to tell that story. After writing and producing The Burning in 1981, Bob and Harvey had decided what they really wanted to do was direct. But it would take years for them to come up with an idea and flesh that story out to a full length screenplay. They'd return to their roots as rock show promoters, borrowing heavily from one of Harvey's first forays into that field, when he and a partner, Corky Burger, purchased an aging movie theatre in Buffalo in 1974 and turned it into a rock and roll hall for a few years, until they gutted and demolished the theatre, so they could sell the land, with Harvey's half of the proceeds becoming much of the seed money to start Miramax up. After graduating high school, three best friends from New York get the opportunity of a lifetime when they inherit an old run down hotel upstate, with dreams of turning it into a rock and roll hotel. But when they get to the hotel, they realize the place is going to need a lot more work than they initially realized, and they realize they are not going to get any help from any of the locals, who don't want them or their silly rock and roll hotel in their quaint and quiet town. With a budget of only $5m, and a story that would need to be filmed entirely on location, the cast would not include very many well known actors. For the lead role of Danny, the young man who inherits the hotel, they would cast Daniel Jordano, whose previous acting work had been nameless characters in movies like Death Wish 3 and Streetwalkin'. This would be his first leading role. Danny's two best friends, Silk and Spikes, would be played by Leon W. Grant and Matthew Penn, respectively. Like Jordano, both Grant and Penn had also worked in small supporting roles, although Grant would actually play characters with actual names like Boo Boo and Chollie. Penn, the son of Bonnie and Clyde director Arthur Penn, would ironically have his first acting role in a 1983 musical called Rock and Roll Hotel, about a young trio of musicians who enter a Battle of the Bands at an old hotel called The Rock and Roll Hotel. This would also be their first leading roles. Today, there are two reasons to watch Playing For Keeps. One of them is to see just how truly awful Bob and Harvey Weinstein were as directors. 80% of the movie is master shots without any kind of coverage, 15% is wannabe MTV music video if those videos were directed by space aliens handed video cameras and not told what to do with them, and 5% Jordano mimicking Kevin Bacon in Footloose but with the heaviest New Yawk accent this side of Bensonhurst. The other reason is to watch a young actress in her first major screen role, who is still mesmerizing and hypnotic despite the crapfest she is surrounded by. Nineteen year old Marisa Tomei wouldn't become a star because of this movie, but it was clear very early on she was going to become one, someday. Mostly shot in and around the grounds of the Bethany Colony Resort in Bethany PA, the film would spend six weeks in production during June and July of 1984, and they would spend more than a year and a half putting the film together. As music men, they knew a movie about a rock and roll hotel for younger people who need to have a lot of hip, cool, teen-friendly music on the soundtrack. So, naturally, the Weinsteins would recruit such hip, cool, teen-friendly musicians like Pete Townshend of The Who, Phil Collins, Peter Frampton, Sister Sledge, already defunct Duran Duran side project Arcadia, and Hinton Battle, who had originated the role of The Scarecrow in the Broadway production of The Wiz. They would spend nearly $500k to acquire B-sides and tossed away songs that weren't good enough to appear on the artists' regular albums. Once again light on money, Miramax would sent the completed film out to the major studios to see if they'd be willing to release the movie. A sale would bring some much needed capital back into the company immediately, and creating a working relationship with a major studio could be advantageous in the long run. Universal Pictures would buy the movie from Miramax for an undisclosed sum, and set an October 3rd release. Playing For Keeps would open on 1148 screens that day, including 56 screens in the greater Los Angeles region and 80 in the New York City metropolitan area. But it wasn't the best week to open this film. Crocodile Dundee had opened the week before and was a surprise hit, spending a second week firmly atop the box office charts with $8.2m in ticket sales. Its nearest competitor, the Burt Lancaster/Kirk Douglas comedy Tough Guys, would be the week's highest grossing new film, with $4.6m. Number three was Top Gun, earning $2.405m in its 21st week in theatres, and Stand By Me was in fourth in its ninth week with $2.396m. In fifth place, playing in only 215 theatres, would be another new opener, Children of a Lesser God, with $1.9m. And all the way down in sixth place, with only $1.4m in ticket sales, was Playing for Keeps. The reviews were fairly brutal, and by that, I mean they were fair in their brutality, although you'll have to do some work to find those reviews. No one has ever bothered to link their reviews for Playing For Keeps at Rotten Tomatoes or Metacritic. After a second weekend, where the film would lose a quarter of its screens and 61% of its opening weekend business, Universal would cut its losses and dump the film into dollar houses. The final reported box office gross on the film would be $2.67m. Bob Weinstein would never write or direct another film, and Harvey Weinstein would only have one other directing credit to his name, an animated movie called The Gnomes' Great Adventure, which wasn't really a directing effort so much as buying the American rights to a 1985 Spanish animated series called The World of David the Gnome, creating new English language dubs with actors like Tom Bosley, Frank Gorshin, Christopher Plummer, and Tony Randall, and selling the new versions to Nickelodeon. Sadly, we would learn in October 2017 that one of the earliest known episodes of sexual harassment by Harvey Weinstein happened during the pre-production of Playing for Keeps. In 1984, a twenty year old college junior Tomi-Ann Roberts was waiting tables in New York City, hoping to start an acting career. Weinstein, who one of her customers at this restaurant, urged Ms. Roberts to audition for a movie that he and his brother were planning to direct. He sent her the script and asked her to meet him where he was staying so they could discuss the film. When she arrived at his hotel room, the door was left slightly ajar, and he called on her to come in and close the door behind her. She would find Weinstein nude in the bathtub, where he told her she would give a much better audition if she were comfortable getting naked in front of him too, because the character she might play would have a topless scene. If she could not bare her breasts in private, she would not be able to do it on film. She was horrified and rushed out of the room, after telling Weinstein that she was too prudish to go along. She felt he had manipulated her by feigning professional interest in her, and doubted she had ever been under serious consideration. That incident would send her life in a different direction. In 2017, Roberts was a psychology professor at Colorado College, researching sexual objectification, an interest she traces back in part to that long-ago encounter. And on that sad note, we're going to take our leave. Thank you for joining us. We'll talk again next week, when we continue with story of Miramax Films, from 1987. Remember to visit this episode's page on our website, The80sMoviePodcast.com, for extra materials about the movies we covered this episode. The 80s Movies Podcast has been researched, written, narrated and edited by Edward Havens for Idiosyncratic Entertainment. Thank you again. Good night.
This is The Best of The Best Podcast, Presented by The Maverick Teams. Today Maverick welcomes Dyah Davis (Owner of Boca Boxing District & Former NABF Super Middleweight Champion) & they're here to discuss: Starting his boxing journey at 22 years old, his Father being an Olympic Gold Medalist, doing 1 year of college, getting into management, training & losing 45 pounds, dealing with pressure, retiring in 2022, the mentality of being a boxer, growth in the combat sports industry, opening his own gym, being a boxing coach & who he trains, favorite fights, what he wishes he could have told his younger self & so much more. This episode is not to be missed! Levy & Associates Discount: Maverick by calling: 1-800-TAX-LEVY Email: mlevy@levytaxpro.com Website www.levytaxhelp.com Follow: @tbotbpod & @dbpodcasts on Twitter & Instagram Bookmark: www.tbotbpod.com, www.tbotbnetwork.com Produced by: www.dbpodcasts.com Brought to you by www.TheMaverickTeams.com
Welcome to the 6th Round Retro Post-Fight ShowThis is the show that digs into the archives and gives you a comprehensive review of classic MMA events that span as far back as UFC 1, PRIDE, K-1, and now DREAM!This episode: DREAM 1Join Eddie Mercado & Victor Rodriguez as they delve into the world of the DREAM (a popular MMA Promotion) based out of Japan. We conducted a retroactive post-fight show for the inaugural ‘DREAM 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round' event this week, straight out of the archives of yesteryear. So let's take a trip back to Sat, Mar 15, 2008.The guys will explore the inaugural MMA Promotions event, which featured the first seven tournament bouts, fought at 154 lbs (70 kg), along with a trio of open-weight fights – complete with results, analysis, and of course a few laughs. The event was broadcast LIVE across Japan on the TBS Television network, from the Saitama Super Arena, in Saitama, Japan. The event remarkably attracted a sellout crowd for its debut, with 19,120 viewers.For those of you not in the know, the ‘DREAM Grand Prix Tournament Series' required all bouts be fought under their own ‘DREAM Mixed Martial Arts Rules', which amounted to a ten-minute first round and a five-minute second round, with the fights judged overall.Bloody Elbow Podcasts are now 100% listener-financed broadcasts. To receive new shows and support our Podcast Team, consider becoming a paid subscriber today.The evening's main event showcased the 2007 ‘HERO's Middleweight Champion', J. Z. Calvancanti of Brazil throwing down with Japan's own judoka, Shinya Aoki. “Hero's” was another Japanese MMA Promotion at the time, affiliated with K-1. HERO's was discontinued in order to create the new DREAM franchise in collaboration with former PRIDE FC executives. And if you aren't familiar with PRIDE - well, I don't know what to tell you… you had best go down a google-search-rabbit-hole this weekend and learn about one of the most innovative and legendary promotions in the history of the sport.Anyway, we had the exciting, fun, new, promising DREAM MMA Promotion debuting a tournament series with a card featuring a total of ten bouts; with half of them ending in finishes! Take away the four decisions and we got three knockouts and two submissions… then throw in one no contest thanks to an injury via illegal elbows (which btw, spoiler alert, happened to be the result of the main event) and you had one helluva event.Watch with usIf you would like to watch the bouts, Victor says he found the event on YouTube in its entirety. I had no such luck, but was able to locate most of the individual bouts and some highlight reels, they are all linked into this post. As of the time of this writing, a message has gone out to Victor to try to obtain this elusive link; if located, the post will be updated with it as soon as possible. If a bout was split into two clips, I have them one after the other in the timestamp segment of the post.Join us to rediscover all the action and discuss as we go along! Let's check it out!TIMESTAMPS:0:00 INTRO to the show / Segue into the event…8:50 Opener: Ikusha ‘Minowa-Man' Minowa (40-27-8) vs. the debuting Korean Baseball Pitcher, Lee Kwan Bum (0-1), who never fought again after the one minute and 25 second bout, ending in a killer kneebar.12:25 Bout 2: Hayato Sakurai (32-7-2) vs. Hidetaka Monma (14-8-3), knocked out (punches) in 4:12 of Round 16:55 Bout 3: Joachim Hansen (17-6-1) defeated Kotetsu Boku (5-7) via UD in the first tourney match on the card20:18 Bout 4: Luiz Firmino (12-3) submits Kazuyuki Miyata (5-7) vía Rear Naked Choke at 7:37 of Round 128:00 Bout 5: Katsuhiko Nagata (4-2) wins via UD over Artur Umakhanov (9-4)30:16 Bout 6: Mitsuhiro Ishida (16-3-1) wins via UD over Bu Kyung Jung (0-2)32:38 Bout 7: Mirko ‘Cro Cop' Filipović (23-6-2) knocks out (punches) Tatsuya Mizuno (3-3) in a mere 56 seconds35:26 Bout 8: Eddie Alvarez (13-1) knocks out (punches) Andre Amade (6-2-1) at 6:47 of the first round40:00 Bout 9 Co-Main Event: Tatsuya Kawajiri wins via UD over Kultar Gill (7-7)42:02 Bout 10 Main Event: Shinya Aoki (14-2) fights to a no contest ending with Gesias Cavalcante (14-1-1) injured by illegal elbows only three minutes and 46 seconds into the first round49:36 Event Recap51:50 Wrap Up52:17 OUTROThank you for listening to this Bloody Elbow Podcast Production. This post is public so feel free to share it.Have you loved this show? We always have. Sadly, this is the final round for the RETRO…Due to our Podcast Network now being 100% listener-financed, we have been forced to make some changes to our Broadcast Schedule recently. We crunched the numbers, looked at the ratings, listened to feedback and just had no choice but to let some shows go, at least for now. In addition to letting some shows go, we also made the decision to cease production of “non-UFC-event week podcast content”…. the RETRO falls into that category, and we are all sad to see it retired. We would like to sincerely thank you all for listening to Vic and Eddie here on the Bloody Elbow Podcast Network over the years, though. 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7-0 Undefeated Karate Combat Middleweight Champion & Owner of Turbo Sports Performance - Brooklyn-born Ross "TURBO" Levine comes to Karate Combat by way of an undefeated professional kickboxing career that was sidelined due to promotional restraints caused by the coronavirus pandemic. He's the proud owner of one of 2019's most impressive KOs, widely recognized as the best head-kick knockout of that year. Ross defeated Shahin Atamov on June 25, 2022 to become Karate Combat's Middleweight Champion. We discuss his upcoming Middleweight Championship Defense against Rival Igor De Castaneda, Inspirations, Theme Music, Would you rather's and the Last of us. Great time with Ross and check out his fight Saturday April 1st at 7pm EST.Follow Ross Turbo:IG - @Ross_Turbo_Levinehttps://www.karate.com/upcoming-eventshttps://www.karate.com/how-to-watchhttps://www.karate.com/fighters/ross-levineReach Us At:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-CkrW-5SPewYxdu588tUQWebsite: https://allmylinks.com/egpodEmail: EGPodOfThunder@gmail.comAll Social Media: @EGPodOfThunderEfi's Social Media: @ExplorewithEfStream Episode 72 Listen on All Podcast Streaming Services and YouTube. Link is in the Bio! Follow, Like, Subscribe and tell a friend to tell a co worker to tell a friend about us. Appreciate the Love!
Brooklyn-born Ross "TURBO" Levine comes to Karate Combat by way of an undefeated professional kickboxing career that was sidelined due to promotional restraints caused by the coronavirus pandemic. He's the proud owner of one of 2019's most impressive KOs, widely recognized as the best head-kick knockout of that year. Ross defeated Shahin Atamov on June 25, 2022 to become Karate Combat's Middleweight Champion.
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 62 and features BKFC's newest middleweight champion fresh off his BKFC victory, David "Redneck" Mundell! We get right into as Mundell talks about fighting his friend, winning the title, and how life after MMA birthed his entrance into the world of Bare-Knuckle fighting. This was a fun one as we've been watching Mundell fight from the amateur circuit all the way up to his current status as BKFC champion. Mundell talks about his only loss in BKFC and how there are a couple guys on the roster and some potentially upcoming that he wants to fight, including someone he's already fought twice in MMA. Hope you guys have fun with this one as Mundell is super down to earth and talks about having a full time job as an electrician, a father of two, and husband as well as being the middleweight champion Enjoy! Don't forget to head over to https://www.quigginoutpodcast.com/for all things Quiggin Out! Also, a special shout-out to La Barba Cubano for supplying some amazing beard oil, @Tim_MakesKnives on Instagram, Fat Boy Jiu-Jitsu, Bertsos Bakeshop for making some delicious treats and our newest sponsor, The Concert Junkie! Visit TALESOFACONCERTJUNKIE.MYSHOPIFY.COM and use promo code "Quiggin Out" for 15% off your order! Check out their IG: TALESOFACONCERTJUNKIE --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/matt-quiggins/support
New Year 2017 MMA ROUND-Up SPECIAL FLASHBACK 2017: Picture this wild ride if you were not there it was one hell of a year to be an MMA journalist traveling to events like the infamous New York Brooklyn Barclay Center where I rolled up and made a studio inside of the Starbucks conducting a live podcast where tons of MMA fans and customers surrounded me to see what was going on. Yet Ariel Helwani walks in an hour later and no one even notices? But I did especially his nasty-looking shoes! This was a significant event if I remember it was UFC 209 where Khabib was supposed to fight Tony Ferguson once again but was scraped and replaced with Al Iaquinta in Tony's place! THAT WASN'T THE TAKE AWAY if you remember.... nope I was there for the DOLLY INCIDENT AND CONOR BEING ARRESTED! I even got to take a replica photo right after he was taken out of the police station in handcuffs. Me and Chris from the MMA Holes (AKA MOS AND JESSY) I'll share the photo on my Twitter for everyone in this thread for the podcast link @XEVilEddieX . Also in 2017, we saw Bisping as our Middleweight Champion in the UFC when I told everyone he would knock Rockhold out...... I was told to try a different profession but now we know how that one ended don't we? The hype for Cris Cyborg inside the UFC was very much alive and terrifying as she was heading into a fight with who was also crowned one of the most dangerous women on the planet at the time in Holly Holm for UFC 219 to close out the year! OH AND DID I FORGET TO MENTION covering the Mayweather vs McGregor Presser that was also held at the BARCLAY Center in Brooklyn New York? Yeah, the one where Conor McGregor compared himself to a black man while wearing a giant white fur coat and throwing dollar bills everywhere and telling Mayweather and his two goons who looked like the dumb monsters from TMNT, to pick it up like "dancers". That PPV passed 4.3 million buys making it the biggest PPV of all time! We also saw Max Holloway defeat Showtime Pettis at Featherweight to become the INTERIM Featherweight Champion when the UFC Stripped McGregor for not immediately signing an agreement to defend the featherweight title making Jose Aldo the Champion Once Again until Max took that fight at UFC 212 where Max finished Aldo and then even went on to do a rematch at UFC 218 and beat him once again. This was also the year that Colby Covington became the loudmouth you all know him as today. When I interviewed him he was actually very nice and there was NO gimmick like there was in 2017 to now! In fact, he became one of the most hated men in the sport and a real target in Brazil when he lit the entire country on fire with just a few words I will not repeat on this show. I HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOY THESE FLASHBACK Episodes I'm uploading 1x a week for you and really hope you all are checking out the new show Combat Deviants. I promise there are about to be 2 shows that ill be filming per week come 2023! The plans are Monday nights at 7:06 pm (6:66pm ET) I'll be going live on the Pure EVil MMA Youtube channel ( Youtube.com/PureEVilMMA) for a recap of the fights and to deliver the TOP 3 HEADLINES OF THE WEEK and any announcements like fights that have been signed or tweets of the week etc. Then on Thursdays ill be doing specials that will be fan-interactive like reaction videos/watch along with MMA-related content or older fights or even event and movies with fighters in them. Then Fridays at 9 pm ET Combat Deviants go live for BellyUpSports.Com and we always have 2 well-known guests joining us every single week from the UFC and BKFC! We are only on episode 12 as of tonight so get ready for an insane 2023 where you can become a part of the weekly Deviant Tribe by leaving comments that appear on screen for everyone to see! Happy Thanksgiving... WELL, THE DAY AFTER I SHOULD SAY! SMOKE UP AND ROLL OUT GREMLINS! White Knuckles till the end... BEHAVE YOURSELVES! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Well there is some smoke flying around after such a fiery Saturday. Welcome to The Tymeless Sunday Morning Brunch with The Sport City Chefs as the College world has some interesting storylines moving forward from Saturday. We also have a new Middleweight Champion in the UFC as Israel Adesanya loses to Alex Pereira by KNOCKOUT in the Madison Square Garden. The NCAA Football world has four undefeated teams remaining and some have to earn their stances from start to finish. Tune in as hosts Tyrone "TP Tymeless" Powell, Michael Harvey and more as we get you ready for our picks, predictions and opinions on NFL Week 10. So tell a friend to tell a friend that it's The Sport City Chefs AGAIN! If they don't know? NOW THEY KNOW!
Gloucester's Christian Leroy Duncan defends his Cage Warriors Middleweight title November 12th in Manchester. Twelve days out from fight night, Christian came to my house in Cheltenham to chat through his training camp, his youth dream of being a pro basketball player and where he is on the road to becoming a UFC fighter. Follow Christian on Instagram ( and DM him for tickets): @christianleroyduncan ****** For the free mentoring session with Anthony Astbury from The Wholeman Academy: https://go.oncehub.com/wholemanacademy
US boxing champ Claressa Shields, 27, from Flint, Michigan defeated British fighter Savannah Marshall, 31, by an unanimous decision in front of a capacity crowd at the O2 stadium in London on October 15 to become the undisputed world middleweight title holder. And the viewing audience showed up to break more records for women's sport. Breaking news today was that a Russian court upheld Brittney Griner's sentence on drug smuggling charges, clearing the way for her to serve nine years in a penal colony, unless the U.S. government can negotiate a deal for her release. Tragic news for the Brittney and her family which has rocked the sport's world. In tennis, number 10 ranked player Germany's Simona Halep tested positive for a drug violation and is preparing her appeal. Meanwhile world number 1 Poland's Iga Swiatek wins her eighth title of the year at the San Diego Open, American teenager has reached a career high ranking of No 7 and compatriot Jessica Pegula wins her first WTA 1000 title beating some strong opposition. In football, a crowd of 22,035 was on hand at Providence Park in Portland — the second largest attendance count in NWSL playoff history — and behind only last week's record of 26,215 set by San Diego as Portland Thorns advanced to the final of the NWSL Championship beating San Diego 2. They will meet Kansas City Current, who took down the No 1 seed OL Reign 2-0, at the Audi Field in Washington, DC on October 29. With Casey Stoney (San Diego) and Rhian Wilkinson (Portland) leading their respective teams, Sunday's semifinal marked the first time in NWSL history that two female head coaches went head-to-head in a playoff game. The Football World Cup draw has been announced and we share our thoughts on some of the eight pool teams. We have an update from the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand where the hosts our shower their fire power. While in England the Rugby League World Cup is advancing to its knockout round. Disappointing news for skiing fans as the unseasonal mild weather stalls the start of the season with the traditional opener at Solden in Austria cancelled followed by the new double-header of downhill races at Zermatt - Cervinia falling victim to a lack of snow. And finally, we report on the Russian Doping Agency RUSADA secrecy around the Kamila Valieva case which is coming under fire from skaters. Hosts: Chris Stafford & Nancy GillenRecorded: October 25, 2022WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN'S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Former Middleweight world champion Kelly Pavlik talks about attending the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame @pavlik.kelly #Boxing @acbhof @hardrockhcac #Middleweight #youngstown #ohio --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/marc-abrams7/support
The boys are back to talk the very first ever ALL WOMENS boxing card & all women commentary. We got some of the best women boxers all together on one card to claim who really is the GWOAT. Two very heated grudge matches where neither side likes one another. Shields vs Marshall a fight thats been brewing since Marshall beat shields in the amateur days & now they will see who is the better fighter and claim undisputed Middleweight Champion. Mikaela Mayer vs Alicia Baumgardner is going to be electric, the face offs and press events have shown how much these women hate one another so we can't wait to break the fights down, give out picks & of course some betting tips.
Michael Zerafa is Australia's no.1 Middleweight boxer, who is weeks away from competing for the title of Middleweight Champion of the World. It is not just Zerafa's strict training schedule, or peak level of fitness that has led to his success, his mindset is the real driver of success. He shares how he trains his mind that has seen him go from good to great, and how you can do the same. Then, Sam gives you his top three tips to making the most of Spring! Have a question for Sam? Send it to him here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Michael Zerafa is Australia's no.1 Middleweight boxer, who is weeks away from competing for the title of Middleweight Champion of the World. It is not just Zerafa's strict training schedule, or peak level of fitness that has led to his success, his mindset is the real driver of success. He shares how he trains his mind that has seen him go from good to great, and how you can do the same. Then, Sam gives you his top three tips to making the most of Spring! Have a question for Sam? Send it to him here.
It's been a while, but the guys are back and funnier than ever! They start off by talking about how life has been since the last time they've completed a show, while sharing their vacations they've all went on over the last few months. Jeff shares a funny story about his Carnival Cruise, right as ongoing concerns rose regarding the cruise named 'Carnival Freedom' that was docked in May due to flames erupting from the smokestack. Tanner and Matt share their fears of the ocean, while Jeff tries to bring their minds at ease.The world has changed so much since the last the guys' spoke, so they continue by talking about inflation and how gas prices have exceeded $5/gallon as we approach the summer months. Inflation isn't the only issues in the world today, as we continue to see a new mass shooter on the news every week. This past week, a 21-year old by the name of Robert E. Crimo III went to the rooftop of a building and began firing upon individuals at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, approximately 25 miles north of Chicago, killing 7 people and wounding almost 50. Tanner breaks down how everything happened, alongside the negligence of both the parents and law enforcement throughout the past few years. With many people demanding for new gun laws, this recent shooting only amplifies the need for gun reform, or at least further discussion.Outside of the negativity of the world, the guys discuss what's been going on in sports, but more specifically the UFC and its recent UFC 276 Pay Per View event. Tanner and Matt breakdown each of the fights from the card and give their insight into what happened and what's to come. Sean O'Malley's fight ended quickly due to an accidental eye poke, Max Holloway left the octagon with a loss & two badly damaged eyes, and the champion Isreal Adensanya put on yet another boring performance. Was the eye poke blown out of proportion? Could Pedro Munhoz of embellished the eye poke in an attempt to avoid a loss? Is this the last we'll see of Holloway competing for the belt? Is there a new champion in the Featherweight division that's here to stay? After Israel's Undertaker walkout was more talked about than his fight, what's next for the Middleweight Champion? Find out about this, and much more, on episode #37 of The 412 Podcast!
Anthony Holmes is one of the top stars of BKB (Bare Knuckle Boxing) Currently there Middleweight Champion, The Yorkshire Gladiator is coming off a back and forward battle with BYB'S Chad Kelly at BKB 26 which ended in a draw at the 02 Arena in London with a rematch most likely going to occur between both men. Coming from Castleford West Yorkshire in the UK. Holmes career has been been wonderful to watch so far and there is alot more to come. #BKB #THEYORKSHIREGLADIATOR #ANTHONYHOLMES #CHAMPION Intro Music- Links to Nate White music https://open.spotify.com/artist/4lgzV... Link to Don's Show- https://www.facebook.com/TheFightersV... Come And Join Our Socials And Continue The Conversation Links Below Big Fight Weekly Youtube Channel - https://bit.ly/3tEhJ5I Twitter - https://bit.ly/3GHXBTJ Instagram - https://bit.ly/3rx1mF4 TikTok - https://bit.ly/3Fym6By Facebook - https://bit.ly/3GGwpF0 Twitch - https://bit.ly/3iddAP2 Sport Social Network- https://bit.ly/3vYIp1V Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
CW 138 headliner, James Webb speaks with Sean Sheehan before his fight against Leon Aliu on May 28. The former Middleweight Champion talks about focusing fully on MMA after leaving his personal trainer job and rehabbing multiple injuries.James also speaks about his UFC aspirations and taking inspiration from fighters like Jan Blachowicz and Dustin Poirier.Brought to you by BetMGM, the king of sportsbooks. Make your first bet risk-free, up to $1,000. Use code: SHERDOG.► Use code: SHERDOG https://BetMGM.comTimestamps:(00:00) Intro & BetMGM.com Sponsor(02:11) Cage Warriors 138.(04:30) Focusing fully on MMA, leaving Personal Trainer job. Personal issues, back and knee injuries.(09:44) Aspiration of getting into the UFC with two more wins.(12:48) Getting back to training after injury and moving on after gym dispute.(18:13) Thoughts on recent judging talks and fighting to finish fights.(21:00) Taking inspiration from other fighters skillsets such as Jan Blachowicz.(26:39) Fight vs. Leon Aliu at CW 138.
Barely 4 months after trying sumo for the first time, wrestling coach Jordan Karst is the American middleweight sumo champion. Join us to discuss his adventures in wrestling and in expanding his hobbies during the pandemic. Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
Sean Sheehan is back to recap all the action at Cage Warriors 135 and 136 which saw the crowning of a new Middleweight Champion, Christian Leroy Duncan and a wave of Irish MMA fighters getting victories.BetUS.com is offering our listeners an incredible 125% bonus on their deposit for UFC273. Use code Sherdog and get $2500 in extra money to make fight night even better. ► Use code: SHERDOGhttps://bit.ly/SherdogUFC273Timestamps: (00:00) Matchmaking in Cage Warriors and Graham Boylan managing Paddy Pimblett plus other UFC fighters. (05:58) Cage Warriors 136 Review (06:16) Michael Tchamou vs. Piotr Chmielecki(06:42) Dylan Hazan vs. Raymison Bruno(07:14) Aleksi Mantykivi vs. Jeanderson Castro(08:56) Liam Molloy vs. Ben Rees(09:17) Manny Akpan vs. Connor Hitchens(10:57) Cage Warriors 136(12:05) Luke Riley vs. Jack Eglin(15:35) Reece McEwan vs. Sam Spencer(14:32) Adam Cullen vs. El Hadji Ndiaye(14:50) Aaron Aby vs. Gerardo Fanny(16:02) Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Djati Melan(18:28) BetUS Sponsorship(19:02) Cage Warriors 135 Review (19:30) Justin Burlinson vs. Daniel Skibinski(21:19) Matthew Bonner vs. Hugo Pereira(21:33) Milad Ahady vs. Antonio Sheldon(21:36) Giuseppe Ruggeri vs. Dean Trueman(21:39) Liam Gettins vs. Edward Walls(21:44) Ander Sanchez vs. Connor Wilson(21:49) Matthew Byfield vs. Hugo Guillon (21:53) Federico Pasquali vs. Paull McBain(21:56) Omeil Brown vs. Dan Hepworth(22:02) The ‘New wave' of Irish MMA fighters, Ryan Shelley, Adam Shelley, Caolan Loughran and James Sheehan.
WBC Middleweight title holder, Jermall "The Hitman" Charlo sat down with Mike Tyson & co-host Paul Pierce in the #Hotboxin studio. In this episode, the trio spoke about: Canelo Alvarez, Mike Tyson Vs. Jake Paul, David Benavidez, the state of the heavyweight division, Tank Davis vs. Jermell Charlo, Jermall calls out his next opponents and, so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
WBC Middleweight title holder, Jermall "The Hitman" Charlo sat down with Mike Tyson & co-host Paul Pierce in the #Hotboxin studio. In this episode, the trio spoke about: Canelo Alvarez, Mike Tyson Vs. Jake Paul, David Benavidez, the state of the heavyweight division, Tank Davis vs. Jermell Charlo, Jermall calls out his next opponents and, so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
One gotta go Adam Sandler Movies. Big Daddy vs Mr. Deeds vs The Waterboy vs Happy Gilmore. 8 dead and countless others injured at Travis Scotts ASTROWORLD festival. Kids as young as 10, 14 and 16 died at the Travis Scott Concert. Canelo Alvarez becomes the first Mexican boxer to unify the Super Middleweight division and the first Mexican to ever unify a division. Canelo Alvarez is now 1 of 6 Unified champions in history. The UFC had a star studded Pay-Per-View headlined by Kamaru Usman Vs Colby Covinton 2. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theuneducatedduopodcast/support
Today is a longer episode due to the fact that some much went on this past Saturday, from UFC 268, Canelo vs Plant, College football ,etc. So much stuff that if you missed anything I got you covered! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
As anyone who has listened to an episode or two of this podcast can probably tell you, I have always been big on signs from the universe. Every time I take a step towards where I need to be in life the universe usually sends me a sign or 2 to make sure I realize it and today's episode is a huge example of that! On the very first day of pursuing this podcast full time I was able to hop on zoom with the CFFC middleweight champion Aaron Jeffery to talk about his career, the state of Mma today and a ton of other fight related goodness! This was a huge deal to me and I'm so thankful for the opportunity to talk to a fighter of Aaron's caliber and get to ask all the weird inside baseball type of questions only someone intimately involved with the sport would be able to answer. Not only is he skilled, dedicated and full of heart but Aaron was also extremely generous with his time and his kindness and I can't thank him enough for coming onto the pod and I can't wait to watch his journey closely and hopefully get him on again so you guys can too! Check Aaron out on Instagram at @aajmaa and also check out his nutrition page at @jefferynutrition
It's time to go toe-to-toe with the former Middleweight Champion of the WORLD, as boxing great Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik joins the show. Kelly shares his experience meeting Avenged Sevenfold for the first time in his hometown of Youngstown, Ohio and how the band plays a part in his self proclaimed “champ stamp” tattoo on his back.We talk about Kelly's introduction to boxing at a young age, and why he doesn't think it would be a good career choice for his son. Kelly shares his thoughts on celebrity boxing bouts, and why it's important you should watch them with the mindset that it's an exhibition matchup. The Ghost also pulls back the curtain behind the boxing industry revealing that some champions don't get paid as much as guys who can ‘put asses in seats.'We break down friend-of-the-show Vergil Ortiz's upcoming fight, and discuss why Kelly thinks Vergil is a man on a mission. Kelly explains the differences between the many governing bodies in boxing, and exposes the fees associated with being a World Champion. We talk Tyson/Holyfield III, Fury/Wilder III, and if there was any weight to the statements that Kelly made on Joe Rogan's podcast about getting the itch to fight again!Explore more Drinks With Johnny:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drinkswithjohnnyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/drinkswithjohnnyTwitter: https://twitter.com/drinkswjohnnyShop: https://www.drinkswithjohnny.com
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For the first time since the COVID-19-induced hiatus, professional boxing returns to the Minneapolis Armory on Sunday, June 27. Headlining the nationally televised card is today's guest on the podcast, David Morrell Jr. A native of Cuba now fighting out of the Circle of Discipline gym in Minneapolis, Morrell turned pro in 2019 after a stellar amateur career. Fighting on the iconic Cuban national team, Morrell won multiple world amateur championships while compiling an eye-popping record of 130 wins and just two losses. Without missing a beat, Morrell won a WBA world title in just his third professional fight, a one-sided decision win over previously unbeaten Lennox Allen. He followed that up with a dominant KO victory over veteran Mike Gavronski of Lockport, Illinois. On June 27, he faces another tough test in the form of Mario Cazares, who is unbeaten in 12 pro fights, including an upset win over former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. In the following interview, Morrell discusses his upcoming fight at the Armory, his preparation for the fight, and how he ended up in Minnesota after defecting from Cuba, among other topics. The Minnesota Fight Night podcast would also like to give a special shoutout to our interpreter for this interview, Ana Maria Campoalegre. Great job, Ana. We appreciate your help. And we hope you enjoy the interview. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brian-johnson492/support
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