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Silas and Christian discuss the ridiculously stacked UFC 280 PPV headlined by a lightweight title bout between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev as well as Aljamain Sterling defending the bantamweight title against former 2 time champion TJ Dillashaw. UFC 280 also features a stacked undercard full of meaningful contender fights. the end of the episode contains some discussion on last week's UFC fight night card headlined by Alexa Grasso's decision win over Vivanne Araujo but more notably featuring the hideous shitkicking of old Cub Swanson in is bantaomweight debut and an incredible post prime win for site favorite Rafael Assuncao.

Luke Thomas is back with Episode 11 of Morning Kombat Extra Credit. Luke breaks down a couple fights from UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus that he didn't get to on episode 243 of Morning Kombat.(00:00:00) - Intro(00:01:35) - Belal Muhammad vs. Stephen Thompson(00:09:05) - Amanda Lemos vs. Angela Hill(00:15:30) - Ricky Simon vs. Rafael Assuncao(00:21:15) - Cub Swanson vs. Darren Elkins(00:25:25) - Raquel Pennington vs. Macy Chiasson(00:30:20) - Honorable MentionsMorning Kombat' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  For more Combat Sports coverage subscribe here: youtube.com/MorningKombat Follow our hosts on Twitter: @BCampbellCBS, @lthomasnews, @MorningKombat  For Morning Kombat gear visit:morning kombat.store Follow our hosts on Instagram: @BrianCampbell, @lukethomasnews, @MorningKombat  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Luke Thomas is back with Episode 11 of Morning Kombat Extra Credit. Luke breaks down a couple fights from UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus that he didn't get to on episode 243 of Morning Kombat. (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:35) - Belal Muhammad vs. Stephen Thompson (00:09:05) - Amanda Lemos vs. Angela Hill (00:15:30) - Ricky Simon vs. Rafael Assuncao (00:21:15) - Cub Swanson vs. Darren Elkins (00:25:25) - Raquel Pennington vs. Macy Chiasson (00:30:20) - Honorable Mentions Morning Kombat' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcasts.    For more Combat Sports coverage subscribe here: youtube.com/MorningKombat   Follow our hosts on Twitter: @BCampbellCBS, @lthomasnews, @MorningKombat    For Morning Kombat gear visit:morning kombat.store   Follow our hosts on Instagram: @BrianCampbell, @lukethomasnews, @MorningKombat  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RIP George Floyd. The W(S)P is back and on today's show I'm sharing my thoughts on everything that has taken place in America and the world over the past two weeks. The world is changing right before our eyes homies, hopefully for the better. Today I'm going deep into all the issues, racism, the state of the police, Drew Brees, the media, Bones Jones on the streets of Albuquerque patrolling like Batman, where we go from here, what we need to change, etc. Get your scuba gear homies we're going deep. I got fight talk, Woodley vs. Burns, the HR Assistant vs. Amanda Nunes, a complete UFC 250 recap, Rafael Assuncao turns into Woody from Toy Story, Sean O'Malley vs. Cody Garbrandt, Jessica Eye vs. Cynthia Calvillo aka the worst main event in history, and as per usual, all kinds of miscellaneous yip yappin.  The W(S)P, standing behind all of our Black Brothers and Sisters, always. "Bet I Won't" Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/7p6aFs1x3COWRY4GsrFET7?si=IJdNPHmjTqqtOriFO3T0MQ Instagram: @therealsethgeko The W(S)P official playlist on Spotify: "That Ol' Dope Shit" 

Josh is joined by friend Ed Wynn as they discuss the Super Bowl result, UFC Fight Night where Jose Aldo won in spectacular fashion and Marlon Moraes got an incredible victory over Rafael Assuncao, upcoming Bellator Newcastle card and more.

This is a special segment commentary of Roman Raves where my cohost Danny Smooth and I will be doing commentary on this years MMA bouts. Follow us along our journey this year, you don't want to miss out. A great night of fights for Fight Night 144 we have Raphael Assuncao vs Marlon Moraes and cohost to the main event we have Jose Aldo vs Renato Moicano. Listen for predictions, fighter analysis only on FIGHT EVAL

MMA geeks, Stan Dzhurayev and Nick Braccia, break down and discuss UFCs Fight Night Fortaleza, headlined by a bantamweight contender bout between top five ranked 135ers Rafael Assuncao and Marlon Moraes. Stakes are high as the the winner of Saturdays main event will likely be up for a title shot in one of UFCs most stacked divisions. In the co-main event, former featherweight king, Jose Aldo, continues his redemption tour as he tries to knock off another prospect in Renato Moicano. If Moicano can deliver on his potential and defeat one of the best of all time, he should be in line for a shot at 145 pound champion, Max Holloway.

Over the weekend, Bellator wrapped up its year-long Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament, in which Ryan Bader melted Fedor Emelianenko to capture his second Bellator title. And speaking of being melted, Aaron Pico hit another roadblock [...]

Aaron Bronsteter and guest co-host James Lynch discuss James Vick replacing Al Iaquinta against Justin Gaethje, Bellator's new digital deal, Brad Katona potentially becoming the first Canadian to win a non-Canadian The Ultimate Fighter, previews for The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale and UFC 226 and are joined by Rob Font, who faces Rafael Assuncao at UFC 226.

Aaron Bronsteter and guest co-host James Lynch discuss James Vick replacing Al Iaquinta against Justin Gaethje, Bellator's new digital deal, Brad Katona potentially becoming the first Canadian to win a non-Canadian The Ultimate Fighter, previews for The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale and UFC 226 and are joined by Rob Font, who faces Rafael Assuncao at UFC 226.

This week hosts Kacper Rosolowski and Denis Shkuratov have on the show: - Ricardo Lamas starts at: 4:37 - Stephen Thompson starts at: 27:31 - TJ Dillashaw starts at: 53:37 - UFC 198 breakdown starts at: 1:19:02 - TJ Dillashaw returns to Submission Radio to talk about his recent trip to Canada to train with Georges St. Pierre at Tristar gym, his fight against Rafael Assuncao at UFC 200, why he took the fight and how he feels about not getting the title shot rematch against Dominick Cruz, Assuncao’s long layoff and why this fight will be different, if this fight feels like a title eliminator and if he’s been promised the next title shot, having less media duties because he won’t be in a main event, the recent fiasco with Conor McGregor being pulled from UFC 200, Urijah Faber’s comments about him and Cruz looking different since USADA stepped in and that he’d smoke TJ, Cody Garbrandt saying he’d have words with TJ when he saw him next, his celebrity hunting trips and why he’s been off social media, and lots more. - Stephen Thompson returns to Submission Radio to talk about his fight against Rory MacDonald at UFC Fight Night 89, the past that the two share and if it’s difficult preparing to fight a friend, if he thinks Rory can still be the same fighter after the head trauma he suffered in his war against Robbie Lawler, if he thinks Tyron Woodley deserves the next title shot, other contenders in the division like Carlos Condit and Nick Diaz, the relief of the rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz falling through, his thoughts on McGregor wanting leeway for media duties, why he expects the UFC to do the right thing with his title situation, why he’d like to face Conor McGregor when he’s the welterweight champion, Dragon Ball Z and which UFC fighters represent which DBZ characters, and more. - Ricardo Lamas returns to Submission Radio to discuss his fight against Max Holloway at UFC 199, his thoughts on the step up from Diego Sanchez to a contender, Holloway’s footwork and recent success, being counted out and Max overlooking him, Holloway not having success against strong wrestlers like himself, his thoughts on Jose Aldo vs Frankie Edgar being for the interim title belt and if it’s necessary, whether or not Aldo can still be as dominant as before the brutal knockout loss, if he feels like the winner of his fight should be next in line for a title shot, the UFC using him and Max as a backup in the division, why he won’t sit out and wait for a title shot, Conor McGregor’s absence from the featherweight division and if it’s frustrating, why he doesn’t think McGregor deserves leeway for any media duties, if he feels he gets the respect he deserves, his new exotic pet and the zoo that’s accumulating in his home, Australian TV shows, and more. - Also on the show is a breakdown of UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic, including fights such as Stipe Miocic's knockout victory over Fabricio Werdum to become the new UFC Heavyweight champion, Jacare Souza vs Vitor Belfort, Cris Cyborg vs Leslie Smith, Shogun Rua vs Corey Anderson, Bryan Barbarena vs Warlley Alves, Demian Maia vs Matt Brown, Thiago Santos vs Nate Marquardt, Francisco Trinaldo vs Yancey Medeiros, Antonio Nogueira vs Pat Cummins and more. - 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: - Ricardo Lamas starts at: 4:37 - Stephen Thompson starts at: 27:31 - TJ Dillashaw starts at: 53:37 - UFC 198 breakdown starts at: 1:19:02 - TJ Dillashaw returns to Submission Radio to talk about his recent trip to Canada to train with Georges St. Pierre at Tristar gym, his fight against Rafael Assuncao at UFC 200, why he took the fight and how he feels about not getting the title shot rematch against Dominick Cruz, Assuncao’s long layoff and why this fight will be different, if this fight feels like a title eliminator and if he’s been promised the next title shot, having less media duties because he won’t be in a main event, the recent fiasco with Conor McGregor being pulled from UFC 200, Urijah Faber’s comments about him and Cruz looking different since USADA stepped in and that he’d smoke TJ, Cody Garbrandt saying he’d have words with TJ when he saw him next, his celebrity hunting trips and why he’s been off social media, and lots more. - Stephen Thompson returns to Submission Radio to talk about his fight against Rory MacDonald at UFC Fight Night 89, the past that the two share and if it’s difficult preparing to fight a friend, if he thinks Rory can still be the same fighter after the head trauma he suffered in his war against Robbie Lawler, if he thinks Tyron Woodley deserves the next title shot, other contenders in the division like Carlos Condit and Nick Diaz, the relief of the rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz falling through, his thoughts on McGregor wanting leeway for media duties, why he expects the UFC to do the right thing with his title situation, why he’d like to face Conor McGregor when he’s the welterweight champion, Dragon Ball Z and which UFC fighters represent which DBZ characters, and more. - Ricardo Lamas returns to Submission Radio to discuss his fight against Max Holloway at UFC 199, his thoughts on the step up from Diego Sanchez to a contender, Holloway’s footwork and recent success, being counted out and Max overlooking him, Holloway not having success against strong wrestlers like himself, his thoughts on Jose Aldo vs Frankie Edgar being for the interim title belt and if it’s necessary, whether or not Aldo can still be as dominant as before the brutal knockout loss, if he feels like the winner of his fight should be next in line for a title shot, the UFC using him and Max as a backup in the division, why he won’t sit out and wait for a title shot, Conor McGregor’s absence from the featherweight division and if it’s frustrating, why he doesn’t think McGregor deserves leeway for any media duties, if he feels he gets the respect he deserves, his new exotic pet and the zoo that’s accumulating in his home, Australian TV shows, and more. - Also on the show is a breakdown of UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic, including fights such as Stipe Miocic's knockout victory over Fabricio Werdum to become the new UFC Heavyweight champion, Jacare Souza vs Vitor Belfort, Cris Cyborg vs Leslie Smith, Shogun Rua vs Corey Anderson, Bryan Barbarena vs Warlley Alves, Demian Maia vs Matt Brown, Thiago Santos vs Nate Marquardt, Francisco Trinaldo vs Yancey Medeiros, Antonio Nogueira vs Pat Cummins and more. - twitter.com/SubmissionAus , - facebook.com/SubmissionRadioAus , - youtube.com/user/submissionradioau

This week's Guests on the show include: - Ricardo Lamas starts at: 4:37 - Stephen Thompson starts at: 27:31 - TJ Dillashaw starts at: 53:37 - UFC 198 breakdown starts at: 1:19:02 - TJ Dillashaw returns to Submission Radio to talk about his recent trip to Canada to train with Georges St. Pierre at Tristar gym, his fight against Rafael Assuncao at UFC 200, why he took the fight and how he feels about not getting the title shot rematch against Dominick Cruz, Assuncao's long layoff and why this fight will be different, if this fight feels like a title eliminator and if he's been promised the next title shot, having less media duties because he won't be in a main event, the recent fiasco with Conor McGregor being pulled from UFC 200, Urijah Faber's comments about him and Cruz looking different since USADA stepped in and that he'd smoke TJ, Cody Garbrandt saying he'd have words with TJ when he saw him next, his celebrity hunting trips and why he's been off social media, and lots more. - Stephen Thompson returns to Submission Radio to talk about his fight against Rory MacDonald at UFC Fight Night 89, the past that the two share and if it's difficult preparing to fight a friend, if he thinks Rory can still be the same fighter after the head trauma he suffered in his war against Robbie Lawler, if he thinks Tyron Woodley deserves the next title shot, other contenders in the division like Carlos Condit and Nick Diaz, the relief of the rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz falling through, his thoughts on McGregor wanting leeway for media duties, why he expects the UFC to do the right thing with his title situation, why he'd like to face Conor McGregor when he's the welterweight champion, Dragon Ball Z and which UFC fighters represent which DBZ characters, and more. - Ricardo Lamas returns to Submission Radio to discuss his fight against Max Holloway at UFC 199, his thoughts on the step up from Diego Sanchez to a contender, Holloway's footwork and recent success, being counted out and Max overlooking him, Holloway not having success against strong wrestlers like himself, his thoughts on Jose Aldo vs Frankie Edgar being for the interim title belt and if it's necessary, whether or not Aldo can still be as dominant as before the brutal knockout loss, if he feels like the winner of his fight should be next in line for a title shot, the UFC using him and Max as a backup in the division, why he won't sit out and wait for a title shot, Conor McGregor's absence from the featherweight division and if it's frustrating, why he doesn't think McGregor deserves leeway for any media duties, if he feels he gets the respect he deserves, his new exotic pet and the zoo that's accumulating in his home, Australian TV shows, and more. - Also on the show is a breakdown of UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic, including fights such as Stipe Miocic's knockout victory over Fabricio Werdum to become the new UFC Heavyweight champion, Jacare Souza vs Vitor Belfort, Cris Cyborg vs Leslie Smith, Shogun Rua vs Corey Anderson, Bryan Barbarena vs Warlley Alves, Demian Maia vs Matt Brown, Thiago Santos vs Nate Marquardt, Francisco Trinaldo vs Yancey Medeiros, Antonio Nogueira vs Pat Cummins and more.     - twitter.com/SubmissionAus , - facebook.com/SubmissionRadioAus , - youtube.com/user/submissionradioau

This week's Guests on the show include: - Ricardo Lamas starts at: 4:37 - Stephen Thompson starts at: 27:31 - TJ Dillashaw starts at: 53:37 - UFC 198 breakdown starts at: 1:19:02 - TJ Dillashaw returns to Submission Radio to talk about his recent trip to Canada to train with Georges St. Pierre at Tristar gym, his fight against Rafael Assuncao at UFC 200, why he took the fight and how he feels about not getting the title shot rematch against Dominick Cruz, Assuncao's long layoff and why this fight will be different, if this fight feels like a title eliminator and if he's been promised the next title shot, having less media duties because he won't be in a main event, the recent fiasco with Conor McGregor being pulled from UFC 200, Urijah Faber's comments about him and Cruz looking different since USADA stepped in and that he'd smoke TJ, Cody Garbrandt saying he'd have words with TJ when he saw him next, his celebrity hunting trips and why he's been off social media, and lots more. - Stephen Thompson returns to Submission Radio to talk about his fight against Rory MacDonald at UFC Fight Night 89, the past that the two share and if it's difficult preparing to fight a friend, if he thinks Rory can still be the same fighter after the head trauma he suffered in his war against Robbie Lawler, if he thinks Tyron Woodley deserves the next title shot, other contenders in the division like Carlos Condit and Nick Diaz, the relief of the rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz falling through, his thoughts on McGregor wanting leeway for media duties, why he expects the UFC to do the right thing with his title situation, why he'd like to face Conor McGregor when he's the welterweight champion, Dragon Ball Z and which UFC fighters represent which DBZ characters, and more. - Ricardo Lamas returns to Submission Radio to discuss his fight against Max Holloway at UFC 199, his thoughts on the step up from Diego Sanchez to a contender, Holloway's footwork and recent success, being counted out and Max overlooking him, Holloway not having success against strong wrestlers like himself, his thoughts on Jose Aldo vs Frankie Edgar being for the interim title belt and if it's necessary, whether or not Aldo can still be as dominant as before the brutal knockout loss, if he feels like the winner of his fight should be next in line for a title shot, the UFC using him and Max as a backup in the division, why he won't sit out and wait for a title shot, Conor McGregor's absence from the featherweight division and if it's frustrating, why he doesn't think McGregor deserves leeway for any media duties, if he feels he gets the respect he deserves, his new exotic pet and the zoo that's accumulating in his home, Australian TV shows, and more. - Also on the show is a breakdown of UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic, including fights such as Stipe Miocic's knockout victory over Fabricio Werdum to become the new UFC Heavyweight champion, Jacare Souza vs Vitor Belfort, Cris Cyborg vs Leslie Smith, Shogun Rua vs Corey Anderson, Bryan Barbarena vs Warlley Alves, Demian Maia vs Matt Brown, Thiago Santos vs Nate Marquardt, Francisco Trinaldo vs Yancey Medeiros, Antonio Nogueira vs Pat Cummins and more.     - twitter.com/SubmissionAus , - facebook.com/SubmissionRadioAus , - youtube.com/user/submissionradioau

News: - Eye tests positive for Cannabinoids via bloddyelbow.com - Kimura Nova Uniao fighter murdered via MMAFighting.com - Rafael Assuncao vs Pedro Munhoz at UFC 170 via MMAFighting.com Tweet of the Day I wasn't aware @UFC had moved into juice production. The commercials could be fighters just GNP'ing… http://t.co/NlUwLiAM9G — Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) February 10, 2014