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Welcome to episode #048 of the HIGHER LEVEL MMA PODCAST with special guest HARRY ST LEGER Coach Harry St. Leger was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York until recently becoming an Albuquerque, New Mexico resident. He has over 20 years of grappling experience and is considered one of the most accomplished Judoka's in the USA and on an International level. He has been practicing Judo for over thirteen years and is a First Degree Judo Black Belt under a former Olympian Parnel Legros. Coach St. Leger has been the teammate and the sparring partner to some of the best athletes in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts and Judo. He served as a training partner specifically for a former UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre and the current UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman. He was a national teammate with a former Olympian and a current Women Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey. Coach St. Leger has a twin brother Garry St. Leger, who is also a high level Judoka and a First Degree Judo Black Belt. Check it out! www.higherlevelmma.com
Welcome to episode #029 of the HIGHER LEVEL MMA PODCAST. We welcome our very special guest, UFC Welterweight STEPHEN "WONDERBOY" THOMPSON. Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson is an American professional mixed martial artist, who currently fights as a welterweight in the UFC. He is a former full-contact kickboxer and was undefeated through 37 amateur and 58 professional kickboxing matches. Thompson is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished strikers in UFC history.He has trained with former UFC Welterweight Georges St-Pierre and currently trains with his brother-in-law, former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman. Wonderboy is also currently a brown belt in BJJ under Carlos Machado. Joining James Hamilton, and co-hosting this episode is UFC Featherweight and Higher Level's own, Danny 'The Hatchet' Henry. Check it out! LIKE | SHARE | SUBSCRIBE www.higherlevelmma.com
The guys are pumped for UFC 249! Matt and Jim start the show discussing Junior Dos Santos' new moustache and figuring out when Tony Ferguson's last loss was (spoiler: it's been a while). Then, former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman joins the show to discuss accepting eight opponents since his fight against Jack Hermansson was cancelled, when he thinks his next fight will be and to lobby Matt to join Twitch. Finally, Karyn Bryant calls in to share who has the best walk-outs, how she feels about UFC 249 as a huge Tony Ferguson fan, and Matt and her do a duet of some of Tyron Woodley's greatest hits.
It's a rare UFC event on a Friday coming up this weekend in Boston, as former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman moves up in weight to fight Light Heavyweight contender Dominick Reyes. In the first half of this week's episode we preview the entire card, including a hopefully eye-damage free co-main event between Featherweights Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens. Then in the second half of the show we discuss California's new weight cutting rules, Aspen Ladd's denied CSAC appeal, Jon Jones' legal problems, and MMA managers fighting getting into fist fights. You can find us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, Stitcher, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter, or just email us.
Ariel Helwani's MMA Show starts off with former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman (2:30), Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Ryan Bader (24:35), UFC Lightweight Al Iaquinta (39:15), UFC's Megan Anderson (57:00), Former Olympian and Women's Super-Featherweight Boxer Mikaela Mayer in studio (1:12:00), UFC Middleweight/Welterweight Darren Till (1:53:45), ONE Championship's Eddie Alvarez in studio (2:11:00) and UFC's Valentina Shevchenko (2:55:15).
Ariel Helwani's MMA Show kicks off with MMA coach Mark Henry (6:15), UFC Strawweight Joanna Jedrzejczyk (29:45), Nick Newell (49:20), UFC's Darren Till sends a video message (1:07:00), UFC's Katlyn Chookagian (1:10:40), former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman (1:30:15), UFC Light Heavyweight Ilir Latifi (1:49:30), reigning UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway (2:08:00), UFC Flyweight Henry Cejudo (2:37:30), UFC's Kamaru Usman (2:55:30), current UFC Bantamweight Champion TJ Dillashaw (3:11:30), Jared Gordon (3:29:00), New York Ric joins to talk UFC 227, questions of the day, Ric's picks (4:05:00) and much more.
The UFC returns to Fox again this weekend for UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum, as former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman attempts to halt his three fight losing streak in a fight against contender Kelvin Gastelum. We begin this week's episode previewing that fight, as well as the rest of the major fights from that event. Due to circumstances beyond our control, this podcast is only the first half of this week's live radio show. Look for the second half tomorrow, including our thoughts on the Toronto stop of the Mayweather/McGregor press conference series, UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio results, and more. Hosted by Steve Jeffery, David Abraham and Greg Persson. Listen to us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, MMASucka.com, The Itunes Store, Stitcher, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter, or just email us.
April 5, 2017 Steven and Nate talk to former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman and fighting on the upcoming UFC 210 card.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The countdown to UFC 205 continues with another edition of the WFUV Sports Pound for Pound Podcast! The guys talk to former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman about fighting at MSG, his fight against Yoel Romero, and how he really feels about both Romero and current MW champ Michael Bisping. You will not want to miss this!
While we wait for the upcoming UFC International Fight Week, we've caught up with a few current and former UFC fighters for interviews. First up is former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman who discusses his budding rivalry with Michael Bisping. Also this episode, we have interviews with Scottish UFC Lightweight Stevie Ray, and former WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Brown. In addition we spend some time previewing the most intriguing fights from July 7th's UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez and July 8th's The Ultimate Fighter Finale 23: Jedrzejczyk vs. Gadelha. Finally, we take a few moments to remember one of of favorite guests, Ryan "The Big Deal" Jimmo, following his tragic passing last weekend. Hosted by Steve Jeffery, David Abraham and Greg Persson. Listen to us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, Stitcher, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter, or just email us.
It's finally here. UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor takes place this Saturday night, and it is possibly the deepest fight card in history. The event is headlined by UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo defending against Interim UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor in the definition of a grudge match, while UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman defends against the other best young Middleweight in the world, Luke Rockhold. We spend the first half of this week's episode previewing the two title fights. In the second half of the show we continue our look at the rest of the UFC 194 card, including an important contender's matchup between Jacare Souza and Yoel Romero, as well as high-profile preliminary fights featuring Urijah Faber and Tecia Torres. Hosted by Steve Jeffery, David Abraham and Greg Persson. Listen to us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, Last Word On Sports, The Itunes Store, Stitcher, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter, or just email us.
Anderson Silva finally lost his UFC Middleweight title last Saturday night at UFC 162. It was pretty weird. We run down all of the wackiness involved in the crowning of the new UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman, as well as all of the other matches on a really entertaining show.We also have a quick preview of the all-women's Invicta FC 6 show coming up this Saturday night. Invicta hasn't put on a bad show yet, and now they're even on pay per view. Listen to us Wednesday nights at 7pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, Last Word On Sports, and The Itunes Store, Twitter, or just email us.