But so much more as well as we start the episode off with a round-up from some major news and rumours from the past weeks of combat sports!
First, my opinion on if there's any legs t...
2023-05-02 18:11:28 +0000 UTC View PostAs the overly wordy title alludes to bloody loads to talk about on this bonus episode!
There will be another Patreon-only episode this coming weekend! Details are found somewhere in thi...
2023-04-25 18:37:31 +0000 UTC View PostAnd when I say loads I mean loads as I go into the second mixed martial arts bout between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. Obviously there's a shed load to discuss there, but the...
2023-04-10 08:40:55 +0000 UTC View PostSo a bonus episode to start off April with a bang and it's a stacked one! First, a little news round-up, then into a load of kickboxing coverage from March that I missed at the ti...
2023-04-02 14:08:12 +0000 UTC View PostHi guys, it’s been brought to my attention that despite my best efforts the audio mix for the most recent episode of ‘Closet Classics’ may have made it difficult to hear what I was saying. 2023-03-23 14:38:11 +0000 UTC View Post
A mini 'audio documentary' of sorts as we return to the Closet Classics series! This fight is absolute carnage, so let me talk you through it before you check it out. It's one of those fig...
2023-03-22 20:36:13 +0000 UTC View PostA deep-dive on what made Merab Dvalishvili's performance against Petr Yan so great, what it means for the absolutely stacked bantamweight division and a whole stream of consciousness rant ...
2023-03-15 19:10:57 +0000 UTC View PostSimilar to yesterday's bonus episode but MUCH more extensive, as I talk about Pancrase, RINGS, and lots of topics pertaining to early MMA and its connection with Japanese pro wrestling.
The g...
2023-02-21 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostWell, that's how this bonus episode kicks off anyway, as I present a portion of the discussion I had with BJJ & Judo black belt (and former Fight Site analyst) Tommy Elliot that ended up on the...
2023-02-20 13:54:59 +0000 UTC View PostOnly talking about three fights from this card in varying amounts of depth but OBVIOUSLY the bulk of the episode is diving into the main event from this past weekend's UFC card.
Bit controver...
2023-02-13 19:38:48 +0000 UTC View PostNo, this is not to preempt Valentine’s Day but this is to show my love to all of you! I am using my valuable vacation time to finish The Guide to Pride 1 so hopefully next week I will near comple...
2023-02-13 08:58:11 +0000 UTC View PostReally intriguing fight this, as Anthony Yarde puts on the best performance of his career but ultimately comes up short against the marauding monster that is Artur Beterbiev. Fight of the year, or ...
2023-01-29 13:22:11 +0000 UTC View PostAs promised I go over a handful of significant bouts I failed to podcast about in 2022. But I decided to cover more today and so much happened this past couple of days, so I look to see where I wen...
2023-01-22 17:20:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe two HUGE stories this weekend in combat sports are the topic of today's episode: the releasing of UFC heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou and the subsequent booking of Jon Jones versus Ciryl Gane...
2023-01-15 18:11:20 +0000 UTC View PostHello to you all and happy new year!
For those that are still patrons in a brand new year: thank you!
Thought I’d give you all an update on what you can expect from the podcast ...
2023-01-03 18:25:15 +0000 UTC View PostAnother year of combat sports is in the books, and Japanese combat sports has blessed us once again on New Years Eve!
Thoughts on pretty much everything from the RIZIN 40 card including...
2022-12-31 13:46:12 +0000 UTC View PostDrew Dober continues to have a place in my heart as one the most beloved action fighters around, but as usual Bobby Green played his part in an absolute barn-burner. I take a look at why these styl...
2022-12-22 13:45:42 +0000 UTC View PostAt least, my opinion on that very question. Here, I look back at my 2013 list of the 'Top 10 Fights' as published in Boxing News' special edition magazine '100 Greatest Fights of all-time'...
2022-12-11 14:11:38 +0000 UTC View PostA cheeky little bonus episode as a random hypothetical fight came to mind today that the UFC could still feasibly make and would make complete and utter sense from a business, narrative and mat...
2022-12-06 18:04:39 +0000 UTC View Post
I think this might be one of the most interesting and important MMA finds for me. Finding contemporary opinions and articles on early UFC events is tough: sure, we now have plenty of documentaries,...
2022-11-30 07:13:52 +0000 UTC View PostJust an update on what I’ve been working on!
December should be a fun one! Next week I will drop a bonus podcast episode on my first experience with MMA and will also upload some arti...
2022-11-29 15:00:20 +0000 UTC View PostSo it's pretty darn obvious that Dominick Reyes beat Jon Jones, right? Well, maybe not, as Texas has a slightly different outlook when it comes to MMA scoring, one that is unfortunately vague when ...
2022-11-16 19:37:53 +0000 UTC View PostYou know a fight has everything that makes a fight great when you can talk about just that fight for over thirty minutes, and that is what we had with Alex Pereira vs. Israel Ades...
2022-11-13 10:59:02 +0000 UTC View PostAs promised I follow up the preview I posted regarding the Jake Paul-Anderson Silva fight with a postmortem: what did I get wrong, and why? Is Jake Paul actually good? Did Anderson Silva throw the ...
2022-11-02 19:09:58 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the official on-site brochure that was sold at the first Pride event, which was 25 years ago on THIS VERY DAY! Sorry for the lack of translations--I prioritised translating other media-but ...
2022-10-11 07:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post'Combat, Chronicled' is the new PATREON-ONLY series for standalone documentaries, and the first episode is all about Miguel Angel Torres, the great 135lb mixed martial artist. This 45-minute docume...
2022-10-04 20:42:20 +0000 UTC View PostHi guys, just to let you know the script for the Torres documentary is nearly finished. About 75% of the way there and completely sure of where it’s going with the end in sight. Pretty great stor...
2022-09-22 11:36:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe Guide to Pride 1 is a HUMONGOUS undertaking but is still due to be released in October. Currently waiting on a load of Japanese-language material to be translated. I meant what I said when I to...
2022-09-14 15:38:36 +0000 UTC View PostWait just a sec', don't go! This is not a joke, this shit is serious. Yes, the special podcast I was referring to yesterday is indeed this one, a retrospective on the much-maligned Floyd Mayweather...
2022-08-31 19:14:08 +0000 UTC View PostWell, I DID forget…there will be TWO bonus episodes this week! A very special fight anniversary happened this week so I am digging through the archives to bring you guys another bonus episode, wi...
2022-08-30 18:53:39 +0000 UTC View Post