“One of my biggest passions in this world is showing people how to accomplish exactly that,” he said. “Professional athletes, whether you’re in the NBA, MLB, NFL or the UFC, whatever that looks like, there’s a very, very small window.” He pauses, then chuckles, saying “I’m not saying I have it figured out.” He may.
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First, fresh off a big win at UFC 244, Edmen Shahbazyan joins to talk about his goal of being the youngest UFC champ in history and his manager — Ronda Rousey. Then, Jim calls in from Los Angeles to talk about Zabit vs Kattar, Matt’s relationship, and realizes he’s watching a show that Phoenix is
The last time QUINTET was in America, QUINTET 3 brought the fans Sakuraba’s favorite round to date when the voice of Eddie Bravo echoed throughout the arena as he shouted directions to Team 10th Planet’s freaks as they went head to head with Craig Jones, Daniel Strauss and the rest of the standouts from Team
“This UFC ride has been a trip,” he said. “I’m enjoying every step of the way and what an opportunity this is to put another feather in the cap in life experience. I’m going to Russia and living out a Rocky IV movie, but the people that know me and the real fight fans know
“I’m 6-0 in the UFC. I want the winner of Hollway versus Volkanovski,” Magomedsharipov said. “I promise if I get that fight, I’ll be ready for five rounds and I will be better next time.” Despite his success in the UFC, Magomedsharipov has yet to go into the championship rounds in any of his six
Each of the year’s previous two stops in the South American hotbed produced new names to track that have gone on to become bona fide contenders in their respective divisions. In February, Jairzinho Rozenstruick arrived on the heavyweight scene with a second-round stoppage win over Junior Albini. Since then, “Bigi Boy” has put Suriname on
Zabit Magomedshapirov has long been considering one of the rising contenders in the UFC’s featherweight division. On Saturday he will have to prove it once again, as he faces the dangerous Calvin Kattar in Moscow. This fight originally was slated as the co-main event at UFC Boston in mid-October but, one the fight eventually landed
Featherweight contenders Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar delivered as expected in their UFC Moscow main event at CSKA Arena, but it was Magomedsharipov who left with the victory, holding off a late charge from Kattar to win a three-round unanimous decision. Scores were 29-28 across the board for the No. 5-ranked Magomedsharipov, who improves to
Jim & Matt kick off today’s show with discussions about the main event this Saturday between Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar, plus Israel Adesanya’s comments towards Jon Jones. They also learn that their originally scheduled guest, Greg Hardy, won’t be calling in because he left his phone in a cab in Moscow. Then, Corey Anderson
Ed Herman: It was great to get that W; it had been a while. Someone just told me it had been three years since I won a fight, so I’m glad I didn’t think about that before the fight. But yeah, it was nice. I’ve never lost three in a row so I wasn’t sure
Roberts has earned that confidence with the experience he’s gained, which includes bouts against Mike Perry, Nordine Taleb and Claudio Silva – three stalwarts of the welterweight division. “There’s no stress. The past is the past and we can’t change that,” Roberts said. “Putting that pressure on ourselves isn’t a good thing to do. Keeping
Fuentes led off the card that would also serve as Dada 5000’s MMA debut with a TKO finish in the first round. On film fights, Fuentes now stood at 10-2, professional fights, 1-0. His American Kempo background, love for fighting and love for money was all coming together but still, all good things must come
But if you ask Hardy, the drama can’t take away what he has accomplished in the Octagon. “Inhaler or no inhaler, I’m a man with asthma. I shouldn’t be here anyways,” Hardy said. “But I’m here fighting three rounds and knocking off all these men in one year – and I am counting Volkov. This
Initially Volkov was slated to headline this week’s return to Moscow opposite former champion Junior Dos Santos, but when “Cigano” came down with an illness and was forced from the matchup, Hardy stepped up to create an arguably more intriguing heavyweight clash. The towering Russian is a Top 10 fixture and proven commodity in the
Rozenstruik replaces Walt Harris, who withdrew from the bout due to the continuing search for his stepdaughter Aniah Blanchard (for more details, click here) One of the breakout success stories of 2019, Rozenstruik has made short work of Junior Albini, Allen Crowder and Arlovski since joining the UFC roster, and now he’s eager to test
Jim and Matt are back to recap the wild night of fights at UFC 244, from Kevin Lee’s amazing KO, Corey Anderson’s big moment, and the BMF himself, Jorge Masvidal. They’re joined first by Israel Adesanya, who breaks down the weekend’s fights, explains why he viewed the Whittaker fight as a title defense, and talks
So while that night at the end of June was a disappointment, both to Roberts and the pundits who tapped him to beat Pichel and ascend to great heights in the lightweight division, the macro view of his career-to-date offers a very different perspective, one that excites Roberts as he readies to return to the
On the way to returning to its status as one of the hottest weight classes in the sport, the light heavyweight division has been getting a steady influx of talent as of late, and Gamzatov looks to join the collection of new names to track in the 205-pound ranks as he makes his first foray