Will that acronym stand? Who knows, but given we have TWO (yes, TWO!) fighters to cover today, I had to cut it down somehow. So if you get this in your inbox and go what the hell is this spam n...
2026-02-05 19:53:15 +0000 UTC View PostOnly a handful of fights to get excited about but boy was I enthralled by them! For what reason you may ask? Well the perfect combination of genius and idiocy, as Alexander Volkanovski proved his g...
2026-02-01 08:53:48 +0000 UTC View PostI may be joined by Taylor Higgins to discuss all things Andy Cruz today, but don't be fooled by his first pro loss this past week...
2026-01-28 20:10:59 +0000 UTC View PostWe finally found out Paddy Pimblett's level, which is able to beat lots of old washed guys but not all of them and we had at least a couple of meaningful other fights in lieu of the intrig...
2026-01-25 18:58:02 +0000 UTC View PostMy good pal Remy Mac has joined me again as we lay down our criteria and philosophy for the gargantuan task of ranking the very g...
2026-01-22 19:45:43 +0000 UTC View PostFurther dissection of the best fighter in MMA was needed and I had to enlist two previous guests and two very like-minded people! The one and only 2026-01-11 07:53:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Overall I found 2025 a wonderful year for combat sports! Perhaps because of that, I've had some of the most difficult jobs picking a winner in these categories to date! So now more than ev...
2026-01-02 07:58:02 +0000 UTC View PostBoth Junto Nakatani vs. Sebastian Hernandez and Naoya Inoue vs. David Picasso were interesting for different reasons. But do they inform us of how the big fight between the undefeated Japanese figh...
2025-12-30 12:02:56 +0000 UTC View PostCatching up on the last weeks worth of notable bouts as well as a deep dive into my thoughts before, during and after the AJ-Jake Paul debacle.
2025-12-21 13:23:58 +0000 UTC View PostWill the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, THE MAN at heavyweight really have fisticuffs planned with a shot fighter with one win out of his last three fights in his immediate future?! If ...
2025-12-08 19:57:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe latest (last?) UFC pay-per-view event remind us that we need to take a whole fighters record into consideration before making any sweeping statements about them. Petr Yan put forth a masterful ...
2025-12-07 10:43:28 +0000 UTC View Post*Not including the Floyd Mayweather fight of course, which was officially an exhibition bout and let's be honest, a boxer who can make bantamweight versus a boxer who was at one point arguably the ...
2025-11-24 18:48:50 +0000 UTC View PostA great boxing card and an enjoyable UFC card with some meaningful fights (and fighters!) give us plenty to talk about today!
I forgot to talk about Jack Hermansson but I think he needs to h...
2025-11-23 10:50:42 +0000 UTC View PostFirm favourites of the hardcore boxing crowd, the Thai twins known as Khaosai and Kaokor Galaxy have different perceptions all the same. The former is seen in some circles as an all-time great, nic...
2025-11-19 19:51:06 +0000 UTC View PostBack with a bang as two of the world's biggest combat sports promotions put on excellent, meaningful cards. We also have time to touch on Benn-Eubank Jr II, where a weight drained corpse was made t...
2025-11-16 12:25:51 +0000 UTC View PostHoliday finished and acclimatising after jet lag, so the new episode of ‘Getting To Know…’ will be with you guys later this week!
Do you want to know the subject matter now, or rather w...
2025-11-10 11:26:30 +0000 UTC View PostWhether you think Benny Safdie's 'The Smashing Machine' is wholly successful or not, for combat historians it's a very compelling piece of Hollywood cinema in terms of its execution, and it allowed...
2025-10-22 19:49:15 +0000 UTC View PostA round-up of everything in the UFC that has piqued my interest the last couple of weeks.
2025-10-19 08:01:28 +0000 UTC View PostGonna’ cover Chucky-Gamrot (and anything else I cared about from the Brazil card) and RDR-Allen this Sunday but we also have a DEEP DIVE on ‘The Smashing Machine’ coming too! So by Monday the...
2025-10-16 16:54:28 +0000 UTC View PostFeaturing Feño! Some fun fights to discuss for sure including (for me at least) a cathartic shellacking in the main event and a modern bantamweight great continuing his dominant run. Also, one of ...
2025-10-05 20:27:17 +0000 UTC View PostA new series for the Patreon, where we discuss combat sports related films!
The first features Joe Greenwood, filmmaker and podcaster (and ardent combat sports fan) who joins me to talk about...
2025-10-01 19:56:30 +0000 UTC View PostMorning all!
Well, it's morning here anyway. And audio editing for The Guide to Pride 1 has officially commenced.
I have recorded and edited around 8% of the full episode (compared to t...
2025-09-22 09:58:55 +0000 UTC View PostIn some ways it's a real shame that Ricky Hatton's tragic death has inspired this episode, as although I would've loved to have covered the legendary career of 'The Hitman' down the line, it happen...
2025-09-19 10:35:48 +0000 UTC View PostAll of this and more!
2025-09-15 19:32:37 +0000 UTC View PostWas gonna’ drop it today but the episode is going to take a slightly different tone after today’s tragic news about Ricky Hatton, a fighter who meant a lot to me during his active career. So al...
2025-09-14 14:08:45 +0000 UTC View PostI say prediction because as I try to get across in this episode I think Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez vs. Terence 'Bud' Crawford is a really difficult bout to picture, even with everything I know ...
2025-09-11 18:43:09 +0000 UTC View PostRecent combat sports thoughts and a preview of a bout that is a bizarre one to even contemplate, as we get nearer to the Canelo-Crawford…superfight? You’ll see why I’m unsure of that...
2025-09-08 14:00:39 +0000 UTC View Post
A collaboration with the brilliant Miguel Class (whose own Patreon is highly recommended by yours truly!) as we d...
2025-08-19 17:30:03 +0000 UTC View PostA look at UFC 319 which was really fun and saw a new 185lb champion crowned. Is this the era of Khamzat Chimaev or are the next contenders in line more suited to challenging his physical dominance ...
2025-08-17 08:36:58 +0000 UTC View PostFirst, a look at the top three fights from this weekends UFC card in Abu Dhabi, then the real headliner which is the very special guest Ryan Wagner joining the show again to talk all thing...
2025-07-30 18:54:32 +0000 UTC View Post