The Todd Atkins Show

Michael Hanson is a rising ring announcer in combat sports. He currently works with Taura MMA, Warriors Cup, Friday Night Fights and Showtime FC. He also host the "And New MMA Show." In this episode we talk about his first exposure to MMA in 2008, as well as the small and very competitive world of ring announcing.

Din Thomas is a pioneer and legend of Mixed Martial Arts that fought in all the major organizations coming up. In this episode we talk about his experiences fighting around the world, his time as a fighter/trainer at American Top Team in Flordia, his feelings mental health issues with fighters and more.

Matt Lucas is a former professional Muay Thai fighter, commentator for Max Muay Thai, Social Media Manager for the Fairtex Training Center and host of the On Fighting in Thailand Podcast. In this episode we talk about his background in Muay Thai that led him to Thailand, the emergence of Thai fighters in ONE Championship and the various projects he is involved with that have allowed him to make a...

Fred Ettish is a Karate Black Belt who competed in UFC 2 which took place on March 11th 1994 at the Mammoth Gardens in Denver Colorado. Ettish mainly participated in point fighting tournaments and wanted to test himself so he decided to send a letter to UFC Founder Art Davie. Ettish was given a spot as an alternate and was brought into the tournament when Frank Hamaker broke his hand. Ettish would...

Mixed Martial Arts Pioneer Todd Medina talks about old school MMA, his huge new following and TikTok and more!

The crew breaks down the latest controversy with gambling in the UFC focusing this time on James Krause specifically. Krause has been suspended by the UFC and has already removed some of his gambling content from the internet. We discuss how serious this investigation could get and what might happen to Krause as a result. 

Veteran Matchmaker Miguel Iturrate started in the MMA business in the crazy early days of the mid-nineties. He has match-made more than 100 MMA events in Japan, Brazil, Russia and all over the United States, and played an integral role in MMA’s early modern history. Through Hook 'n' Shoot, Florida’s AFC, the Euphoria shows and BoDogFight, Iturrate has left an indelible mark on MMA history. He can...

“MMA Detective” Mike Davis talks about the civil component in the Colby Covington/Jorge Masvidal assault case in Miami and his background in the MMA world. 

Denis Kang is another guest from the early days of Mixed Martial Arts who started his fighting career in 1998. He fought in promotions such as the UFC, PRIDE, Superbrawl, Extreme Challenge, Pancrase, Spirit MC, M-1 and more. In this interview we talk about the experiences he took away from his career in Mixed Martial Arts, training at American Top Team, his memories of training and living with Geo...

Andre Benkei is one of the original pioneers of MMA training in Brazil and has worked many of the legendary fighters. Guys like Alexandre "Pequeno" Noguiera, Milton Viera, Thiago Alves, Bigfoot Silva, Thiago Silva, Buscape Firmino and many others. In this interview we talk about his roots in Brazil, his time with American Top Team and the Blacklizians and his plans for the future in San Francisco.

Martijn De Jong is one of the pioneers of Mixed Martial Arts in Holland.  He started his early MMA training with Remco Pardoel in 1995 and in 1996  started fighting in his first competitions in Holland.  He went on to fight in Shooto in 1999 and later became the first representative of Shooto in Europe. In 2000 he went on to become a part of the Golden Glory Team which became the fi...

Akihiro Gono is a pioneer of the Japanese Mixed Martial Arts scene who has competed in 68 MMA fights and 18 Kickboxing fights spanning a career of 26 years.  At age 46 he is still training and wanting to fight again before retirement. In this interview we talk about his experiences from fighting in Shooto, Pancrase, PRIDE and the UFC.

     Daniel Herbertson was a combats sports journalist who I first heard about soon after I left in Japan in 2005. He was responsible for the arrangement of an interview with Miro Mijatovic that produced a lot of information behind the demise of PRIDE due to their affiliation with organized crime families in Japan. In this interview we talk about Dan's background, the fall...

Will Esparza from House of Dragons International challenges Mike Jackson in the UFC. Talks training in Thailand, representing Rodtang in U.S., the passing of Green Power Ranger Jason David Frank and more.

Tracy Reeder talks about his lifetime of wrestling, WWE, his friendship with “People’s Champion” Jared McLoughlin and more!

Harris Sarmiento talks about his long fight career, growing up on Oahu as a Filipino and much more!

Jamie Driver talks about Bare Knuckle training/fighting, domestic abuse, overcoming adversity and more!

"Lil Deezo" takes us into the secret world of streetbeefs. Deezo is one of the more popular competitors in the Streebeefs organization. These events take place on Youtube and have millions of views. I was able to reach out to him and find out more about this new world of fighting. 

Lupe Mateo talks about her training background, women’s MMA popularity, growing up in Homestead Florida and more.

MMA Graphic Designer Dave Fretz talks about his background in the music world, his entry into MMA art projects and how it has become his full-time job.

Jake Hunter creates Women's MMA content on Instagram under @thefightingnow. He interviews and sponsors a variety of female athletes across a number of fight promotions. When it comes to female competition he has the most comprehensive content coverage out there at the moment. In this episode we talk about the creation of The Fighting Now platform and what some of his plans are for the future. &nbs...

In this episode we discuss the recent controversies surrounding fighters who failed to disclose injuries and staph infections prior to fight. Fighters discussed are TJ Dillashaw, Darrick Minner and the recent suspension of Ilir Latifi.  

In this episode we discuss if the UFC is trying to use Dana White's "Power Slap" as a bridge to taking over bare knuckle sanctioning and competition in Las Vegas. Similar to what ZUFFA ultimately did to SEG before purchasing the UFC.

Cathryn Ivy and AJ Discianni are very active competitors in the jiujitsu scene and owners of Droogs MMA and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. In this episode we talk about their backgrounds, training with John Danaher, Gordan Ryan's domination of jiu-jitsu competition and more.

NHB Pioneer Francisco Bueno joins me to talk about his beginnings in NHB from Brazil to Southern California.