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In this very special episode of MMA Fancast, we interview Mike Wilkins, interview Francis Healy and interview Ethan Goss.   Mike Wilkins Interview Michael Wilkins had a very successful Bellator debut at Bellator 186. Wilkins beat Brett Martinez early in the second round. We spend time discussing the experience with Michael, the changing point in the fight, how he felt compared to Martinez, vicious...

Bellator 186 recap - MMA Fancast reviews our time as credentialed media at Bellator 186. We discuss the fights as well as giving special attention to the fighters representing Pittsburgh and Western PA. Preliminary Card: Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Josh Fremd (1-0) vs. Ryan Parker (Pro Debut) - Bellator 186 recap Round 1 – Here we go. Parker with an early flurry and Fremd gets the takedown. Fre...

Bellator 186 Mike Wilkins   Bellator MMA will be live in State College, PA this week and so will MMA Fancast! Friday night, November 3rd at the Bryce Jordan Center will feature Ryan Bader’s first light heavyweight title defense in what is sure to be an exciting fight against a very confident and game Linton Vassell. On today’s episode, we talk in depth with Iron City Mike Wilkins, the Pittsburgh p...

Bellator 186 State College - We are joined live with Bellator 186 fighters Dominic Mazzotta and Ethan Goss. Find out all kind of great stuff from these two warriors, including some WWE style promos that will have heads turning. Find out why Dominic Mazzotta would love to punch Conor McGregor in the face, how he would openly welcome a handicap match in the cage against Tom Brady and Bill Belicheck...

Complete UFC 216 Breakdown Tony Ferguson vs. Kevin Lee for the interim Lightweight Belt Demetrious Johnson vs. Ray Borg for the Flyweight Belt Fabricio Werdum vs. Derrick Lewis Beneil Dariush vs. Evan Dunham Tom Duquesnoy vs. Cody Stamann Will Brooks vs. Nik Lentz Bobby Green vs. Lando Vannata Pearl Gonzalez vs. Poliana Botelho Walt Harris vs. Mark Godbeer John Moraga vs. Magomed Bibulatov Thales...

UFC Fight Night 117/ UFC Japan Ovince Saint Preux, ranked #6 in the UFC's Light Heavyweight Division, defeated Yushin Okami at 1:50 mark of Round 1 with another Von Flue submission. It is his third such submission of his career and only the fifth in UFC history. First performed by Jason Von Flue in January 2016, it is now being referred to as the "Von Preux." Jessica Andrade won in dominant fashio...

Rockhold UFC Pittsburgh UFC Fight Night 116 (Pittsburgh) ❏ UFC Fight Night 116 recap - Rockhold UFC Pittsburgh The event drew just 7,005 fans for a gate of $396,190.75. Per MMA Junkie, that is the lowest live gate of the year. Rockhold UFC Pittsburgh ❏ What went right at UFC Fight Night 116? ❏ What was wrong with UFC Fight Night 116? Rockhold Pittsburgh ❏ Ryan's interview with Luke Rockhold ❏ What...

  UFC 215 Recap and UFC Fight Night 116 Pittsburgh Preview UFC 215 Recap UFC Fight Night 116 Pittsburgh Gilbert Melendez vs. Jeremy Stephens, what’s next for Stephens? Prefer video podcasts?   Is Yair Rodriguez good enough for top competition yet? Illir Latifi vs. Tyson Pedro, Pedro’s potential shown bright for the future. Henry Cejudo vs. Wilson Reis and Cejudo’s performance of the night! Should...

E41 – UFC 215 – Mighty Mouse Attempts to make history by defending a UFC title an unprecedented 11 times! Prefer video podcasts? Find us on YouTube !   MayMac streaming issues including Sahara’s own problems with the broadcast. UFC has decided to work with a new streaming partner FITE TV and will broadcast UFC 215 this week. Discussing Jose Aldo’s recent negative comments involving Conor McGregor....

MayMac Reactions, UFC Fight Night 115, and UFC 215 Addressing the round by round scoring of Mayweather vs. McGregor Discussing our reactions to the key moments in the fight and the final decision. Floyd Mayweather turned his back to McGregor several times during the fight. Is this a smart strategy or exposing a flaw in boxing? Was this boxing match a win-win for scenario and more importantly, was...

McGregor destroy Mayweather? McGregor destroy Mayweather? Really? Listen and find out! Features: Everything McGregor/ Mayweather -McGregor destroy Mayweather? Mark Cherico’s performance on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series and his future Jon Jones’ latest failed drug test. Is this the end for the most talented fighter of all time? Should athletes be more weary of supplements and avoiding...

This podcast episode features: Mark Cherico MMA – He fights in the UFC today! Lyoto Machida vs. Derek Brunson confirmed for UFC Fight Night 119 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 28th. Is this the end for the ‘Dragon?’ Fabricio Werdum accepts fight against Derrick Lewis instead of Mark Hunt at UFC 216 on October 7th and Mark Hunt’s reaction. Is Tony Ferguson vs. Kevin Lee for the interim UFC lightwe...

Mark Cherico UFC Debut   Michael Bisping’s potential boxing match against Tony Bellew. The NSAC ruled against their standing rules and will allow Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather to wear 8 oz. gloves for their boxing match. Who does it favor? Mark Cherico UFC debut is set for August 22nd on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series. Conor McGregor is financially restrained from throwing kicks...

UFC Upcoming Events We do not hate Jon Jones! UFC Fight Night 114 Discussion – The growth of Sergio Pettis -Should Rashad Evans retire? Cyborg exploring boxing options? UFC Upcoming Events – Conor McGregor/ Floyd Mayweather debate UFC Upcoming Events – Paige Van Zant vs. Jessica Eye added to UFC 216 UFC 217 in MSG fight rumors Looking ahead at the UFC 215 Card and who will be the UFC 215’s last ma...

UFC 214 Post Fight Analysis UFC 214 Post Fight Analysis – Jon Jones kicks his way back to gold against Daniel Cormier, Ryan’s prediction was WRONG ! – Jon Jones called out Brock Lesnar after the fight! – Tyron Woodley bores everyone to defend against Demian Maia – Cris Cyborg goes conservative for a couple rounds before turning it up on Tonya Evinger – Donald Cerrone gets robbed against Robbie Law...

UFC 214 Anaheim overview – Volkan Oezdemir vs. Jimi Manuwa – Robbie Lawler vs. Donald Cerrone – Cris Cyborg vs. Tonya Evinger – Tyron Woodley vs. Damien Maia – Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones Embed from Getty Images     Pittsburgh’s own Mark Cherico to be featured on Dana White’s Contender Series – Reactions to UFC Fight Night 116 announcement – the return of Luke Rockhold – Jon Jones vs. Brock Lesna...

UFC on Fox 25 Preview Embed from Getty Images     UFC on Fox 25 Preview 2:42 – UFC on Fox 25 Card Overview 5:24 – Damian Grabowski vs. Chase Sherman 10:16 – Ryan LaFlare vs. Alex Oliveira 17:09 – Jimmie Rivera vs. Thomas Almeida 30:27 – Patrick Cummins vs. Gian Villante 35:30 – Dennis Bermudez vs. Darren Elkins 42:21 – Chris Weidman vs. Kelvin Gastelum 54:57 – Brock rumors – will he return?

MayMacWorldTour Recap MayMacWorldTour Recap Episode Notes 7:03 – LA Conor predicts win inside 4 rounds 9:52 – LA  Floyd talks about his legacy, how great he is MayMacWorldTour Recap 14:35 – Toronto Conor does this mic work? 15:35 – Toronto Conor Crowd F The Mayweathers 21:11 – Toronto Conor 28 years old compared to Floyd 23:41 0 Toronto Conor His head is too small 24:56 – Toronto Conor you’re 40,...

The UFC 213 Recap Dominates This Episode, Here’s the quick rundown: Amanda Nunes bails on defending her belt after making weight and being cleared by doctors to fight Justin Gaethje made a huge debut in the UFC McGregor-Mayweather press conferences have been set, what can we expect? UFC 213 Recap – Amanda Nunes pulls out of fight the day of title defense What should the fallout be?     UFC 213 Rec...

McGregor-Mayweather Analysis is a lot of our discussion in this episode, but also: Bellator NYC – Feedback from our live coverage Is James Gallagher the poor man’s Conor McGregor Tons of McGregor-Mayweather analysis and discussion and quite a bit of disagreement ☐ Bellator NYC • Chael Sonnen did to Wanderlei Silva exactly what I suspected. That was the one fight on the card that I pretty much nail...

Bellator NYC Podcast We talks all things Bellator NYC Podcast during our time with you. Also included in this podcast are: 13:59 – Exclusive Octagon 24/7 Interview with Bellator President Scott Coker   24:35 – Exlusive Octagon 24/7 Interview with Fedor Emelianenko’s Bellator NYC opponent, Heavyweight Matt Mitrione   41:40 – Bellator 180 and Bellator NYC Fight analysis and predictions The entire po...

McGregor vs. Mayweather is happening McGregor vs. Mayweather We preview Bellator 180 – we will be live all week with coverage on octagon247.com! Also on the show: Tim Hague in ICU with brain injury – Our thoughts and prayers go out to Tim and his family as Tim fights for his life   Matt Hughes Involved In Car Accident Involving Train – There are conflicting reports at this time, however, it seems...

UFC Fight Rumors Frank Shamrock on UFC sale to WME-IMG: ‘Perfect time to get out‘ “Hundred percent. You know, the discord is coming, the regulation is coming, the government oversight is coming. So yeah, that’s the time to get out. The brand’s had a great run, it’s built up. The girl’s beautiful globally, no one knows what it’s really like. Perfect time to get out. I mean, I applaud their business...

MMA Fight Cards: Previews Schedule:  Nothing this weekend.  Nothing next weekend. Upcoming MMA Fight Cards Next for: UFC 211  May 13th Next for: Bellator 179  May 19th (Fri) The boss talks:  Dana White about:  UFC Minute Ronda Rousey The Middleweight picture Have gloves, will travel.  UFC’s upcoming dates/sites.  Going Global! Dallas TX May 13th Stockholm Sweden May 28th Rio de Janeiro June 3rd Au...

Bellator 178 Review Bellator 178 review – Octagon 24/7 and MMA Fancast were live and in person in Uncasville, CT for Bellator 178. We spend this podcast answering the questions about covering a major event like this for our first time.   As our listeners know, we seek to represent the fans. We seek to give our fans a glimpse into the world of MMA that is not always seen from the outside looking in...