Combat Chronicles

The pro debut of amateur boxing legend Andy Cruz of Cuba finally took place and he looked predictably terrific. In this episode, I'll mainly be looking at the pros and cons of his style (no shock to say there's more of the former than the latter!) and then looking at UFC welterweight banger Jack Della Maddalena's latest fight and why I'm not pushing the panic button just yet. Also: K-1 comeback? F...

The title should be self-explanatory, as this episode is entirely a tribute to the great 'Ruthless' Robbie Lawler who went out as he came in, smashing some poor soul into the realm of unconsciousness. Hear me wax lyrical about what Robbie means to me as I try to encapsulate what made him so darn great and easy to root for. If you want to hear my thoughts on the rest of the bloody good UFC 290 card...

Even though I covered a little bit of the MTGP card this weekend that had combat sports twitter buzzing, I could not pass up the opportunity to put the record straight with fighter, coach, and fellow podcaster 'Baba', who was present for the whole thing. Topics include: What the 'eff was going on?! The fights (including the shocker that saw up-and-coming French fighter Alexis Sautron knock out the...

On this weeks edition of Combat Chronicles we're having breakfast in France with the triumphant return of kickboxing star Takeru on a card that will unfortunately be remembered for how much of a shit show it was rather than the talent involved. And then we're flying over to Florida for supper as Ilia Topuria force fed his fist down Josh Emmett's throat for much of their five-round fight. If you li...

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Lawrence Okolie did his best to spoil Chris Billam-Smith's big homecoming, but the Bournemouth man prevailed in a fight that was as bizarre as one of its scorecards. Talking of bizarre, the big rematch between Mauricio Lara and Leigh Wood brought surprises before the first bell had even rung, and the fight itself played out in a different fashion than many expected! If you want your title fights s...

The title tells you what to expect this one as I look at what Henry Cejudo did to counteract reigning bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling (and what he could've done to actually win the fight) as well as some highlights from the undercard. If you want to hear my thoughts on other goings on from the rest of the past week of combat sports action, be sure to check out the Combat Chronicles Patreon Su...

As the opening will explain, this is just part of a much longer episode you can find over on the Combat Chronicles Patreon so if you want to hear my thoughts on the rest of UFC 287 as well as a load of important boxing bouts (including the pro debut of kickboxing superstar Tenshin Nasukawa) head on over there to hear the whole episode! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/combat-chronicles...

Episode 45 brings up my thoughts on Anthony Joshua's current form and what it means for his career prospects going forward. Am I being too harsh? Am I spot on? Or somewhere in the middle? This is just one segment from a much longer episode you can find over on the Combat Chronicles Patreon ! Please consider signing up to support the podcast futher. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/comb...

UFC 289 is in the books and surely Kamaru Usman's time at the upper echelons of MMA is as well? In this episode I look at how Leon answered questions I've had on him FOR YEARS and also take a look at Usman's career from pre-to-post title, injury concerns and the fact he might well have aged out and also lost some of what made him so great in the first place. Not to detract from 'Rocky' Edwards tho...

The bulk of the episode deals with news including the biggest fight in boxing being desperately close to collapsing or taking place depending on who you talk to, before some brief thoughts on the Bellator lightweight tournament (which features some really f'n talented fighters so guys, please pay attention if you don't tend to watch MMA outisde of the UFC, you're really missing out). Then, my fina...

Only UFC 285 talk on this episode, as I look at Jon Jones winning his second UFC belt against the hopelessly outmatched Ciryl Gane and some key bouts from the undercard. All-in-all a fun event so plenty to talk about. Topics include: Shavkat Rakhmonov's seemingly unstoppable ascent up the welterweight rankings, Bo Nickal's position as one of the most intriguing prospects in all of combat sports an...

Sorry for the wait oh, faithful listener! Hopefully this episode makes up for it as I discuss things and fights from the past month that are still buzzin' me enough to still want to talk about them, and then come about as close to a breakdown as I've had on an episode as I try and fathom what the 'eff Jones vs. Gane is going to look like. For more content like this please consider becoming a patro...

Retiring following a second loss to Ryan Bader at Bellator 290 only makes my love for Fedor Emelianenko stronger, as I try to put into words why he's such a titan of mixed martial arts. After that, I turn my attention to two modern champions aiming to etch their name into the same hallowed ground we see Fedor's, as UFC 145lb champ Alexander Volkanovski moves up in weight for arguably his toughest...

Yo, couldn't leave you lovely listeners without something to listen to this week so grabbing my thoughts on Moreno-Figueiredo IV and Hill-Teixeira from this weeks Patreon podcast. If you want to listen to more of my thoughts on UFC 283 as well as other fights including Liam Smith vs. Chris Eubank Jr please consider subscribing to the Combat Chronicles Patreon Support this show http://supporter.aca...

In this episode I speak to Houston native Treyvon Kentrell Coker, who makes his pro debut this coming week! You can see his fight on the UFC Fight Pass facebook and youtube channel at the event ''Fury Challenger Series 2'. I asked Treyvon how he first got into MMA, and how his preparation differs now he's turning pro, but didn't let him leave without asking him his thoughts on the veterans at the...

The podcast began with last years awards episode, and now on its first birthday I look at all the contenders for 2022's best! You might be wondering which categories? Well, I try and pick the best Finish, Moment, Round, Performance, Fight and Fighter of the year drawing on boxing, Muay Thai, kickboxing and mixed martial arts to try and find the very best! There have been many wonderful finishes th...

Ho ho, ho, Merry Kick-mas (and yes I'm aware I stole that title from Red Letter Media but hey, whatcha gonna' do) As the title suggests this episode is covering Muay Thai and kickboxing only, as Daniel Rodriguez took his record to a perfect 38-0 in his second win over the legend Yodwicha on 23rd December, and Rise and Glory pitted some of their best against each others on Jesus' birthday. As promi...

First up, news on Usyk, Bud smashes Avanesyan, and Inoue breaks down Butler: three of boxing's very P4P best have been in the news this week, so I'm leading with them. Then, Bellator held its bantamweight grand-prix semi finals this week, and the UFC failed to crown a new champ up at 205lbs. Also, Paddy Pimblett: confirmed as absolutely not very good at MMA and Ilia Topuria confirmed as very f'n g...

If you've fired up this episode thinking this will be a review of the needless and dangerous third fight between Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora then I'm sorry to say but that's not happening! Instead, this episode features a career retrospective of two modern boxing greats after the third fight between the wonderful Juan Francisco Estrada of Mexico and legendary Roman Gonzalez of Nicaragua, as I exp...

...and even a little bit of an Adesanya-Pereira prediction at the end! So yeah, pretty stacked episode this week. Did Buakaw cross the line in his 'exhibition' with Yoshihiro Sato? Certainly appears that way. K-1 legend Takeru announced his contract is up with the titans of J-kick, but what does it really mean? Ren Hiramoto has seemingly taken strides in shoring up the holes in his MMA game, and t...

Combat sports fans have seen plenty of great and important battles take place at the Saitama Super Arena over the years and we can now add another to the list, as a light flyweight unification years in the making finally took place! WBC champ Kenshiro faced off with domestic rival and WBA/Ring champ Hiroto Kyoguchi in a bout as eagerly anticipated among boxing hardcores as any other in recent memo...

Yes, you read it right, I used my precious time with iD Boxing's head honcho Rob Tebbutt talking about the freak show boxing match between YouTuber Jake Paul (5-0, 4 KOs) and Anderson Silva (3-1, 2 KOs, MMA legend). But here's the thing: it's a genuinely intriguing fight! Let Rob and I tell you why! If you liked this content please give the podcast a five-star rating and a review, and if you want...

I said I was gonna' do something weird with this episode, so here it is! I offered my comments on the fights in real time, predicting bouts and then offering opinions on the fights after they'd played out. If you want exclusive episodes of the podcast please check out the Combat Chronicles Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/combat-chronicles . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

Loads to talk about on this weeks episode, starting off with boxing as Claressa Shields took on Savannah Marshall in perhaps the most intriguing women's bout ever, Devin Haney defended his titles zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz sorry about that, I don't know what came over me, and Deontay Wilder poleaxed Robert Helenius. Just what is it that makes Wilder such a hard puncher, and does he have a ge...