Combat Chronicles

It's been a while but it was NOT a hiatus: I've simply been busy providing content for my patrons over at the Combat Chronicles Patreon! Loads to talk about this week but maybe not what you'd hoped for! First, a new British boxing drugs scandal, followed by news that the best heavyweight in the world is likely to take on a fight absolutely no one is asking for. Then, a look at how Patricio Pitbull...

As expected (by me at least) the third fight between Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin was a damp squib. What does it mean for both men going forward? On the undercard, boxing phenom 'Bam' Rodriguez seems to be getting flak for his performance against battle-tested Israel Rodriguez. I look into that and explain why I think that's unfair. On the MMA front, the big attraction this week was...

Forgive how depressed I sound through much of this episode, for this was ultimately a depressing card. For less depressing content be sure to check out the Combat Chronicles Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/combat-chronicles . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As you can tell from the show title there's plenty going on in this episode! First I look at the circus that is Tyson Fury's next fight, as well as going over potential opponents and how interesting I think they are. Then I look at the DAZN card this weekend which was headlined by one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the sport, Juan Francisco Estrada. Then, MMA showed its arse again as poor...

The big story of the weekend in boxing is covered here, as the Usyk-Joshua rematch ended with a clear winner and all of our questions answered. Also, 'The White Lotus' himself Buakaw made a return to Bangkok Stadium fighting this past week, in a case of completely bizarre matchmaking that is more interesting than the action itself. You may be wondering why I'm not talking about Leon Edwards' impro...

The Covid episode. Please bear with me faithful listener, for I feel and sound like shit . A very quick look at the K-1 GP from this past week is followed up by a dive into the controversy over Bo Nickal's lack of UFC contract offer after a quick and impressive win on last weeks DWCS episode. The main bulk of the episode is devoted to Marlon 'Chito' Vera's coldblooded kayo of former champ Dominick...

Two big MMA cards this week with UFC 277 from Dallas and RIZIN 37 from the Saitama Super Arena. As Amanda Nunes perhaps approaches the end of her great career, the great run of Japanese prodigy and reigning Combat Chronicles fighter-of-the-year Seika Izawa is only just beginning. Other fights from these cards are discussed on this podcast and if you want to hear me talk about even more head on ove...

A couple of weeks off this podcast feed but if you've missed me more content is available over at the Combat Chronicles Patreon What a weird couple of weeks for MMA! Oh, well, plenty to talk about even if it isn't all that interesting. We start with a quick look back at the Rodriguez-Ortega card before travelling to London for UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall which was the absolute pits but d...

UFC 276 is in the books and it was an absolute banger. Topics include: Alexander The Great. No quote marks necessary, like Marvelous Marvin Hagler he should just change his name legally at this point. Pereira executes Strickland and Adesanya executes another boring gameplan against Cannonier. Also: how sad and wondrous it is at the same time being a fan of Robbie Lawler in 2022. And more! Support...

A mixed bag of kickboxing, boxing and MMA this week. First, a look at Takeru's statement in the wake of his crushing loss to Tenshin Nasukawa. Then, a look at the really good but ultimately depressing fight between Gamrot and Tsarykyan, as well as some choice highlights from the undercard. And then a look at the DAZN boxing card from this weekend that saw Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez and Murodjon Akhmada...

The podcast speaks for itself this week. Listen and hear me try and figure it all out in real time. Find more and support the podcast at www.patreon.com/combatchronicles Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/combat-chronicles . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So here it is, THE MATCH super-episode which must be clocking in at nearly four hours? Given the lengthy run-time I won't give you too much to read, other than to say that Takeru vs. Tenshin is THE fight of the year. Thanks to all my lovely guests: Lucas Bourdon an essential twitter follow for all things kickboxing. His youtube playlists are amazing too, find them right here but here is the fighte...

The early portion of the podcast is dedicated to the latest developments regarding THE MATCH which is hopefully still on course to be the biggest and most important combat sports event no just of 2022 but of any year you could care to choose. However there has been some Yakuza-associated controversy that threatens to scupper the entire event. The bulk of the podcast however is dedicated to the cer...

ONE Championship played host to a humongous upset this past Friday, as Italian stallion Joseph Lasiri beat the belt off of Prajanchai's waist in a highly impressive performance. And over in Indonesia, ONE PRIDE 105lb kingpin Ade Permana was knocked into unconscious....FIVE MONTHS AGO. I address the oversight and also the new champ Novan Kaunang, who coincidentally defended his title for the first...

Dmitry Bivol did the (almost) unthinkable by winning a unanimous decision against pound-for-pound kingpin Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, But how did he do it? And for analysts that didn't give him a chance of winning (like yours truly) what lessons can we take from his performance going forward? A separate podcast just covering UFC 274 is also being recorded and released today, but will not be on this fee...

If you are cool enough to subscribe to the Combat Chronicles Patreon then you will know that I basically called Tyson Fury's sixth round knockout of Dillian Whyte perfectly (okay, not the round itself but just how it would go in terms of ebb and flow) but that doesn't mean that the fight isn't interesting to talk about. I also talk about why Fury vs. Ngannou is a load of bollocks. Then a look at B...

Weird little episode this week, as I focus on rematches that took place that had similar narratives but vastly different outcomes. Both bouts took place outside the UFC (Bellator & RIZIN) and both featured veteran champs taking on young upstarts that wrecked them first time around. Both of the former champs had more success this time around, but only one was really able to make the necessary a...

Lots to talk about this week about the cage fights (but don't, worry not much from the borderline appalling undercard of UFC 273) as Aljamain Sterling pulled off the best win of his career against one of the most skilled fighters operating today-- and his nemesis --Petr Yan, and Khamzat Chimaev showed once and for all he is no joke by taking a big step up in competition against Gilbert Burns. The...

Don't call it a comeback (no don't, really) as I was on holiday NOT hiatus, I am not going to ' do a Togashi' on you faithful listeners. We are back to regularly scheduled programming, with a look at ONE: X and Tenshin's final bout for RISE. It's a mainly kickboxing centered episode, but has some small MMA and Muay Thai discussion too (hence the 'Sorta') Be sure to give this a five-star rating and...

In the world of boxing, the featherweight title clash between defending champ Leigh Wood vs. renowned amateur and undefeated pro Michael Conlan was an instant classic and early contender for FotY. But why was it so great? In the world of mixed martial arts, we had a stinker at 205, an incredible back-and-forth at 155, and a classy 145lb title eliminator. We also got to see Alex Pereira in action a...

Lots of pressure fighting this past weekend, as we look at three important bouts from UFC 272 and another superb performance from Roman Gonzalez. Topics raised: can Colby Covington learn how to choke someone? What lessons can Renato Moicano take from the five-round drubbing he suffered at the hands of Rafael Dos Anjos? Is Bryce Mitchell too energetic for his own good? And just how f'n great is Cho...

After a week off from regularly scheduled programming Episode 7 is here! Josh Taylor's legacy as one of Britain's great boxers seemed locked on no matter what happened with his trip seven pounds north to welterweight, but now hangs in the balance after a shambolic performance (and even worse decision) in what looked like a routine title defence against British mandatory challenger Jack Catterall....

When I finished watching UFC 271 I had no idea I would be recording another episode of 'Right? Or Robbery?' so soon after the first (the inaugural episode is available over at www.patreon.com/combatchronicles by the way) But after logging onto social media and seeing the MMA Twitter faithful ablaze with their reactions to the official scorecards, it became clear to me that these two great 185lbers...

The fifth episode of Combat Chronicles delves into the Makabu-Mchunu rematch, rivalry and robbery, as well as its place in the greater context of the greatest cruiserweight era of all time. Have we been robbed of a Canelo classic due to Don King's meddling? As for MMA, the most interesting things this week has been prospects. Namely, a new signing for the UFC from the Far East, and then another qu...

On this weeks episode of Combat Chronicles we take a look at the superb trilogy between newly-minted UFC flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo and the much-loved former champ Brandon Moreno. What changed from fight to fight? What did Figueiredo figure out between the terrible loss in fight two and the successful rubber match? Also, a superb fight took place on the prelims at UFC 270, as Octagon newc...