Fight Club Podcast

With Brad Lewis waylaid by the World Cup, the queen of Kiwi combat Ravinder Hunia slots in besides regular co-host Stephen Foote for one final preview peak at Monday's milestone card from the lawn of The White House. Could Alex Pereira become the GOAT by adding a third world title to his stash? Does Justin Gaethje stand any chance against the juggernaut that is Ilia Topuria? What happens if it rai...

It was another eventful weekend in the combat sports world, with no shortage of topics for hosts Bradley Lewis and Stephen Foote to get amongst. Netflix's maiden foray in the world of MMA was a rousing success in the viewership stakes, drawing a record number for the main event between the legendary Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano. The lads dissect all of the fight action and assess the card generall...

Brad Lewis and Stephen Foote take a look back at an eventful UFC 328 in New Jersey, where Sean Strickland earned yet another huge upset win over Khamzat Chimaev to claim the middleweight throne. What does it mean for the division? Joshua Van stole the show against Tatsuro Taira. Can he beat Pantoja up next? The lads discuss Daniel DuBois' incredible bout against Fabio Wardley before finishing with...

On this week's edition, Brad Lewis and Stephen Foote reflect back on another weekend at the UFC Apex, where Michelle Montague extended her flawless MMA record with a second-straight win, this time over Mayra Bueno Silva. Just how far can the 'The Wild One' go in the women's bantamweight division? The main event also delivered plenty of talking points, as Aljamain Sterling put the brakes on Youssef...

This week, Brad Lewis and Stephen Foote are joined by Matamata's finest, Michelle Montague as the first Kiwi lady of the UFC prepares for her second bout in the big time in Las Vegas this weekend. They boys discuss 'The Maori Kid's' statement win in Belfast, where he handed local hero Darragh Kelly his first loss with a devastating first-round KO. UFC Winnipeg where Mike Malott rose to the occasio...

What a week for Kiwi combat! The lads are joined for an extended chat with CKB head honcho Eugene Bareman to dive deep into one-legged Carlos Ulberg's remarkable light heavyweight title victory over Jiri Prochazka. Bareman describes the emotional rollercoaster of the UFC 327 main event Octagon-side, reacts to Prochazka's post-fight comments, and looks ahead at what might be next for his gym's thir...

This week, Brad Lewis is back with Stephen Foote and unofficial third host Ravinder Hunia to dig into 'The Black Jag's' historic opportunity in Florida this weekend, where Jiri Procházka stands in his way of becoming the second Kiwi and first Samoan to be crowned UFC world champ. Where do his advantages lie and how can he exploit them? We take a look at the rest of the well stacked card and also r...

Super-sub Ravinder Hunia is back in the hot seat with Stephen Foote to dissect all of the fallout from 'The Last Stylebender's' fourth straight defeat, this time to Joe Pyfer. Is it time to retire? They run the rule over the rest of action-packed card in Seattle, arguably the best of 2026 to date, before taking an early peek at Carlos Ulberg's title bid against Jiri Procházka.

NZ's first lady of MMA Ravinder Hunia subs in for Brad Lewis this week to join Stephen Foote in previewing a huge weekend for the Kiwis in Seattle, with 'The Last Stylebender' and Navajo Stirling in action. And surely its title shot next for Movsar Evloev after his win over Lerone Murphy in London? All that and more on this week's edition of the Fight Club podcast.

This week the lads tuck into some massive fight announcements, highlighted by Sean Strickland sneaking to the front of the queue to earn a middleweight title shot against Khamzat Chimaev. King in the Ring contender and One-Minute scraps champion Dhcamed Armstrong jumps aboard to share his fascinating combat journey, before a look ahead to UFC London.

Brad Lewis & Stephen Foote run the rule over the freshly announced and long-awaited Freedom UFC 250 event to be held at Capitol Hill. Is it the blockbuster it was promised to be? They also take a look back at Charles Oliveira's dominant outing against Max Holloway. A big win - but it was it befitting of a BMF performance? All that, Francis Ngannou and more on the latest edition of the Fight Club!

Brad Lewis & Stephen Foote lock horns to discuss 'The Black Jag's' monster opportunity against Jiri Prochazka for the light heavyweight title in Miami, wrap an eventful arvo in Mexico City, before looking ahead to the best main event of the year to date, as the BMF belt goes on the line at UFC 326.

Brad Lewis & Stephen Foote discuss Sean Strickland's brilliant night out against 'Fluffy' Hernandez along with the rest of the Houston action, dive into some boxing, before surfacing with a preview of the UFC's Mexico City jaunt.

Brad Lewis & Stephen Foote are joined by NZ's queen of MMA Ravinder Hunia from 'Unlocked with Rav' to discuss Ronda Rousey's comeback, the latest on The White House card, the state of play in the NZ MMA landscape and plenty more.

Brad Lewis & Stephen Foote review an interesting afternoon at the UFC Apex, where two more contenders in Mario Bautista and Kyoji Horiguchi stated their cases for title consideration. The boys then play fantasy matchmaker and name the fights they most want to see on the milestone card on Capitol Hill.

Brad Lewis and Stephen Foote are back for 2026 with a content-crammed episode! The lads examine some of the fallout from Justin Gaethje's one-sided win at UFC 324, before 'The Hangman' settles in for an extended chat about everything from his big co-main event clash with Benoit Saint-Denis in Sydney to the behemoth that is one-minute scraps.

Brad Lewis & Stephen Foote dig into a fantastic and eventful final pay-per-view event of the year, where two titles changed hands to end two generational championship reigns. Dan Hooker's name has been added to spicy Sydney line-up. Who else may we see? The boys close out the final episode of the year by reflecting on some of their favourite moments of 2025.

Brad and Stephen dissect the latest fight announcements for the start of 2026 and take a look at what we might expect to see in Merab Dvalishvili and Alexandre Pantoja's title defences in Vegas this weekend.

Brad Lewis & Stephen Foote examine Dan Hooker's one-sided defeat to Arman Tsarukyan in their UFC Fight Night headliner, before City Kickboxing's Mike Angove joins to provide some unique insight from 'The Hangman's' corner in Qatar. Where to next for the veteran? What's happening with UFC Sydney, and how true are those rumours of a title fight between Carlos Ulbverg and Alex Pereira? Dominic 'The D...

Brad Lewis & Stephen Foote run the rule over a landmark night for the welterweights in NYC, take a look ahead to 'The Hangman's' huge opportunity in Qatar, and much more.

Brad Lewis & Stephen Foote examine what might be next for the Kiwi after his blockbuster against Fabio Wardley, while running the rule over an eventful UFC card in Abu Dhabi.

The former top-15 heavyweight joins Brad Lewis & Stephen Foote to offer some unique insight on the Kiwi-Samoan ahead of this weekend's big fight. The boys also review a bizarre night at UFC Toronto and preview Tom Aspinall's long-awaited return to defend his title against Cyril Gane at UFC 321 on Sunday.

Brad Lewis & Stephen Foote are back with a ton of combat sport action to sink their teeth into, including all of the fallout from UFC Perth, Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka's incredible nights out at UFC 320, UFC Rio and much more.