Fight Disciples Podcast

The UFC hits London for the second time this year witnessing the long awaited return from injury of heavyweight contender Tom Aspinall in the main event. We preview the whole card involving so much British talent as well as discussing the latest bits of news from the world of MMA. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCAST - WINNERS OF THE BEST SPORT PODCAST AT THE BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS 201...

Although he lost his debut against Jack Della Maddelena, Bassil Hafez grabbed his UFC opportunity with both hands on Saturday night and proved he belongs at the big show. We review all the action from the Apex from the weekend, plus Nick names a couple of amateur gold medialist from the Four Nations worth making a note of. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCAST - WINNERS OF THE BEST SPOR...

There's nothing like a little swagger star power in fight sports and Alycia Baumgardner brought her A Game on Saturday night, defeating the only women to have previously beaten her as a pro. We review the whole of the weekend's action, including Josh Kelly in Newcastle. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCAST - WINNERS OF THE BEST SPORT PODCAST AT THE BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS 2017 AND 2018....

At 41 years of age Holly Holm is entering the twighlight of her fighting career, so how long will she continue to compete for? Will the lure of another showdown be Ronda Rousey entice her to keep going? Does a win this weekend put her in pole position? We discuss that and preview this weekends action from the APEX. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCAST - WINNERS OF THE BEST SPORT PODCAS...

Tyson Fury has announced his next fight will be against a bloke making his professional boxing debut and the WBC have said there's no suitable opponents in their rankings. What do you make of it all? We also talk about this weekends action coming to you from Newcastle and Detroit respectively. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCAST - WINNERS OF THE BEST SPORT PODCAST AT THE BRITISH PODCA...

Jaron Ennis proved at the weekend that he is ready for the biggest challenges at welterweight but there might be a delay in those becoming a reality given Spence and Crawford are set to fight in two weeks with a rematch clause attached. We review 'Boots' performance as well as touching upon the recent heavyweight press conferences. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCAST - WINNERS OF THE...

UFC290, International fight week in Las Vegas, had the perfect setting to deliver the perfect night of fights and boy did it deliver. 13 fights, 9 finishes, 4 of which came in under 1 minute, and the fights that went the distance all had a claim for fight of the night. Jaw dropping moments and legends retiring, we pick the bones out of something truly special. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINN...

International fight week has landed in Las Vegas with a double title fight card featuring the planets leading P4P fighter Alexander Volkanovski back down at featherweight defending his crown against Yair Rodriguez. And in the co-main event Brandon Moreno puts his flyweight belt on the line against an old adversary in Alexandre Pantoja. We dive into both fights and the many highlights of UFC290. FI...

The merry-go-round of the planets leading welterweights continues to spin under the shadow of Crawford-Spence with both unbeaten stars Jaron Ennis and Vergil Ortiz Jr in action this weekend. Disappointingly, although not surprisingly, they're fighting other people but at least Ortiz has a real knock taking on an Olympian turned unbeaten pro Eimantas Stanionis. We preview these fights plus we give...

Abus Magomedov must not have ever seen Sean Strickland fight before because he applied the wrong tactics in their UFC main event. We discuss the whole card which delivered some names to watch out for in the future. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCAST - WINNERS OF THE BEST SPORT PODCAST AT THE BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS 2017 AND 2018. Powered by Montirex. Use FD10 at the checkout. 🎥 Like...

The challenge was set and Dalton Smith rose to the occasion, dismantling Sam Maxwell in good fashion in front of his home fans.  We discuss where he may go next. Manchester wasn't as spectacular, but still gave us plenty to talk about as Savannah Marshall becomes the undisputed super-middleweight champion. We also chat about Jared Anderson’s heavyweight prospects after coming through a test in Tol...

It's not like fans to complain about the amount of events provided by the UFC, but when it effects the quality of what we're getting, is it right to question if the business is doing too much? We discuss this weekend’s lacklustre card from the APEX as well as rounding up all the latest news with a belter Fight Night card announced for September. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCAST - W...

It's a big task but can Sam Maxwell upset Dalton Smith in Sheffield this weekend and steal away that British title?  It is by the far the best fight on British soil even though we've got solid action to preview taking place in Manchester between Franchon Cruz Dezurn and Savannah Marshall. Plus, Jared Anderson hopes to light up the heavyweight division as he takes on former champion Charles Martin...

Ilia Topuria is next! Performances like the one he delivered in Jacksonville earn title shots and 'El Matador' sent a message to the UFC featherweight elite on Saturday.  We discuss his statement against Josh Emmett, as well as Maycee Barber lighting up the co-main event in Florida. Also, have the PFL dropped the ball? We discuss their bizarre decision that’s thrown shade over the lightweight tour...

Edgar Berlanga is showing real improvements, but is still a long way away from mixing it with the top fighters at super-middleweight.  We discuss his victory over Jason Quigley in New York at the weekend and what might be the path taken next. There's also some controversial refereeing once again to get stuck into. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCAST - WINNERS OF THE BEST SPORT PODCAST...

Ilia Topuria has been banging on the door of the featherweight division in the hope of getting a shot at the top 5 and we're finally there. Jacksonville, Florida, plays host to his showdown with seasoned vet Josh Emmett in a blockbuster main event and we can't wait for it. We preview that and all the other upcoming action from the weekend ahead. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCAST - W...

Is Edgar Berlanga all that? After 16 straight first round knock out's, four less than impressive decision victories have followed which makes this weekend huge for the man with Puerto Rican heritage. Can he make a statement in his Matchroom debut against Jason Quigley? We preview that and the rest of the weekends upcoming action. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCAST - WINNERS OF THE BE...

Jared Cannonier set a new record for the amount of significant strikes in a five-round fight at middleweight in the UFC at the weekend as he tee'd off on Marvin Vettori in relentless style.  We discuss what comes next for both men in a division with no real clear direction below the very top. The rest of the card from the APEX served up plenty of talking points, as did events at Bellator and in th...

Danielito Zorrilla got on his bike and legged it from Regis Prograis in New Orleans, but did he do enough to demand a rematch given the crazy scorecards in this split decision? We discuss an absolute pig of a main event and the rest of the weekend’s boxing action from around the word. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCAST - WINNERS OF THE BEST SPORT PODCAST AT THE BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS...

There are two truly elite middleweights in the UFC.The champion, Israel Adesanya, and the guy that just can't seem to beat him (but can beat everyone else) Robert Whittaker. All the other top contenders are stuck with no real path to yet another title shot. This weekend gives us a top fight at 185lb, but no real narrative to follow for the victor. We preview Vettori vs Cannonier and the rest of th...

He's been out in the wilderness since his defeat to Josh Taylor in the World Boxing Super Series, but a few recent high quality victories has put him back on the radar and, with he help of Eddie Hearn, Regis Prograis has is sights on the super-lightweight summit. That relationship starts this weekend in New Orleans. We preview that along with all th rest of the upcoming boxing action. FIGHT DISCIP...

And just like that, the greatest female fighter of all time walks away from competitive MMA. But where does she stand amongst her male counterparts in the GOAT chat. We discuss the immense career of Amanda Nunes and how it stacks up against Jon Jones and Georges St Pierre. We also review the entire UFC 289 card from Vancouver, and review Brendan Loughnane's loss in the PFL.FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MUL...

There's a lot going on in the life of Teofimo Lopez that would prevent the normal man from performing at the highest level in their job, but  Lopez isn't a normal man. On Saturday night, at Madison Square Garden, he was free and re-established himself as the main man. We review his world title fight with Josh Taylor as well as taking a look at all the other boxing from a busy weekend in the ring....

Josh Taylor enters a boxing ring for the first time in 15 months in the hope of reminding everyone just how good he is.  In the other corner a former champion in Teofimo Lopez with a similar objective. Madison Square Garden is the destination for the fight of the weekend. Sunny Edwards makes his Matchroom debut at Wembley Arena and there's plenty of other little bits to chat about on today’s show...

We're not going to lie to you. UFC289 is not the strongest card on paper but there's enough talking points to get us excited of how certain fights may play out in Vancouver on Saturday especially in co-main event between Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush. There's also a Thursday night card in the PFL featuring Brendan Loughnane to wet your whistle too. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PO...