Fight Disciples Podcast

We take a look back at the weekends action from the APEX in Las Vegas and conclude that there's a different feel and standard to a regular UFC fight night show. We review the fabulous career of all time great, Jose Aldo, for all those that only refer to THAT 13 seconds with Conor McGregor. Elias Theadorou sadly passed away this week at the age of 34.  We pay our respects tot he former TUF winner....

Sadly Canelo vs GGG won't go down amongst the greatest trilogies of all time, as the third encounter between the two was more Leonard Duran than it was Ali Frazier.  A disappointing end to what was a captivating rivalry.  We review the fight and what might be next for both men. This week Joe Joyce and Joe Parker tangle in Manchester in the heavyweight division so we get stuck into a preview. All t...

Nate Diaz walked away from the UFC in poetic fashion at UFC279 but the man we are all talking about is Khamzat Chimaev. The UFC has a new super villain and he loves it. We discuss the whole card from Las Vegas. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCAST WINNERS OF THE BEST SPORT PODCAST AT THE BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS 2017 AND 2018*Please leave a review on iTunes http://apple.co/2wijpC1*Follow...

Boxing was suspended in the UK at the weekend following the passing of Her Majesty the Queen. Theres been plenty of boxing talk throughout the week which we tackle on todays show and we look ahead tot he super fight between Canelo and GGG.APOLOGIES FOR THE SLIGHT AUDIO ISSUE ON ADAM'S MICFIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCAST WINNERS OF THE BEST SPORT PODCAST AT THE BRITISH PODCAST AWARD...

The first ever UFC event on French soil is one to remember as Ciryl Gane and Tai Tuivassa gave the fans a fight of the year contender. Robert Whittaker and Nathaniel Wood showed their class as we review the whole show from Paris. We also look ahead to UFC 279 and a serious gangster party as Khamzat Chimaev takes on Nate Diaz in what could be the later's last ever appearance inside the octagon. FIG...

Embarrassing is the only word to describe the action from Liverpool on Saturday night.  The matchmaking on the whole was atrocious and leaves a bitter taste in the mouth of the fans who shelled out their hard earned cash to go to the show. We tell a few home truths about the current state of boxing as well as looking ahead to a super fight this week between Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall....

After a lifetime of hardship it all became clear is Salt Lake City.  The road that Leon Edwards has travelled could not have been managed by any average man.  The tale of his world title shot was typically him, ending in a moment that made everything else make sense. We review the world championship performance against Kamaru Usman. We also look ahead to a ground breaking night in Europe with Ufc...

After a four week break through the month of August the boys are back together to talk all things boxing. At the weekend a Youtuber boxing event took place at the O2 arena with KSI being the star of the show.  Adam attended to give you an honest review of this emerging scene but the main topic of conversation is still the heavyweight championship fight that took place in Jeddah? How does AJ come b...

Ahead of his Bareknuckle Boxing main event at Wembley on Saturday, Nick catches up with MVP to first ask why and does this mean the end of his MMA career? FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCAST WINNERS OF THE BEST SPORT PODCAST AT THE BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS 2017 AND 2018*Please leave a review on iTunes http://apple.co/2wijpC1*Follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/fightdisciples*Follow u...

With the lads now both on holiday for a couple of weeks, Nick's put together a compilation of this favourite bits from our boxing shows from the last 12 months. Enjoy. We’ll see you on social media and the FD YouTube channel or back here for more madness in September! FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCASTWINNERS OF THE BEST SPORT PODCAST AT THE BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS 2017 AND 2018*Pleas...

Just when we thought it was time to close the doors and lock up the UFC Apex for good, along comes a fight card that's stacked with finishes and highlight reel moments. Nick and guest co-presenter Brendan Loughnane pour over the best bits from UFC Vegas 59, and there were a lot of them, before looking ahead to back-to-back PFL cards here in the UK.FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCAST W...

Vergil Ortiz Jr was back at his savage best devouring Mikey McKinson in Texas to register his 19th knockout in 19 fights. Nick and guest co-presenter Sunny Edwards get excited about the American’s P4P potential, whilst also reviewing the best of the action from Sheffield and Belfast. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCAST WINNERS OF THE BEST SPORT PODCAST AT THE BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS 20...

Amanda Nunes proved that lightening doesn’t strike twice after all by mauling Julinna Pena at UFC 277 to reclaim her bantamweight crown. Brandon Moreno also reclaimed gold in the flyweight division by stealing the soul of Kai Kara-France, whilst Derrick Lewis’ Texas hoodoo showed no signs of abating with yet another quick fire knockout loss. Nick and guest co-presenter Nathaniel Wood, along with d...

Cruiserweight’s Chris Billam-Smith and Isaac Chamberlain do like to be beside the seaside, producing one of the best fights you’ll see this year down near the shore in Bournemouth. Their 12-round slugfest was mesmerizing and whilst it was The Gentleman that held onto his European title, both men had their reputations enhanced on a card littered with Olympic talent. Nick and guest co-presenter Nath...

A repeat of March was always going to be hard but UFC London, the July edition, gave us so many talking points, hence an extra long podcast. Tom Aspinall suffered a horrible injury in the main event which lasted only 15 seconds whilst Paddy Pimblett gave one of the most powerful octagon speeches of all time. We dissect everything that happened at the O2 before looking ahead to UFC 277 taking place...

Summer is here so it looks like boxing has taken a little bit of a break with there only being one real fight of note to actually review this week.  Theres a bit of boxing news to get stuck into and a few conversation points but the majority of the show is previewing this weekends upcoming domestic events which includes Chris Billam-Smith fight Isaac Chamberlain in Bournemouth. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS...

An unfortunate ending to the main event but on the whole a stellar card with plenty to talk about. Brian Ortega pops his shoulder handing victory to Yair Rodriguez whilst Shane Burgos vs Charles Jourdain gets us talking about scoring criteria. We also preview the upcoming UFC London card. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCAST WINNERS OF THE BEST SPORT PODCAST AT THE BRITISH PODCAST AWAR...

Ryan Garcia returned to the ring in sensational fashion at the weekend defeating Javier Fortuna and then rocking the microphone calling for a showdown with Gervonta 'Tank' Davis. In the UK the copper box was the destination for a few homegrown talents to shine. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCAST WINNERS OF THE BEST SPORT PODCAST AT THE BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS 2017 AND 2018*Please leav...

The light weight division is red hot as you know with countless talented fighters making their way up the rankings. Is Rafael Fiziev the best of the new breed?  We discuss his magnificent performance against former  champion Rafael Dos Anjos at the weekend.  The rest of the Fight Night card lacked punch, but is that down to the location? We discuss the drop in highlight reel moments at the Apex. T...

A good old fashioned Saturday night slobber knocker is what we had dished up at the O2 arena, where Derek Chisora had his hand raised in a split decision over Kubrat Pulev. We pick the bones out of a very tame card in London as well as looking ahead to all of this week's action. We also speak about the UK broadcast deal for Usyk vs AJ 2, and the fall out from Tommy Fury's failure to face Jake Paul...

July 2022. The best fighter on the planet in any weight division is Alexander Volkanovski. The performance he gave in the third and final fight against Max Holloway confirms the fact, and now he has earned the right for a legacy defining moment at 155lb with Charles Oliveira. The main event at UFC 276 wasn't the most attractive affair as we discuss that and the whole card on a quality weekend of M...

Joe Joyce's ability to take punches clean in the face is super human. How hard can he get it hit and keep on moving forwards has now become a theme for his fights. Can anyone hit him hard enough to put him out? We discuss all the weekend's action as well as all the latest stories connected to the sport. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCAST WINNERS OF THE BEST SPORT PODCAST AT THE BRITI...

Shavkat Rakhmanov is coming and every welterweight on the planet better be ready. We talk about the sensational performance at the weekend as well as debatable judging in the main event between Atman Tsarukyan and Mataeusz Gamrot. We review the PFL and Bellator as well as looking ahead to UFC276.FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCASTWINNERS OF THE BEST SPORT PODCAST AT THE BRITISH PODCAS...

It's going to take an extraordinary six months to dislodge Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez as the 'Fighter of the Year' for 2022 after yet another sensational performance at the weekend, this time against the number #1 ranked guy at super-flyweight. We review all the weekend's action as well as previewing the shows coming up this weekend. Plus, we get stuck into the two colossal press conferences between Us...

The fans came out in Austin Texas and they didn't leave disappointed as the UFC delivered a record breaking night featuring 6 first round finishes! We review the whole event as well as looking ahead to the fights coming up this week including British interest with Brendan Loughnane being back in the PFL on Friday. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCASTWINNERS OF THE BEST SPORT PODCAST AT...