Fight Disciples Podcast

Hand out the trophy NOW!!Saturday night in the Top Rank bubble, we saw the fight of 2020.  8 Knock downs in 5 rounds of fighting, culminating in a knock out of the year contender.  Zepeda vs Baranchyk was truly outstanding. As well as this we talk about the Matchroom card featuring Joshua Buatsi and a bizarre women's world title fight. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCASTWINNERS OF THE...

A lot was spoken about Israel Adesanya being the "skinny guy" at Middleweight but as we've told you before, muscles don't win fights! We go through an amazing night at UFC253 and look ahead to this weeks show from Fight Island. Cage Warriors are setting the bar regarding British MMA and we pay huge credit to them as well as a look back at Fabian Edwards in Bellator over in Milan. FIGHT DISCIPLES I...

When Josh Taylor landed that body shot Apinun Khongsong hit the canvas like a sack of spuds and wanted no more. A truly vicious shot that is only part of this weeks conversation. Both Charlo brothers stepped up and impressed but are they getting the credit they deserve?  Mairis Briedis is the main man now at Cruiserweight after his win in the world boxing super series but where is the next challen...

We've waited a long time for a fight week like this and boxing is more than playing it's part. Here in the UK Josh Taylor defends his unified titles against Khongsong from Thailand, whilst over in the states the Charlo boys are on a world title double header.  Briedis and Dorticos conclude their World Boxing Super Series too! What a week!!As well as all the fights we get stuck into the biggest tal...

The UFC heads back to fight island this weekend for a 5 week run that could provide us with several fight of the year contenders. Not only is the vacant light heavyweight title on the the line at UFC253 but the most anticipated showdown of the year between Israel Adesanya and Paolo Costa is the main event. As well as a huge preview we look back at Woodley vs Covington and asses Michael Chandlers c...

It's safe to say they don't like one another and this weekend they get to smack each other in the face, yes Tyron Woodley and Colby Covington should be a war while it lasts. As well as providing you with a huge preview to that main event and the rest of the UFC Vegas 12 card, we also look back on last weekend's fights, including a tremendous battle between Angela Hill and Michelle Waterson Finally...

Canelo is heading to court, filing suit against Oscar De La Hoya, Goldenboy Promotions and DAZN.It doesn't look like he'll be in the ring any time soon so how does that effect the Super Middleweight landscape? We also look back at a solid display from Anthony Yarde, an unusual Unanimous draw decision and a dancing bear in Russia! FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCASTWINNERS OF THE BEST...

There's nothing better than a drunken podcast and with his next fight not due to take place until December, UFC middleweight Darren Till welcomed Nick round to Casa Del Rawdog for a few cans of Proper Tackle. From Eddie Hearn, Mike Perry, Canelo Alvarez and Anthony Joshua, nobody was safe!#MMA #Boxing #DarrenTill #Rawdog #UFC #ProperTackle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...

Michel Pereira delivered his best performance to date in the UFC as he balanced his crazy antics with some stellar MMA to snatch the headlines away from Alistair Overeem. We look back at the very best of a card struck down by the pandemic before looking ahead to what is to come on Fight Island 2.0. As well as all that, we're getting excited about about the OG BMF Nick Diaz! FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MU...

It's been a horrible year for Jamel Herring. He contracted COVID, which has seen his scheduled fight with Jonathan Oquendo fall through twice, and when they finally get into the ring in Top Rank's Las Vegas Bubble at the weekend, his opponent decided to stick the nut on him all night. There's plenty of questions to answer in the aftermath of which we debate on this week's show as well as looking b...

Georges St Pierre's legacy is assured but would the ultra competitive Canadian be able to turn down the lure of another weight category and the prospect of defeating the undefeated? Do you want to see a super fight between him and Khabib? We discuss that and much more from the UFC world this week. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCASTWINNERS OF THE BEST SPORT PODCAST AT THE BRITISH PODC...

Boxing is slowly getting back to delivering the fights we all expect but we're not completely there yet. We had a week of mixed action with the best fights coming from foreign shores.  A belter from down under and cracker in the Top Rank bubble outshone anything that we had to offer on British soil. We go through everything that happened including the importance of Dubois vs Joyce with or without...

The biggest story in the mixed martial arts this week was that Jon Jones has relinquished the Light Heavyweight title and announced that he will be moving to Heavyweight for his next fight. We get stuck into the possible opponents 'Bones' may face and, of course, we look back at the best of the week's action from inside the Octagon and beyond. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCASTWINNER...

What a finale to 'Fight Camp'Dillian Whyte looked comfortable in his fight with Alexander Povetkin before the Russian detonated a signal shot that reverberated around the boxing world. Katie Taylor showed just how good a boxer she really is in her rematch with Delfine Persoon which once again had us on the edge of our seats. Boxing felt big again. We pick through all the weeks action. FIGHT DISCIP...

There is no debate, Stipe Miocic is the best UFC Heavyweight of all time.  A heavyweight trilogy littered with eye pokes concluded at UFC252 with the Cleveland native having is hand raised and which saw Daniel Cormier ride off into retirement defeated. The co-main event ended in a disappointing fashion as injury brought halt to Sean O'Malley's rise. We discuss the whole card and preview all the we...

This week is a real acid test for British boxing.  Are the fans ready for a PPV?  Is the one we are being asked to pay for good enough for us to part with our hard earned cash? Dillian Whyte takes on serial drug cheat Alexander Povetkin in the 4th edition of fight camp this Saturday night.  The real main event for us though is the rematch between Katie Taylor and Delphine Persoon.  As well as prev...

The greatest Heavyweight in UFC history will be decided in Las Vegas this weekend at UFC 252.Will Daniel Cormier go out in style or will he be forever known as second best? How much has that eye injury effected the champion Stipe Miocic? We preview the whole card as well as looking back at a stellar night of fights the weekend previous. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCASTWINNERS OF TH...

The time to stop patronising female boxers is right now. We all want the sport to grow further and parity is paramount to that.  We discuss the need to extend the timing per round by 60 seconds which surely would lead to more viral moments. As well as that we discuss the scoring of the fight between Harper and Jonas and preview all this weeks upcoming action. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNI...

Wow. After a dozen fights fell off the UFC's return to the Apex on Saturday night it's remarkable we even had a fight card to get stuck into, but Derek Brunson made up for any shortcomings on the abbreviated card with a chilling reminder that he's not stepping stone. All the talk was about previously unbeaten Edmen Shahbazyan in the build up, but the 22-year-old caught a reminder that this is boxi...

So, Eddie's Garden is a real thing and what a way to kick things off, an all out boxing assault, a couple of highlight reel KO's and an absolute domestic classic that could have swung either way. Brilliant! Saturday's curtain jerker main eventer Jordan Gill, the newly crowned Fight Disciples Franchise champion joins Nick to reflect on a glorious night of boxing, plus look ahead to another corker o...

Fight Island has absolutely lived up to all expectations over the past fortnight, at the final main event was truly a spellbinding violent chess match of the highest striking order. Robert Whittaker edged the decision in a fight that was tense and engrossing from start to finish, but neither fighters reputation slipped in a fitting Yas Island finale. As well as the main event, we look back over th...

The Fight Island finale see's Darren Till take on Robert Whittaker for what surely is an eliminator for the number one contender spot in the UFC Middleweight division. We talk about the final card from Abu Dhabi as well as the savage performance in the Flyweight world Title fight at the weekend, not forgetting the Brits that were in action over the last seven days and the new names that caught our...

There are plenty of fighters right now putting their hand up to fight Canelo but how many do you give a realistic chance of beating the Mexican? If what we are hearing is correct then Callum Smith is going out of his way to try and make that fight and hopefully the lads at Goldenboy take him up on his offer as it's by far the most competitive fight available. We talk about that, Joe Joyce being ba...

Fight Island started with UFC251 which brought up some huge topics for debate. Did Kamaru Usman miss the opportunity to become a PPV star?  Was Max Holloway robbed? Is Petr Yan the best Bantamweight on the planet? And that's just the title fights.  We discuss the whole main card and preview the upcoming midweek fight night featuring Molly McCann. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCASTWIN...

After 118 days without it, Boxing returned to British soil. Brad Foster won the Lonsdale belt out right in a highly competitive, thoroughly entertaining watch, against James Beech Jr. at the BT Sport studio's.  We talk about the full card and fake crowd noise! Also, we discuss Katie Taylor being matched up again with Delfine Persoon, which we can not wait for.  Will Ryan Garcia fight Luke Campbell...