Focus Fights Audio

Originally Recorded on: Jun. 11th, 2026 (TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE!) ​ 0:00 Disclaimer & Legal ​ 1:05 Belated Juneteenth Message + bashing Josh Hokit’s behavior, criticizing the UFC’s recent events & bashing naysayers ​ 9:12 Show Open ​ 12:36 Overall Thoughts on RIZIN LANDMARK 14 ​ 17:28 Summary of the Prelims ​ 27:11 Is SHINRYU/Laramie a done deal after their respective wins? (Plus, the futures of...

(TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE) ​ 0:00 Extended Disclaimer ​ 2:23 RIZIN LANDMARK 14 English Trailer (w/Michael Schiavello) ​ 4:00 Show Open ​ 12:47 Taylan Yuasa vs. Haruto Kikuchi + Prelim Talk ​ 20:59 Thoughts on the RIZIN LANDMARK 14 Event on paper ​ 25:19 Hiromasa Ogikubo x Makoto “SHINRYU” Takahashi + talk of the venue ​ 40:29 Tony Laramie x Yuki Motoya ​ 51:32 Takakenshin x Ryo Sakai ​ 1:04:56 “Bl...

(TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE!) ​ 0:00 Extended Disclaimer/Legalese ​ 2:24 Show Intro Running Down the Aspects of RIZIN 53 ​ 8:13 Running Down the Prelims (or "Why Soul Hamaguchi TKO'ing Haruto Sunada was more interesting?") ​ 11:45 Luiz "KILLER" Gustavo TKOs Ilkhom Nazimov (Gustavo's the new RIZIN Lightweight Champ! What's next for him & how will Ilkhom return?) ​ 28:40 Why Ren Hiramoto vs. KOUZI fel...

(TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE) 0:00 Show Intro & Extended Disclaimer 2:23 RIZIN 53 English Language Trailer w/Michael Schiavello (Partial Interpretation by J. Christian Gary) 4:45 J. Chrish Welcomes in the show, goofs a bit & introduces ayWolf & Mr. Ohio while discussing RIZIN’s Card Strength vs. the UFC & Combate Global 19:00 Breaking Down the Prelims 25:16 Ilkhom Nazimov's 1st Lightweight Title Defe...

For the 1st time in a while (but really, it's been 5 months), we -- being Focus Fights Audio -- are pivoting our focus to chatting with fighters rather than putting over a specific fight card . (That will be for the next episode.) In this episode, our "Chillmeister" J. Christian Gary spoke with two competitors who will be on the upcoming RIZIN 53 Card on May 10th at GLION Arena in Ko...

(Original Air-Date: Apr. 15th, 2026) (TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE) 0:00 Intro & Extended Disclaimer 2:22 Show Intro + Running Down the Week in Combat Sports (Jiri Losing, Tenshin Winning, Miyuu's Boxing Debut, BLACK COMBAT, Combate Global, etc.) 8:18 JChrish & JayWolf bash the trolls 9:53 JChrish talks to JustBleedFan about RIZIN Alums in action + the Prelims 12:14 Brief Review of the Pre...

RIZIN LANDMARK 13 is TONIGHT!* With the RIZIN Fighting Federation being dead-set on getting International Competitors involved in the Superior Ruleset, more & more fighters from the Americas, Africa & Europe are wanting to ply their craft in the Land Of The Rising Sun. One of them is 12 Fight BELLATOR MMA Vet James “The Strabanimal” Gallagher who will be fighting former REBEL FC Champion K...

(TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE!) ​ 0:00 Extended Disclaimer + Content Warning ​ 2:26 RIZIN LANDMARK 13 English Language Trailer w/"The Voice" Michael Schiavello (partial translation from J. Christian Gary) ​ 4:43 Show Intro + a Brief Rundown both RIZIN LANDMARK 13 & of the weekend's Fight Coverage ​ 19:11 A Brief Talk of the Prelims & the lone Kickboxing Bout on the Main Card ​ 21:50 Razhabali Shaydull...

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(TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE!) ​ 0:00 Disclaimer & Legalese ​ 1:06 RIZIN 52 English Language Teaser ft. Michael Schiavello (translations by “guaranteed human” J. Christian Gary) ​ 3:13 Podcast Intro & How to get RIZIN 52 ​ 12:57 Patchy Mix X Kyoma Akimoto (World Class Fighter vs. Surging Young Prospect) ​ 27:08 Luiz “KILLER” Gustavo (Wanderlei Silva’s protégé) X Taisei Sakuraba aka “SAKU Jr.” (Kazush...

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( Original Air Date: Dec. 23rd, 2025) TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE! ​ 0:00 Intro & Disclaimer ​ 2:22 Show Open & putting over the previous night’s WeAreRIZIN Podcast + the gifts JayWolf received ​ 8:50 Brief talk of the RIZIN KOSHIEN Tournament Final ​ 18:22 Brief talk of Ryan Bader vs. Alexander Soldatkin being cancelled (saving us from a boring Heavyweight Title Fight) ​ 20:22 Razhabali Shaydullaev...

(TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE!) 0:00 Intro & Brief Notice 4:00 Interviewee Intro 5:27 What's the most difficult part about keeping up with things personally & professionally? 8:10 What were Carolina's 1st Thoughts about The ROW? 11:25 What's the best part about working with The ROW Crew on & off-air? 13:53 Did Carolina ever thought she'd be at this level growing up in South...

Original Air Date: Nov. 9th, 2025 (*: This podcast was uploaded before the cancellation of Bader x Soldatkin due to Bader suffering an injury.) (TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE!) 0:00 Intro & Disclaimer 2:22 Show Open 3:50 Brief Summation of RIZIN LANDMARK 12 (thoughts on this great weekend show being free to watch) 11:25 Brief talk of the Prelims & structure of the new GLION Arena 22:09 Akimoto smoked H...

(TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE!) ​ 0:00 Intro & Disclaimer ​ 2:22 RIZIN LANDMARK 12 English Trailer ​ 3:32 Show Intro & Reasoning for the Previous Episode being Taken Down (It's Back Up Now, Despite its Issues) ​ 5:39 Why This Show Is FREE? ​ 8:13 Brief Show Rundown ​ 9:31 Kyohei Hagiwara vs. Kyouma Akimoto (Underground Emperor vs. Young Prospect: Why is This Fight Getting Top Billing?) ​ 17:53 Seika I...

Original Air Date: Oct. 21st, 2025 (had to be re-uploaded due to copyright issues) (TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE!) ​ 0:00 Disclaimer, Legal + Extended Message​ 2:22 Show Open ​ 4:20 Brief Summation of RIZIN 51 (& the thoughts of so many decision fights on it)​ 5:53 Brief Chat of the Prelims ​ 11:59 Shaydullaev & Satoshi dominate their opponents! (What's next for them & those who they b...

Original Air Date: Oct. 21st, 2025 (had to be re-uploaded due to copyright issues) (TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE!) ​ 0:00 Disclaimer, Legal + Extended Message ​ 2:22 Show Open ft. Eiichi Saeki's "The Other Side Of RIZIN" ​ 4:20 Brief Summation of RIZIN 51 (& the thoughts of so many decision fights on it) ​ 5:53 Brief Chat of the Prelims ​ 11:59 Shaydullaev & Satoshi dominate thei...

(TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE!) ​ 0:00 Disclaimer, Legal + Extended Message ​ 2:22 RIZIN 51 English Trailer ​ 3:28 Show Open & Event Rundown ​ 6:17 Brief Mention of the Prelims (including Syuto Sato vs. Street Bob ❤️ Kosuke) + talk about Tatsuya Yamato vs. Takahiro Okuyama ​ 10:45 Talk of the event & the very brief history & dimensions of IG Arena (aka the Aichi International Arena) ​ 13:27 Roberto Sa...

(TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE!) 0:00 Disclaimer, Legal + Warning (with intentional 5 sec. pause) 1:48 Thoughts on the deaths of Disgraced Human Charlie Kirk & Disgraced Wrestler Hulk Hogan (rka Terry Bollea)* 6:20 Tribute to Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton (w/intentional hometown botch, 10 Bell Salute & YNWA Tribute) 14:20 Show Rundown 16:48 Blake "Bulletproof" Troop Interview (Also available on Twitter/X)...

(TIMESTAMPS AVAILABLE!) 0:00 Intro 1:08 Tribute & 10-Bell Salute for the victims of the 4th of July Floods in Kerr County, Texas, USA & the memories of Strahinja Gavrilovic and Edith Dumas of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada 8:18 Intro & Show Rundown 10:53 Sarah-Michelle Auswitz (RIZIN.TV Poster Winner; Future MMA Fighter) 52:24 3 Things on Chris’ mind (Shields/Ali, ONE FC’s crippling downfall, Buff Bag...

(Original air date: Apr. 13th, 2022) -—-—- TIMESTAMPS -—-—-— 0:00 Disclaimer/Content Warning/Legalese  1:00 Thoughts on “The Bad Guy” Scott Hall (featuring the Smoke DZA song “Machismo” from the “Ringside EP”)  6:20 Opening/Rundown  9:11 Billy Dixon (BIPOC/LGBTQ+ Deathmatch Wrestler; Game Changer Wrestling among others)  32:05 Promoting #ForTheCulture & GCW’s “Collective 2022 Slate” on FITE TV...

In this special Focus Fights Audio Short Interview, our “Chillmeister” J. Christian Gary spoke to French MMA Stalwart Stephane “SMASH” Coignon. Coignon, fighting out of Nagoya, Aichi, Japan via “The City of Lights” Paris, France, stands in at 6’4 (192 cm), weighs in at 214 lbs (97 kg), and has an MMA Record of 3-3 w/1 KO. He’s a veteran of promotions such as HEXAGONE MMA, ARES Fighting Championshi...

​ 0:00 Disclaimer + “Gloria” by Eiichi Saeki ​ 1:41 Show Intro + Summary Thoughts ​ 15:55 The Featherweight Pecking Order (Karamov x Kimura; Nazimov x Nii; Suzuki x Yamamoto; Kolesnik x SASUKE) ​ 49:12 Horie got HANDS (& BOWS) in KO’ing Nishikawa (Future Lightweight Contender?) ​ 56:05 The Good, The Bad & The Ugly at Heavyweight (Sina Karimian’s MMA Debut vs. Hidetaka Arato; Last Heavyweight GP Qu...

After an exciting debut in (South) Korea almost felt like a complete drubbing nearly 3 weeks ago, the RIZIN Fighting Federation — Japan’s premier combat sports promotion — returns to Japanese Soil for their 2nd Consecutive Cage Event this year: RIZIN LANDMARK 11 from Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. In 4 of the 5 post-Intermission fights, some Japan’s best at 145 lbs/6...

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