Forged in Ohio

Branson "The One" Price joins host Jake Murren for the second time on Episode 107 of Forged in Ohio. Branson's a 6-1 amateur mixed martial artist who is set to make his pro debut this Saturday at Caged Thunder 29: Hall of Fame Fights.  In this episode, Branson talks about how proud he is of his amateur career, how excited he is to make his long-awaited pro debut, his goals a pro mixed martial arti...

Robby "The Hebrew Heartthrob" Malof joins host Jake Murren on Episode 106 of Forged in Ohio. Robby is a 3-0 professional mixed martial artist, a high-level BJJ practitioner , and the promoter of Limitless FC .  In this episode, Robby talks about returning to MMA last month after a five-year layoff, his future plans in combat sports, his vision for Limitless FC, and so much more. Robby is truly a o...

Cody "The Warrior" Wilson joins host Jake Murren on Episode 105 of Forged in Ohio. Cody's a 4-1 amateur mixed martial artist who is set to compete for his first MMA title at Caged Thunder 29: Hall of Fame Fights. In this episode, Cody talks about his fourth straight win at Caged Thunder 28, why he called out Luke McMurtry , competing against Luke in his first amateur title fight on December 21st,...

"Killa" Cam Jenkins joins host Jake Murren on Episode 104 of Forged in Ohio. Cam is a 2-1 amateur mixed martial artist who is coming off a dominant showing at Ohio Combat League 32. In this episode, Cam talks about how he got into combat sports, suffering a significant setback ahead of his MMA debut, the bizarre factors in his second fight, rebounding with a huge win at OCL 32, and so much more. T...

Chris "The Grit" Droege joins host Jake Murren on Episode 103 of Forged in Ohio. Chris is a 5-1 amateur mixed martial artist who recently became Made Men Promotions middleweight champion.  In this episode, Chris talks about how he got into MMA after wrestling at a high level, winning his first amateur MMA championship, if a pro debut could be in the near future, and so much more. Chris not only ha...

"Undead" Jeremy Riley joins host Jake Murren on Episode 102 of Forged in Ohio. Jeremy is a 5-4 amateur mixed martial artist who is scheduled to make his pro debut against Will Myers at the Canton Civic Center on December 21st. In this episode, Jeremy talks about his fight of the year contender against RJ Harris, earning another highlight KO win in his last fight, how his amateur career has prepare...

Robi Cvitic joins host Jake Murren on Episode 101 of Forged in Ohio. Robi is a 4-0 amateur mixed martial artist with an upcoming title fight in Kentucky on December 7th. In this episode, Robi talks about his latest win against Nic Lute, fighting in his opponent's backyard for his first amateur title, if he expected such a strong start to his career, and so much more.   Robi's a top flyweight prosp...

Asher "Shock N Rock" Frederick joins host Jake Murren in the Week of 100 Episodes for Forged in Ohio. Asher has won two fights since he was last on the show to improve his professional MMA record to 4-2. In this episode, Asher talks about training in Las Vegas at Xtreme Couture, his last two dominant main-event wins for Ohio Combat League, when fans can expect to see him fight next, and so much mo...

Joshua "The Flyin Hawaiian" Perreira joins host Jake Murren in the Week of 100 Episodes for Forged in Ohio. Josh is a 5-0 professional mixed martial artist who is coming off his first pro title win at SICP 6: Fall Brawl. In this episode, Josh talks about his fifth professional MMA win, the technique involved in the triangle choke, the key to maintaining his 100% finish rate, how he deals with self...

Alex Henry joins host Jake Murren in the Week of 100 Episodes for Forged in Ohio. Alex is the lead commentator and co-matchmaker of Caged Thunder . In this episode, Alex talks about what sparked his interest in MMA, the challenges of being an MMA commentator, what it means to him to become a matchmaker, and so much more. Alex is a voice that many Ohio MMA fans should recognize, and he reveals what...

Anthony "The Bagel" Jagel joins host Jake Murren in the Week of 100 Episodes for Forged in Ohio. Anthony is a 2-0 professional mixed martial artist with his third pro fight coming up on November 2nd. In this episode, Anthony talks about the layoff between his first two pro fights, how he kept his passion for MMA, his latest decision win for CFFC, competing in the co-main event of Limitless FC on S...

"Mad" Max Metzgar joins host Jake Murren in the Week of 100 Episodes for Forged in Ohio. Max is a 2-0 professional fighter who is looking to improve to 3-0 before the end of 2024. In this episode, Max talks about his latest win at Ohio Combat League 31, the competition he's beat in his first two pro fights, a body punch raffle he participated in, what he wants next, and so much more. Max is not on...

Jeremiah Slagle joins host Jake Murren on Episode 99 of Forged in Ohio. Jeremiah is a 4-2 amateur mixed martial artist with an upcoming fight on November 9th for Made Men Promotions. In this episode, Jeremiah talks about why he started wrestling, becoming the Master Combatives Trainer for the Ohio Army National Guard, his undefeated opponent in his next fight, and so much more. Jeremiah is one of...

Dr. Dylan Seeley joins host Jake Murren on Episode 98 of Forged in Ohio. Dylan is a chiropractor and performance coach who works with a variety of athletes in Ohio. In this episode, Dylan talks about starting his own clinic Inferno Performance and Rehab , what he works on with MMA fighters, how important it is for fighters to be aware of the health of their brains, and so much more. Dylan is the s...

David "The Hippie" Leasure joins host Jake Murren on Episode 97 of Forged in Ohio. David is a 3-2 amateur mixed martial artist who is fighting in the main event of BCM Promotions Fight Night 18 on October 19th.  In this episode, David talks about why he started fighting, staying calm inside the cage, fighting the #1 amateur bantamweight in Ohio, thriving in the underdog role, and so much more. Dav...

Jordon Tague joins host Jake Murren on Episode 96 of Forged in Ohio. Jordon is a 4-1 amateur mixed martial artist who will fight in the main event of Caged Thunder NexGen Fight Series 3 for the promotion's lightweight championship on October 5th. In this episode, Jordon talks about his wrestling background translating to MMA, the first five fights in his career, headlining a card for the first tim...

Sinisa Jovic joins host Jake Murren on Episode 95 of Forged in Ohio. Sinisa is a 2-0 amateur mixed martial artist who is coming off an emphatic first-round KO win at Caged Thunder 28: Fight Night in the Flats. In this episode, Sinisa talks about the left hook that knocked out his opponent 41 seconds into the fight, competing against someone who has fought Alex Pereira in kickboxing, his purpose in...

Brody "Big Dawg" Rutledge joins host Jake Murren on Episode 94 of Forged in Ohio. Brody is a 2-0 amateur mixed martial artist who is coming off a stunning, 6-second KO win at Ohio Combat League 31. In this episode, Brody talks about how the knockout was the execution of his gameplan, how much he's learned since his amateur MMA debut in 2021, the importance of being coachable in combat sports, and...

Nick "Jaws" Walls joins host Jake Murren on Episode 93 of Forged in Ohio. Nick is a 1-0 professional mixed martial artist who had an incredible pro-MMA debut at Caged Thunder 28: Fight Night in the Flats. In this episode, Nick talks about how he fought freely in his pro-MMA debut, winning via knockout in the second round, how his 13 amateur fights prepared him to turn pro, what he's fighting for i...

Luke McMurtry joins host Jake Murren for the fourth time on Episode 92 of Forged in Ohio. Luke's a 6-2 amateur mixed martial artist and former Caged Thunder featherweight champion.  In this episode, Luke talks about his performance at Caged Thunder 28: Fight Night in the Flats, bouncing back from losing two fights in a row, how he intends to win back his featherweight title, and more. Luke's the f...

"MB3" Matt Brown joins host Jake Murren on Episode 91 of Forged in Ohio. Matt is a 3-1 amateur mixed martial artist who is coming off a win last month on 10 days notice.  In this episode, Matt talks about the valuable experience of winning a fight on short notice, never going to the judge's scorecards in his four career fights, coming back from getting severely injured on his first day of training...

Jacob Toth joins host Jake Murren on Episode 90 of Forged in Ohio. Jacob is a 4-0 amateur mixed martial artist who is coming off a 43-second win in the main event of Caged Thunder: NexGen Fight Series 2. In this episode, Jacob talks about all four of his wins coming via first-round submission, how he studies his opponents, if a Caged Thunder title shot is next for him, and so much more. When it co...

Alekzander Hazelwood joins host Jake Murren on Episode 89 of Forged in Ohio. Alekzander is a 2-0 amateur mixed martial artist representing Ronin Training Center.  In this episode, Alekzander talks about his passion for fighting, the two finishes on his record, when he'd like to compete next, his goals, and so much more.    Alekzander has looked incredible in two fights so far, and at only 20 years...

Jake Digman joins host Jake Murren for Episode 88 of Forged in Ohio. Jake Digman is a "Master of Ceremonies," who has over 20 years of experience in combat sports. In this episode, Jake talks about why Caged Thunder 28: Fight Night in the Flats is personal to him, how "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler had a part in getting him into MMA, being in the movie "Warrior" in 2011, what it takes to be a good ring...

"Bad" Matt Adams joins host Jake Murren for the second time on Episode 87 of Forged in Ohio. Matt's a 2-1 professional mixed martial artist who is set to make his LFA debut against Alex Marro on August 2nd at LFA 189.  In this episode, Matt talks about his three pro fights so far, competing in bare knuckle boxing for BKFC, his upcoming fight for LFA against a hometown guy, and so much more. There'...