Forged in Ohio

Branson "The One" Price joins host Jake Murren for Episode 39 of Forged in Ohio. Branson is a 5-0 amateur mixed martial artist, and he has the opportunity to become a champion in two weight classes at Caged Thunder 22 on August 12th. In this episode of Forged in Ohio, Branson talks about winning his bantamweight title last April, training at Apex Fight Systems, fighting Luke McMurtry for the feath...

Marcelino "Real Street Jesus" Rangel joins host Jake Murren for Episode 38 of Forged in Ohio. Marcelino is a 2-1 amateur mixed martial artist, 2-0 professional kickboxer, and he's expected to make his pro boxing debut soon as well. In this episode of Forged in Ohio, Marcelino talks about how he first got involved in combat sports, training at Demolition Fight Team, his upcoming pro kickboxing titl...

Josiah "Muscle Hamster" Harrell joins host Jake Murren for Episode 37 of Forged in Ohio. Josiah is a 7-0 professional mixed martial artist who is ranked first among active pro lightweight and welterweight fighters in the state of Ohio.    In this episode of Forged in Ohio, Josiah talks about the viral moment where he took his opponent through the cage door at LFA 160, his training partners, what's...

"Trouble" Trae Cusac joins host Jake Murren for Episode 36 of Forged in Ohio. Trae is a 6-0 amateur mixed martial artist who is ranked first among active amateur heavyweights and second among active amateur light heavyweights in the state of Ohio.  In this episode of Forged in Ohio, Trae tells the unique story of how he started competing in MMA, the surreal journey of his amateur fighting career,...

"Nature Boy" Blake Perry joins host Jake Murren for Episode 35 of Forged in Ohio. Blake is a 2-1 professional mixed martial artist who has competed on some big stages including Bellator, A1 Combat, and Cage Warriors.  In this episode of Forged in Ohio, Blake talks about his Ohio roots, his viral nose break, what's next for him, and so much more. Blake has an infectious personality and shared incre...

"Nasty" Nick Nash joins host Jake Murren for Episode 34 of Forged in Ohio. Nick was the 7th guest on Forged in Ohio, and a lot has happened in his life since he was featured on the show. Nick has won two amateur fights, the Caged Thunder Light Heavyweight Championship, and has already booked another amateur title bout for July 15th at 247 FC: Brawl in the Burgh 17 against Geoff Magin. In this epis...

Jayde Sheeley joins host Jake Murren for Episode 33 of Forged in Ohio. Jayde is the first-ever female combat sports athlete to be featured on the show, and this is an episode you won't want to miss. In this episode of Forged in Ohio, Jayde talks about having a father who was an MMA fighter, her role in law enforcement as a deputy sheriff, her upcoming fight at LFA 160 against Diamond Long, and so...

Isaac Karg joins host Jake Murren for Episode 32 of Forged in Ohio. Issac is a 2-0 amateur mixed martial artist who has a fascinating backstory of how he got into combat sports. In this episode of Forged in Ohio, Isaac talks about his history with backyard boxing, training at Immortal Martial Arts Center, his most recent win at Caged Thunder 21, and so much more. Isaac has come a long way in mixed...

Skyler "The Bulldog" Bray joins host Jake Murren for Episode 31 of Forged in Ohio. Skyler is a 1-0 professional mixed martial artist, and he's 3-0 as a professional boxer with a 100% finish rate. In this episode of Forged in Ohio, Skyler talks about how he got into combat sports, his ruthless fighting style, his exciting pro debut win at Ohio Combat League 24, and so much more. Skyler is one of th...

"Mad" Max Metzgar joins host Jake Murren for Episode 30 of Forged in Ohio. Max was the 11th guest on Forged in Ohio, and a lot has happened in his life since he was featured on the show. Max won his last amateur fight by decision to become 7-0, won his third amateur title, turned 26 years old, and turned pro all on the same night. Also, he signed a Bellator contract to debut as a professional at B...

Josh "Rockin" Rohler joins host Jake Murren for episode 29 of Forged in Ohio. Josh is an 8-6 professional mixed martial artist, and he recently became the first-ever APFC Lightweight Champion. In this episode of Forged in Ohio, Josh talks about his win at APFC 4, the greatest moment of his career, his faith, what's next for him, and so much more. Josh is one of the most unique fighters in MMA, and...

John "The Machine" Davis joins host Jake Murren for episode 28 of Forged in Ohio. John is a striker in slap fighting, and he won the Inaugural Power Slap Middleweight Championship in the first season of Dana White's Power Slap League. In this episode of Forged in Ohio, John talks about the health concerns of slap fighting, training for the sport, competing on the TV show, winning the belt, and so...

Chase "The Archangel" Archangelo joins host Jake Murren for episode 27 of Forged in Ohio. Chase moved to Ohio to wrestle at Cleveland State, and he's gone 3-0 as an amateur mixed martial artist since. In this episode of Forged in Ohio, Chase talks about his pride for the buckeye state, training at Strongstyle with Stipe Miocic, his upcoming fight on June 3rd, and so much more. Chase is an entertai...

Asher "Shock N Rock" Frederick joins host Jake Murren for episode 26 of Forged in Ohio. Asher is currently ranked #1 among active amateur bantamweight fighters in the state of Ohio, but he's eyeing a future at flyweight as he turns pro. In this episode of Forged in Ohio, Asher talks about his one-of-a-kind nickname, his dominant run as an amateur, why he's struggled to find a fight, turning pro, m...

Luke McMurtry joins host Jake Murren for episode 25 of Forged in Ohio. Luke was the second-ever guest on Forged in Ohio, and he makes his return to talk about his unanimous decision win at Caged Thunder 20 on April 1st.   In this episode of Forged in Ohio, Luke talks about the decision win, becoming 4-0 as an amateur fighter, his thoughts on his performance, what's next for him at Caged Thunder, a...

Jerrell "Thunderkat" Hodge joins host Jake Murren for episode 24 of Forged in Ohio. Jerrell has one of the biggest names in Ohio combat sports, he has a 10-3 professional MMA record, and he recently became the NEW LFA interim bantamweight champion of the world. In this episode of Forged in Ohio, Jerrell talks about the MMA scene in Ohio, winning the LFA title, what it means for his career, what 20...

Myles "Hershey" Robinson joins host Jake Murren for episode 23 of Forged in Ohio. Myles was the first-ever guest on Forged in Ohio, and he makes his return to talk about his 37-second knockout win over Tom Kizer on March 18th.  In this episode of Forged in Ohio, Myles talks about the knockout win, becoming 3-0 professionally, what the fight means for his career, his food cravings after fights, wha...

Kyle Crum joins host Jake Murren for episode 22 of Forged in Ohio. Kyle is a 4-1 amateur mixed martial artist who's coming off his third stoppage victory at Caged Thunder 19. In this episode of Forged in Ohio, Kyle talks about how MMA saved his life, the rivalry he's built with Norm "The Jackhammer" Carreiro , his upcoming fight against "Nasty" Nick Nash at Caged Thunder 21, and so much more. Supp...

Devin Gillotte joins host Jake Murren for episode 21 of Forged in Ohio. Devin is a 3-1 amateur mixed martial artist who's coming off his first stoppage victory at Ohio Combat League 24. Not only is Devin an MMA fighter, but he also competes in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, and he works as a police officer in Westerville, Ohio. In this episode of Forged in Ohio, Devin talks about his upbringing,...

Dylan "The Mindless Hulk" Budka joins host Jake Murren for episode 20 of Forged in Ohio. Dylan is a 5-1 professional mixed martial artist who is currently on a 5-fight winning streak. He's 3-0 in LFA with one fight left on his contract, and he's ready to take the MMA scene by storm. In this episode of Forged in Ohio, Dylan talks about his upbringing in Maryland, his insane run as an amateur fighte...

Norm "The Jackhammer" Carreiro joins host Jake Murren for episode 19 of Forged in Ohio. Norm is a recently retired amateur mixed martial artist. His last fight was on February 18th at Caged Thunder 19, and he finished his career with a 7-7 record. Beyond his fighting career, he also served in the military, is involved with other sports, has experience with weight loss, and he's now involved in MMA...

"Bad" Matt Adams joins host Jake Murren for episode 18 of Forged in Ohio. Matt is a 3-2 amateur heavyweight MMA fighter who's making his pro debut on March 3rd against Cameron Kinzig. Matt was also a state and national champion in wrestling, and he's a 3-0 professional boxer with three knockouts as well. In this episode of Forged in Ohio, Matt talks about how he initially got into combat sports, w...

Briar "Mr. CEO" Cadle joins host Jake Murren for episode 17 of Forged in Ohio. Briar is a 3-1 amateur mixed martial artist, and his size, power, and wrestling separate him from other bantamweights.  In this episode of Forged in Ohio, Briar talks about how he was introduced to combat sports, the figures in MMA he grew up around, what his debut win meant to him, the future of his career, and so much...

Lucas "Sniper" Seibert joins host Jake Murren for episode 16 of Forged in Ohio. Lucas is a former D1 walk-on wrestler at West Virginia University, and now he's a 2-0 amateur mixed martial artist. The third fight of his amateur career takes place on Saturday, February 18th in Akron, Ohio. He'll fight a former guest on Forged in Ohio in Malcolm Jackson at Caged Thunder 19. In this episode of Forged...

"The Bone Collector" Dominic Garrini joins host Jake Murren for episode 15 of Forged in Ohio! Dominic is actually the first professional wrestler featured on the podcast. He started in combat sports with Brazilian jiu-jitsu at East Coast Martial Arts where he was a highly credentialed jiu-jitsu practitioner. Then, Dominic transitioned to professional wrestling. He trained in Cleveland at Absolute...