In the Booth

This weekend UFC 284 is coming at us from Perth, Australia. Joined by Australian fighter and GAMMA world champion Danielle "Drop Bear" Curtis, we break down this historic event that we deem "on paper" to be the biggest fight of all time between the P4P #2 and #1 on the rankings where Islam Makhachev puts his Lightweight title on the line against Featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski.

It has been a turbulent year for Andre Ewell. We spoke to the UFC vet soon after a 17 second knockout victory in his bare knuckle debut at BYB. We discuss: - Health scares due to strenuous life circumstances outside of the cage - Being cut from UFC, taking a step back and revamping - Consequences of leaving UFC - Finding purpose - What makes for a supportive partner - What men need in a relationsh...

On the verge of making her September 3rd Pro Fighting debut at BKFC Thailand we caught up with one of the most adventurous people on the planet in Tai Emery. After wearing many hats in the form of an Electrician, Rugby player, Football player and Model, Tai embarked on her most fulfilling trip to date as she moved to Thailand to learn Muay Thai and ended up being signed to both BKFC Thailand and B...

Preparing for her fight at Eternal 68 on August 20th, we were so excited to get to know Jacinta Austin, arguably Australia's top prospect that we were prepared to do this interview on vacation out of a hotel room with a microphone that failed us. We talk about acing competitions in numerous martial arts disciplines, being all-in into combat sports, manifestation and the high levels of patience req...

Invicta FC's Strawweight Champion Emily Ducote hopes to make next week Saturday July 16th an unforgettable one by winning her UFC debut against Jessica Penne in New York. Get to know the reinvented UFC newcomer as she looks to implement a one-fight-at-a-time attitude towards a Strawweight title shot in the promotion that she has been watching since childhood.

On the verge of going pro, Destiny McCubbin tells the story that she's never told anyone before. Having gone through an adverse past, fighting found her and gave her something to live for. We also go into a spine injury that left her paralyzed and needing to re-learn how to walk post-surgery, cleanly breaking her ankle during training making her consider quitting the sport, and the fire to perform...

One of the fresh UFC prospects coming out of Dana White's Contender Series "Ugly Man" Joseph Holmes dropped by to discuss his first UFC win which came in the form of a quick 1 minute finish of Alen Amedovski, washing away the bad taste of his short notice debut fight against Jamie Pickett. We go over his mentality, advice for young fighters and what he has got going on outside the Octagon.

Former Australian UFC fighter Nadia Kassem did what very few people who have touched the top league of their sport do, step away from the sport altogether at a very young age. The introspective Nadia joined the show to discuss:   ▪︎ Stepping away from fighting at a very young age  ▪︎ Being unexpectedly cut from UFC  ▪︎ Learning from past mistakes and people  ▪︎ Being a female f...

Sam Hughes returns to the show in the leadup to her crucial matchup with Istela Nunes this Saturday April 16th. After moving her life from Washington to Texas and joining the stable of world class talent at Fortis MMA following her last loss to Luana Pinheiro, Sam is looking to make use of her first full camp, non-short notice fight in the UFC to put up what she hopes will be the best performance...

Miranda Maverick drops by leading up to her upcoming short notice fight against Sabina Mazo booked for this weekend (March 12th). We discuss her upcoming opponent, wanting to learn from the "Mental" mistakes in her last fight against Erin Blanchfield, overcoming an unjust decision loss on the scorecards against Maycee Barber, and Miranda also shares her very unique perspective on her fight career...

The newly crowned BKFC Flyweight Champion Christine Ferea returns after a dominant victory over her long time foe Britain Hart at Knucklemania II and making history. We discuss her feelings after the event, dealing with a major health issue weeks prior to the title fight but keeping it under wraps, who is next, and her plans to stay hungry and defend this title for many fights to come.

We're joined by Women's Boxing royalty! The former World Champion is booked to fight Terri Harper who only just lost her titles to Alycia Baumgardner on March 12th. We discuss the developments of women's Boxing over the years in anticipation of its biggest year yet in 2022, fighter pay, her newfound fire and motivation leading Heather to falling back in love with Boxing after falling frustrated wi...

An extended sitdown with Bare Knuckle Boxer David "El Necio"Diaz who has rapidly turned into a fan favorite and one of the most colorful personalities on the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship roster.  On In the Booth: Fight Corner, following his 2nd pro win against Albert Inclan to keep his 100% record we talked to David about going from 15 years of dreaming of being a fighter to starting th...

From hitting rock bottom and being on a downward spiral to fighting for gold. You get to see a different side of Britain "Hart" Beltran who will be challenging Christine Ferea for the inaugural 125lb BKFC title at Knucklemania II on February 19th. Britain tells us about her very turbulent life, from getting into the system to sleeping out of her car chasing her Boxing dreams and more intense strug...

We're back! Kicking off 2022 big with BKFC's Christine Ferea who will be fighting for the first ever Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 125lb title at Knucklemania II on February 19th.  On this episode we discuss Christine's transition into Bare Knuckle Boxing where she found her zone and became unanimously known as the most feared woman in BKFC, her journey of not giving herself any backup p...

Tonight is the final UFC event of the year, and it ends with a Heavyweight banger! We had to miss the recap of last weekend's insane UFC 269 event so we're bringing you a preview of this event including some betting tips and odds, underdog picks and prop bets. Also featuring on this main card, a co-main event Welterweight battle with big implications in Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson and Belal "Reme...

This week we have a very special guest, Rob who owns the McDojoLife page and YouTube channel has been exposing fake martial arts instructors and cult leaders all around the world for years. We talk about the psychological manipulation that leads the students of these schools to fall so deep into the wormhole, draw similarities between religious institutions, cults and martial arts schools, and tou...

Debuting our new Combat Sports focused interview format Corner Talk we are joined by UFC Strawweight Sam Hughes who is preparing to fight Luana Pinheiro this Saturday November 20th opening the card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.  We go over Sam's martial arts background, the quick road to the highest stage and being called up as a short notice replacement to make her UFC debut against...

UFC 268 was a stacked banger! Fans at the sold out Madison Square Garden in New York City witnessed two title fights in two heated rematches between the Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman facing Colby Covington and Strawweight champion Rose Namajunas facing Weili Zhang. The main card opened with a banger that absolutely delivered on expectations when Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler put on a Sl...

A look into the mind of Jenny Savage. Clarksville, Tennessee's Bare Knuckle and MMA fighter breaks the silence since her last fight and shows a very relatable side on In the Booth. Jenny opens up about her turbulent life story for the first time as we discuss;   - Being shaped and hardened by a traumatic childhood.  - The Early days of MMA, finding a family in the gym and how BKFC saved...

Last weekend featured arguably one of the best boxing trilogies in history. Fury vs Wilder III overdelivered and gave a definitive end to this series with Tyson Fury successfully defending his world title with an 11th round knockout, but not without facing adversity against a determined and revamped Deontay Wilder.  We give our thoughts on the fight, the changes made in both camps, shine a li...

N/A MMA's debut is here! Every UFC PPV and other major events in MMA and Boxing we will bring you our pre and post-fight insights, betting picks and predictions, funny clips and big news surrounding fight week.  We have teamed up with MMA Journalist and Reporter Alex Wendling all the way in California to bring you all the action.  Here's a recap of UFC 266 which saw Alexander Volkanovski...

Montana Love is an exciting undefeated boxer who has got all the makings of a star, the skills, the flash, the mouth, the confidence and the backing of a whole state as he represents Cleveland, Ohio on a quest for a belt. Coming off of the biggest win of his career against ranked opponent Ivan Baranchyk on the biggest event he has been a part of on Showtime in Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley we get to...

Kanye West released the long anticipated album Donda. It was received with mixed emotions so we do a deep dive and give our thoughts on the project. We also go over some Drake beef, Certified Lover Boy, Jake Paul fighting Tyron Woodley and address the critiques on Tommy Fury's performance against Anthony Taylor.

A lot has happened this past week, Simone Biles made a statement with consequences about the importance of mental health leading media to unleash their opinions. Fresh & Fit Podcast continues to be on fire in helping men self develop and giving harsh realities to women and Olympic Boxing judges are as corrupt as ever at Tokyo 2020.