MMA On Point - Podcast

Why was Antonio Inoki slapping MMA fighters, and what was he trying to prove? This video dives into one of the strangest crossovers between pro wrestling and real fighting, from Inoki’s obsession with legitimacy to chaotic clashes with real fighters, the influence on early MMA in Japan, and moments where the line between performance and reality completely broke down. From Sting vs Tony Palmore to...

UFC 327 just had one of the wildest conclusions to a fight ever. One in which, Jiri Prochazka basically had his opponent, Carlos Ulberg, all but beaten with a severely damaged leg. He took pity on Ulberg and paid the price with his consciouness and of course lost the title he's missed on 3 times now.

The champion of a division is often the easiest way to gauge the weight class' health. Well what happens when a respected or even hated champion leaves suddenly and there aren't good options to pick up the pieces? These are the times the make up title fights proved just how bad the champion leaving really waas.

The UFC is facing a growing amount of criticism these days, but it's not just that, they are losing big stars to rivals, meanwhile their divisions are struggling to keep the title picture going. What is going on and will the UFC fix these issues?

Join our channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbQ_WJsfwZvrSYHv6ywzyOA/joinTom returns to break down how a wild TRT loophole let a bunch of UFC fighters stay jacked and competitive way longer than expected. It also covers how things eventually blew up, leading to a full ban in 2014 that changed the sport for good. Like, share and subscribe to our channel if you dig our co...

Rematches are one of the best things that can happen in MMA. Usually the 2nd fight is even bigger than the first when beloved champions and former champions are involved. For these examples though, most of them were either done way too soon, because of star power alone or even ones done way too late and when fighters weren't really able anymore.

Rematches are one of the best things that can happen in MMA. Usually the 2nd fight is even bigger than the first when beloved champions and former champions are involved. For these examples though, most of them were either done way too soon, because of star power alone or even ones done way too late and when fighters weren't really able anymore.

Some fighters can never stay out of trouble, but these fighters... oh man, they NEVER seem to get out of their own. The problem is, you want to be their fan, these problems just keep arising. Ronda Rousey has won over a lot of people lately, Arman has maybe started to pushed through his controversies, but they keep happening. And why is it every champion these days like Islam Makhachev for Ilia To...

Records are meant to be broken, even the longest standing MMA records ever. No one is safe!

It's tough enough to get to the top of the mountain. It's even tough to get finishes on the way up, but to command the kind of fear these champions did over their entire reigns is entirely due to their stopping power every second of every fight. That's what makes them the real BMFs. The best fighters on the planet who destroyed their opposition time in and time out.

The BMF title was originally an awesome idea, organically created by Nate Diaz calling out Jorge Masvidal. It was supposed to be a 1-of-1 specialty attraction based on the style of both guys, but then the UFC just had to go on and corporatize it and yea... run it into the ground. Max Holloway made it worth it with some of his performances, but a few of them now have spectacularly failed and none w...

MMA isn't exactly what you would consider a very forgiving sport, but sometimes, the stars just seem to align and with only a single things not only reverse, but perhaps could go better if you had full control of things. These are the most perfectly timed MMA/UFC wins ever.

The UFC has created a lot of enemies over the years, but none perhaps closer to their brand publicly than their own commentators. These are the times the commentators got into it with either Dana themselves, the UFC policies and on many occassions meant they were let go from their position.

The heavyweight division in the UFC and around the world is a total disaster. The whole debacle begs the question, is it time to go back to the era before testing to save MMA heavyweights or is the solution something else?

Commissions in MMA/UFC are the absolute worst. Why aren't these fights overturned already? Bad ref calls, actually cheating with PEDs or flopping. These fights should be overturned immediately, but we know they won't.

Weight cutting is a forever problem it seems in MMA and while many think the solutions are simple, the truth is, it's about as hard to stop as cheating on tests in high school. These are the fighters who stepped on the scale and missed in the most dramatic way possible, nearly falling off the stage in the process.

Big money opportunities come for few people in this industry and that's what makes it so baffling when it gets totally fumbled by those presented with it. From Francis Ngannou to Jon Jones and even Money Moicano, it happens all the time in MMA.

UFC 325 had some really great moments and finishes throughout the card. Ruffy over Fiziev, BSD over Dan Hooker and some not so great. Chief of the worst was just the booking in the main event, Diego Lopes vs Alexander Volkanovski looked like Lopes vs Volk 1. It was a dominant performance the first time and it was only 9 months ago. What was even the point?

Who is the next big talent in the UFC? Or how about the next big star? Both of these may be answered in today's video as we jump into the most hyped prospects for the year in the world's largest MMA promotion.

Giant stars from rival promotions sometimes make a big splash in the UFC, but these stars definitely struggled to that. In fact most of them didn't even get a single win or if they did it was extremely controversial.

UFC 324 was the first Paramount+ and the main event between Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett was just good, it was a fight of the year candidate. Dana White said the numbers were double what they were forecasted. What a fight.

Alright... the big Paramount debut is here. The only question is... where is Dana White? Has he just kinda given up? We think so. The guy has way too much going on and this whole UFC/MMA promotion game now feels like a side quest to him.

The UFC's PPV has officially ended as we now enter into the Paramount Era. So the question has to be asked... was the PPV era good? How well has it aged and what shows are still worth going back to watch now?

It seems some fighters, no matter how many times they lose, just seem to keep coming back and if it were up to them, they would never leave. Who could blame them? This is their career. At some point however, you would expect the UFC to cut them lose after their glory years are clearly long gone.

Here comes the big return of a former UFC champion. Do they set the division on fire or do they run into a brick wall? Well in short, these guys all had a ton of momentum and crashed a top speed.