MMA On Point - Podcast

You ever just see something, like a video online and you assume it's AI or a clever fake only to find out it's 100% real? Well, that's how all of these MMA/UFC records went. Just unreal stuff.

Imagine making your way to the top of your division, the peak, and a title shot is in hand. All you have to do is get one more when, then suddenly.... you wake up. Not only do you not remember what happened, but what's worse is it's because you were brutally KO'd by your opponent. That's what has happened in the MMA/UFC fights.

Everyone has their long-held beliefs, but some are much more strange than others. Does that mean it's true or not? Well as they say in this sport, anything can happen in MMA....

They save half the battle is mental in MMA/UFC and these fighters probably went a bit closer to 100% without the skills to back it up. Looking scary is helpful to an extent, but it won't help you win a fight. Everyone has to train.

A new MMA organization has cropped up to compete with the UFC and it's called the GFL or the Global Fight League. And for some reason, they decided to kick off their giant launch party with the worst AI slop I think I've ever seen. Check it out as we go through it all.

Something's been in the water lately, because it seems on every card, there is a major prospect losing and losing in a big way. Payton Talbot and Rinya Nakamura just lost at UFC 311 and the question has to been asked.... who's next?

This sport is tough enough in general but betrayals can make it much more tough, especially on an emotional level. Just like Mike Golberg unceremonious exit from the UFC or Jorge Masvidal vs Colby Covington, there are plenty examples of MMA fighters getting backstabbed.

It's gotta be asked now that Islam Makhachev just broke the all-time title defense record and 155lbs...is he now the greatest lightweight of all time? Does he surpass Khabib's legacy? Some of you may already have him as such and no doubt this discussion will be ongoing.

Title fights already mean a ton, but when Islam Makhachev steps into the cage against Arman Tsarukyan a lot more will be on the line. Can Islam break the all-time title defense record and does that make him the greatest lightweight of all time in the process?

Weight Cutting might just be the most peculiar thing about MMA to anyone who's never watched the sport all the way those that constantly do as a hardcore fans. In some cases those like Khamzat Chimaev or Daniel Cormier, those misses are incredibly flagrant.

What if you are involved in a rivalry that is incredibly lucrative and competitive, but by the time it comes back around, a title is now introduced to the situation? That's exactly what's happened in these cases. Just like Islam Makhachev vs Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 311 for the lightweight title, so are the rest of these stories on today's video.

Saying one thing and doing another....this is an idea that is old as sporting itself is. In MMA, these moments are equally common, which means there are quite a few people we could have considered for this one, but didn't make the cut. So like the Jon Jones', Colby Covington's or Sean Strickland's, there's plenty to talk about in today's video.

Every era in this sport has had at least one gigantic star that took over the sport. They weren't always the GOAT contenders, but they definitely had something special to them. Whether it was the Fedor's, the Chuck Liddell's, or the McGregor's, you simply couldn't avoid them while they were around.... for better or worse, but mostly for the better.

Just one glance at some of these mma/ufc winners and man....they don't look like they won. Definitely, by today's scoring criteria, some of them would have easily lost.

There's a bunch of things that the UFC should do in 2025 and just like the thumbnail shows, the Netflix deal is a no-brainer, Aspinall vs Jones is a no-brainer.... it's time to make these things happen and will definitely make our world better as fans trying to consume this sport.

MMA in 2024 is another year that proves just how amazing the sport is. From Max Holloway's stunner over Justin Gaethje at UFC 300, Alex Pereira taking over the sport as it's biggest active star, Ilia Topuria doing the impossible twice, there's plenty to talk about for the MMA On Point Awards for 2024.

At one point in time Canada was one of the premier countries in the world for MMA. No two better athletes could embody that Canadian superstardom than of course Georges St-Pierre and Rory MacDonald. But Rory never became champion like GSP. What happened to his career and the story of Canadian MMA as a whole.

As amazing as things are in the cage, this sport can at times be even funny. Whether it's old man Volk walking around or Jamahal Hill just being Jamahal Hill, there's plenty to laugh at in this sport.

This is by far the longest piece we've ever written on there channel and wow, is there a lot to the story of Conor McGregor. We cover everything from the beginning to the end with experts and people who were there from the start. This is the complete timeline of Conor McGregor's Career.

What fighters do in the cage is amazing. Far be it from me to call anyone who makes a mistake dumb.... but there is definitely a tipping point. Every one of these instances in this video go way beyond that tipping point. These are by far the dumbest losses in MMA history.

A title shot, even when booked is never truly promised. Anything can happen to stop a fight from taking place and Tony Ferguson is a perfect embodiment of that. When he was supposed to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov and this is the crazy thing... it meant he never got his title shot, just like the rest of the people on this video. They never got their shot again.

Some rivalries just build up quickly, but others slowly bubble up to the surface from the most unlikely of places possible... teammates. Whether it's teams like Colby Covington vs Dustin Poirier and Tj Dillashaw vs Urijah Faber or Frank Shamrock vs his brother Ken Shamrock... these are about as bitter as it gets. But for some reason the fights never happened. Why not? We'll break that down in toda...

Trash talk is one of the best possible ways to raise your profile in MMA, but there is a reason not everyone does it, because if you can't back it up it creates a ton of backlash. That is absolutely true of guys like Colby Covington and Sean Strickland in recent performances, but also Israel Adesanya when he was champion. These are the weakest performances on the backs of the biggest trash talk.

What is a cult hero? In pop culture it tends to be figures that have followings so die-hard, so dedicated that it is literally analogous to a cult. And that what these fighters are or were at one point in time to the MMA community. Fighters like Charles Oliveira, Nick Diaz, and Bas Rutten all have had that even through the worst times.

Up until last night Shavkat Rakhmonov pretty much looked untouchable aside from a moment here or there, but what Ian Garry did made you question everything. Can you imagine if Garry locked in that RNC? And now that question has to be pointed at Belal Muhammad. Are we feeling nearly as strongly about Shavkat's chances as a title challenger?