MMA on the Rocks

This week we take a deep dive into UFC Fight Night 152 from Rochester, NY, headlined by former lightweights and current welterweights, Kevin Lee and Rafael Dos Anjos. We discuss the future of both contenders, break down the performances on the rest of the card from Ian Heinisch, Antonio Carlos Jr, Felicia Spencer, Megan Anderson, Vicente Luque, Derrick Krantz, Charles Oliveira, Nik Lentz, Aspen La...

A special Mother's Day episode to break down UFC 237, headlined by Thug Rose Namajunas putting her strawweight title on the line against contender Jessica Andrade. We also discuss the unfortunate injury of Anderson Silva at the hands of Jared Cannonier, Jose Aldo dropping a decision to Alexander Volkanovski, Bethe Correia missing weight and getting arm barred by Irene Aldana, the Bellator 221 main...

We're celebrating Cinco de Mayo by talking about UFC Fight Night 151 from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, headlined by Donald Cowboy Cerrone and Ragin' Al Iaquinta. We talk about the epic lightweight showdown in the main event. We discuss the co-main event and how a patient Derek Brunson dominated the hometown fighter Elias Theodorou, Cub Swanson possibly passing the torch to the young contender Shane Bu...

This week we review the events of UFC Fight Night 150, from Sunrise, Florida, headlined by middleweight contenders Jack Hermansson and Jacare Souza. We talk about the arena-erupting action between Mike Perry and Alex Cowboy Oliveira, the comebacks from veterans like Glover Teixeira and other veteran performances from Jim Miller and Andrei Arlovski, poor decisions, Florida man encounters, rum, beer...

Back for a quick episode to break down UFC Fight Night 149 and preview UFC Fight Night 150, which I will be attending live in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. I talk about the unusual headlining match between Alistair Overeem and Alexey Oleynik and the epic wrestling exchanges between Islam Makhachev and newcomer Arman Tsarukyan. I talk about the exciting card that is UFC Fight Night - from the main event...

We break down most of the UFC 236 card including the main event - a lightweight interim title match between Dustin Poirier and current Featherweight Champion, Max Holloway. We also discuss the potential fight of the year candidate - the co-main event and interim middleweight championship fight between Kelvin Gastelum and Israel Adesanya. The rest of the card delivered as well - especially friend o...

An early episode this week to preview UFC 236 from Atlanta, Georgia, headlined by an interim lightweight championship fight between Max "Blessed" Holloway and Dustin "The Diamond" Poirier. This is a rematch from 2012 and we talk about the first fight, what each fighter has accomplished since, the odds and we even make a bet on the winner. We also break down the rest of the card, I do a live tastin...

Back for a second episode this week to break down UFC on ESPN 2 from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and headlined by lightweights Justin Gaethje and Edson Barbosa. The card was packed with dramatic finishes, dominant grappling and explosive striking. We cover all of the main card and give a sneak peek to our preview of UFC 236. As always, shares and feedback are appreciated - cheers!

I'm joined by UFC Lightweight and Tuesday Night Contender Series Season 2 Winner, Matt "Steamrolla" Frevola. We talk about his training camp for UFC 236 in Atlanta, Georgia where he will take on Jalin "The Tarantula" Turner on the ESPN prelims. We also discuss his move from Long Island, New York to Tampa, Florida and back, his epic fight at UFC 230 with Lando Vannata, fight contract negotiations,...

UFC Fight Night 148 from Nashville, Tennessee saw Anthony "Showtime" Pettis stepping up in weight to challenge Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson in an attempt to figure out a puzzle that few have been able to solve. I break down the rest of the main card, preview fight night 149 headlined by Edson Barbosa and Justin Gaethje, talk some Irish whiskey and the movie "Us" by Jordan Peele. As always, shares...

Jorge Masvidal and Darren Till put on a show for the crowd in London at UFC Fight Night 147 at the O2 Arena. Welterweights stole the show inside the cage and out as we address the altercation between Masvidal and co-main event victor Leon Edwards. Three fighters get their eye sockets broken, yet it seemed to be the judges who had trouble seeing. Solid fights all around, Michael Bisping is inducted...

Kansas saw its first ever UFC event as heavyweights Junior Dos Santos and Derrick Lewis put on a show for the Witchita crowd. We saw big winners, broken bones, controversial decisions, slick submissions and everything in between. I also review Stillhouse Black Bourbon - a blend of corn, rye and barley that's mellowed in craft coffee beans. Cheers!

UFC 235 was the biggest card of 2019 so far and it definitely delivered with two outstanding and one-sided title fights. Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones successfully defended his title against durable contender Anthony Smith. The welterweight title changed hands as Kamaru Usman dominated the champ Tyron Woodley in a stunning upset. The rest of the card was filled with controversy, drama, danc...

We Czech back in this week to weigh in on UFC Fight Night 145 from Prague, Czech Republic. The headliners Thiago Santos and Jan Blachowicz battled it out to see who might get the next crack at the light heavyweight title. The entire card was a mid-afternoon gem on ESPN+ - so we take the time to discuss all the highlights. We also preview UFC 235 which takes place next week in Las Vegas, Nevada. It...

We stay up late to cover the full weekend of mixed martial arts from back-to-back Bellator events to the UFC's debut on ESPN. The Bellator events fell flat in many ways but the UFC delivered in Phoenix. Heavyweights Cain Velasquez and Francis Ngannou met in a short contest that resembled the UFC's first fight on big Fox in 2011. The rest of the card was a fireworks display of great matchups that r...

Another week, another round of drinks and another great night of MMA as we break down UFC 234 which was unexpectedly headlined by Anderson "The Spider" Silva and kickboxing sensation Israel "The Last Stylebender" Adesanya. The card delivered a lot of great action despite losing the main event title fight between Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum just hours before the card started due to an unfo...

We're back to breakdown another exciting UFC event - Fight Night 144 from Fuertaleza, Brazil. A big night for Marlon Moraes, who almost didn't make it to the main event, submitting former champion Raphael Assuncao who had a win over him. That was just one of four submissions by Brazilian fighters on the card. We also saw Jose Aldo prove that he can still hang with the best and he's still a very da...

In a week off from UFC action, we take a dive into Bellator 214 where Ryan Bader was crowned the first every double champ in Bellator history with a 35 second knockout of MMA legend Fedor. Some local MMA talk, whiskey news and we keep it short this week. Cheers!

We're back after a week off to discuss the UFC's debut on ESPN+ as Henry Cejudo successfully defended his flyweight title against bantamweight champ TJ Dillishaw. We take a deep dive into the card, Jeff shares his experience of being at the event live, we have some laughs and preview Bellator's heavyweight grand prix finale - cheers!

We're back for the first episode of 2019 to discuss Rizin 14, the PFL grand finale, potential title fights this year, new beers and much more. Cheers and Happy New Year!

The last show of 2018 and we finish with a bang to talk about the historic events of UFC 232 with Amanda Nunes becoming the first fighter in women's MMA history to hold titles in two weight classes. We also talk about the drama of the week leading up to the event due to Jon Jones' drug test, his victory over Alexander Gustafsson and we break down the rest of the card from Los Angeles. Cheers!

A special Christmas episode - recorded live on Christmas Eve at Mulligan's Pub in Manhattan, New York. We discuss the breaking news of UFC 232 being moved from Vegas to California due to Jon Jones failing another drug test. We discuss the rest of the card over some Irish beers and wish everyone a Merry Christmas - cheers!

We're back without a guest this week to discuss the last ever UFC on Fox from Milwaukee, Wisconsin - headlined by a rematch between lightweights "Ragin'" Al Iaquinta and "The Mowtown Phenom" Kevin Lee. We breakdown the entire card, talk some Bellator, debate a little, have some laughs and wish everyone a happy holidays because we don't know how soon we will record another episode. Please remember...

We breakdown all the action from UFC 231 from Toronto, Canada which was headlined by a featherweight championship bout between Max "Blessed" Holloway and Brian "T-City" Ortega. We also saw a new women's flyweight champion crowned with Valentina Shevchenko defeating Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the vacant strap. We are joined this week by our friend Simon, UFC Instagram breaking news guru. We preview som...

We are joined by the first female professional MMA fighter diagnosed with Autism, Serena "Southpaw Outlaw" DeJesus to breakdown all the action in MMA and boxing from the past week. In addition to The Ultimate Fighter season 28 finale, Fight Night 142 from Adelaide, Australia, Bellator 210 and 211, Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury, we also talk about Autism awareness, domestic violence, cutting weight,...