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Sean is back with his top five bets for the blockbuster UFC 329!

Limerick's finest, Sean Sheehan, takes a look at Conor McGregor's comeback from the country that once revered him like no other fighter.  Questions abound: Will Ireland still back the "Notorious?" Will any of the credentialed media bring up his litany of legal and personal troubles over the last five years? And finally, does he stand any real chance of repeating his win over Max Ho...

Keith and Ben are back to preview UFC 329, with detailed predictions and picks for all 14 fights. Buckle up, as there are plenty of upset picks and more disagreement than usual! 0:00 Intro: Rematch city 10:08 Cody Durden (18-10-1) vs. Alessandro Costa (16-5) 16:42 Ryan Gandra (9-1) vs. Zachary Reese (10-3, 1 NC) 23:45 Farid Basharat (15-0) vs. John Garza (6-1) 31:30 Damian Pinas (9-1) vs. Cesar Al...

Sean is back with his top fights in July! Whether it's the hate-it-or-love-it superstar rematch nobody will be able to ignore or ultra-talented champs and contenders staking out their legacies in the cage, these are five scraps not to be missed. 0:00 Intro: MMA's summer holiday 1:19 Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway 2 | UFC 329, July 11 6:31 Benoit St. Denis vs. Paddy Pimblett | UFC 329 July...

After two years away from the sport, Tyson Pedro returned to action at PFL Belfast in April and took second-ranked Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov to the wire. As he prepares for his matchup with Rafael Xavier at PFL Washington D.C., the 34-year-old Australian talked to Sean about the time spent boxing, what it's like seeing fellow Aussies dominating the UFC light heavyweight division where he once...

Sean is back to preview PFL San Diego, which goes down this Saturday and will have major implications on the lightweight and women's flyweight title pictures! 0:00 Intro 2:17 A.J. McKee vs. Salamat Isbulaev 9:32 Liz Carmouche vs. Viviane Araujo 11:09 Alfie Davis vs. Alexandr Shabliy 14:15 Abraham Bably vs. Rob Wilkinson 15:58 Highlights from the rest of PFL San Diego

Keith and Ben are back to preview UFC Baku with detailed predictions and picks for all 13 fights. There are three unanimous upset picks on this one—you ridin' with your boys? 0:00 Intro 11:22 Tahir Abdullaev (19-3) vs. Jefferson Nascimento (13-0) 20:36 Bekzat Almakhan (12-3) vs. Jean Matsumoto (17-2) 27:20 Daniil Donchenko (13-2) vs. Theodor Berggren (8-3) 34:24 Kaan Ofli (13-4-1) vs. Javier R...

Sean is back with his top five bets for a packed weekend in mixed martial arts, including some smart props for UFC Vegas 119 and an ambitious three-part parlay from Oktagon 90! 0:00 Recap of last week's bets 2:00 Bet 1: Kyoji Horiguchi and Manel Kape 6:01 Bet 2: Vinicius Oliveira 8:21 Bet 3: Navajo Stirling 10:14 Bet 4: Will Fleury, Mateusz Legierski and Alina Dalaslan 12:57 More lines and gen...

Is Oktagon disrespecting its heavyweight champ? Are the Irish about to invade (a particular hotel in) Germany? Sean and Oktagon MMA play-by-play man Bryan Lacey have a laugh, then have a look at the stacked title doubleheader of Oktagon 90. 0:00 Intro: The angriest Irishman in Germany 8:29 Will Fleury vs. Kasim Aras | Oktagon Heavyweight Championship 12:30 Mateusz Legierski vs. Gokhan Aksu | Oktag...

For those who remember the early outlaw days of no-holds-barred fighting, the idea of MMA history being taught as a serious university subject seems as improbable as....well, as a UFC event taking place at the White House, yet here we are. Meet Dr. Kyle Barrowman, an adjunct professor at DePaul University in Chicago, lecturer in Film and Media Studies, and recent recipient of the Excellence in Tea...

Sean is back to preview PFL MENA 10, which takes place June 19 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and features the professional debut of star prospect Hattan Alsaif as well as the opening round of the welterweight and featherweight tournaments. 0:00 Intro: Is this PFL's strongest feeder league? 3:21 Hattan Alsaif vs. Dania Ouhachi 6:00 Malik Basahel vs. Imad El Azami 7:17 PFL MENA 2026 welterweight tour...

Ahead of his newly announced matchup with Gamid Khizriev at PFL Austin, Biaggio Ali Walsh talked frankly about his path to fighting, fond memories of his famous grandfather and the challenges presented by his upcoming opponent. 0:00 Name game: Ali Walsh breaks out the Irish, Italian and African-American components of his name and heritage 1:46 What was it like having Muhammad Ali—the world's m...

Keith and Ben preview UFC Vegas 119 with detailed predictions and picks for all 12 fights. There are some serious upset picks on this one, including probably the biggest one Ben will pick all year! NOTE: Ben's mic is a little hot this week! Apologies and it will be smooth n' sultry again for the next episode. 0:00 Intro: Oh, sweet child of mine 4:21 Shane Collins (7-0) vs. Otari Tanzilovi...

As he comes up on his one-year anniversary at the helm of Professional Fighters League, CEO John Martin spoke to Sean about the PFL's globe-hopping July, the strategy behind regional development leagues like PFL MENA and PFL Africa, and the move away from the playoff and tournament model that defined the promotion's first five years. Through it all, Martin addressed the challenge of gettin...

Buckle up, friends! Keith and Ben are back with a deep-dive preview of the historic UFC Freedom 250, which goes down Sunday at the White House in Washington DC.  Before giving their usual detailed predictions and picks for the fights, the guys also talk about the historical setting, the quality of the card itself and some of the other factors and concerns swirling around maybe the most talked-abou...

Oktagon MMA two-division champ Will Fleury joined Sean ahead of his heavyweight title defense at Oktagon 90 later this month! Their wide-ranging conversation included Fleury's decision to sign a new six-fight deal with Oktagon, his upcoming title fight, the current state of Irish MMA, and the UFC middleweight he believes has a real chance of dethroning Sean Strickland. 0:00 Money and Legacy: W...

Keith and Ben preview the calm before the UFC Freedom 250 storm, as they break down all 12 fights from this weekend's UFC Vegas 118. 0:00 Intro: What's worse than soccer? Soccer in the cold. 5:54 Ketlen Souza (16-6) vs. Ariane Carnelossi (15-4) 12:17 Jeisla Chaves (7-0) vs. Yuneisy Duben (6-1, 1 NC) 18:56 Jordan Leavitt (13-3) vs. Joanderson Brito (18-5-1) 28:10 Priscila Cachoeira (13-8) v...

Sean and Oktagon MMA play-by-play man Bryan Lacey preview Oktagon 89, which goes down Saturday in the promotion's birthplace of Bratislava and features maybe the most stacked card of the year! 0:00 Intro: Wet Hot Slovakian Summer 1:41 Igor Severino vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov 8:53 Martin Buday vs. Lazar Todev 12:22 Ronald Paradeiser vs. Jack Grant 15:28 Robert Pukac vs. Brian Manning 18:37 Rundown...

Keith and Ben preview UFC Macau with detailed predictions and picks for all 13 fights! 0:00 Intro: That one egg roll 10:48 Konklak Suphisara vs. Jaqueline Amorim 19:21 Kangjie Zhu vs. Rodrigo Vera 26:06 Jingnan Xiong vs. Angela Hill 38:03 Rei Tsuruya vs. Luis Gurule 45:12 Cody Haddon vs. Qileng Aori 53:18 Meng Ding vs. Jose Henrique Souza 1:00:35 Luis Felipe Dias vs. Yi Sak Lee 1:09:41 Alex Perez...

Rousey wins by submission in round 1 +130 Ngannou wins by TKO/KO in round 1 -130 Mike Perry -176 Khaos Williams -110 Costa wins by decision +360

Sean Sheehan previews Most Valuable Promotions' first mixed martial arts offering, headlined by women's MMA pioneers Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano.

Sean Sheehan checks in after UFC 328 to discuss the polarizing headliners for Saturday's event in Newark, New Jersey.

Keith and Ben preview UFC Vegas 117 with detailed predictions and picks for all 12 fights. Can they boys go perfect on their consensus upset picks again? 0:00 Atlanta, Abigail & Antwane: A trio of shout-outs 6:27 The real battle of the week: MVP vs. UFC? 16:42 Shauna Bannon vs. Nicolle Caliari  23:30 Daniel Barez vs. Luis Gurule 30:10 Alice Ardelean vs. Polyana Viana 38:44 Cody Brundage vs. An...

Sean is back with his top five bets for UFC 328, including a couple of smart props and a bet that pays like a flier but doesn't feel like one! 0:00 Recap of last week's bets 1:54 Bet 1: Khamzat Chimaev 6:46 Bet 2: Sean Brady 9:42 Bet 3: Joel Alvarez 12:26 Bet 4: Pat Sabatini and William Gomis 14:21 Flier of the Week: King Green

Sean reacts to all the action from Saturday's loaded PFL Sioux Falls card!