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Sean Sheehan is back to talk about Professional Fighters League's massive 2023. From huge highlights like signing Francis Ngannou and acquiring Bellator MMA, to low points like the rash of drug test failures early in the season, Sean covers a historic year for what might be the No. 2 promotion in the sport going into 2024.

Sean Sheehan recaps Bellator MMA's 2023, with highlights of some of the most memorable moments, as well as his Bellator fighter of the year. 0:00 Intro / Year in Review 7:23 Bellator 290 "Bader vs. Fedor 2" 10:05 Bellator 291 - Dublin 14:58 Bellator 292 "Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson" 17:05 Bellator 293 "Golm vs. James" 18:32 Bellator 294/295 - Hawaii 21:54 Bellator 296 &#...

Sean Sheehan is back to take a fun look at next year in One Championship, with his Top 5 MMA matchups we'd like to see in 2024. 0:00 Intro and Ground Rules 3:49 Thanh Le vs. Kai Tang 2 6:49 Christian Lee vs. Zebaztian Kadestam 12:03 Anatoliy Malykhin vs. Reinier de Ridder 2 (at ONE MW) 15:57 Demetrious Johnson vs. John Lineker 20:08 Jingnan Xiong vs. Stamp Fairtex 25:13 Closing Remarks

Sean Sheehan recaps all the action from the ONE Fight Night on Prime Video cards which took place in 2023. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (05:47) ONE Championship World Champions at the End of 2023 (09:08) ONE on Prime Video 6: Superbon vs. Allazov (09:34) ONE on Prime Video 7: Lineker vs. Andrade 2 (11:33) ONE on Prime Video 8: Superlek vs. Williams (12:38) ONE on Prime Video 9: Nong-O vs. Haggerty (1...

Sean Sheehan gives his reaction to all the action from the 2023 PFL Europe season. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:10) PFL Europe Roster / Champions (07:08) PFL Europe 1 (10:19) PFL Europe 2 (13:27) PFL Europe 3 (18:12) PFL Europe 4 (22:46) Season Recap

Sean Sheehan is back to give his preview, predictions and betting odds for KSW 89: Bartosinski vs. Parnasse which could see Salahdine Parnasse capture World Championships in 3 weight divisions. Timestamps: (00:00) KSW 89: Bartosinski vs. Parnasse (04:17) Adrian Bartosinski vs. Salahdine Parnasse (15:10) Pawel Pawlak vs. Michal Materla (19:13) Tomasz Romanowski vs. Damian Janikowski (21:33) Andrzej...

Sean Sheehan is back to give you his Top 5 BEST BETS plus PREDICTIONS for UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington and KSW 89: Bartosinski vs. Parnasse on this episode of The Sheehan Show. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (04:29) BET 1: Tony Ferguson vs. Paddy Pimblett (13:50) BET 2: Josh Emmett vs. Bryce Mitchell (17:28) BET 3: Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington (22:14) BET 4: Adrian Bartosinski vs. Salahdine Parna...

Keith and Ben preview the final UFC event of 2023, a card loaded with several of the best fighters in the world—and a half dozen of the most distinctive personalities in the sport.  0:00 Intro: Wouldn't miss this one for the world... 7:29 Randy Brown (17-5) vs. Muslim Salikhov (19-4) 17:59 Martin Buday (13-1) vs. Shamil Gaziev (11-0) 28:32 Andre Fili (22-10, 1 NC) vs. Lucas Almeida (14-2) 38:1...

Sean Sheehan is back to give you his Top 5 BEST BETS plus PREDICTIONS for UFC Vegas 83: Song vs Gutierrez on this episode of The Sheehan Show and PFL Dublin: 2023 Championships. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (03:27) BET 1: Andreeas Binder vs. Daniele Scatizzi (10:58) BET 2: Simeon Powell vs. Jakob Nedoh (15:36) BET 3: Nate Kelly vs. Callum Seaton (18:14) BET 4: Anthony Smith vs. Khalil Rountree (22:06...

Sean Sheehan is back to give his breakdown, preview, picks and predictions for ONE Fight Night 17: Kryklia vs. Roberts on Prime Video which goes down Friday, December 8 in Bangkok, Thailand. Featuring a pure Muay Thai card with the Heavyweight Championship fight headlining. Timestamps: (00:00) ONE Championship Muay Thai (08:12) Nattawut Somkhun vs. Luke Lessei (13:05) Roman Kryklia vs. Alex Robert...

Sean Sheehan is back to give you his preview, picks and predictions for PFL Europe 4: Finals which takes place in Dublin featuring 4 European Championship bouts. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (06:05) Nathan Kelly vs. Dimitry Solimeis (11:06) Nate Kelly vs. Callum Seaton (12:45) Francs Mlambo vs. Khurshed Kakhorov (19:24) John Mitchell vs. Jakub Kaszuba (24:14) Dakota Ditcheva vs. Valentina Scatizzi (2...

Devin Tejada recaps the ultra-violent UFC Austin and gives some love to the Mike Perry-Eddie Alvarez bare-knuckle scrap before previewing the top fights at this week's UFC Fight Night featuring Yadong Song and Chris Gutierrez. ----- OUT WITH THE OLD 00:37 Arman Tsarukyan smashes Beneil Dariush 11:20 Jalin Turner vs. Bobby Green 18:11 Deiveson Figueiredo's bantamweight debut 25:59 UFC Austi...

Keith and Ben preview UFC Fight Night 233 "Song vs. Gutierrez," also known as UFC Vegas 83, with detailed predictions and picks for all 12 fights. Side topics of conversation include vinyl records, Band of Brothers, ESPN media personality Dan Hellie and, of course, Bo Nickal. 0:00 An update on the state of New England youth wrestling 11:00 Daniel Marcos (15-0) vs. Carlos Vera (11-3) 19:28...

Sean Sheehan is back to give you his Top 5 BEST BETS plus PREDICTIONS for UFC on ESPN 52: Dariush vs Tsarukyan on this episode of The Sheehan Show. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (03:25) BET 1: Joe Solecki vs. Drakkar Klose (09:44) BET 2: Jalin Turner vs. Bobby Green (15:04) BET 3: Rob Font vs. Deiveson Figueiredo (19:46) BET 4: Sean Brady vs. Kelvin Gastelum (24:37) FLIER OF THE WEEK: Beneil Dariush v...

Sean Sheehan is joined by Ian O'Neill to give their breakdown of the UFC lightweight rankings and why it's so hard for new contenders to break in. Timestamps: (00:00) UFC lightweight division and why veterans rule the top (12:22) Islam Makhachev vs Charles Oliveira 2 (19:45) Justin Gaethje (20:45) Rafael Fiziev (20:20) Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler (29:35) Beneil Dariush vs Arman Tsar...

Keith and Ben preview UFC on ESPN 52 "Dariush vs. Tsarukyan," also known as "UFC Austin," with detailed predictions and picks for all 13 fights, including several major upsets. Sidetrack conversations include MMA dream matchups we never got to see, the legendary Rumble on the Rock tournaments of the early 00s, and of course Bo Nickal. (0:00) Fedor Emelianenko (27-1, 1 NC) vs. Randy...

Sean Sheehan interviews Nathan Kelly ahead of his headline fight vs Dmitry Solimeis in the PFL Europe finals which takes place at PFL Dublin at the 3Arena. Timestamps: (00:00) Having same name as Nate Kelly (01:21) Getting into MMA through the video game (06:28) Being a BJJ blackbelt (07:42) Training with Coach Brian Oglesby (12:34) Moving to SBG Ireland (15:31) Learning from consectuive loses to...

Sean Sheehan is back to give you his Top 5 BEST BETS plus PREDICTIONS for Professional Fighters League, 2023 PFL World Championship on this episode of The Sheehan Show. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (04:46) BET 1: Joshua Silveira vs. Impa Kasanganay (11:12) BET 2: Denis Goltsov vs. Renan Ferreira (15:08) BET 3: Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. Sadibou Sy (19:42) BET 4: Derek Brunson vs. Ray Cooper III (23:0...

Sean Sheehan is joined by Cage Warriors commentator Brad Wharton to breakdown the upcoming Cage Warriors 164 event featuring by 3 world championship fights going down in Newcastle, England. Timestamps: (00:00) Cage Warriors 164: Newcastle (07:06) Liam Gittins vs. Reece McEwan (17:24) Mick Stanton vs. Dario Bellandi (24:40) Perry Goodwin vs. Chris Bungard (27:36) Darren Stewart vs. Antonio Zovak (3...

Sean Sheehan is back to give you his preview, picks and predictions for the 2023 Season PFL World Championships. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (03:02) Clay Collard vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier (12:16) Denis Goltsov vs. Renan Ferreira (17:56) Larissa Pacheco vs. Marina Mokhnatkina (20:49) Kayla Harrison vs. Aspen Ladd (23:42) Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. Sadibou Sy (27:40) Gabriel Braga vs. Jesus Pinedo (30...

Sheehan is back to give you his Top 5 BEST BETS plus PREDICTIONS for UFC Fight Night 232: Allen vs. Craig on this episode of The Sheehan Show. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:53) BET 1: Michael Morales vs. Jake Matthews (09:24) BET 2: Chase Hooper vs. Jordan Leavitt (14:09) BET 3: Michael Parkin vs. Caio Machado (20:20) BET 4: Luana Punheiro vs. Amanda Ribas (23:29) FLIER OF THE WEEK: Brendan Allen...

Sheehan is back to give you his Top 5 BEST BETS plus PREDICTIONS for BEST BETS - Bellator 301: Amosov vs. Jackson on this episode of The Sheehan Show. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:51) BET 1: Raufeon Stots vs. Danny Sabatello (07:48) BET 2: Cody Law vs. Jefferson Pontes (11:24) BET 3: A.J. McKee vs. Sidney Outlaw (15:47) BET 4: Mike Hamel vs. Tim Wilde (19:57) FLIER OF THE WEEK: Bellator 301 Parla...

Keith and Ben preview UFC Fight Night 232 "Allen vs. Craig," also known as UFC Vegas 82, with detailed predictions and picks for all 13 fights. Side topics of conversation include fake celebrity apologies, mediocre Thursday Night (American) Football, William Wallace sliding for leglocks and of course, Bo Nickal. 0:00 Intro: Hollywood Apologies and Buffets for Eight-Year-Olds 7:58 Charles J...

Sean Sheehan is back to give his preview, betting odds and predictions for Bellator 301: Amosov vs. Jackson which goes down at the Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois featuring 2 World Championship fights. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (05:21) Yaroslav Amosov vs. Jason Jackson (16:14) Sergio Pettis vs. Patrick 'Patchy' Mix (21:39) Raufeon Stots vs. Danny Sabatello (24:06) AJ McKee vs. Sidney Out...

Sheehan is back to give you his Top 5 BEST BETS plus PREDICTIONS for UFC 295: Prochazka vs Pereira on this episode of The Sheehan Show which goes down in Madison Square Garden, New York. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (04:32) BET 1: Jessica Andrade vs. Mackenzie Dern (13:26) BET 2: Bartosz Lesko vs. Piotr Kuberski (16:30) BET 3: Mark O. Madsen vs. Jared Gordon (21:07) BET 4: Jiri Prochazka vs. Alex Per...