Sherdog Podcast Network

In this debut episode of the Check The Kick podcast on Sherdog, Dev examines the greatness of Amanda Nunes and speculates on the future of the two divisions she ruled. There is also an update on the wild PFL Regular Season and a look ahead at one of the busiest weeks in MMA this year, with the Bellator 297 title doubleheader, PFL Week 5 and UFC on ESPN 'Vettori vs. Cannonier.' 0:00 Welcome...

Special guest Devin Tejada joins Ben for a deep dive on the 14-fight card of UFC on ESPN 47, also known as UFC Vegas 75, headlined by a matchup between middleweight contenders Marvin Vettori and Jared Cannonier.  0:00 Intro: A plea to the people of Rhode Island 7:15 Zac Pauga (6-1) vs. Modestas Bukauskas (14-5) 19:43 Dan Argueta (9-1) vs. Ronnie Lawrence (8-2) 29:54 Tereza Bleda (6-1) vs. Gabriell...

Sean Sheehan is back to give you his Top 5 BEST BETS plus PREDICTIONS for UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana, Professional Fighters League: PFL 4 2023 Regular Season and One on Prime Video 11 Eersel vs. Menshikov on this episode of The Sheehan Show. Timestamps: (00:00) Last Week Betting Recap (03:33) ONE Fight Night 11 – Betting Tips / Odds (04:43) BET 1: Artem Belakh vs. Kwon Won Il (07:18) BET 2: Amanda...

Keith and Ben preview UFC 289, with detailed predictions and picks for all 11 fights. Side topics of note include Canadian radio protectionism, UFC rap battles we'd like to see and of course, Bo Nickal. 0:00 UFC 289: CanCon 9:24 Diana Belbita (14-7) vs. Maria Oliveira (13-6) 16:34 David Dvorak (20-5) vs. Stephen Erceg (9-1) 26:33 Kyle Nelson (13-5-1) vs. Blake Bilder (8-0-1) 34:50 Aiemann Zaha...

Sean Sheehan is here to give you his preview, betting odds and predictions for the next Professional Fighters League event of 2023 featuring featherweights and light heavyweights. Professional Fighters League's PFL 4: 2023 Regular Season will go down live from Overtime Elite in Atlanta on June 08. The card will air on ESPN/ESPN+ and features the top light heavyweight and featherweight contende...

Sean Sheehan is back to give you his Top 5 BEST BETS plus PREDICTIONS for UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi and KSW 83: Colosseum 2. Timestamps: (00:00) Last Weeks Results (09:22) BET 1: Jim Miller vs. Jared Gordon (14:30) BET 2: Mariusz Pudzianowski vs. Artur Szpilka (18:10) BET 3: Marian Ziolkowski vs. Salahdine Parnasse (22:49) BET 4: Mamed Khalidov vs. Scott Askham (28:39) FLIER OF THE W...

Sean Sheehan is back to give you his preview and predictions for KSW 83 - Colosseum 2 headlined by Mamed Khalidov vs. Scot Askham 3. KSW 83 goes down June 3 and will have one of the highest attendances in MMA history. Timestamps: (00:00) KSW 83 - Colosseum 2 (06:21) Mamed Khalidov vs. Scott Askham 3 (15:41) Marian Ziolkowski vs. Salahdine Parnasse (22:26) Mariusz Pudzianowski vs. Artur Szpilka (24...

Back from the week off, Keith and Ben preview UFC on ESPN 46 "Kara-France vs. Albazi," with detailed predictions and picks for all 13 fights. Side conversations include obese little league baseball players, interpreting variations in the Dagestani four-guard, and of course Bo Nickal. 0:00 Intro: Back on the grind 4:29 Philipe Lins (16-5) vs. Maxim Grishin (32-9-2) 12:47 Da'Mon Blackshe...

Has the rise of Dana White's Contender Series made it more difficult for fighters looking to join the UFC from traditional feeder league promotions such as Cage Warriors? Sean Sheehan is joined by Ian O'Neill to breakdown that question and the current boom of mixed martial arts in Europe. Timestamps: (00:00) Is European MMA the best it's ever been? (03:22) Has DWCS made getting signed...

Sean Sheehan is back to recap all of his Top 5 BEST BETS plus PREDICTIONS from 2023 so far. Timestamps: (00:00) Last week's recap / James Krause gambling scandal 2023 Bets Recap (06:35) Glover Teixeira vs. Jamahal Hill (08:53) Francis Ngannou vs. Jon Jones (11:13) Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira (13:35) Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman (16:11) Alexander Volkanovski vs. Islam Makhachev 2023 Champ...

Brian Moore joins Sean Sheehan to talk about his move up a weight class to featherweight after a long run in the bantamweight division. Brian Moore vs. Otto Rodrigues goes down on Sept. 23 in Dublin, Ireland. Timestamps: (00:00) Bellator Dublin: Brian Moore vs. Otto Rodrigues (02:47) Creating a gameplan for a fight (04:10) Adapting your gameplan mid-fight (05:44) How Brian Moore plans his training...

Glover Texeira joins Marcelo Alonso to talk about his upcoming grappling match against Anthony Smith at Fight Pass Invitational on June 29, Alex Pereira's next move; is it light heavyweight or Israel Adesanya trilogy? Glover also gives predictions for the future of the light heavyweight division. Timestamps: (00:00) Fight Pass Invitational grappling match vs. Anthony Smith (01:54) Jamahal Hill...

Patrick Auger is back to breakdown the big MMA news that Francis Ngannou signed with Professional Fighters League with a debut expected in 2024 but first, Francis Ngannou plans to box. If that is against Tyson Fury or Deontay Wilder? Who knows. But is this a good deal for Francis Ngannou and just how much has PFL staked with this major signing? Patrick gives you his analysis on this and more on Th...

Keith and Ben preview UFC Fight Night 223: Dern vs. Hill, also known as #UFCVegas73, with analysis, detailed predictions and picks for all 12 fights. Side topics of conversation include The Walking Dead, classic Nintendo 64 shooter Goldeneye, pro wrestling laughingstock The Shockmaster, and of course Bo Nickal. (0:00) Intro: Avoid zombies, but don't kiss their butts (8:12) Takashi Sato (15-6)...

Rhys McKee joins Sean Sheehan to talk about his Cage Warriors welterweight championship win over Jim Wallhead, wanting to return to UFC next after an unsuccessful first stint where he was matched against Khamzat Chimaev and more! Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:32) Celebrating win over Jim Wallhead at Cage Warriors 153: Dublin (03:34) Moving to welterweight (04:27) Staying calm during MMA fights (07...

Sean Sheehan is back to give you his Top 5 BEST BETS plus PREDICTIONS for UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida and Bellator 296: Mousasi vs. Edwards on this episode of The Sheehan Show. UFC on ABC 4: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida goes down in Charlotte, North Carolina. Timestamps: (00:00) Last Week Betting Recap (04:10) BET 1: Douglas Lima vs. Costello van Steenis (10:42) BET 2: Thibault Gouti vs. K...

This week, it's actually just Duffy, running things solo in Keith's absence. Join Ben as he previews the rapidly shifting UFC on ABC "Rozenstruik vs. Almeida" fight night on Saturday in Charlotte, North Carolina. There's background, analysis (as well as Ben can do on his own, anyway), detailed predictions and picks for all 12 fights. Sidetrack conversations include Ben's ti...

Sean Sheehan is back to give his preview, betting odds and predictions for Bellator 296 - Mousasi vs. Edwards which goes down in Paris, France. Timestamps: (00:00) Bellator returns to Paris (02:00) Gegard Mousasi vs. Fabian Edwards (14:48) Douglas Lima vs. Costello Van Steenis (19:59) Thibault Gouti vs. Kane Mousah (21:45) Brent Primus vs. Mansour Barnaoui (24:23) Saul Rogers vs. Davy Gallon (25:3...

Sean Sheehan is back to give you his Top 5 BEST BETS plus PREDICTIONS for UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo, ONE Fight Night 10 on Prime Video: Johnson vs. Moraes 3, and Cage Warriors 154: Rome on this episode of The Sheehan Show. Timestamps: ( 00:00 ) Last Week Betting Recap ( 02:28 ) BET 1: Sage Northcutt vs. Ahmed Mujtaba ( 08:49 ) BET 2: Belal Muhammad vs. Gilbert Burns ( 13:59 ) BET 3: Henry Cejud...

NOTE: The Belal Muhammad-Gilbert Burns co-main event is, in fact, five rounds. Keith and Ben discussed the difference that might make, but keep in mind that Ben goofed and it's a five-rounder. Keith and Ben preview UFC 288 "Sterling vs. Cejudo," with background, analysis, detailed predictions and picks for all 14 fights. There's a solid batch of upset calls and more disagreement th...

Sean Sheehan is back to give his preview and predictions for ONE Fight Night 10: Johnson vs. Moraes 3 on Prime Video which goes down May 5 in Colorado. Featuring the massive trilogy fight between Demetrious 'Mighty Mouse' Johnson and Adriano Moraes, standout strikers Stamp Fairtex and Roberto Soldic, and the return of Sage Northcutt. Timestamps: (00:00) Card Overview / Rodtang Jimuangnon v...

Clay Collard is still hoping he will face Jake Paul sooner or later and will watch his upcoming fight with Nate Diaz closely. Collard (22-10, 1NC; 4-2 PFL) is coming off a dominant victory over a tough opponent in Professional Fighters League newcomer Yamato Nishikawa at PFL 3. Even though “Cassius” implemented his traditional boxing-based game plan, he didn’t finish the clash inside the distance,...

Rob Wilkinson is pretty satisfied with his victory over fellow Ultimate Fighting Championship alum Thiago Santos at 2023 PFL 1. In his latest assignment, 2022 Professional Fighters League light heavyweight titleholder Wilkinson (18-2, 5-0 PFL) scored a dominant victory over Santos. While he didn’t finish his opponent inside the distance for the first time in his promotional history, “Razor” heavil...

Sean Sheehan is back to give you his Top 5 BEST BETS plus PREDICTIONS for UFC Fight Night: Yadong vs. Simon and Cage Warriors 153: Dublin on this episode of The Sheehan Show. Timestamps: (00:00) Last Week Betting Recap (02:19) BET 1: Caio Borralho vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (06:47) BET 2: Ryan Shelley vs. Tobias Harila (13:10) BET 3: Rhys McKee vs. Jim Wallhead (19:34) BET 4: Ryan Curtis vs. Nicolas...

2022 Professional Fighters League featherweight runner-up Bubba Jenkins feels like a different fighter this year and believes his moment to shine has come. Bubba Jenkins (20-6, 6-2 PFL) started the 2023 Regular Season on the right foot after defeating long-term rival Chris Wade in a much-heated rematch. In their first clash, Wade took home the victory after outpointing the “Bad Man” on all scoreca...