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Sean Sheehan is back to give his preview, predictions and betting odds for the upcoming Cage Warriors 153: Dublin which goes down in Dublin, Ireland on April 29 headlined by a welterweight title fight between Rhys McKee and Jim Wallhead. Timestamps: (00:00) Cage Warriors 153: Dublin - Fight Card Overview (06:35) Paddy McCorry vs. Angus Hewett (07:40) Adam Darby vs. Jack Tucker (09:32) Ryan Curtis...

Patrick Auger on Bellator's sale talks seemingly becoming much more serious. Patrick goes in-depth and breaks down who could possibly buy Paramount Global's (formerly Viacom) mixed martial arts promotion. Could it be Endeavor (UFC & WWE), Comcast, Disney (ESPN), Amazon Prime Video or even another promotion such as ONE Championship or Professional Fighters League? This and more covered...

Biaggio Ali Walsh passed his second Professional Fighters League test with flying colors but sounds a bit disappointed he didn’t wrestle with his opponent. It took less than two minutes for Ali Walsh to stop Isaiah Figueroa in their 155-pound tilt at the recent 2023 PFL 2 event. In what turned out to be a striking contest, Ali Walsh displayed his boxing pedigree — he is the grandson of former boxi...

Graham Boylan (Cage Warriors president) joins Sean Sheehan to talk Paddy Pimblett, Cage Warriors 153: McKee vs. Wallhead in Dublin at the 3 Arena, battling with Bellator & PFL and more! Timestamps: (00:00) Cage Warriors 153: Dublin - April 29 (01:42) Cage Warriors 153: Rhys McKee vs. Jim Wallhead (03:29) Is the pressure on Rhys McKee? (05:40) Irish MMA, and growing Mixed Martial Arts in Irelan...

ONE Championship CEO sits down with Sean Sheehan to talk about ONE's upcoming United States debut ONE Fight Night 10: Johnson vs. Moraes 3 on Prime Video. Timestamps: (00:00) ONE Championship United States debut (00:48) Why ONE won't do gimmicks like YouTube boxing and slap fighting (02:59) The benefits of including mauy thai, kickboxing and grappling (04:32) Ruleset for US Debut (05:20) W...

Keith and Ben preview UFC Fight Night 223 "Song vs. Simon," also known as UFC Vegas 72, with background, analysis, detailed predictions and picks for all 12 fights. Sidetrack conversation topics include ovaries, Academy Award-winning actor Josh Brolin, the dreaded Facebook selfie angle and, of course, Bo Nickal. 0:00 Intro 4:14 Hailey Cowan (7-2) vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth (5-0) 12:40 Brian Kelle...

Sean Sheehan is back to give his preview, betting odds and predictions for Bellator 294 - Carmouche vs. Bennett 2 and Bellator 295 - Stots vs. Mix which go down back-to-back in Honolulu, Hawaii. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:20) Deanna Bennett vs Liz Carmouche 2 (Bellator 294) (10:02) Raufeon Stots vs. Patrick Mix (Bellator 295) (16:58) Aaron Pico vs. James Gonzalez (Bellator 295) (21:19) Tim John...

Keith and Ben preview UFC Fight Night "Pavlovich vs. Blaydes," also known as UFC Vegas 71, with detailed predictions for all 13 fights, including one titanic upset pick, courtesy of Cheick Kongo's favorite MMA media member. Side topics include: Dan Lauzon, the story behind that Kongo reference, and of course Bo Nickal. 0:00 Intro 2:22 Brady Hiestand (6-2) vs. Batgerel Danaa (12-4)  8:3...

Sean Sheehan is back to give you his Top 5 BEST BETS plus PREDICTIONS for UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen, Professional Fighters League's, PFL 3: 2023 Regular Season and Cage Warriors 152 on this episode of The Sheehan Show. Timestamps: (00:00) Last Week Betting Recap (04:01) BET 1: Max Holloway vs Arnold Allen (10:04) BET 2: Sadibou Sy vs Jarrah Al-Silawi (16:09) BET 3: Denis Golstov vs C...

Having been in Professional Fighters League from Day 1, Natan Schulte is keenly aware of how the playoff format works, and he plans to get off to a good start this season. Two-time PFL lightweight titleholder Schulte (23-5-1, 12-2-1 PFL) returns to the cage for the first time this year at 2023 PFL 3 on Friday. “Russo” is one of the PFL originals who has been competing in the promotion since the de...

The 2022 Professional Fighters League lightweight champion knows very well his next opponent as he used to bet on his fights. Aubin-Mercier (17-5, 6-0 PFL) aims to keep his promotional record unblemished as he faces Shane Burgos at the upcoming 2023 PFL 3 event on April 14. Since joining the promotion in 2021, “The Canadian Gangster” has never lost a fight. Still, the most significant accomplishme...

Sean Sheehan is here to give you his preview, betting odds and predictions for the next Professional Fighters League event of 2023 featuring welterweights and lightweights. PFL 3 takes place at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, Nevada on April 14. (00:00) PFL 2023 Roster (05:26) Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Shane Burgos (12:35) Sadibou Sy vs. Jarrah Al-Silawi (16:36) Magomed Magomedkerimov vs....

Sadibou Sy finally reached the pinnacle last year, professionally speaking, but his ultimate goal remains in his sights. The 2022 Professional Fighters League welterweight champion (13-6-2, 1 NC; 7-4-2, 1 NC PFL) had his most successful season since signing with the PFL in 2018 as he defeated four opponents in a row in the span of six months, including former Bellator MMA champion Rory MacDonald,...

2022 Professional Fighters League lightweight runner-up Steven Ray believes he is not alone in regarding the weigh-in scale as perhaps his most daunting opponent. Things didn’t go according to plans for Ray (25-11, 2-2 PFL) last year, who fell short of capturing the $1 million prize and the PFL Championship after losing to Olivier Aubin-Mercier in November. Still, “Braveheart” scored back-to-back...

Patrick Augers breaks down the $21 billion merger between World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) after Endeavor Group recently purchased WWE. Vince McMahon and Dana White will still as heads of their companies but what other changes could happen after the WWE sale? Will we see cross-promotions such as UFC fighters like Conor McGregor going to WWE or WWE Super...

NOTE: Starting around the 1:50:00 mark, there are some issues with Keith's audio that last most of the rest of the show. We apologize for the inconvenience, and we managed to isolate and solve the problem, so it shouldn't happen again. Keith and Ben break down UFC Kansas City, with its fantastic Max Holloway vs. Arnold Allen headliner and the rest of a card packed with weirdness. Sidetrack...

Sean Sheehan is back to give you the Top 5 Fights he is most looking forward to in April 2023 including UFC 287, Professional Fighters League, Bellator and Cage Warriors. Timestamps: (00:00) Looking forward to MMA in April (01:24) PFL 2: 2023 Regular Season: Bruno Cappelozza vs. Matt Scheffel (06:43) UFC 287: Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya 2 (14:22) UFC on ESPN: Max Holloway vs. Arnold Allen (21...

2022 Professional Fighters League heavyweight runner-up Matheus Scheffel is working on harnessing his power and focusing on reaching this year’s goal, the PFL championship. Scheffel (17-9, 2-2 PFL) lost twice to Ante Delija in last year’s edition, including a first-round technical-knockout loss in the PFL championships in November. “Buffa” spent some time thinking about that November loss and brav...

Biaggio Ali Walsh has found his path in life and wants to make a living out of mixed martial arts. Ali Walsh is an all-around athlete who tested himself in different disciplines before taking up MMA, including college football, but it seems that fighting in the cage is in his future. After all, combat sports are in his blood since he’s the grandchild of former boxing champion Muhammad Ali. Last ye...

Former Bellator MMA titleholder Julia Budd believes that a victory over Larissa Pacheco will open important doors for her future. Even though Budd (16-5, 1-2 PFL) is on a two-bout skid, she is confident she can leave a mark on the recently inaugurated Professional Fighters League women’s featherweight division. Last year, “The Jewel” was supposed to face two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time...

Sean Sheehan is back to give you his Top 5 BEST BETS plus PREDICTIONS for UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 and Professional Fighters League's, PFL 2: 2023 Regular Season on this episode of The Sheehan Show. Timestamps: (00:00) Last Week Betting Recap (04:01) BET 1: Gilbert Burns vs. Jorge Masvidal (10:04) BET 2: Kevin Holland vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio (16:09) BET 3: Rizvan Kuniev vs. Renan Ferre...

A rejuvenated Aspen Ladd is ready to become the first queen of the recently inaugurated Professional Fighters League 145-pound division. In her career, Ladd (10-3, 1-0 PFL) struggled on several occasions to make weight, particularly at bantamweight. Ladd opted to move to featherweight after being cut from the Ultimate Fighting Championship roster when she failed to make weight ahead of her schedul...

Olena Kolesnyk takes inspiration from her fellow Ukrainians when it comes to not giving up in the face of adversity. Kolesnyk (7-5, 1 NC; 2-3 PFL) will face a formidable opponent in Ultimate Fighting Championship alum Aspen Ladd on April 7. Still, “Cannon” is ready to do whatever it takes to take home the recently-inaugurated Professional Fighters League 145-pound championship. Last year, Kolesnyk...

Professional Fighters League heavyweight Yorgan De Castro won’t back down from anything, especially if the future of his daughter is at stake. De Castro (9-3) caught the PFL’s attention after taking home a victory over former Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder Junior dos Santos in their clash in the Eagle FC 47 headliner. De Castro, a UFC alum himself, is one of the most interesting additi...

Renan Ferreira is eager to start the Professional Fighters League 2023 Regular Season on the right foot. Things didn’t go according to plan for Ferreira (9-3, 2NC; 3-1, 2NC PFL) in 2022 when he was stopped by Ante Delija’s punches in the playoffs of last year’s season. While speaking with Sherdog, “Problema” stated he would welcome a rematch with Delija as Ferreira is sure things would go differen...