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Sean is back to preview PFL World Tournament 5, which features the welterweight and featherweight semifinals, as well as alternate bouts and some very intriguing non-tournament attractions. 0:00 Intro: PFL Semifinals time 2:26 Jordan Breen and being a knower vs. being a hater ----- WELTERWEIGHT SEMIFINALS 5:28 Jason Jackson vs. Thad Jean 15:19 Logan Storley vs. Masayuki Kikuiri ----- FEATHERWEIGHT...

NOTE: The slight echo in the audio is resolved after the second fight or so. Thanks for your patience! Keith and Ben preview UFC Atlanta with detailed predictions and picks for all 13 fights. Watch out for a couple of consensus upset picks and brace yourselves for the widest betting line you'll see in the Octagon all year! There is some of the usual side chatter, including fond reminiscences o...

Mike Pendleton joins Sean as they preview the upcoming Professional Fighters League 2025 Semifinals. Sean and Mike talk about the new wrinkles PFL added to this season's format—including single elimination from Day 1—and whether those changes have benefited the fighters and fans. They then recap the opening round events and give a primer for the semifinals in each division, which kick off June...

Dev is joined by Sherdog contributor Dayne Fox as they pick through the wreckage of UFC Vegas 107, speculate on whether Jon Jones is in fact retired, and then preview the top bouts scheduled for UFC 316 this weekend. 0:00 Intro ----- OUT WITH THE OLD: UFC VEGAS 107 1:06 Maycee Barber stands Erin Blanchfield up ----- WHAT'S HOT 18:15 So...is Jon Jones retired? ----- IN WITH THE NEW: UFC 316 31:...

Professional Fighters League's newest bantamweight signee, Caolan Loughran (12-2), talked to Sean about why he left the UFC off a win. The 29-year-old from Northern Ireland discussed the differences between the top two promotions in the sport, gave some frank opinions on how the sport is changing for young up-and-comers, and shared the feeling of being introduced to fans of his new promotion i...

Keith and Ben preview UFC 316 with detailed predictions and picks for all 13 fights. With a stacked card topped by two bantamweight title bouts, there wasn't as much side talk as usual, but the theme of unfair standards and double standards in MMA kept coming up. Those included: the distinction between a fighter's personal and professional appeal, the extra burden placed on stars from othe...

Ahead of his clash with Ramiz Brahimaj on May 31, "The Welsh Gangster" talked to Sean about what it's like to be less than two weeks out from a fight, about his 3-0 start in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and whether he felt written off after his pair of early-career losses in the UK.

After recapping the top fights from UFC Vegas 106, Devin discusses Jon Jones, who doubled down this week on his choice to do...nothing...and former Bellator MMA bantamweight champ Patrick Mix, who has parted ways with Professional Fighters League and is UFC-bound. 0:00 Intro ----- OUT WITH THE OLD: UFC VEGAS 106 1:28 Michael Morales absolutely wrecks Gilbert Burns 9:28 Melquizael Costa survives Ju...

Sean is back with his top bets for the week including a couple of tempting plus-money lines from Oktagon 71 and a trio of solid props from UFC Vegas 106. 0:00 Recap of last week's bets ----- OKTAGON 71 3:34 Bet 1: Denis Frimpong 7:41 Bet 2: Pavol Langer 12:15 More lines and general advice for Oktagon 71 ----- UFC VEGAS 106 14:09 Bet 3: Michael Morales 19:35 Bet 4: Rodolfo Bellato 24:15 Flier o...

Oktagon MMA play-by-play man Bryan Lacey joined Sean to preview Oktagon 71, which takes place Saturday in Munich. The lads also discussed Oktagon's steady growth from Czech regional phenomenon into one of Europe's strongest promotions, with a talent base drawn from across the continent and over half its events this year likely to take place in Germany. 0:00 Intro 3:18 Oktagon's Europea...

NOTE: Apologies for Ben's sound quality on this episode, as he was wrestling with a new computer. It improves around the 20 minute mark but it never gets great. We will do better next time! Keith and Ben preview UFC Vegas 106 with detailed predictions and picks for all 12 fights. There is an unprecedented number of unanimous upset picks for you to take to the bank, and a few conversational sid...

Ireland's own Sean Sheehan reacts to Paul Hughes' demolition of Bruno Miranda at 2025 PFL Europe 1.

Keith and Ben preview UFC 315 with detailed predictions and picks for all 11 confirmed matchups, as Benoit St. Denis was still awaiting a possible replacement opponent for Joel Alvarez as of the time of recording. Even on a concise preview show—by Shillan & Duffy standards, at least—there was time for conversational sidetracks onto such topics as “This Week in MMA History” and...the Powerpuff...

Ireland's own Sean Sheehan again worked the ultra-late night shift Thursday to recap all of the happenings from Professional Fighters League's PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 4, were shocking outcomes were on the marquee. 

Sean is back with his top bets for the week in mixed martial arts, including UFC Des Moines and PFL World Tournament 4. 0:00 Recap of last week's bets 4:20 Bet 1: Oleg Popov and Alexander Romanov 10:01 Bet 2: Karl Moore 14:08 Bet 3: Simeon Powell 18:01 Bet 4: Cory Sandhagen 22:44 Flier of the Week: Bo Nickal 26:33 More lines and general advice for the week

Keith and Ben preview UFC Des Moines with detailed predictions for all 12 fights. Along with a hearty helping of upset picks and disagreement, there were the usual few conversational detours, including one panelist going on the warpath against certain fighter nicknames, all-time great war movies, and the mysterious Building 19—as Ben gets busted for laughing along with a reference that went right...

Fresh from his main event win at UFC Kansas City, welterweight contender Ian Machado Garry (16-1) joined Sean for a chat! Topics that came up included:  - Garry's new No. 6 ranking by the UFC - How he rates his own performance against Carlos Prates and how he scored the fight - Whether any bad blood remains between Garry and the man he called "a quitter" ahead of their bout - A cameo a...

Sean previews PFL World Tournament 4, which features the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions and is headlined by top contenders Phil Davis and Rob Wilkinson. Can PFL keep up the streak of banger cards in the new single elimination format? 0:00 Intro 3:08 Phil Davis vs. Rob Wilkinson 9:52 Valentin Moldavsky vs. Sergey Bilostenniy 14:19 Oleg Popov vs. Karl Williams 16:32 Karl Moore vs. Anton...

Sean is joined by Andy Stevenson of the Auld Triangle Podcast for a deep dive into this week's CW 188 card. The lads give an insider's view of Irish MMA, with a special eye toward the strong batch of Celtic warriors set to showcase their talents on Saturday in front of the Dublin faithful. 0:00 Intro 1:07 James Sheehan vs. Justin Burlinson 12:28 James Webb vs. John Allan 16:34 Paddy McCorr...

Keith and Ben preview UFC Kansas City with detailed predictions and picks for all 14 fights. While there were no unanimous upset calls on this card, there was plenty of underdog love given, including one of the bigger upset picks of the year so far. 0:00 Intro: The oft-overlooked middle child 6:41 Chelsea Chandler (6-3) vs. Joselyne Edwards (14-6) 15:54 Timothy Cuamba (8-3) vs. Roberto Romero (8-4...

Ireland's own Sean Sheehan again worked the ultra-late night shift Friday to recap all of the happenings from Professional Fighters League's PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 3, were violent finishes were on the marquee. 

Sean is back with his top five bets for PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 3 , including several underpriced underdogs and strong flier. 0:00 Recap of last week's bets 3:12 Bet 1: Impa Kasanganay 8:47 Bet 2: Alfie Davis 13:16 Bet 3: Dalton Rosta 16:43 Bet 4: Mike Shipman 20:49 Flier of the Week: Vinicius Sacchelli Cenci 24:43 More lines and general advice for PFL World Tournament 3

Upsets were plentiful and results were largely entertaining as the slim and sleek eight-fight 2025 PFL World Tournament 2 show wrapped in a bit under four hours. Sean Sheehan is here to recap all of the action.

Keith and Ben preview the ultra-loaded UFC 314, with detailed predictions for all 13 fights and a heaping helping of upset picks—from at least one of the duo. 0:00 Intro: A humble request, i.e. LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO 7:00 Nora Cornolle (8-2) vs. Hailey Cowan (7-3) 16:17 Tresean Gore (5-2) vs. Marco Tulio (13-1) 23:25 Su Mudaerji (16-7) vs. Mitch Raposo (9-2) 36:30 Sedriques Dumas (10-2) vs. Michal...

Sean Sheehan is back to recap all of the happenings at PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 1.