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Ahead of UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3, Rafael Fiziev speaks to Submission Radio about his fight against Justin Gaethje at UFC 286, why the fight took so long to come together, him being a fan of Gaethje and remembering his UFC debut, Justin's fight style and wanting to show him a masterclass, why he doesn't care about getting the next title shot and why Beneil Dariush deserves it the most, Conor M...

Ahead of UFC 285: Edwards vs. Usman 3 and UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2, Khamzat Chimaev's coach, Andreas Michael, speaks to Submission Radio about the delay of Khamzat's next fight, why the Robert Whittaker fight didn't come through, who even makes sense at this point, wanting the winners of Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 3 or Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya 2, what it actually feels like to fi...

Ahead of UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2, Gilbert Burns speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Jorge Masvidal, why it took so long to make and why it's not five rounds, having the BMF title on the line, their history in Miami and how the fight plays out, the recent Conor McGregor TUF drama, how Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler plays out, Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 3 at U...

In the aftermath of UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski and Islam Makhachev's win over Alex Volkanovski for the UFC lightweight title, BJJ world champion and Volkanovski's BJJ coach, Craig Jones, speaks to Submission Radio about Alex Volkanovski's loss to Makhachev, scoring the fight and the fourth round where Islam had the body triangle, the grappling in the fight and his pre-fight comments regard...

In the aftermath of UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski and Islam Makhachev's win over Alex Volkanovski for the UFC lightweight title, Beneil Dariush speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Charles Oliveira at UFC 288, why he's not fighting Islam Makhachev for the belt, Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler, and more!

Ahead of UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski, UFC Hall of Famer, Bas Rutten, speaks to Submission Radio about Islam Makhachev vs. Alex Volkanovski, Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 for the heavyweight title, and the rematch between Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira at UFC 287 for the UFC middleweight belt, as well as his first ever fight and scary KO win, his life advice for cutting out the unnec...

Ahead of UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski, Alex Volkanovski's coach, Joe Lopez, speaks to Submission Radio about Alex Volkanovski vs. Islam Makhachev, Volkanovski's insane strength and beating up heavyweights, Alex's advantages over Islam Makhachev, his own journey into martial arts and training all over the world, doing security work and crazy stories from being a bouncer, and more!

As 2022 comes to a wrap, UFC and ESPN's Laura Sanko speaks to Submission Radio about her most memorable events and personal highlights of 2022, Conor McGregor's return weight, the Michael Chandler fight, what Paddy Pimblett's 2023 will look like, Khamzat Chimaev vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov, Jon Jones' future and if heavyweight was a mistake, Francis Ngannou and the UFC, 2023's fighters to look out for,...

Ahead of his fight against Paulo Costa at UFC 284, Robert Whittaker speaks to Submission Radio about Paulo Costa claiming there's no contract for their fight at UFC Perth, why he's not worried and knows Costa will show up to fight, Alex Pereira beating Israel Adesanya at UFC 281 for the UFC middleweight championship, how he would do against Pereira and his knockout power and size, still wanting Is...

In the aftermath of UFC 282, City Kickboxing head coach Eugene Bareman speaks to Submission Radio about Israel Adesanya's loss to Alex Pereira at UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira, Khamzat Chimaev vs. Pereira not materializing at UFC 283, why the instant rematch makes sense and when they'd like to do it, the adjustments needed to win, winning coach of the year and gym of the year, Dan Hooker not wanti...

Ahead of UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev, Sean Sheehan speaks to Submission Radio and helps preview Paddy Pimblett vs. Jared Gordon, Jan Blachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev and Darren Till vs. Dricus Du Plessis.

In the aftermath of UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira, Paulo Costa speaks to Submission Radio about his the bizarre situation with his UFC contract and the fight with Robert Whittaker at UFC 284 in Perth, why there was never any contract sent to him for Robert Whittaker vs. Paulo Costa, if he wants to stay in the UFC or go into boxing, Alex Pereira beating Israel Adesanya at UFC 281 and becoming the n...

In the aftermath of UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira, Dan Hooker speaks to Submission Radio about his win over Claudio Puelles at UFC 281, Israel Adesanya's loss to Alex Pereira, what Joe Rogan's head tasted like, looking towards UFC 284 in Perth, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira, Oscar Willis of The Mac Life speaks to Submission Radio and helps react to UFC 281 and Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira for the UFC middleweight title, Alex Pereira's win and becoming the new champion, what's next, if an immediate rematch is on the cards, and more!

Ahead of UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira, Dan Hardy speaks to Submission Radio and healps preview UFC 281 and Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira for the UFC middleweight title, and reveals that his boxing match with Diego Sanchez is off!

Ahead of UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira, Ben Askren speaks to Submission Radio about Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira for the UFC middleweight belt, the rumoured fight between Colby Covington vs. Khamzat Chimaev, Jake Paul beating Anderson Silva and why he expects Jake to beat Nate Diaz, his autobiography "Funky" and his inspiration to write a book, the best characters and promoters in MMA, overcom...

Ahead of UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira, Dan Hooker speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Claudio Puelles, his back to back losses to Islam Makhachev and Arnold Allen, moving back up to lightweight, the growth he had during his time off and realizing he couldn't do it without his team at CKB, the holes in his game he's fixed since then, Islam Makhachev beating Charles Oliveira...

Ahead of UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira, Robert Whittaker speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Paulo Costa at UFC 284, how the fight even came together, if Khamzat Chimaev was even offered, why he'd like to train with Khamzat Chimaev, Colby Covington vs. Khamzat Chimaev in a five-round fight, Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira at UFC 281, the Jai Opetaia fight never being real,...

In the aftermath of UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev, UFC featherweight champion, Alex Volkanovski, speaks to Submission Radio about Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev for the UFC lightweight belt and Islam's win! Facing Islam Makhachev next at UFC 284 in Perth in a super fight for the UFC lightweight belt, Khabib calling him out at UFC 280, the fac off in the octagon with Islam, the wrestling an...

In the aftermath of UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev, Islam Makhachev's coach, Javier Mendez speaks to Submission Radio about Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev for the UFC lightweight belt and Islam's win! Islam Makhachev vs. Alex Volkanovski at UFC 284 in Perth next, Conor McGregor's tweets, Khabib vs. Charles Oliveira being over, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev, Beneil Dariush speaks to Submission Radio about his big win over Mateusz Gamrot, his eight fight win streak and who's next, wanting to meet with Dana White and figure out where he stands, Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev for the UFC lightweight belt and Islam Makhachev vs. Alex Volkanovski at UFC 284 in Perth, and more!

Ahead of UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev, Beneil Dariush speaks to Submission Radio about Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev for the UFC lightweight belt, the rumors of him being the backup fighter before Alex Volkanovski, his response to Alex Volkanovski and how he thinks Volk would do against Oliveira or Makhachev, why he thinks the double champ status could be an issue, returning against Mate...

Ahead of UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev, Alex Volkanovski's coach, Frank Hickman speaks to Submission Radio about Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev for the UFC lightweight belt, Alex Volkanovski being the backup fighter, why Volko would be prepared enough and his team feel confident about him facing Islam Makhachev or Charles Oliveira, the wrestling and grappling in that fight, training in Tha...

Ahead of UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev, Sean O'Malley's coach, Tim Welch, speaks to Submission Radio about Sean O'Malley vs. Petr Yan at UFC 280, why they accepted this fight, the step up in competition and the notion that it's a mismatch, the biggest thing people misunderstand about Sean's style, why the fight being three rounds is such a factor, the narrative after this fight, seeing Marlon Ve...

Ahead of UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev, Aljamain Sterling speaks to Submission Radio about his fight against TJ Dillashaw to defend his UFC bantamweight belt, earning respect after the Petr Yan win and why it didn't change things for him, TJ Dillashaw's history of cheating and how it affects his legacy, TJ's fight against Corey Sandhagen and getting older, why he believes TJ's still cheating and...