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Ahead of UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier, Jared Cannonier speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Israel Adesanya, his journey from heavyweight to a middleweight title shot, his mentality and where it comes from, what the key to beating Israel Adesanya is, and more!

Ahead of UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier, CKB head coach Eugene Bareman speaks to Submission Radio about Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier, what makes Jared dangerous and different compared to Paulo Costa, preferring Sean Strickland over Alex Pereira as the next challenge for Israel, Alex Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway and why he didn't feel the fight was necessary, what beating Max a third time w...

Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw speaks to Submission Radio about potentially fighting Aljamain Sterling next for the belt, The Funkmaster's win over Petr Yan at UFC 273 and subsequent callout, Aljo's style as a challenge to TJ, Dominick Cruz's recent comments about TJ getting the next title shot, recovering from his knee injury and getting back to training, Henry Cejudo returning to...

Ahead of AEW's Double or Nothing PPV, Paul Wight, formerly known as The Big Show, speaks to Submission Radio about Sasha Banks and Naomi walking out of WWE, working in AEW and why he hasn't been as active on screen as fans expected, his days in the WWE and working with The Rock, John Cena, The Undertaker, Ric Flair, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Austin's Wrestlemania return and the Stone Cold Stunner h...

Ahead of UFC 277 and his supposed fight against Paulo Costa, Luke Rockhold speaks to Submission Radio about the Paulo Costa fight being delayed again, how it even came together in the first place, why the delay and if he believes Paulo wants to fight him, Paulo as a challenge, his journey over the last three years and his injuries, wanting to face Israel Adesanya more than the belt, Israel Adesany...

One half of Morning Kombat, Luke Thomas speaks to Submission Radio about MMA judging in the aftermath of Holly Holm vs. Ketlen Vieira, if open scoring is the solution, PRIDE judging and ONE Championship, What the UFC is doing with Nate Diaz, Michael Chandler's comments about UFC pay, Dustin Poirier calling out Colby Covington, Luke Rockhold vs. Paulo Costa being delayed and likely off UFC 277, Kam...

Ahead of his fight against Rafael Dos Anjos, Rafael Fiziev speaks to Submission Radio about how the fight came together for a third time, idolizing Rafael Dos Anjos and being thrilled to be fighting him, being bullied in school and how he first got into fighting, being part of the police force when he was young and giving it up to pursue MMA, Bobby Green and his coaching accusing Rafael of taking...

In the aftermath of UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje, Tony Ferguson opens up on Submission Radio after his loss to Michael Chandler, what it was like watching the fight back for him, the way he looked in the first round and Dana White's praise, how it felt watching the scary KO itself, why he wants to join a team now and why he won't retire, legal action against his former management due to Conor McG...

Ahead of UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Justin Gaethje, Dan Hardy of BT Sport and Full Reptile, speaks to Submission Radio and helps preview Charles Oliveira vs. Justin Gaethje for the UFC lightweight title, Michael Chandler vs. Tony Ferguson and Rose Namajunas vs. Carla Esparza 2 for the women's undisputed UFC strawweight title. The Outlaw also speaks about his upcoming fight against Diego Sanchez!

Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker speaks to Submission Radio about having to withdraw from his fight against Marvin Vettori at UFC Singapore, his injury, the backlash he suffered as a result, Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier, Aljamain Sterling responding to him and their exchange, Khamzat Chimaev's win over Gilbert Burns at UFC 273, and more!

UFC lightweight Dan Hooker speaks to Submission Radio about his loss to Arnold Allen at UFC London, why he's returning to lightweight and not featherweight, what went wrong in the fight, why he makes no excuses for the loss, his callout of Rafael Dos Anjos and what he made of RDA's response, UFC 274, Charles Oliveira vs. Justin Gaethje, Michael Chandler vs. Tony Ferguson, and more!

Ahead of UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade, UFC light heavyweight Tyson Pedro speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Ike Villanueva, the knee injury and subsequent botched surgery that kept him out of action for over three years, having his family tell him to retire, becoming a new father and how challenging it was, training at CKB, his opponent Ike Villanueva, his beer compa...

In the aftermath of UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie, UFC middleweight Darren Till speaks to Submission Radio about Khamzat Chimaev beating Gilbert Burns in a fight-of-the-year candidate, how nervous he was cornering Khamzat, especially when he absorbed the huge blows in the 2nd round, the iconic cage moment before the fight, the criticism of the fight and what people missed, how this fi...

Post-Fight after UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. Korean Zombie, the UFC's Laura Sanko joins Submission Radio to recap and react to Alex Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie and Volkanovski's defense of the UFC featherweight belt, Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gilbert Burns and Khamzat's insane win and fight of the year candidate, Khamzat Chimaev vs. Colby Covington next?, Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan 2 and Ajo's in...

Ahead of UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. Korean Zombie, Luke Thomas returns to Submission Radio to preview Alex Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie, Volko's style and how he traps his opponents, when he'll finally get the respect he deserves and how a third fight against Max Holloway fits in, Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gilbert Burns, the biggest questions surrounding Khamzat, how Khamzat fares on the ground again...

Ahead of UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie, UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against The Korean Zombie, Max Holloway initially being the opponent and then offering to be the back-up fighter, why Volko never got any clarity on that situation and the massive lesson he took away from it, his people-pleasing habits and why he's tu...

In the aftermath of UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal, Colby Covington speaks to Submission Radio about his fight against Jorge Masvidal, what the win felt like, the emotions during the fight itself, 'Gamebred' being frustrated in the cage post-fight and saying he'll try to break Colby's jaw, why Dustin Poirier is next, 'The Diamond' saying that he'll never fight Covington for money, who Colby would...

Ahead of UFC London Volkov vs. Aspinall, Tom Aspinall speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Alexander Volkov, the stress of not knowing if Volkov was going to make it, confirming that the fight is going ahead, the lead up to UFC London and what it's been like, his style and training at Team Kaobon with Darren Till, Terry Etim and other UFC veterans, recent events in his life...

Post-Fight after UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal, John Morgan joins Submission Radio to recap and react to Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal and their dramatic grudge match fight, Colby Covington winning and beating Jorge Masvidal, Gamebred's success on the feet and cathing Covington, Colby calling out Dustin Poirier next, if the Robert Whittaker fight makes sense, what's next and left for Jorge...

Ahead of UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal, Dan Hardy returns to Submission Radio to preview Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal, their history training together and how it factors into the fight, if anybody may have a case of "big brother" syndrome over the other, how Masvidal handles Covington's wrestling, when Jorge should attack, who has more pressure on them and how this fight affects their care...

In the aftermath of UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2, former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker speaks to Submission Radio and reflects on his fight against Israel Adesanya, how he feels about the loss and if he's watched the fight, why he felt that he won, the gameplan and what worked in the fight, what it felt like taking Adesanya down, recovering from the first round and what went thro...

Ahead of Islam Makhachev vs. Bobby Green, Makhachev's coach, Javier Mendez speaks to Submission Radio about the switch from Beneil Dariush and Bobby Green stepping up at UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green, Bobby Green's recent success and striking, his ability to lure opponents in with the in-cage trash talk, if this fight still leads to a title shot for Islam, reaction to if Conor McGregor retu...

In the aftermath of UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2, Luke Rockhold returns to Submission Radio to talk Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker 2 for the UFC middleweight belt and Israel Adesanya retaining his belt, possibly fighting Paulo Costa next in June, why he likes the fight, Costa missing weight spectacularly the last time around against Marvin Vettori and his excuses about wine, his health...

In the aftermath of UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2, Dan Hooker returns to Submission Radio to talk Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker 2 for the UFC middleweight belt and Israel Adesanya retaining his belt, Robert Whittaker feeling like he won, his upcoming fight against Arnold Allen at UFC London, his return to featherweight, why he embraces the suffering of being at the weight class, what a...

Post-fight after UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2, Luke Thomas returns to Submission Radio to react to Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker 2 for the UFC middleweight belt and Israel Adesanya retaining his belt, Robert Whittaker's adjustments and feeling he won, the scoring, Israel's crazy takedown defense and grappling, If Israel will stay at middleweight and if it's a bad time to move up again,...