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Colby Covington Speaks to Submission Radio about the rumors of him fighting Leon Edwards at UFC 295: Jones vs. Miocic at Madison Square Garden, sharing a stage with Jon Jones and asking him the 'tough' questions, Kamaru Usman and Khamzat Chimaev not fighting and Paulo Costa vs. Kahmzat Chimaev happening at UFC 294 instead, Islam Makhachev calling out Leon Edwards but now fighting Charles Oliveira...

UFC lightweight and welterweight, Kevin Lee, speaks to Submission Radio about his recent loss to Rinat Fakhretdinov and retirement from MMA, what when he made the decision to retire, how it feels to finish his career and no longer be a fighter anymore, what's next, his relationship with Dana White, his injuries and how his body has taken so much damage, his advice to younger fighters, if he has an...

Surging UFC lightweight prospect and contender, Arman Tsarukyan, speaks to Submission Radio about finding his next opponent, wanting Michael Chandler or Beneil Dariush, why the Conor McGregor fight won't happen, his loss to Islam Makhachev and why he'll win the rematch, his early life in Georgia and Russia, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez, Dan Hooker speaks to Submission Radio about his win at UFC 290 against Jalin Turner, his injuries and surgeries, how he turned the fight around and fought through the adversity, taking those crazy kicks, answering questions about his career and his chin, speaking to Jalin afterwards, wanting a huge fight in New Zealand next, the BMF belt and...

Ahead of UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez, Dan Hardy speaks to Submission Radio and helps preview UFC 290 and Alex Volkanovski vs. Yair Rodriguez for the UFC featherweight championship, Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus Du Plessis and if the winner actually makes it to UFC 293 in Sydney, Australia or if Sean Strickland steps in against Israel Adesanya, Dan Hooker vs. Jalin Turner, Jack Della Maddalena...

Ahead of UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez, Dan Hooker speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against fellow UFC lightweight rising prospect Jalin Turner, being offered Tony Ferguson initially, his motivation now and why he doesn't want to have legend fights, his early days and how he's changed throughout the years, where a win would put him here, going on this journey with his team...

Former UFC heavyweight champion, Tim Sylvia, speaks to Submission Radio about his UFC run, the early days of training at Team Miletich and the crazy sparring sessions, selling everything to train there, becoming UFC champion, his early dreams and being an overachiever, his split with the UFC and relationship with Dana White, fighter pay in 2023 and Francis Ngannou leaving UFC and signing with the...

Luke Thomas speaks to Submission Radio about the fight between Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg and how it compares to PRIDE FC's rise and fall, Alex Volkanovski vs. Ilia Tuporia, Islam Makhachev or Aljamain Sterling, Sean Strickland's ceiling as a middleweight contender, Conor McGregor and if The Ultimate Fighter has been a wasted, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana, Stephen Erceg speaks to Submission Radio about his UFC debut and win over David Dvorak at UFC 289, coming in on 8 days, hearing Daniel Cormier's comments during the fight, wanting Matt Schnell next, why he's confident to fight anyone in the division already, being a pro wrestling fan, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana, Islam Makhachev's Coach, Javier Mendez, speaks to Submission Radio about the lightweight fight between Charles Oliveira vs. Beneil Dariush and Charles' win at UFC 289, Charles' improvements and saying he was only 10% against Islam, what's next for Islam Makhachev and if Charles deserves the next title shot, when Islam will fight next, if Alex Volkanov...

Ahead of UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana, Dan Hardy speaks to Submission Radio and helps preview Amanda Nunes vs. Irene Aldana for the women's UFC bantamweight title, as well as the highly anticipated lightweight fight between Charles Oliveira vs. Beneil Dariush for UFC lightweight contention. Dan also weighs in on MMA judging and the scores from Kai Kara-France vs. Amir Albazi.

Beneil Dariush speaks to Submission Radio ahead of his fight against Charles Oliveira at UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana and talks about his long training camp, the BMF title fight between Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje at UFC 291, who he thinks wins and why he would prefer to fight the new generation over Dustin Poirier, Charles Oliveira's grappling and mental state coming off the Islam Makhachev lo...

John Morgan speaks with Submission Radio to discuss Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic, the delay and if it will actually happen or if Sergei Pavlovich will eventuate instead, whether it happens in November at MSG or in Las Vegas in December, Conor McGregor returning against Michael Chandler on The Ultimate Fighter and when the fight could happen, Khamzat Chimaev vs. Kamaru Usman and how it affects the ne...

Kai Kara France speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Amir Albazi at UFC on ESPN 46, his time away from the cage, how Israel Adesanya's win over Alex Pereira at UFC 287 helped inspire him, his crazy high school side business, losing his luggage on the way to this fight, and more!

Ahead of UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez, Dricus Du Plessis speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Robert Whittaker, why he's fighting Whittaker instead of Israel Adesanya for the belt, what a win over Rob would do for him, Rob's style and beating all the other contenders, possibly fighting Israel Adesanya just 9 weeks later at UFC 293 in Sydney Australia, his comments that...

In light of former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou signing with the PFL, his coach and head of Xtreme Couture, Eric Nicksick, speaks to Submission Radio about the milestone signing, the stress of not fighting Jon Jones and then entering free agency, how it felt to sigh with the PFL, Francis pioneering MMA in Africa, getting his opponents paid as well, boxing before MMA but with a time lim...

Ahead of UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez, Dan Hooker speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Jalin Turner, his time away since his injury, his new tats, why the UFC wanted this fight and rebooked it, what he wants to prove here, training with Craig Jones, rematches with Michael Chandler, Dustin Poirier, Islam Makhachev, Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus Du Plessis and if it'll act...

In the aftermath of UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo, Colby Covington speaks to Submission Radio about Belal Muhammad's win over Gilbert Burns at UFC 288, why he doesn't believe the win guaranteed a title shot, why the Leon Edwards fight didn't happen in London, when the fight would likely happen next, rumours of the fight happening in Abu Dhabi in October, Colby's message to Leon, and more!

Ahead of UFC 288 Preview: Aljamain Sterling vs. Henry Cejudo, Dan Hardy speaks to Submission Radio about and previews Aljamain Sterling vs. Henry Cejudo for the UFC bantamweight belt, Gilbert Burns vs. Belal Muhammad for UFC welterweight challenger stakes, and more!

Ahead of UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo, Gilbert Burns speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Belal Muhammad, how this crazy short-notice fight came together, Belal requesting a different weight and why Gilbert didn't care for it, why make it five rounds, why even take this fight and where it puts him in the division, being promised the winner of Colby Covington and Leon Edwards...

Ahead of BKFC 41, former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Mike Perry, Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz, Israel Adesanya inspiring him with UFC 287 performance, and more!

UFC lightweight Beneil Dariush speaks to Submission Radio about his fight with Charles Oliveira being delayed and moved from UFC 288, after Charles had to withdraw with an injury, his meeting with Dana White and Hunter Campbell, being promised more money and a title shot with a win over Charles, the Oliveira fight being moved to UFC 289, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya, Robert Whittaker speaks to Submission Radio about Israel Adesanya defeating Alex Pereira at UFC 287 to reclaim the UFC middleweight title, the spectacular KO itself, what he took away from the performance and what it made him realize, why he'll never stop chasing Israel Adesanya, the UFC's plan for him and their conversation, who makes sense next,...

In the aftermath of UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya, CKB head coach, Eugene Bareman, speaks to Submission Radio about Israel Adesanya defeating Alex Pereira at UFC 287 to reclaim the UFC middleweight title, the spectacular KO itself, the leg kicks in the first round and how the fight was going, Dricus Du Plessis, why Khamzat Chimaev makes absolutely no sense as the next challenger, and more!

Ahead of UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane, Luke Thomas of Showtime, CBS and Morning Kombat, joins Submission Radio to help preview Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane for the UFC heavyweight belt at UFC 285, as Jon Jones makes his heavyweight debut, as well as Geoff Neal vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov, Bo Nickal vs. Jamie Pickett, and more!