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Ahead of UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2, Dan Hardy returns to Submission Radio to preview Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker 2 for the UFC middleweight belt, Robert Whittaker's ego narrative and how much it affects this fight, the pressure on Adesanya after having an almost flawless performance at UFC 243, Whittaker's improvements against Darren Till, Jared Cannonier and Kelvin Gastelum, whic...

Ahead of UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2, CKB's Blood Diamond speaks to Submission Radio about his long-awaited UFC debut, having over 100 fights prior, his time in China fighting most weekends and rooming with Israel Adesanya and Brad Riddell, where his crazy style comes from, the advice from his parents that changed his life and made him pursue fighting, and more!

Ahead of UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2, Israel Adesanya's coach Eugene Bareman speaks to Submission Radio about the rematch between Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker for the UFC middleweight belt, Whittaker's improvements but also new vulnerabilities, the notion that Robert will employ a more grappling-heavy gameplan, why it's been such an exhausting training camp, if this will be the end o...

Ahead of UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2, former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker speaks to Submission Radio about his rematch against Israel Adesanya, overcoming ego and mental changes, the way the media narrative got to him, there being more respect this time around, why Israel is beatable, his adjustments ahead of the fight, what he saw in the Marvin Vettori fight, why adopting a Ja...

UFC legend Mark Hunt returns to Submission Radio to speak about his upcoming documentary movie release and the biggest fight of his life against the UFC, standing up for fighter pay, Francis Ngannou vs. the UFC in contract negotiations, getting paid more than Francis Ngannou without ever holding the belt, Jake Paul's diss track of Dana White, Tai Tuivasa's winning streak and if he'll run into the...

Former UFC champion and current UFC and ESPN MMA commentator, Michael Bisping speaks to Submission Radio about Francis Ngannou's gutsy win over Ciryl Gane at UFC 270, Francis' improved wrestling and how Francis Ngannou vs. Jon Jones would go, UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 and how Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker 2 goes, Whittaker's keys if he wants to win the rematch, UFC London and what i...

Post-Fight after UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane, the UFC's Laura Sanko joins Submission Radio to recap and react to Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane and their shocking fight, Francis' wrestling and comeback win, Gane going for the heel hook, Dana White no-showing the post-fight press conference and not wrapping the belt around Francis' waist, Francis Ngannou possibly waiting until his UFC contract ends,...

Ahead of UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane, Dan Hardy returns to Submission Radio to preview Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane for the UFC heavyweight belt, Ciryl Gane's skills after only training in MMA for a few years, Francis' Ngannou's improvements in the Stipe Miocic rematch, the released sparring footage from MMA Factory and how it affects the fight, Francis' feud and negotiations with the UFC regardin...

Ahead of UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane, Ciryl Gane's coach and founder of MMA Factory Paris, Fernand Lopez, speaks to Submission Radio about UFC 270 and Francis Ngannou vs. Cyril Gane, the first time meeting Ciryl, why Gane is like the new version of the terminator compared to Ngannou, wanting to squash the beef and stop feuding with Ngannou, the backstage snub from Ngannou, Gane's IQ and natural abil...

MMA Junkie's John Morgan joins Submission Radio to look back on 2021, predict who the UFC champions will be in 2022, discuss the delay in Khamzat Chimaev's next fight, why the Neil Magny fight hasn't been announced, Jake Paul earning people's respect in 2021 after knocking out Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley, Nate Diaz's UFC future and the UFC trying to stall his contract in order to make the Conor M...

Ahead of Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley 2, Tyron Woodley speaks to Submission Radio about his rematch against Jake Paul, what he learned and what he'll do differently, why he thought he'd fight Jake instead of Tommy Fury, the $500,000 incentive to knock Jake Paul out and Jake caring about what people think, the "no KO stipulation" rumours, UFC 269 and Dustin Poirier's loss to Charles Oliveira, Dustin...

After UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier, Colby Covington speaks to Submission Radio about Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier and 'Do Bronx's' win, his rivalry with Dustin Poirier and "The Diamond" saying he's open to a move up to welterweight, why a potential fight against Khamzat Chimaev could happen, how their wrestling compares and Chimaev's wrestling match against Jack Hermansson, Jorge Masvidal...

Ahead of UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier, Chael Sonnen of ESPN speaks to Submission Radio about Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier, hosting the 13th annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards, Khamzat Chimaev vs. either Kamaru Usman or Israel Adesanya for a UFC title and who is the harder match-up, why Chimaev should stay away from Colby Covington and why the Neil Magny fight hasn't been made, if Leon E...

Ahead of UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier, Dan Hardy returns to Submission Radio to preview Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier for the UFC lightweight belt, Justin Gaethje getting the next title shot, if Conor McGregor or Islam Makhachev get a title shot first, Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Pena, Kai Kara France vs. Cody Garbrandt, Raulian Paiva vs. Sean O'Malley, and more! As well as Tyron Woodley step...

Ahead of UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo, UFC lightweight Brad Riddell speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Rafael Fiziev, their friendship, sparring and training history, the phone call he made to Fiziev before signing the contract, why Islam Makhachev may be champion and how he's been prepping for him over the last two years, Michael Chandler's loss, why Khabib had the right re...

Head coach of CKB, Eugene Bareman speaks to Submission Radio about the rumours of the Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker rematch being targeted for UFC 271 and why it may not happen on that date, why Bareman believes Derek Brunson might make sense first, Brad Riddell vs. Rafael Fiziev at UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo, why Riddell has a better chance of getting a title shot than Islam Makhachev, Eug...

Head coach and founder of SBG Ireland, John Kavanagh, speaks to Submission Radio about Conor McGregor returning in 2022, his recovery from his leg injury, a possible 4th fight against Dustin Poirier, McGregor wanting an immediate title shot, if Justin Gaethje or Islam Makhachev should get the next shot, who wins between Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier, if the Khabib rivalry will continue with...

UFC welterweight Colby Covington returns to Submission Radio to reflect on his loss to Kamaru Usman at UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2, how he looks back on the fight, the scoring, the takedowns, his legacy forever linked to Kamaru Usman, Jorge Masvidal's recent comments on wanting to fight next and do The Ultimate Fighter, Colby's theory on Masvidal's injury that led to him withdrawing from the Le...

UFC welterweight Stephen Thompson speaks to Submission Radio ahead of his fight against Belal Muhammad at UFC Fight Night on ESPN, Khamzat Chimaev's crazy rise and quick win over Li Jingliang, Jorge Masvidal withdrawing from his UFC 269 fight against Leon Edwards and if he tried to replace Masvidal, why Leon still deserves the next title shot even if Khamzat beats Gilbert Burns, how Gilbert Burns...

ESPN's Brett Okamoto speaks to Submission Radio about Jorge Masvidal being injured and Jorge Masvidal vs. Leon Edwards being off UFC 269, if Khamzat Chimaev could step in and fight, how Khamzat Chimaev vs. Leon Edwards would even look, if Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal could be made next, if Masvidal would even want to do a season of The Ultimate Fighter with Colby, Max Holloway saying he'd pr...

Post-Fight after UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2, the UFC's Laura Sanko joins Submission Radio to recap and react to Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington 2 and their crazy fight of the year candidate for the UFC welterweight title, Colby starting slow and tense and almost losing in the second round, his rally to come back in the later rounds, Usman's insane chin, what Usman needs to do to surpass GSP a...

Ahead of UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2, Luke Thomas returns to Submission Radio to preview Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington 2 for the UFC welterweight title, Rose Namajunas vs. Weili Zhang 2 for the women's strawweight title, Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler, and more!

Ahead of UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2, Action Bronson speaks to Submission Radio about the rematch between Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington 2 for the UFC welterweight title, Covington's persona, Khamzat Chimaev's insanely quick win over Li Jingliang at UFC 267 and if he should get the next title shot, Rose Namajunas vs. Weili Zhang 2, Islam Makhachev's win over Dan Hooker, hanging out with Israe...

Ahead of UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira, Dan Hardy returns to Submission Radio to preview Jan Blachowicz vs. Glover Teixeira, Petr Yan vs. Corey Sandhagen, Islam Makhachev vs. Dan Hooker and Khamzat Chimaev vs. Li Jingliang, as well as gives a big update on his fight against Tyron Woodley!

Ahead of UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira, UFC lightweight Dan Hooker speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Islam Makhachev, his training camp in Las Vegas and the wrestling emphasis, challenging Islam to make the fight five rounds and Islam's response, how different the fight looks in five rounds, Makhachev's coach playing mind games, the "don't hunt what you can't kill" men...