The Fight Site Podcast Network

On this week's wrestling for MMA podcast, host Ed Gallo of the Fight Site is joined by fellow TFS wrestling writer Jack Hurley and ESPN\Intermat's Richard Mann to dig into a few different topics. First they discuss the RIZIN New Year's Eve card and the wrestlers it features, which leads to a fun tangent on what to look for in a wrestling prospect - including examples of blue chippers that didn't p...

Every MMA fan can think of a judge's decision they weren't happy with. Perhaps they felt the judges did not follow criteria, or maybe they felt the criteria itself was flawed. To discuss the ideal scoring system and the flaws with the current system, Fight Site staff Ed Gallo, Ryan Wagner and Zach Makovsky are joined by another MMA veteran in Julio Arce to break it down. Read Zach's article on sco...

Folkstyle (American collegiate) wrestling is often regarded as the best base for MMA. However, what could some potential benefits be of a high level career in freestyle wrestling? Ed Gallo discussed the often overlooked art and how he feels the metagame could translate well to MMA. Follow Ed on Twitter: www.twitter.com/EdwardGalloMMA Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FightSitedotcom Check...

Joined by Bloody Elbow analyst and longtime supporter of the site Vic Rodriguez, Sriram and Ryan look at the three best fights on the December 19th card -- Stephen Thompson vs. Geoff Neal, Jose Aldo vs. Marlon "Chito" Vera, and Marlon Moraes vs. Rob Font.

Wrestling dynamics impacted both of the top two fights on UFC 256. Ed Gallo talks about Deiveson Figueiredo's issues with bodylock takedown defense, and the simple and effective approach Charles Oliveira used to get Tony Ferguson down. Ed also delves into other standout performances by wrestlers and who to look out for in the next week. Follow Ed on Twitter: www.twitter.com/EdwardGalloMMA Follow u...

Wrestling for MMA returns to briefly recap recent events, including the freestyle RTC Cup event hosted on FloWrestling. Ed Gallo breaks down some of the wrestlers to look out for on upcoming MMA cards like Bellator 254 before turning his focus to former UFC lightweight interim champion Tony Ferguson. He breaks down why Ferguson's wrestling is underrated, and how he may fare vs. Charles Oliveira at...

UFC lightweight standouts Tony Ferguson and Charles Oliveira are set to collide in the co-main main event of UFC 255. With the help of a special guest, Dan Tom of MMAJunkie, The Fight Site Staff sit down for a roundtable discussion on the matchup. Ed Gallo, Ben Kohn, Sriram Muralidaran and Dan Tom break down Ferguson, Oliveira and make their official predictions for this intriguing matchup. Afterw...

The Wrestling for MMA podcast returns! After a long hiatus, Ed Gallo is back to break down the upcoming UFC event featuring middleweight contenders Jack Hermansson and Marvin Vettori. Before digging into the main event, Ed highlights the games of wrestling for MMA prospects Ilia Topuria and Movsar Evloev. Follow Ed on Twitter: www.twitter.com/EdwardGalloMMA Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.co...

UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo is set to defend his title against rising wrestler Alex Perez in the main event of UFC 255. With the help of a special guest, Dan Tom of MMAJunkie, The Fight Site Staff sit down for a roundtable discussion on the matchup. Ed Gallo, Danny Martin, Sriram Muralidaran and Dan Tom break down Figueiredo, Perez, and make their official predictions for this intri...

The legendary Fedor Emelianenko is considered by many to be one of the greatest fighters of all-time. The Fight Site's Danny Martin is joined by Bloody Elbow's David Castillo to look back at the legacy of PRIDE FC's heavyweight champion. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FightSitedotcom Check out our written content on the website: https://www.thefight-site.com/ Support us directly on Patr...

The Eight Limbs Podcast is back to break down all the Muay Thai action over the past few weeks, focusing on an elite contest between Sangmanee and Rungkit. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FightSitedotcom Check out our written content on the website: https://www.thefight-site.com/ Support us directly on Patreon for exclusive content and access to the discord: https://www.patreon.com/fight...

The Fight Site is back with a preview of our new Patreon exclusive podcast. The topic of the day is BJ Penn's career and legacy. Ryan and Kyle discuss Penn's illustrious career, examining his accomplishments and where he factors into the "greatest of all time" discussion. We also discuss his contribution to the metagame and compare his skills to the modern generation of MMA fighters. Follow us on...

The Fight Site's Philippe Pocholle Marchetti (@Asap_Pipa) and the UFC's new signee Casey O'Neill break down her MMA career and her journey from Scotland to Thailand. This fantastic conversation will teach you everything about Casey's fighting style and undeniable will to win and improve! Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FightSitedotcom Support us directly on Patreon for exclusive content...

Stepping into the world of Muay Thai, Ben sat and talked with Sindy Maricic about everything from her introduction to Kickboxing and Muay Thai, her trips to Thailand, IFMA world title run, training with Valentina Shevchenko, as well the basics of training and getting into Muay Thai and Kickboxing. Sindy was the 2009 IFMA 67KG World Champion, 2009 WMC 69KG World Champion, and 2010 WMC 67KG World Ch...

Tengridome is back! Iggy recaps last week's boxing events, pokes fun at the dramatic nature of combat sports fandom, the way social media works, and as always, ponders on the nature of being a fight fan and the culture of combat sports in the modern times. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FightSitedotcom Support us directly on Patreon for exclusive content and access to the discord: https...

With Danny out for this time, Sriram brings on two recurring guests -- Haxxorized and Tengridome's Iggy -- to talk about the fights last weekend: Khabib Nurmagomedov's win over Justin Gaethje, and Robert Whittaker's return to form against Jared Cannonier. Visit https://thefight-site.com for written work Consider becoming a patron to suggest topics for this podcast and more: https://patreon.com/fig...

Ranked UFC flyweight Gillian Robertson and The Fight Site's Philippe Pocholle Marchetti and are back at it! For their third interview this year, they discuss Gillian's last victory over Poliana Botelho, adjustments on the ground and how she works on her ground and pound game. Check out our written content on the website: https://www.thefight-site.com/ Support us directly on Patreon for exclusive c...

Tengridome is back with another post-fight breakdown! This time Iggy dives deep into the various intangibles that decided the outcome of UFC 254's main event: Khabib vs. Gaethje, as well as the co-main between Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FightSitedotcom Support us directly on Patreon for exclusive content and access to the discord: https://www.pa...

A darling of the analyst community, talented featherweight Mads Burnell has returned to The Fight Site to discuss his debut win with Bellator MMA with Ben Kohn. Fun fact, Mads and Ben conducted the first interview ever hosted on The Fight Site over one year ago! Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FightSitedotcom Support us directly on Patreon for exclusive content and access to the discord:...

Graciously joined by the great Luke Thomas of CBS Sports, Danny and Sriram discuss perhaps the biggest fight of the year -- Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje, to unify the UFC Lightweight Championship, as well as the bout between middleweight contenders Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier that's co-maining the event. For written work, visit https://thefight-site.com To suggest podcast topics...

Tengridome is back with a lightning-quick post-fight breakdown of Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Teofimo Lopez. This episode recaps the event, discussions Iggy had with his friends and colleagues, as well as his personal thoughts on the bout. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FightSitedotcom Support us directly on Patreon for exclusive content and access to the discord: https://www.patreon.com/fight...

Danny and Sriram look over the terrific performance from Cory Sandhagen in his landmark win over #1 contender Marlon Moraes, and look forward to Brian Ortega vs. "The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung as well as the return of Thomas Almeida -- two events for which we come to terms with only knowing that we know nothing. Find written work at https://www.thefight-site.com/ To suggest podcast discussions...

The Eight Limbs Podcast is back to break down all the Muay Thai and action over the past few weeks, focusing on the thrilling rematch between Rodtang and Kaonar. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FightSitedotcom Check out our written content on the website: https://www.thefight-site.com/ Support us directly on Patreon for exclusive content and access to the discord: https://www.patreon.com...

In the wake of current events and recent discussions of race and civil rights, The Fight Site staff wanted to provide an opportunity for athletes to share their experiences and feelings on the issues that face them in their everyday life. Our panelists discussed their own personal experiences with racism both in life and in MMA, they also reflected on some of the more charged topics in MMA today....

Sriram and Danny return ahead of an absolutely fantastic 135 main event, between dynamic veteran Marlon Moraes and action-contender Cory Sandhagen. Also, we address a request from a patron on where (or, if) BJ Penn stands among the greats. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FightSitedotcom Check out our written content on the website: https://www.thefight-site.com/ Support us directly on Pa...