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We took a couple of weeks off after that UFC White House show, and we're back just in time for the return of Conor McGregor after his five-year break for some rehab and crime.  The card's pretty good, so this week we preview the entire UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 event. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM , and online at  http://www.thehammermma.com ,  The Itunes Store , MMAPo...

This week it's one big post-UFC Freedom 250 episode. *cue eagle noise* Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM , and online at  http://www.thehammermma.com ,  The Itunes Store , MMAPodcast.com ,  Player. FM , find  @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us .

Barring any successful lawsuits, the UFC is heading to the White House lawn this upcoming Sunday for UFC Freedom 250. It's controversial, and it's gaudy, but we'd be lying if there's not some fights we want to see. We preview the card in the first half of this week's show. Then we get into the week in MMA, including BJ Penn, more on The White House show, and the results of UFC Fight Night: Muhamma...

UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim is coming up this weekend, and we preview the card, headlined by former UFC Welterweight Champion Belal Muhammad vs. the up-and-coming Gabriel Bonfim, in the first half of this week's show. Then we get into the week in MMA, most of which is the build to the upcoming UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House. Eventually we get past that, and to the results of UFC...

Top ten UFC Bantamweights headline UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo in Macau this weekend, and we preview the fights in the first half of this week's show. Then we quickly recap the PFL card, and some other odd MMA-adjacent shows, and run down the week in MMA including more on how MVP MMA 1: Rousey vs. Carano did, and the return of Scott Coker. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3...

It sounds like MVP MMA: Rousey vs. Carano ended up being a pretty big deal on Netflix, but most importantly, what did we think of it? We look at how it went in the first half of this week's show. Then we (very quickly) preview the upcoming PFL card, and discuss the results of UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM , and online at  http://www.thehammer...

Sean Strickland got it done at UFC 328 by dethroning Khamzat Chimaev to regain the UFC Middleweight Championship. We discuss that, the incredible UFC Flyweight Championship fight, and the rest of the card in the first half of this week's show. Then we look towards this weekend's MVP MMA 1: Rousey vs. Carano, look at the Dana White interview with Charlamagne, and give short shift to UFC Fight Night...

At this weekend's UFC 328, UFC Middleweight Champion Khamzat Chimaev has his first title defense this weekend against former champion Sean Strickland, in what promises to be a cringey fight week but an intriguing fight. We preview the entire card in the first half of this week's show. Then we look back at the results of UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates, as the list of Welterweight conte...

At this weekend's UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates card, former UFC Welterweight Champion Jack Della Maddalena headlines against contender Carlos Prates in Australia. We preview the card in the first half of this week's show. Then we look back on the week in MMA news, including the results of UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM , and...

This weekend at UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal, former UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling tries to hold off Yusuff Zalal, who's on the best run of his career. We preview the card in the first half of this week's show. Then, it was a big night for a few Canadian fighters at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott. We discuss the results of that, as well as the rest of the week in MMA. Catch...

UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg was a wild night. In the first half of this week's show we discuss it all, including new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Carlos Ulberg, his injury, Jiri Prochazka's mercy, the resurrection of Paulo Costa, the insane Blaydes vs. Hokit fight, and more.  Then in the second half of the show we look at the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott, and forget to talk about...

Ok, so it sucks that UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg lost the co-main event. Still...pretty fun card, and we preview it in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half of the show we look at the week in MMA, mostly the results of UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM , and online at  http://www.thehammermma.com ,  The Itunes Store , M...

At this weekend's UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan, former Lightweight title challenger Renato Moicano gives rising contender Chris Duncan a chance to break into the top ten. We preview that card in the first half of this week's show. In the second half of the show we get a little sidetracked, but eventually get to Joe Pyfer's big win over Israel Adesanya. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on...

Its odd to see former UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya in a lower-ranked fight, but time comes for us all, and Joe Pyfer's looking to capitalize. We preview that fight, and the rest of the UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer card in the first half of this week's show. In the second half we discuss the upcoming PFL card, and the results of UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy. Catch us Wedne...

The UFC heads back to London for this upcoming weekend's UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy, and hopefully the headlining fight determines the next Featherweight contender. We preview that fight, and the rest of the card, in the first half of this week's show.  In the second half we discuss the week in MMA news, including more on Netflix's Rousey vs. Carano event (including the addition of Francis...

Oh no, Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira fought at UFC 326, and it wasn't fun! Its the end times. Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria....  Anyway, we discuss the results of that card, as well as the full announcement of the UFC White House card, in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half, we preview the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos c...

lts a good week, because Max Holloway is fighting Charles Oliveira on Saturday night at UFC 326. We preview that BMF title fight, and the rest of the card, in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half of the show we look back at Lone'er Cavanagh's big win over Brandon Moreno, and discuss the rest of the week in MMA news.  Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM , and...

The UFC heads to Mexico City again this weekend, with former UFC Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno headlining against the up-and-coming Lone'er Cavanagh. We preview that card in the first half of this week's show, as well as discuss this upcoming Ronda Rousey fight on Netflix. Plus, former UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland ran his mouth all week, but got the job done at UFC Fight Night: St...

The UFC Middleweight division remains hot, with a bunch of interesting names going for a title shot. At this weekend's UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez, the winner of former Champion Sean Strickland, and streaking Anthony Hernandez, will certainly have an argument for it. We preview that fight, and the rest of the card, in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half of the...

Hey...so UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira, and PFL Dubai: Nurmagomedov vs. Davis happened. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM , and online at  http://www.thehammermma.com ,  The Itunes Store , MMAPodcast.com ,  Player. FM , find  @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us .

It's back-to-back UFC numbered cards this week, so we start off this week's show previewing the upcoming UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2. After that we have a lot to say about UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett, which was the first event of the UFC's new Paramount+ era, and had good fights, bad fights, good choices, and bad choices. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM , and online at ...

Everyone's back from holiday hibernation. This week we're previewing the first UFC event of 2026, and the first one of the Paramount era, UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett, headlined by Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett in a UFC Interim Lightweight fight. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM , and online at  http://www.thehammermma.com ,  The Itunes Store , MMAPodcast.com ,  Player. FM...

This week is The Hammer MMA Radio's Sixteenth Annual Awards Show. As usual, the four of us debate 2025's Best Fight, Best Knockout, Best Submission, Fighter of the Year, Prospect of the Year, and more. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM , and online at  http://www.thehammermma.com ,  The Itunes Store , MMAPodcast.com ,  Player. FM , find  @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us...

In the first half of this week's show we talk about the results of FC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape, the last UFC show of the year, and the last of their broadcast deal with ESPN. Then in the second half of the show we discuss the week in MMA, including Francois Ngannou, PFL, and more. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM , and online at  http://www.thehammermma.com ,  The Itunes Store ,...

UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 is the last UFC PPV of the year, and closes out the modern era of PPV, and it came with a couple of big upsets to crown new champions. We recap all of the results, including new UFC Bantamweight Champion Petr Yan, and new UFC Flyweight Champion Joshua Van, in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half of the show we discuss the week in MMA, including...