The Hammer MMA Radio

In the first half of this week's episode we preview the upcoming UFC Fight NIght: Santos vs. Teixeira card featuring an important Light Heavyweight contender main event between Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira.  We also discuss the news that neither man seems to be next to fight champion Jan Blachowicz, thanks to Israel Adesanya. In the second half of the show run down the recent Bellator events,...

We're joined this week by James Lynch (@LynchOnSports) to discuss the results of UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje, including Khabib Nurmagomedov's surprise retirement announcement following his successful UFC Lightweight Championship defense against Justin Gaethje . In the second half of the show we run down the week in MMA, including accusations against Mike Perry, Leon Edwards' removal and subsequent...

UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje is coming up this weekend, and it's a big one.  In the first half of this week's episode we preview the entire card, including the UFC Lightweight Championship fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje.  In the second half of the show we discuss the week in MMA news, including the results of Bellator 249 and UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie, the...

This weekend the UFC continues their run of Fight Island shows with UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie. In the first half of this week's episode we preview the entire card, including the Featherweight contender grudge match between Brian Ortega and Chan Sung Jung.  In the second half of the show we discuss the Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya feud, Lance Palmer's lawsuit against PFL, Darre...

The UFC's staycation in Abu Dhabi continues, and in the first half of the show we preview the entire UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen card, including the Bantamweight main event between Marlon Moraes and Cory Sandhagen, which may determine a future title contender. In the second half of the show we discuss last week's Bellator shows in Italy, this week's Bellator in France, whatever Conor McG...

We start this week's episode discussing the results of UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa, a pretty fun night of fights that resulted in another successful UFC Middleweight Championship defense for Israel Adesanya, and an unlikely brand new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Jan Blachowicz. In the second half of the show we preview UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Aldana, and discuss the week in MMA news, includin...

Following a bit of venting at the start of the episode regarding the literal political elephant in the room, we are happy to use the remaining first half of this week's episode to preview the upcoming UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa card. Then in the second half of the show we discuss Michael Chandler coming to UFC, the upcoming Bellator event in Italy, yet more COVID test failures, and the results of...

Out of nowhere, the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley is looking like one of the best overall fight cards of the year, and certainly for a free television event.  In the first half of this week's show we preview the entire card, headlined by a long-awaited grudge match between Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley. Then in the second half of the show we discuss the week in MMA news, and...

UFC FIght NIght: Waterson vs. Hill is coming up this weekend, and with recent UFC cards getting torn apart by COVID, we have an unlikely main event in Michelle Waterson vs. Angela Hill.  In the first half of this week's episode we preview that entire fight card as it stands, and on the complete opposite side of the spectrum, address the latest on Brock Lesnar. Then we have Liam's Bellator Corner,...

In the first half of this week's episode we recap the results of UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic, which due to the last-minute loss of the Ankalaev vs. Cutelaba fight, natually leads to talk of some of the recent COVID failures in the UFC, as well as Dana White's Republican National Convention speech. Then we continue on with Hammer History, as we look back 500 episodes to our discussion of Urija...

In the first half of this week's episode we preview the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic, but we get a little sidetracked talking about Jon Jones relinquishing his UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, and making things a lot more interesting for fighters in that division such as this week's headliners Anthony Smith and Alexander Rakic. Then in the second half of the episode we discuss the...

UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 is over, and Stipe Miocic is still the UFC Heavyweight Champion.  We start of this week's episode previewing all of the results from that event, including almost assuredly the end of Daniel Cormier's fighting career, and the abrupt end to Sean O'Malley vs. Marlon Vera. Then we preview the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar and Bellator 244: Bader vs. Nemkov, a...

UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 is coming up this Saturday on PPV, and the main event will complete the recent trilogy between current UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic and former champion Daniel Cormier.  In the first half of this week's episode we preview the entire card. In the second half of the show we run down some recent UFC releases and marijuana test failures, a pretty big defection to...

The upcoming UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik card is headlined by a big crazy Heavyweight main event between Derrick Lewis and Alexsei Oleinik that we can't stop talking about.  In the first half of this week's episode we preview that fight, and the rest of the fights on the card. In the second half of the show we discuss which fighters have COVID, who has new jobs, Bellator 243, and UFC FIght...

The UFC heads back to Las Vegas for another run of shows, and we start off this week's episode previewing the first of which, this upcoming Saturday night's UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan.  Then after the break we get into some of the week's MMA news including which fighters tested positive for COVID this week, and the results of Bellator 242 and UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till.  Fina...

In the first half of this week's episode we preview the last of the UFC Fight Island cards, with UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till, which is coming up on Saturday, July 25th.   Then we get into some of the week's MMA news, including which fighters tested positive for COVID this week, "Sportswashing" in Abu Dhabi, Bellator's return, NSAC no longer providing details on fighter purses, and the resu...

UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal in in the books, and in the first half of this week's episode we discuss the results of that card from Fight Island, including Kamaru Usman and Alexander Volkanovski defending their titles, and the brand new Bantamweight champion Petr Yan.  In the second half of the show we look at some of the week in MMA news, as well as two more upcoming events from Fight Island, July...

Jorge Masvidal has taken a short notice trip to Fight Island to face UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 251.  So since we've already recorded a show discussing the rest of the fights on UFC 251 on July 11th, this is an emergency bonus episode focusing only on the background and breakdown of the Usman vs. Masvidal title fight. Also, stick around to the end of the podcast, as we've includ...

The UFC is heading to FIght Island in Abu Dhabi for four straight events including UFC 251, and thanks to COVID-19 the Welterweight Championship fight between Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns is now off.  In the first half of this show we preview July 11th's entire UFC 251 card as it currently stands, including the Featherweight Championship rematch between Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway. In...

We start this week's show previewing the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker, which is the last of the UFC's June run of fight cards from Las Vegas.  It looks to be a pretty fun card, including the Lightweight contender main event between Dustin Poirier and Dan Hooker, and Mike Perry vs. Mickey Gall. In the second half of the show we discuss UFC fighters catching COVID, Joe Silva horror s...

The UFC continues to run weekly shows from their Apex Center in Las Vegas, and we're starting off this week's show talking about the June 20th's UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov card, headlined by an important Heavyweight contenders fight between Curtis Blaydes and Alexander Volkov. Later in the show we discuss the UFC's Fight Island events, Gray Maynard's comments about fighter pay, Leslie Smi...

Amanda Nunes successfully defended her UFC Women's Featherweight Championship at UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer, and further solidifying her all-time great status.  In the first half of this week's episode we recap the entire night of fights, including huge Bantamweight statements from Cody Garbrandt, Aljamain Sterling, and Sean O'Malley. In the second half of the show we discuss the week in MMA news,...

In the first half of this episode we preview the upcoming UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer event coming up on June 6th, 2020, including Amanda Nunes defending her UFC Women's Featherweight Championship against Felicia Spencer, and a whole lot of relevant fights in the Bantamweight division.  Then in the second half of the show we discuss the week in MMA news including Henry Cejudo vacating his title, Jo...

Now that all three UFC events from Jacksonville are finished, we can reflect on how this most unique of fight weeks went.  To start with, in the first half of this week's episode we discuss the results of just ended UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris.  Then in the second half of the show we review the success of this week from a financial and safety perspective, fighter and media contracts, when...

UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje actually went ahead as planned, and rather successfully at that.  Well, other than Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza testing positive for COVID-19.  In the first half of this week's episode we run down the entire event, including new UFC Interim Lightweight Champion Justin Gaethje, Henry Cejudo's win and subsequent retirement announcement, and more.  And if that wasn't enough UF...