The Hammer MMA Radio

The UFC returns to Ottawa, Ontario this weekend for UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cerrone, headlined by an incredible Lightweight contenders fight between Al Iaquinta and "Cowboy" Donald Cerrone. In the first half of this week's episode we preview the entire card, including big fights for a lot of up-and-coming Canadian talent. In the second half of the show we discuss last weekend's UFC Fight Nig...

This weekend's UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson may have been downgraded from ESPN to the ESPN+ app, but it's still looking like a night full of fun fights. In the first half of this week's episode we preview the entire card, which is headlined by a Middleweight fight between Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza vs. late replacement Jack Hermansson. In the second half of the show we catch Dave and Greg up...

Two new UFC Interim Champions were just crowned at UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2, and it was in two of the most exciting fights in recent memory. In the first half of this week's episode we discuss all of the UFC 236 results, including Dustin Poirier's upset victory over Max Holloway to become the UFC Interim Lightweight Champion, and Israel Adesanya living up to the hype by beating Kelvin Gaste...

UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier is coming up this weekend, and it's just full of UFC Interim Championship fights. In the first half of this week's episode we preview the entire card including UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier for the UFC Interim Lightweight Championship, and Kelvin Gastelum vs. Israel Adesanya for the UFC Interim Middleweight Championship. It's kind of a mes...

The UFC is taking a weekend off for the first time in ten weeks. Ten weeks! So we start off this week's episode talking about some MMA news including the unfortunate Conor McGregor/Khabib Nurmagomedov war of words, now former UFC Heavyweight Ruslan Magomedov's lifetime ban by USADA, Josh Barnett's signing with Bellator, Artem Lobov and Paulie Malignaggi's media day altercation, and the UFC 239 car...

We start this week's show discussing the New York Times article detailing Conor McGregor's sexual assault allegation, Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Moraes for the vacant UFC Bantamweight Championship, and Cain Velasquez's upcoming professional wrestling debut. Also, UFC On ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje is this Saturday night and is the UFC's second full broadcast on ESPN television. You couldn't ask for a m...

In the first half of this week's episode we discuss what little is currently known regarding the adverse findings in TJ Dillashaw's post-fight drug test, and what his relinquishing of the UFC Bantamweight Championship means for both him, and the entire Bantamweight division.  We also look at the UFC's new exclusive PPV deal with ESPN+. In the second half of the show we preview the upcoming UFC Fig...

Former UFC Welterweight Championship contender Darren Till gets a shot at the comeback trail this weekend by headlining UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal in London, England against Jorge Masvidal. In the first half of this week's episode we preview that entire ESPN+ exclusive card. In the second half of the show we the discuss last weekend's UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos results, Invicta...

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos is this Saturday night, and it's the first UFC event in Wichita, Kansas.  It's a big one too, although mostly because Derrick Lewis is fighting Junior Dos Santos in the main event. We preview the entire card in the first half of this week's episode. In the second half of the show we run down the results of last weekend's UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith, which was a w...

UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith is coming up this weekend, as Jon "Bones" Jones returns very quickly after his last fight to defend his UFC Light Heavyweight Championship against Anthony "Lionheart" Smith.  In the first half of this week's episode we preview that fight, as well as the rest of the UFC 235 main card including Tyron Woodley vs. Kamaru Usman for the UFC Welterweight Championship, and Ben Ask...

The UFC heads to Prague for the first time for UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos, and it's headlined by an important Light Heavyweight fight between Jan Blachowicz and Thiago Santos, and supported by...not much other than John Dodson vs. Peter Yan. In the first half of this week's episode we preview all of the fights on this EPSN+ exclusive card. In the second half of the show we recap a bunc...

The UFC debuts their first main card on ESPN this Sunday night, and it's literally a big one. Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez returns after almost three years away, to face the hard hitting Francis Ngannou. In the first half of this week's episode we preview that entire UFC On ESPN: Velasquez vs. Ngannou event. In the second half of the episode we discuss last weekend's troubled UFC...

This weekend the UFC heads to Melbourne, Australia for UFC 234: Whittaker vs. Gastelum, as UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker attempts to defend his title for the first time in his home country.   In the first half of this week's episode we preview the entire UFC 234 card. Then we take a look back at the results of last weekend's action packed UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2 event,...

The UFC heads to Fortaleza, Brazil this weekend for UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2. In the first half of this week's episode we preview all of the fights on the main card, including a Bantamweight contender rematch between Raphael Assuncao and Marlon Moraes, and a high level Featherweight co-main event between Jose Aldo and Renato Moicano. In the second half of the show we run down the UFC...

It seems like it's been going on forever, but the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix wraps up this Saturday night at Bellator 214: Fedor vs. Bader. In the first half of this week's episode we preview that event, including the tournament final main event between Fedor Emelianenko and Ryan Bader for the vacant Bellator Heavyweight Championship, the continued rise of Aaron Pico, and the debut of former...

The UFC begins the ESPN era with a superfight in Brooklyn this Saturday night, when UFC Flyweight Champion Henry Cejudo defends his title against UFC Bantamweight Champion TJ Dillashaw. In the first half of this week's episode we run down the entire main card, as well as whether the Flyweight division survives this weekend, and the backlash for co-main event fighter Greg Hardy. In the second half...

Following a quick recap of the week in MMA news, including word of a Jon Jones vs. Anthony Smith fight at UFC 235, the rest of our first episode of 2019 is spent looking back on 2018. We run down all of the major UFC fights from last year, from the most improved fighters, to the worst upset losses. We also compare our year of fight picks against each other, as well as to our friends at Sherdog and...

This week's episode was recorded immediately following the conclusion of UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2, and we're joined by a few friends including Sherdog's James Lynch. There's a ton to discuss between the return of Jon Jones to the top of the UFC Light Heavyweight division, Amanda Nunes staking her claim as the greatest women's MMA fighter of all time, and the rest of a pretty eventful UFC 23...

It wouldn't be a Jon Jones fight week without a bunch of drama, and this week's UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson is no different. Due to an abnormality in one of Jones' drug tests, the entire UFC 232 event has been moved from Las Vegas to Los Angeles on only a few days notice. Needless to say we have a lot to say about that during the first half of this week's episode. In the second half of the show...

This week is The Hammer MMA Radio's Ninth Annual Awards Show. As usual, the three of us debate 2018's Best Fight, Best Knockout, Best Submission, Fighter of the Year, and many more. In the second half of the episode we look back on the seven year history of UFC on Fox, as well as run down the results of a ton of MMA events including UFC On Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2, Bellator 212 and 213 from Hawaii,...

UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega is in the books, and featured an exceptionally exciting UFC Featherweight Championship defense by Max Holloway, and a brand new UFC Women's Flyweight Champion in Valentina Shevchenko. In the first half of this week's episode we are joined by FloCombat's James Lynch to recap the entire night of fights, and we also have post-fight comments from UFC 231 winners Thiago San...

We're on location in Toronto for UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega, and in the first half of this week's episode we have interviews with UFC 231 fighters Eryk Anders, Kyle Bochniak, Brad Katona, and more. In the second half of the show we are joined by the hosts of The Parting Shot Podcast, James Lynch and Adam Martin, to recap UFC 231 media week so far, including discussion of Max Holloway's status, K...

The UFC heads to Toronto, Ontario this weekend for UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega, and in the first half of this week's episode we preview the main card, including the UFC Featherweight Championship fight between Max Holloway and Brian Ortega, and the Vacant Women's Flyweight Championship fight between Valentina Shevchenko and Joanna Jedrzejczyk. After the break we continue on by discussing the UFC...

We start off this week's episode previewing next weekend's The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale headlined by a Welterweight contenders fight between Raphael Dos Anjos vs. Kamaru Usman, and UFC's return to Adelaide, Australia for UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa. In the second half of the show we recap the UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Blaydes 2 event, the Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 PPV, BTC 4: Vendetta fr...

We start off this week's show discussing the results of UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio, which was the UFC's debut in Argentina, and it was a successful one for hometown Welterweight Santiago Ponzinibbio, who beat Neil Magny in the main event.  We're joined again by Liam Dunlop to recap the entire fight card. Then we continue along on the UFC's current international tour, previewing all of...