The Hammer MMA Radio

We begin this week's episode discussing a wide variety of MMA topics from the past week including the legalization of MMA in New York, the rumored McGregor vs. Diaz rematch at UFC 200, a whole bunch of drug test failures, Paige Van Zant on Dancing With The Stars, Randy Couture's heroism, and more. In the second half of the episode we look back on the results of last weekend's UFC Fight Night: Hunt...

This week Rob is joined once again by Marshall Law CEO Adam McEachern (@MLC_Empire) to talk current events in Canadian MMA, the troubled landscape of Ontario MMA, and MMA apparel, including the launch of the Spartan Elite brand, and the effect of the UFC's exclusive deal with Reebok. Hosted by Rob Veevers. Listen live Wednesday nights at 6:00pm on CFMU 93.3 FM , and online at http://www.thehammerm...

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir is taking place this Saturday in Brisbane, Australia. Although a few of the fights fell through at the last minute, both the main event between Mark Hunt vs. Frank Mir and the co-main event between Neil Magny vs. Hector Lombard are currently still on track, and we preview all of the fights on the card during the first half of this week's episode. In the second half of...

This week Rob is joined by Saskatchewan's Kurt "The Hurt" Southern, who fights for the PFC Featherweight Title at Prestige FC 2 in Regina on Saturday, March 12th, 2016. They discuss Kurt's opponent Nick Rhoads, training in Denver with coach Duane Ludwig, and more. Also Rob takes a quick look at the other Canadian MMA events taking place this weekend, including Extreme Cage Combat 24 in Halifax. Ho...

UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz was a night full of upsets, most notably Nate Diaz beating Conor McGregor in the main event, and Miesha Tate finally winning the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship that had eluded her for years. We spend the first half of this week's episode recapping the entire night of fights, and also try to figure out where the UFC goes from here in the build-up to the quickly app...

This Saturday night Nate Diaz steps in on short notice to take on Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz. As far as replacement fights go, this is about as good as it gets. We spend most of this week's episode breaking down the entire UFC 196 card, including the highly anticipated co-main event of Holly Holm's first UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship defense against Mies...

Following some discussion of the newly announced Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz fight coming up on March 5th, we spend the first half of this week's episode previewing Saturday's UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping card. This event is exclusive to the UFC Fight Pass service, and looks to be well worth it for the long-awaited Anderson Silva vs. Michael Bisping main event. In the second half of the sho...

It's a strange weekend of MMA coming up with both UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy, and Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie taking place. We start this episode previewing Sunday night's snakebit UFC Fight Night, which is now main evented by dueling cowboys. Although the card has lost a lot of interesting matchups due to injury, there are still enough interesting fights for us to break down. In the...

Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson solidified his place as a UFC Welterweight contender last weekend at UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson. On this week's episode we break down Thompson's huge underdog win, as well as the rest of the fight results from that night. In the second half of the show we discuss the week in MMA news including Jon Jones' most recent traffic issues, CM Punk's back injury, T...

This Saturday night's UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson event has been changed from a Pay Per View event to a free television show following the cancellation of the UFC Heavyweight Championship fight. Although now lacking a title fight, the main event of Johny Hendricks vs. Stephen Thompson is an important fight in the UFC Welterweight division, and we spend the first half of this week's epi...

The UFC returns to the Fox network this Saturday night for UFC On Fox: Johnson vs. Bader, an event headlined by a high-level Light Heavyweight matchup between Anthony "Rumble" Johnson and Ryan Bader. We spend most of this week's episode previewing that card, which also includes the biggest showcase yet for Sage Northcutt. In the second half of the show we look at the changes to UFC 196, Ronda Rous...

At UFC Fight Night: Cruz vs. Dillashaw, Dominick Cruz returned after a long hiatus to reclaim his UFC Bantamweight Championship from TJ Dillashaw in the most notable UFC Men's Bantamweight fight ever. On this week's episode we break down that highly competitive title fight, as well as all of the other results from last Sunday night's event. In the second half of the show we discuss another busy we...

The main event of this Sunday night's UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz features current UFC Bantamweight Champion T.J. Dillashaw facing former champion Dominick Cruz, a man who was never beaten for his title. This matchup is as good as it gets in the UFC Bantamweight division, and we spend the first half of this week's episode breaking down the entire event. In the second half of the show we di...

UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit's main event featured an early Fight Of The Year contender, although the result of the UFC Welterweight Championship match wasn't without controversy. This episode we are joined by Fight Companions host and soon-to-be Fight Network Intern Kevin Ferreira to discuss Robbie Lawler's split decision victory over Carlos Condit, as well as the rest of the UFC 195 card. In the s...

This week Rob is joined by "The Silver Lake Strangler" Ryan Machan, who is facing Cody McKenzie in the co-main event of Fight Night: Calgary, on January 23rd, 2016. Hosted by Rob Veevers. Listen live Wednesday nights at 6:00pm on CFMU 93.3 FM , and online at http://www.thehammermma.com , Last Word On Sports ,  The Itunes Store , and  @BanzukeAthletic on Twitter .  

UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit takes place this weekend and we are joined by MMA journalist Shawn Smith (Fightland, The Globe And Mail, Sportsnet) to help us break down all of the fights.  While not quite as high on star power as recent major UFC events, UFC 195 features an incredible Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit fight for the UFC Welterweight Championship, as well as a ton of matches featuring som...

This week Rob is joined once again by TopMMANews.com's "Big Win" Don Wilson for a look back at the last year in Canadian MMA, as well as what we can all look forward to in 2016. Hosted by Rob Veevers. Listen live Wednesday nights at 6:00pm on CFMU 93.3 FM , and online at http://www.thehammermma.com , Last Word On Sports ,  The Itunes Store , and  @BanzukeAthletic on Twitter .  

This week is The Hammer MMA Radio's Sixth Annual Awards Show. As usual, the three of us debate 2015's Best Fight, Best Knockout,  Best Submission, Fighter of the Year, and many more. In the second half of the show we take a look back at last weekend's UFC On Fox: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2, an exciting card that cemented Raphael Dos Anjos' place as UFC Lightweight Champion, and featured career rejuve...

This week Rob is joined by Keith from Z Promotions' Fight Night series, talking a couple of upcoming events in Calgary and Winnipeg, in early 2016. Also, Rob takes a look back at the results of last weekend's Unified MMA card from last weekend. Hosted by Rob Veevers. Listen live Wednesday nights at 6:00pm on CFMU 93.3 FM , and online at http://www.thehammermma.com , Last Word On Sports ,  The Itun...

Following three consecutive nights of newsworthy UFC events last weekend, there is already another one coming up this Saturday night. We spend the first half of this week's episode trying to digest the fight results, the hype, and the two new champions crowned during UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor, UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Mendes and UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Van Zant. Then we look forward to t...

This week Rob is joined by MMA journalist James Lynch, writer for Sportsnet and host of the long-running Parting Shot MMA podcast. They break down the results of last weekend's XFFC 8 event from Grande Prairie, Alberta as well as look ahead to Unified MMA 25 and World Series of Fighting 26, both taking place on December 18th, 2015. Hosted by Rob Veevers. Listen live Wednesday nights at 6:00pm on C...

It's finally here. UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor takes place this Saturday night, and it is possibly the deepest fight card in history. The event is headlined by UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo defending against Interim UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor in the definition of a grudge match, while UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman defends against the other best young Middleweight in...

This week Rob is joined by XFFC Flyweight Champion Adrian "The Bully" Woolley, who will be defending his title against Yoni Sherbatov at XFFC 8 on Friday December 11th in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Hosted by Rob Veevers. Listen live Wednesday nights at 6:00pm on CFMU 93.3 FM , and online at http://www.thehammermma.com , Last Word On Sports ,  The Itunes Store , and  @BanzukeAthletic on Twitter .  

In order to free up next week's entire episode to preview the monstrous UFC 194 card, we spend this show previewing the other two UFC cards happening next week. UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Van Zant is a rare Thursday night UFC event, and the next night's UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Mendes not only has a marquee main event, but also has the finals of this season of The Ultimate Fighter. Also, in...

Rob is joined this week by Matt MacGrath, who due to injury is currently without an opponent for his XFFC 8 Welterweight Championship match on December 11th in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Hosted by Rob Veevers. Listen live Wednesday nights at 6:00pm on CFMU 93.3 FM , and online at http://www.thehammermma.com , Last Word On Sports ,  The Itunes Store , and  @BanzukeAthletic on Twitter .