The Hammer MMA Radio

This episode we have a long discussion debating the UFC's exclusive sponsorship deal with Reebok. We begin with a few words from G eorges St. Pierre himself, before delving deep into the history of sponsorship in the UFC, the projected tiered payout system, and the pros and cons of what we know so far regarding this approach to fighter sponsorship. We also spend some time previewing this weekend's...

This week Rob is joined by Canadian Lightweight Adam "Maverick" Assenza.  Adam will be fighting on the Global Warriors event on May 30th, 2015 in his hometown of Burlington, Ontario.  Adam discusses how it feels to fight so close to home, finding fights in Canada, and how it feels to train for a TBA opponent.  Also if you are in the Southern Ontario area, Global Warriors and Martial Law Clothing a...

T he first half of this week's episode is focused on Jon "Bones" Jones and the hit-and-run that he was allegedly involved in last Sunday morning. So far it has cost him his UFC 187 headlining spot, his UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, and his Reebok sponsorship.  We discuss what the suspension of one of UFC's biggest stars means for t he company, to the Light Heavyweight division, and to Jon Jo...

Rob is back from covering UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi in Montreal, and the Canadian MMA events just keep on coming.  This week he's joined by Hybrid Combat 3 Lightweight "Daniel-San" Larivière prior to his fight wit h David Moon in Gatineau, Quebec this Saturday May 2nd. Also top-three Canadian Flyweight Adrian Woolley dropped in for a candid interview at the UFC 186 host hotel to discuss his u...

This is our last show from Montreal and we have a ton of interviews with most of the UFC 186 main card fighters. During this episode we speak with UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson, Quinton "Ram page" Jackson, Fabio Maldonado, Michael Bisping, CB Dollaway, John Makdessi, and UFC newcomer Shane Campbell. We also give our last minute thoughts on Saturday night's UFC 186 card following the we...

The Hammer MMA Radio is currently in Montreal for UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi.  On this bonus episode we have interviews with UFC 186 fighters Patrick Cote, Sarah Kaufman, Alexis Davis, Chad Laprise, Olivier Aubin-Mercier, Nordine Taleb, Chris Clements, Jessica Rakoczy, Valérie Létourneau and Randa Markos . Keep checking back all week for multiple bonus episodes on location from Montreal includ...

The Hammer MMA Radio crew are on the way to Montreal for UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi.  Joining us on that trip, as well as on this episode, are Fightland contributer Shawn Smith and The Hammer MMA Canada host Rob Veevers. This is an extra-long two hour episode that begins with a huge preview of UFC 186. There hasn't been a ton of mainstream interest in this event but we break down the entire ca...

This week the UFC heads to New Jersey for what appears to be one of the best free TV cards of the year. UFC On Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold is likely to produce the next UFC Middleweight Championship contender as  Lyoto Machida, Luke Rockhold and "Jacare" Souza are all in the spotlight.   We preview their fights, as well as the rest of the stacked undercard. Then we take some time to look back at the...

This Saturday night the UFC heads to Poland for the first time, for UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2.  We preview (most of) the matc hes on this Fight Pass-only event, featuring a large selection of the UFC's Polish fighters, as well as Women's Strawweight contender Joanne Calderwood. We also preview two other fight cards competing for MMA fan's attention this weekend, as Bellator 136 and Wo...

This week host Rob Veevers is joined by the Global Warriors promotion's Garnet Ace to discuss the Tapout Burlington gym, as well as some big news for Ontario MMA fans with the announcement of a new Global Warriors fight card taking place in Burlington, Ontario. 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 Sto...

UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas is coming up this Saturday night and it looks to be an action-packed show with some of the most promising Featherweight and Lightweight fighters in the UFC. This episode we preview all of the fights happening during this very rare mid-afternoon event. Afterwards we get into some of the week's MMA news including more changes to the UFC 186 card in Montreal, Ronda R...

This week host Rob Veevers is joined by Elite 1 MMA Light Heavyweight Champion Adam Hunter to discuss his 30 second knockout victory in Moncton, New Brunswick, as well as his next fight for the promotion. 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 what is as close to a slow week in MMA that we get nowadays, this episode we recap last weekend's UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare and Titan FC 33 events, and take a very quick look at the upcoming Bellator 135: Warren vs. Galvao and World Series of Fighting 19: G aethje vs. Palomino shows. We also catch up with a couple of up-and-coming Ontario Featherweights.  First up is Kyle Nelson, a 6-0...

This week Rob is joined by Rebel Media TV's Aaron Avruskin to discuss his tri p to Japan to produce the Fighter Xchange MMA documentary series. Following that we take a quick look at some of the happenings in Canadian MMA this week. 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...

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare takes place this weekend in Rio De Janeiro, and  Stand And Bang Radio's Aaron Robbins join s us once again to preview a show that has some interesting elements to it despite a few of the biggest fights having being cancelled due to injury. We also check out some of the week's MMA news including some upcoming UFC matchmaking, a couple of high profile Bellator drug...

This week host Rob Veevers is joined by Burlington, Ontario Welterweight Ryan Dickson, who will be facing Jason Fischer at HKFC 42 on Friday March 20th, 2015. 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 185: Pettis vs. Dos Anjos is coming up this Saturday night, and while it may not have quite the hype of the last few UFC PPV events, there are more than enough intriguing match ups on the card.  We b reak down all of the fights including the UFC Lightweight Championship fight between Anthony Pettis and Rafael Dos Anjos, and the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship fight with new Champion Carla...

Host Rob Veevers is joined by Canadian Welterweight Cody Krahn prior to his Xcessive Force Fighting Championship fight against Spencer Jebb in Alb erta, on March 20th, 2015. Rob also looks at the possibility of more live MMA events coming to Ontario in the first half of 2015. Listen live Wednesday nights at 6:00pm on CFMU 93.3 FM , and online at http://www.thehammermma.com , Last Word On Sports , ...

Ronda Rousey did it again last Saturday night.  This time she defended her UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship against number one contender Cat Zingano in a record breaking 14 seconds.  We discuss wha t's next for the Women's Bantamweight division, as well as the results of the rest of the fights on the UFC 184 card. Then we spend some time recapping last weekend's other big MMA events, Bellator...

This week Rob recaps the events of last weekend's highly enjoyable Extreme Cage Combat 22, from Halifax, Nova Scotia, and runs down all of the other happenings this week in Canadian MMA. 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 184: Rousey vs. Zingano is coming up this Saturday night, and is th e first UFC event to feature women fighting in both the main event and the co-main event position.  We spend roughly the first half of this week's episode breaking down all of the fights on the card.   Then we continue our Titan FC interview series by welcoming Titan FC Lightweight Robert Washington, who is facing Luciano Dos...

This week host Rob Veevers is joined by Extreme Cage Combat Welterweight Champion Matt MacGrath, who will be facing Richard Arsenault at ECC 22 on February 28th, 2015 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Follow Matt on twitter @MattMacgrathMMA . Stick around following the interview with Matt, for Rob's breakdown of the rest of the fights on the ECC 22 event. Listen live Wednesday nights at 6:00pm on CFMU 93.3...

Stand And Bang Radio's Aaron Robbins joins us again to preview the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir event, as well as to rec ap all of the happenings from last weekend's UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch. Afterwards we continue our Titan FC interview series with Titan FC Lightweight Championship contender Kurt Kinser.  Kurt is facing former UFC and Strikeforce veteran Pat Healy in one...

This Valentine's Day, former UFC Lightweight Champion "Smooth" Ben Henderson moves up to Welterweight to face rising star Brandon Thatch.  On this episode we preview all of the fights on February 1 4th's UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch card. Then we continue our Titan FC 33 interview series with guest Chase Gormley, prior to his Titan FC Heavyweight Champion fight against Jon Madsen on March...

Rob is joined by Fightland contributer Shawn Smith for an extended preview of World Series Of Fighting 18: Moraes vs. Hill. The two break down all of the fights, including a great Bantamweight Championship fight between Marlon Moraes and undefeated Canadian fighter Josh Hill. Listen live Wednesday nights at 6:00pm on CFMU 93.3 FM , and online at http://www.thehammermma.com , Last Word On Sports , ...