The Hammer MMA Radio

Due to a series of ridiculous circumstances, the UFC is running shows on two consecutive nights this weekend.  First there is UFC on FX 4: Maynard vs. Guida on free TV Friday night.  Then Saturday night there's UFC 147: Franklin vs. Silva on PPV, featuring one of the most unfortunate lineups in company history.  We preview both of these shows, and get into a bit of news including another Strikefor...

The UFC really is running too many shows lately, but it's hard to complain when the main cards are as action packed as UFC on FX 3: Johnson vs. McCall was.  There were great knockouts, submissions, and someone finally advanced to the next round in the UFC Flyweight tournament.  Following the show recap, we discuss Tito Ortiz' induction to the UFC Hall of Fame, the future of The Ultimate Fighter, t...

This weekend at UFC on FX, it's the rematch of Ian McCall vs. Demetrious Johnson's first-round Flyweight tournament fight, after it was horribly botched the first time in Australia.  Luckily their first match was incredible, so it's a battle worth seeing again.  Then we discuss the career of the recently retired Kenny Florian, BJ Penn's comeback fight, the death of Dream (again), a whole bunch of...

UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir featured an all-heavyweight main card, and didn't fail to deliver violence and exciting finishes.  We run down all of the matches from the show, as well as try to put in perspective the current state of the UFC heavyweight division. This weekend also has the Ultimate Fighter 15 finale, including a potential match of the year contender in the five-round Jake Ellenberger...

We discuss the night of heavyweights - A card that seems somewhat predictable, but a ton of fun. Also a very TMZ episode of the Hammer as misadventures by Jon Bones Jones and Arianny Celeste make their way through the news cycle. Check us out live Wednesday at 7pm on CFMU 93.3 FM , http://www.thehammermma.com , MMA News Canada , or Subscribe via Itunes .

Steve is on the road, but joins us by phone for the news, including King Mo's recent career moves. We review the Chan Sung Jung vs Dustin Poirier fight and go over the rise of the Korean Zombie in another fight of the year contender. We also discuss Zaromski vs Spiritwolf 2 - As ridiculous as the first time. Check us out live Wednesday at 7pm on CFMU 93.3 FM , http://www.thehammermma.com , MMA New...

Last weekend's UFC on Fox 3 card was as enjoyable as we predicted.  Unfortunately for the UFC, it also did a rating lower than anyone's worst possible estimates.  We break down the night of great fights, as well as try to figure out the future of UFC on network TV. We also have our live thoughts on Bellator 67, including another dominant Michael Chandler performance, next week's UFC on Fuel 3: Kor...

The UFC returns to network television for the third time this Saturday night, with UFC on FOX 3: Diaz vs. Miller.  On paper it's an all-action show that shouldn't be missed, so check out our fight picks for every match. Also, Bellator Lightweight Champion Michael Chandler is in action this coming weekend at Bellator 67. We run down the biggest matches from the show, that we'll be in attendance at...

Jon "Bones" Jones defended his UFC Light Heavyweight title yet again last weekend at UFC 145, and continues to look unstoppable.  We give our thoughts on the fight, including who's next for Jones, as well as all of the rest of the fights from that night. We follow that with a long look at Alistair Overeem's ridiculous visit to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, the ever-changing UFC 147 in Braz...

UFC 145 is this weekend, and Jon "Bones" Jones vs. his former teammate Rashad Evans is one of the most anticipated fights of the year.  Will Evans be the man to finally take the fight to Jones?  We break down this match, as well as all of the others on the card. Then we recap last weekend's UFC on Fuel 2 show, as well as all of the recent Bellator news and results. Check us out live Wednesday nigh...

The UFC returns after an unprecidented six week hiatus, and it's all the way from Sweden.  UFC: Gustafsson vs. Silva is looking like an all-action card on the Fuel network, and we break down all of the fights. We also continue last week's discussion about Alistair Overeem's drug failure, Todd Duffee's big comeback in India, and everything that's been going on in Bellator. Check us out live Wednesd...

So Alistair Overeem failed his random drug test, and is out of the UFC 146 main event title fight. We go over what we know so far about the situation, including who we think may get the vacant title shot against Junior Dos Santos in May. We also discuss The Ultimate Fighter and Bellator from this past weekend, preview next week's shows, Brock Lesnar's return to the WWE, big moves for Bellator on S...

Its another week with no major fight card, but the new Friday Night MMA War continues.  First we take a look at Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber's solid coaching and underwhelming pranks from The Ultimate Fighter Live, then cross the dial to Bellator 62 for a fight of the year candidate. There's also this coming weekend's fights, some recent drug tests and failures, what's up with Jake Shields, and...

The Ultimate Fighter Live and Bellator have been keeping things interesting on Friday nights. On this week's show we're recapping the first Team Cruz vs. Team Faber fight from TUF, as well as the first round of Bellator's middleweight tournament at Bellator 61. We also look at what both shows have on tap for this Friday, ponder the remainder of Rampage Jackson's career, discuss some newly signed U...

The Ultimate Fighter Live, and Bellator Season 6 both started last Friday night, and brought some serious violence with them.  Between the late stoppages, and the hideous toe injury, it gave us a lot to talk about. There's also some news including Rampage going a little crazy again, UFC's upcoming all-heavyweight Pay Per View, and The Score Fighting Series coming to Hamilton, Ontario (the home of...

It was a great weekend for two of the most under-appreciated divisions in mixed martial arts.  First off, UFC On FX 2: Alves vs. Kampmann featured the first two Flyweight fights in UFC history. The UFC Flyweight Championship tournament had great fights, but also some controversy. The next night, women's MMA had it's most important event in over two years at Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey.  Meisha Ta...

UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson had a lot to live up to and it didn't disappoint. There were great knockouts, crazy upsets, and a brand new UFC Lightweight Champion.  We review all of the fights from UFC's impressive return to Japan. There's also a couple of interesting cards coming up this weekend including Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey, headlined by a women's title match that is probably the most im...

It's UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson, live from Japan this Saturday night.  The event is a stacked 4 hour PPV with a UFC Lightweight Championship fight, Rampage Jackson vs. Ryan Bader, and some of the most promising all out action fights in ages.  We're pretty excited. So yeah, we spend the entire show previewing the card.  Enjoy. Check us out at http://www.thehammermma.com , MMA News Canada , or Sub...

It's been just over a week after Carlos Condit became the new UFC Interim Welterweight Champion, and Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger had a war at UFC on Fuel 1 which may have determined the next title contender.  We recap all of the night's fights including one of the best single rounds this year, and a filthy looking Dave Herman. Then we get further into last week's discussion on Nick Diaz, in...

Well, we expected a hard fought battle in the main event of UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit, and we got it.  Although the real fight seems to be between MMA fans, who are still arguing over the result of new UFC Interm Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit's big victory.  We break down the controversial title fight including how we scored it, and where the fighters should go from here. We also recap the re...

It's another week, and another live UFC card.  What sets this show apart from the rest is that UFC: Diaz vs. Condit is headlined by an Interim Welterweight Championship fight between two of the most exciting fighters in MMA.  We get hugely sidetracked a bunch of times while debating the main event, GSP's unification fight with the winner, the Primetime hype special, and all of the undercard matche...

The never-ending string of Zuffa events continues with this Saturday night's UFC on FOX 2: Evans vs. Davis.  This is the second time that UFC fights will air on the FOX network, and we break down the three televised match-ups, including two important number one contender matches. Following that we discuss the incredible Nick Diaz interviews from the Diaz vs. Condit special, the not-so-great Jon Jo...

UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes PPV had everything you could want in a fight card.  A hot crowd, crazy knockouts, brutal submissions, cheating, controversy, and one of the best post-fight celebrations in history.  We run down all of the matches of the show and try and figure out the next step for the fighter's involved. Afterwards we talk all of the week's news including the totally revamped UFC on FOX 2...

The UFC returns to Brazil for the second time in six months, this Saturday night. UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes looks to make up for a lack of star power with a bunch of high action fights, including a the Featherweight Championship match, and Vitor Belfort vs. Rumble Johnson, and we preview the whole card on this week's show. There's also a bunch of news, including the results of last weekend's Strike...

It looks like the Brock Lesnar era is over.  After a crushing defeat by Alistair Overeem, the UFC's biggest star announced his retirement following the fight.  We look back at Lesnar's career, what this means for Alistair Overeem, and recap all the rest of the events from last Friday night's UFC 141 show. We also do a really short review of the NINE HOUR LONG Dream New Year's Eve show, and preview...