The Hammer MMA Radio

We spend the first half of the show discussing last weekend's UFC 118 from Boston, including Frankie Edgar's successful title defense, James Toney's epic failure, and the stack of yawn-inducing fights that preceded them. Then we get into some random news, including updates on Vitor Belfort, Kimbo Slice, and Arianny Celeste, among others.                    

It's a really packed show this week. We begin by discussing last week's WEC 50 and Strikeforce: Houston events, and as usual, we rage out on Strikeforce for far too long.  Then we preview the upcoming UFC 118 card headlined by BJ Penn vs. Frankie Edgar, and Randy Couture vs. James Toney.  We also fit in a little news, including info on an Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen rematch, and some domestic...

It's the second of our bonus shows where we review MMA products from various types of media. This time, Dave and Steve discuss The A-Team (featuring Quinton "Rampage" Jackson), and The Expendables (featuring Randy "The Natural" Couture).  It's a Meathead Movie Marathon.                  

A lot of Strikeforce this week, including our recap of last weekend's Strikeforce Challengers show centered around the women's 135 lb Tournament.   Then we look at the lineup for the upcoming Strikeforce: Houston card. In between we discuss recent news including Nogueria's injury, Shane Carwin's steroid scandal, and MMA being sanctioned in Ontario, Canada.                    

Welcome to the first episode of the new Hammer MMA Radio. It's a huge week with tons of cards to discuss.  First we recap the epic Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen title fight, as well as the rest of a great UFC 117 card.  Then we preview the upcoming Strikeforce Challengers 10 and WEC 50 cards. Find us online at http://www.thehammermma.com                    

This week's show starts with a rundown of UFC On Versus 2: Bones vs Matyushenko.  We discuss some news, including a Roger Huerta knock out of the night.  Then we preview the upcoming UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen with our calls for the event.                    

This week's show starts with a rundown of last weekend's Strikeforce Challengers 9 card, and we mostly talk about the women's title fight from that show.  Then we finally have a new UFC card to discuss, with UFC on Versus 2 coming up on August 1st.  In addition, there's a mixed bag of stuff including great soundbites from Chael Sonnen and James Toney, pro wrestling's influence on MMA, and the unfo...

It's another week with no UFC cards to discuss, so we decide to review last weekend's Impact FC show from Australia headlined by Ken Shamrock and Pedro Rizzo, as well as previewing the upcoming Strikeforce Challengers 9 show. There's also a bunch of news including updates on Rampage, Jake Shields, Kimbo, and our first ever listener mailbag segment.                    

Amazingly there is not a single UFC, Strikeforce or WEC show to talk about this week.  That's never happened before.   So we're left with a mixed bag of topics, including the Japanese promotion Dream, MMA in Australia, Brock Lesnar, Frank Mir, Two Nogueria's, Strikeforce's Fedor problems, and Korean Zombies.                      

UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin was one of the most entertaining cards in recent memory, so we spend a big part of this week's show talking about the fights, and the fallout. Then we hit up some news including recent updates on Shogun Rua, Rashad Evans, Fedor, and....Dave Batista?                     

It's one of the biggest weeks in MMA history.  Last weekend, Fedor Emelianenko lost his first MMA fight in nearly a decade, causing shockwaves throughout the industry.  Meanwhile, this Saturday, Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin are fighting to unify the UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 116. Obviously, we spend most of this week's show discussing these two events.                    

There are way too many shows this week.  We plow through last week's The Ultimate Fighter Finale, WEC 49, and Strikeforce: Los Angeles, before previewing this Saturday's Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum card. We also manage to sneak in some news on Wanderlei Silva, and Rampage Jackson. It's a good, packed show this week.                  

It's our follow-up to UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin, a show that managed to be pretty average, despite an arm-breaking in the main event.  We also preview this weekend's Ultimate Finale 11 and WEC 49. In between, we discuss this week's news including Chael Sonnen's shenanigans, Lesnar's referee issues, and what the A-Team box office means for Rampage Jackson.                    

It's the first of our bonus shows where we review MMA products from other types of media. This time Dave and Steve discuss the brand new UFC Undisputed 2010 video game for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 .                      

We mix up the formula and start with the news. The struggle to bring GSP to Toronto continues, Ricardo Arona says he's coming to the UFC and MMA fighters turn to crime and the movies. We review UFC 114, a long card of decisions and upsets.  Almost all our picks were wrong, but new stars reveal themselves in the fray.                    

We start the show with a quick review of last week's Strikeforce Challengers, a show that didn't suck, much to our surprise. There's also a bunch of news, including UFC's new Canadian office, and a bunch of wacky stuff including a TUF contestant getting attacked by wild dogs, and Krazy Horse and Frank Shamrock's conflicting values on treating women. Finally, we preview this weekend's UFC 114: Ramp...

It's a whole lot of Strikeforce this week, as we recap last weekend's Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery and preview the upcoming Strikeforce Challengers show.  We continue with a lot of talk about Fedor Emelianenko, and how long we think it will be before Strikeforce goes out of business. We also sneak in some UFC news, including new match signings, recent firings, and the upcoming Rampage Jackson vs....

It's the fallout of UFC 113.  Shogun slays the Dragon, and Daley kills his own career.  Also we discuss the controversial fight between Koscheck and Daley, and have a long discussion on Kimbo getting cut. Also, The HAMMAR's predicions for Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery. Alister Overeem, the least fighting Champion in MMA, faces Brett "The Grim" Rogers. Is he really a champion, or is Fedor Emelianenk...

The HAMMAR predictions for Shogun vs Machida 2. Tito reunites with Jenna, Kongo suffers an injury and Tennesse mails some letters.  Fedor is back in Strikeforce, but will it last? The upcoming UFC event in Montreal, featuring a slew of Canadian fighters and of course the Dragon vs Shogun 2.  Who's the real undisputed champ of the Light Heavyweight Division?                        

The HAMMAR reviews WEC 48, a great success. David mistakes the date.  It really is the April 28 show. Dana White guarantees Jake Shields.  A former UFC fighter goes insane.  And Tito's last match in the UFC - Versus Jenna Jameson?                    

The HAMMAR predicts the death of Strikeforce MMA as a promotion.  We review the crowning of King Mo, the downfall of Dan Henderson, and a bizarre post show brawl live on CBS.  In addition, Dana White comments on BJ Penn's book "Why I Fight", BJ Penn fights a Fox News Anchor, and Tito Ortiz wants to fight you.  Finally, a quick preview of the upcoming WEC 48 Pay Per View, including our recommendati...

We review UFC 112 in depth, most notably Anderson Silva's baffling performance in the main event.  There's also a lot of talk about BJ Penn's upset title loss to Frankie Edgar, and what this means to the lightweight division. Finally, we run down the week's news, including the altered main event of UFC 115, and a preview of April 17's Strikeforce: Nashville card.                  

We preview UFC 112 - Invincible featuring BJ Penn vs. Frankie Edgar and Anderson Silva vs. Demian Maia, and recap last week's Ultimate Fight Night 21 and The Ultimate Fighter. There's also some discussion about recent MMA news including Fitch vs. Alves, crazy fighters, and the futures of Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos.                    

We run down the post-UFC 111 press conference and injury reports, as well as a quick recap of Strikeforce Challengers 7. There's also a bunch of news, including updates on the Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship, Liddell/Ortiz, MMA in Vancouver, and Thiago Alves.                    

It's our review of UFC 111 - St. Pierre vs. Hardy. Check out our thoughts on the matches, and what's next for the winners and losers.