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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com As the headline states, Kevin Lee is returning to the UFC’s warm embrace. They weren’t shy about giving him a tough opponent either. Lee will be facing Rinat Fakhretdinov, a lethal finisher with 11 knockouts and six submission wins to his credit. While Kevin has knockouts and subs of his own, he hasn’t loo...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com It’s been a wild and crazy week in the MMA community and Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg is front and center in this week’s news cycle. This episode focuses more on Elon Musk, since both of his parents have publicly spoken out against this proposed fight. The posts from his mother are high comedy, while his...

Shayna Baszler has been on a tear in the WWE, claiming two tag team belts (WWE and NXT) in the last 30 days along with her tag team partner and former UFC women’s bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey. Shayna is no stranger to winning belts on the pro-wrestling circuit, having won multiple in both NXT and WWE proper. As one of the pioneers of women’s MMA, Shayna has a unique perspective on both MMA...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com For the last four or five months (maybe longer), insiders have buzzed around the MMA gossip vine with rumors of a possible Bellator sale. The suitors have always been reported to be either an entity from Saudi Arabia or PFL. The PFL rumors were shot down at the time, but recently, chatter has begun again,...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com It’s Tatsuro Taira fight week! As a matter of fact, UFC on ABC 5 has a few up-and-coming names worth keeping on your radar. Tatsuro Taira and Trevor Meek have wowed fans in their debuts and put their considerable talent on display. Taira has had two fights since his debut, and remains undefeated in his pro...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com UFC on ABC 5 is a much better card than its doomed predecessor, UFC on ABC 4, which was ravaged by fight cancellations and rescheduled bouts. This event has more ranked talent, and some of the brightest stars on the rise. Names like Tatsuro Taira and Trevor Meek will be lighting up the prelims. The co-main...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com It’s not every day a milestone like a 250th episode is achieved so we wanted to do something special. So we brought Mookie Alexander back to help us kick off our next 250 and we have an exclusive interview with Luke Thomas to round out the show. Mookie helps us unpack last weekend’s fight card results and...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Over the last month, the sports community has been trying to process the massive bombshell the PGA tour dropped when they announced they’d be merging with the LIV tour. For months, the PGA tour told the golfing community—including golfers themselves—that they had no intention of merging with LIV. And then...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com This week’s MMA Bunker has Kid Nate pretty hot under the collar. The state of MMA is on his mind and with the recent spate of dismal UFC cards, his attention has landed upon Bellator, first and foremost. He’s got some other grievances to air out, but Bellator and Patricio Pitbull get the first stingers. Th...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Strap yourselves in for a brand new episode of the 6th Round. This week, Zane Simon and Eddie Mercado take an in-depth look at UFC Vegas 75. Stick around for the bonus portion where the boys rate the fights. Thank you for listening to the 6th Round Post-Fight Podcast. This post is public so feel free to sh...

UFC Vegas 75 is not loaded with ranked fights (just one) or even ranked fighters (just three), but it does have some redeeming qualities. A solid main event in Marvin Vettori and Jared Cannonier and a spate of flyweight and bantamweight fights. It would be nice if all those fights weren’t restricted to the confines of the prelims, but hey, we’re still getting flyweight fights, and for that, we sho...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com UFC Vegas 75 is not loaded with ranked fights (just one) or even ranked fighters (just three), but it does have some redeeming qualities. A solid main event in Marvin Vettori and Jared Cannonier and a spate of flyweight fights. It would be nice if all the flyweight fights weren’t restricted to the confines...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Episode 249 Topic List * UFC 289 rewind * Julianna Peña’s cageside outburst during Nune’s retirement * UFC Vegas 75/Bellator 297 select-fight preview * McGregor’s NBA finals antics in Miami * Islam Makhachev’s thoughts on P4P and the BMF title * Bigfoot takes 11th straight loss, retires again * Israel Ades...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Women’s MMA pioneer Julie Kedzie joined Kid Nate this week to discuss the early days of her fighting journey, before Strikeforce or the UFC. Topics like her being involved in the first televised women’s MMA bout in the United States versus Gina Carano were talked about as well as her days fighting for Bodo...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Strap yourselves in for a brand new episode of the 6th Round. This week, Zane Simon and Eddie Mercado take an in-depth look at UFC 289. Stick around for the bonus portion where the boys rate the fights. Here’s a look at the results: * Diana Belbiţă def. Maria Oliveira by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28...

Simon says… The UFC 289 prelims have a pretty solid featured fight for ESPN between Nassourdine Imavov and Chris Curtis. In fact, it's solid enough that it's kind of a shame that it's not on PPV. Otherwise, much like the main card, the quality drop-off here is steep. The stakes are low, the prospects are minimal, hopefully the quality of the action will … This is a public episode. If you'd like to...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Whatever UFC 289 is, it's not a PPV. A title fight between Amanda Nunes and Irene Aldana is totally fine and all, but it's not worth $80. And while the top contender's bout between Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush helps a lot, pretty much everything from there on out is undercard fodder. As long as the...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com On December 18, 2021, three-time UFC title contender Chael Sonnen was arrested by Las Vegas PD after an altercation in the Four Seasons Hotel that was described at the time as a “ crazy rampage ” that allegedly had five victims. He was questioned and released that night, and the following January, a judge...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Let’s face it, combat sports need a lot of work, but for the purpose of this post, we’re specifically focused on  MMA  and  boxing . It should be noted that the latter has an advantage over mixed martial arts thanks to the  Ali Act . That said, there is still a plethora of problems that need addressing in...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Pull down the blinds, encrypt those communications, Bloody Elbow’s fearless leader, ‘Kid’ Nate Wilcox returns to Active Duty. He is on lockdown back in his bunker after being MIA from the podcast network for years. He recently returned with his debut episode of the Bunker, several MMA Tête-À-Tête interview...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Join us after UFC Vegas 74: 'Kara-France vs. Albazi' wraps up... for our 6th Round Post-Fight Show, hosted by resident Bloody Elbow Fight Analysts, Zane Simon and his cohort, Eddie Mercado. The guys will recap all the action that just went down between UFC Flyweight top contenders, Kai Kara-France (No.4) a...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Much like the main card, the prelims for UFC Vegas 74 are solid if not exactly laden with thrills for the causal fan. Will Abubakar Nurmagomedov live up to his namesake? Will Muin Gafurov make a big splashy debut? Will Andrei Arlovski keep squeaking out narrow decisions over mediocre mid-tier heavyweights?...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Amir Albazi is Headlining He has that "sweet 16 in 16 deal". That is the money he is making as of his last disclosed pay 10 months ago.  That just goes to show that we aren't the only ones shitting on the athletes by shitting on these cards. How could we be so cruel to the athletes? That's clearly what we...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com UFC fight nights are a watered down mess A couple days ago, UFC matchmaker Mick Maynard posted a tweet about this weekend's UFC fight night card that said: "Bet ya bloody elbow complained about the ufc card this weekend" And those 11 words told me that the UFC is paying attention to Bloody Elbow more than...

Welcome to the 6th Round Retro Post-Fight Show This is the show that digs into the archives and gives you a comprehensive review of classic MMA events that span as far back as UFC 1, PRIDE, K-1, and now DREAM! This episode: DREAM 1 Join Eddie Mercado & Victor Rodriguez as they delve into the world of the DREAM (a popular MMA Promotion) based out of Japan. We conducted a retroactive post-fight show...