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Brock Lesnar was and is an undeniable, key figure in mixed martial arts history. His accomplishments as an NCAA champion fueled his success in the UFC, eventually becoming heavyweight champion. Not only did a healthy Brock Lesnar have the necessary skills to be at the top of the sport, but his marketability and drawing power were a huge factor of the UFC’s success in the late 2000s. Due to his his...

In anticipation of ONE Championship's exciting ONE X event, the hosts of The Unified Rules of Podcast do a deep dive into one of the participants of one of the headlining bouts and her family. Angela Lee defends the Atomweight championship against Stamp Fairtex in a highly anticipated bout. She has siblings who also compete in ONE in both Christian and Victoria. Their parents are very experienced...

Mixed Martial Arts has been around for quite a while now, and in the nearly three decades of it being an organized sport, it's gone through a lot of changes. MMA is not the same as it was when it started and thus there are some things which defined the sport that don't really exist at all anymore or at least not to the degree as before. Furthermore, nostalgia is on the minds of the hosts of The Un...

In 2023, the World Fight League (WFL) will have their first event. It's a new mixed martial arts entity that aims to be a league comparable to Major League Baseball or the National Basketball Association. They aim to be vastly different from many of the other MMA organizations we see today. It's always exciting when a new company enters the MMA realm, comparable to the MMA boom of the mid 2000s. I...

The story of Francis Ngannou is thrilling, awe-inspiring, and mesmerizing. The current UFC Heavyweight Champion, there is so much more to this man than the fighter. He overcame immense obstacles and life-threatening scenarios to get to where he is today. He is a symbol of perseverance, courage, and going after one's dreams. Outside of his professional career he is a kind and compassionate man who...

2021 is officially in the books and for the second year in a row, The Unified Rules of Podcast give their year end awards. The categories are male fighter, female fighter, knockout, submission, fight, and event of the year. A fun and engaging conversation ensues with your hosts Edmund Kwan and Eric Hamidi as they look at the best of 2021. They discuss their own winners for each of the categories a...

UFC 269 last month featured 2 title fights and one historic upset! In the co-main event Juliana Pena submitted, truly one of the all time greats in MMA in Amanda Nunes. She is now the UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion! It was absolutely shocking to most in the MMA community but what exactly caused such an outcome? In this episode, your hosts Edmund Kwan and Eric Hamidi have an in depth and thoroug...

Bruce Lee had a huge influence on martial arts which can't be refuted. Unfortunately, he passed away at such a young age before he could have more of an impact and accomplish more things. In this episode of The Unified Rules of Podcast, Eric and Edmund examine what if Bruce Lee competed in MMA? We assess the matter using different approaches or different scenarios and discussing possible events th...

As more time passes and updates from Conor McGregor occur, the hosts of The Unified Rules of Podcast give their takeaway of the main event of UFC 264. We provide a technical breakdown as well as dissect the storylines and aftermath from the third bout between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor. There was much more to discuss than just what happened in the fight and we give insight into where both a...

The 3rd fight between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor is soon upon us. With such a big fight and event, your hosts of The Unified Rules of Podcast, Edmund Kwan and Eric Hamidi give insight into the motivations and storylines going into the fight. We go in depth with the main event from a tactical perspective, give background on past UFC trilogies, and last but certainly not least, predict the wi...

Tomorrow is UFC 263 and your hosts, Edmund and Eric will take a look at all of the main card bouts, predicting who they think will win and why. The Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya faces off with Marvin Vettori in a rematch. In another rematch, Flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo faces Brandon Moreno and fan favorite Nate Diaz returns to fight Leon Edwards. A stacked and exciting card with...

The legend of Kevin Ferguson, better known as Kimbo Slice, will live on in Mixed Martial Arts history. From his fights on YouTube to nationally televised MMA bouts, there's a reason that he is not only one of the most recognizable names in MMA but also a beloved figure with a kind heart who is dearly missed. Despite his imposing look, people had great things to say about him. Tomorrow is the 5 yea...

The Unified Rules of Podcast is back with a new episode, discussing the Jake Paul vs Ben Askren boxing bout as well as UFC 261. Edmund and Eric talk about their reaction to the fight as well as give their biggest takeaways from UFC 261. How well did Ben prepare for this bout, where does Kamaru Usman fall in the discussion of greatest ever, how did we make a mistake in predicting Zhang vs Namajunas...

In this episode of The Unified Rules of Podcast, Edmund and Eric will discuss their thoughts and takeaways from UFC 259 at the beginning of the month. What gave Jan the edge against Adesanya? What's next for Amanda Nunes? What do they make of the illegal knee that led to Petr Yan's disqualification loss? All of these questions and more will be discussed in the episode as listeners hear how they di...

UFC 259 is tomorrow and for the first time Eric and Edmund give their predictions on the same episode for all of the main card bouts. We discuss what each fighter is bringing into their respective bouts, who we think will win, and why we think as such. Jan or Izzy? Nunes or Anderson? Yan or Sterling? Find out which of these fighters we pick and more in this episode of The Unified Rules of Podcast.

We recap the results of UFC 257, how Dustin Poirier won against Conor McGregor while also diving into the talking points that came out of that fight and event. Additionally, we also discuss if karate and other traditional martial arts have a place in the current landscape of MMA. We also discuss the intricacies of striking stances and styles. Which one is the most applicable for MMA? All of this a...

For tonight's UFC fight night event, we have Alistair Overeem vs Alexander Volkov in the main event with Cory Sandhagen vs Frankie Edgar serving up as the co-main event. What skills are each individual bringing into this fight, what are their advantages or disadvantages, and who will win their respective bouts? Edmund Kwan goes into detail about all of this and gives his prediction in this episode...

UFC 257 is tomorrow. In the main event Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor will be facing off. This is a rematch from their fight back in 2014 and Dustin looks to avenge that loss. Will he be able to accomplish that? Eric Hamidi gives his predictions on this and the rest of the main card bouts. Additionally, listeners will learn about Michael Chandler, a former Bellator MMA world champion who will b...

Tomorrow is the UFC's debut on ABC, headlined by Holloway vs Kattar. In this episode hosted by Eric Hamidi, we go into the significance of the UFC on ABC while giving some background on previous television deals the company has had. Predictions for the main card will also be discussed as listeners look forward to tomorrow's fights when the UFC returns to Fight Island.

The Unified Rules of Podcast book ends 2020 with the Best of 2020 Awards. There will be nominees and picks for categories such as knockout of the year, submission of the year, fighter of the year, and more. We close the door on 2020 as we look ahead to 2021 and also discuss what's to come with the upcoming UFC on ABC 1 event. We're in fight week so it will be exciting!

Happy holidays everyone! In this final part on Fedor Emelianenko, we discuss the latter part of his career and determine where he stands in the discussion of greatest MMA fighters of all time. Throughout the episode we also discuss the intricacies of wrestling and striking to dissect Fedor's proficiency in them. We hypothesize on what his weaknesses were and our thoughts on MMA training as a whole...

We discuss Fedor's career in Affliction and Strikeforce, the circumstances of his signing to M-1 Global, WAMMA's efforts in 2008, break down technique in his fight with Fabricio Werdum, and much more.

Fedor Emelianenko continues his run of dominance in Pride FIghting Championship. Once his time there ended, he kept winning fights and in late 2007, there were talks of him signing with multiple MMA organizations, including the UFC. Why didn't that ever materialize and who could have won in the dream fight between him and Randy Couture? 

In this episode we talk about Fedor Emelianenko. From December 2000 to June of 2010, "The Last Emperor" and legend in MMA, was undefeated. Even today he's still considered one of the greatest fighters ever in the sport's history. In this first of a multi-part series, we discuss Fedor's early life and career such as how he started training in sambo, what led him to MMA, and his accomplishments in t...

The full episode will be released on Monday however we wanted to share with you a little bit of our conversation about Fedor Emelianenko while our listeners wait. In these clips we talk about his early life, early career, some of his fights, and why he was considered a great fighter.