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The UFC is heading to Vancouver this weekend and FloCombat’s official podcast has you covered with everything you need to know about the violence that is about to be bestowed upon you. We’re breaking down not only the insane main event, but a bunch of other bangers on the card as well. Plus, we’re chatting with two of the fighters on the card. First Miles Johns stops by to talk about the best advi...

The Prelim Primer is the one and only podcast dedicated to the curtain jerkers. Catch host Daniel "Gumby" Vreeland, who is joined this week by Benny Abrigo from Fansided MMA, as they break down all of the prelims of UFC Vancouver. Follow host on Twitter @GumbyVreeland Follow co-host on Twitter @BenjaminAbrigo Musical Credit: I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons At...

UFC 242 is upon us and there’s plenty of high leverage fights on hand. “Gumby” and “Shockwave” Dave are breaking down 5 of the biggest fights for you and discussing the odds. And if that’s not enough high profile fights for you, “Gumby” is chatting with two fighters on the verge of making their perspective top 15 rankings. Zak Cummings looks to make it 3 straight at middleweight and crack the rank...

The Prelim Primer is the one and only podcast dedicated to the curtain jerkers. Catch host Daniel "Gumby" Vreeland, who is joined this week by Shawn Bitter from Cageside Press, as they break down all of the prelims of UFC 242. Follow host on Twitter @GumbyVreeland Follow co-host on Twitter @mmawizzard Musical Credit: I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attributio...

This week “Gumby” and Dave are joined by Aviv Gozali, who is fresh off his record breaking performance at Bellator 225. He chats about when he decided to do it and what you can expect from the 18 year old in the future. Plus, Kai Kara-France stops by to talk about his fight at UFC in Shenzhen, China. Ranked #10 in the division he’s feeling close to a title shot against his old TUF coach Henry Ceju...

The Prelim Primer is the one and only podcast dedicated to the curtain jerkers. Catch host Daniel "Gumby" Vreeland, who is joined this week by Marcel Dorff from MMADNA.com, as they break down all of the prelims of UFC Shenzhen. Follow host on Twitter @GumbyVreeland Follow co-host on Twitter @BigMarcel24 Musical Credit: I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribut...

While there may not be any UFC fights this weekend, there is plenty to talk about in the MMA world. UFC 241 provided enough talking material for months. A new (old) champion was crowned, dethroning the pound-for-pound #1. Nate Diaz called for a future violence war, and Costa and Romero gave us one already. We’ll talk about it all here. Plus, we’re chatting with ‘Suga’ Sean O’Malley, who updated us...

When you don't have enough time in one episode to get all your interviews in, you add a bonus episode! So enjoy this extra bonus Top Turtle MMA content with UFC 241's Manny Bermudez

UFC 241 might be the most anticipated card of the year. The top of the card is filled with bangers, but the excitement doesn’t stop there. We’ve got you covered on all parts, with breakdowns of those fights you want to talk about so badly and interviews with some of the more interesting fighters a little ways down. First we’ll we talking to Devonte Smith, who is now on his 3rd opponent for this ca...

The Prelim Primer is the one and only podcast dedicated to the curtain jerkers. Catch host Daniel "Gumby" Vreeland, who is joined this week by Daniel Levi from BestFightPicks.com and the Half the Battle Podcast, as they break down all of the prelims of UFC 241. Follow host on Twitter @GumbyVreeland Follow co-host on Twitter @BestFightPicks Musical Credit: I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licen...

UFC Uruguay is this weekend and we have the goodies for you. Not only are we breaking down the best fights on the card, but we’re talking with title challenger Liz Carmouche about her second bid for the title. She talks about the changes she’s made since her first bid and where her mind is at now. And if that doesn’t hype you up enough, we also have the debut of MMA Over/Under, where Shockwave Dav...

The Prelim Primer is the one and only podcast dedicated to the curtain jerkers. Catch host Daniel "Gumby" Vreeland, who is joined this week by Kurt Chase-Patrick from Combat Dockett, as they break down all of the prelims of UFC Uruguay. Follow host on Twitter @GumbyVreeland Follow co-host on Twitter @kcpko Musical Credit: I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attri...

UFC on ESPN 5 is coming at you from Newark and “Gumby” and Dave have all the goods. In addition to breaking down the best fight on the card, “Gumby” is chatting with both men in the co-main event. First Jim Miller stops by to talk about the only fight he ever turned down. Then Clay Guida forecasts where his career is heading. And in a special Combat Countdown, “Gumby” crunches the numbers on who i...

The Prelim Primer is the one and only podcast dedicated to the curtain jerkers. Catch host Daniel "Gumby" Vreeland, who is joined this week by Jason Floyd from The MMA Report, as they break down all of the prelims of UFC Newark. Follow host on Twitter @GumbyVreeland Follow co-host on Twitter @Jason_Floyd Musical Credit: I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribu...

This week we’re talking with two-time Olympic gold medalist, Deron Williams (eat your heart out, Henry Cejudo). While we know him for his exploits on the court, he’s done more than dip his toes into the MMA world. He talks about how involved he is and even breaks down some fights for us. And to complete the sport crossovers, we’re talking about our dream crossovers into the MMA world. Who has the...

The Prelim Primer is the one and only podcast dedicated to the curtain jerkers. Catch host Daniel "Gumby" Vreeland, who is joined this week by Benjamin Abrigo, from Combat Docket, as they break down all of the prelims of UFC 240. Follow host on Twitter @GumbyVreeland Follow co-host on Twitter @BenjaminAbrigo Musical Credit: I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Att...

UFC San Antonio is right around the corner with some low-key heat up ahead. There are some exciting fights and possible title implications abound, and we’re bringing you all the goods. First we’ll chat with Sam Alvey and Mario Bautista, who both look to right their ships. Alvey talks about the early stoppages that have shaped his recent career and how he learned to get over it. And we’ll be talkin...

The Prelim Primer is the one and only podcast dedicated to the curtain jerkers. Catch host Daniel "Gumby" Vreeland, who is joined this week by Kurt Chase-Patrick, from Combat Docket, as they break down all of the prelims of UFC San Antonio. Follow host on Twitter @GumbyVreeland Follow co-host on Twitter @kcpko Musical Credit: I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons A...

UFC 239 promised some incredible action and boy did it deliver. We’re breaking down all the big stories that came out of this past weekend including debating the main events scorecards and talking about Jorge Masvidal’s potential title shot. And speaking of Jorge Masvidal, he’s the inspiration behind this week’s Combat Countdown. We loved his flying knee so much, we wanted to see where it ranked a...

The Prelim Primer is the one and only podcast dedicated to the curtain jerkers. Catch host Daniel "Gumby" Vreeland, who is joined this week by Skyle Steele, from the Loudmouth MMA Network, as they break down all of the prelims of UFC Sacramento. Follow host on Twitter @GumbyVreeland Follow co-host on Twitter @LoudmouthMMA Musical Credit: I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creati...

When you don't have enough time in one episode to get all your interviews in, you add a bonus episode! So enjoy this extra bonus Top Turtle MMA content with UFC 239's Arnold Allen.

The card of the year is upon us and we here at Top Turtle are responding as such. We loaded up our episode this week, not only with talk about the card of the year, but with some of the stars of it. Ben Askren shares his thoughts about the lead up to this fight and how he plans on finishing Jorge Masvidal. Then we talk with Ismail Naurdiev about making his MMA debut at 15 years old. Plus, if you’r...

The Prelim Primer is the one and only podcast dedicated to the curtain jerkers. Catch host Daniel "Gumby" Vreeland, who is joined this week by Shawn Bitter, from Cageside Press, as they break down all of the prelims of UFC 239. Follow host on Twitter @GumbyVreeland Follow co-host on Twitter @mmawizzard Musical Credit: I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attributi...

On our newest segment, we re-watched GSP's debut fight against Karo Parisyan and talked about the evolution of the fight game as well as GSP. If you liked this, be sure to catch the whole episode and let us know on Twitter (@TopTurtleMMA) what fight you'd like us to watch next.

UFC is in Minnesota this week and we're breaking down the action. Not only will we look at the top 3 fights on the card and discuss the odds, but we're also talking with one of the fighters. Anthony Rocco Martin stops by to talk grappling and being competitive with his world champion girl friend. We also debut a brand new segment this week: Fight Flashback. This week we watch GSP vs Karo Parisyan...