Verbal Sparring MMA

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Verbal Sparring is a weekly MMA podcast covering the biggest news, fight announcements, previews, and recaps from the world of mixed martial arts. Tune in every Monday and Friday for:• Reactions to the latest MMA news and fight announcements• Deep dives into upcoming UFC and PFL fight cards• Recaps and analysis of the most meaningful results from each event• Discussions on rankings, matchmaking, and the future of MMAWhether you’re a hardcore fight fan or just getting into the sport, Verbal Sparring is the place for passionate MMA discussion every week!

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MMA Weekend Recap - Jailton Almeida Stays Perfect in UFC | Raquel Pennington vs Mayra Bueno Silva for Vacant Title 06.11.2023 19:12

Join us as we discuss the UFC Sao Paulo main event where Jailton Almeida defeated Derrick Lewis via Unanimous Decision, Raquel Pennington vs Mayra Bueno Silva for the vacant UFC women's bantamweight title at UFC 297 in January, and more! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (0:23) - UFC Sao Paulo main event recap: (9) Jailton Almeida defeats (10) Derrick Lewis via Unanimous Decision (10:24) - The r...

MMA Weekend Preview - UFC Sao Paulo: Almeida vs Lewis | UFC Austin is Stacked 03.11.2023 17:52

Join us as we discuss the UFC Sao Paulo main event featuring Jailton Almeida vs Derrick Lewis, the UFC Austin card on December 2 being announced which features Beneil Dariush vs Arman Tsarukyan in the main event, and more! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (0:49) - UFC Sao Paulo main event preview: (9) Jailton Almeida vs (10) Derrick Lewis (10:09) - Other notable fights at UFC Sao Paulo (12:53) - UF...

MMA Weekend Recap - Makhachev KOs Volkanovski | Chimaev Earns Title Shot After Win Over Usman 23.10.2023 33:07

Join us as we discuss the UFC Ve294 main event where Islam Makhachev defeated Alexander Volkanovski via KO, the co-main event where Khamzat Chimaev defeated Kamaru Usman via Majority Decision, and more! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (0:46) - UFC 294 main event recap: (C) Islam Makhachev defeats (C-FW) Alexander Volkanovski via KO (11:28) - UFC 294 co-main event recap: (4 WW) Khamzat Chimaev defe...

MMA Weekend Preview - UFC 294: Makhachev vs Volkanovski 2 | Three Big Fights Announced for December 20.10.2023 40:13

Join us as we discuss the UFC 294 main event featuring Islam Makhachev vsAlexander Volkanovski, the UFC 294 co-main event consisting of Kamaru Usman vs Khamzat Chimaev, and three big UFC fight announcements for December! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (1:28) - UFC 294 main event preview: (C) Islam Makhachev vs (C-FW) Alexander Volkanovski (14:10) - UFC 294 co-main event preview: (1 WW) Kamaru Usm...

MMA Weekend Recap - Edson Barboza Still Has It | Biggest Takeaways from UFC Vegas 81 16.10.2023 23:56

Join us as we discuss the UFC Vegas 81 main event where Edson Barboza defeated Sodiq Yusuff via Unanimous Decision, and more! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (0:45) - UFC Vegas 81 main event recap: (13) Edson Barboza defeats (11) Sodiq Yusuff via Unanimous Decision (14:07) - The rest of UFC Vegas 81 (11) Viviane Araujo defeats (9) Jennifer Maia via Unanimous Decision (13) Jonathan Martinez defeats...

MMA Weekend Preview - UFC Vegas 81 | Oliveira & Costa Out... Volkanovski & Usman In at UFC 294 13.10.2023 25:36

Join us as we discuss the UFC Vegas 81 main event between Sodiq Yusuff and Edson Barboza, the UFC 294 main and co-main events being switched up including Charles Oliveira and Paulo Costa being pulled due to injury and being replaced by Alexander Volkanovski and Kamaru Usman, and more! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (0:44) - UFC 294 shake-up Charles Oliveira OUT, (C) Islam Makhachev vs (C-FW) Alex...

MMA Weekend Recap - Green Sleeps Dawson | Nurmagomedov Can't Be Stopped | Cyborg & Carmouche Stay Perfect 09.10.2023 34:56

Join us as we discuss the Bellator 300 title fights including Usman Nurmagomedov vs Brent Primus, Cris Cyborg vs Cat Zingano, Liz Carmouche vs Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, the UFC Vegas 80 main event where Bobby Green knocked out Grant Dawson, and more! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (0:23) - Bellator 300 recap (C) Usman Nurmagomedov defeats (4) Brent Primus via Unanimous Decision (C) Cris Cyborg defeat...

MMA Weekend Preview - UFC Vegas 80 & Bellator 300 | Arnold Allen vs Movsar Evloev Booked for 2024 06.10.2023 34:49

Join us as we discuss the UFC Vegas 80 main event between Grant Dawson and Bobby Green, the three title fights at Bellator 300 including Usman Nurmagomedov vs Brent Primus, Cris Cyborg vs Cat Zingano, and Liz Carmouche vs Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, and Arnold Allen vs Movsar Evloev being booked for UFC 297 in January! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (5:30) - Bellator 300 title fight previews (C) Usman...

MMA Weekend Recap - Grasso vs Shevchenko Ends in a Draw | Della Maddalena Beats Holland 18.09.2023 1:13:36

Join us as we discuss Alexa Grasso vs Valentina Shevchenko ending in a split draw, Jack Della Maddalena's Noche UFC co-main event victory over Kevin Holland, and more! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (5:47) - Noche main event recap: (C) Alexa Grasso vs (1) Valentina Shevchenko ends in a Split Draw (23:29) - The rest of Noche UFC (14) Jack Della Maddalena defeats (13) Kevin Holland via Split De...

MMA Weekend Preview - Noche UFC | Kayla Harrison is Back | Bellator 301 Announced | DWCS Week 6 15.09.2023 1:15:51

Join us as we discuss the Noche UFC main and co-main events featuring Alexa Grasso vs Valentina Shevchenko and Kevin Holland vs Jack Della Maddalena, Kayla Harrison's next fight taking place at this year's PFL Championship, the Bellator 301 announcement, Dana White's Contender Series season 7 week 6, and more! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (7:45) - Noche UFC main event preview: (C) A...

MMA Weekend Recap - Strickland Shuts Out Adesanya | Volkov Submits Tuivasa | Kape Goes Off on Kara-France 11.09.2023 51:04

Join us as we discuss Ciryl Gane knocking out Serghei Spivac in the UFC Paris main event, Manon Fiorot's win over Rose Namajunas and whether or not it was enough to get a title shot, and more! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (4:47) - UFC 293 main event recap: (5) Sean Strickland defeats (C) Israel Adesanya via Unanimous Decision (28:23) - The rest of UFC 293 (7) Alexander Volkov defeats (6) Ta...

MMA Weekend Preview - UFC 293 | Yusuff vs Barboza + Dawson vs Green Main Events | DWCS Week 5 Recap 08.09.2023 1:16:40

Join us as we discuss the UFC 293 main and co-main events featuring Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland and Tai Tuivasa vs Alexander Volkov, Sodiq Yusuff vs Edson Barboza and Grant Dawson vs Bobby Green being announced as main events, Dana White's Contender Series season 7 week 5, and more! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (7:32) - UFC 293 main event preview: (C) Israel Adesanya vs (5) Sean Stri...

MMA Weekend Recap - Ciryl Gane Gets Back on Track | Did Manon Fiorot Do Enough for a Title Shot? 05.09.2023 42:07

Join us as we discuss Ciryl Gane knocking out Serghei Spivac in the UFC Paris main event, Manon Fiorot's win over Rose Namajunas and whether or not it was enough to get a title shot, and more! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (5:07) - UFC Paris main event recap: (2) Ciryl Gane vs (7) Serghei Spivac (17:59) - UFC Paris co-main event recap: (3) Manon Fiorot vs (2 SW) Rose Namajunas (27:42) - Blaz...

MMA Weekend Preview - Ciryl Gane vs Serghei Spivac | Manon Fiorot vs Rose Namajunas | DWCS Week 4 Recap 01.09.2023 1:22:25

Join us as we discuss the UFC Paris main and co-main events featuring Ciryl Gane vs Serghei Spivac and Manon Fiorot vs Rose Namajunas, Dana White's Contender Series season 7 week 4, and more! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (9:51) - UFC Paris main event preview: (2) Ciryl Gane vs (7) Serghei Spivac (27:48) - UFC Paris co-main event preview: (4) Manon Fiorot vs (2 SW) Rose Namajunas (47:18) - D...

MMA Weekend Recap - Holloway Knocks Out The Korean Zombie | Giga's Successful Return | Blanchfield Stays Perfect in UFC 28.08.2023 1:07:18

Join us as we discuss Max Holloway knocking out The Korean Zombie in the UFC Singapore main event, Giga Chikadze's successful return, Erin Blanchfield improving to 6-0 in the UFC, and more! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (8:50) - UFC Singapore main event recap: (1) Max Holloway defeats (8) The Korean Zombie via KO (22:32) - Biggest takeaways from the rest of UFC Singapore (9) Giga Chikadze de...

MMA Weekend Preview - UFC Singapore: Holloway vs The Korean Zombie | DWCS Week 3 Recap 25.08.2023 1:29:20

Join us as we discuss the most significant fights at UFC Singapore: Holloway vs The Korean Zombie, Dana White's Contender Series season 7 week 3, and more! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (7:22) - UFC Singapore main event preview: (1) Max Holloway vs (8) Korean Zombie (21:43) - The rest of UFC Singapore (8) Anthony Smith vs (10) Ryan Spann (9) Giga Chikadze vs (15) Alex Caceres (3) Erin Blanch...

MMA Weekend Recap - Suga Show Just Getting Started | Weili Keeps Getting Better | Garry Shines 21.08.2023 1:10:10

Join us as we discuss Sean O'Malley knocking out Aljamain Sterling to win the UFC Bantamweight Championship, Zhang Weili dominating Amanda Lemos, Ian Macahdo Garry's impressive showing against Neil Magny, and more! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:09) - UFC 292 main event recap: (2) Sean O'Malley defeats (C) Aljamain Sterling via TKO (24:56) - UFC 292 co-main event recap: (C) Zhang W...

MMA Weekend Preview - UFC 292 and PFL Playoffs | DWCS Week 2 Recap 18.08.2023 1:44:49

Join us as we discuss the most significant fights at UFC 292, the PFL Heavyweight and Women's Featherweight Playoffs, Dana White's Contender Series week 2, and more! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (11:29) - UFC 292 main event preview: (C) Aljamain Sterling vs (2) Sean O'Malley (30:07) - UFC 292 co-main event preview: (C) Zhang Weili vs (5) Amanda Lemos (37:17) - The rest of UFC 292 (1...

MMA Weekend Recap - Who Should Vicente Luque Fight Next? | Biggest Takeaways from UFC Vegas 78 14.08.2023 1:07:49

Join us as we discuss Vicente Luque and his UFC Vegas 78 main event victory over Rafael Dos Anjos, our biggest takeaways from UFC Vegas 78, and more! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (4:25) - UFC Vegas 78 main event recap: (10) Vicente Luque defeats (9 LW) Rafael Dos Anjos via Unanimous Decision (19:01) - Biggest takeaways from the rest of UFC Vegas 78 (13) Khalil Rountree defeats (14 HW) Chris Dau...

MMA Weekend Preview - Luque vs Dos Anjos | DWCS Week 1 | Bellator 300 Announced | Magny Set to Face Garry 11.08.2023 1:14:10

Join us as we discuss the UFC Vegas 78 main event between Vicente Luque and Rafael Dos Anjos, Dana White's Contender Series week 1, Bellator 300 featuring 4 title fights, and Neil Magny stepping in on short notice to fight Ian Machado-Garry! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (6:55) - UFC Vegas 78 main event preview: (10) Vicente Luque vs (9 LW) Rafael Dos Anjos (24:09) - Dana White's Contend...

MMA Weekend Recap - What's Next for Sandhagen? | Paul vs Diaz in MMA? | PFL Playoffs Week 1 07.08.2023 1:00:29

Join us as we discuss Cory Sandhagen's UFC Nashville main event victory over Rob Font, Jake Paul beating Nate Diaz in their boxing match, PFL Playoffs week 1 results, and more! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (7:39) - UFC Nashville main event recap: (4) Cory Sandhagen defeats (7) Rob Font via Unanimous Decision (21:22) - The rest of UFC Nashville (10) Tatiana Suarez defeats (5) Jessica Andrade via...

MMA Weekend Preview - UFC Nashville, PFL Playoffs & Paul vs Diaz | Gastelum Out vs Rakhmonov 04.08.2023 59:45

Join us as we discuss the most significant fights for UFC Nashville, PFL Playoffs week 1, and Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz, Kelvin Gastelum's injury forcing him out of his fight against Shavkat Rakhmonov, and more! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (6:26) - UFC Nashville main event preview: (4) Cory Sandhagen vs (7) Rob Font (14:59) - The rest of UFC Nashville (5) Jessica Andrade vs (10) Tatiana Suare...

MMA Weekend Recap - Gaethje KOs Poirier to Become the BMF | Prochazka vs Pereira for Vacant Title 01.08.2023 1:25:17

Join us as we discuss Justin Gaethje's head-kick knockout victory over Dustin Poirier to become the new BMF champion, Alex Pereira earning a light heavyweight title fight against Jiri Prochazka after defeating Jan Blachowicz, and more! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (7:03) - UFC 291 main event recap: (3) Justin Gaethje defeats (2) Dustin Poirier via KO (25:48) - UFC 291 co-main event recap: (2 MW...

MMA Weekend Preview - UFC 291 & Bellator X Rizin 2 | Three Important Featherweight Fights Booked 28.07.2023 1:48:10

Join us as we discuss the most significant fights for UFC 291 and Bellator X Rizin 2, Giga Chikadze returning to face Alex Caceres, Bryce Mitchell vs Dan Ige, Sodiq Yusuff vs Edson Barboza, and more! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (13:31) - UFC 291 main event preview: (2) Dustin Poirier vs (3) Justin Gaethje (31:24) - UFC 291 co-main event preview: (3) Jan Blachowicz vs (2 MW) Alex Pereira (44:34...

MMA Weekend Recap - Tom Aspinall Calls Out Jon Jones | Paul Craig Victorious in Middleweight Debut 24.07.2023 55:16

Join us as we discuss Tom Aspinall defeating Marcin Tybura in the UFC London main event, Paul Craig's middleweight debut victory over Andre Muniz, and more! - - Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (8:05) - UFC London main event recap: (5) Tom Aspinall defeats (10) Marcin Tybura via TKO (16:14) - The rest of UFC London Julija Stoliarenko defeats Molly McCann via Submission (9 LHW) Paul Craig defeats (1...