We are Rizin

In this interview, Andrew and Christian talk to 1 of 3 fighters from Michigan who will be fighting on RIZIN 18. The two talk to Alesha "Half Pint" Zappitella about her RIZIN debut against Kanna Asakura. Topics include how she got into MMA, her wrestling background, her thoughts on her opponent, having her teammate Tabitha Watkins on the same card, and her thoughts on her opponent.

Andrew and Christian talk to DEEP Bantamweight champion in this incredible interview. We talk about his upcoming fight against Trent Girdham at RIZIN 18, training under Josh Barnett, skateboarding, the weird picture DEEP used for promoting his DEEP BW title fight, and pro wrestling.

In this interview, Andrew & Christian talk to the one and only, kickboxing legend John Wayne Parr. The interview covers Parr's upcoming fight at RIZIN 18 against Danilo Zanolini, Parr's potential 100th win in Japan, the craziest experience he had with a Japanese fan, answering listener questions, the two recent deaths in boxing, future stars at his gym, and his upcoming fight against Anthony Mundi...

In this interview, Andrew talks to Justin "Tank" Scoggins on his upcoming fight against Kazuma Sone at RIZIN 18. The interview also covers Scoggins leaving Twitter, fighter's using social media, going into this fight with a losing streak, his buddy Jarred Brooks fighting on the card, and his thoughts on his opponent who also has a karate background.

In this post fight interview with Johnny Case, Andrew and Christian talk to lightweight fighter about his brutal win over Satrou Kitaoka. They discuss the stoppage, the ref seemingly ignoring Kitaoka's condition, the two recent boxers who died, the condition of Case's elbow, and some of Case's favorite movies. Photo courtesy of RIZIN FF.

In this post fight interview with Jake Heun, Andrew talks with the RIZIN fighter about his win over Vitaly Shemetov at RIZIN 17. Also in the interview, Heun talks about his epic Saturday Night Fever entrance, receiving a yellow card, and what's next for him in RIZIN. The interview features a guest appearance with light weight fighter "Ill" Will Brooks. Photo courtesy of RIZIN FF.

Andrew and Chris Gary review the great RIZIN 17 card that happened at the famous Saitama Super Arena. The two go over all the fights, talk about their favorite fights, Ulka Sasaki and Jake Heun's epic entrances, Heun vs. Shemetov, and what should be done with King Reina, Shemetov, and Yusuke Yachi. At the end, they go over listener feedback about the show. Photo courtesy of RIZIN FF.

In this J. Christian Gary solo edition of We are RIZIN, Gary goes over all the fights for RIZIN 17 and gives his picks on who he thinks will win each one.

Andrew and special guest Bruno Massami preview the RIZIN 17 card! The two look at all the matches, pick their winners, talk about intermissions, and the decision by Fuji TV to not air this show live. NOTE: Christian had major reception issues so he pops in and out and unfortunately had to bow out eventually. I apologize for the tech issues and that Christian wasn't around to give his thoughts. His...

Jake Heun once again returns to the show to talk about his highly anticipated match up with Vitaly Shemetov. Andrew and Christian talk with Heun about the fight and why it's the "people's main event."

In this interview with Johnny "Hollywood" Case, Andrew and Christian talk with the lightweight fighter about his opponent Satoru Kitaoka. Also discussed is PFL, what he does outside the fight game, training at the MMA Lab for his previous fight, the RIZIN LW tournament, and a host of other topics.

In this Shooting the Shit Edition, a drunk Andrew and sober Christian go over the important matches of the RISE Semi Finals, Tito Ortiz vs Alberto El Patron, a potential Julia Budd vs Gabi Garcia, the Bellator FW tournament, Pernell Whittaker, Andrew's ROAD FC woes, and Andrew rants about MMA on screen graphics.

In this post fight interview with Bellator fighter Lindsey VanZandt, Andrew talks with the atomweight fighter about her win over RENA. Also discussed is how she celebrated the win and how she has already been asked to rematch RENA in Japan. Photo courtesy of Bellator

In this interview, Andrew talks with "The Soul Assassin" Kevin Ross about his fight with Daiki Watabe at RIZIN 17. Among the topics discussed are his thoughts on his opponent, coming back from an ACL injury, his "Platoon" tattoo, if wins and loses matters, and a host of other topics. It's a very philosophical interview. Photo courtesy of RIZIN FF. NOTE: This interview was recorded before Ross had...

In this post-fight interview with Jake "Starlord" Heun, Andrew talks with the Alaskan fighter about his win over Roque Martinez. Other topics include touring Japan, getting his dick bitten by a deer, and pro wrestling. Photo courtesy RIZIN FF.

In this non-RIZIN edition of We are RIZIN, Andrew, Christian and special guest Teeptothejunk review the awesome Bellator 222 show from MSG. They look at some of the important prelim matches including RENA's fight, discuss the future of Aaron Pico and his opponent Adam Borics. For the main card the three discuss Gucci 2 belts, Dillon Danis, and if Juan Archuleta should be the next Bellator BW conte...

In this interview, Andrew talks to Lindsey VanZandt who takes on RENA at Bellator 222. Topics include how she got into MMA, her thoughts on RENA, and how she was supposed to fight RENA initially at a RIZIN show.

In this Bellator edition of We are RIZIN, Andrew & Christian preview Friday's Bellator 222 card w/ guest TeeptotheJunk. They look at the most important fights on the prelims including RENA's fight and Pico taking on a undefeated prospect. For the main card they look at all the fights including special attention given to the second encounter between Kyoji Horiguchi and Darrion Caldwell w/ Caldwell'...

In the long awaited RIZIN 16 review show, Andrew, Christian and MLW's Dylan Fox go over the entire show from RIZIN's debut in Kobe. They look at the attendance and TV ratings and analyze if it could be considered a success. As well all the fights are discussed, Andrew PRAISES Kengo, discuss who should be the next Super Atomweight #1 contender, talk about the baffling Yusuku Nakamura vs Topnoi matc...

In this interview, Andrew talks to Darrion Caldwell who defends his Bellator bantamweight belt against Kyoji Horigucho at Bellator 222 at MSG. Sorry for the audio quality as it was over the phone and I had only 10 minutes to talk to him. Thank you to the fans who submitted questions. Unfortunately in the interest of time I neglected to mention your names. Thanks to TeepTotheJunk, Armaan Younis, an...

In this Shooting the Shit Edition of We are RIZIN, Andrew and Christian talk about the AEW Double or Nothing show, UFC releases and who would make a great or not so great addition to RIZIN, and the new main event of RIZIN 16.

In this huge edition of We are RIZIN, Andrew & Christian are joined by MLW's The Eastern Lariat podcast co-host Dylan Fox. The three discuss the upcoming RIZIN 16 Kobe show. All the fights are discussed including the kickboxing fights that feature virtual unknowns, if Ahmed Ferradji really did get scared to fight Tenshin or if it's possible that there is more to the story, and why RIZIN chose Kobe...

In this interview, Andrew talks with Kana "The One Man Riot" Hyatt who takes on Mamoru "Fullswing" Uoi at RIZIN 16. Topics include how he got into fighting, preparing for his opponent, training at Team Bodyshop with A.J. McKee, training differently as he gets older and other topics.

In this first ever interview with a fighter from Thailand, Andrew talks to Topnoi Tiger Muay Thai who will be facing Yusaku Nakamura at RIZIN 16 in Kobe. Topics include how he got started as a fighter, training under George Hickman at Tiger Muay Thai in Phuket, wanting to face Tenshin Nasukawa, and what he has in store for his opponent. Thank you to Che of Tiger Muay Thai for translating during th...

In this interview, Andrew talks to Jake "The Honeybear" Heun about his heavyweight versus Roque Martinez at RIZIN 16. They discuss the fight, switching camps from Thailand to Australia, fighting in Siberia, his tattoos, Top Gun 2, and other topics.