This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com JOIN US Our 6th Round Post-Fight Show, hosted by resident Bloody Elbow Fight Analysts, Zane Simon and his co-hort, Eddie Mercado airs late Saturday night after the fights. The guys will recap all the action that just went down between No. 3 ranked Heavyweight contender, Sergei Pavlovich and No. 4 ranked former NJCAA wrestler, Curtis Blaydes , complete with hot takes, possible next fights and reactions to...
May 19, 2023•1 hr 9 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Jessica Andrade, a brief history Jessica Andrade has been a UFC staple for just shy of a decade. She made her debut on July 27, 2013 against Liz Carmouche at bantamweight at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga , logging a loss in that effort. She'd go on to win her next three fights, defeating the likes of Raquel…...
May 19, 2023•48 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com If the UFC 288 main card might be missing just that little hint of star power to push it into successful territory, the prelims look exactly like PPV prelims should. The featured slot goes to a banger of a fight between Drew Dober and Matt Frevola. Add action fight mainstays like Khaos Williams and Marina Rodriguez into the mix, and a few intriguing pro…...
May 19, 2023•1 hr 32 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com UFC 288 is saddled with the unfortunate reality that it’s just a ‘pretty good’ fight card. In an era where we’ve become accustomed to feast or famine when it comes to UFC event quality, and with PPV prices continually rising, offering a good fight between two men without a lot of public interest like Henry Cejudo and Aljamain Sterling just doesn’t have …...
May 19, 2023•1 hr 13 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Tête-à-tête (French “head-to-head”): noun – a private conversation between two people, usually in an intimate setting. | adjective – involving or happening between two people in private. | adverb – between two people in private 'Kid Nate' is BACK! The MMA Tête-à-tête/MMA Bunker/MMA Bathrobe review is back after a nine-year hiatus, ‘Kid’ Nate Wilcox is rev…...
May 19, 2023•12 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Francis Ngannou has spent the majority of 2022 and all of 2023 in promotional limbo. After successfully defending his UFC heavyweight title in January of last year, Ngannou parted company with the UFC after multiple rounds at the bargaining table in the months leading to his decision to walk away from the biggest promotion in the world. While many specu…...
May 19, 2023•13 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Welcome to another one of our infamous and patented 'Care/Don't Care' Podcasts, with... Your Talented Trio of Hosts The astounding Eugene S. Robinson : author of the ‘Eugene S. Robinson Substack’ , the upcoming “ A Walk Across Dirty Water and Straight Into Murderer’s Row: A Memoir ”, & the ‘Fight Book’, “ Fight: Everything You Wanted to Know About Ass-Kicking …...
May 19, 2023•53 min
EPISODE 233 — (Friday Edition) * Overeem is Hot Again: https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2023/3/16/23642518/alistair-overeem-team-reacts-ped-suspension-anti-inflammatory-drug-test-failure-kickboxing-news * Merab Details Fights Being Withheld After Announcing He Won’t Fight Aljo: https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2023/3/14/23638945/merab-dvalishvili-denied-top-opponents-for… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit themmadrawpodcast...
May 19, 2023•58 min
Bloody Elbow fight expert, Zane Simon & his co-hort Eddie Mercado recorded for you on Saturday, March 11th, 2023, with a breakdown of the UFC Vegas 71: ‘Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili’ massive, action-packed 13-bout card, from the Theatre at the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada. The guys have hot takes, possible next fights, as well as reactions to the overall event in the player above, or they can be caught on our Bloody Elbow Presents YouTube Channel or any platform in our BE Presents Po...
May 19, 2023•1 hr 3 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Is BKFC our new savior? For the second week in a row, the UFC is putting on another watered down card. If you thought last weekend's card was a dud, UFC Vegas 72 is even worse. Even before it was ravaged with fight cancelations and late notice replacements, it was only carrying a single ranked fight and that was the headliner. Even the headliner was a la…...
May 19, 2023•44 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Much like the main card, the UFC Vegas 72 prelims are all about struggle. Unlike the main card, the undercard doesn’t have a fight like Song Yadong vs. Ricky Simon to hold it down. Sure Cody Durden vs. Charles Johnson is alright, but that’s a poor consolation. The rest of it just feels like they rounded up everyone on the roster that had a contractually…...
May 19, 2023•49 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com UFC Fight Week returns with another dose of killer filler. UFC Vegas 72 has a great co-main event—I mean, who hates bantamweight fights?—but nothing else to show for it. Song Yadong vs. Ricky Simon should be an absolute barn burner. The rest of it? A tire fire. Fortunately we’ve got a PPV next week that has a lot of cool fights on it. Our Talented MMA Vi…...
May 19, 2023•1 hr 28 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Tête-à-tête (French “head-to-head”): noun – a private conversation between two people, usually in an intimate setting. | adjective – involving or happening between two people in private. | adverb – between two people in private.
May 19, 2023•8 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com The Show Money crew is Paul Gift, “the economist”, Jason Cruz, “the lawyer”, and John Nash, “Bloody Elbow’s Financials Columnist”, who also happens to be the man who knows everyone and everything in MMA. They bring you the business side of MMA, in depth, in a way you won’t find anywhere else! In this episode the issues discussed include: * Discussion on the Four Big MMA Promotions: UFC, Bellator MMA, PFL...
May 19, 2023•6 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Episode 14 Have you ever thought to yourself, 'Self, I need to know more about MMA managers. What am I to do?' Well, if you have, we've got the solution for you; a thorough explainer on what managers do, what credentials they must have, key differences between combat sports and stick-and-ball sports manag…...
May 19, 2023•9 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Welcome to another one of our infamous and patented 'Care/Don't Care' Podcasts, with... Your Talented Trio of Hosts The astounding Eugene S. Robinson : author of the ‘Eugene S. Robinson Substack’ , the upcoming “ A Walk Across Dirty Water and Straight Into Murderer’s Row: A Memoir ”, & the ‘Fight Book’, “ Fight: Everything You Wanted to Know About Ass-Kicking …...
May 19, 2023•50 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com JOIN US Our 6th Round Post-Fight Show, hosted by resident Bloody Elbow Fight Analysts, Zane Simon and his co-hort, Eddie Mercado airs late Saturday night after the fights. The guys will recap all the action that just went down between No. 3 ranked Heavyweight contender, Sergei Pavlovich and No. 4 ranked former NJCAA wrestler, Curtis Blaydes , complete with hot takes, possible next fights and reactions to...
May 18, 2023•1 hr
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com This weekend has several combat sports events running, but the UFC Vegas 71 card is not the best among the bunch and it's not even close.
May 18, 2023•49 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com The UFC is in a rough spot this week with a fight card that lacks much in the way of punch. UFC Vegas 71 goes down this Saturday, April 22nd headlined by a heavyweight fight between Sergei Pavlovich & Curtis Blaydes. The co-main features Brad Tavares against Bruno Silva and, other than an appearance from Bobby Green, that's about as notable as it gets. O…...
May 18, 2023•55 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Unlike last week, where Brandon Royval and Matheus Nicolau were left buried on the prelims, this week's UFC Vegas 71 undercard is light on gems. Ricky Glenn takes on Christos Giagos in the featured slot. A fight between Montel Jackson and Rani Yahya is the other most meaningful fight outside the top 5 bouts. After a couple big PPVs and great smaller car…...
May 18, 2023•1 hr 4 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Tête-à-tête (French “head-to-head”): noun – a private conversation between two people, usually in an intimate setting. | adjective – involving or happening between two people in private. | adverb – between two people in private.
May 18, 2023•8 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com In our latest episode, Stephie is joined by documentary filmmaker and Sporting News senior writer Andreas Hale for a quick rundown of all the things you might not know about the WWE side of the merger . Andreas has been embedded in the pro-wrestling landscape for more than a decade, covering it extensively …...
May 18, 2023•22 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com It's Tiiiiime for our Trio's UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Allen Reactions & UFC Vegas 71: Pavlovich vs Blaydes Picks — On another one of our infamous and patended 'Care/Don't Care' UFC Podcasts, with your talent: The astounding Eugene S. Robinson , author of the ‘Eugene S. Robinson Substack’ , the upcoming “ A Walk Across Dirty Water and Straight Into Murder…...
May 18, 2023•1 hr
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Our 6th Round Post-Fight Show, hosted by resident Bloody Elbow Fight Analysts, Zane Simon and his co-hort, Eddie Mercado airs late tonight after the fights. The guys will recap all the action that just went down between former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway and surging Brit Arnold Allen, complete with hot takes, possible next fights and reactio…...
May 18, 2023•1 hr 1 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Episode 240: UFC Kansas City Preview * UFC 287 Rewind * UFC Kansas City select fights preview For our paying subscribers, we have a special treat for you. With our latest The Level Change Podcast Substack, you get some EXCLUSIVE BONUS CONTENT right away – stay tuned after the break for THE REST OF THE SHOW (accessible only to paid subscribers), featuring extra…...
May 18, 2023•53 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com “The UFC is back with an actually pretty quality Fight Night card this week. A banger of a main event between Max Holloway and Arnold Allen that could very well rocket the Brit to title contention off a victory. Throw Billy Quarantillo taking a step up against Edson Barboza and a surefire firefight between Pedro Munhoz and Chris Gutierrez in there and i…...
May 18, 2023•1 hr 11 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com “Surprisingly enough for a smaller event, UFC Fight Night Holloway vs Allen has a rock solid prelim card as well. Mostly that’s thanks to a truly wretched booking decision from the UFC, which has a top contender’s bout between Brandon Royval and Matheus Nicolau buried deep in the undercard. Flyweights really do get no love. Bill Algeo vs. TJ Brown shoul…...
May 18, 2023•1 hr 15 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Tête-à-tête (French “head-to-head”): noun – a private conversation between two people, usually in an intimate setting. | adjective – involving or happening between two people in private. | adverb – between two people in private.
May 18, 2023•6 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com Episode 13: Comparing UFC and PFL contracts 1. Brief description of the type of contracts * Developmental * PFL * PFL Europe * Champion 2. Length of Contract * "Term" vs "Initial Term" 3. Contract extensions 4. Champion's Clause 5. Exclusive negotiating and matching rights 6. Details on pay * Playoff Pay * Incidentals & per diem 7. Sponsors & Merchandising 8. Arbitration & Class Ac…...
May 18, 2023•7 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com It’s time for our trio's UFC 287 Reactions & UFC FN: ‘Holloway vs. Allen’ Picks — On another one of our infamous and patented ‘ Care/Don’t Care Podcasts’ , with your talent: The astounding Eugene S. Robinson , author of the ‘Eugene S. Robinson Substack’ , the upcoming “ A Walk Across Dirty Water and Straight Into Murderer’s Row: A Memoir ”, & the ‘Fight Book’, “...
May 18, 2023•54 min
