While the weekend was filled with exciting fights, the only thing people are talking about is Jake Paul's  stunning KO of Ben Askren.  We cover all the fights from the weekend, discuss the ramifications of Jake Paul's unexpected victory, other headlines in the MMA world, and then preview THREE MORE cards planned for this weekend including the rematch between Jorge Masvidal and The Nigerian Nightmare, Kamaru Usman. 

Combat Sports Talk

Episode 167 - Jake Paul is the new Conor McGregor, UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal

Coming off of a weekend featuring fights from 3 different promotions, we slide into the end of the zodiac reign of Aries, the god of war, with another weekend filled with fights.  First we recap the action from last Saturday Night, we look at the war of words brewing between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier, discuss a few interesting headlines, and then make our flash fight picks on key fights from 3 more promotions this weekend. 

Episode 166 - The God of War Smiles Again

The Venum era has started in the UFC as the fight kits we'll see competitors using will change from the 2014 Reebok styles.  We talk the new Venum sponsorship payments as well.  Then we discuss MMA headlines before previewing a War Weekend that begins Wednesday night with the return of Mighty Mouse, Demetrious Johnson, at One FC on TNT, Friday is Bellator 256 with a Bader vs. Machida rematch and then UFC on ESPN closes out the week with a huge Middleweight fight between Marvin Vettori and our hometown hero, Kevin Holland. 

Episode 165 - Fight Kits, Fight Bits, and Fight Hits!

Get ready for a comprehensive Recap of UFC 260.  We talk the featured prelim fight, the main card action and the fall out after the main event that saw Francis Ngannou claim the UFC Heavyweight title in devastating fashion against Champion Stipe Miocic.  We'll cover some interesting headlines and preview Bellator 255: Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2. 

Episode 164 - UFC 260: Miocic vs Ngannou [RECAP]

Saturday Night at UFC Vegas 22,  Kevin Holland's mouth finally wrote a check that his ass couldn't cash.  Derek Brunson stopped his ascent up the Middleweight ladder with a unanimous decision victory over "The Trailblazer."  We talk about the entire card, the official, official retirement of Khabib Nurmagomedov, Tyson vs. Holyfield 3 and we preview UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2. The rematch is scheduled for this Saturday Night. 

Episode 163 - UFC Vegas 22 Recap and UFC 260 Preview

UFC 259 came and went and we never got a chance to discuss the results that laid waste to the UFC landscape.  So not only did we cover the controversy of UFC Vegas 21: Edwards vs Muhammad, but we recap UFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya, we discuss breaking news about UFC 261, talk other headlines across the MMA landscape and pay our respects to the late great Marvelous Marvin Hagler.  Finally we made our fight pick for UFC Vegas 22: Brunson vs. Holland.  SPOILER: No one chose Derek Brunson. 

Episode 162 - A Triple Dose of UFC Madness

Get a recap of UFC Vegas 20 where Ciryl Gane defeated Jairzinho Rozenstruik via unanimous decision.  Khamzat Chimaev declares he's done with the UFC. Jon Jones threatens the heavyweight division and women's strawweight get two dynamic fights scheduled for 2021.  Paulo Costa declares he fought Israel Adesanya with a hangover.  We also make our flash fight picks for UFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya. 

Episode 161 - UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Preview

We are finally back with lights on and in warm homes! We recap UFC Vegas 19 and Derrick Lewis' super necessary finish of Curtis Blaydes, give our takes on UFC 258, discuss headlines and make our fight picks for UFC Vegas 20 as the parade of heavyweights continue with Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Ciryl Gane this weekend. 

Episode 160 - Thawed Out in Dallas, UFC Vegas 19 and 20

Alexander Volkov stopped surging veteran heavyweight Alistair Overeem in the main event of UFC Vegas 18, and Corey Sandhagen stamped his ticket to a title shot by stopping former UFC Lightweight champion Frankie Edgar.  Paige Van Zant made her debut at Knucklemania only to have it spoiled.  Bellator made waves with a big announcement, and Women's MMA faced criticism from Stephen A Smith.  We cover more headlines and then make our flash fight picks for UFC 258: Usman vs Burns. 

Episode 159 - Vegas 18 Recap and UFC 258: Usman vs Burns Preview

Megan Anderson was the topic of discussion this week when two of her fellow UFC fighters discussed having intercourse with her on a podcast.  This episode we discuss this incident, react to whether any of it was appropriate and discuss whether the apology was sufficient.  We discuss the logjam at the top of the Lightweight division, the attractiveness of a scarred face and we preview UFC Vegas 18: Overeem vs. Volkov. 

Episode 158 - Megan Anderson, Lightweight Logjam and UFC Vegas 18: Overeem vs Volkov

All eyes were on Fight Island, Abu Dhabi Saturday Night for UFC 257: Poirier vs McGregor 2, a rematch of their 2014 meeting where McGregor finished Poirier in the first round.  The question on everyone's lips were would Poirier get his revenge, or would Conor McGregor stroll into the octagon after another lengthy absence to outclass another opponent like he did Cowboy Cerrone in 2020?  Dustin Poirier delivered Conor McGregor his first KO loss.  We recap the entire the event, the fallout from the action, and share our takes on what should happen next. 

Episode 157 - UFC 257: Poirier vs McGregor 2 EVENT RECAP

We recap the historic performance Max Holloway put in on UFC Fight Island 7, we discuss the local DFW fight scene from Fury Kickboxing this weekend and we will preview UFC Fight Island 8 and UFC 257: McGregor vs Poirier. 

Combat Sports Talk - Episode 156 - Blessed Impresses, Fury Kickboxing & UFC 257: Poirier vs McGregor

We're back after a restful break.  What did we miss?  This week we're talking about the UFC's donation to brain health, Paige VanZant's headlining Knucklemania, Dan Hooker playing McGregor Roulette, the hopelessness of the UFC ladder, and some other headlines we missed while out on vacation.  We'll end the show with a preview of UFC Fight Island 7: Holloway vs Kattar debuting on ABC. 

Episode 155 - The return of the show and UFC Fight Island 7: Holloway vs Kattar

In our final show of 2020, we are going to recap UFC Vegas 17: Thompson vs. Neal from last Saturday Night.  We'll talk about Canelo Alvarez's unification of the Super Middleweight Belt, Jake Paul's harassment of Conor McGregor, and Dana White's victory over a naysaying media.   Combat Sports Talk will return January 11, 2021. 

Episode 154 - UFC Vegas 17: The Last Show of 2020

We recap UFC 256: Figueiredo vs Moreno, arguably the fight of the year.  Hell, the entire card may have been the card of the year.  From surprising knockouts, unbreakable spirits, and a back-and-forth war for the ages, UFC 256 had everything a fight fan could ask for. Hear our UFC 256 discussion, top headlines, and fight picks for the last UFC event of 2020, UFC Vegas 17: Thompson vs Neal. 

Episode 153 - UFC 256 Recap: Card of the Year? Absolutely.

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