Ceremonial Weigh-In

Sure, you've heard approximately 40 hours worth of Paddy the Baddy-related content in the last week, so what's the harm in a little more? We also bitch and moan about Douglas Crosby being an incompetent yet again. How is this dude employed? On two entirely different fight cards in two different states in two different organizations? We talk over-saturation, sportsmanship, social media clout and some other stuff. Video available on our YouTube page

We have a little technical discussion about Angela's strategy against Ducote this past Saturday and what actually transpired in the fight. We pretty much missed half of the rest of the card but we touch on: - Resurgent Wonderboy - Yazmin beating Istela Nunes and what it was like training with her for this camp - The difficulties of cornering karate-style fighters that move a whole lot - Preparing to get calf kicked - Don't drink negronis at Disneyland Video version available on our YouTube page

No UFC this week so we share some thoughts on PFL's inaugural PPV card. Also: - USADA testing and McGregor's return to the testing pool/exemption privileges - Jiri shoulder injury - Fight week for Angela - PFL putting all their eggs in one basket. Dropping the basket. Breaking all the eggs. Slipping on the eggs and landing on their face. And then somehow making a decent omelette with the remains Video on our YouTube page

We recap Nzechukwu vs Cutelaba! The headliner no one expected! We talk about a couple of notable matchups and also: - The Johnson vs Zhumagulov scoring controversy and how we had it - Jennifer Maia's enormous cornerman - Names we cannot pronounce - We whine about judging in MMA for a good 10 minutes so you can prob skip that And more! Video version available on our YouTube

We talk about Saturday's two title fights, Chandler v Poirer and some other stand out moments from a big night of fights in NYC. Apologies for the poor audio quality this week. Whaddayagonnado? Also: - Crucifixes - Watching an amateur fighter walk out with a rapper - Frankie Edgar's retirement fight - The next opponent for Weili Zhang - The Peruvian fighter that guard pulled a whole lot and looked a lot like the actor from 'You' and more! Video version up on YouTube

We break down the Lemos KO against Rodriguez, Neil Magny sinking in a D'Arce and all the other good stuff from the last Apex fight night. Also: - Weird, unexpected injuries - Guillotines - Strawweight KOs - Prison fight records vs street fight records - 'Edging' and Covington's supposed bedroom predilections - Predictions for #UFC281 And more! Video version available on our YouTube Channel

Oooohhhhh it's Halloween! Scaryyyy good 145er matchup this weekend that ended in unfortunate circumstances but we talk about that and some other compelling matchups on this past weekends card. Also: - We watched the Jake Paul/Anderson Silva circus. We don't feel good about having done so - Uriah Hall and feelings - Odd judging this weekend - Tresean Gore almost decapitating a man - Horrible knee injuries And more! Video version on our YouTube channel

We talk about the heavy ass card that was UFC 280 Also: - Combat BJJ AKA Slap-Jitsu - The Yan/O'Mailey decision being more colorful than Suga's hairdo - Belal Mohammad: KO Artist - Al-Jo not being an 'American' champion?! - Us being sad about the lightweight title fight result - Hell Paso, Texas - What kind of fucking name is Ben Cartilage? And more! Watch the video version on our YouTube channel if you're so inclined. Cheers

We talk about our favorite fights from this weekends fight night and also: - Why do people find Hasbulla memes funny? - The strange case of Mike Jackson (and a Twitter pile-on) - Legkicks hurt - Terrible BJJ-themed weddings - We cannot pronounce Araujo And more! Audio-only available on Spotify, iTunes etc or watch on our YouTube channel

Well unfortunately we didn't get to watch Jess compete under Zuckerberg's beady-eyed automaton gaze but here's some thoughts on last weekend's Bellator and UFC cards. Also: - Marketing was super weird for this UFC card. We try and unpack what "building a card around" Dern means - Bellator's stacked California card - Invicta FC weigh-ins going tits up (lolololol) - Weight-cutting and longevity - Jessica Penne's fight week illness - Playing bongos on someones ass - Fighter pay (you can't call Angela a 'broke bitch' anymore. You can only say she 'sucks'.) Video-version available on our YouTube channel.

Hey you guys! We've been busy so here's a brief discussion about the last UFC Fight Night and also: - A whole lot of horrible cuts in the main and co-main events of last Saturday - High Rollerz BJJ - Grown men on the internet mocking a 17-year old that got signed with UFC and could 100% beat the shit out of them IRL - Going out for Jessica Penne's fight week - Chris Lee and his spilt decisions - I guess boxing was on?! - 'Striking robot' alternative uses - Some weird stuff about maggots and open wounds Peace

Hey you guys, we're back from vacation. Successfully utilizing C- highschool level french to negotiate the mean streets of Paris, we got to bear witness to a pretty dope first-ever UFC card in France. We discuss that and the madness that was UFC 279 that literally everyone else has been discussing for days and sure you're probably genuinely sick of hearing about it but here's some more opinions that you can feel free to ignore. Also: - Adam displays a fundamental lack of understanding about Chechnya's sociology and how to say 'Chechnya' - A potential market for a plus-sized woman's fight league - The unique appeal of undefeated wrestlers like Khamzat and Khabib within the MMA fanbase - A longform discussion about how Tweeting anything about popular fighters will predictably result in extended pile-on trolling from the above fanbase and how irritating it is - The strange tale of Danyelle Wolf - Batman villains ...and more! If video is more your thing we got that up on our YouTube page. Au revoir

Obviously UFC 278... holy fuck! But first we chat with an old friend Liam Tarrant - former Muay Thai fighter, commentator extraordinaire and co-founder of the Muay Thai Project charity. He came on to talk about a friend who used to fight but suffered a terrible accident so we discuss his GoFundMe campaign and the work his charity also does helping children and teens with Muay Thai scholarship programs and fundraising. Hint: donate and you might get one of our coveted leftover Venum bags! In other news, crazy fights, Leon Edwards is the real life Rocky Balboa, Luke Rockhold is the redeemable handsome jock in the teen movie, and MMA just seems a little more magical after #UFC278. Audio-only version available on Spotify, iTunes, etc or subscribe to our YouTube channel for video. #MMApodcast #CeremonialWeighInPodcast Also find the Muay Thai Project (a 501c3 registered charity) at the following links: https://www.gofundme.com/f/muay-thai-community-each-other-for-a-brother?qid=7c42b3664033e8b8566eb9cada78e8ac http://www.patreon.com/MuayThaiProject or find them on instagram @muaythaiproject and @liamtalksfights

Angie got a win! With respect to that, this is a short one because we've got some day-drinking to get to. Thanks for the support y'all.

Angela is fighting this week. So we talk about that came to be on short notice for UFC San Diego. We also discuss a finish-heavy Fight Night: - Last minute fight fallouts that resulted in one fight in an hour and half of broadcast - The TUF 30 Finale winners - Big KOs in the main and co-main - The UFC Apex is eventually going to need a daycare for fighter babies - 'Woke' Predator movie ...and more! Audio-only available on Spotify, iTunes, etc. Or check us out on YouTube.

We're here to pick over the bones of UFC 277 that was topped with a couple of thrilling title matches (or a title fight and an interm-title fight if you gotta spilt hairs). Also on this week's docket we discuss: - Moreno was down two rounds on Douglas Crosby's scorecards because Douglas Crosby is a stupid bastard - A gutsy performance by Julianna Pena even in defeat and how the holdover perception of 'heels' from pro-wrestling fans allows some fans to shit on a defeated fighter - The funniest man in Russia - When standups are appropriate in a fight - BJ Penn and his gubernatorial aspirations ...and more! Audio-only version available on Spotify, iTunes, etc. Or subscribe to us on YouTube.

We recap UFC London innit! In addition to that we also talk about: - Being leftwing and/or a reasonable person in MMA and listening to your contemporaries say a bunch of crazy shit - The London crowd and an unwavering support for the hometown fighters. Promotional push - Jack Hermanson gooning the 3rd round (nothing wrong with that) - Freak accidents during daytime fightcards (officially a pattern now) - Marc Diakese is a wrassler now - "Fuck the Tories" - MMA Journalism is 99% shite ..and more! Cheerio gents what what I say goodday sir. Anyone else know Bellator was on this weekend?!?

We pick over UFC Long Island where we cornered Ms. Jessica Penne. So we share some thoughts on all that and then we also discuss: - Getting old and not knowing who famous TikTok-ers are - Why the NYSAC has such weird idiosyncrasies - Breeding heavyweights for competition - That one sandwich shop within a reasonable walking distance of the hotel ...and some other stuff

Oh hello there. We missed a chunk of the fightcard on Saturday because Angela was busy doing some BJJ at High Rollerz which coincidentally was also in Vegas on the same weekend but nevertheless we discuss: - That banger of a fight between Michael Johnson and Jamie Mullarkey. Why can't we have more draw rounds FFS? - Courtney Casey and a controversial spilt decision - Why judging is some shady shit - RDA vs. Fiziev - That weird mixed martial arts-themed porno from the height of Ronda's popularity a few years ago And more! It's Fightweek for Jessica Penne! Let's get it!

Angela got to hang out at the fights and do some international fight week-related stuff in Vegas with Jessica Penne (to promote Two Straws Podcast on FightPass). So there's that. Also: - Where do Ali and Usman buy their suits? Does the suit store not sell shirts? - TikTok-ification of MMA social media. - Manicures. - Fans-in-person vs fans-with-an-anime-avatar-and-a-lot-of-free-time-online. - And more! We got a YouTube channel now to, if that's your kind of thing.