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For UFC 233*, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event and main attraction of this past month. The championship fight between Conor McGregor and Dana White will be re-visited. The stakes were high in this fight, as the soft spoken and quiet champion imposed his popularity on the UFC, retired, and signed a unique contract with the UFC. The intricacies of his retirement, the response of Luke Thomas, MMA Junkie, Dana White, Joe Rogan, Brendan Shaub, and Ariel Helwani will be discussed, as well as the historical perspective of Conor’s career. In the Aftermath, the show will be revealed in context of what was discussed. UFC 233* was scheduled for Saturday January 26, but took place in March. This fight occurred on social media, and the Luke Thomas and Joe Rogan studios here in the states. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will take a closer look at the retirement, Luke’s Response, MMA Junkie’s response, Theodosius III, Brendan Shaub's pursuit, a historical context, Joe Rogan’s plan a

For this episode, host Roberto Diaz goes one on one with his co-host Joe Soto. Joe shares his thoughts on when he first heard TJ Dillashaw was caught using Performance Enhancing Drugs, what it was like to fight TJ, what surprised him in the late rounds, his thoughts on rewarding PED users, what he knew of TJ Dillashaw and when he knew of his PED usage, and if TJ should be banned from the sport. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE: Improvements with EPO TJ Dillashaw’s strongest attribute, and EPO Joe Soto vs TJ Dillashaw Fighters on EPO Fighting on EPO Rewarding PED users Get out of Jail Free Card Links and Resources: TJ Dillashaw Cody Garbrandt MMA MATH Episode 17 EPO Renan Barao John Lineker Dominick Cruz Raphael Assuncao Henry Cejudo Chael Sonnen Lance Armstrong

For UFC 236, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the co-main event between the number four ranked Kelvin Gastelum, and the number 5 ranked Israel Adesanya. This is a championship fight for the interim middleweight title. The stakes are high in this fight, as the winner will most likely position himself to unify the middleweight title against Robert Whittaker. In the Aftermath, the Anthony Pettis – Stephen Thompson fight is revisited. Mind games, muscle memory, speed, and a life changing knockout. UFC 236 is scheduled for Saturday April 13, and will take place in Atlanta, Georgia. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will take a closer look at their past fight, their resumes, numbers, sizes, fighting styles and discuss the strengths and weaknesses, and options for these fighters. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE: Resumes Size, height and reach Notable opponents vs undefeated record Rising to the occasion, pressure Endurance Stylistic comparison, Brunson vs Adesanya Explosiveness/speed Strategies fo

For UFC 236, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the featherweight champion Max Holloway and the number 3 ranked lightweight Dustin Poirier. This is a championship fight for the interim lightweight title, and Max will be moving up 10 pounds to try to become a double champion. The stakes are high in this fight, as the winner will most likely position himself to unify the lightweight title against Khabib Nurmagomedov. For UFC 236, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the featherweight champion Max Holloway and the number 3 ranked lightweight Dustin Poirier. This is a championship fight for the interim lightweight title, and Max will be moving up 10 pounds to try to become a double champion. The stakes are high in this fight, as the winner will most likely position himself to unify the lightweight title against Khabib Nurmagomedov. In the Aftermath, the Jorge Masvidal – Darren Till fight is revisited. Weight cutting, drained, a

For UFC Fight Night, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the number 6 ranked Edson Barboza, and the 7th ranked former World Series of Fight Champion, Justin Gaethje. The stakes are high in this fight, as the winner will most likely position himself within a fight for a shot at the title. This is also an even matchup, and a stylistic match where fireworks should be expected. In the Aftermath, the Robbie Lawler – Ben Askren fight is revisited. Durability, madness, and what’s next for each fighter. UFC Fight Night is scheduled for Saturday March 30, and will take place in Philadelphia here in the States. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will take a closer look at the histories, numbers, sizes, fighting styles and discuss the strengths and weaknesses, and options for these fighters. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE: Resumes of fighters Size, a rare occasion Power, consistency, and volume Endurance, championship rounds Styles of fighters, boxing/kicking range Speed and athlet

For UFC Fight Night, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the number four ranked former title challenger Stephen Thompson, and the 8th ranked former champion Anthony Pettis. After trying to fight at lower weight divisions and being unsuccessful, Anthony will attempt to go up this time, all the way to 170 to try to regain glory. Stephen will also be attempting to regain glory after losing his last fight to Darren Till. UFC Fight Night is scheduled for Saturday March 23, and will take place in Nashville, Tennessee. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will take a closer look at the histories, numbers, sizes, fighting styles and discuss the strengths and weaknesses, and options for these fighters. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE: Size discrepancy Resumes of fighters Size/power vs speed Experience/Age Endurance Styles of fighters, technical martial arts fight Speed and athleticism Strategies for fighters Who wins Looking back at UFC 235, Woodley vs Usman Links and Resources: Da

For UFC Fight Night, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the number three ranked former title challenger Darren Till, and the 11th ranked veteran Jorge Masvidal. Darren will attempt to get back into the win column after being stopped by the former champion Tyron Woodley, while Jorge returns to the cage for the first time in almost a year and a half. UFC Fight Night is scheduled for Saturday March 16, and will take place in London. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will take a closer look at the histories, numbers, sizes, fighting styles and discuss the strengths and weaknesses, and how this fight might play out. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE: • Time off implications/cage rust • Resumes of fighters • Size/power vs speed • Experience, quality of opponents • Endurance • Styles of fighters, technical/slugfest • Speed and athleticism • Strategies for fighters • Who wins • Looking back at UFC 235, Jones vs Smith Links and Resources: • Darren Till • Jorge Masvidal • Tyron Woodle

For UFC Fight Night, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the number 3 ranked Derrick Lewis, and the 8th ranked former champion Junior Dos Santos. Junior is trying to keep his winning fight streak alive and possibly earn another title shot, while Derrick is trying to rebound from his last loss at the hands of the reigning champion, Daniel Cormier. UFC Fight Night is scheduled for Saturday March 9, and will take place in Wichita, Kansas. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will take a closer look at the histories, numbers, sizes, fighting styles and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of these two champions coming into this possible title eliminator. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE: Championship implications Resumes of fighters Size/power vs speed Experience, rankings/quality of wins Endurance Styles of fighters, standup or slugfest Speed and athleticism Strategies for fighters Who wins Joe answers, time frame to earn a Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Links and Resources: Derrick Lewi

For UFC 235, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the former champion Robbie Lawler and undefeated recently acquired fighter, Ben Askren. UFC 235 is scheduled for Saturday March 2, 2019 and will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will look at the histories, numbers, sizes and styles and discuss the strengths and weaknesses and possible strategies for each of these fighters. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE: Robbie’s two year inactivity, cage rust Resumes, and experience Quality of opponents Fighting styles, background/fighting base Size, history Endurance and age Strategies for fighters, standup/wrestling Athlete/Fighter Who wins Joe answers, Ngannou vs Velasquez fallout Links and Resources: Robbie Lawler Ben Askren Elite XC Strikeforce Nick Diaz Rory McDonald Tyron Woodley Douglas Lima Andrey Koreshkov Johnny Hendricks Cain Velasquez Francis Ngannou

For UFC 235, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the defending champion Jon Jones and the number 2 ranked challenger, Anthony Smith. UFC 235 is scheduled for Saturday March 2, 2019 and will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will look at the histories, numbers, sizes and styles and discuss the strengths and weaknesses and possible strategies for each of these fighters. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE: Jon’s resume, activity, and win streak Anthony’s resume, number of fights Experience, quality of opponents Fighting styles Speed and endurance Athleticism and height Strategies for fighters, taking the fight to Jon Who wins Joe answers, thoughts on Adesanya vs Silva Links and Resources: Jon Jones Anthony Smith Alexander Gustafsson Rashad Evans Mauricio Rua Volkan Oezdemir Stephan Bonnar Daniel Cormier Anderson Silva Israel Adesanya

For UFC 235, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the co-main event between the defending champion Tyron Woodley and the number 2 ranked Kamaru Usman. UFC 235 is scheduled for Saturday March 2, 2019 and will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will look at the histories, numbers, sizes and styles and discuss the strengths and weaknesses and possible strategies for each of these fighters. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE: Woodley’s title defense record, and win streak Usman’s resume Size and age factors, do they play a role Skill vs Athleticism Speed, explosiveness Endurance, strength in the championship rounds Wrestling match-up, take-down defense Athlete vs Fighter Strategies for fighters, taking chances Who wins Joe answers, kicks vs punches Links and Resources: Tyron Woodley Kamaru Usman Darren Till Damian Maia Stephen Thompson Rory McDonald Raphael Dos Anjos Max Holloway

For UFC Fight Night, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and the number 3 ranked Francis Ngannou. This is the first fight for Cain after a two and half year layoff. For Francis, this will be an attempt to get his second consecutive win since losing to Derrick Lewis. UFC Fight Night is scheduled for Sunday February 17, and will take place in Phoenix, Arizona. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will look at their resumes, numbers, sizes, fighting styles and discuss the strengths and weaknesses coming into this fight. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE: Long layoff, inactivity for Cain Resumes of fighters Size and speed Is age a factor, cage rust, experience Superiority in endurance Styles of fighters, will this fight go to the ground Athlete vs Fighter Strategies for fighters Who wins Joe answers, a fighter that he wished he had the chance to fight Links and Resources: Cain Velasquez Francis Ngannou Travis Browne Junior Dos Sant

For UFC 234, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the co-main event between the former champion Anderson Silva, and the undefeated number 6 ranked Israel Adesanya. UFC 234 is scheduled for Saturday February 9, and will take place in Melbourne, Australia. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will look at the histories, numbers, sizes and styles and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of these two fighters. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE: Andersons historic record Adesanya’s undefeated resume and combat history Fighting styles and fighting IQ Size and age factors, do they play a role Strength and weakness’s of fighters Endurance, three round fight Experience vs youth Technique, ground game and standup Athlete vs Fighter Strategies for fighters Who wins Joe answers, what happened in Fedor vs Bader Links and Resources: Anderson Silva Israel Adesanya Fedor Emelianenko Chris Weidman Nick Diaz Daniel Cormier Derek Brunson Rich Franklin Michael Bisping Dan Henderson Marvin Vettori Brad Tavares Vitor Belf

For UFC 234, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the defending middleweight champion Robert Whittaker, and the number 4 ranked challenger Kelvin Gastelum. UFC 234 is scheduled for Saturday February 9, and will take place in Melbourne, Australia. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will look at the histories, numbers, sizes and styles to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of these two fighters. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE: Robert has only fought one opponent in a year and a half Kelvin’s inconsistent record Robert is 3 inches taller than Kelvin Weight division changes for each fighter Endurance and speed Pressure to perform, who handles it better Fighting styles, wrestling and standup Athlete vs Fighter Strategies for fighters Are we going to see a finish, or is this another grueling 5 round fight Who wins Joe answers, what happened in Dillashaw vs Cejudo Links and Resources: Robert Whittaker Kelvin Gastelum TJ Dillashaw Henry Cejudo Yoel Romero Ronaldo Sauza Derek Bru

For UFC Fight Night, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the number 3 ranked Raphael Assuncao and the 4th ranked Marlon Moraes. This is a rematch of the fight that took place in June of 2017. Assuncao edged out Moraes in that first fight; however, this one is scheduled for 5 rounds. UFC Fight Night is scheduled for Saturday February 2, and will take place in Fortaleza, Brazil. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will look back at their first fight, look at the histories, numbers, sizes, fighting styles and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each fighter. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE: Circumstances for this rematch Resumes of fighters Is age a factor Pressure for fighters to perform Who has the edge in endurance Styles of fighters, will this fight go to the ground Athlete vs Fighter Strategies for fighters Who wins Joe answers, does the blood of an opponent bother him during a fight Links and Resources: TJ Dillashaw Jorge Masdival Joe Lauzon Pedro Munhoz Bryan Cara

For Bellator 214, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the living legend, Fedor Emelianenko and the light heavyweight Bellator champion, Ryan Bader. This is the finale of the Bellator heavyweight grand prix and the winner will be crowned heavyweight champion. Bellator 214 is scheduled for Saturday January 26, and will take place in Los Angeles, California. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will look at the histories, numbers, sizes, fighting styles and discuss the strengths and weaknesses and the challenges they each face. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE: Fedor’s historical record History of fighting divisions for fighters Size and age factors Experience Styles of fighters, options for each Who has an easier task, pressure Possible short or long fight Strategies for fighters Who wins Joe answers, which type of fighter/style gave him the most problems Links and Resources: Fedor Emelianenko Ryan Bader Matt Mitrione Frank Mir Chael Sonnen King Mo Lawal Sambo Phil Davis Ovinc

For UFC Fight Night, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw and the flyweight champion Henry Cejudo. TJ Dillashaw will go down a weight division to try to become a two division champion, and Henry will try to make his first title defense. UFC Fight Night is scheduled for Saturday January 19, and will take place in Brooklyn, New York. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will look at the histories, numbers, sizes, fighting styles and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of these two champions. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE: Uniqueness of event, champion vs champion History of weight divisions for fighters, size Effects of dropping weight Joe’s experience in fighting TJ, what he experienced Who has the edge in endurance Styles of fighters, options for each and limitations Who has an easier task, pressure of fighting at a lower weight division Athlete vs Fighter Strategies for fighters Who wins Joe answers, preference of winning by knockout

For this episode, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the 2018 fights that were discussed as part of this show. Roberto and Joe will talk about what went wrong with their picks, what went right, and what’s next for these fighters. They will also talk about some of the issues that arose during some of the fights. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE: Conor vs Khabib Ferguson vs Pettis Oezdemir vs Smith Cormier vs Lewis Adensanya vs Brunson El Panterra vs the Korean Zombie Magny vs Ponzinibbio Dos Anjos vs Usman Dos Santos vs Tuivasa Holloway vs Ortega Jedrzejczyzk vs Shevchenko Lee vs Iaquinta 2 Cyborg vs Nunes Jones vs Gustafsson 2 Links and Resources: UFC 229 UFC Fight Night – Oezdemir vs Smith UFC 230 UFC Fight Night – El Pantera vs The Korean Zombie UFC Fight Night – Magny vs Ponzinibbio UFC TUF Finale – Dos Anjos vs Usman UFC Fight Night – Dos Santos vs Tuivasa UFC 231 UFC Fight Night – Lee vs Iaquinta 2 UFC 232

For this episode hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at MMA in 2018. Roberto and Joe will talk about the biggest developments in MMA and will talk about what they’re looking forward to in 2019. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE: Emerging promotions including Bellator, PFL, One Championship, Rizin Trades, Ben Askren for Demetrious Johnson New signings for One Championship Status of the flyweight division Possible new weight division PPV and DAZN Crossover fights, Bellator champ fighting for Rizin Title Looking ahead at the sport in 2019 Joe answers, what was his toughest fight Links and Resources: PFL Rizin DAZN Golden Boy Promotions Matchroom Boxing Combate Americas World Boxing Super Series Ben Askren Demetrious Johnson Justin Gaethje Marlon Moraes Sage Northcutt Darrion Caldwell Kyoji Horiguchi

For UFC 232, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the fight between the featherweight champion Chris Cyborg and the bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. Amanda will be going up in weight to try to become the first women in history to hold two belts. UFC 232 is scheduled for Saturday December 29, and will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will look at the histories, numbers, sizes and styles and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of these two champions. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE: Cyborg has not lost in 13 years, fighters that have gone the distance with her Amanda's 7 fight win streak, her resume Amanda going up in weight, size differences Endurance, will it play a role, who has the edge Power versus volume Amanda's options, are they limited Is Amanda a good enough athlete to outdo Cyborg What can Amanda do that Holly Holm did right Strategies for fighters Are we going to see the championship rounds Who wins Joe answers, what is it like to be in a bloody fi