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Miesha Tate & Danny Sabatello!

2022/06/28

Ryan McKinnell speaks to UFC flyweight and fellow Fight Nation host, Miesha Tate to discuss the cancelation and rebooking of her flyweight debut against Lauren Murphy and Jimmy sits down with rising Bellator Bantamweight Danny Sabatello to discuss his win at Bellator 2828.

AND NEW: Bellator MW Champ Johnny Eblen & Kenny Florian!

2022/06/27

Sean O'Connell fills in for Jimmy Smith and speaks to the newly crowned Bellator Middleweight champ, Johnny Eblen, to discuss his title win over Gegard Mousasi at Bellator 282 (Time Stamp) and recaps the full weekend of MMA action with PFL commentator, Kenny Florian

Trailblazer Liz Carmouche & Weekend Preview w/Eric Nicksick

2022/06/24

Jimmy chats with Bellator flyweight champion, Liz Carmouche to discuss her career and being the first openly gay fighter in MMA in honor of Pride Month and gets a preview of all of this weekend's fights with Xtreme Couture coach, Erick Nicksick.

Jake Paul's Return To The Ring PLUS Joaquin Buckley!

2022/06/23

Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury has been rebooked for August 6th at Madison Sqaure Garden and Jimmy Smith analyzes what a win or loss could do for Paul's future in boxing and speaks with UFC middleweight, Joaquin Buckley after another 'Performance of The Night' bonus winning victory at UFC Austin.

Midweek Mailbag Day PLUS Josh Emmett!

2022/06/22

Jimmy Smith speaks with UFC featherweight, Josh Emmett, to discuss his win over Calvin Kattar in the main event of UFC Austin and what could be next for him after the victory, and answers listener questions from UTC Midweek Mailbag.

UFC Austin Aftermath w/Eddie Wineland & Joe Lauzon

2022/06/21

Jimmy Smith analyzes the scoring for Josh Emmett's win over Calvin Kattar in the main event UFC Austin speaks to Eddie Wineland about his amazing bantamweight career after he announced his retirement last weekend and catches up with UFC lightweight Joe Lauzon to get the details about the knee injury that canceled his fight with Donald Cerrone on Saturday.

Fight Minds: Tyson Chartier & Mark Henry PLUS Vince McMahon Steps Down

2022/06/17

Jimmy Smith gets a preview of the UFC Austin main event between Calvin Kattar & Josh Emmett from Calvin Kattar/New England Cartel Coach, Tyson Chartier talks Vince McMahon stepping down as CEO of WWE while the wrestling company's board investigates him for alleged misconduct and discusses the retirement of Zabit Magomedsharipov with his former coach, Mark Henry.

State of Strawweight w/Carla Esparza & Coach Mike Brown

2022/06/16

Jimmy Smith catches up with UFC strawweight champion, Carla Esparza, to discuss how life at the top of the division has been like since her title win and her expectations for a future matchup with Zhang Weili, and chats with American Top Team Coach, Mike Brown to get his reaction to the retirement of Joanna Jędrzejczyk's retirement and what might be next for Dustin Poirier.

Oliveira's Money Fight PLUS Jimmy's WWE Origin Story & More From The Mailbag!

2022/06/15

Jimmy Smith shares his take on Charles Oliveira sharing his desire for Conor McGregor fight over Islam Makhachev and whether it's the kind of callout Oliveira should make, and answers questions on UFC 275, WWE, and boxing from the UTC Midweek Mailbag.

UFC 275 Robberies & Retirements And Arrest of Jeff Hardy

2022/06/14

Jimmy Smith analyzes the judges' scorecards for Shevchenko vs Santos at UFC 275 and examines whether Valentina's win was a robbery, shares his reaction to Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s retirement after her loss to Zhang Weili, and discusses the recent arrest of Jeff Hardy with Ryan McKinnell.

MVP's BKFC Crossover PLUS Breaking Down UFC 275 & Financials

2022/06/10

Jimmy Smith speaks to Bellator welterweight, Michael 'Venom' Page about his recently announced crossover bare-knuckle fight with Mike Perry at BKFC London, gets a technical breakdown of the main card of UFC 275 from MMA analyst Yves Edwards, and gets an explanation of the UFC's financial reports from BloodElbow.com's John Nash.

#1 With A Bullet? PLUS Tatiana Suarez!

2022/06/09

Jimmy Smith examines where UFC champion, Valentina Shevchenko ranks among all MMA fighters after her run of dominance in the flyweight division and catches with top UFC strawweight, Tatiana Suarez, to get an update on her recovery and get her breakdown of UFC 275.