Mma On The Rocks

This week we discuss the lack of MMA action due to the Coronavirus pandemic. We try to distract from social distancing and widespread quarantine by discussing our favorite MMA fights of all time. We would love to hear everyone's opinions and fights we left off our lists through social media, so feel free to reach out - cheers! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mmaontherocks/support

We are back this week to break down UFC Fight Night 170, headlined by lightweight contenders Kevin Lee and Charles Oliveira. We discuss Kevin Lee missing weight (again), the strange vibe in an arena with no audience due to the Corona Virus, all the other fights on the main card and more. We also preview Fight Night 171 and hope that it somehow doesn't get cancelled. It's a strange time for MMA and the world in general, but we are here to help you guys get through it and also drink some tequila. Cheers! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mmaontherocks/support

We're back this week to break down the unfortunate main event of UFC 248 between Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero. We discuss the rest of the card, including the epic co-main event and Strawweight championship fight between Zhang Weili and former champ Joanna Jędrzejczyk. We preview UFC Fight Night 170, headlined by lightweight contenders Kevin Lee and Charles Oliveira. We talk some beers, congratulate our friend Serena DeJesus on her first win in Invicta FC and have some laughs along the way - cheers! UFC 248: Middleweight Israel Adesanya (c) vs. Yoel Romero Women's Strawweight Zhang Weili (c) vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk Lightweight Beneil Dariush vs. Drakkar Klose Welterweight Neil Magny vs. Li Jingliang Welterweight Alex Oliveira vs. Max Griffin Bantamweight Sean O'Malley vs. José Alberto Quiñónez Lightweight Mark Madsen vs. Austin Hubbard Middleweight Rodolfo Vieira vs. Saparbek Safarov Middleweight Gerald Meerschaert vs. Deron Winn Women's Strawweight Emily Whitmire vs. Polyana Viana Ban

We are a day late this week to break down UFC Fight Night 169 from Norfolk, Virginia. We talk about the future of the flyweight division after the result of Deiveson Figueiredo defeating Joseph Benavidez but not being awarded the championship since he did not make weight. We also break down the rest of the card including the strange stoppage by Kevin MacDonald in the Ion Cutelaba vs Magomed Ankalaev. We preview UFC 248, headlined by Israel Adesanya defending his middleweight championship against Yoel Romero. We also talk about people getting ejected from Disney World, fight gear from Ripe Life 1 and drinking Eagle Rare bourbon. Cheers! UFC Fight Night 169: 125 lbs.: Joseph Benavidez vs. Deiveson Figueiredo for vacant flyweight title 145 lbs.: Zarah Fairn vs. Felicia Spencer 205 lbs.: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Ion Cutelaba 145 lbs.: Megan Anderson vs. Norma Dumont 145 lbs.: Grant Dawson vs. Darrick Minner 135 lbs.: Kyler Phillips vs. Gabriel Silva 185 lbs.: Brendan Allen vs. Tom Breese 155 lbs.: Luis Pena vs. St

This week we break down all of the combat sports action from the weekend including UFC Fight Night 168 from Auckland, New Zealand and Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury 2 for the WBC heavyweight boxing championship. We breakdown the entire UFC card, preview UFC Fight Night 169, talk some drinks and have some laughs. Check it out - cheers! UFC Fight Night 168: 155 lbs.: Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker 205 lbs.: Jimmy Crute vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk 115 lbs.: Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Xiaonan Yan 265 lbs.: Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Ben Sosoli 155 lbs.: Magomed Mustafaev vs. Brad Riddell 145 lbs.: Kevin Aguilar vs. Zubaira Tukhugov 155 lbs.: Jalin Turner vs. Josh Culibao 170 lbs.: Jake Matthews vs. Emil Meek 170 lbs.: Song Kenan vs. Callan Potter 125 lbs.: Kai Kara-France vs. Tyson Nam 115 lbs.: Angela Hill vs. Loma Lookboonmee 170 lbs.: Maki Pitolo vs. Takashi Sato — CANCELED 125 lbs.: Shana Dobson vs. Priscila Cachoeira UFC Fight Night 169: 125 lbs.: Joseph Benavidez vs. Deiveson Figueiredo for vacant flyweight title

This week we break down UFC Fight Night 167 from Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Jan Blachowicz may have established himself as a contender for Jon Jones' throne with a first round knockout over Corey Anderson. We also discuss the strange happenings in the main event - from odd cornering to a disqualification win for Diego Sanchez. We discuss the rest of the card and the implications for the winners. We also talk about Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 10 which took place in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and was headlined by Hector Lombard and Dave Mundell. We talk the strange judging of BKFC, violence and future of the organization and we also shout out Matt Allison who was our guest last week and defended his bantamweight championship this weekend at Vigilant MMA in Largo, Florida - cheers! UFC Fight Night 167: 205 lbs.: Corey Anderson vs. Jan Blachowicz 170 lbs.: Diego Sanchez vs. Michel Pereira 205 lbs.: Devin Clark vs. Dequan Townsend 125 lbs.: Montana De La Rosa vs. Mara Romero Borella 155 lbs.: Kazula Vargas vs. B

A bonus episode this week as I sit down with professional MMA fighter and bare knuckle boxer, David Redneck Mundell. Dave talks about his upcoming fight with UFC veteran and Olympian, Hector Lombard at BKFC 10. This will be Dave's third appearance in BKFC and the first for Lombard. Dave talks about his preparation, moving up in weight, his mentality going into the biggest fight of his career and his plans for the future. Cheers! BKFC 10: Hector Lombard vs David Mundell (Main Event) Jim Alers vs Kaleb Harris (155lbs Title Tournament) Elvin Leon Brito vs Luis Palomino (155lbs Title Tournament) Abdiel Velazquez vs Dat Nguyen Reggie Barnett Jr vs Matt Murphy Lorenzo Hunt vs Gustavo Trujillo Fred Pierce vs Francesco Ricci Travis Thompson vs Josh Boudreaux Ulysses Diaz vs Brian Maxwell --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mmaontherocks/support

This week I am joined by mixed martial arts fighter and Marine Corps Veteran, Matt "Matty Ice" Allison. He talks about his upcoming fight in the Tampa Bay area in which he will defend his Vigilant MMA Bantamweight championship. He also tells stories about how his military experience has helped him in his MMA career. We break down UFC 247, which was headlined by light heavyweight champion Jon Jones successfully defending his crown against undefeated contender Dominick Reyes. We break down the rest of the card, talk about solving the blatant judging issues in MMA, talk some drinks, preview fight night 167 - cheers! UFC 247: 205 lbs.: UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes 125 lbs.: UFC Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko vs. Katlyn Chookagian 265 lbs.: Juan Adams vs. Justin Tafa 145 lbs.: Mirsad Bektic vs. Dan Ige 265 lbs.: Ilir Latifi vs. Derrick Lewis 135 lbs.: Marlon Vera vs. TBA 185 lbs.: Antonio Arroyo vs. Trevin Giles 170 lbs.: Alex Morono vs. TBA 125 lbs.: Andrea Lee vs. Lauren

We are back to break down UFC 247, have some drinks and have some laughs. Cheers!! 205 lbs.: UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes 125 lbs.: UFC Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko vs. Katlyn Chookagian 265 lbs.: Juan Adams vs. Justin Tafa 145 lbs.: Mirsad Bektic vs. Dan Ige 265 lbs.: Ilir Latifi vs. Derrick Lewis 135 lbs.: Marlon Vera vs. TBA 185 lbs.: Antonio Arroyo vs. Trevin Giles 170 lbs.: Alex Morono vs. TBA 125 lbs.: Andrea Lee vs. Lauren Murphy 135 lbs.: Mario Bautista vs. Miles Johns 135 lbs.: Journey Newson vs. Domingo Pilarte 135 lbs.: Andre Ewell vs. Jonathan Martinez --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mmaontherocks/support

We're back to break down UFC Fight Night 166 from Raleigh, North Carolina. Curtis Blaydes vs Junior Dos Santos in a potential heavyweight number one contender bout. Michael Chiesa continues to look dominant at welterweight with a win over Raphael Dos Anjos. Great submissions, knockouts and everything in between. We also discuss Bellator 238, which included Cris Cyborg winning a championship in her fourth organization and some surprising appearances from former UFC fighters. I sip on a Glenrothes 12 year scotch and of course we have some laughs - cheers! Bellator 238: 145 lbs.: Julia Budd (13-2) vs. Cris Cyborg (21-2, 1 NC) 145 lbs.: Darrion Caldwell (14-3) vs. Adam Borics (14-0) 135 lbs.: Sergio Pettis (18-5) vs. Alfred Khashakyan (11-4) 170 lbs.: Raymond Daniels (1-1) vs. Jason King (8-5, 1 NC) 125 lbs.: Ava Knight (1-0) vs. Emilee Gettys (3-4) 145 lbs.: Juan Archuleta (23-2) vs. Henry Corrales (17-4) 145 lbs.: Aaron Pico (4-3) vs. Daniel Carey (7-3) 145 lbs.: Jay Jay Wilson (4-0) vs. Mario Navarro (4-5) 15

Professional mixed martial artist and favorite guest of the show, the Southpaw Outlaw Serena DeJesus joins a bonus episode of the show to give an angry interpretation for her friend and teammate, UFC fighter Roxanne Modafferi. Roxanne had a career-defining victory over young prospect Maycee Barber at UFC 246 this past weekend. After the dominant win, Barber's father released a statement saying that Mayce lost due to an injury and bad luck, not the skill of her opponent. Serena gives her thoughts on this statement as well as on Alexa Grasso missing weight for her scheduled fight against Claudia Gadelha. We also preview the upcoming UFC Fight Night 166, headlined by heayweights Curtis Blaydes and Junior Dos Santos. UFC Fight Night 166: 265 lbs.: Curtis Blaydes vs. Junior dos Santos 170 lbs.: Michael Chiesa vs. Rafael dos Anjos 145 lbs.: Arnold Allen vs. Nik Lentz 125 lbs.: Jordan Espinosa vs. Alex Perez 115 lbs.: Hannah Cifers vs. Angela Hill 205 lbs.: Jamahal Hill vs. Darko Stosic 125 lbs.: Justine Kish vs. L

We are back after an inconsistent couple of weeks to break down UFC 246 which was headlined by Conor McGregor and Donald Cowboy Cerrone in a welterweight showdown. In the 460 days that Conor has been away from the octagon, he has had no shortage of controversy, but he came back sharp, taking only 40 seconds to dispatch of the veteran Cowboy. We also saw Holly Holm get back in the win column in a rematch against Raquel Pennington. We talk about the future of all fighters involved, most impressive performances and break down the upcoming Fight Night 146 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Cheers! UFC 246: 170 lbs.: Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone 135 lbs.: Holly Holm vs. Raquel Pennington 265 lbs.: Maurice Greene vs. Aleksei Oleinik 135 lbs.: Brian Kelleher vs. Ode Osbourne 115 lbs.: Claudia Gadelha vs. Alexa Grasso 155 lbs.: Diego Ferreira vs. Anthony Pettis 125 lbs.: Maycee Barber vs. Roxanne Modafferi 145 lbs.: Andre Fili vs. Sodiq Yusuff 125 lbs.: Askar Askarov vs. Tim Elliott 155 lbs.: Drew Dober vs. Nasrat Ha

The first episode of 2020 and it's not very MMA heavy. I respond to a YouTube comment from someone who said I look like Jake Gyllenhaal, so I tell the story of being attacked by a hooker who thought I was Jake Gyllenhaal in Las Vegas in 2015. I give my take on the Fedor knockout over Rampage Jackson, I preview UFC 246 very lightly and I crack an Old Forester single barrel to do a live tasting. Cheers! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mmaontherocks/support

We are back for the last show of 2019 (probably) to break down UFC Fight Night 165 from Busan, South Korea, headlined by the Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung against MMA legend, Frankie Edgar. Frankie took this fight on extremely short notice, filling in for the injured Brian Ortega. We talk about the ups and downs of the card, unexpected results and close decisions. We also talk some beer and review the biggest MMA events of 2019. Thank you to everyone who has tuned in this year, we will see you in 2020 - cheers! 145 lbs.: Frankie Edgar vs. “Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung 205 lbs.: Volkan Oezdemir vs. Alexander Rakic 145 lbs.: Doo Ho Choi vs. Charles Jourdain 205 lbs.: Da Un Jung vs. Mike Rodriguez 185 lbs.: Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Jun Yong Park 135 lbs.: Kyung Ho Kang vs. Liu Pingyuan 265 lbs.: Tanner Boser vs. Ciryl Gane 145 lbs.: Suman Mokhtarian vs. Seungwoo Choi 155 lbs.: Dong Hyun Ma vs. Omar Morales 125 lbs.: Alexandre Pantoja vs. Matt Schnell 135 lbs.: Raoni Barcelos vs. Said Nurmagomedov 115 lbs.: Mi

A day late and ten dollars short to break down UFC 245, headlined by a welterweight championship fight between the champ Kamaru Usman defending his title against interim champion, Colby Covington. We also saw two other title fights - Max Holloway putting his featherweight title on the line against number one contender Alexander Volkanovski and Amanda Nunes defending her bantamweight title against Germaine de Randamie. We talk about the rest of the card, preview fight night 165, headlined by Frankie Edgar and Korean Zombie. We talk about Eddie Bravo's recent Quintet tournament and much more - cheers! UFC 245: 170 lbs.: UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington 145 lbs.: UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway vs. Alexander Volkanovski 135 lbs.: UFC Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes vs. Germaine de Randamie 135 lbs.: Jose Aldo vs. Marlon Moraes 135 lbs.: Urijah Faber vs. Petr Yan 170 lbs.: Mike Perry vs. Geoff Neal 135 lbs.: Irene Aldana vs. Ketlen Vieira 185 lbs.: Omari Akhmedov vs. Ian Hein

We are back after a long layoff due to holidays, weddings and general drunken forgetfulness to break down UFC on ESPN 7, which was headlined by heavyweight contenders Alistair Overeem and Jairzinho Rozenstruik. We discuss the rest of the card including obscure submissions, controversial decisions, big knockouts and an outstanding UFC debut by friend of the show, Billy Quarantillo. We also take a quick peek at the upcoming UFC 245 card, which is stacked with three title fights. Cheers! UFC on ESPN 7: 265 lbs.: Alistair Overeem vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik 115 lbs.: Cynthia Calvillo vs. Marina Rodriguez 265 lbs.: Ben Rothwell vs. Stefan Struve 135 lbs.: Yana Kunitskaya vs. Aspen Ladd 135 lbs.: Cody Stamann vs. Song Yadong 135 lbs.: Rob Font vs. Ricky Simon 170 lbs.: Thiago Alves vs. Tim Means 145 lbs.: Jacob Kilburn vs. Billy Quarantillo 145 lbs.: Bryce Mitchell vs. Matt Sayles 155 lbs.: Joe Solecki vs. Matt Wiman 125 lbs.: Virna Jandiroba vs. Mallory Martin 185 lbs.: Makhmud Muradov vs. Trevor Smith UFC 245: 1

This week is a solo episode to break down UFC Fight Night 164, headlined by light heavyweight contenders Jan Blachowicz and Ronaldo Jacare Souza. I am recording from an Air B&B in Brunswick, Georgia on my way to New York for my sister's wedding. I talk about the fight card, the road trip, get interrupted by my one-year-old daughter and talk about one of my favorite bourbons - Old Forester 86 proof. Cheers! UFC Fight Night 164: Jan Blachowicz vs. Ronaldo Jacare Souza UFC Fight Night 164 Main Card and Prelims Charles Oliveira vs. Jared Gordon Maurício Rua vs. Paul Craig Ariane Lipski vs. P. Cachoeira Sérgio Moraes vs. James Krause F. Trinaldo vs. Bobby Green Renan Barão vs. Douglas Andrade Warlley Alves vs. Randy Brown Ricardo Ramos vs. Eduardo Garagorri Markus Perez vs. Wellington Turman Antônio Arroyo vs. André Muniz Tracy Cortez vs. Vanessa Melo --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mmaontherocks/support

We recap UFC Fight Night 163 from Moscow, Russia, headlined by featherweights Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar. We talk about the highs and lows of the card, who was the most impressive and the fights you can skip if you missed the card. We preview Fight Night 164 from Sao Paulo, Brazil, headlined by Jacare's light heavyweight debut against top contender Jan Blachowicz. We talk bourbon, weddings, weather, soup and of course thank our veterans for their selfless service in our great American military. Cheers! UFC Fight Night on ESPN+ 21/Fight Night 163: Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Calvin Kattar Alexander Volkov vs. Greg Hardy Zelim Imadaev vs. Danny Roberts Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Ed Herman Ramazan Emeev vs. Anthony Rocco Martin Shamil Gamzatov vs. Klidson Abreu Magomed Ankalaev vs. Dalcha Lungiambula Rustam Khabilov vs. Sergey Khandozhko Roman Kopylov vs. Karl Roberson Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. David Zawada Pannie Kianzad vs. Jessica-Rose Clark Grigorii Popov vs. Davey Grant UFC Fight Night 164: Jan

We recap UFC 244, Nate Diaz vs Jorge Masvidal for the title of Baddest Mother Fucker in the UFC. We talk about the way the fight progressed, ended, could have gone and the future of both fighters. We talk about the rest of this stacked card, preview UFC Fight Night 163 from Moscow next week, talk about daylight savings time causing disorientation and drink bourbon at ten in the morning. Cheers! UFC 244: Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz Kelvin Gastelum vs. Darren Till Stephen Thompson vs. Vicente Luque Derrick Lewis vs. Blagoy Ivanov Kevin Lee vs. Gregor Gillespie Corey Anderson vs. Johnny Walker Shane Burgos vs. Makwan Amirkhani Brad Tavares vs. Edmen Shahbazyan Andrei Arlovski vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik UFC Fight Night on ESPN+ 21/Fight Night 163: Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Calvin Kattar Alexander Volkov vs. Greg Hardy Zelim Imadaev vs. Danny Roberts Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Ed Herman Ramazan Emeev vs. Anthony Rocco Martin Shamil Gamzatov vs. Klidson Abreu Magomed Ankalaev vs. Dalcha Lungiambula Rustam Khabilo

We breakdown the early morning fight "night" 162 from Singapore, headlined by welterweight contenders Demian Maia and Ben Askren. We talk about where each of the main event fighters goes from here, the rest of the card, a funky beer pairing and much more. We also talk about the drama with Nate Diaz leading up to his main event slot against Jorge Masival at UFC 244, due to his run-in with USADA. We preview the UFC 244 card in detail, talk a little Bellator and even some peanut butter whiskey - cheers! UFC Fight Night 162: Demian Maia vs. Ben Askren Michael Johnson vs. Stevie Ray Frank Camacho vs. Beneil Dariush Ciryl Gane vs. Don’tale Mayes Muslim Salikhov vs. Laureano Staropoli Loma Lookboonmee vs. Alexandra Albu Alex White vs. Rafael Fiziev Enrique Barzola vs. Movsar Evloev Randa Markos vs. Ashley Yoder Sergei Pavlovich vs. Maurice Greene Raphael Pessoa Nunes vs. Jeff Hughes UFC 244: Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz Kelvin Gastelum vs. Darren Till Stephen Thompson vs. Vicente Luque Derrick Lewis vs. Blagoy Iv