Mma On The Rocks

I kick off this special edition episode by interviewing BKFC 8 fighter Dave Mundell. Dave talks about his experience as an undefeated (2-0) bare knuckle boxer, how his MMA training helped him, being a part of the bkfc organization and most importantly - taking a bare knuckle boxing match just two weeks before his wedding day! After the interview with Dave, I give a full recap of BKFC 8 from the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida. I was there live as credentialed media to cover the event. I had conversations with Wanderlei Silva, former UFC heavyweight champion, Fabricio Werdum and BKFC favorite, Jason Knight. I talk about the action of the knight, big knockouts, who stood out, who couldn't stand up and who had the best game plans. Cheers! Follow Dave Mundell on Instagram: @RedneckMundell Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 8: Antonio Silva vs. Gabriel Gonzaga Jim Alers vs. Julian Lane Dat Nguyen vs. Travis Thompson Abdiel Velazquez vs. Rick Caruso Reggie Pena vs. Lorenzo Hunt Joey Angelo vs. Walbe

Solo episode this week to recap UFC on ESPN 6 from Boston, Massachusetts and headlined by Dominick Reyes and Chris Weidman. I talk about Joe Lauzon's dominant victory in his hometown, Greg Hardy's dumbass move of the week, the epic co-main event between Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens and more. I also preview UFC Fight Night 162 from Singapore, headlined by grappling experts Ben Askren and Demian Maia. Also a quick preview of BKFC 8 where I will be covering live as credentialed media. Cheers! UFC on ESPN 6: Light Heavyweight Dominick Reyes vs. Chris Weidman Featherweight Yair Rodríguez vs. Jeremy Stephens Heavyweight Greg Hardy vs. Ben Sosoli Lightweight Joe Lauzon vs. Jonathan Pearce Women's Flyweight Maycee Barber vs. Gillian Robertson Middleweight Deron Winn vs. Darren Stewart Featherweight Charles Rosa vs. Manny Bermudez Women's Flyweight Molly McCann vs. Diana Belbita Featherweight Kyle Bochniak vs. Sean Woodson Bantamweight Randy Costa vs. Boston Salmon Welterweight Court McGee vs. Sean Brady Heavy

This week we break down UFC Fight Night 161 from Tampa, Florida, headlined by former strawweight champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk and top contender, Michelle Waterson. I give my perspective seeing the event live while Jeff "The Animal" Wilson gives his take from watching at home. We talk about the close decisions, especially between Matt Frevola and Luis Peña. We talk about the amazing finishes, Chicago bourbon, Bare Knuckle Boxing Championship 8, the upcoming fight night in Boston and much more - cheers! UFC Fight Night 161: Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Michelle Waterson (female strawweight) Cub Swanson vs Cron Gracie (featherweight) Mackenzie Dern vs Amanda Ribas (welterweight) Thomas Gifford vs Brok Weaver (lightweight) Eryk Anders vs Gerald Meerschaert (middleweight) Luis Pena vs Matt Frevola (lightweight) Ryan Spann vs Devin Clark (lightweight) Niko Price vs James Vick (welterweight) Max Griffin vs Alex Morono (welterweight) Hector Aldana vs Miguel Baeza (welterweight) Martin Vettori vs Andrew Sanchez (middleweig

I sit down with UFC lightweight Matt Steamrolla Frevola to discuss his upcoming fight against Violent Bob Ross, Luis Peña. Matt gives updates on his training camp, recovery methods, social media, teammate Chris Weidman's move to light heavyweight and even his potential modeling career. Matt Frevola punched his ticket to the UFC on Season One of Dana White's Contender Series. He made a big splash in his UFC debut with a three-round war against Lando Vannata which made him an instant fan-favorite, despite the fight resulting in a draw. Matt has also recently been promoted to the rank of Captain in the Army Reserves. Follow Matt on Instagram - @SteamrollaFrevola_MMA and Twitter - @MattFre16. Cheers! UFC Fight Night 161: Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Michelle Waterson (female strawweight) Cub Swanson vs Cron Gracie (featherweight) Mackenzie Dern vs Amanda Ribas (welterweight) Thomas Gifford vs Brok Weaver (lightweight) Eryk Anders vs Gerald Meerschaert (middleweight) Luis Pena vs Matt Frevola (lightweight) Ryan Spann

We bring you a full recap of UFC 243 from Melbourne, Australia, headlined by middleweight champion Robert Whittaker putting his title on the line against interim champion Israel Adesanya. We discuss the biggest winners on the card and fun fights to make down the line. We also preview UFC Fight Night 161 which will take place in Tampa, Florida and will be headlined by strawweights Michelle Waterson and former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk. We talk local fights with Ben Zapata defending his WCFL lightweight championship, also in Tampa, Florida. We discuss the new Joker movie and drink some Basil Hayden's dark rye whiskey - cheers! UFC 243: 185 lbs.: Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker vs. Interim Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya 155 lbs.: Dan Hooker vs. Al Iaquinta 265 lbs.: Sergey Spivak vs. Tai Tuivasa 170 lbs.: Luke Jumeau vs. Dhiego Lima 170 lbs.: Rostem Akman vs. Jake Matthews 265 lbs.: Yorgan De Castro vs. Justin Tafa 170 lbs.: Maki Pitolo vs. Callan Potter 145 lbs.: Megan Anderson vs. Zarah Fairn

This week we discuss everything from UFC fight night 160 - Cannonier vs Hermansson. We talk controversial stand-ups, big wins, fast knockouts and more. We also dive into Bellator action from the weekend and touch on ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club) world submission wrestling competition. After all of that, we preview UFC 243 where Robert Whittaker will put his middleweight title on the line against interim champ, Israel Adesanya. We talk pumpkin beer from Dogfish Head craft brewery and more - cheers! UFC Fight Night 160: 185 lbs.: Jack Hermansson vs. Jared Cannonier 155 lbs.: Danilo Belluardo vs. Mark Madsen 170 lbs.: Gunnar Nelson vs. Gilbert Burns 205 lbs.: Ion Cutelaba vs. Khalil Rountree 205 lbs.: Michal Oleksiejczuk vs. Ovince Saint Preux 170 lbs.: Nicolas Dalby vs. Alex Oliveira 185 lbs.: Alen Amedovski vs. John Phillips 185 lbs.: Alessio Di Chirico vs. Makhmud Muradov 170 lbs.: Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Ismail Naurdiev 135 lbs.: Macy Chiasson vs. Lina Lansberg 155 lbs.: Marc Diakiese vs. Lando Vannata 135 lbs

We are joined by Invicta FC fighter and friend of the show, Serena DeJesus to break down UFC Fight Night 159, Yair Rodriguez vs Jeremy Stephens in Mexico City, Mexico. We talk about the drama of the eye scratch that ended the night, the reaction of the crowd and the fighters involved, the great fights that led up to that point and much more. We also dive into UFC Fight Night 160, which will take place next weekend in Copenhagen, Denmark. Middleweight contenders Jack Hermansson and Jared Cannonier will headline a very underrated and stacked card overseas. We discuss Serena's future with Invicta, Jeff's soup, we have some beers and some laughs, it's a great time - cheers! UFC Fight Night 159: 145 lbs.: Yair Rodriguez vs. Jeremy Stephens 115 lbs.: Carla Esparza vs. Alexa Grasso 125 lbs.: Brandon Moreno vs. Askar Askarov 135 lbs.: Irene Aldana vs. Vanessa Melo 145 lbs.: Martin Bravo vs. Steven Peterson 135 lbs.: Jose Quinonez vs. Carlos Huachin 145 lbs.: Kyle Nelson vs. Marco Polo Reyes 115 lbs.: Angela Hill vs

This week we break down the results of UFC Fight Night 158 from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and headlined by lightweight fan-favorites Justin Gaethje and Donald Cowboy Cerrone. We discuss the phenomenal night of fights, the detriment of prioritizing theatrics over fundamentals, referee stand-ups, future matchups and more. We also preview Fight Night 159 from Mexico City, Mexico, headlined by featherweights Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens. We also talk hazy IPA's, my trip to New York including a visit to Renzo Gracie Academy and an appearance on episode 82 of the MMA and Beyond Podcast. We even discuss Tyson Fury's win over undefeated heavyweight boxer Otto Wallin. Cheers! UFC Fight Night 158: 155 lbs.: Donald Cerrone vs. Justin Gaethje 205 lbs.: Nikita Krylov vs. Glover Teixeira 265 lbs.: Todd Duffee vs. Jeff Hughes 170 lbs.: Michel Pereira vs. Tristan Connelly 185 lbs.: Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Uriah Hall 205 lbs.: Misha Cirkunov vs. Jim Crute 265 lbs.: Augusto Sakai vs. Marcin Tybura 135 lbs.:

We are back and in person to break down UFC 242 from Abu Dhabi, headlined by a lightweight championship fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier. We talk about the entire card and then preview UFC Fight Night 158, headlined by Donald Cowboy Cerrone and Justin Gaethje. We talk Flying Dog pumpkin beers, training at Renzo Gracie Academy in New York City and much more - cheers! UFC 242: 155 lbs.: Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Interim Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier 155 lbs.: Edson Barboza vs. Paul Felder 155 lbs.: Islam Makhachev vs. Davi Ramos 265 lbs.: Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Curtis Blaydes 155 lbs.: Diego Ferreira vs. Mairbek Taisumov 125 lbs.: Joanne Calderwood vs. Andrea Lee 145 lbs.: Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Lerone Murphy 135 lbs.: Liana Jojua vs. Sarah Moraes 170 lbs.: Ottman Azaitar vs. Teemu Packalen UFC Fight Night 158: 155 lbs.: Donald Cerrone vs. Justin Gaethje 205 lbs.: Nikita Krylov vs. Glover Teixeira 185 lbs.: David Branch vs. Andrew Sanchez 265 lbs.: Todd Duffee vs. J

A solo episode this week to discuss the results of Bellator 225 and preview the main card of UFC Fight Night 157 from Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. I also give my take on the new Quentin Tarantino movie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and how it ranks amongst my favorite Tarantino movies. Bellator 225: Matt Mitrione vs. Sergei Kharitonov: Heavyweight Vitaly Minakov vs. Javy Ayala: Heavyweight Alejandra Lara vs. Taylor Turner: (W) Bantamweight Tyrell Fortune vs. Rudy Schaffroth: Heavyweight David Rickels vs. Yaroslav Amosov: 175-pounds Nick Newell vs. Corey Browning: Lightweight Sabah Homasi vs. Micah Terrill: Welterweight Mike Kimbel vs. Chris Disonell: 140-pounds Khonry Gracie vs. Oscar Vera: Welterweight Ricky Bandejas vs. Ahmet Kayretli: Bantamweight Timothy Johnson vs. Zu Anyanwu: Heavyweight Austin Vanderford vs. Joseph Creer: Middleweight Aviv Gozali vs. Eduard Muravitskiy: 165-pounds Jon Manley vs. Thiago Rela: 175-pounds Kastriot Xhema vs. Connor Dixon: 165-pounds UFC Fight Night 157: 115 lbs.: UFC Wo

I start the show by talking about the time I met Nick and Nate Diaz in Orlando and wound up drinking shots of tequila with them. From there we break down UFC 241. We talk about Stipe Miocic's redemption victory over the heavyweight champ, Daniel Cormier. We discuss the return of Nate Diaz in his victory over Anthony Pettis at 170 lbs. The freak show that was Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa and why the judges scored it the way they did. Mike Beltran's beard, pumpkin beers, wakeup calls and much more. Cheers! UFC 241: 265 lbs.: UFC Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic 170 lbs.: Nate Diaz vs. Anthony Pettis 185 lbs.: Paulo Costa vs. Yoel Romero 145 lbs.: Gabriel Benitez vs. Sodiq Yusuff 185 lbs.: Derek Brunson vs. Ian Heinisch 155 lbs.: Devonte Smith vs. Khama Worthy 135 lbs.: Raphael Assuncao vs. Cory Sandhagen 155 lbs.: Christos Giagos vs. Drakkar Klose 140 lbs.: Manny Bermudez vs. Casey Kenney 115 lbs.: Hannah Cifers vs. Jodie Esquibel 135 lbs.: Brandon Davis vs. Kang Kyung-ho 125 lbs.: Shana Do

We break down UFC Fight Night 156 from Montevideo, Uruguay, headlined by women's flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko defending her title against Liz Carmouche. The main event was a rematch from 2010, when Carmouche earned a TKO victory over the Bullet. We talk about the very close decision in the co-main event between Mike Perry and Vicente Luque in which Mike Perry's nose was smashed to bits. We preview UFC 241 headlined by another rematch between heavyweight champion, Daniel Cormier and former champ Stipe Miocic. We also hope that the co-main event actually happens because we have been teased with a Nate Diaz comeback for so many years. Diaz is scheduled for a grudge match with Anthony Pettis as the two have had a history of calling each other out for years. UFC Fight Night 156: 125 lbs.: UFC Women’s Flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko vs. Liz Carmouche 170 lbs.: Mike Perry vs. Vicente Luque 145 lbs.: Humberto Bandenay vs. Luiz Eduardo Garagorri 205 lbs.: Ilir Latifi vs. Volkan Oezdemir 185 lbs.

We cover everything from UFC on ESPN 5, headlined by welterweights Colby Covington and Robbie Lawler. We talk about why Colby was able to dominate the fight, and his potential matchup with undisputed champion Kamaru Usman. We also talk about the co-main event which saw veteran Jim Miller put Clay Guida to sleep with an arm-in guillotine. We discuss the rest of the card, which includes a few other fighters going to sleep because the referee was unable to stop the fight in time. We preview UFC Fight Night 156 from Uruguay. Valentina Shevchenko defends her flyweight championship and attempts to avenge a loss from nearly nine years ago to Liz Carmouche. The co-main event guarantees violence between Vicente Luque and Mike Perry. UFC on ESPN 5 includes: 170 lbs.: Colby Covington vs. Robbie Lawler 155 lbs.: Jim Miller vs. Clay Guida 155 lbs.: Joaquim Silva vs. Nasrat Haqparast 185 lbs.: Trevin Giles vs. Gerald Meerschaert 155 lbs.: Scott Holtzman vs. Dong Hyun Ma 205 lbs.: Darko Stosic vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu 170 l

We cover all of UFC 240, headlined by featherweight champion Max Holloway defending his title against Frankie Edgar. It seemed that a good amount of the MMA community was disappointed with this card, so we do our best to convince you that it was worth watching. As always, we try to bring a different perspective, especially on the co-main event between Cyborg Santos and Felicia Spencer. We also preview UFC on ESPN 5 this coming weekend from Newark, New Jersey. The card is headlined by welterweights and former teammates, Colby Covington and Robbie Lawler. We explain how this fight is much more interesting and has the potential to be much more competitive than most people think. We dive into the rest of the card and we wrap up scotch month with a scotch cocktail - the Rob Roy. Cheers! UFC 240 full card breakdown includes: 145 lbs.: UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway vs. Frankie Edgar 145 lbs.: Cris Cyborg vs. Felicia Spencer 170 lbs.: Geoff Neal vs. Niko Price 155 lbs.: Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Arman

Professional mixed martial artist Serena DeJesus joins the show to help break down UFC on ESPN 4 from San Antonio, Texas. We discuss her teammate, Roxanne Modafferi's fight against yet another opponent who missed weight and the questionable judging throughout the card. The event was headlined by welterweight contenders Leon Edwards and former Lightweight Champion, Rafael Dos Anjos in a fairly one-sided five-round contest. We also discuss heavyweight Walt Harris dispatching tough submission grappler Alexey Oleynik in just 12 seconds, tying the record for the third-fastest knockout in UFC heavyweight history. Another impressive heavyweight on the card was former champion, Andrei Arlovski who displayed crisp boxing in a unanimous decision win over perennial contender Ben Rothwell. Dan Hooker uses explosive striking and spectacular game-planning to KO the gigantic James Vick, Alexander Hernandez wins a questionable decision over Francisco Trinaldo and Mario Bautista gets a fight of the night bonus in his unanim

This week we break down UFC Fight Night 155 from Sacramento, California, headlined by bantamweight contenders Germaine De Randamie and Aspen Ladd. We talk about the return of MMA legend Urijah Faber and his knockout victory over Ricky Simone and our thoughts on whether or not the stoppages in the main and co-main events. We talk about the rest of the main card including victories by Josh Emmett, Karl Roberson, Marvin Vettori and John Allan Arte. We discuss Team Alpha Male getting five wins out of six fights on the card, which is a very impressive statistic. We talk about the surprising strategy of Ryan Hall in his decision win over Darren Elkins, the only Alpha Male on the card who did not get his hand raised. We continue scotch month with a pour of Macallan 18-year-old scotch whisky. We talk the difference between peated and unpeated scotch and which are best-suited for dessert and some cigar pairings as well. We preview UFC on ESPN 4 from San Antonio, Texas, headlined by welterweight contenders Rafael

I sit down with Billy Quarantillo - The Ultimate Fighter season 22 alumni, King of the Cage Lightweight Champion and soon-to-be contestant on Dana White's Contender Series. We talk about Billy's training ideologies, how he wound up in Tampa and some unusual circumstances that led to him becoming a full-time mixed martial artist. Billy goes into detail about his experience on The Ultimate Fighter in 2015, being coached by Uriah Faber, the relationships he developed and maintains to this day and what the tension was like during the filming between Uriah and Conor McGregor. He also tells the story of wearing a suit during his audition for the show - including the striking and grappling demonstrations. We talk a little bit of booze. It may surprise you what a professional cage fighter chooses to sip on while he's not training for a fight. We also talk about the upcoming Fight Night 155 card from Sacramento California, headlined by bantamweights Germaine De Randamie and Aspen Ladd. While we don't dive into the

Jeff The Animal Wilson is back to help break down UFC 239, headlined by Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones defending his crown against Thiago Santos. We also saw Amanda Nunes defeat Holly Holm to become the only UFC champion in history to win belts in two divisions and defend her original championship. Jorge Masvidal takes only five seconds to end the undefeated streak of Funky Ben Askren with a flying knee that sends him into another dimension. Luke Rockhold's light heavyweight debut is thwarted by the knockout power of Jan Blachowicz. Diego Sanchez is overwhelmed by Michael Chiesa and Song Yadong continues to build the Chinese representation in the UFC. We also kick of scotch whiskey month! I sip some Glenlivet and discuss the difference between peated and unpeated scotch. We also talk about the importance (or lack of importance) of the term "single malt." We have some laughs along the way and preview UFC Fight Night 155 headlined by Germaine De Randamie and the undefeated Aspen Ladd - cheers! ---

I'm joined this week by John "The Manimal" Beneduce. Manimal is a second degree black belt under Matt Serra, Bellator featherweight fighter and also hosts the MMA and Beyond Podcast with Steve Maraboli and Ray Longo. We talk about Manimals history in MMA, proper use of drugs outside of training camp, old school training tactics, injuries, time off, Manimal's last fight at Bellator 222 and what the future may hold for his career. We also get into what the MMA scene was like 20+ years ago in NewYork, how training has changed over the years and why fighters train smarter today. Cheers! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mmaontherocks/support

This is part B of an episode co-hosted by The Manimal, John Beneduce - Bellator featherweight fighter, Matt Serra black belt and host of the MMA and Beyond Podcast. We break down fight night on ESPN 3 from Minneapolis, Minnesota which included a short main event with Francis Ngannou knocking out Junior Dos Santos in 71 seconds of the first round. We also saw bonus-winning performances from Joseph Benavidez, Alonzo Menifield and Eryk Anders. We saw some abysmal refereeing which resulted in Demian Maia being stood up while having his opponent mounted against the cage. The same referee also allowed Eryk Anders' opponent take many unnecessary blows to the head while his head was pinned in the corder of the cage. Don't forget that scotch month is July on the podcast, so make sure to reach out on social media and let me know your favorite scotch whiskey pours. Happy Fourth of July to everyone - cheers! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mmaontherocks/support