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Solo episode this week to break down the action from UFC 262, include the lightweight championship fight between Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler. I talk about the entire card, including Tony Ferguson dropping 3 in a row to Beniel Dariush, Katlyn Chookagian winning and loving Twitter porn, Jacare's arm breaking and more. I also preview UFC Vegas 27, drink bourbon and talk about going to Disney without a mask - cheers! MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts - Use promo code: MMAROCKS10 MMA on the Rocks Tank Tops MMA on the Rocks Hoodies Support the Show UFC 262: 155 lbs.: Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler for vacant lightweight title 155 lbs.: Tony Ferguson vs. Beneil Dariush 125 lbs.: Viviane Araujo vs. Katlyn Chookagian 145 lbs.: Edson Barboza vs. Shane Burgos 185 lbs.: Andre Muniz vs. Ronaldo Souza 125 lbs.: Matt Schnell vs. Rogerio Bontorin 155 lbs.: Mike Grundy vs. Lando Vannata 125 lbs.: Andrea Lee vs. Antonina Shevchenko 185 lbs.: Jamie Pickett vs. Jordan Wright 125 lbs.: Priscila Cachoeira vs. Gina Mazany

Quick episode this week to break down the action from UFC Vegas 26, headlined by strawweight contenders Marina Rodriguez and Michelle Waterson. There was great action on the card including the comeback of the year by Gregor Gillespie against Diego Ferreira. Weight missing drama, card rearrangement, in-depth preview of UFC 262 and everything in between. We wish a very Happy Mother's Day to all of the amazing moms out there. As always, shares, comments, criticism and feedback are all welcome and appreciated - cheers!  MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts - Use promo code: MMAROCKS10 MMA on the Rocks Tank Tops MMA on the Rocks Hoodies Support the Show UFC Vegas 26 Results: 125 lbs.: Marina Rodriguez vs. Michelle Waterson — Rodriguez def. Waterson by unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46 x2) 170 lbs.: Donald Cerrone vs. Alex Morono — Morono def. Cerrone by TKO (punches) at 4:40 of Round One 170 lbs.: Neil Magny vs. Geoff Neal — Magny def. Neal by unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27) 265 lbs.: Maurice Greene vs. Marcos Rog

This week I break down the action from UFC on ESPN 23, headlined by light heavyweight contenders Jiri Prochazka and Dominick Reyes. I have been talking about Jiri on the show for a long time and I think everyone realizes why after his KO of the year candidate win over Reyes. It was a huge night for the two Georgian fighters on the card, Giga Chikadze and Merab Dvalishvili who both came away with benchmark victories. I break down next week's show, talk Diego Sanchez getting cut by the UFC before his final fight and more. As always, shares, comments, feedback and criticism are welcome and appreciated - cheers!  MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts - Use promo code: MMAROCKS10 MMA on the Rocks Tank Tops Support the Show UFC on ESPN 23: 205 lbs.: Dominick Reyes vs. Jiri Prochazka 145 lbs.: Giga Chikadze vs. Cub Swanson 205 lbs.: Ion Cutelaba vs. Dustin Jacoby 185 lbs.: Krzysztof Jotko vs. Sean Strickland 135 lbs.: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Cody Stamann 125 lbs.: Poliana Botelho vs. Luana Carolina 115 lbs.: Randa Markos vs. Lua

Recording from New York this week to break down the action from UFC 261. Only one title changed hands out of the three scheduled title fights and it happened to be the one that most of you chose as part of our online poll. Kamaru Usman defended his welterweight championship for the second time against Jorge Masvidal, Rose Namajunas becomes the Strawweight champion for the second time and Valentina Shevchenko defends her title against Jessica Andrade. We talk the prelims, local beer, feel-good teaching stories, traveling and preview UFC on ESPN 23. As always, thank you for all the feedback, criticism, shares and comments - cheers!  MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts - Use promo code: MMAROCKS10 MMA on the Rocks Tank Tops Support the Show UFC 261: 170 lbs.: UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal 125 lbs.: UFC Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko vs. Jessica Andrade 115 lbs.: UFC Strawweight Champion Zhang Weili vs. Rose Namajunas 185 lbs.: Chris Weidman vs. Uriah Hall 185 lbs.: Jimmy Crute vs.

This week we break down the action from UFC Vegas 24, headlined by middleweight contenders Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum. We talk about the card, the boxing fiasco headlined by Ben Askren and Jake Paul, Bellator 257, toddler behavior, booze, preview UFC 261 and more. As always, shares, reviews, feedback and criticisms are appreciated - cheers! MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts - Use promo code: MMAROCKS10 MMA on the Rocks Tank Tops Support the Show UFC Vegas 24: 185 lbs.: Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum 155 lbs.: Drakkar Klose vs. Jeremy Stephens — CANCELED 265 lbs.: Andrei Arlovski vs. Chase Sherman 185 lbs.: Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Jacob Malkoun 155 lbs.: Alexander Munoz vs. Luis Pena 145 lbs.: Bill Algeo vs. Ricardo Ramos — CANCELED 125 lbs.: Tracy Cortez vs. Justine Kish 265 lbs.: Juan Espino vs. Alexandr Romanov 115 lbs.: Lupita Godinez vs. Jessica Penne 185 lbs.: Bartosz Fabinski vs. Gerald Meerschaert 135 lbs.: Zarah Fairn vs. Josiane Nunes 135 lbs.: Anthony Birchak vs. Tony Gravely 155 lbs.: Aust

Solo episode this week to break down the action from UFC on ABC 2, headlined by middleweight contenders Marvin Vettori and Kevin Holland. Kevin stepped up on short notice to replace the injured Darren Till. I break down the action from the fights I saw on this card and also preview the upcoming UFC Vegas 24 card, headlined by Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum. I give my thoughts on the landscape of the middleweight division, drink some whiskey and even get into a little geography. As always, shares, comments, criticism, reviews and otherwise are welcome and appreciated - cheers!  MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts - Use promo code: MMAROCKS10 MMA on the Rocks Tank Tops Support the Show Gotts Kitchen Spice Rubs UFC Vegas 23 Main Event on ABC/ESPN+: 185 lbs.: Marvin Vettori vs. Kevin Holland 145 lbs.: Arnold Allen vs. Sodiq Yusuff 185 lbs.: Kyle Daukaus vs. Aliaskhab Khizriev 185 lbs.: Sam Alvey vs. Julian Marquez 115 lbs.: Nina Ansaroff vs. Mackenzie Dern 170 lbs.: Mike Perry vs. Daniel Rodriguez UFC Vegas 23 P

This week we talk recent fight announcements, Bellator 255 results, whiskey, the return of the Ultimate Fighter and UFC on ABC 2. Kevin Holland steps up on less than two weeks notice to take on top middleweight contender Marvin Vettori. As always, shares, comments, feedback and criticisms are welcome and appreciated - cheers! MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts - Use promo code: MMAROCKS10 MMA on the Rocks Tank Tops Support the Show Gotts Kitchen Spice Rubs UFC Vegas 23 Main Event on ABC/ESPN+: 185 lbs.: Marvin Vettori vs. Kevin Holland UFC Vegas 23 Main Card on ABC/ESPN+ (3 p.m. ET): 145 lbs.: Arnold Allen vs. Sodiq Yusuff 185 lbs.: Kyle Daukaus vs. Aliaskhab Khizriev 185 lbs.: Sam Alvey vs. Julian Marquez 115 lbs.: Nina Ansaroff vs. Mackenzie Dern 170 lbs.: Mike Perry vs. Daniel Rodriguez UFC Vegas 23 Prelims Card on ESPN/ESPN+ (12 p.m. ET): 155 lbs.: Jim Miller vs. Joe Solecki 155 lbs.: Mateusz Gamrot vs. Scott Holtzman 135 lbs.: Norma Dumont vs. Bea Malecki 155 lbs.: Ignacio Bahamondes vs. John Makdessi 265 lbs.: J

This week we recap the action from UFC 260 including the crowning of the new heavyweight champion of the world - Francis Ngannou. We talk about the future of the main event contestants, the future of Tyron Woodley after his fourth loss in a row, the rest of the card results, Israel Adesanya losing his BMW sponsorship, orange beer and more! As always, shares, feedback, criticism and comments are appreciated - cheers!  MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts - Use promo code: MMAROCKS10 MMA on the Rocks Tank Tops Support the Show Gotts Kitchen Spice Rubs UFC 260: 265 lbs.: UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou 145 lbs.: UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega 185 lbs.: Anthony Smith vs. Jimmy Crute 205 lbs.: Modestas Bukauskas vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk 125 lbs.: Jessica Penne vs. Hannah Goldy 170 lbs.: Tyron Woodley vs. Vicente Luque 135 lbs.: Sean O’Malley vs. Thomas Almeida 265 lbs.: Marcin Tybura vs. Blagoy Ivanov 185 lbs.: Abu Azaitar vs. Marc-Andre Barriault 155 lbs.: J

This week we talk a little soccer, NCAA Wrestling championships and of course we break down the action from UFC on ESPN 21. This event was headlined by top middleweight contenders Derek Brunson and Kevin Holland. We talk about the big knockout wins on the card, head and arm control, Jerry Springer after-fight antics, future matchups, cancelled matchups and everything in between. We preview UFC 260, headlined by Stipe Miocic putting his heavyweight title on the line for the second time against the dangerous Francis Ngannou. We also talk about the gutsy performance from Iowa wrestler Spencer Lee who wrestled his way to his 3rd national title with TWO torn ACL's! We discuss Stanford University cutting their wrestling program and much more. As always, shares, comments, feedback and criticism are welcome and appreciated - cheers!  MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts MMA on the Rocks Tank Tops Support the Show Gotts Kitchen Spice Rubs UFC Vegas 22: 185 lbs.: Derek Brunson vs. Kevin Holland 205 lbs.: Paul Craig vs. Jama

This week we break down the eye poking action from UFC Fight Night 187 - Leon Edwards vs Belal Muhammad. We talk about the unfortunate fouls on the card, the come-from-behind wins, the fast knockouts and more. We also talk St. Patrick's Day beverages, spice rubs, the unfortunate passing of Marvelous Marvin Hagler and much more. As always, shares, comments, feedback and criticism are welcome and appreciated - cheers!   MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts MMA on the Rocks Tank Tops Support the Show Gotts Kitchen Spice Rubs UFC Fight Night 187: 170 lbs.: Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad 135 lbs.: Davey Grant vs. Jonathan Martinez 170 lbs.: Matthew Semelsberger vs. Jason Witt 115 lbs.: Jinh Yu Frey vs. Gloria de Paula 145 lbs.: Ryan Hall vs. Dan Ige 185 lbs.: Eryk Anders vs. Darren Stewart 145 lbs.: Steve Garcia vs. Charles Jourdain 145 lbs.: Ricardo Ramos vs. Zubaira Tukhugov 135 lbs.: Ray Rodriguez vs. Rani Yahya 265 lbs.: Philipe Lins vs. Ben Rothwell 155 lbs.: Nasrat Haqparast vs. Don Madge 125 lbs.: Matheus Nicola

This week we break down the action from UFC 259, headlined by a light heavyweight championship fight between Jan Blachowicz and Israel Adesanya. We talk about the entire card, including the controversial disqualification, varying judging perspectives, biggest surprises and future matches to make. We also celebrate good things happening to good people and talk about the confusion of daylight savings... or shavings? As always, feedback, criticism, shares and comments are welcome and appreciated - cheers!  MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts MMA on the Rocks Tank Tops Support the Show UFC 259: 205 lbs.:  UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Blachowicz vs. UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya  145 lbs.: UFC Women’s Featherweight Champion Amanda Nunes vs. Megan Anderson  135 lbs.: UFC Bantamweight Champion Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling  155 lbs.: Drew Dober vs. Islam Makhachev  205 lbs.: Aleksandar Rakic vs. Thiago Santos  135 lbs.: Dominick Cruz vs. Casey Kenney  135 lbs.: Kyler

We go live during the main event of UFC Vegas 20 to commentate on the action between heavyweights Ciryl Gane and Jairzinho Rozenstruik. We break down the entire card, preview UFC 259, talk Ryan Gordon slapping Andre Galvao, drink bourbon and have some laughs. As always, shares, comments, feedback and criticism are welcome and appreciated - cheers!    MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts MMA on the Rocks Tank Tops Support the Show UFC Vegas 20: 265 lbs.: Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Ciryl Gane 205 lbs.: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Nikita Krylov 125 lbs.: Montana De La Rosa vs. Mayra Bueno Silva 135 lbs.: Pedro Munhoz vs. Jimmie Rivera 145 lbs.: Alex Caceres vs. Kevin Croom 155 lbs.: Alexander Hernandez vs. Thiago Moises 115 lbs.: Angela Hill vs. Ashley Yoder — CANCELED (details here) 170 lbs.: Alex Oliveira vs. Ramazan Kuramagomedov — CANCELED (details here) 135 lbs.: Alexis Davis vs. Sabina Mazo 135 lbs.: Vince Cachero vs. Ronnie Lawrence 205 lbs.: Maxim Grishin vs. Dustin Jacoby  UFC 259: 205 lbs.: UFC Light Heavy

Solo episode this week to break down the action from UFC Fight Night 185, Lewis vs Blaydes. I talk about the devastating performance in the heavyweight main event, judging criteria, missing weight issues, Bowman Brothers small batch bourbon and a preview of Fight Night 186. Shares, feedback and criticism are welcome and appreciated, as always - cheers!  MMA on the Rocks Hoodies MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts MMA on the Rocks Tank Tops Support the Show UFC Fight Night 185: 265 lbs.: Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis 135 lbs.: Ketlen Vieira vs. Yana Kunitskaya 145 lbs.: Darrick Minner vs. Charles Rosa 265 lbs.: Chris Daukaus vs. Aleksei Oleinik 145 lbs.: Rafael Alves vs. Pat Sabatini 265 lbs.: Andrei Arlovski vs. Tom Aspinall 185 lbs.: Nassourdine Imavov vs. Phil Hawes 145 lbs.: Danny Chavez vs. Jared Gordon 155 lbs.: Drakkar Klose vs. Luis Pena 135 lbs.: John Castaneda vs. Eddie Wineland 145 lbs.: Julian Erosa vs. Nate Landwehr 125 lbs.: Shana Dobson vs. Casey O’Neill 135 lbs.: Drako Rodriguez vs. Aiemann Zahab

This week we break down the action from UFC 258, headlined by a welterweight championship match between Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns. We talk about the entire card, the future of the welterweight division, preview UFC Fight Night 185 and even touch on Gina Carano being fired from her acting job.  MMA on the Rocks Hoodies MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts MMA on the Rocks Tank Tops Support the Show UFC 258: 170 lbs.: UFC Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns 125 lbs.: Maycee Barber vs. Alexa Grasso 185 lbs.: Kelvin Gastelum vs. Ian Heinisch 185 lbs.: Julian Marquez vs. Maki Pitolo 145 lbs.: Brian Kelleher vs. Ricky Simon 185 lbs.: Anthony Hernandez vs. Rodolfo Vieira 170 lbs.: Dhiego Lima vs. Belal Muhammad 140 lbs.: Andre Ewell vs. Chris Gutierrez 115 lbs.: Mallory Martin vs. Polyana Viana 170 lbs.: Gabe Green vs. Phil Rowe UFC Fight Night 185: 265 lbs.: Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis 135 lbs.: Ketlen Vieira vs. Yana Kunitskaya 145 lbs.: Darrick Minner vs. Charles Rosa 265 lbs.: Chris Daukaus

This week we break down the action from UFC Fight Night 184, headlined by heavyweight contenders Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov. We break down the best finishes of the card, biggest winners, future matches to make and more. We also talk about the latest Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship event, which was headlined by the debut of Paige VanZant against BKFC veteran Britain Hart. We talk about the financial woes of BKFC after the event, my jiu jitsu coach Jeff Bailey's first round KO victory and the retirement of Chris Leben from combat sports. Finally, we preview UFC 258, headlined by the Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman defending his title against former teammate Gilbert Burns. We talk about a local brewery, I talk about my near-heart attack experience and of course we have some laughs along the way. As always, shares, feedback and criticism are welcome and appreciated - cheers!  MMA on the Rocks Hoodies MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts MMA on the Rocks Tank Tops Support the Show Drink of the Week: Go

This week we are back to break down UFC Fight Night 184, headlined by heavyweight contenders Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov. We also talk Super Bowl, bonded bourbon, Ben Askren vs Jake Paul, WWE Royal Rumble, UFC 257 and the downfall of BJ Penn. Cheers!  MMA on the Rocks Hoodies MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts MMA on the Rocks Tank Tops Support the Show Drink of the Week: Henry McKenna 10 Year Bottled-In-Bond  UFC Fight Night 184: Alistair Overeem vs. Alexander Volkov Cory Sandhagen vs. Frankie Edgar Diego Ferreira vs Beneil Dariush Alexandre Pantoja vs Manel Kape Cody Stamann vs Andre Ewell Michael Johnson vs Clay Guida Mike Rodriguez vs Danilo Marques Devonte Smith vs Alex da Silva Coelho Seung Woo Choi vs Collin Anglin Julio Arce vs Timur Valiev Aliaskhab Khizriev vs Unknown Fighter Marion Reneau vs Macy Chiasson Molly McCann vs Lara Fritzen Procopio --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mmaontherocks/support

Solo episode this week to break down the action from UFC 257 - Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier. This was a rematch from over six years ago  between two of the top lightweight MMA fighters in the world. I cover the co-main event between Michael Chandler and Dan Hooker, the drama surrounding Matt Frevola's fight weekend and mysterious duffel bags. As always, shares, feedback and criticism are welcome and appreciated - cheers!  MMA on the Rocks Hoodies MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts Support the Show UFC 257: 155 lbs.: Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor 155 lbs: Michael Chandler vs. Dan Hooker 125 lbs.: Joanne Calderwood vs. Jessica Eye 115 lbs.: Amanda Ribas vs. Marina Rodriguez 155 lbs.: Ottman Azaitar vs. Matt Frevola 185 lbs.: Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Brad Tavares 155 lbs.: Nasrat Haqparast vs. Arman Tsarukyan 205 lbs.: Marcin Prachnio vs. Khalil Rountree 135 lbs.: Sara McMann vs. Julianna Pena 185 lbs.: Makhmud Muradov vs. Andrew Sanchez 150 lbs.: Nik Lentz vs. Movsar Evloev --- Support this podcas

This week we break down the action from UFC on ABC 1, from Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, headlined by featherweight contenders Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar. We talk about the most impressive performances on the card, the surprising fight of the night, great knockouts, some great bourbon and much more. We also preview the two upcoming cards this week - UFC on ESPN 20, headlined by Michael Chiesa and Neil Magny and UFC 257, headlined by top lightweight contenders Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. As always, we appreciate the feedback, comments, likes and shares - cheers!  MMA on the Rocks Hoodies MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts Support the Show Drink of the Week: Russel's Reserve 10 Year Bourbon UFC on ABC 1: Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar Carlos Condit vs. Matt Brown Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Li Jingliang Joaquin Buckley vs. Alessio Di Chirico Dusko Todorovic vs. Punahele Soriano Prelims Phil Hawes vs. Nassourdine Imavov Wu Yanan vs. Joeelyne Edwards Omari Ahkmedov vs. Tom Breese Carlos Felipe vs. Justin Tafa M

We're finally back for the first show of 2021! We took a long time off to celebrate the holidays, travel, spend time with family and catch up on all the loose ends left untied from 2020. We give out the MMA on the Rocks awards for 2020, categories include: Male and Female fighters of the year Fight of the year Knockout of the year Submission of the year Rookie of the year MMA on the Rocks guest of the year Whiskey of the year We also preview UFC on ABC 1, headlined by featherweight contenders, Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar. Lot's of laughs and good times as we reflect on the amazing fights from 2020 and look forward to the new year - cheers! MMA on the Rocks Hoodies MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts Support the Show UFC on ABC 1: Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar Carlos Condit vs. Matt Brown Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Li Jingliang Joaquin Buckley vs. Alessio Di Chirico Dusko Todorovic vs. Punahele Soriano Prelims Phil Hawes vs. Nassourdine Imavov Wu Yanan vs. Joeelyne Edwards Omari Ahkmedov vs. Tom Breese C

We made it to an episode this week despite travel and busy schedules to break down the action from UFC Vegas 17, headlined by welterweight contenders Stephen Thompson and Geoff Neal. We talk about the biggest winners on the card, most impressive performances, referee stoppages, top prospects, bourbon fusion blends, Jesus billboards and more! This is possibly the last episode of 2020 so we want to thank everyone for tuning in for another year and hope everyone has a happy and safe holiday season - cheers! MMA on the Rocks Hoodies MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts Support the Show 170 lbs.: Stephen Thompson vs. Geoff Neal 135 lbs.: Jose Aldo vs. Marlon Vera 170 lbs.: Michel Pereira vs. Khaos Williams 135 lbs.: Marlon Moraes vs. Rob Font 265 lbs.: Marcin Tybura 170 lbs.: Alex Morono vs. Anthony Pettis 170 lbs.: Belal Muhammad vs. Dhiego Lima 135 lbs.: Sijara Eubanks vs. Pannie Kianzad 185 lbs.: Deron Winn vs. Antonio Arroyo 135 lbs.: Drako Rodriguez vs. Aiemann Zahabi 185 lbs.: Tafon Nchukwi vs. Jamie Pickett 155 lbs.: