The Brit Pack MMA Podcast

With just over one week to go to UFC International Fight Week 2022, The Brit Pack's Simon Head is joined by MMA Junkie Radio's "Gorgeous George" and "Goze," plus Phone Booth Fighting's Richard Hunter, to preview an absolutely stacked card at UFC 276.

On a packed episode of The Brit Pack: United Nations, the lads run through each and every one of the fights set for action at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, July 2 as they discuss some of...

This week's episode of The Brit Pack: United Nations has a little something for everyone:

* Looking for reaction to last weekend's amazing UFC 275 title fights? We've got those.

* Want recommendations for places to check out in Vegas during International Fight Week? We've got you covered.

* And if you want to hear an incredible true story, brilliantly told, that involves a legendary entertainer, drug dealers and gangsters, then boy do...

Saturday, June 4, 2016 was a red-letter day in the history of UK mixed martial arts, as England’s Michael Bisping stepped off a movie set on just 17 days’ notice and stunned Luke Rockhold to capture the undisputed UFC middleweight champion at UFC 199.

The event was the culmination of Bisping’s career-long quest to capture UFC gold. It was a quest that many had written off years prior. His devastating knockout loss to Dan Henderson a...

I’m back in the saddle after a week in Croatia, and the topic of Mirko Cro Cop was already underway when The Brit Pack: United Nations went on air for the latest episode.

On a show that covered a LOT of bases, Gorgeous George, Goze and I chat about a host of topics, including our approval (or otherwise) of Duran Duran’s “Wild Boys” as a walkout song.

After a hot debate over the best ever Champions League final fightback, we also rec...

There may not have been any MMA action from the UFC, Bellator or the PFL this past weekend, but that didn’t mean MMA fans had a gap week. No siree.

While the global promotions took a weekend off, Cage Warriors stepped up and hosted a double-header of events from Charter Hall in Colchester, Essex that served up a feast of finishes on UFC Fight Pass.

There were contrasting fortunes for the two former middleweight champions in action in...

Bellator 281 in London saw a host of Brits return to action on home soil on a night that saw mixed fortunes for the local heroes at Wembley Arena.

The main event saw Michael “Venom” Page lose out on the scorecards as Logan Storley picked up the split-decision win to capture the interim Bellator welterweight title. It was a fight that was particularly tricky to score, and the debate has raged on since the verdict. Some, including Be...

UFC 274 certainly served up a stack of talking points and, in their first conversation since the fights took place in Phoenix, Arizona, The Brit Pack United Nations crew shared their takes on a headline-packed night of fights.

That included the bizarre women’s strawweight title fight between Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza, as well as Charles Oliveira’s comeback win against Justin Gaethje.

Michael Chandler’s stunning knockout of Ton...

UFC 274 sent us on a rollercoaster of emotions as the main card served up a real mixed bag of fights from the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

Charles Oliveira was stripped of his title for missing weight before his bout with Justin Gaethje, but he made sure the belt remained vacant with a superb come-from-behind first-round submission victory.

Carla Esparza is now a two-time UFC women’s strawweight champion after edging Rose Na...

The main card of UFC 274 is absolutely stacked with must-see fights and storylines galore as the UFC prepares to host its latest pay-per-view offering at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

The card is topped by two UFC championship bouts, with the lightweight title clash between reigning champion Charles Oliveira and former interim champ Justin Gaethje set to headline the card.

The co-main features a women’s strawweight title ...

Danny Roberts is all set to make his 12th UFC appearance on Saturday night when he faces Brazilian veteran Francisco Trinaldo at UFC 274 in Phoenix, Arizona. It’s a bout that offers “Hot Chocolate” the chance to kick-start his 2022 in style as he faces a tough, durable opponent on one of the biggest fight cards of the year so far.

Ahead of his bout, I caught up with Danny from his hotel room in Arizona as he prepared for the 24th fi...

NFL Draft fever had the sporting world gripped on Thursday night as the first round of the draft took place in Las Vegas.

Not wanting to miss out on the fun, we at The Brit Pack United Nations gathered together to conduct a draft of our own – The Brit Pack United Nations Fantasy MMA Draft.

The format was (relatively) simple:

* 11 rounds, one fighter per weight class, from women’s strawweight to men’s heavyweight (leaving out the women...

Could it be possible that a British fighter just locked up 2022’s Fight of the Year, Round of the Year AND Comeback of the Year honours in the space of just one round?

Liam Harrison’s incredible comeback against the “Elbow Zombie” Muangthai at ONE 156 was one of the highlights from an absolutely packed week of action as the world’s top promotions all put on a show (or, in Bellator’s case, two shows) for fight fans across the globe.

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Welcome to the first episode of a new spin-off show, “The Brit Pack: United Nations,” as MMA Junkie Radio’s Gorgeous George and Goze join Simon to shoot the breeze on everything from upcoming MMA events to other sports and pop culture.

On the inaugural show, the trio chat about the upcoming Bellator double header in Hawaii, including the start of the Bellator bantamweight grand prix, as they offer their tournament predictions, and l...

UFC 273 was another stellar pay-per-view, with two enthralling title fights that saw both champions retain their titles, while the welterweight bout between Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns delivered a Fight of the Year contender.

On this week’s show, Simon looks back at the big fights, and the big talking points, from Saturday night in Jacksonville as Alexander Volkanovski and Aljamain Sterling defended their belts in very differe...

After a relatively quiet week for MMA last week (check UFC Fight Pass to catch up on two stellar Cage Warriors cards, if you missed them) the UFC is back with a bang as it brings two title fights to the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena for UFC 273.

Reigning featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski headlines the card as he looks to make it 21 wins in a row with victory over “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung, who will be hoping the...

It’s not often we talk about ONE Championship on this show, but this week, it was more than justified, as Asia’s biggest martial arts promotion put on a bumper card of fights to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

ONE X was a 10-hour, 20-bout marathon of fight action that would have tested even the most avid of fans, but (after missing the first few bouts, which started VERY early in the morning, UK-time) Simon watched all three cards o...

Oh, what a night!

After three years away, the UFC returned to London, where a card packed with the cream of British fighting talent, backed by 18,000 raucous fans, blew the roof off the O2 Arena on a memorable night in the English capital.

The Brit Pack was on the ground at UFC London, with Sandhu working as part of the BT Sport team, and Simon covering the event as part of a packed media corps – and the event surpassed all expectat...

We’ve been waiting for three long years, but finally the UFC octagon has returned to the UK.

UFC London is all set to go down on Saturday night, with a capacity crowd of 20,000 fans expected to pack the O2 Arena for a fight card stacked with the cream of the UK’s fighting talent.

Both Simon and Sandhu will be in London to work the event, and ahead of fight night, Simon flies solo to bring you a whistlestop preview of the fight card a...

It takes something a little bit special to headline a UFC pay-per-view. Usually, that something special is a UFC championship bout. But sometimes, very rarely, there’s a fight that captures the imagination to such an extent that a belt isn’t even needed.

Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal is one of those fights.

The two former friends and American Top Team training partners have been an integral part of each other’s successes inside ...