MMA On Point - Podcast

UFC may be the big dogs in combat sports, but things don't always go their way. In fact, their own athletes in the case of Jon Jones or Conor McGregor get one over on them frequently. Other organizations and people like Turki Alalshikh as well. These are the times the UFC had to bow to someone else.

Merab Dvalishvili just put on a showcase performance against Sean O'Malley and frankly made it look quite easy. The question is, with such a dominant run already and of course, Joe Rogan making the declaration that Merab in fact is the GOAT on broadcast...Is Merab the best bantamweight of all time? What about Cruz, Dillashaw, Aljo?

Some bookings fall through and it catches you totally off guard. That's actually most instances, but sometimes, yeah there is an exact moment you can point to and sure enough, you knew that fight was never going to happen. So these are those precise moments UFC/MMA were never going to happen.

Lucky rabbits foot, not changing certain articles of cloathing, stick to exact routines and things like this definitely exist in other sports than MMA, but the examples in this video are..... well unique. We're talking outright cheating to trying to cast spells and all manner of wackiness. These are craziest things people actually tried to give themselves an edge in MMA/UFC.

There may never be a more incredible story that was depicted in the Smashing Machine documentary. Now that the Rock is making a $40 million movie based around Mark Kerr, it begs the question...why? Here is the real story.

Most MMA/UFC interviews are pretty standard and don't really say much. "Just give me whoever the UFC wants next." plagues this sport. Sometimes these post-fight interviews can be insanely more interesting than that. Whether it's hinting at retirement, sponsor beefs, or even petitioning governments, there is just so much here. Take a look!

Most MMA/UFC interviews are pretty standard and don't really say much. "Just give me whoever the UFC wants next." plagues this sport. Sometimes these post-fight interviews can be insanely more interesting than that. Whether it's hinting at retirement, sponsor beefs, or even petitioning governments, there is just so much here. Take a look!

What in the world has been going on with UFC main events lately? There definitely appears to be an epidemic of awful fights headlining cards when you ask most fans or people in the sport, but is this even true? What determines the quality of an event even? Tommy Toe Hold digs in on this one to find out.

If you don't know about Kid Yamamota, you are about to become a huge fan. In this video we layout exactly why he is so beloved and will continue to be long after his passing. This is the story of a true legend of Japanese MMA, but more importantly around the world.

The UFC is the top organization on the planet and generally speaking any other organizations are considered "the minor leagues". So what happens what you drop in their biggest rivals all at the same time? It turns out.... well just check it out for yourself.

Sometimes what you plan is the right call for all the right reason, but once that plan falls through, you realize or now have the opportunity to make it far, far better. These are the times the original UFC/MMA fight was cancelled and the replacement was leagues better.

Ticket prices in the UFC keeping jump up and up and up and up. What the hell is going on? Is the UFC in decline or is it getting more popular? Who is actually paying for this stuff?

MMA is based on the traditional martial arts and for the reason can be very respectful, but there are definitely plenty of instance to go directly against it. These are the moments that sent fans, officials, commentary and most importantly their opponent into an absolute friends. It doesn't get more disrespectful than these fight moments.

Most UFC champions are easy to name over the years. Very few of them are almost never spoken about and when they are, usually that's the case because of some sort of controversy or bad reputation surrounding their reign. In the case of Dave Menne, he was an absolute savage and incredibly exciting to watch. What in the world happened then? We explore this question and try to find out.

UFC 314 turned out to be a super fun event with a lot of great finish. A star making performance for Jean Silva, Paddy Pimblett is a bonafide title contender now, Yair took out a Bellator legend, Reyes is on a hot streak again and of course, Alexander Volkanovski proved why he is the featherweight GOAT.