MMA Nation Rewind: Jens Pulver Talks WEC Folding Into UFC, John Dodson Sizes Up Pat Runez and More

by Luke Thomas on Aug 31, 2009 4:19 PM EDT in News Comment 9 comments

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Clearly my main card predictions for UFC 102 needed work, but the show this past weekend was nevertheless entertaining. Here's the rundown:

- I open the show with discussion of M-1's Breakthrough event and Mo Lawal's hilarious post-fight interview comment.

- We take calls on M-1, Fedor and more in the second segment.

- Out of nowhere, UFC legend and WEC featherweight Jens "Lil' Evil" Pulver joins the show. He talks candidly about his time away from the cage, dealing with anxiety and depression and offers his thoughts on the WEC potentially folding into the UFC.

- In hindsight I can see the error in my judgment, but I discuss Couture vs. Nogueira and why I thought Couture was going to win.

- John "The Magician" Dodson talks about his upcoming fight with Pat Runez at UWC 7: Redemption, being discovered in Chuckee Cheese and why Keith Jardine and Rashad Evans don't like sparring with him.

- More UFC 102 breakdown here and here.

- A more detailed breakdown of Vera vs. Soszynski (the one main card prediction I got correct) with my producer Othello here. We get into a little Fedor vs. Rogers as well.

- Show wrap-up.

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I wish I could listen to this on my iPhone right now

by cagefightonacid on Aug 31, 2009 4:03 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs

ha, nevermind, sorry

by cagefightonacid on Aug 31, 2009 4:36 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Perfect listening material.

by 49er16 on Aug 31, 2009 5:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks.

by Luke Thomas on Aug 31, 2009 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Can’t wait to listen to the Pulver interview. Luke, you have THE best MMA radio show/podcast out there. Please resist temptation to go to a daily format…

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by MMAEruption on Aug 31, 2009 5:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks, but what’s wrong with the daily format?

by Luke Thomas on Aug 31, 2009 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i wouldn’t mind a more frequent program, great radio show!

by cagefightonacid on Aug 31, 2009 6:32 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Some of the daily MMA shows sound just plain desperate for stuff to talk about. You start hearing about college football and all kinds of nonsense. A weekly show has to be tightly produced and to the point.

On the other hand, you have Sherdog putting out two or three hours of audio every single day – there’s just not enough stuff to talk about. It exhausts both the show host and the listener. I can listen to entire MMA Nation shows with no problem. I can’t do the same for competing podcasts – I find the interview I want and skip the rest.

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by MMAEruption on Sep 1, 2009 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's a good show..

I’m glad not everyone thinks Vera sucks.. hahaha.

I just think it sucks how your show is on an early sunday morning here.. I rarely wake up that early during sundays.. Earliest i think is 10am, and that’s when there’s a UFC showing.

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by Anton Tabuena on Sep 1, 2009 1:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs