Three Amigos Podcast: Michael Chandler, Johnny Case, Daniel Straus, Justin Lawrence, George Lockhart

The Three Amigos are back with your second dose of combat chat fun this week. Our latest episode features another trio of Bellator stars: Michale Chandler, Daniel Straus and Justin Lawrence. We also have UFC lightweight Johnny Case and top nutritionist, George Lockhart on the guest list.

Here is a summary of each interview segment, complete with time stamps for your convenience. As always, we hope you enjoy listening to the show as much as we enjoyed recording it. Don't forget to check out yesterday's bonus episode featuring: Patricio Freire, Bobby Lashley and James Thompson. You can listen here.

The 5th installment of The Weight List series with our own Iain Kidd and top nutritionist, George Lockhart (segment starts at the 16:30 mark of the audio) breaks down two major topics:

-Thermogenics (both internal and topical versions)
-Unexpectedly healthy foods

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Former Bellator lightweight champion, Michael Chandler (interview starts at the 47:50 mark of the audio) stops in to discuss:

-Upcoming rematch with Dave Rickels
-His take on Rickels' "overly aggressive" antics with John Alessio
-Thoughts on taking short notice fights
-Influx of UFC fighters to Bellator
-Reasons for leaving Alliance MMA
-Why he didn't follow his head coach, Neil Melanson to the Blackzilians camp
-A deeper explanation of his "Barry Sanders" comments
-Fundamental lessons for up and coming wrestlers

UFC lightweight standout, Johnny Case (interview starts at the 1:20:05 mark of the audio) drops in to discuss:

-Fighting in "enemy territory"
-campaigning for an Iowa based UFC card
-How badly Trevino's eye-poke impacted their fight
-Starting off his career at 0-2
-Who he'd like to fight next
-Thoughts on fighters that refuse short notice fights
-Why he watches tons of MMA
-Reasons for leaving Alliance MMA
-How long he plans to keep fighting

Bellator featherweight Number 1 contender, Daniel Straus (interview starts at the 1:42:05 mark of the audio) sat in with the crew to discuss:

-Motivation to capture a win in his upcoming trilogy-closing rematch with Patricio Pitbull
-How emotion played a part in his past losses
-How much impact the crowd can have on a fight
-Bellator's "home-grown" roster favorites
-If he feels Patricio has gotten more reckless in his fights
-If he's interested in a potential fight with Yamaguchi
-Discouraging moments that make fighters question their chosen career path
-The factor that will make the difference in this fight

Bellator featherweight standout, Justin Lawrence (interview starts at the 2:01:25 mark of the audio) joined us to discuss:

-Upcoming fight with Emmanuel Sanchez
-Late replacement fights
-New age training methods and techniques
-Maturing since leaving the UFC
-How much his training camp changed with his opponent change
-Why he left Alliance MMA
-How many fighters he estimates smoke weed
-The horrible late ref. stoppage in his fight with Sam Toomer
-The best and worst parts of his career

The hosts discuss current news topics that include:

-Miesha Tate and the UFC's attempt at placating her
-Jon Jones' return to MMA and continuing beef with Daniel Cormier
-Will Brooks vs the Pitbull Brothers
-Edmund Tarverdyan's bankruptcy
-UFC debt and finance issues
-Glory/ESPN news
-Nick Diaz possible early return to action

They also look forward to Bellator 145 and UFC Fight Night Brazil, complete with picks and predictions and a painful recap of our current predictions rankings...painful for Iain Kidd! Yes, Stephie is still in the lead. You can check out the show here or via the embedded player below. Remember, if you're looking for us on SoundCloud or iTunes, we're under the MMA Nation name. Follow our Twitter accounts: Stephie Haynes, Three Amigos Podcast, Iain Kidd and Mookie Alexander or our Facebook fan page, Three Amigos Podcast.