Submission Radio is back with another episode this week, featuring interviews with Bas Rutten, Mark Hunt, former Pride VP and current Rizin VP Jerry Millen, and a breakdown of UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz!
As always, the video above features clickable annotations and timestamps, and below is a rundown of what to expect on the episode. We hope you enjoy the show.
Bas Rutten returns to the show (at the 57:04 mark) to talk about Conor McGregor vs Rafael Dos Anjos at UFC 197, the match up and how it plays out, how risky it is for Conor to jump between weight classes, McGregor's power over the UFC and whether they should let him co-promote events, if Miesha Tate is a more dangerous opponent for Holly Holm than Ronda Rousey, his new podcast with Mauro Ranallo, Rizin, if fighting Jaideep Singh hurts Fedor's legacy, if Alistair Overeem makes the leap to Rizin and fights Fedor, and lots more.
Mark Hunt returns (at the 35:09 mark) to talk about his fight against Frank Mir at UFC Fight Night: Brisbane, constantly improving at the age of 41, the comparisons to Mir and both of their career resurgences, Frank's improved striking and recent KO victories, if Frank's striking will be a threat to him, the danger of Frank's ground game, how soon he envisions another title shot, who deserves the next title shot out of Stipe Miocic and Alistair Overeem, avenging all of his UFC losses, his favourite Dragon Ball Z character, Hassy his number one fan, thoughts on Jon Jones coming to Heavyweight and much more.
Current Rizin VP Jerry Millen, makes his first appearance on Submission Radio (at the 5:10 mark) to talk about Rizin's debut show, if he considered it a success, what he's been doing since the fall of Pride and how he got involved in Rizin, how the Japanese MMA market has changed over the years, whether Rizin would've been possible without Fedor Emelianenko, if the goal is to compete with the UFC, his past feud with Dana White, how hard it was to find Fedor an opponent, criticism over Fedor's level of competition and what the future holds, Wanderlei Silva's release from the UFC and potentially fighting Fedor, interest in Brock Lesnar, Fedor at light heavyweight or in the UFC, and lots more.
At the 1:27:33 mark, Kacper and Denis break down all things UFC Boston, including how they scored TJ Dillashaw vs Dominick Cruz, what's next for each bantamweight, if Travis Browne's win over Matt Mitrione was tarnished due to eye pokes, why the bloody hell the UFC keeps giving Marc Ratner a mic, what to do with Eddie Alvarez and Anthony Pettis, and plenty of banter on the prelims.
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