Submission Radio returns with a fun show, featuring interviews with Bas Rutten, Tim Kennedy, Johny Hendricks and Bloody Elbow's own Karim Zidan. Also, Mike Dyce of Sports illustrated joins the roundtable discussion to chat about all the latest MMA hot topics, as well as Tom Cruise's top five movies!
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!
- UFC Hall of Famer "El Guapo" Bas Rutten returns (at the 44:29 mark) to discuss:
- the highly-anticipated fight between Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in New York
- Who he thinks wins
- If the UFC really has the power to make him relinquish his UFC featherweight title belt
- How the UFC handled negotiations with Georges St-Pierre and if he'll eventually fight in the UFC
- The massive end-of-year WSOF show at Madison Square Garden
- Will Justin Gaethje test free agency and sign with the UFC after his next fight?
- Inside MMA being cancelled
- His upcomig movie The River Thief
- Crazy movie roles, hungover auditions and lots more!
- UFC middleweight and the human equivolent of a swiss army knife Tim Kennedy returns (at the 28:46 mark) to discuss:
- His fight against Rashad Evans at UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor
- What made Tim return to the UFC after his semi-retirement
- Why he may never fight in the octagon after this fight
- His thoughts on the new restructured UFC
- His advantages over Rashad Evans and their training history
- The current mess in the UFC's middleweight division
- Michael Bisping as champion and him calling out fighters like Dan Henderson and GSP instead of the elite at 185, and lots more.
- Former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks returns (at the 3:23 mark) to discuss:
- His fight against Neil Magny at UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey
- What exactly went wrong with his weight cut at UFC 200 and what he'll do differently this time
- How quickly he went from champion to almost retired
- The confronting conversation his wife had with him after his last fight
- Critics and fans that see him as washed up
- Only wanting to continue fighting if he can beat the best
- How he stacks up against Magny
- his new mindset and more!
- Bloody Elbow's very own Karim Zidan returns to Submission Radio (at the 1:11:07 mark) to discuss:
- The recent controversies surrounding Fedor Emelianenko and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov
- Fedor's criticisms over Kadyrov's underage children partaking in MMA fights
- The backlash and threats that followed from Chechen fighters and political personalities
- Fedor's daughter being attacked and if it was linked to the threats Fedor received
- The Kremlin ruling against Kadyrov regarding children fighting in MMA and if it will stick
- Fedor's often-misunderstood relationship with Vladimir Putin
- The rumors surrounding Fedor's next fight and which promotion it may be for
- Mike Dyce (Sports Illustrated, Fansided) makes his Submission Radio debut (at the 1:43:57 mark) to break down MMA hot topics such as:
- Anthony Pettis vs. Max Holloway being added to UFC 206 and if it makes the card PPV-worthy
- If GSP vs. Michael Bisping makes sense and what other fights could headline the PPV
- The ongoing saga between GSP and the UFC and if there's a chance GSP will still fight for the promotion
- The recent changes in the company's structure since the WME-IMG takeover
- Urijah Faber announcing he will retire after facing Brad Pickett at UFC 207 and what it means for the UFC bantamweight division
- Also, the show caps off with a Jack Reacher 2 review and a roundtable of our top 5 Tom Cruise movies!
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