Another week, another episode of Submission Radio! This week's show features interviews with Randy Couture, Dillon Danis, Tyson Pedro and coach Mike Winkeljohn. Also on the program, Damon Martin (Fox Sports) joins the roundtable to discuss Conor McGregor's recent hour-long interview and the main storylines to come out of it. Damon also weighs in on the UFC Denver aftermath, as well as the latest in upcoming 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!
- Randy "The Natural" Couture returns to Submission Radio (at the 55:57 mark) to discuss:
- The Ali act being implemented into MMA
- The timeline for when we could see changes and how they'll affect the MMA landscape
- How the Ali act can help Conor McGregor fight Floyd Mayweather without the UFC's permission
- What kind troubles McGregor might run into with an athletic commission
- If Conor would have any chance against Floyd in a boxing match
- Mark Hunt's lawsuit against Brock Lesnar and the UFC
- If he would ever return to fight Fedor Emelianenko
- His upcoming role in Expendables 4
- Jackie Chan possibly joining the team and who he would like to see added, and more!
- Dillon Danis returns to the program (at the 21:01 mark) to talk about:
- His recent win at Submission Underground 3 against AJ Agazarm
- John Kavanagh's help and influence prior to the match
- His post-win callout of Jon Jones, calling him a "f**king b***h"
- If SUG will be able to put the match together in the future
- The MMA offers he's been getting from various promotions
- The likeliness of him going over to Bellator and possibly fighting Rory MacDonald
- When his MMA debut is likely to take place
- Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather and Conor's constant underdog status
- His favourite video games and more!
- Tyson Pedro makes his Submission Radio debut (at the 4:01 mark) to talk about:
- His upcoming fight against Paul Craig at UFC 209
- Fighting in Las Vegas in only his second UFC fight
- Doing martial arts since age three and how he eventually got into MMA
- His dad's reaction when he decided to abandon university to become a fighter
- Realizing his dream of training over at Jackson/Winkeljohn's in Albuquerque and the reception he's gotten
- Paul's fans harassing him online
- His prediction for the fight
- What kind of "sexual" walkout song he'll choose, and more.
- Coach Mike Winkeljohn jumps on (at the 36:12 mark) to discuss:
- Holly Holm's upcoming fight against Germaine de Randamie at UFC 208 for the UFC featherweight title
- Mike's thoughts on Holly moving up in weight and if the cut to 135 ever held her back
- How she stacks up against the Dutch striker and how he sees the fight playing out
- Future plans to win back the bantamweight belt
- Amanda Nunes saying she wants to move up and fight for the featherweight belt
- If Holly needs to face Cris Cyborg to be considered the most dominant woman at featherweight
- The likeliness of the Ronda Rousey rematch happening now that Ronda lost again
- Cowboy Cerrone's loss to Jorge Masvidal at UFC Denver, and more!
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