Tate recaps UFC 205 from New York at Madison Square Garden
Conor McGregor def. Eddie Alvarez via KO in the Second Round
Conor McGregor becomes the first fighter to hold two UFC titles simultaneously
Tyron Woodley def. Stephen Thompson via majority draw (47-47, 47-47, 48-47)
Joanna Jedrzejczyk def. Karolina Kowalkiewicz via unanimous decision
Yoel Romero def. Chris Weidman via KO with a flying knee
Raquel Pennington def. Miesha Tate via unanimous decision
Miesha Tate announces her retirement from UFC
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Tate talks about a string of fighters who are leaving the UFC for a variety of reasons. First, Urijah Faber is retiring after UFC on Fox 22. Tate also talks about George St-Pierre and his ongoing contract situation with the UFC. He moves on to Jose Aldo who is unhappy that he was not offered a title match against Conor MacGregor. Chael Sonnen has moved away from the UFC to sign with Bellator. Shane Carwin is moving to Rizin and has accepted a fight against Fador. Finally, Tate discusses Antonio "Big Foot" Silva, whose contract has not been renewed by the UFC, but who is hoping to continue fighting elsewhere.
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Tate recaps UFC Fight Night 95:
and Invicta FC 19:
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Tate recaps UFC 203, discussing:
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Tate previews UFC 202 and gives his predictions on who will win between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz (Tate's Prediction: Conor McGregor KO Round 3)
Anthony Johnson vs. Glover Teixeira (Tate's Prediction: Anthony Johnson KO Round 2)
Donald Cerrone vs. Rick Story (Tate's Prediction: Donald Cerrone TKO Round 3)
Mike Perry vs. Hyun Gyu Lim (Tate's Prediction: Mike Perry win)
Cody Garbrandt vs. Takeya Mizugaki (Tate's Prediction: Cody Garbrandt TKO Round 2)
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Tate recaps the fights from Invicta FC 18:
· Agnieszka Niedzwiedz vs. Christine Stanley
· Alexa Grasso vs. Jodie Esquibel
· Cindy Dandois vs. Jessamyn Duke
· Megan Anderson vs. Peggy Morgan
· Mizouki Inoue vs. Lynn Alvarez
· Sijara Eubanks vs. Amberlynn Orr
· Aspen Ladd vs. Jessica Hoy
· Tessa Simpson vs. Simona Soukupova
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· Robbie Lawler vs. Tyron Woodley
· Rose Namajunas vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
· Matt Brown vs. Jake Ellenberger
· Erik Perez vs. Francisco Rivera
· Ryan Benoit vs. Freddy Serrano
· Ed Herman vs. Nikita Krylov
· Ross Pearson vs. Jorge Masvidal
· Damian Grabowski vs. Anthony Hamilton
· Wilson Reis vs. Hector Sandoval
· Michael Graves vs. Bojan Velickovic
· Damien Brown def. Cesar Arzamendia
Tate previews the UFC 201 fight between Robbie Lawler and Tyrone Woodley.
He also previews Invicta FC 18:
· Alexa Grasso vs. Jodie Esquibel
· Cindy Dandois vs. Jessamyn Duke
· Megan Anderson vs. Peggy Morgan
· Mizuki vs. Simona Soukupova
· Aspen Ladd vs. Jessica Hoy
· Sijara Eubanks vs. Amberlynn Orr
Tate then talks about Joe Rogan signing a new 1 year contract.
He moves on to Mark Hunt, who keeps talking about Brock Lesner, wants fighters unionize, and wants pay taken for fighters who test positive for Performance Enhancing Drugs.
He talks about the new face of UFC Women’s Division, with the new Big 3: Valentina Shevchenko, Amanda Nunes, Julianna Peña.
Finally he talks about Chris Cyborg’s Tweet about Ronda Rousey possibly being pregnant, and Bellator signing Baby Slice, son of Kimbo Slice.
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Tate previews Invicta 18 with an interview with Co-Main Event fighter Agnieszka Niedźwiedź. Niedźwiedź is fighting Christine Stanley
He also recaps UFC on Fox 20:
· Francis Ngannou def. Bojan Mihajlovic
· Felice Herrig def. Kailin Curran
· Gilbert Melendez def. Edson Barboza
· Valentina Shevchenko def. Holly Holm
Finally he previews the new season of the Ultimate Fighter which will feature 16 Flyweight Champions from almost every MMA Company.
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Tate discusses allegations of anti-doping violations involving John Jones, Brock Lesnar, and Chad Mendes. He also looks at the recent sale of the UFC and some of the details that have been released. He covers news regarding Miesha Tate and George St-Pierre. Finally he previews UFC on Fox 2: Holm vs Shevchenko.
Source: Intro Music: I Want a New Drug by Huey Lewis and the News
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Tate and William recap more of UFC 200, discussing fights between:
Jose Aldo def. Frankie Edgar
Cain Velasquez def. Travis Browne
Julianna Pena def. Cat Zingano
Kelvin Gastelum def. Johny Hendricks
T.J. Dillashaw vs. Raphael Assuncao
Sage Northcutt def. Enrique Marin
Joe Lauzon def. Diego Sanchez
They also cover The Ultimate Fighter Finale in which Joanna Jedrzejczyk def. Claudia Gadelha.
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In the first part of this episode Tate and William discuss the news that the UFC has been sold for a reported 4 Billion dollars. They also recap some of the fights from UFC 200, including Miesha Tate’s defeat by Amanda Nunes, Brock Lesnar’s defeat of Mark Hunt, and Daniel Cormier’s defeat of Anderson Silva.
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In this episode Tate and William recap UFC Fight Night 90, covering the big upset of Eddie Alvarez defeating Rafael dos Anjos to become to the new UFC Lightweight Champion. They also preview UFC 200, discussing the following fights:
Sage Northcutt vs. Enrique Marin
TJ Dillashaw vs. Raphael Assuncao
Kevlin Gaselum vs. Johny Hendricks
Juliana Pena vs. Cat Zingano
Travis Browne vs. Cane Velsquez
Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar for the interim UFC Bantomweight Title
Daniel Cormier vs. Anderson Silva
Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt
Miesha Tate vs. Amanda Nunes
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In this episode Tate and William preview some of the upcoming fights in International Fight Week, including:
Rafael dos Anjos vs. Eddie Alvarez
Derrick Lewis vs. Roy Nelson
Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Claudia Gadelha
Will Brooks vs. Ross Pearson
They also discuss Saturday’s upcoming UFC 200.
Tate and William discuss breaking news of allegations of Jon Jones’s potential doping violation, and his fight with Daniel Cormier being taken off of the card for UFC 200.
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In anticipation of UFC 200 Tate gives his Pound4Pound rankings of his top 10 Women MMA fighters:
10. Angela Lee
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Tate covers his Pound 4 Pound Ranking right before UFC 200
Record: 22-1
Div.: Light heavyweight (UFC)
Record: 24-2-1
Div.: Flyweight (UFC)
Record: 17-1
Div.: Light heavyweight (UFC)
Record: 22-1
Div.: Bantamweight (UFC)
Record: 27-10
Div.: Welterweight (UFC)
Record: 25-7
Div.: Lightweight (UFC)
Nickname: Wonderboy
Weight Class: Welterweight
Record: 15-2
Div.: Featherweight (UFC)
Record: 21-5
Div.: Light Heavyweight (UFC)
Record 13-1
Div:Middleweight
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In this episode Tate and William recap:
Eurasia Fight Night Global 50 in St. Petersburg Russia
Former Bellator Heavyweight Champions Vitaly Minakov with by Arm Bar in 1 minute 30 Seconds
EFN 50: Emelianenko vs. Maldonado
Fedor wins a decision over Maldonado, Fedor dropped hard in first round. I thought the fight should have been stopped in first round. Second round Maldonado just stop fighting in the second and Third round.
Bellator 156
Eduardo Dantas defeats Marvos Galvao to Win the Bellator bantamweight championship.
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In this episode Tate and William discuss UFC Fight Night 89:
MacDonald vs. Thompson
Stephen Thompson def. Rory MacDonald
Donald Cerrone def. Patrick Cote via TKO Third Round
Steve Bossé def. Sean O’Connell via split decision
Olivier Aubin-Mercier def. Thibault Gouti via submission (rear-naked choke) Third Round
Joanne Calderwood def. Valerie Letourneau via TKO Third Round
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In this episode Tate and William recap:
Eurasia Fight Night Global 50 in St. Petersburg Russia
Former Bellator Heavyweight Champions Vitaly Minakov with by Arm Bar in 1 minute 30 Seconds
EFN 50: Emelianenko vs. Maldonado
Fedor wins a decision over Maldonado, Fedor dropped hard in first round. I thought the fight should have been stopped in first round. Second round Maldonado just stop fighting in the second and Third round.
Bellator 156
Eduardo Dantas defeats Marvos Galvao to Win the Bellator bantamweight championship
UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson
Stephen Thompson def. Rory MacDonald
Donald Cerrone def. Patrick Cote via TKO Third Round
Steve Bossé def. Sean O’Connell via split decision
Olivier Aubin-Mercier def. Thibault Gouti via submission (rear-naked choke) Third Round
Joanne Calderwood def. Valerie Letourneau via TKO Third Round
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In this episode, Tate and William preview and give their predictions on some of the upcoming fights: UFC Fight Night 89: MacDonald vs. Thompson, Bellator 156: Galvao vs. Dantas 2, and World Series of Fighting 31: Ivanov vs. Copeland events. They also discuss some recent MMA news involving Anthony Pettis’s new weight class, Fedor Emelianenko, and bidding for the UFC.
In this episode Tate and William discuss the following:
I. UFC 199: ROCKHOLD VS. BISPING
Michael Bisping def. Luke Rockhold TITLE FIGHT
· Michael Bisping def. Luke Rockhold via KO (punches) at 3:36 of R1
Dominick Cruz def. Urijah Faber TITLE FIGHT
· Dominick Cruz def. Urijah Faber via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)
Max Holloway def. Ricardo Lamas
· Max Holloway def. Ricardo Lamas via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Dan Henderson def. Hector Lombard
· Dan Henderson def. Hector Lombard via KO (elbow) at 1:27 of R2
Dustin Poirier def. Bobby Green
· Dustin Poirier def. Bobby Green via KO (punches) at 2:53 of R1
News
II. Don Frye to be added to UFC Hall of Fame
III. Brock Lesnar to face Mark Hunt at UFC 200
IV. Ariel Helwani and his colleagues Casey Leydon and Esther Lin were booted from UFC 199 on Saturday and banned from future UFC events
a. Dana White says Ariel Helwani, can buy his UFC 200 ticket.
V. Conor McGregor to fight Nate Diaz at UFC 202 in Las Vegas!
VI. Kimbo Slice Death
Tate and William preview UFC 199 and give their predictions on some of the fights:
They also discuss some recent MMA news involving Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz as well as Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm, and Cris Cyborg.
Finally they talk about the latest news on Muhammad Ali.
Tate recaps of some of the highlights of MMA from the month of April. Tate and Alex talk about UFC 197 - Jon "Bones" Jone vs Ovince Saint Preux, Bellator 157 - Andrey Koreshkov vs. Benson Henderson, UFC on Fox - Glover Teixeira vs. Rashad Evans, and UFC Fight Night - Junior dos Santos vs. Ben Rothwell.
In this week's episode Tate recaps UFC Fight Night 88 (May 29):
He then previews UFC 199 (June 4)
Finally, he discusses some MMA news concerning Dana White, Conor McGregor, and Ronda Rousey.