Interview with UFC strawweight fighter Elise Reed before her UFC London fight against Corey McKenna.  

LFA Fighter Aaron McKenzie is on the verge of making the UFC, but the problems that come with fighting in smaller promotions make that path very difficult. This past weekend, he was supposed to main event an LFA event as potentially one final showcase to the UFC as to why he should get a chance. Instead, his opponent came on over 10 pounds overweight, costing his time, money and opportunity. This is not unique to him, and is one of many difficulties facing MMA fighters looking to make it to the big show.  

Interview with Saidyokub Kakhramonov before his second UFC fight against Brian Kelleher. He is a 9-2 bantamweight prospect that I believe will finish this year as a ranked fighter in the UFC and will be a true contender one day in this division. Listen to his story of how he came to American, overcame all the cultural differences to get a wrestling scholarship to college, and then got a call on 4 days notice to fight Trevin Jones and made his way from Uzbekistan to Las Vegas to win by submission. 

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On this episode I speak with UFC Fighter Justin Jaynes about who he is, what he has been through and his feelings after betting on himself. A lot of people were giving him flack for betting his entire fight purse on himself but he has no regrets and would do it again tomorrow he says. He gives insight on who he is, and the rough path that has made him the man he is today, and the man that is capable of betting $25,000 on himself. 

1:43 - His background

5:10 - His amateur fight career 

7:20 - His regional pro fight career and how he kept pushing even though things looked bleak

12:40 - The man who kept him afloat and changed his life

19:15 - Why he moved away from his family and son to live full time in Vegas

22:50 - His UFC debut and what it meant for him 

26:05 - His bet on himself against Charles Rosa

29:50 - Why he doesn't appreciate the DC and Felder commentary and people giving him flack for the submission attempt

31:50 - His future and how he once jumped on the back of a 70ft whale while fishing 

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On this episode I speak with UFC fighter Steven "Ocho" Peterson, who will be fighting Chase Hooper this Saturday at UFC 263! Steven tells us his how he overcame a ton of hardships and adversity to get to where he is today, and speaks about his upcoming fight as well! 

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On todays episode, we speak with a fighter who holds a professional record 9 wins 1 defeat. He is an up and coming prospect and is the winner of The Ultimate Fighter season 27 and that fighter is Mike “The Lone Wolf” Trizano. He is coming of a big victory over hot prospect Ludovit Klein. Mike talks to us about his time in TUF, battling through injury, and going all in on fighting early on in his life. 

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Frank "The Crank" Camacho is a 7 fight UFC veteran, is 1 of 3 fighters ever to have all of his first 3 UFC fights earn him fight of the night bonuses. He fights Matt Frevola at UFC 263 Adesanya vs Vettori on June 12th. In this episode, he speaks about growing up on a small island in the middle of the Pacific, making the choice at a young age to dedicate his life to MMA, taking 5 years off fighting in the middle of his career to focus solely on bettering his grappling and BJJ game, and fighting his uncle in his second ever professional fight! 

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On this episode I speak to UFC veteran, “Smilin” Sam Alvey. Sam has 21 UFC fights under his belt and holds a professional record 33 wins 15 defeats and 1 draw. He's been fighting in the UFC since 2014 and is the co-record holder for the most fights in a 12 month period, alongside Donald Cerrone. He has competed at both LHW and middleweight in the UFC and his most recent bout is a loss to Julian Marquez at UFC fight night Vettori vs Holland, where he lost by rear naked choke but picked up fight of the night honours.

Sam speaks about his childhood, how he got into MMA later on in his life, his journey and some stories of regional fights, as well as his most recent fight and his future in the UFC. He also speaks about being a foster parent and what he is doing to try and raise awareness for foster children. 

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