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Honey Badger Hour

Honey Badger Hour

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Welcome to the world of Emilio 'The Honey Badger' Urrutia, professional MMA fighter, comedian and commentator, where fight talk and MMA news meet comedy and other interesting people I met along the way! With new guests weekly, we touch upon a range of issues in the fight world, along with some travel stories and so much more. From our base in Phuket, Thailand, to the 305 Miami Dade county, we bring you interviews with MMA fighters and artists from all over the world!
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his week we are joined by Miami legend, world record holder of the fastest KO in combat sports history, father and family man Uly Monster Diaz! Back for the second time from the new studio. We learn about the Monster's next fight for BYB Extreme in Colorado May 10! Fighting into your 40's, growing up with Miami legend Pitbull, the power of visualiz…
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This week we are joined by Mateo Attalla owner, boxer and coach of the prestigious Boxr Gym in Miami, Florida! Mateo shares with us his vision for the Boxr headquarters, how he discovered his love for boxing, running the biggest gym in the heart of Miami Dade County, the problem with politics in boxing today, and the impact UFC has made on the comb…
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This week we sit-down with Bareknuckle Fighting World Champion Luis Baboon Palomino! We speak about palomino's upcoming title defense for BKFC 165lb Championship, how Baboon found Bareknuckle, his martials arts origins, his upbringing in Capoeira, learning Portuguese, the power of food and how important it is to eat natural and organic, growing up …
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This week we are joined by comedian, Marcos El Caballo Tabares known as Miami's most censored comedian joins us on the Honey Badger Hour podcast as speak on the upcoming UFC 297 event, what it's like performing on stage feeling the flow on stage, the power of meditation, the pandemic of single mothers in our country, we get into aliens, self-drivin…
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This week we are joined by Eric Pena of Pena Sports Performance. Eric Pena is a performance and nutrition coach who helps fighters all over the world make weight for their upcoming fights. Based out of Miami, Florida. Eric Pena has worked with UFC and PFL stars such as Dustin Porier, Miami rising star Elvin Espinosa, and just recently Shane Burgos …
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This week we are joined by former professional boxer turned Bareknuckle champion Tyler 'El Tornado' Goodjohn! We learn how Tyler Goodjohn got into the sport of boxing then later transitioned to Bareknuckle Boxing winning a Featherweight Title in England. The state of Boxing today, how he ended up training and becoming managed by a former opponent, …
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This week we are joined by two former @ONEChampionship World Champions The Burmese Python Aung La Nsang former One Championship Middleweight and Light Heavyweight World Champion and Martin Nyguen former One Championship Featherweight and Lightweight World Champion. We go over what brought the champions to train together and become teammates in Flor…
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This week we are joined by 5x MMA coach of the year winner, Performance Coach, business owner, entrepreneur, mentor, Phil Daru @PhilDaruStrong we go over a plethora of topics such as how Mr. Daru got into the sport of MMA, how he began training clients and getting into the fitness industry, traveling to Chechnya to train fighters, different trainin…
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This week we are joined by Claudia Diaz a Muay Thai champion hailing out of Spain now transitioning to MMA. Claudia Diaz started her career training Muay Thai in Phuket, Thailand where she moved from Spain in order to pursue a better life. Claudia shares with us her amazing journey from fighting Muay Thai weekly to survive, traveling to China with …
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This week we are joined by UFC fighter and crypto currency investor Ian Heinisch @CryptoKings888 just after announcing he is stepping away from the sport of MMA due to health complications. Ian Heinisch shares with us his inspiring story being locked up abroad for smuggling drugs, how he started wrestling and boxing in prison, finding his faith and…
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We are back in studio this week with the Badger! Good to be back in the 305 live in studio after a week on the road for UFC 290! If you haven't yet be sure to check out all of our fight week exclusives with Dan The Hangman Hooker, UFC p4p #1 Champion Alexander The Great Volkanovksi as well as head coach to the GOAT Big Joe Lopez. This week we recap…
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This week we catch up with the current UFC Featherweight World Champion, ranked pound for pound as the top fighter in the UFC, Alexander "The Great" Volkanovski, returning for his fourth time on the Honey Badger Hour! We discuss how he's feeling just ahead of his UFC 290 contest against Yair Rodriguez on July 8. The Volk explained the difference be…
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This week we catch up with UFC lightweight contender Dan ‘The Hangman’ Hooker just ahead of his UFC 290 contest against Jalin Turner on July 8, we talk to Dan about his evolution as a fighter, growing from your losses, being a veteran of the UFC roster with over 20 fights in the organization, the mental aspect of fighting, the knowledge you gain fr…
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This week we sit down with an old friend of mine Jonathan Calderon. Jonathan is a BJJ Blackbelt, Pro MMA fighter, Boxer, and now a martial arts coach in Miami. This week we learn about Jonathans journey from living in Colombia as a kid migrating to the USA. Growing up in Miami learning how to speak English properly, starting MMA training, moving to…
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This week we catch up with Bareknuckle fighter Stephen "Tomahawk" Townsel just ahead of his Bareknuckle fight at BKFC 45 Palomino vs Lilley June 23, at the Hardrock Casino Live in Hollywood, Florida. We talk about how Stephen got into Bareknuckle Boxing, his resurrection after a heart attack, growing up playing football and the price of admission! …
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This week we are joined on the Honey Badger Hour podcast by my good friend Chris Palmitessa. Chris is a Entrepeneur, stand up comedian, former body builder, marine core veteran, and martial artist! We get into a bunch of interesting topics such as government corruption, the state of the country today, performing comedy, the war military industry co…
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This week we are joined by UFC flyweight contender Kai Kara-France ahead of his UFC main event battle against Amir Albazi for UFC Fight Night 74 Kara-France vs Albazi. Kai Kara-France shares with us how he has prepared for his five round main event battle. The Inspiration he got watching his teammates Israel Adesanya and Alex Volkanovski in their r…
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This week ae are joined by head strength and conditioning coach of Bangtao Muay Thai and MMA Andrew Wood. We speak about old school Thailand training days, the early start of Bangtao Muay Thai and MMA, the benefits of training all year round, cornering at UFC London, training the next generation of the UFC world champions, all this plus much more! …
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This week we are joined by One Championship Bantamweight world champion Fabricio Andrade. After recently being crowned champion after his back-and-forth battle with former One Championship champion Jonh Lineker. We speak about Fabricio's rise in the One FC ranks, the current books he is reading, mindset, training styles, the benefits of training ov…
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This week we are joined by the pride of Manchester, the million-dollar man PFL world champion Brendan Loughnane. We speak about Brendan's journey through the PFL winning the 2022-million-dollar tournament. The hectic schedule fighting 6 times in 12 months. Training full time in Thailand during the pandemic, his recent victory versus Marlon Moraes. …
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We are joined this week by UFC featherweight KING Alexander The Great Volkanovski! The champ shares with us his preparation for his next title defense against Yair Rodriguez, fighting Islam Makhachev on home soil, Ryan Garcia vs Tank Davis, how Nate Diaz will fair against Jake Paul. Never second guessing yourself, not caring about what others think…
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This week we are joined by the team behind Israel Adesanya as we speak with City Kick Boxing wrestling coaches Andrei Paulet and Frank Hickman, nutritionist The Fight Dietitian Jordan Sullivan, and manager Ash Belcastro! We speak about a bunch of interesting topics such as how Andrei migrated to New Zealand, how Frank Hickman got in with the ANZAC …
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We get to sit down with head coach Eugene Bareman ahead of the highly anticipated rematch between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereia for UFC 287 in Miami, Florida. We get to speak with Eugene about the new generation of fighters coming through City Kickboxing in Aukland, New Zealand, the right balance to training to be the most proficient athlete. The…
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This week we sit down with former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya before his highly anticipated rematch with Alex Pereira at UFC 287 live in Miami Florida! We get to catch up with Izzy and chat about the Style-benders mindset going into his rematch, the power of meditation and breath work, and his preparation for his next battle all this …
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This week we are joined by @miamibeatwave music producer, song writer, and audio engineer! We speak on how Brandon got into music, working with different artists, inspirations coming up, growing up in Miami and we get into my wild street fighting story in Asia! All this plus much more on episode 76 of the Honey Badger Hour podcast with @miamibeatwa…
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This week we are joined by upcoming MMA rising star Justin 'Slick J" Vazquez fresh off his fly knee KO victory for Combate Global. We learn how Justin started his martial arts career wrestling at an early age, the mentality you need to compete at the highest level. Different fight strategies and the importance of conditioning and consistency. Growi…
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This week we are joined by Alex Valle owner of Thankyou Miami Cocina and Beerhouse located in the heart of Miami 1701 west Flagler Street, Miami Florida! A local favorite Thankyou Miami holds very popular comedy nights every Monday and Friday with some of South Florida's funniest comedians rocking the stage with laughs. With open mic Karaoke every …
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This week we are joined by pro MMA fighter, coach, entrepreneur, and samurai Edir Belico Terry! We speak about how Edir started his martials arts journey, migrating to the USA at an early age, how he got his nickname Belico, growing up skating in the 90's, and the golden era of blockbuster video! All this plus much more. After we shot this episode …
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This week we are joined by the hilarious Freddy Stebbins comedian, voice actor, Miami historian and professor! We discuss growing up in Miami in the 80’s during the cocaine cowboy era, how Freddy got into comedy, hosting the infamous Taurus Coconut Grove comedy show case, how he got into playing characters, visiting Thailand, performing in China! A…
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This week we are joined by Gabriel "The Stunna" Varona who shares his story of service and inspiration! Gabriel Varona is a former professional mma fighter, and now successful business owner, civil servant, and major contributor to Hurricane and emergency relief all throughout the nation. This we week catch up to talk about a variety of topics such…
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This week we are joined by comedian Paul Julmeus! With over a decade of experience doing standup comedy, we discuss all topics comedy, the writing process, living in New York city, performing on plays, hosting at comedy clubs, taking losses, training mixed martial arts, running track in field, and the similarities between fighting and comedy, all t…
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Back for the third time we are joined by Frank Hickman wrestling coach to the p4p #1 ranked UFC world Champion Alexander The Great Volkanovski as well as wrestling coach to former UFC middleweight king Israel Adesanya, PFL Million-dollar tournament winner Featherweight champion Brendan Loughnane as well as many more top MMA fighters in the world. C…
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This week we are joined by head coach of the Pound 4 Pound #1 ranked UFC World Champion Alexander 'The Great' Volkanovski and head coach of Freestyle MMA in Wollongong Australia. We get a chance to speak with Joe as the team prepares for UFC 284 Alexander "The Great" Volkanovski vs Islam Makhachev in Perth Australia. Coach Joe Lopez shares with us …
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This week we are joined by Bareknuckle fighter Alan' The Rebel' Arzeno! Just one week from his next battle at BYB Extreme Bare Knuckle, Broward Brawl, in Miramar, FL. This episode we discuss how Alan got into Bare Knuckle, his transition from MMA. Miami lifestyle growing up in the 90's, how he got into the graffiti scene in Miami, training overseas…
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This week we are joined by music artist and actor D.U. Ivan hailing out of the 305 Miami, Florida Ivan has been in the music industry for over a decade and is currently an independent rapper working on his next album release! This week discuss a plethora of topics such as how D.U. Ivan got into the music industry, how he got into acting, his love f…
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This week we are joined by undefeated MMA prospect Elvin Espinoza! Representing Nicaragua based out of Miami, Florida Elvin Espinoza holds an impressive (7-0) record with 6 finishes and is currently signed tot the (PFL) Professional Fighter's League! Now 2-0 in the promotion Elvin has his eyes set on the million-dollar tournament with an impressive…
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This week we are joined by comedian and local Miami favorite the hilarious Oriel Rodriguez! We chat about a wide variety of topics such fitness goals for 2023, Miami comedy, baby turtles, Thailand, how Oriel got into comedy, some of his inspirations in comedy starting out, hosting the infamous Taurus comedy show in Coconut Grove, old school pride F…
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Ladies and gentlemen, this week we are joined by Muay Thai World Champion Amir Naseri hailing out of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian via Iran. Amir is a lifelong martial artist perfecting his craft in the art of Muay Thai, Amir is a multiple time world champion holding some of the most prestigious titles in Muay Thai such as the Omnoi Stadium champion 2019…
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This week we are joined by one of my best friends, cornerman, and MMA coach Guillermo Marin! Gee is a BJJ Blackbelt, former pro MMA fighter, practicing in mixed martial arts and bjj for over 19 years, Gee has been coaching and helping me prepare for fights since the start of my career and cornered me in Singapore for my last MMA fight during the pa…
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This week we are joined by professional MMA fighter, BJJ competitor, and pioneer for MMA in Africa Musa Conteh! This week we go over how Musa got into martial arts, his journey traveling the world, the highs and lows of living as an MMA fighter in Asia, and his journey into traveling to Africa and help bringing the sport of MMA to the motherland. W…
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This week we are joined by Christophe Vandijck from Belgium currently residing in Vancouver, Canada! Christophe is a Judo Black Belt, Brazilian jiu Jitsu Black Belt as well as an MMA fighter from Belgium! Having represented Belgium on the world stage and going to the Beijing Olympics, Christophe shares with us his story how he got into martial arts…
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Ladies and gentlemen welcome the Honey Badger Hour podcast episode 59! This week we are joined by professional surfer and now MMA fighter hailing out of Tahiti Lorenzo Avvenenti! Surfing his whole life Lorenzo shares us with us his amazing story of passion, courage, and consistency making it to the top of his field known as a professional big wave …
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This week we are joined by Jordan Sullivan the fight dietitian. Jordan Sullivan is the dietitian for UFC world champions Alexander Volkanovski, Israel Adesanya, Leon Edwards and many more UFC stars across the world. This week we talk to Jordie about how he got into working with UFC athletes, the dangers of cutting weight improperly, the benefits of…
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This week we are joined by Muay Thai fighter and spinning back elbow Knockout artist Martin Escopeta Gil. Martin is a professional Muay thai fighter from Argentina who started training Muay thai with the world renown Shevchenko sisters Valentina and Antonia Shevchenko and their coach Pavlo. After spending a training camp in Argentina living with th…
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This week we are joined by my friend and coach George Hickman. George Hickman is head coach of the new premier martial arts gym in Thailand, Bang Tao Muay Thai and MMA out of Phuket, Thailand. After spending years as head MMA coach at the infamous Tiger Muay Thai, George along with a few other teammates decided to open their own super facility wher…
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Ladies and gentlemen, we are back with episode 55 of the Honey Badger Hour podcast. This week we are joined by comedian Alex Tarno! Alex Tarno is a local Miami comedian who has been practicing his craft in the scene for the last 8 years. This week Tarno shares with us his story, how he got into comedy, his writing process, the early days of Miami c…
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This week we are joined by former MMA world champion Shay Walsh. Shay Walsh is a former MMA world champion, and currently runs his own academy Shay Walsh MMA in Lancaster England. Winning the 2014 Tiger Muay Thai trials Shay Walsh is an English MMA pioneer with an outstanding 16-4 professional record training martial arts since the ripe age of 15! …
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This week we are joined by B-Boy extraordinaire and artist Supa Mario! Mario is a lifelong break-dancing legend and member of the infamous Illmatic Phlow crew aka iPhlow crew as well as a standout graffiti artist based out of Miami Florida. This week we go over a bunch of powerful topics such as how Supah Mario got into breakdancing how Mario got i…
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This week we are joined by Comedian Brittany Brave! Brittany Brave is a NYC-via-Miami based comedian, actress, writer, producer and host. Brave has quickly made a name for herself in the stand up comedy circuits in NYC and Miami, regularly opening for nationally touring headliners such as Jessica Kirson, Mark Normand, Judy Gold, Ilana Glazer, Jared…
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We are back in the NEW studio for episode 50 and we got a big one for you this week! I have the chance to chat with Miami's very own Uly "Monster" Diaz! Uly holds the world record for the fastest KO in combat fighting sports history. Winning the world record with a 3 second KO at BKFC 14, Uly is a Bareknuckle fighter, a professional boxer, and a pr…
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