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Mixed Combat Radio

Matthew J. Hunter

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Hello, fellow fight fans. MCR consists of- Matthew J. Hunter: Current videographer/photographer for sherdog.com and pretentious know-it-all. UK Robbie Hearns: UK Boxing expert and second cousin, twice removed, from Lord Eddie himself. Foogatti: Consistent fence sitter and Loma stan…is deeply afraid of Teofimo Lopez. Whether you like boxing, MMA, kickboxing, BJJ, Muay Thai etc. this is the podcast/show/channel/news outlet for you. We will bring you, the fan, a wide variety of opinions and vie ...
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Sean is back with his top five bets for PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 3 , including several underpriced underdogs and strong flier. 0:00 Recap of last week's bets 3:12 Bet 1: Impa Kasanganay 8:47 Bet 2: Alfie Davis 13:16 Bet 3: Dalton Rosta 16:43 Bet 4: Mike Shipman 20:49 Flier of the Week: Vinicius Sacchelli Cenci 24:43 More lines and gen…
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Keith and Ben preview the ultra-loaded UFC 314, with detailed predictions for all 13 fights and a heaping helping of upset picks—from at least one of the duo. 0:00 Intro: A humble request, i.e. LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO 7:00 Nora Cornolle (8-2) vs. Hailey Cowan (7-3) 16:17 Tresean Gore (5-2) vs. Marco Tulio (13-1) 23:25 Su Mudaerji (16-7) vs. Mitch Raposo …
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Devin Tejada puts a bow on UFC Mexico, previews the featherweight one-two punch atop UFC Vegas 105, and asks the all-important question: Is GFL for real? 0:00 Intro ----- OUT WITH THE OLD: UFC MEXICO 0:37 Brandon Moreno holds it down in Mexico City 14:39 Manuel Torres blasts Drew Dober ----- WHAT'S HOT: IS GFL GOING TO HAPPEN? 19:46 Global Fight Le…
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Sean is back to preview PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 1, which features the welterweight and featherweight divisions and is headlined by a clash of former Bellator MMA champions. 0:00 Overall thoughts on the tournament and brackets 2:32 Jason Jackson vs. Andrey Koreshkov 11:26 Jesus Pinedo vs. Adam Borics 15:23 Magomed Umalatov vs. Logan S…
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Keith and Ben preview UFC Vegas 105 with detailed predictions and picks for all 13 fights. There are a couple of unanimous upset picks this week—and just a bit of disagreement! 0:00 Intro: If only 4:14 Vanessa Demopoulos (11-6) vs. Talita Alencar (5-1-1) 11:42 Victor Henry (24-7, 1 NC) vs. Pedro Falcao (16-4) 19:55 Konklak Suphisara (9-3) vs. Istel…
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Sean is back with his top bets for the week, covering UFC Mexico as well as Way of Warrior FC 17. But first, a well-deserved victory lap! 0:00 A well-deserved victory lap 3:16 A brief word from the editor 6:27 Bet 1: Patrick Lehane 13:22 Bet 2: Brandon Moreno 20:11 Bet 3: Raul Rosas Jr. and Vince Morales 23:33 Bet 4: Drew Dober 27:42 Flier of the W…
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Sean is back with five of the best fights scheduled for April, a month completely jammed with great matchups. 0:00 Intro: Hard to narrow it down to five 1:07 Impa Kasanganay vs. Fabian Edwards | PFL 3, April 18 8:45 Paddy Pimblett vs. Michael Chandler | UFC 314, April 12 14:46 Yair Rodriguez vs. Patricio Freire | UFC 314, April 12 18:30 James Sheeh…
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Keith and Ben preview UFC Mexico with detailed predictions and picks for all 13 fights. Note: Due to a scheduling conflict, the duo had to record separately this week. Apologies for the lack of back-and-forth, one-liners and story time. (I don't think we even mentioned Bo Nickal this week...) 0:00 Intro: Apologies for the Frankenstein preview show …
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Devin Tejada recaps some of the most important results from UFC London before diving into this weekend's UFC Mexico City blockbuster. 0:00 Intro ----- OUT WITH THE OLD 0:57 Sean Brady bullies Leon Edwards 17:11 Carlos Ulberg gets past Jan Blachowicz 22:19 Kevin Holland lives dangerously ----- IN WITH THE NEW 28:19 Kelvin Gastelum vs. Joe Pyfer 33:4…
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Sean is back to preview the upcoming Professional Fighters League season, which kicks off next week and features a brand-new, single-elimination tournament format. Sean examines the pros and cons of the new system compared to the previous regular season/playoff format, then breaks down the brackets in all eight divisions. 0:00 Welcome to the new PF…
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Sean is joined by Sherdog associate editor Jay Pettry to discuss the fallout from UFC 313. After reflecting on Magomed Ankalaev's dethroning of the beloved Alex Pereira, Sean and Jay discuss the UFC's next pay-per-view with its Alexander Volkanovski-Diego Lopes headliner, and the process for becoming an MMA judge. Jay also gives a peek behind the c…
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Keith and Ben preview UFC 313 with detailed predictions and picks for all 12 fights, including a couple of upsets and just a bit of disagreement. After repeated listener requests, this preview also features the return of the "lock of the night." Amid the analysis and prognostication, the guys found time for conversational sidetracks including Oscar…
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Devin Tejada is back with your guide to the week that was, and the week that will be, in combat sports. After looking back at the one-two punch of controversy in the Gervonta Davis-Lamont Roach boxing title fight and the Manel Kape-Asu Almabayev headliner of UFC Vegas 103, Dev previews three of the top fights from the upcoming UFC 313. ----- OUT WI…
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Sean is back to preview an absolutely massive weekend in European MMA, as Cage Warriors, KSW and Oktagon MMA are all set to serve up strong cards with titles on the line. 0:00 A sign of healthy competition 7:42 Oktagon 68: Lazar Todev vs. Will Fleury 16:33 KSW 104: Piotr Kuberski vs. Tomasz Romanowski 20:29 CW 183: Liam Gittins vs. Alessandro Giord…
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Sean is back with your five can't-miss fights for the upcoming month. With 2025 kicking into gear, UFC belts will be defended, title pictures will become clearer, and one of Europe's hottest fighters over the last few years will look to pick up gold in Germany. 0:00 A big month for global MMA 2:22 Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev | UFC 313, March …
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Keith and Ben preview UFC Fight Night 253 with detailed predictions and picks for all 12 fights. Even on a lean and mean show (by Shillan & Duffy standards, at least) there was time for Ben to confess his all-time worst takes on debuting fighters, and for the duo to cross over into such side topics as neighborhood prowlers, the shockingly short she…
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Keith and Ben interrupted their Super Bowl Sunday just long enough to break down the upcoming UFC Vegas 102, with detailed predictions and picks for all 13 fights. There was plenty of disagreement this week, plus a heaping helping of digressions into such side topics as crab vs. lobster, the hardest-hitting welterweights in MMA history*, the time K…
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The Xtreme Couture head coach dropped by to discuss his pupil Sean Strickland, who faces Dricus Du Plessis for the middleweight title at UFC 312 on Saturday. Nicksick explains some of the nuances of preparing a fighter for a rematch after a close first meeting. He also talks about which Du Plessis fights—other than the Strickland fight—were most us…
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Dev and special guest Dayne Fox sound off on the biggest topics in combat sports this week. After a discussion of last weekend's UFC Saudi Arabia fight night and the sensational Benavidez-Morrell light heavyweight boxing title fight, Dev and Dayne preview the pair of championship bouts scheduled to top off UFC 312 on Saturday in Sydney. 0:00 Intro …
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Keith and Ben preview UFC 312 with detailed predictions and picks for all 13 fights. Both of your friendly analysts were living dangerously this week: It was Duffy's turn to swing for the fences with a massive upset pick, but not to be outdone, Keith explains how he managed to accidentally buy some cryptocurrency. Amid the serious talk, the guys fo…
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Sean is back to give you his best bets for who will reign over each UFC division at the end of 2025. After recapping his bets from a year ago—which included several big payouts—Sean breaks down the moneylines for the sitting champs, rising contenders and Hail Mary fliers for each weight class. 0:00 Reviewing last year's bets 12:00 Strawweight 14:57…
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Devin is joined by special guest Dayne Fox as they run down the hottest topics in MMA this week. After recapping the top moments from UFC Vegas 101, they analyze the newly announced end of Bellator MMA and former champ Holly Holm's release from the UFC. Finally, Dev and Dayne do a deep dive on the top three fights at this weekend's blockbuster UFC …
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Keith and Ben preview UFC 311, which is—on paper at least—an immediate frontrunner for the best event we'll see all year. Alongside detailed predictions and picks for all 14 fights, there are occasional side conversations on such diverse topics as elementary school brawls, Bo Nickal, and an alternate theory on why Khabib Nurmagomedov got kicked off…
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Sean recaps the year that was for Cage Warriors. After singing the praises of perhaps Europe's most consistently excellent promotion, Sean gives a card-by-card review of 2024. 0:00 Cage Warriors in 2024: A Story of Consistency 9:52 CW 167: Unplugged 11:29 CW 168: Manchester 14:16 CW 169: London 16:39 CW 170: Dublin 19:14 CW 171: Glasgow 20:17 CW 17…
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Keith and Ben kick off the new year with an in-depth preview of UFC Fight Night 249, also known as UFC Vegas 101, with detailed predictions and picks for all 14 fights. Side topics include a true horror story of the Great White North, the fabled “blood round” of the NCAA wrestling tournament, the moral travesty of having kids compete against adoles…
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Sean wraps up the year with the very first Sheehan Show Awards, giving a much-deserved pat on the back to some of the fighters, promoters and officials who made 2024 memorable for combat sports fans, paying special attention to the global MMA scene. 0:00 Intro: A New Holiday Tradition ----- THE FAB FIVE 2:32 Female Fighter of the Year 6:20 Male Fig…
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Sean runs down all 14 Ultimate Fighting Championship pay-per-view events of the year, looking at the highlights, lowlights and most memorable moments for the industry leader. 0:00 In Numbers: The UFC in 2024 9:07 UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis 12:06 UFC 298 Volkanovski vs. Topuria 15:30 UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 18:30 UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill…
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Devin breaks down four of the top fights from UFC Tampa, then looks ahead at the heavyweight boxing rematch between Oleksandyr Usyk and Tyson Fury this weekend. ----- OUT WITH THE OLD 0:00 Joaquin Buckley splits Colby Covington open 16:11 Cub Swanson puts on some old man violence 21:11 Manel Kape gets back on track 30:00 Dustin Jacoby blasts Vitor …
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Devin Tejada and special guest Dayne Fox unpack the big headlines from last weekend's UFC 310, before talking about UFC featherweight champ Ilia Topuria's two-division aspirations. Finally, Dev and Dayne break down three of the top fights from UFC Tampa with predictions. ----- OUT WITH THE OLD: UFC 310 0:00 Alexandre Pantoja runs through Kai Asakur…
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Keith and Ben preview the final UFC offering of 2024 with detailed predictions and picks for all 13 fights. Amid the analysis—and some truly irresponsible upset picks by one of your prognosticators—side topics of conversation included pioneering mixed martial arts gym Hammer House, gigantic former NBA center Mark Eaton, and of course Bo Nickal. 0:0…
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Devin Tejada is back to bring you up to speed on the biggest happenings in combat sports. After recapping the six title fights at the 2024 PFL World Championship, Dev looks ahead at three of the top bouts from this week's UFC 310 card. 0:00 Intro: American Holidays, Ranked ----- OUT WITH THE OLD: 2024 PFL CHAMPIONSHIPS 1:10 Dakota Ditcheva wrecks T…
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After what feels like a month away—because it basically was—Shillan and Duffy are both clocked in at the same time, previewing UFC 310, maybe the most sneaky-deep UFC card of 2024. There are detailed predictions and picks for all 14 fights, a bunch of big upset picks (though no unanimous ones this time) and conversational sidetracks including origi…
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Sean is back with his top bets for the week and with the 2024 PFL World Championship dominating the scene, he serves up a double helping of tempting moneylines for this Friday in Saudi Arabia. 0:00 Intro and recap of last week's picks 4:06 Bet 1: Brendan Loughnane 9:40 Bet 2: Shamil Musaev 13:41 Bet 3: Ali Taleb 15:19 Bet 4: Georges Eid 17:39 Bet 5…
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Sean is back to preview the six-fight main card of the 2024 PFL World Championships. Sean breaks down each of the $1 million title matchups and gives his overall thoughts on the card, which may be the strongest in the promotion's history and the best example of PFL's season format working as intended. 0:00 Intro 4:26 Featherweight: Brendan Loughnan…
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