If Conor McGregor is out of the USADA testing pool, he needs to be out of the official UFC rankings - it's only fair Remember two years ago when Dana White told the UFC matchmakers to build the women's featherweight division? What happened with that edict? MMA media doesn't need to carry water for the UFC, but it sure like to do free PR for the pro…

Man, Li Jingliang didn’t deserve to lose his spot in the welterweight rankings for a catchweight fight against Daniel Rodriguez at UFC 279 The good and bad from the UFC and the UFC commentary team from UFC 279 USADA has tested Jon Jones, Travis Browne and Urijah Faber more in 2022 than it has tested Conor McGregor - that’s a bad look for the UFC an…

Leon Edwards future cold be Khamzat Chimaev and not Kamaru Usman Joe Rogan needs to point the finger at Dana White and not casual fans when it comes to wanting a bloodsport Israel Adesanya is right not to worry about Alex Pereira’s MMA threat Full UFC 279 Fight Card Picks --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trent-reins…

UFC 279 Preview, Breakdown, Odds, Prediction and Pick -Chimaev vs. Diaz - Khamzat Chimaev vs Nate Diaz serves as the main event of the UFC 279 pay-per-view card. I give my detailed breakdown, pick and prediction of the outcome of the welterweight fight, which headlines the ESPN+ streaming pay-per-view card, which takes place on September 10 from T-…

C'mon Now MMA Podcast 358: The Potential Chaos of UFC 279, Chimaev vs Diaz and More - Nate Diaz has the potential to be an agent of chaos at UFC 279 and we should all welcome that as fans of MMA. I also discuss the winners and losers of the Demetrious Johnson for Ben Askren trade between the UFC and ONE Championship. I'm a fan of Rafael dos Anjos l…

I didn’t like what I heard from Kamaru Usman after his UFC 278 loss to Leon Edwards Why Dana White might have regrets about letting Shane Burgos move to PFL via free agency Why I don’t know if I believe Paulo Costa’s claims that he only made $35,000 for Marvin Vettori fight My issues with MMA media reporting someone told me this about this other fi…

C'mon Now MMA Podcast 356: Dana White's Poor Leadership, Luke Rockhold Wins Ahead of UFC 278 & More - James Krause didn't help help his fighter David Onama against Nate Landwehr at UFC San Diego, Shane Burgos leaves the UFC for PFL and UFC president Dana White show his poor leadership skills, Dana White wants everyone to believe UFC pay is improvin…

Let’s put the UFC passed on Bo Nickal story to rest Dominick Cruz might love Daniel Cormier, but he still doesn’t think Cormier does the work as a UFC commentator Hey, Dana White, who is the “they” that gets a cut of UFC pay-per-view buys? Islam Makhachev has a point, but I don’t blame Charles Oliveira for looking for low risk, high rewards fights …

Let’s talk early stoppages (UFC 277 - Derrick Lewis) Sean O’Malley gets it when it comes to MMA managers Dana White needs to get better with his medical assessments World MMA Awards are not good when it comes to MMA media source nominees Referees attempting to influence in-cage physicians Crypto.com fan bonus voting is not working well Khamzat Chim…

Intro Joe Rogan dumps on Deiveson Figueiredo Joe Rogan was not prepared to discuss Alex Perez Not a big one, but Joe Rogan showed a lack of knowledge on James Krause Joe Rogan was off the mark during the UFC 277 co-main event fight between Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena for the UFC women's bantamweight title --- Support this podcast: https://podcas…

Are you an MMA fan if you're not supporting Nate Diaz in his final UFC fight Calls for change in the UFC need to come from inside the house and that includes MMA access media Khamzat Chimaev's criticism of Israel Adesanya misses a big point and that point is money What if there was a an LIV Golf, but for MMA? It's a sticky philosophical question --…

Daniel Cormier is a hypocrite for criticizing Jon Jones for cheating Will UFC still hold Nate Diaz hostage after the Khamzat Chimaev fight - because it can Nate Diaz's big risk and big reward bet Michael Chandler's false narrative when it comes to fighting Conor McGregor What about getting sponsors for UFC fight cards and paying the fighters from t…

It was a bad week for UFC Fighters and Fans Dana White's "Gift" Nate Diaz's Contract UFC Lobbying Efforts ESPN+ price increase Yair Rodriguez joins the no-sparring club and that's great Robert Whittaker's take on Israel Adesanya and why I have a problem with "fan" expectations Reaction to Nate Diaz's MMA Hour interview and is Nate Diaz being too Na…

Sean Strickland missed a big opportunity against Alex Pereira Belal Muhammad vs Sean Brady is a great fight and one to look forward to UFC avoided a PR disaster by signing Jim Miller before UFC 276 Of course Israel Adesanya should be boring - it’s all about that UFC champion’s pay Max Holloway has some choices to make Sean O’Malley’s talk is gettin…

Is Charles Oliveira going to miss out on a title shot? Daniel Cormier cheating, the UFC, the NYSAC, Charles Oliveira and some questions about what it it was a different fighter Conor McGregor and Tony Ferguson should not be ranked in the UFC lightweight division Rakhmonov passed the test UFC welterweight division looks bright and please don’t book …

A look at the storylines to watch for the entire UFC 276 fight card, which takes place Saturday, July 2 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trent-reinsmith/support

A deep dive into everything you need to know about the UFC 276 main event bout between Israel Adesanya and Jared Cannonier. UFC 276 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, July 2. The main card streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view, following prelims on ABC and early prelims on ESPN+. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com…

I'm back, at least I hope I'm back. Here's what I cover in the first video in a long while - Where I've been, why MMA fighters love to deny credit to opponents who have bested them, Ali Abdelaziz and his love for attention, UFC missed an opportunity during Pride month, Dana White - Nate Diaz - Jake Paul and UFC contracts, Jim Miller not having a ne…

UFC 271 is in the books and here is my immediate post-fight reaction to the fights and also some things that happened around the event. UFC 271 took place at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and streamed on ESPN+ pay-per-view. In the main event, UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya faced Robert Whittaker, while in the co-headliner Derrick Lewis…

An in depth look of what happened at UFC 270 and what questions were left unanswered Payouts Dana White no shows Reffing issues Rogan on McKenzie - C’mon now Kay Hansen vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Silvana Gómez Juárez Matt Frevola vs. Genaro Valdéz Jack Della Maddalena vs. Pete Rodriguez Victor Henry vs. Raoni Barcelos Michael M…

Hey, it's been a while. That's on me. I'm going to be doing short "podcasts" and not on a set schedule. Here's one on Francis Ngannou, boxing, UFC and Ngannou getting paid what he deserves. UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou wants to box Tyson Fury. He said his next deal with the UFC needs to have a boxing clause in it. What Ngannou should re…

Marc Diakiese’s future? What's the story Rafael Alves? Joel Alvarez, 155 or 170? Song Yadong's development? What’s the story with Herb Dean? What’s up with Conor McGregor? What’s next for Max Holloway? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trent-reinsmith/support

Is Ian Garry for real? What about Alex Pereira? Is this the end of the road for Edmen Shahbazyan? Why does the UFC commentary team focus so much on fight stats? Will Burgos and Quarantillo get props? What's next for Frankie Edgar? Will Carla Esparza get the next strawweight title fight? Was that a takedown in Round 3 of Usman vs. Covington? Where d…

A look at Trevor Wittman and the fighters he's coaching at UFC 268 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trent-reinsmith/support

I'm not a fan of Dana White wanting to book Khamzat Chimaev vs. Nate Diaz UFC 268 ME Preview UFC 268 CME Preview --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trent-reinsmith/support

Dana White tries to gaslight fighters and fans Don't confuse UFC's cowardice for bravery What's the upside of Khamzat Chimaev UFC 267 post-fight questions --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trent-reinsmith/support

UFC and NSAC weight cutting Costa messed up an important middleweight bout That wasn’t a middleweight fight Jonathan Martinez with a nice win Randa Markos ends a losing skid Jeff Molina says he is a champion in the making Jai Herbert gets the win David Onama impresses on short notice Alex Caceres vs. Seung Woo Choi had a good fight Jessica-Rose Cla…

Joe Rogan is wrong about Fury vs Wilder 3 Daniel Cormier might want to be careful in wishing the UFC would enforce its code of conduct Ali Abdelaziz tells fighter to cancel MMA Hour appearance --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trent-reinsmith/support

Ariane Carnelossi uses her strength and aggression to get the win over Istela Nunes Danaa Batgerel gets his third-straight KO win and is a fighter to watch Danny Roberts picks up a win and some confidence after a long time off Bruno Silva's cardio and striking save him against Andrew Sanchez Nate Landwehr gets the upset victory by fighting his styl…

Steve Garcia breaks Charlie Ontiveros Lupita Godinez uses her wrestling to set up her win Damon Jackson remains composed NSAC doctor did a good job Chris Gutierrez vs. Felipe Colares left me disappointed Matheus Nicolau found his timing and Tim Elliott’s team screwed up Randy Brown is making moves Marina Rodriguez continues her roll in 2021 Mackenz…

Why I think Mackenzie Dern should name the sponsors she lost when she was pregnant Why is the UFC rewarding Aspen Ladd? Is Bellator paying a premium to its fighters for fighting five rounds main events? It should. BKFC doesn’t answer health and safety questions, just blocks me on Twitter I want proof from Dana White that the UFC spends $20 million …

Maybe it's time to book Henry Cejudo vs. Alexander Volkanovski Finding fault with Chael Sonnen's idea that UFC keeping Jon Jones is the biggest punishment Herb Dean's defense of not stopping the Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega fight falls short MMA media dropped the ball Why did UFC release Anderson Silva, but not Georges St-Pierre? Dana Whi…

UFC should not have been involved with NSAC instant replay in any way Mark Smith and NSAC need to address the Egger vs Young stoppage Why are Cormier and Fitzgerald so obsessed with the number of significant strikes? Thiago Santos asking for a raise, not a good look for UFC The show/win pay structure is broken NSAC has the blueprint to write clear …

Take What Michael Bisping. Chael Sonnen and Daniel Cormier have to say about Jon Jones with a grain of salt Aspen Ladd missed weight and I have all kinds of issues with what happened after that Jon Jones avoiding alcohol is unlikely to solve whatever problems he has What help have the UFC offered Jon Jones? How the UFC can fix weight cutting and wh…

Let’s talk about “The Brian Ortega Line” UFC 266 showed Joe Rogan should be replaced Herb Dean and the cageside doctor did not watch out for Brian Ortega Conor McGregor once agains shows he’s a sad man Matthew Semelsberger is becoming a knockout artist Nick Maximov is a young, developing fighter to watch Jalin Turner showed he has a lot to offer an…

Dana White dumps on Showtime while Drakkar Klose sits on the sidelines and the MMA media lets White slide It’s time for the UFC to move on from Joe Rogan Why I changed my mind about Nick Diaz fighting Here’s hoping Robbie Lawler got paid for agreeing to rework his contract during UFC 266 fight week Dana White has empty words for Georges St-Pierre a…

Preview, Picks and Predictions for the top three fights on the UFC 266 pay-per-view card --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trent-reinsmith/support

Michael Bisping is a UFC employee and his advice to current fighters is a conflict of interest The UFC and Dana White need to answer what it did for Raquel Pennington while she was hospitalized with COVID-19 — If anything Michael Bisping made it seem as if he was more than a replaceable part of the UFC when he fought — he wasn't Everyone needs to g…

Dana White as a cowardly boss The UFC should set up a fund and/or grants to help fighters in need Florida approved Evander Holyfield to box by the medical requirements, but those aren’t the only boxes that need to be checked Joe Rogan lied by omission when threatening to sue CNN --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tren…

Conor McGregor used 9/11 as an excuse to promote Proper 12 Conor McGregor decides to get in a scuffle with Machine Gun Kelly The World MMA Awards screwed up and so did The Mac Life I say there’s a better than 50-50 chance we see Jorge Masvidal vs Jake Paul boxing match because Endeavor needs that free money Let’s slow down on the Paddy Pimblett pus…

Intro The Tough Business podcast interview with Dana White was embarrassing Dana White thinks he doesn’t work for someone. He’s wrong Dana White refers to UFC as “My business.” That’s not true Dana White refers to UFC as “My company.” Again, that’s a no Dana White says no layoffs during pandemic. Ignores that the fighters aren’t employees and that …

Is the UFC allowing fighter sponsors? Michael Bisping being Michael Bisping after Paddy Pimblett's win Daniel Cormier jokes about his inability to score UFC fights correctly Jack Shore played it "safe" and that might not sit well with the UFC Julian Erosa got a good win Molly McCann reminded fans why she is a popular fighter and ended a losing skid…

John McCarthy sounds kind of like Dana White when giving advice to Gable Steveson Dana White can’t help but put his foot in his mouth, even when he does the right thing Colby Covington’s shtick is more important to him than improving as a fighter? UFC tries to bully Al Iaquinta Conor McGregor shows a shocking lack of self-awareness. Yes, even for C…

Montana Love was the star of the show Jake Paul did not impress overall, but considering what he’s done in a short time, he deserves some leeway and respect Jake Paul vs Jorge Masvidal, Nate Diaz or Conor McGregor? I’m not sure how those fights would work out for Jake Paul It was the worst-case scenario for Tyron Woodley Is Jake Paul going to keep …

Miesha Tate on how she spent her pay before her recent fight Darren Stewart floats the idea of a flat rate for all UFC fighters - I agree and I think it’ll bring better and more exciting fights Sorry, Jake Paul, you are not affecting Dana White’s business, at least not right now F*** Joe Rogan for suggesting and untested and unproven COVID-19 thera…

Dana White says TUF was a success, but did it add ESPN+ subscribers? That’s the big question Would the UFC be doing a favor to Kevin Lee by releasing him? Sam Alvey gets another shot in the UFC after an 0-6-1 run? Is it all about the money? Robbie Lawler is ranked No. 15 in the official UFC welterweight rankings? Chris Tognoni made the right call P…

What allowing just one fighter sponsor on the UFC fight kit could mean to the fighters and their income Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza has one regret about his UFC career and the role I think the UFC played Alistair Overeem was a little too comfortable with a homophobic slur Conor McGregor is living in the past C’mon Now Paddy Pimblett, stop talking about …

Congrats to the prelim fighters Why the UFC needs to entice viewers with recognizable names Ramiz Brahimaj dominates Ignacio Bahamondes scores a KO of the year contender William Knight might not need striking defense with the power he packs Josiane Nunes didn’t care about height and reach Brian Kelleher fights his fight Austin Lingo shows that toug…

Francis Ngannou is unhappy with the UFC The top UFC heavyweights all seem angry — Is a change on the way? Ciryl Gane tells us how much he made for UFC 265 Jared Cannonier vs. Kelvin Gastelum - Preview, prediction and pick Man, F*** Joe Rogan: Anthony Jeselnik nails why Rogan — and others — need to shut up about cancel culture --- Support this podca…

Kevin Holland gets a new deal, but the timing seems off UFC has a great first half of 2021 — How did the fighters make out? Same as always, not well Luke Rockhold speaks the truth about fighter treatment from UFC and Dana White UFC rarely remembers the favors fighters have done for the promotion Conor McGregor is not the needle mover he once was --…