Submission Radio presents the UFC 242 preview show, featuring interviews and breakdowns from John Morgan and Luke Thomas, discussing and previewing the big fights, such as Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington, Max Holloway vs. Alex Volkanovski, Amanda Nunes vs. Germaine De Randamie, Petr Yan vs. Urijah Faber, Marlon Moraes vs. Jose Aldo in Aldo's bantamweight debut, and much more!

John Morgan: 7:29

John Morgan on Urijah Faber vs. Petr Yan: 13:12

John Morgan on Jose Aldo at Bantamweight: 17:14

John Morgan on Colby Covington's rise: 22:55

John Morgan on Where Jorge Masvidal fits in for the winner: 25:50

John Morgan on Holloway/Volkanovski: 27:50

John Morgan on the Nunes/De Randamie rematch: 29:58

Luke Thomas: 32:38

Luke Thomas reflects on 2019 and gives advice to young media members: 34:30

Luke Thomas breaks down Usman/Covington: 40:50

Luke Thomas breaks down Holloway/Volkanovski: 55:00

Luke Thomas break down Nunes/De Randamie 2: 1:05:50

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Tyson Pedro: 4:14
Jon Anik: 20:38
Dominick Reyes: 47:39
Tito Ortiz: 1:13:38
Anthony Walker: 1:42:04

Tito Ortiz returns to Submission Radio to discuss his upcoming fight against Alberto Rodriguez at Combate Americas, why he came out of retirement, contacting the UFC about a return and how the conversations went, his relationship with Dana White after the 30 for 30 documentary, looking back on working with Oscar De La Hoya for the Chuck Liddell rematch, putting up his UFC belt for Alberto Del Rio's WWE title, possibly fighting Cain Velasquez next, his comments on Jon Jones, Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone, and more!

Dominick Reyes makes his Submission Radio debut to discuss his upcoming fight against Jon Jones at UFC 247, his original dreams of being in the NFL, how he transitioned into MMA, his road through the UFC's light heavyweight ranks, the UFC wanting Chris Weidman to beat him in order to face Jones next, being underestimated and wanting to prove himself, having to beat Jon Jones twice in order to truly move forward, Jon's weaknesses and what he has to do in order to beat him, Jon wanting to face Israel Adesanya, and more!

Tyson Pedro returns to Submission Radio to discuss his upcoming return at UFC Auckland, his time on the sidelines after his knee injury at the hands of Shogun Rua, what he learned from that fight, his heritage, the Anzac takeover, training at City Kickboxing for this fight, why Auckland suits him, The Halfcast Podcast, and more!

Jon Anik returns to Submission Radio to discuss Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cowboy Cerrone finally being made for UFC 246, the fact that it's at welterweight, Cerrone as an opponent instead of Justin Gaethje, whether McGregor vs. Jorge Masvidal could possibly be next, if McGregor would retire with a loss, Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson, how much a win would mean for Khabib's legacy, Ferguson as Khabib's toughest test, Colby Covington vs. Kamaru Usman, sharing a plane with Covington and Masvidal, Max Holloway vs. Alex Volkanovski, some of the highlights from 2019, and more!

Anthony Walker returns to Submission Radio to break down the rematch between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr., what really happened in the first fight, and what changes Joshua would have to make in order to win this rematch, who wins between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, and how they fit into the picture for the winner of this fight, and more!

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Brett Okamoto: 6:38 
Dan Hooker: 32:30 
Maycee Barber: 53:24 
Luke Rockhold: 1:15:21 

Luke Rockhold returns to Submission Radio to discuss Polaris 12, his MMA career and future, his UFC 239 loss to Jan Blachowicz, what went wrong in that fight, how it felt fighting at light heavyweight, his physical health afterwards, why he isn't as passionate about MMA as he used to be, where it all changed for him, if he'll ever return to the UFC, his upcoming grappling match against Nick Rodriguez at Polaris 12, the current state of Jiu Jitsu and what he'd like to see change, going into a sport with a history of PED users and relaxed drug testing, potential future challengers for Jon Jones, Corey Anderson's recent success, and more!

Maycee Barber returns to Submission Radio to discuss her upcoming fight against Roxanne Modafferi at UFC 246, why the Paige VanZant fight didn't come together, if the UFC offered her Paige and what happened, how the build-up with Roxanne will compare seeing as she's so nice, Roxanne as a veteran of the sport and what it would mean to beat her, making the jump to PPV fighter and fighting on a Conor McGregor card, looking up to Conor and wanting to learn from him and impress him, her coach Ben Askren retiring, his legacy in the sport, how this affects her training and if he'll be in her corner, and more!

Dan Hooker returns to Submission Radio to discuss the upcoming UFC Auckland card, what it means for the UFC to be returning to New Zealand, if he's going to be main-eventing that card, potential opponents for him, life after his big win at UFC 243 over Al Iaquinta, Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone, why Hooker believes McGregor should've chosen Gaethje instead, if he feels there's extra pressure on Conor to beat Cerrone, Israel Adesanya wanting to fight Yoel Romero, Alex Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway, and more!

Brett Okamoto returns to Submission Radio to discuss Ben Askren's retirement from MMA, what his legacy is now after his UFC run, if it was a mistake coming to the UFC, Jan Blachowicz beating Jacare Souza, the streak of middleweights who haven't found success at light heavyweight, Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes and why this fight has taken so long to come together, Jon Jones at heavyweight in 2020, Nick Diaz's interview with Ariel Helwani, why Nick Diaz fighting Jorge Masvidal makes zero sense, and more!

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Ben Sosoli: 7:47 
Kevin Lee: 27:30 
Robert Whittaker: 49:31 
Robbie Fox: 1:14:29 

Robert Whittaker returns to Submission Radio to reflect on his UFC 243 loss to Israel Adesanya, what went wrong in the fight and what he would do differently, how it feels now not to be champion anymore and if there's a relief with that, how this loss has lit a fire under him, his mental health moving forward, when he'd like to return to action, Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa, Kelvin Gastelum vs. Darren Till at UFC 244, Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz for the BMF Belt, his speaking tour around Australia and more! 

Kevin Lee returns to Submission Radio to discuss his upcoming fight at UFC 244 against Gregor Gillespie, why he dropped back down to lightweight, Gregor as a tough opponent, why he wanted Islam Makhachev originally, Khabib Nurmagomedov being a big part of his motivation to return to 155, training at Tristar and being in competition with GSP to see who can beat Khabib first, Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz, the changes in his training, playing Nintendo Switch while driving and more! 

Ben Sosoli returns to look back on UFC Boston and his controversial fight against Greg Hardy, his performance and how he went away from the gameplan, Greg Hardy using the inhaler between rounds, the fight being overturned to a no contest and Hardy's team appealing it, Ben's friend Sy and the update on his condition, when Ben would like to fight again, Kiwi street fights in New Zealand, and more! 

Robbie Fox returns to Submission Radio to discuss pop culture, comics, the Joker movie, Batman, Israel Adesanya's rise into the mainstream, Ben Askren vs Demian Maia, Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz, his friendship with Dana White, and more!

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Ben Sosoli: 9:16 
Ben Askren: 32:07 
Colby Covington: 58:13 
Joker Movie Review: 1:29:25 

Ben Askren returns to Submission Radio to discuss his upcoming fight against Demian Maia at UFC Singapore, the welterweight division, Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz at UFC 244 for the BMF belt, how much the belt means compared to the actual welterweight belt, Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington at UFC 245, who he sees winning and who he wants to win, his recent tweets to Jorge Masvidal and a possible rematch i the future, GSP possibly returning against Khabib Nurmagomedov, the biggest fight for him, Demian Maia's wrestling and ground game, how important this fight is for his career, and more!

Colby Covington returns to Submission Radio to discuss his upcoming fight against Kamaru Usman at UFC 245 for the UFC welterweight title and how the fight came together, if he's happy with the deal he got, where Usman ranks amongst his toughest fights, Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz at UFC 244 for the BMF belt, where he stands with Jorge Masvidal these days and why he believes they both used each other, the situation at ATT with his training partners not liking him, The Rock being present at UFC 244, why he'll slap Dana White if he tries to wrap the belt around his waist, and more!

Ben Sosoli makes his Submission Radio debut to discuss his upcoming fight against Greg Hardy at UFC Boston, his journey to the UFC, his memories from TUF and the Contender series, the controversy surrounding his last fight, how the Greg Hardy fight came together, his thoughts on Hardy's past and as a fighter, why previous opponents have lost and why he won't, his friend being in a coma and how they often talked about him fighting Greg Hardy, derailing Hardy's hype train, and more!

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Eugene Bareman returns to Submission Radio to discuss Israel Adesanya's win over Robert Whittaker at UFC 243 to become the undisputed UFC middleweight champion, the quick win and how Israel strayed slightly from the gameplan, Israel's unorthodox punching power and precision, Paulo Cost as the next challenger and the dangers he brings, why Israel is now in a similar position to Conor McGregor in terms of leverage, why Eugene doesn't want Jon Jones to reap the rewards from fighting Israel Adesanya and why isn't a fan of Jon and the way things are handled at his team, preferring Israel to face Stipe Miocic instead and what sort of advantages Israel would have at heavyweight, what's next for Robert Whittaker, Israel's crazy entrance at UFC 243, the entire weekend being the best moment for City Kickboxing, and lots more!

Bas Rutten returns to Submission Radio to discuss Israel Adesanya's win over Robert Whittaker at UFC 243, Adesanya's incredible striking and one possible weakness opponents could exploit, the comparisons between Adesanya and Conor McGregor's superstardom, a possible Jon Jones vs. Israel Adesanya fight, Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal for the BMF belt at UFC 244, what the fight depends on and what's at stake for the winner, Conor McGregor possibly fighting Frankie Edgar next, what it says about Conor that for once he's not facing the biggest challenge, how Justin Gaethje would do against Conor, and lots more!

New York Ric returns to the program to talk about his UFC 243 experience in Melbourne Australia, Israel Adesanya's win and just how big of a star he could become, what makes sense for Robert Whittaker next, Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Michelle Waterson, as well as a high stakes wager for Max Holloway vs. Alex Volkanovski at UFC 245!

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Luke Thomas: 6:53
Tank Abbot: 36:07
Alex Volkanovski: 1:03:42
Chris Weidman: 1:33:00

Chris Weidman returns to Submission Radio to discuss his upcoming fight against Dominick Reyes, his move to light heavyweight and the physical differences he's feeling, Jon Jones, UFC 243 and Robert Whittaker vs. Israel Adesanya, Paulo Costa as a middleweight title challenger, Luke Rockhold's loss in his 205 debut, Daren Till moving up to face Kelvin Gastelum, and lots more!

Alex Volkanovski returns to Submission Radio to discuss his upcoming fight against Max Holloway at UFC 245 finally being booked, not making it onto the UFC 243 Melbourne card, Robert Whittaker vs. Israel Adesanya, the journey to this title shot and almost walking away from the sport at one point, Max as a stylistic challenge, why he expects a war but feels like he'll be free to land heavier shots, Conor McGregor vs. Frankie Edgar and a potential McGregor fight down the road, and more!

Tank Abbott makes his Submission Radio debut to discuss his wide-spanning career across MMA and pro wrestling, street fights, Tito Ortiz, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal and the BMF belt, his changed feelings towards Ronda Rousey, WCW backstage, Dana White, his health, and more!

Luke Thomas returns to Submission Radio to discuss the UFC Mexico fallout, Yair Rodriguez's stock post-fight, Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal and what the BMF title means for the division, Conor McGregor's next opponent, how a Conor McGregor vs. Justin Gaethje fight might look, UFC 243 and Robert Whittaker vs. Israel Adesanya, and more!

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Phil Daru, Dustin Poirier's Strength and conditioning coach speaks to Submission Radio about Dustin's preparation for Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier, the gameplan to beat Khabib, training in MMA and more!

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Submission Radio previews UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier with Sean Sheehan and breaks down the fight, as well as Dustin Poirier's best chance at dethroning the unbeaten UFC lightweight champion. #UFC242

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UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker speaks to Submission Radio about his crazy UFC 243 press conference in Melbourne and Israel Adesanya clashing with fans, why he plans on finishing the fight quickly, his struggles with depression during his fight career, his speaking tour and telling his story, Colby Covington saying he wants to challenge him, Darren Till moving up to middleweight to face Kelvin Gastelum, and more!

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Fresh off his win over Robbie Lawler at UFC on ESPN 5, Colby Covington speaks to Submission Radio about the victory over the former UFC welterweight champion, the heated confrontation with Kamaru Usman afterwards, Usman as a fighter and a challenge, Tyron Woodley, Nate Diaz vs; Anthony Pettis at UFC 241, if Dana White has guaranteed him the next title shot, why he deserves to be paid more money for the promotion that he is doing, having the first family at his fight, the cut and eye injury he suffered, and more!

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Kai Kara France speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight at UFC China, the UFC's flyweight division, UFC 243 and Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker, the crazy schedule at City Kickboxing, Demetrious Johnson's most recent tough fight at ONE, and more!

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Ahead of his UFC 243 UFC middleweight title fight against Robert Whittaker, Israel Adesanya speaks to Submission Radio about the fight finally being confirmed for Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, promoting this fight and pushing fighting forward in this part of the world, why he's not actually trying to get under Robert Whittaker's skin, how he believes Whittaker has changed his approach and started acting differently in the lead-up to the fight, their back and forth at the summer press conference, Jon Jones offering to help train Rob, why he wasn't impressed with Jon's performance at UFC 239, the blueprint to beating Rob, and more!

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UFC interim welterwieght champion Colby Covington speaks to Submission Radio ahead of his fight against Robbie Lawler on UFC on ESPN 5. Covington discusses Jon Jones' recent charges, Jorge Masvidal's KO of Ben Askren at UFC 239, his relationship with Masvidal and what would happen if they had to fight each other or Masvidal got a title shot before him, Ben Askren vs. Demian Maia and what he learned about Askren in his last fight, the origins of his feud with Robbie Lawler, how their training went back in ATT, how the bad blood extends to some of Lawler's coaches as well, and much more!

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Sean Sheehan joins Submission Radio to preview and discuss UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar, how Edgar is the heavy underdog against another Hawaiian 10 years later, why this fight has somewhat expired, social media pressure when it comes to Edgar, Jon Jones' latest charges, unravelling what might go through Jon Jones' mind on a day-to-day basis, Cris Cyborg vs. Felicia Spencer, why Dana White has been burying Cyborg so close to her fight. Oh, and of course we discuss UFC 243 being finally announced for Melbourne, Australia!

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Jon Anik: 8:55
Aljamain Sterling: 28:25
Justin Willis: 51:55
Kevin Lee: 1:14:04
Robert Whittaker: 1:40:53

UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker returns to Submission Radio to discuss his upcoming fight against Israel Adesanya at UFC 243, the location of the fight and what suits him better, Israel's claims that he's not the real champion, their encounter and staredown at the UFC summer press conference, Jon Jones offering to train him and prepare him for Adesanya, Jones' performance against Thiago Santos at UFC 239, why there's often tension when he's around other fighters, and more!

Kevin Lee returns to Submission Radio to discuss his life since his loss to Rafael dos Anjos, how social media impacted his life, whether he considered retirement after the loss, moving to Tristar to prepare for his next fight and training with Firas Zahabi and GSP, the conversations he had with GSP after wanting to fight him for so long, Jorge Masvidal's crazy KO over Ben Askren, why he considers Ben Askren to be the easiest fight in the division and why he considers Kamaru Usman to be the toughest, RDA vs. Leon Edwards, and more!

Aljamain Sterling speaks to Submission Radio about Urijah Faber's return and win at UFC Sacramento over Ricky Simon, Faber's callout of Henry Cejudo for the next title shot, how Faber looked and how he would do against the top guys in the division, wanting to fight Petr Yan for the interim title, why he believes Yan to be two-faced, Henry Cejudo's cringe gimmick, the biggest changes and improvements he's made since his loss to Marlon Moraes back in 2017, attending a WWE RAW show, and more!

Justin Willis returns to Submission Radio to discuss his current relationship with the UFC, why exactly he was released, if he believes there were other contributing factors to his release, his request to speak to Dana White, disputing Tai Tuivasa's claims of sending him private DMs, why the fight between him and Tai Tuivasa needs to happen, whether he wants to test the market or return to the UFC, and more!
UFC lead play-by-play commentator, Jon Anik returns to Submission Radio to discuss Rafael dos Anjos vs. Leon Edwards, why Aljamain Sterling deserves to face Henry Cejudo next over Urijah Faber, being there live for Jorge Masvidal's crazy KO over Ben Askren and Jon Jones vs. Thiago Santos, why he feels it's unlikely Jon Jones faces Daniel Cormier next, and more!

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Chi Lewis-Parry: 5:59
Coach Wink: 39:52
Stephen Thompson: 1:05:42
Anthony Smith: 1:40:08
Aaron Bronsteter: 2:11:18

Anthony Smith returns to Submission Radio to discuss craziness from UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos, Luke Rockhold getting knocked out by Jan Blachowicz, if he was happy with the result given their history, if Rockhold is still in his sights as a future opponent, Jon Jones' performance against Thiago Santos, Smith's obsessive studying of how to beat Jones, wanting to punch Corey Anderson, Jones vs. Daniel Cormier at heavyweight, his return timeframe, and more!

Coach Mike Winkeljohn returns to Submission Radio to discuss Jon Jones' win over Thiago Santos at UFC 239, the scrutiny that Jones came under and Jon not taking the fight to the ground, if Jon might fight Daniel Cormier at heavyweight in December, Israel Adesanya's interest in fighting Jon Jones and how that fight would play out, Holly Holm's devastating knockout loss against Amanda Nunes and if Holly will continue to fight, what Holly's motivation is at this point, Diego Sanchez leaving the Jackson/Winkeljohn camp, and more!
Stephen Thompson returns to Submission Radio to discuss UFC 239, Jorge Masvidal's record-breaking knockout over Ben Askren, Masvidal's post-fight celebration, seeing Masvidal rise up the ranks considering he owns a win over him, what he learned about Ben Askren, what he learned from his recent loss and how it's changed him mentally, who he'd like to face upon his return, Kamaru Usman as champ being better for his own title campaign, Colby Covington, Anthony Pettis vs. Nate Diaz, raging over video games, his crazy new YouTube channel, and more!
Chi Lewis-Parry makes his Submission Radio debut to discuss his Heavyweight Championship win over the weekend at UAE Warriors 2, the insanely quick knockout victory, the water-throwing incident and what his opponent said to him, his thoughts on Jon Jones' performance against Thiago Santos at UFC 239, his entire feud history with Jon Jones, why he approached Jones at the BodyPower fitness expo, grabbing Jon Jones by the beard and grabbing Jones' brother "by the tits", why he hasn't moved over to the UFC or Bellator yet, and lots more!

Aaron Bronsteter returns to Submission Radio to discuss the aftermath of UFC 239, capturing Israel Adesanya's reaction to Jorge Masvidal's KO of Ben Askren, and more!

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This week's episode features UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos previews from Luke Thomas, Brett Okamoto and Tommy Toe Hold.

Brett Okamoto: 6:17
Tommy Toe Hold: 32:47
Luke Thomas: 35:57

Luke Thomas returns to Submission Radio to discuss UFC 239 and break down fights such as, Jon Jones vs. Thiago Santos, Ben Askren vs. Jorge Masvidal, Amanda Nunes vs. Holly Holm, and Luke Rockhold vs. Jan Blachowicz. Luke also reflects on his time as host of The MMA Hour, the show's conclusion, the challenges he faced every week, as well as his recent back and forth with Chael Sonnen.

ESPN's Brett Okamoto returns to Submission Radio to discuss the big fights from UFC 239, as well as what's next for Francis Ngannou and how it might be affected by Jon Jones possibly winning at UFC 239.

Tommy Toe Hold gets you excited for UFC 239 in his usual hilarious fashion!

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This week hosts Kacper Rosolowski and Denis Shkuratov have on the show:

Luke Rockhold returns to Submission Radio to discuss his upcoming fight against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 239, why he skipped the LA media day, Jon Jones vs. Thiago Santos, Jones as a future opponent, possibly getting the next title shot, what it would mean if Daniel Cormier wanted to drop down and fight Jon Jones a third time, Blachowicz as an opponent, Alexander Gustafsson retiring, if he was impressed by Anthony Smith's win, and more!

Colby Covington returns to Submission Radio to discuss his upcoming fight against Robbie Lawler, why he decided to take the fight and why the Kamaru Usman fight didn't get booked, his conversation with Dana White and their relationship now, Ben Askren claiming that he'll get the next title shot over Colby, Askren's win over Lawler and UFC 239 fight against Masvidal, what would happen if Masvidal was also a title contender, Robbie Lawler as a threat these days, putting his title on the line against Robbie Lawler, and more.

Demetrious Johnson returns to Submission Radio to discuss his upcoming fight against Tatsumitsu Wada at ONE Championship: Dawn of Heroes, the UFC flyweight division since his departure, Henry Cejudo as champion and his win over Marlon Moraes, Joseph Benavidez as the next possible challenger for the UFC flyweight title, his time in ONE compared to the UFC, the ONE flyweight grand prix, how much belts really mean to him, what kind of legacy he wants to leave behind, gaming, and more!

Jimmy Crute makes his official Submission Radio debut,to discuss his fight against Misha Cirkunov at UFC Vancouver, his hilarious new slogan and world tour, Aussie humor, how his life has changed since his UFC debut and UFC 234, Dana White's comments about him at the press conference and his relationship with the UFC president, his changes in training and recent trip to Bali, getting a Mike Tyson face tattoo, being the villain in Canada, Jon Jones vs. Thiago Santos at UFC 239, calling out Chris Weidman, Luke Rockhold moving up to 205, and more!

Sean Sheehan returns to Submission Radio to discuss Artem Lobov's win over Paulie Malignaggi at BKFC: 6, Colby Covington vs. Robbie Lawler, Rafael Levato Jr.’s upset win over Mousasi to become the new Bellator middleweight champ, Francis Ngannou vs. Junior dos Santos, and more!

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This week hosts Kacper Rosolowski and Denis Shkuratov have on the show:

Joesph Benavavidez: 5:42
Tai Tuivasa: 28:59
Israel Adesanya: 48:17
Oscar Willis: 1:18:05

Israel Adesanya returns to Submission Radio to discuss his upcoming fight against Robert Whittaker for the undisputed UFC middleweight championship, when and where the fight might happen, him being willing to push the fight so that Alex Volkanovski can be on the same card, Whittaker's comments about Israel's performance against Kelvin Gastelum, Whittaker wanting to fight Jon Jones, Israel's holiday to Nigeria and the crazy stories that came from the trip, his own popularity and influence in his own country, and more!

Tai Tuivasa returns to Submission Radio to reflect on his loss to Blagoy Ivanov at UFC 238, his performance and what he learned from the fight, the controversy surrounding the tap at the end of the second round, Red Velvet from UFC Embedded, his huge feud with Justin Willis, the DM's that he's sent Justin and offers he's made to fight privately, when he'd like to return to action, his new supplement shop that he's opened in Sydney, and more!

Joseph Benavidez returns to Submission Radio to discuss his upcoming fight against Jussier Formiga at UFC on ESPN 3, why he took this rematch and how it differs from the first fight, the future of the flyweight division, Henry Cejudo's double champ status and if he'll ever return back to 125, why Benavidez wants a rematch against Cejudo, Urijah Faber's return to active competition, his fashion blog, and more!

Oscar Willis of The Mac Life makes his Submission Radio debut to discuss his experience at Fury/Schwarz, Fury as the face of boxing, why Andy Ruiz has a big chance of beating Anthony Joshua again, Dana White aiming to get into boxing by August, the UFC Apex facility, Chael Sonnen's retirement and the legacy he leaves in MMA, his coverage of Bare Knuckle FC 6 and what to expect, the Artem Lobov vs. Paulie Malignaggi feud, and more!

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This week hosts Kacper Rosolowski and Denis Shkuratov have on the show:

John Morgan: 3:19
Alex Volkanovski: 24:17
Dan Hooker: 47:44
Valentina Shevchenko: 1:09:07

UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko returns to Submission Radio to discuss her UFC 238 win over Jessica Eye, the brutal headkick knockout, the kick being compared to Holly Holm's KO of Ronda Rousey, the president of Kyrgyzstan calling her to congratulate her personaly, the UFC's flyweight division and what's next, the trilogy fight against Amanda Nunes and being around Nunes at UFC 238, Nunes vs. Holly Holm, her love of guns and shooting, and more!

Alex Volkanovski returns to Submission Radio to discuss his near-death experience after his win over Jose Aldo, his health now, finding out that Frankie Edgar got the next title shot against Max Holloway, Israel Adesanya being willing to push his own title fight back in order for Alex to fight on the Australia card with him, helping Max Holloway make the decision to stay at lightweight, Chad Mendes being Volkanovski's toughest test in the division, and more!

Dan Hooker returns to discuss his upcoming fight against James Vick, his health after the Edson Barboza loss, his improvements since the fight, James Vick's recent run in the lightweight division and how they match up, dream opponents for the upcoming Australia card, Tony Ferguson's win over Donald Cerrone at UFC 238, why he doubts Conor McGregor's return to fighting, Tom Cruise vs. Justin Bieber and who he would corner, and more!

John Morgan returns to discuss the aftermath of UFC 238, what's next for Tony Ferguson and Henry Cejudo, why the flyweight division looks like it won't actually be sticking around, Cris Cyborg planning to test the free agent market, Tom Cruise vs. Justin Bieber, Chris Weidman moving up to light heavyweight, Bellator 222, and more!

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This week's episode is a UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes preview show, focusing on all the big fights of the card.

Dann Stupp: 8:37
Tommy Toe Hold: 38:44
Brett Okamoto: 42:29

Brett Okamoto returns to break down UFC 238 fights such as Tony Ferguson vs. Donald Cerrone, Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Moraes, Valentina Shevchenko vs. Jessica Eye, Tai Tuivasa vs. Blagoy Ivanov, Tatiana Suarez vs. Nina Ansaroff, as well as Khabib Nurmagomedov's new UFC deal and more!

Dann Stupp, co-founder of MMA Junkie and current managing editor of The Athletic, makes his Submission Radio debut to talk UFC 238, and how The Athletic is getting into the MMA media space and managed to assemble some of MMA's best writers, storytellers and journalists under one banner. Stupp also talks about how MMA media's changed in the last few years and since 2006 when he co-founded MMA Junkie, as well as ESPN's presence and influence and how Ariel Helwani even helped steer some of the writers towards The Athletic.

Tommy Toe Hold brings the laughs and gets you excited for UFC 238 in a way that only he can!

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This week's episode is a UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade preview show, focusing on all the big fights of the card.

Aaron Bronsteter: 6:30
Tommy Toe Hold: 29:06
John Morgan: 32:40

John Morgan returns to break down the big fights from UFC 237, including Rose Namajunas vs. Jessica Andrade for the UFC strawweight belt, Anderson Silva vs. Jarrod Cannonier, Jose Aldo vs. Alex Volkanovski, as well as BJ Penn vs. Clay Guida and why the fight is going ahead.

Aaron Bronsteter of TSN makes his Submission Radio debut to discuss UFC 237, as well as what's next for Cowboy Cerrone after his win over Al Iaquinta, why we may not see Conor McGregor, Brock Lesnar or GSP back for a long time due to the new ESPN PPV deal, Tony Ferguson's near future, and more!3

Tommy Toe Hold brings the laughs and gets you excited for UFC 237 in a way that only he can!

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This week hosts Kacper Rosolowski and Denis Shkuratov have on the show:

Brett Okamoto: 7:12
Al Iaquinta: 28:52
Robert Whittaker: 57:43
Luke Rockhold: 1:27:45

Robert Whittaker returns to Submission Radio to discuss Israel Adesanya's win over Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2, what he learned about Israel, the war they had and Kelvin being able to land strikes, why he believes Kelvin is the tougher test for him, Israel's verbal jabs at him and calling him a "Mozzie", expecting the Israel fight to be over quick, fighting in an Australian stadium, wanting Jon Jones at light heavyweight, UFC media duties and fight promotion, anime and Dragon Ball Z characters, never watching fights, his return and recovery from his surgeries, and more!

Luke Rockhold returns to Submission Radio to discuss his upcoming fight against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 239, his light heavyweight debut, his health and how he feels with the extra weight, Anthony Smith's trash talk and why that fight never came together, Jan as a test for him, his road to a title shot against Jon Jones, what problems he poses to Jon Jones, Israel Adesanya's win over Kelvin Gastelum and his back and forth with Jon Jones, who he favours between Israel and Robert Whittaker, Whittaker saying he wants Jon Jones at 205, Matty Matheson and fancy restaurants, and more!

Al Iaquinta returns to Submission Radio to discuss his upcoming fight against Donald Cerrone at UFC on ESPN+ 8, Dustin Poirier's win over Max Holloway at UFC 236 to become the interim lightweight champion, how Dustin would do against Khabib Nurmagomedov, getting the Khabib rematch, what a win over Cowboy would do for him, Conor McGregor's recent Twitter spree, the "Al Iaquinta rule" the UFC has for TV broadcasts, and more!

Brett Okamoto returns to Submission Radio to discuss the aftermath of UFC 236, Dustin Poirier vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov, what's next for Max Holloway, Robert Whittaker vs. Israel Adesanya and if he it happens when the UFC wants it to, Dana White signing on with the UFC for another seven years and his upcoming announcements, and more!

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This week hosts Kacper Rosolowski and Denis Shkuratov have on the show:

Luke Thomas: 4:08
Luke on BKB FC 5: 4:37
Luke on TJ Dillashaw's 2-year suspension for EPO: 12:10
Luke on UFC 236 ESPN+ PPV paywall: 20:55
Luke Israel Adesanya vs. Kelvin Gastelum preview: 22:46
Luke Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier preview: 29:39
Tommy Toe Hold: 35:31
Sean Sheehan: 39:35
Sean on Wrestelemania 35: 40:40
Sean Shoots on BKFC 5: 43:40
Sean Israel Adesanya vs. Kelvin Gastelum preview: 45:44
Sean Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier preview: 49:40

This week's episode features a UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 Preview from Luke Thomas of MMA Fighting, Sean Sheehan of Severe MMA and Tommy Toe Hold. Luke and Sean both give in-depth analysis and breakdowns of Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier and Israel Adesanya vs. Kelvin Gastelum. Luke also discusses Bare Knuckle FC 5, the UFC 236 ESPN+ paywall and how many PPV buys people can expect, as well as TJ Dillashaw's two-year USADA suspension for EPO.

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