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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