This week’s combat sports show covers a wide range of topics. Tom, Tony and Rich discuss the dud of a boxing match that proved McGregor needed about six more months of “proper fookin” training to be more competitive in. Mayweather cruises to 50-0, but Rich questions if that really eclipses the true 50-0 circumstances that would have made Rocky’s unbeaten streak more impressive. Sau khi tất cả, Mayweather did not possess an active title belt at the time of the win and the “Money Belt” shouldn’t count as a true championship he was defending. Rocky retired undefeated, owning the belt at 49-0. To eclipse Rocky’s record Floyd would need to have a world title belt or multiple belts at the time of his 50th win being recorded. We also discuss everything else going on in the combat sports world, except Ronda Rousey and Travis Browne getting married.
This week’s combat sports show features Tom, Tony and Rich having some great discussions about McGregor/Mayweather (and why Dana White didn’t add any MMA fighters to the undercard), UFC Fight Đêm: Pettis vs. Moreno, this week’s boxing results, and even Tony’s Phillies Superphan Bobblehead Doll:
This week’s combat sports show is a split personality situation. We had technical difficulties getting all of us together for the show, so we recorded Tom and Tony chatting with each other on Thursday night. I’ve added my portion today. It all worked out to some incredible insight about Mayweather vs. McGregor, Dana White’s growing problem with disgruntled stars in the UFC, Broner vs. Garcia and Lomachenko vs. Marriaga. We also break down Jon Jones beating Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 and the implications for a Brock Lesnar showdown in the Octagon. It’s far from likely, but it’s intriguing. We also touch on the retirements of Juan Manuel Marquez and Wladimir Klitschko.
This week’s show features lots of Mayweather vs. McGregor discussion and a look back at the last two weeks in combat sports. We preview this weekend’s fights as well. Tune in to find out what Rich’s new favorite Conor McGregor insult is…and why it applies to Dana White as well. Psychic Tom gives his valuable insight and Tony the Tornado breaks down all the boxing angles in this episode.
Mayweather and McGregor lead off tonight’s show as Tony and Rich tease Psychic Tom about not wanting to watch the August 26th “superfight.” We also recap the TUF 25 Finale and UFC 213 thẻ. We preview the Bellator and UFC cards coming up this weekend and all the incredible boxing action from the UK to New York.
This episode of the FNU Combat Sports Show features Tom, Tony and Rich discussing the controversy surrounding Jeff Horn’s upset of Manny Pacquiao and recapping the combat sports action from last week. We also highlight the upcoming schedule, including an action-packed weekend for the UFC with the Ultimate Fighter Finale on Friday night and UFC 213 vào tối thứ bảy.
Tom, Tony and Rich recap last week’s major events, including the controversial UFC Fight Night 112 finish and the near double KO at Bellator 180 from Madison Square Garden. We also discuss Conor McGregor calling out Khabib Nurmagomedov for his next opponent in the UFC Octagon. We of course also break down Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn.
Tom, Tony and Rich interview an up-and-coming Vegas boxing coach who is starting to make some real waves with his amateur and pro pupils. Richard Barrientes is obviously doing a great job with his students, and we had to know what his secret was. He points to “consistency” và “fundamentals” as the foundation for a great fighter, and he also puts a lot of work in every day to put his Las Vegas Pound 4 Pound gym on the world stage in a huge way. This was a fantastic interview with a man who obviously cares deeply about the sport and wants to make a positive impact on society. His hard work paid off in giving him a group of kids who could become future world champions in their respective divisions. He is indeed, doing something right in Las Vegas, and he explains everything about his program in this interview.
Tom, Tony and Rich also discussed Mayweather vs. McGregor, Tim Hague’s recent death after a brutal defeat in boxing, Female Boxer Heather Hardy’s pro MMA debut for Bellator, and Matt Hughes’ tragic accident in the first part of the broadcast. We also chat about Tony Penecale’s Boxing 101 video with his trainees and Hank Cisco:
We wrap up the show with a recap of last week’s UFC Fight Night and all the boxing action, plus we look ahead to this weekend’s boxing matches and the stacked MMA lineups for Bellator and the UFC.
“Psychic” Tom Padgett earned his nickname last week in predicting Mark Hunt would be buoyed to a win over Derrick Lewis in front of his hometown New Zealand fans at the latest UFC Fight Night. We recap the fight card and preview this weekend’s UFC Fight Night card from Singapore. Tom, Tony and Rich also chat about Mayweather vs. McGregor getting signed. We additionally recap last week’s biggest boxing results and the upcoming weekend’s best fights, including a rematch of Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev. Listen to the two part broadcast below.
Rich Bergeron mở đầu chương trình FNU Combat Sports tuần này bằng cách đưa ra màn trình diễn độc đáo của mình về Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Mối thù của Johnson với đồng UFC, cụ thể là Dana White. Khi từ chối đấu tranh với T.J. Dillashaw mà không nhận được sự đảm bảo và điều kiện nhất định, nhiều người hâm mộ trên mạng xã hội khẳng định DJ đang sợ hãi. Ngay cả Dillashaw cũng tận dụng cơ hội để thực hiện đòn tấn công của nhà vô địch hạng ruồi khi “cứt đái.” Dana White thậm chí còn được cho là còn đe dọa đóng cửa toàn bộ hạng ruồi nếu Johnson từ chối đấu với TJ. “Mighty Mouse” không chớp mắt và không tuân theo yêu cầu của tổ chức, và Rich giải thích trong đoạn hội thoại mở đầu của mình tại sao DJ nên được tôn trọng và được hưởng lợi từ sự nghi ngờ về quyết định của anh ấy thay vì bị chỉ trích và kéo xuống bùn vì đã đứng lên bảo vệ chính mình.
Trong thời gian còn lại của buổi phát sóng, Tony “The Tornado” Penecale kể chi tiết về đêm đi chơi của anh ấy tại 2300 Đấu trường ở Philadelphia dành cho thẻ chiến đấu do Hank Lundy đứng đầu. Anh ấy cũng tóm tắt lại Fonfara vs. Stevenson II và kêu gọi cuộc chiến “một sự ô nhục.”
“Psychic” Tom Padgett đưa ra một số phân tích sau trận đấu giữa Aldo vs. Holloway. Anh ấy cũng dự đoán Mark Hunt sẽ được hưởng lợi từ lợi thế sân nhà trong trận đấu với Derrick Lewis vào cuối tuần này tại UFC Fight Night 110 ở New Zealand.
Ngoài ra còn có thông tin cập nhật về vụ kiện của Hunt chống lại UFC và Brock Lesnar cũng như nhiều bản xem trước và tóm tắt trận đấu khác. Nghe toàn bộ buổi phát sóng để nắm bắt thông tin mới về các môn thể thao đối kháng tuần này.
