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 cards. We preview the Bellator and UFC cards coming up this weekend and all the incredible boxing action from the UK to New York.
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FNU Combat Sports Show: I-PFL DUT, I-PAC-MAN DEACH
Lesi siqephu se-FNU Combat Sports Show Izici Tom, UTony futhi ucebile ukuxoxa ngempikiswano kaJeff uphondo lukaManny Pacquiao futhi anciphise isenzo sokulwa nesonto eledlule. Siphinde siqokomise uhlelo oluzayo, kufaka phakathi nempelasonto egcwele isenzo se-UFC ene-fighter yokugcina ngoLwesihlanu ebusuku kanye ne-UFC 213 NgoMgqibelo ebusuku.
FNU Combat Sports Show: UFC and Bellator Recaps, Ukubuka kuqala kwe-PFL, Boxing Schedule
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. UJeff uphondo.
FNU Combat Sports Show With Special Guest Richard Barrientes, Pound For Pound Boxing Gym Coach
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” futhi “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.
FNU Combat Sports Show: Mayweather vs. McGregor set for August 26th, Ward vs. Kovalev II Preview, UFC Fight Night Hunt Vs. Lewis Recap
“Ngemilingo” 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.
I-Psychic Tom ibikezela ukunqoba kokuzingela amamaki; Robible Rousin’ I-RECICE ivula umbukiso nge-Johnson vs edezayo. UDana White Rant; Tony the Tornado rips Stevenson / Fonfara kule sonto le-FNU Combat Sports Show
UCich Bergeron uvula i-FNU Combat Sport Show yaleli sonto ngokunikeza ukuthatha kwakhe okuhlukile kokudelela “Igundane elinamandla” UJohnson Feud nge-UFC yethusi, okungukuthi uDana White. Lapho wenqaba ukuthatha impi noT.J. UDillashiw ngaphandle kokuthola ukuqinisekiswa kanye nezimo ezithile zahlangana, Abalandeli abaningi be-Social Media Refered Ressed behle besaba. Ngisho noDillashiw bathathe ithuba lokuqhuma ukunyakaza ngumpetha we-flyweight njengoba “inkukhu.” UDana White waze wabikwa ukuthi wasongela ukuthi avale yonke indawo yonke impukane uma uJohnson enqaba ukulwa ne-TJ. “Igundane elinamandla” akazange aqhakaze futhi akazange ahudulele izimfuno zenhlangano, futhi ucebile uchaza engxoxweni yakhe yokuvula kungani u-DJ kufanele ahlonishwe futhi anikezwe inzuzo yokungabaza ngesinqumo sakhe kunokuba agxekwe futhi adonswe odakeni ngokumele yena.
Ngesikhathi sokusakazwa konke ukusakaza, Tony “The Tornado” Imininingwane ye-penecale ebusuku bayo ngaphandle 2300 I-Arena ePhiladelphia ukuze i-Fight Card ihlelwe yi-Hank Lundy. Ubuye abuye abuye ama-fonfara vs. IStevenson II futhi ibiza impi “ihlazo.”
“Ngemilingo” UTom Padgett ama-chips angena ngokuhlaziywa kokulwa kwangemva kokulwa kwama-aldo vs. Holloway. Ubuye wabikezela futhi uMark Hunt uzozuza inzuzo yekheji yasekhaya empini yakhe noDerrick Lewis kule mpelasonto e-UFC Fight ebusuku 110 eNew Zealand.
Kukhona futhi isibuyekezo kwicala lokuzingela ngokumelene ne-UFC kanye neBrock Lesnar kanye nezinye izibuyekezo eziningi zokulwa nokuphindaphinda. Lalela konke ukusakazwa ukuthola ukuthi yini okusha emkhathini wokulwa kuleli sonto.
FNU Combat Sports Show: I-UFC Fight Night Recap, 212 Preview; Kell Brook vs. Errol Spence Jr. Recap and Sucker Punches in boxing and MMA
FNU Combat Sports Show: McGregor Agrees to Mayweather fight contract, big weekend ahead for boxing
This week’s show features Rich and Tom bragging about their UFC 211 main event predictions from last week. Tony also gets ample opportunities to talk about boxing this week with a ton of pugilism scheduled to go down all over the world this weekend. We also preview Bellator’s busy weekend with a huge card Friday night in the UK headlined by a battle between Rory MacDonald and Paul Daley.
FNU Combat Sports Show: Fighter Uprising in the UFC Continues; GSP vs Bisping Cancelled; Canelo vs. GGG takes spotlight From Floyd vs. Conor
Leli viki Tom, Tony and Rich discuss how boxing is winning the combat sports battle for market share. We recap Canelo Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. and preview UFC 211. We also talk about the planned superfight between Canelo and Triple G, Gennady Golovkin. We break in with the news of GSP vs. Bisping getting cancelled and go on to explore multiple UFC fighter complaints from Tom Lawlor to Luke Rockhold to Anderson Silva. We will be moving the show to rantsports.com next week so stay tuned on the transition details.
We also touch on our interview from last year with “THE” UJames Krause, who just won his first fight in The Ultimate Fighter house on the current season of the reality TV tournament. This interview is from just prior to the UFC sale to WME/IMG and company, and it’s very eye opening:
FNU Combat Sports Show: Joshua vs. Klitschko Recap, Anderson Silva Threatens UFC Retirement
The FNU Combat Sports show concentrates heavily on boxing this week with the big heavyweight bout between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko to review and discuss first. Then we move on to preview Cinco De Mayo weekend in The Sweet Science, which is headlined by a Saturday night fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Junior. Ukwengeza, we discuss some additions to UFC 213, Anderson Silva’s retirement threat, the creation of a women’s featherweight division in the UFC for the next season of The Ultimate Fighter, and the viral video featuring the demolition of a Tai Chi “Master” by an MMA fighter. Lalela ukusakazwa ngezansi.