MMA talk with the rails off.
MMA Roasted treats mixed martial arts like a fight-night group chat that keeps getting louder. Recent episodes move from UFC recaps and boxing oddities to hotel mishaps, comedy gigs, body talk, canceled fights, and old-school fighter lore.
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MMA Roasted is a chaotic MMA table read with fight news at the center and comedy-road debris all over the floor. It runs on fast banter, blunt reactions, and a deep comfort with the sport's weird corners. Adam Hunter opens recent episodes with the kind of self-owning momentum that turns a failed recording, a bad hotel connection, or a last-minute scheduling mess into part of the show. The fight talk is real. The shape is crooked. Episodes move through UFC 321, UFC 324, UFC 325, UFC 326, canceled fights, broadcast frustrations, walkout complaints, and gambling weirdness around late scratches. The panel also lingers on viral combat-sports moments, including a boxer losing a hairpiece mid-fight and a post-fight celebration that becomes a joke about penalties. Old-school MMA still matters here. Don Frye is treated with visible respect, especially in talk about fighting multiple times in one night and how modern activity levels compare. At the same time, the show refuses to stay solemn for long. A serious observation can be followed by a strange tangent, a body-composition riff, or a comedy gig story from Iowa, New Jersey, Texas, or a hotel elevator full of wrestlers. Guest conversations are similarly unruly. One recent episode spends time on a Rough N Rowdy appearance, transphobia around a canceled Muay Thai fight, unfamiliar boxing rules, and the mental games before walking out. That mix gives the show its particular charge: it knows the fight world well enough to be specific, but it would rather sound alive than polished. Listeners get names, cards, anecdotes, clips, and arguments without the clean panel-show finish. The humor is often crude in function, though PlayNext copy should describe it cleanly as adult, irreverent, and deliberately poor-taste-adjacent. The show is best for MMA fans who like lore, backstage mess, and comics talking over the edges of a recap. It is not built for strict analysis or calm tactical breakdowns. It is built for people who want combat sports with interruptions, callbacks, strange hypotheticals, and the occasional surprisingly sincere fighter compliment.
Made for: For MMA fans who want recaps, fighter lore, and combat-sports weirdness filtered through a loud comedy-panel sensibility. Best for listeners comfortable with adult humor, interruptions, and digressions.
What sets it apart: The show blends real fight-world familiarity with unruly comedy-room energy, so UFC recaps sit beside travel disasters, viral boxing clips, and old-school fighter stories. It feels less like a formal desk show than a crowded conversation after weigh-ins.
Every week, comedian and longtime MMA aficionado Adam Hunter, joined by a diverse cast of fighters and comedians, takes a look at the lighter side of life and mixed martial arts. From fight breakdowns, recaps, and fighter interviews, MMA Roasted has it all! Warning: The following podcast contains strong language and extremely poor taste. Listener discretion is advised.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
MMA Roasted pairs UFC discussion with firsthand fight memories, technical questions, and comedy that keeps the analysis loose and unpredictable.
MMA Roasted turns fight-night analysis into a loose, joke-heavy conversation, with Adam Hunter steering discussions of UFC cards, individual matchups, grappling technique, officiating, and the business surrounding an event.
A missing walkout gets your UFC recap sidetracked by Adam Hunter's jokes.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A missed recording turns into a loose Rough N Rowdy hang with one very strange detour.
MMA Roasted opens with an apology for a missed recording and circles back to the earlier episode with Henry Cejudo, Mayhem, and Don. From there it moves into a Rough N Rowdy fight story built on a canceled Muay Thai bout, a last-minute boxing replacement, clinch-heavy instincts,…
A shaggy road episode whose Des Moines hotel story and Tempe pool-party chatter carry the finish.
MMA Roasted #897 plays more like road-comic chaos than a clean fight breakdown, with Adam Hunter and Bill Dawes bouncing from the Toronto drive with Mario Edron into stories that keep veering off course.
Bill Dawes's black belt sends Adam Hunter into MMA riffs, stray tangents, and one very odd pickleball bit.
The episode runs on the easy, sideways chemistry between Adam Hunter and Bill Dawes, using Dawes's black belt as the doorway into a larger joke about dangerous people who do not look the part.
A loose MMA Roasted recap built around Kevin Randleman memories, a flying toupee, and tangents that keep taking over.
MMA Roasted shapes its fight recap like an open-door hang, with the MMA talk repeatedly pulled sideways by the people, memories, and odd details around it.
A fight-card recap where betting questions, lost walkouts, and octagon filler become the night's real chaos.
MMA Roasted treats a fight-card recap as a report on a night that keeps slipping out of shape. Betting activity around a hurt fighter raises questions, Bruce Buffer announces the wrong order, and the Paramount deal turns some walkouts into commercial breaks.
Don Fry's UFC memories give a loose jiu-jitsu conversation a warm, chaotic pull.
MMA Roasted is at its best when it catches the odd overlap between jiu-jitsu discipline and the ridiculous business of being punched for a living.
A chaotic MMA Roasted hang where a canceled Muay Thai fight turns into rules confusion, identity, and rough-edged fight talk.
MMA Roasted follows a fighter unpacking what happens when a boxing match is approached with Muay Thai reflexes, an improvised plan, and only a loose feel for the rulebook.
Host Adam Hunter opens by apologizing for accidentally losing a podcast featuring Henry Cejudo and Don Frye.
Adam Hunter hosts an MMA podcast episode featuring interviews with fighters Don Frye, Jason 'Mayhem' Miller, and Shawne Merriman, discussing their careers and upcoming fights.
The hosts of MMA Roasted discuss transitioning to in-studio recording and the differences between digital and in-person interactions, particularly in humor and personality.
Host Adam Hunter is joined by guests Don Frye, Bill Dawes, and Justin James to preview UFC 300 and share personal stories.
Adam Hunter opens by apologizing for losing last week’s recording.
MMA Roasted records out of Los Angeles with Adam Hunter.
Adam Hunter starts beside Bill Dawes and turns Dawes's black belt into the first spark.
Adam Hunter hosts the MMA Roasted podcast with Mayhem, discussing chaotic scheduling and technical issues while recording from Los Angeles and a hotel in Tribeca.
This episode of MMA Roasted features hosts Adam Hunter and Bill Dawes engaging in humorous banter about being naked, discussing a character named Fat Ham, and touching on supplements and peptides for fitness.
Adam Hunter, Don Frye, Mayhem Miller, Sean, and Bill discuss old UFC and Pride figures like Kevin Randleman, Dan Henderson, Tank Abbott, and GSP while they recap UFC 325's Volkanovski win over Diego Lopez.
The card starts crooked.
This episode of MMA Roasted features host Adam Hunter interviewing legendary fighter Don Frye about his career, fighting style, and perspectives on modern MMA.
This episode is a UFC 314 preview show featuring MMA personalities Don Frye, Jason 'Mayhem' Miller, Sean McCorkle, and Bill Dawes discussing upcoming fights and sharing personal anecdotes.
Adam Hunter hosts the MMA Roasted podcast with Mayhem Miller, discussing missing co-hosts and uninvited guests in a comedic, informal setting.