Combat Sports Podcasts

Morning Kombat is the long-form version of the results argument. In Evloev Beats Murphy, Title Shot Next? | UFC London Results & Fallout | Adesanya-Pyfer Lookahead, a 118-minute episode, Luke Thomas and Chuck Mendenhall go beyond whether Lerone Murphy deserved the nod. They test a hypothetical: had he won but needed time to recover, would the UFC have handed the title shot to someone else? One host warns that a fighter's nationality "can be a substitute for the other parts of fighting that you actually need them to have more of." Matchmaking becomes a set of incentives worth questioning, and that is the episode's real pleasure.

The Bohnfire with Mike Bohn builds around guests. In Early Summer UFC Storylines with Jon Anik, Bohn reads out famous upsets and Anik weighs each against a possible Justin Gaethje win over Ilia Topuria. Anik also suggests there is "a little bit of a false narrative" about Gaethje's chin.

Submission Radio Australia moves faster. Its UFC 329 POST SHOW: McGregor Injury, What's NEXT? Pimblett MASSIVE WIN, Whittaker 205, Gable Debut! is dated 12 July 2026. It passes on speculation that Conor McGregor's injury was a torn meniscus, clearly labelled as speculation. The hosts then wonder whether that is the lasting image McGregor would want.

WEIGHING IN, built around Josh Thomson, swings harder. In Does the UFC Need Conor McGregor to Save the Day? the show floats the idea that fairer media coverage might have kept Bellator alive, then hedges at once: "That's a strong statement. Maybe I'm wrong."

MMA's Ultimate F'n Casuals bills its hosts as barely knowing a jab from a calf kick. Even so, in UFC London and PFL Madrid recaps one of them lodges a purist's complaint: "What's the point of rankings if we're not gonna honor them, right?"

Results tell you what happened. An interview can tell you what it felt like to get it wrong. On UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra, in Dominick Reyes, Ignacio Bahamondes, UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer picks, Reyes explains that on a losing night he abandoned his usual approach, "and that caused me to be hesitant." The hosts also ask whether he could beat Johnny Walker in a dance-off. That swing between candour and nonsense sets the tone of the room.

Top Turtle MMA, hosted by Gumby and Shockwave Dave, sets fight-week interviews beside a picks segment called Fights, Dogs and Parlays. In Episode 527: John Castaneda, Melissa Croden, Julien LeBlanc, and UFC Winnipeg, one guest remembers friends calling him the asparagus. He also recalls taking a beating in his first sparring session and laughing through it.

Tarp Sports looks below the UFC. In Christian Natividad (Undefeated LFA Flyweight) Full Interview With Tarp Sports, the host says he has been getting into the regional scene. Natividad traces his start to jiu-jitsu in Hawaii as a high-school sophomore.

Believe You Me with Michael Bisping offers a different kind of access, since Bisping and Paul Felder call fights themselves. In 674: Izzy's Last Stand Ft. Mason Jones, the hosts first describe the online abuse they received after calling a fight. Then Jones arrives to discuss the elbow that dropped him. That closeness buys candour, but remember the hosts are discussing a broadcast they were part of. The Fighter Interviews page collects more.

First Strike: VSiN's UFC Betting Podcast, with Dave Ross and Rob Moreno, sets prices against Moreno's model. In UFC 327 Bets & Predictions | Jiri Prochazka vs Carlos Ulberg | First Strike, a 27-minute episode, the hosts concede that Prochazka's chaotic style has never sat comfortably inside that model. Dog or Pass Podcast audits itself in UFC Fight Night Picks, Previews | Gilbert Burns Vs Mike Malott, Predictions, Props! It lists the previous card's hits and its one miss, then urges listeners near the end to "protect your money."

Several shows make a case for passing. In UFC Sacramento Full Card Predictions, Tarp Sports advises staying away from one fight for betting purposes. On The Die Hard MMA Podcast, a host admits near the end of The UFC Winnipeg UNDEFEATED Post Weigh In Show, "I don't know that I want that much money exposure on this kind of a card." Bookie Beatdown shares its hosts with Dog or Pass Podcast and includes shoey banter. The MMAnomaly Show! includes live-chat readings between picks.

The Mixed Company Podcast pairs Jamieson Welsh with Luis Montemayor. In TMCP Ep 40: Which Boxers Should Consider Retirement?, one host argues that Errol Spence reacted so late against Bud Crawford that a medical question deserves asking. The other says that never occurred to him and plans to rewatch the 2023 fight. A theory is offered as a theory, and the disagreement is handled with care. TMCP Ep 43: David Benavidez is the New King of Cinco De Mayo makes a fan's case for keeping big May fights in Las Vegas rather than Riyadh.

Main Event Marks reviews old pro wrestling cards without sentiment. In Episode 216: WWF WrestleMania XV, the hosts watch Big Show being arrested and loaded into an unmarked maroon sedan. One of them jokes that the company could afford police uniforms but not the car. The college side is here too: Michigan Grappler Podcast spends part of It's Wrestling Season! promoting its NIL wrestlers, including two at Grand Valley. The Wrestling guide continues.

Further afield, Training in Thailand Changed Everything (Joel “The Wolf” Licata) | Pu’u Muay Thai Podcast Ep. 235 on Puu Muay Thai Podcast has a fighter recounting a combination that ended in a flying knee to his ribs. Sumo Kaboom's 295: March Basho Days 3 -9 keeps watch on Gonoyama holding his place on the leaderboard. The disciplines differ, but the pleasure is the same: someone who knows the sport walks you through a single moment.