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In the aftermath of UFC 292, Sean O'Malley's coach, Tim Welch, speaks to Submission Radio about Aljamain Sterling vs. Sean O'Malley, the incredible KO win, the stoppage and people believing it should've gone longer, the stress of the fight week and Sean's injury, how they really couldn't grapple at all, finally realising they'd done it, why this may have scared Merab Dvalishvili, how the Marlon 'Chito' Vera rematch will go, extending an open invitation to Henry Cejudo, having Aljamain Sterling on their podcast, and more!

Ahead of UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley, John Morgan joins Submission Radio to help preview UFC 292 and Aljamain Sterling vs. Sean O'Malley for the UFC bantamweight championship, how the fight came together and Aljo being forced to take it in Boston, possibly moving up next and if he'll actually get the Volkanovski fight next, the UFC wanting Sean O'Malley to win, and more!

Ahead of UFC 292, Sean O'Malley's coach, Tim Welch, speaks to Submission Radio about Aljamain Sterling vs. Sean O'Malley, their journey together leading into this title shot, Aljo's gameplan and honest assessment of the fight, preparing for the human backpack, the entourage lifestyle and what may surprise people, who might be next, navigating the energy at the TD Garden in Boston, and more!

Ahead of UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland, CKB head coach, Eugene Bareman, speaks to Submission Radio about Israel Adesanya vs. Sean Strickland being locked in for UFC 293, if he's disappointed that it's not Dricus Du Plessis, Sean's style and that challenge he brings, having a big PPV in Australia, the difference in mentality in this fight compared to the Alex Pereira rematch, Sean's trash talk and why he finds it funny, why Du Plessis may habve to fight again before he gets another title shot, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 291, Islam Makhachev's coach, Javier Mendez, speaks to Submission Radio about Justin Gaethje beating Dustin Poirier at UFC 291 to become the BMF champion, Islam Makhachev vs. Charles Oliveira at UFC 294, why he wants Alex Volkanovski next instead of Justin Gaethje, and more!

Sean Strickland's coach, Eric Nicksick, speaks to Submission Radio about what's going on with Israel Adesanya vs. Sean Strickland at UFC 293, Francis Ngannou vs. Tyson Fury, and more!

Ahead of UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2, Dan Hardy speaks to Submission Radio and helps preview Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje 2 for the BMF belt, Jan Blachowicz vs. Alex Pereira and Tony Ferguson vs. Bobby Green, Francis Ngannou vs. Tyson Fury and how a loss would affect Ngannou, Tom Aspinal beating Marcin Tybura at UFC London and him vs. Jon Jones, as well as Dan Hardy potentially revealing who his next opponent might be!

Colby Covington Speaks to Submission Radio about the rumors of him fighting Leon Edwards at UFC 295: Jones vs. Miocic at Madison Square Garden, sharing a stage with Jon Jones and asking him the 'tough' questions, Kamaru Usman and Khamzat Chimaev not fighting and Paulo Costa vs. Kahmzat Chimaev happening at UFC 294 instead, Islam Makhachev calling out Leon Edwards but now fighting Charles Oliveira at UFC 294, Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg, and more!

UFC lightweight and welterweight, Kevin Lee, speaks to Submission Radio about his recent loss to Rinat Fakhretdinov and retirement from MMA, what when he made the decision to retire, how it feels to finish his career and no longer be a fighter anymore, what's next, his relationship with Dana White, his injuries and how his body has taken so much damage, his advice to younger fighters, if he has any regrets, and more!

Surging UFC lightweight prospect and contender, Arman Tsarukyan, speaks to Submission Radio about finding his next opponent, wanting Michael Chandler or Beneil Dariush, why the Conor McGregor fight won't happen, his loss to Islam Makhachev and why he'll win the rematch, his early life in Georgia and Russia, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez, Dan Hooker speaks to Submission Radio about his win at UFC 290 against Jalin Turner, his injuries and surgeries, how he turned the fight around and fought through the adversity, taking those crazy kicks, answering questions about his career and his chin, speaking to Jalin afterwards, wanting a huge fight in New Zealand next, the BMF belt and his name in discussion as a BMF, Israel Adesanya vs. Dricus Du Plessis, and more!

Ahead of UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez, Dan Hardy speaks to Submission Radio and helps preview UFC 290 and Alex Volkanovski vs. Yair Rodriguez for the UFC featherweight championship, Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus Du Plessis and if the winner actually makes it to UFC 293 in Sydney, Australia or if Sean Strickland steps in against Israel Adesanya, Dan Hooker vs. Jalin Turner, Jack Della Maddalena against Josiah Harrell, PFL Berlin, and more!

Ahead of UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez, Dan Hooker speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against fellow UFC lightweight rising prospect Jalin Turner, being offered Tony Ferguson initially, his motivation now and why he doesn't want to have legend fights, his early days and how he's changed throughout the years, where a win would put him here, going on this journey with his team and fighting alongside Alex Volkanovski, the Yair Rodriguez fight, and more!

Former UFC heavyweight champion, Tim Sylvia, speaks to Submission Radio about his UFC run, the early days of training at Team Miletich and the crazy sparring sessions, selling everything to train there, becoming UFC champion, his early dreams and being an overachiever, his split with the UFC and relationship with Dana White, fighter pay in 2023 and Francis Ngannou leaving UFC and signing with the PFL, Ngannou's abilities, Israel Adesanya nailing his UFC 287 post-fight speech, what really happend on Blind Date, and more!Former UFC heavyweight champion, Tim Sylvia, speaks to Submission Radio about his UFC run, the early days of training at Team Miletich and the crazy sparring sessions, selling everything to train there, becoming UFC champion, his early dreams and being aFormer UFC heavyweight champion, Tim Sylvia, speaks to Submission Radio about his UFC run, the early days of training at Team Miletich and the crazy sparring sessions, selling everything to train there, becoming UFC champion, his early dreams and being an overachiever, his split with the UFC and relationship with Dana White, fighter pay in 2023 and Francis Ngannou leaving UFC and signing with the PFL, Ngannou's abilities, Israel Adesanya nailing his UFC 287 post-fight speech, what really happend on Blind Date, and more!n overachiever, his split with the UFC and relationship with Dana White, fighter pay in 2023 and Francis Ngannou leaving UFC and signing with the PFL, Ngannou's abilities, Israel Adesanya nailing his UFC 287 post-fight speech, what really happend on Blind Date, and more!

Luke Thomas speaks to Submission Radio about the fight between Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg and how it compares to PRIDE FC's rise and fall, Alex Volkanovski vs. Ilia Tuporia, Islam Makhachev or Aljamain Sterling, Sean Strickland's ceiling as a middleweight contender, Conor McGregor and if The Ultimate Fighter has been a wasted, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana, Stephen Erceg speaks to Submission Radio about his UFC debut and win over David Dvorak at UFC 289, coming in on 8 days, hearing Daniel Cormier's comments during the fight, wanting Matt Schnell next, why he's confident to fight anyone in the division already, being a pro wrestling fan, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana, Islam Makhachev's Coach, Javier Mendez, speaks to Submission Radio about the lightweight fight between Charles Oliveira vs. Beneil Dariush and Charles' win at UFC 289, Charles' improvements and saying he was only 10% against Islam, what's next for Islam Makhachev and if Charles deserves the next title shot, when Islam will fight next, if Alex Volkanovski could possibly fight Islam in October, moving up to welterweight, and more!

Ahead of UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana, Dan Hardy speaks to Submission Radio and helps preview Amanda Nunes vs. Irene Aldana for the women's UFC bantamweight title, as well as the highly anticipated lightweight fight between Charles Oliveira vs. Beneil Dariush for UFC lightweight contention. Dan also weighs in on MMA judging and the scores from Kai Kara-France vs. Amir Albazi.

Beneil Dariush speaks to Submission Radio ahead of his fight against Charles Oliveira at UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana and talks about his long training camp, the BMF title fight between Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje at UFC 291, who he thinks wins and why he would prefer to fight the new generation over Dustin Poirier, Charles Oliveira's grappling and mental state coming off the Islam Makhachev loss, his family's hilarious haircut intervention strategy, and more!

John Morgan speaks with Submission Radio to discuss Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic, the delay and if it will actually happen or if Sergei Pavlovich will eventuate instead, whether it happens in November at MSG or in Las Vegas in December, Conor McGregor returning against Michael Chandler on The Ultimate Fighter and when the fight could happen, Khamzat Chimaev vs. Kamaru Usman and how it affects the next title shot, and more!

Kai Kara France speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Amir Albazi at UFC on ESPN 46, his time away from the cage, how Israel Adesanya's win over Alex Pereira at UFC 287 helped inspire him, his crazy high school side business, losing his luggage on the way to this fight, and more!

Ahead of UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez, Dricus Du Plessis speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Robert Whittaker, why he's fighting Whittaker instead of Israel Adesanya for the belt, what a win over Rob would do for him, Rob's style and beating all the other contenders, possibly fighting Israel Adesanya just 9 weeks later at UFC 293 in Sydney Australia, his comments that caught the attention of 'The Last Stylebender', where his patriotism of Africa comes from, Francis Ngannou heading PFL Africa, and more!

In light of former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou signing with the PFL, his coach and head of Xtreme Couture, Eric Nicksick, speaks to Submission Radio about the milestone signing, the stress of not fighting Jon Jones and then entering free agency, how it felt to sigh with the PFL, Francis pioneering MMA in Africa, getting his opponents paid as well, boxing before MMA but with a time limit, who in the PFL Francis could face, Sean Strickland and the UFC middleweight title picture, and more!

Ahead of UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez, Dan Hooker speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Jalin Turner, his time away since his injury, his new tats, why the UFC wanted this fight and rebooked it, what he wants to prove here, training with Craig Jones, rematches with Michael Chandler, Dustin Poirier, Islam Makhachev, Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus Du Plessis and if it'll actually lead to a third fight between Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo, Colby Covington speaks to Submission Radio about Belal Muhammad's win over Gilbert Burns at UFC 288, why he doesn't believe the win guaranteed a title shot, why the Leon Edwards fight didn't happen in London, when the fight would likely happen next, rumours of the fight happening in Abu Dhabi in October, Colby's message to Leon, and more!

Ahead of UFC 288 Preview: Aljamain Sterling vs. Henry Cejudo, Dan Hardy speaks to Submission Radio about and previews Aljamain Sterling vs. Henry Cejudo for the UFC bantamweight belt, Gilbert Burns vs. Belal Muhammad for UFC welterweight challenger stakes, and more!

UFC lightweight Beneil Dariush speaks to Submission Radio about his fight with Charles Oliveira being delayed and moved from UFC 288, after Charles had to withdraw with an injury, his meeting with Dana White and Hunter Campbell, being promised more money and a title shot with a win over Charles, the Oliveira fight being moved to UFC 289, and more!

Ahead of BKFC 41, former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Mike Perry, Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz, Israel Adesanya inspiring him with UFC 287 performance, and more!

Ahead of UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo, Gilbert Burns speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Belal Muhammad, how this crazy short-notice fight came together, Belal requesting a different weight and why Gilbert didn't care for it, why make it five rounds, why even take this fight and where it puts him in the division, being promised the winner of Colby Covington and Leon Edwards, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya, CKB head coach, Eugene Bareman, speaks to Submission Radio about Israel Adesanya defeating Alex Pereira at UFC 287 to reclaim the UFC middleweight title, the spectacular KO itself, the leg kicks in the first round and how the fight was going, Dricus Du Plessis, why Khamzat Chimaev makes absolutely no sense as the next challenger, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya, Robert Whittaker speaks to Submission Radio about Israel Adesanya defeating Alex Pereira at UFC 287 to reclaim the UFC middleweight title, the spectacular KO itself, what he took away from the performance and what it made him realize, why he'll never stop chasing Israel Adesanya, the UFC's plan for him and their conversation, who makes sense next, Paulo Costa not wanting to fight him, the Khamzat Chimaev fight, his podcast MMArcade, and more!

Ahead of UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane, Luke Thomas of Showtime, CBS and Morning Kombat, joins Submission Radio to help preview Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane for the UFC heavyweight belt at UFC 285, as Jon Jones makes his heavyweight debut, as well as Geoff Neal vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov, Bo Nickal vs. Jamie Pickett, and more!

Ahead of UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3, Rafael Fiziev speaks to Submission Radio about his fight against Justin Gaethje at UFC 286, why the fight took so long to come together, him being a fan of Gaethje and remembering his UFC debut, Justin's fight style and wanting to show him a masterclass, why he doesn't care about getting the next title shot and why Beneil Dariush deserves it the most, Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler and believing Conor's been partying too much, what he learned about Islam Makhachev at UFC 284 against Volkanovski, and more!

Ahead of UFC 285: Edwards vs. Usman 3 and UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2, Khamzat Chimaev's coach, Andreas Michael, speaks to Submission Radio about the delay of Khamzat's next fight, why the Robert Whittaker fight didn't come through, who even makes sense at this point, wanting the winners of Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 3 or Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya 2, what it actually feels like to fight or train with Khamzat Chimaev, MMA losing it's martial arts ways, the rumors about the Nate Diaz $2 million dollar offer at UFC 279, and more!

Ahead of UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2, Gilbert Burns speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Jorge Masvidal, why it took so long to make and why it's not five rounds, having the BMF title on the line, their history in Miami and how the fight plays out, the recent Conor McGregor TUF drama, how Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler plays out, Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 3 at UFC 286, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski and Islam Makhachev's win over Alex Volkanovski for the UFC lightweight title, BJJ world champion and Volkanovski's BJJ coach, Craig Jones, speaks to Submission Radio about Alex Volkanovski's loss to Makhachev, scoring the fight and the fourth round where Islam had the body triangle, the grappling in the fight and his pre-fight comments regarding Dagestan and the style of fighting and grappling their compared to folkstyle wrestling and BJJ, how a rematch would go, the IV situation, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski and Islam Makhachev's win over Alex Volkanovski for the UFC lightweight title, Beneil Dariush speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Charles Oliveira at UFC 288, why he's not fighting Islam Makhachev for the belt, Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler, and more!

Ahead of UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski, UFC Hall of Famer, Bas Rutten, speaks to Submission Radio about Islam Makhachev vs. Alex Volkanovski, Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 for the heavyweight title, and the rematch between Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira at UFC 287 for the UFC middleweight belt, as well as his first ever fight and scary KO win, his life advice for cutting out the unnecessary things from your life!

Ahead of UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski, Alex Volkanovski's coach, Joe Lopez, speaks to Submission Radio about Alex Volkanovski vs. Islam Makhachev, Volkanovski's insane strength and beating up heavyweights, Alex's advantages over Islam Makhachev, his own journey into martial arts and training all over the world, doing security work and crazy stories from being a bouncer, and more!

As 2022 comes to a wrap, UFC and ESPN's Laura Sanko speaks to Submission Radio about her most memorable events and personal highlights of 2022, Conor McGregor's return weight, the Michael Chandler fight, what Paddy Pimblett's 2023 will look like, Khamzat Chimaev vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov, Jon Jones' future and if heavyweight was a mistake, Francis Ngannou and the UFC, 2023's fighters to look out for, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 282, City Kickboxing head coach Eugene Bareman speaks to Submission Radio about Israel Adesanya's loss to Alex Pereira at UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira, Khamzat Chimaev vs. Pereira not materializing at UFC 283, why the instant rematch makes sense and when they'd like to do it, the adjustments needed to win, winning coach of the year and gym of the year, Dan Hooker not wanting to beat Paddy Pimblett, and more!

Ahead of his fight against Paulo Costa at UFC 284, Robert Whittaker speaks to Submission Radio about Paulo Costa claiming there's no contract for their fight at UFC Perth, why he's not worried and knows Costa will show up to fight, Alex Pereira beating Israel Adesanya at UFC 281 for the UFC middleweight championship, how he would do against Pereira and his knockout power and size, still wanting Israel Adesanya, Jiri Prochazka vacating the belt and the messed up light heavyweight title picture, his Christmas holiday plans, and more!

Ahead of UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev, Sean Sheehan speaks to Submission Radio and helps preview Paddy Pimblett vs. Jared Gordon, Jan Blachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev and Darren Till vs. Dricus Du Plessis.

In the aftermath of UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira, Paulo Costa speaks to Submission Radio about his the bizarre situation with his UFC contract and the fight with Robert Whittaker at UFC 284 in Perth, why there was never any contract sent to him for Robert Whittaker vs. Paulo Costa, if he wants to stay in the UFC or go into boxing, Alex Pereira beating Israel Adesanya at UFC 281 and becoming the new middleweight champion, how he sees a rematch going between Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira, Khamzat Chimaev wanting Alex Pereira next, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira, Dan Hooker speaks to Submission Radio about his win over Claudio Puelles at UFC 281, Israel Adesanya's loss to Alex Pereira, what Joe Rogan's head tasted like, looking towards UFC 284 in Perth, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira, Oscar Willis of The Mac Life speaks to Submission Radio and helps react to UFC 281 and Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira for the UFC middleweight title, Alex Pereira's win and becoming the new champion, what's next, if an immediate rematch is on the cards, and more!

Ahead of UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira, Dan Hardy speaks to Submission Radio and healps preview UFC 281 and Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira for the UFC middleweight title, and reveals that his boxing match with Diego Sanchez is off!

Ahead of UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira, Ben Askren speaks to Submission Radio about Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira for the UFC middleweight belt, the rumoured fight between Colby Covington vs. Khamzat Chimaev, Jake Paul beating Anderson Silva and why he expects Jake to beat Nate Diaz, his autobiography "Funky" and his inspiration to write a book, the best characters and promoters in MMA, overcoming adversity and his determination, and more!

Ahead of UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira, Dan Hooker speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Claudio Puelles, his back to back losses to Islam Makhachev and Arnold Allen, moving back up to lightweight, the growth he had during his time off and realizing he couldn't do it without his team at CKB, the holes in his game he's fixed since then, Islam Makhachev beating Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 to become the new UFC lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev vs. Alex Volkanovski at UFC 284 in Perth, Michael Chandler vs. Dustin Poirier at UFC 281, Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira, and more!

Ahead of UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira, Robert Whittaker speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Paulo Costa at UFC 284, how the fight even came together, if Khamzat Chimaev was even offered, why he'd like to train with Khamzat Chimaev, Colby Covington vs. Khamzat Chimaev in a five-round fight, Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira at UFC 281, the Jai Opetaia fight never being real, Paulo Costa's secret juice and performance against Luke Rockhold, his out-of-cage antics and weight miss against Marvin Vettori, where this fight puts him in relation to the UFC middleweight title, Alex Volkanovski vs. Islam Makhachev at UFC 284, the fight being in Perth, Australia, and more!