Submission Radio Australia

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!

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!

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 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, 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!

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!

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, 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!

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!

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!

In the aftermath of UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev, UFC featherweight champion, Alex Volkanovski, speaks to Submission Radio about Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev for the UFC lightweight belt and Islam's win! Facing Islam Makhachev next at UFC 284 in Perth in a super fight for the UFC lightweight belt, Khabib calling him out at UFC 280, the fac off in the octagon with Islam, the wrestling and Khabib revealing their gameplan and how Alex will deal with it, being called small and the "short guy", Aljamain Sterling vs. Henry Cejudo for the UFC bantamweight title, the Conor McGregor tweet exchange, Beneil Dariush being concerned about him holding up both divisions, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev, Islam Makhachev's coach, Javier Mendez speaks to Submission Radio about Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev for the UFC lightweight belt and Islam's win! Islam Makhachev vs. Alex Volkanovski at UFC 284 in Perth next, Conor McGregor's tweets, Khabib vs. Charles Oliveira being over, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev, Beneil Dariush speaks to Submission Radio about his big win over Mateusz Gamrot, his eight fight win streak and who's next, wanting to meet with Dana White and figure out where he stands, Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev for the UFC lightweight belt and Islam Makhachev vs. Alex Volkanovski at UFC 284 in Perth, and more!

Ahead of UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev, Beneil Dariush speaks to Submission Radio about Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev for the UFC lightweight belt, the rumors of him being the backup fighter before Alex Volkanovski, his response to Alex Volkanovski and how he thinks Volk would do against Oliveira or Makhachev, why he thinks the double champ status could be an issue, returning against Mateusz Gamrot after his injury, his place in the division after a win at UFC 280, Conor McGregor wanting a title shot upon his return, his love of Australia, and more!

Ahead of UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev, Alex Volkanovski's coach, Frank Hickman speaks to Submission Radio about Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev for the UFC lightweight belt, Alex Volkanovski being the backup fighter, why Volko would be prepared enough and his team feel confident about him facing Islam Makhachev or Charles Oliveira, the wrestling and grappling in that fight, training in Thailand, whether Alex would fight at lightweight or featherweight at UFC Perth, and more!

Ahead of UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev, Sean O'Malley's coach, Tim Welch, speaks to Submission Radio about Sean O'Malley vs. Petr Yan at UFC 280, why they accepted this fight, the step up in competition and the notion that it's a mismatch, the biggest thing people misunderstand about Sean's style, why the fight being three rounds is such a factor, the narrative after this fight, seeing Marlon Vera again, Sean moving up to 145, Aljemain Sterling vs. TJ Dillashaw, and more!

Ahead of UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev, Aljamain Sterling speaks to Submission Radio about his fight against TJ Dillashaw to defend his UFC bantamweight belt, earning respect after the Petr Yan win and why it didn't change things for him, TJ Dillashaw's history of cheating and how it affects his legacy, TJ's fight against Corey Sandhagen and getting older, why he believes TJ's still cheating and why he's accepted it, Sean O'Malley vs. Petr Yan, his outlook on life, advice to Raul Rosas and his younger self, and more!

Ahead of UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev, Islam Makhachev's coach, Javier Mendez speaks to Submission Radio about Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev for the UFC lightweight belt, the grappling and wrestling game, why Charles will get taken down and why he won't mind, Michael Chandler's comments, the Khabib vs. Charles GOAT debate and records comparisons, if the team would fight Conor McGregor next or Alex Volkanovski, and more!

After his retirement at UFC 278 after the Paulo Costa fight, Luke Rockhold speaks to Submission Radio about how he looks back on the fight, the one thing that would get him out of retirement, winning the crowd over at UFC 278, Khamzat Chimaev vs. Paulo Costa, Nate Diaz beating Tony Ferguson, Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev at UFC 280, Marlon Vera, and more!

Marlon 'Chito' Vera speaks to Submission Radio about his win over Dominick Cruz, Corey Sandgahen calling him out after his win over Song Yadong, UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev and how the Aljamain Sterling vs. TJ Dillashaw fight goes, Sean O'Malley vs. Petr Yan and if O'Malley was to get a title shot before him, his tattoos and mentality, his current win streak, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson and Nate Diaz's submission win over Tony Ferguson, Skrap Pack Team Leader Gilbert Melendez speaks to Submission Radio about Nate's incredible night beating the UFC at UFC 279, Khamzat Chimaev missing weight, the backstage chaos that led to the cancelled press conference, what Nate Diaz's future looks like, possibly fighting Conor McGregor, Floyd Mayweather, Jake Paul, Nick Diaz returning healthy, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson, Brett Okamoto of ESPN speaks with Submission Radio about Khamzat Chimaev missing weight and whether he should fight at 170 or 185, if an immediate title shot against Israel Adesanya makes sense or if he should fight Paulo Costa, Nate Diaz beating the UFC at UFC 279, Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva, and more!

Ahead of UFC 279: Chimaev vs. Diaz, Dan Hardy of BT Sport speaks to Submission Radio and previews Khamzat Chimaev vs. Nate Diaz at UFC 279, as well as Nate Diaz's path to victory and if he can win, how he'd do against Chimaev in the 4th and 5th rounds, how massive a statement would be if Nate won and how it would compare to the Conor McGregor win at UFC 196, who Chimaev should face next out of Leon Edwards, Kamaru Usman, Colby Covington, Jorge Masvidal, or even the winner of Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira at UFC 281. Dan Hardy also previews Tony Ferguson vs. Li Jingliang and Tony Ferguson's move back to welterweight just five months after his brutal loss to Michael Chandler.

Ahead of UFC Paris and UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa, Robert Whittaker speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Marvin Vettori in Paris, France, Luke Rockhold retirement after his fight against Paulo Costa at UFC 278, Leon Edwards' head kick KO over Kamaru Usman, where a win over Marvin Vettori would put him in the division, definitely thinking about moving up to light heavyweight and what it would depend on, toughest thing about being in Paris, and more!