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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, 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!

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!

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!

In the aftermath of UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2, Brett Okamoto of ESPN joins Submission Radio to discuss where Leon Edwards' head kick ranks in UFC history, Kamaru Usman's handling of the loss, Jorge Masvidal beefing with Daniel Cormier over fighting Leon Edwards next, Colby Covington's return and why Khamzat Chimaev is the next logical choice if he beats Nate Diaz at UFC 279, UFC Paris and what's on the line for Ciryl Gane vs. Tai Tuivasa as Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic seems delayed again, Conor McGregor vs. Charles Oliveira in Brazil if Charles can beat Islam Makhachev, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2, Laura Sanko joins Submission Radio to react to UFC 278 and fights such as Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards 2 and Leon Edwards' insane head kick KO to become the new UFC welterweight champion, as well as Luke Rockhold vs. Paulo Costa and Luke Rockhold's emotional retirement in-cage afterwards.

Ahead of UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2, Dan Hardy speaks to Submission Radio and helps preview the rematch between Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards 2 for the UFC welterweight title, Usman's saying he'd go up to light heavyweight next, if Khamzat Chimaev is realistically next, if Israel Adesanya would have moved up and fought Kamaru if he was a welterweight, and Luke Rockhold vs. Paulo Costa in both of their highly anticipated returns!

Brandon Gibson speaks to Submission Radio about training Tony Ferguson at JacksonWinkeljohn, how it even came together and if Tony will train there full-time, how Jackson/Wink can help Tony in future fights and what was missing throughout his recent losses, Jon Jones training for his heavyweight debut, the criticisms of Jon's pad work, why the Stipe Miocic fight didn't come together at UFC 281, whether Miocic or Francis Ngannou are the tougher fight for Jon, if the Israel Adesanya fight will ever happen, Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira at UFC 281, him having a full-time job still, and more!

Ahead of UFC 279: Chimaev vs. Diaz, Nate Diaz's coach, Cesar Gracie, speaks to Submission Radio about Khamzat Chimaev vs Nate Diaz, the notion that this is a punishment for Nate for leaving the UFC, why Nate may return to the UFC in the future, how Jake Paul may not even be Nate's next fight and how other boxers are putting their hands up, where Nate Diaz beats Khamzat Chimaev, his analysis of the Gilbert Burns fight with Khamzat, Nick Diaz's return to the UFC, the real reason why Nick Diaz fought Robbie Lawler at UFC 266, who he'd like to see Nick fight next, Nate Diaz having a baby, and more!

Dan Hooker speaks to Submission Radio about what's next, his callout of Tony Ferguson and he wants that fight next, how Tony looked in the Michael Chandler fight, what he's changed and learned since the Arnold Allen loss at UFC London, and more!

Ahead of UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2, Luke Thomas joins Submission Radio to help preview and discuss the action from UFC 277, including Julianna Pena vs. Amanda Nunes 2 and Brandon Moreno vs. Kai Kara France, and more!

Ahead of UFC 279: Chimaev vs. Diaz, Khamzat Chimaev coach and head coach of Allstars Training Center, Andreas Michael, speaks to Submission Radio about Khamzat Chimaev vs. Nate Diaz, why Nate is a harder fight than people think, Nate's biggest strengths and dangers, the biggest lessons Khamzat learned from the Gilbert Burns fight, whether Khamzat would fight Kamaru Usman or Israel Adesanya next, why this is bigger than the Colby Covington fight, and more!

Oscar Willis of The Mac Life joins Submission Radio to help preview all the action from UFC London, including Curtis Blaydes vs. Tom Aspinall, Paddy Pimblett vs. Jordan Leavitt, and more!

Ahead of UFC London: Blaydes vs. Aspinall, Tom Aspinall speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Curtis Blaydes, hilarious places he's been recognized, changes in his life since his success, what it means to him to be headlining UFC London just four months after the last one, where his playful attitude comes from, Curtis Blaydes as an opponent, and more!

Oscar Willis of The Mac Life and Submission Radio react to the news of Khamzat Chimaev vs. Nate Diaz being verbally agreed to at UFC 279, as Nate Diaz looks to finally fight out his last UFC fight on his contract so that he can exit the company and hopefully fight Jake Paul.

Former UFC middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker, speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Marvin Vettori at UFC France, the injury that delayed the fight, UFC 276 and Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier, Alex Pereira beating Sean Strickland and how Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira may look, his mentality coming back from a world title fight, and more!

Head coach of AKA, Javier Mendez, speaks to Submission Radio about Islam Makhachev and the delays in making Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev for the UFC lightweight belt, Michael Chandler calling out Islam Makhachev, Alex Volkanovski beating Max Holloway at UFC 276 and how a fight against Islam Makhachev would look, Rafael Fiziev's win over Rafael Dos Anjos, Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson doing TUF, an update on Cain Velasquez, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier, Luke Rockhold speaks to Submission Radio about Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier and Israel's win to defend the UFC middleweight belt, Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira, how Sean Strickland got "conned" against Alex Pereira, Paulo Costa at UFC 278, his own newfound clarity and focus, why Robert Whittaker is the toughest style match-up in the division for him, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier, Eugene Bareman speaks to Submission Radio about Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier and Israel's win to defend the UFC middleweight belt, Alex Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway 3 and Volko putting out a 5-0 masterclass to end the trilogy and defend the featherweight belt, Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira, how Sean Strickland "fumbled the bag", The Undertaker entrance, and more!

Ahead of UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier, Dan Hardy speaks to Submission Radio about Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier for the UFC middleweight title, Alex Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway 3 for the UFC featherweight title, the big delay in his fight against Diego Sanchez. his preperation for the boxing match and feeling in training, and more!

Ahead of UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier, Luke Thomas speaks to Submission Radio about Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier for the UFC middleweight title, Alex Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway 3 for the UFC featherweight title, as well as Sean Strickland vs. Alex Pereira, and more!

Ahead of UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier, Dan Hooker speaks to Submission Radio about Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier for the UFC middleweight title, Alex Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway 3 for the UFC featherweight title, his own UFC return, why he's enlisted coach Euegene Bareman as his mamager to help select his next fight, the Clay Guida rumors, and more!

Ahead of UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier, Jared Cannonier speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Israel Adesanya, his journey from heavyweight to a middleweight title shot, his mentality and where it comes from, what the key to beating Israel Adesanya is, and more!

Ahead of UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier, CKB head coach Eugene Bareman speaks to Submission Radio about Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier, what makes Jared dangerous and different compared to Paulo Costa, preferring Sean Strickland over Alex Pereira as the next challenge for Israel, Alex Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway and why he didn't feel the fight was necessary, what beating Max a third time would do for Volko, Alex moving up to lightweight, whether Charles Oliveira or Islam Makhachev are the tougher match-up for Volkanovski, CKB's success and headlining international fight week, and more!

Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw speaks to Submission Radio about potentially fighting Aljamain Sterling next for the belt, The Funkmaster's win over Petr Yan at UFC 273 and subsequent callout, Aljo's style as a challenge to TJ, Dominick Cruz's recent comments about TJ getting the next title shot, recovering from his knee injury and getting back to training, Henry Cejudo returning to fighting, Alex Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway at UFC 276, what it would mean for him to be a three-time UFC champion, life outside of fighting, and more!

Ahead of AEW's Double or Nothing PPV, Paul Wight, formerly known as The Big Show, speaks to Submission Radio about Sasha Banks and Naomi walking out of WWE, working in AEW and why he hasn't been as active on screen as fans expected, his days in the WWE and working with The Rock, John Cena, The Undertaker, Ric Flair, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Austin's Wrestlemania return and the Stone Cold Stunner he delivered to Vince McMahon, Brock Lesnar road stories, UFC fighters promos and taking the entertainment aspect from pro wrestling, commetary and his dream matches in AEW, his love of Australia, and more!

Ahead of UFC 277 and his supposed fight against Paulo Costa, Luke Rockhold speaks to Submission Radio about the Paulo Costa fight being delayed again, how it even came together in the first place, why the delay and if he believes Paulo wants to fight him, Paulo as a challenge, his journey over the last three years and his injuries, wanting to face Israel Adesanya more than the belt, Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier at UFC 276, golf with Daniel Cormier and more!

One half of Morning Kombat, Luke Thomas speaks to Submission Radio about MMA judging in the aftermath of Holly Holm vs. Ketlen Vieira, if open scoring is the solution, PRIDE judging and ONE Championship, What the UFC is doing with Nate Diaz, Michael Chandler's comments about UFC pay, Dustin Poirier calling out Colby Covington, Luke Rockhold vs. Paulo Costa being delayed and likely off UFC 277, Kamaru Usman's hand injury and if Leon Edwards vs. Khamzat Chimaev for the UFC interim belt could happen, and more!

Ahead of his fight against Rafael Dos Anjos, Rafael Fiziev speaks to Submission Radio about how the fight came together for a third time, idolizing Rafael Dos Anjos and being thrilled to be fighting him, being bullied in school and how he first got into fighting, being part of the police force when he was young and giving it up to pursue MMA, Bobby Green and his coaching accusing Rafael of taking s******* in Thailand and only training there for the advantage, why he'll slap Bobby's coach next time he sees him, his love of blacksmithing, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje, Tony Ferguson opens up on Submission Radio after his loss to Michael Chandler, what it was like watching the fight back for him, the way he looked in the first round and Dana White's praise, how it felt watching the scary KO itself, why he wants to join a team now and why he won't retire, legal action against his former management due to Conor McGregor's involvement, his back and forth with Daniel Cormier, competing against Khabib in other ways, and more!

Ahead of UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Justin Gaethje, Dan Hardy of BT Sport and Full Reptile, speaks to Submission Radio and helps preview Charles Oliveira vs. Justin Gaethje for the UFC lightweight title, Michael Chandler vs. Tony Ferguson and Rose Namajunas vs. Carla Esparza 2 for the women's undisputed UFC strawweight title. The Outlaw also speaks about his upcoming fight against Diego Sanchez!

Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker speaks to Submission Radio about having to withdraw from his fight against Marvin Vettori at UFC Singapore, his injury, the backlash he suffered as a result, Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier, Aljamain Sterling responding to him and their exchange, Khamzat Chimaev's win over Gilbert Burns at UFC 273, and more!

UFC lightweight Dan Hooker speaks to Submission Radio about his loss to Arnold Allen at UFC London, why he's returning to lightweight and not featherweight, what went wrong in the fight, why he makes no excuses for the loss, his callout of Rafael Dos Anjos and what he made of RDA's response, UFC 274, Charles Oliveira vs. Justin Gaethje, Michael Chandler vs. Tony Ferguson, and more!

Ahead of UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade, UFC light heavyweight Tyson Pedro speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Ike Villanueva, the knee injury and subsequent botched surgery that kept him out of action for over three years, having his family tell him to retire, becoming a new father and how challenging it was, training at CKB, his opponent Ike Villanueva, his beer company Drink West with Tai Tuivasa and the wild campaign with Shannon Noll, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie, UFC middleweight Darren Till speaks to Submission Radio about Khamzat Chimaev beating Gilbert Burns in a fight-of-the-year candidate, how nervous he was cornering Khamzat, especially when he absorbed the huge blows in the 2nd round, the iconic cage moment before the fight, the criticism of the fight and what people missed, how this fight will change Khamzat Chimaev going forward, his return possibly at UFC Liverpool, if he prefers Uriah Hall or Luke Rockhold, the distraction of Israel Adesanya and the next title shot, and more!

Post-Fight after UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. Korean Zombie, the UFC's Laura Sanko joins Submission Radio to recap and react to Alex Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie and Volkanovski's defense of the UFC featherweight belt, Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gilbert Burns and Khamzat's insane win and fight of the year candidate, Khamzat Chimaev vs. Colby Covington next?, Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan 2 and Ajo's incredible upset win, and more!

Ahead of UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. Korean Zombie, Luke Thomas returns to Submission Radio to preview Alex Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie, Volko's style and how he traps his opponents, when he'll finally get the respect he deserves and how a third fight against Max Holloway fits in, Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gilbert Burns, the biggest questions surrounding Khamzat, how Khamzat fares on the ground against Gilbert's incredible Jiu Jitsu, what if the fight stays standing, what you do with Khamzat if he wins, Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan 2, Yan's underappreciated game, and more!

Ahead of UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie, UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against The Korean Zombie, Max Holloway initially being the opponent and then offering to be the back-up fighter, why Volko never got any clarity on that situation and the massive lesson he took away from it, his people-pleasing habits and why he's turned his life around since finding his new attitude, why he wants to finish Korean Zombie for the right reasons this time, new challengers in the division like Bryce Mitchell, a third fight with Max Holloway, Conor McGregor wanting to return at welterweight against Kamaru Usman and why he called out Conor at 170, Korean Zombie training with Henry Cejudo, and more!

In the aftermath of UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal, Colby Covington speaks to Submission Radio about his fight against Jorge Masvidal, what the win felt like, the emotions during the fight itself, 'Gamebred' being frustrated in the cage post-fight and saying he'll try to break Colby's jaw, why Dustin Poirier is next, 'The Diamond' saying that he'll never fight Covington for money, who Colby would rather instead and when, Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gilbert Burns and if Khamzat said anything to him cageside, why he wants Israel Adesanya as well and why the Robert Whittaker fight doesn't really excite him, and more!

Ahead of UFC London Volkov vs. Aspinall, Tom Aspinall speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Alexander Volkov, the stress of not knowing if Volkov was going to make it, confirming that the fight is going ahead, the lead up to UFC London and what it's been like, his style and training at Team Kaobon with Darren Till, Terry Etim and other UFC veterans, recent events in his life that put things into perspective for him, Volkov as a challenge and what's on the line, Tai Tuivasa's impressive win streak, Francis Ngannou's surgeries and if an interim belt should be made, and more!