It's a relatively slow week in MMA, so we start the show discussing the results of UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales, where Michael Morales became yet another contender at Welterweight. Then in the second half of the show we run down some of the week in MMA news. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehamm…

This week we start off with a look at the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales, headlined by former UFC Welterweight contender Gilbert Burns vs. the up-and-coming Michael Morales. In the second half of the show we discuss the results of UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena, and a bit of random MMA news. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm o…

This weekend the UFC heads to Montreal for the first time in a decade for UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena. In the first half of this week's show we preview the card, including two title fights and a Jose Aldo fight. Then in the second half we discuss the week in MMA, as well as the results of PFL 4 and UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo. C…

It's Bantamweight action at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo in Des Moines this weekend UFC heads to Kansas City, and we preview the card in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half we discuss the week in MMA, including PFL 4 and the results of UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFM…

The UFC heads to Kansas City with a short notice Welterweight main event between Ian Machado Garry and rising star Carlos Prates. We preview that card in the first half of this week's show. Then we discuss the week in MMA news, including the results of PFL 3. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma…

UFC 314 was a hell of a card. Alexander Volkanovski regained the UFC Featherweight Championship and has a line of potential challengers, Paddy Pimblett silenced the doubters, and the Fighting Nerds did it again. We recap all of the results in the first half of this week's show. Then we discuss Amanda Nunes' Hall of Fame announcement, what is likely…

The UFC Featherweight Championship is for all intents and purposes vacant with Ilia Topuria moving up to the Lightweight division. So this weekend at UFC 314, former champ Alexander Volkanovski faces the rising Diego Lopes for the title, and we preview the card in the first half of this week's show. Then we look back on a slow week in MMA, includin…

It's another week and another UFC card, and this week's is UFC on ESPN: Emmett vs. Murphy, headlined by a battle between two top ten UFC Featherweights. We preview that card in the first half of this week's show. Then we look back on the week in MMA news, including more on Cain Velasquez, and a lot of stories about our favorite topic, fighter pay. …

The UFC heads back to Mexico City this week for UFC on ESPN: Moreno vs. Erceg, and we preview that card in the first half of this week's show. We also run down the week in MMA news, as depressing as always, as well as the results of UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.the…

We start of the show previewing all of the fights at UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady, featuring former UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards meeting up-and-coming contender Sean Brady, and a big opportunity for Carlos Ulberg against former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Blachowicz. In the second half of the show we run down the week in MMA …

UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev had a bit of everything. Great fights, terrible fights, fouls, terrible decisions, feel-good moments, and shameful ones. And of course, new Light Heavyweight Champion Magomed Ankalaev. We discuss it all in the first half of this week's show. In the second half of the show we run down the week in MMA news, and take a lo…

At this weekend's UFC 313, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira has possibly his biggest test to date against Magomed Ankalaev. Plus in the co-main event, Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev have a short notice rematch. We preview the card in the first half of this week's show. In the second half of the show we discuss the week in MMA news, and…

The UFC heads back to Seattle after twelve years, with a Bantamweight main event of Henry Cejudo vs. Song Yadong. We preview the card in the first half of this week's episode. Then we look back at the results of UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues, and wonder what's going on with some insane proposed GFL fights. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:…

Both champions defended at UFC 312, so we start this week's show discussing the results of that show, including what's next for UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus du Plessis and UFC Strawweight Champion Zhang Weili. In the second half of the episode we look at the week in MMA news, as well as take a look at the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs.…

The UFC heads back down under with two title fights at UFC 312: du Plessis vs. Strickland. Will Sean Strickland regain the UFC Middleweight Championship from Dricus du Plessis? Can Zhang Weili defend the UFC Strawweight Championship against the oft-injured but still dangerous Tatiana Suarez? We preview all of the fights in the first half of the sho…

The UFC returns to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for a better than usual televised card on February 1st, headlined by former UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya facing top five contender Nassourdine Imavov. We preview that card in the first half of this week's show. Then afterwards we take a look at the very strange Global Fight League draft. Catch us…

UFC 311 took quite the turn one day before the event. With Lightweight challenger Arman Tsarukyan out with a back injury, long-time contender Renato Moicano had a last minute switch into the title shot. We discuss that first, the UFC Bantamweight title fight, and the rest of the card in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half of…

It's looking like wrestle-mania at this weekend's UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2, is the two title fights are any indication. We preview the main card in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half we look at the UFC 311 preliminary card, and the results of UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm o…

The first UFC event of 2025 is a rematch between Strawweight contenders Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas, and we preview the card in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half we catch up on some of the MMA news from over the holidays, but really we're just killing time until the PPV next weekend. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm…

This week is The Hammer MMA Radio's Fifteenth Annual Awards Show. As usual, the three of us debate 2024's Best Fight, Best Knockout, Best Submission, Fighter of the Year, Prospect of the Year, and many more categories.. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, …

UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura is the last UFC PPV of 2024, and it's a strange one. UFC Flyweight Champion Alexandre Pantoja defends his title against a debuting UFC fighter, Shavkat Rakhmonov is fighting Ian Garry instead of for the Welterweight title, and there are two completely weird and random Featherweight fights on the main card. We preview th…

We start off the show looking at the results of UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueredo from Macau, featuring a strong performance from former UFC Bantamweight Champion Petr Yan. Then in the second half of the show we talk the week in MMA news, including the 2024 PFL finals at PFL 10, and Conor McGregor's civil trial in Ireland. Catch us Wednesday night…

To no one's surprise, Jon Jones defended his UFC Heavyweight Championship against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309. We discuss that fight, the looming UFC Interim Champion Tom Aspinall, and the rest of the card in the first half of this and what's next for all involved. Then in the second half of the show we talk the week in MMA news, including the upcoming…

It's a big one this week in New York, as at UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic, UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones looks to defend his Heavyweight title for the first, and possibly only time, against former champion Stipe Miocic. We preview the card in the first half of this week's episode. Then in the second half of the show we discuss the week in MMA news…

Neil Magny continues along in his never-ending duty of defending a UFC Welterweight top 15 ranking spot against all up-and-comers. This week it's Carlos Prates taking a shot at him in the headliner of UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates, and we preview that card in the first half of this week's episode. Then in the second half of the show we discuss …