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Erin Blanchfield on Taila Santos Fight, Shevchenko's Greatness & New Jersey | Morning Kombat RSD Dec 22, 2022

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Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell sit down with Hammer of the Month winnner Erin Blanchfield to break some news about her upcoming fight. BC, Luke and Erin also talk about stopping Molly McCann's hype train, How she got into MMA and what her career aspirations are in MMA.

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:01:30) - New Jersey

(00:02:50) - Molly McCann Fight

(00:07:30) - Getting into MMA

(00:14:30) - High School

(00:16:10) - Women’s Wrestling

(00:20:30) - Defending New Jersey

(00:21:40) - Taila Santos Fight

(00:26:00) - MMA Judging

(00:27:00) - Championship Aspirations

(00:31:00) - Tracy Cortez Loss

(00:32:00) - Valentina Shevchenko

(00:36:00) - Becoming more popular

(00:37:30) - Cross Training

(00:39:00) - Training Camps

(00:41:00) - Brendan Blanchfield

(00:42:00) - Sports Media

(00:44:20) - Weight Cuts

(00:45:30) - Injuries

(00:46:30) - Getting Old

(00:47:20) - Getting into broadcasting

(00:48:30) - Favorite Fighters

(00:49:50) - MMA Superlatives

(00:52:00) - USADA

(00:53:00) - UFC

(00:54:00) - Fighting at MSG

(00:54:50) - Walkout Music

(00:55:40) - Cold Blooded

(00:57:00) - Hammer of the Month

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Five Fights to Make in UFC, Bellator & Boxing | Whittaker-Costa | Ali Act | Ep 389 Dec 21, 2022

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On Episode 389 Luke and Brian break down the five fights they want to see in 2023 in UFC, Bellator and Boxing. Next up the guys discuss Robert Whittaker vs. Paulo Costa being removed from UFC 284. Who is at fault here? They also break down the report that the Ali Act will be reintroduced to congress in 2023. As always they close the show with Fan submission.

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UFC Vegas 66 Recap: Cannonier, Tsarukyan Win | Martin Beats Rivera | Ep 388 Dec 19, 2022

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On Episode 388 Luke and Brian kick off the show by recapping UFC Vegas 66. Did we really learn anything in the middleweight main event between Sean Strickland and Jared Cannonier after Cannonier scored a decision win? Arman Tsarukyan broke the 7-year win streak of Damir Ismagulov with a hard-earned decision victory in Saturday's main event. What did we learn about Tsarukyan from this performance? In boxing, Frank Martin outclassed Michel Rivera en route to a dominant decision victory on Showtime Championship Boxing. How close to be ready for the top of the division is he?

(30:00) - Cannonier vs. Strickland

(46:30) - Arman Tsarukyan

(58:30) - Drew Dober & Rest of UFC Vegas 66

(71:00) - Takeaways from UFC’s 2022

(82:45) - Frank Martin outclasses Michel Rivera

(94:30) - DM's from Donks

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UFC Vegas 66 Picks | Showtime Championship Boxing | Fight Announcements | Ep 387 Dec 16, 2022

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On Episode 387 Luke and Brian kick off the show by giving their picks for UFC Vegas 66. Next up the boys preview the Showtime Championship Boxing card this weekend. What should we look for in Michel Rivera vs. Frank Martin? They also run through some recent fight announcements. As always the boys close out friday with Dead Wrong.

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UFC Vegas 66 Preview | Francis Ngannou | Justin Gaethje | Mohegan Commission | Ep 386 Dec 14, 2022

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On Episode 386 Luke and Brian kick off the show with a HUGE announcement. Following the announcement the boys preview UFC Vegas 66. What fights should we be looking for? How do they see Cannonier vs. Strickland playing out? The guys also discuss some reports that Francis Ngannou might be a free agent very soon. Next up the guys discuss Justin Gaethje's trip to Chechnya and how that could impact him. They close out the main topics by discussing the Mohegan commission is investigating Doug Crosby's scorecards from Bellator 289 and Naoya Inoue's win over Paul Butler.

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Naoya Inoue KOs Paul Butler | Dream Cornermen | Disturbing Foods | BC's Live Chat Ep. 2 Dec 13, 2022

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Brian Campbell is back for Episode 2 of the BC live chat! Brian breaks down Naoya Inoue's knockout win over Paul Butler and answers all the questions you submitted.

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UFC 282: Blachowicz & Ankalaev Draw | Bellator 289 | Crawford & Lopez Win | Ep 385 Dec 12, 2022

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On Episode 384 Luke and Brian recap a massive week of combat sports. At UFC 282, Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev fought to a split draw on Saturday night in the main event of UFC 282. Did the judges get it right? Paddy Pimblett scored a controversial decision victory over Jared Gordon in the UFC 282 co-main event. First, what do you make of the judging controversy? At Bellator 289, Raufeon Stots edges Danny Sabatello. Thoughts on the scoring and what we learned from both? Plus, Patchy Mix put Magomed Magomedov to sleep via guillotine choke. Has he been underrated this entire time?

(00:09:00) - Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev

(00:35:00) - Pimblett vs. Gordon

(01:06:20) - Rest of UFC 282

(01:21:30) - Bellator 289

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UFC 282: Jan Blachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev Results | Paddy Pimblett Reaction Dec 11, 2022

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At UFC 282, Jan Blachowicz will face Magomed Ankalaev for the vacant light heavyweight title. Also on the ESPN+ main card will be the co-main event between Paddy Pimblett and Jared Gordon.

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Preview: UFC 282 | Bellator 289 | Crawford-Avanesyan | Lopez-Martin | Ep 384 Dec 09, 2022

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On Episode 384 Luke starts off the show solo with previews of UFC 282 and Bellator 289. What should we be watching out for on these cards? Following the MMA previews Luke is joined by Dan Canobbio to preview Terence Crawford vs. David Avanesyan and Teofimo Lopez Jr. vs. Sandor Martin. You won't want to miss this packed episode.

(22:30) - UFC 282 Preview

(66:20) - Bellator 289 Preview

(69:30) - Terence Crawford vs. David Avanesyan

(80:30) - Teofimo Lopez Jr. vs. Sandor Martin

(89:20) - Gervonta Davis

(93:24) - Bellator 289 Preview Continued

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Weighing in Previews Bellator's Upcoming Schedule | UFC 282 | TJ Dillashaw | Ep 383 Dec 07, 2022

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On Episode 383, Luke and Brian are joined by Big John Mccarthy and Josh Thomson of the Weighing In Podcast to preview Bellator's upcoming schedule. The guys preview Bellator 289, Bellator MMA vs. Rizin and Bellator 290. Next up Brian and Luke break down UFC 282. What should we be looking out for on this card. They also discuss TJ Dillashaw announcing his retirement and ONE Championship being set for their US Debut. As always we close out Wednesday's with fan submissions.

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