Piestrong Podcast

Big news over the break in MMA and combat sports, so we cover a stack of it. Sean Strickland gives his honest take on Khamzat, we talk about how an annual Paramount+ sub is somehow cheaper than a single PPV, and react to Mike Tyson weighing in on Conor.There’s some proper chaos too. Andrei Arlovski getting caught up with Jack Doherty and his crew, Gamebred trying to sweet talk Kayla and Poatan’s kid looking scary at just 14. McGregor’s everywhere as usual. Hosting a TV show, helping out the homeless, and even talk of the Trump family putting money behind him.We get into the serious stuff as well, including the Anthony Joshua car crash in Nigeria, the reports around it, possible retirement.On the fight front, Magomed wants a third crack at Alex, Tom Aspinall’s dealing with surgery, its bad.Jiri’s being Jiri, and Gaethje might be battling a staph infection or BBQ sauceWe also chat Jake Paul’s curse, the Morales situation with his record being changed, JDM calling out Shavkat, and the possibility of a wild White House card with Anik reckoning there could be six or seven title fights. Plus a few wholesome moments with JDM and Neon to balance out the madness.Bit of news, bit of nonsense, and plenty of opinions. Get amongst it.

Big episode this week. We kick things off with a breakdown of UFC Royval vs Kape, then roll straight into our very first Piestrong MMA Awards. We’re handing out gongs for KO of the Year, Sub of the Year, Brawl of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Fighter of the Year, we are undecided so Performance of the Year goes out to a Fan decision.Plenty of fight news to get through as well. Burns vs Malott, Neal vs Holland, Oliveira vs Bautista headlining the first Fight Night, Costa vs Ferreira, Ciao vs RDR, and a quick look at some surprisingly decent bare-knuckle scraps.Then it’s a full sweep of the MMA news. Jiri’s gender reveal, Poatan’s ridiculous stats, Prates ruffling feathers, Volk rocking the Street Fighter haircut, Usman Nurmagomedov possible coming to the UFC, and Conor finally tying the knot with Dee. We get into Islam’s situation with the UFC, Ilia Topuria’s growing list of problems, Francis continuing to be a walking disaster, Buckley offering Khamzat 50 grand just to stay on his feet, and the usual rankings chaos, fighter cuts, trolling, and doping dramas.We wrap it up with a few current events, including what’s happening in BondiCrack a beer and settle in. 🍻🥊

Alright legends, big one today. We’re recapping a wild UFC 323, looking ahead to Royval vs Kape, and going through one of the most chaotic weeks of MMA news we’ve had in ages.👊 UFC Stuff:• Full UFC 323 review• Royval vs Kape preview• Fight announcements everywhere: Fiziev vs Ruffy, BSD vs Hooker, plus a stacked Aussie card and fresh P4P rankings🗞️ MMA News with plenty happening:• Conor is out here talking about his next move• A new angle pops up of the Garry and Khamzat situation• Max becomes the first bloke with custom gloves• Dana signs on for another five years• Poatan possibly vacating• Yan does not want another go with Merab while Merab reckons his next fight is for the belt• Strickland planning a move to 205• The broadcast reaction to Pantoja’s real injury and the ongoing belt drama• Tom had no dramas spotting the injury straight away• Jamahal Hill and Joanna turn into a full soap opera with statements and old DMs• Khamzat needs to settle the hell down• Garry might actually be right this time• Carlos and Morales happy to scrap again before a title shot• New details on upcoming numbered cards• Kayla Harrison cuts a spicy promo on Nunes• Ilia maybe getting a bit ahead of himself• Islam says Usman is the toughest matchup for him• Ben Askren is getting a documentary• Francis may be heading back to MMA with his contract winding down plus his take on the Dana situation• Shavkat and Buckley have an interesting run in• Trump reckons we have 8 to 9 title fights coming and Dana responds• Volk says he is not retiring• Joshua vs Paul looks like it is falling apart• Dillon Danis pulls out of MisfitsThere is way too much happening in the sport right now. Strap in, grab a drink, and let’s get into it.

Righto, we’re back and there is a ton to get through. UFC 323 is almost here, so we kick things off with the newest fight announcements:• Paddy vs Gaethje (yep, that’s real)• Volk vs Lopes 2• Waldo vs Derrick Lewis• Moicano vs RuffyThen we roll straight into what has been a bloody chaotic week in MMA news:We have Bam Bam updates and Volk hinting he might hang them up in Sydney.Arman has plenty to say about the interim belt.Apparently the Saudis are “broke” now, so that is a thing.Ronaldo is putting money into WOW FC.Lerone Murphy is firing shots about Volk vs Lopes 2 and having his moment with Ariel.Volk breaks down the rematch in his own words.Aljo throws in his thoughts on the featherweight mess.We also have a proper chat about where the UFC is at right now.Ben Whittaker scores a filthy KO.Meatball Molly goes 2 and 0 in boxing.Tom Aspinall finally speaks up.Paddy’s run to the belt is on the table.Jiri is expecting a kid.Ronda might box Katie Taylor and Cyborg is not impressed.Mokaev is back, Prates is calling people out, and Merab is pressing Talbot.The 2026 season press conference drops Friday.Craig Jones is roasting Moneyberg and Ryan.Ilia Topuria gains 700 thousand followers overnight.Ariel is apparently listening to our show.Usyk weighs in on Paul vs Joshua.Stacked episode, a bit of technical chaos, plenty of banter and a whole lot to talk about.Tune in and let’s get stuck in.

Alright legends, this week’s episode is a big one. We kick things off with a full recap of UFC Qatar and then take a quick look ahead at what is coming up during this rare week off from the fights. After that we roll straight into a heap of fresh fight announcements including Poatan vs Ulberg, Strickland vs Fluffy, Allen vs Silva at 324 and Nunes vs Harrison locked in for January???Then we get stuck into a massive week of MMA news.Arman and Hooker face off and it gets a bit fiery.There is talk of a new heavyweight prospect and at the same time people are still worried about Tom’s eye.Paul and Joshua square up and Joshua starts training with Usyk’s team.Costa calls his shot because of course he does.Belal has everyone asking what on earth he is doing.Khamzat flips out and we try to work out if it is just a language issue or frontal lobe.Garry gives his response and then Khamzat’s side fires back and then even Till jumps in.Someone reckons we need to call the FBI which feels about right for this sport at this point.Murphy is changing divisions.Conor brings up past trauma and we get the classic baby Jesus quote.We talk about why this is the right move for welterweight at the moment.Schaub weighs in on Francis being the bad guy now.Jones starts stirring the pot with Khamzat talk and even brings up DC again plus he says Pereira and Aspinall are basically the same fighter.Gable Steveson moves to 2 and 0 with a knockout off a takedown.Mike Perry cops an 800k tax bill.Shavkat fires a few shots of his own.Liver King is having a full on manic episode.Conor and Khabib keep the rivalry alive with more back and forth and yes the last couple of slides are new.Diaz bullies Neon because that is what Diaz does.And of course we check in on Tom and mate it is still not great. He might actually still be blind.It is a massive week of chaos, headlines and proper Aussie fight fan chat. Grab a beer or a coffee and jump in. This one is stacked.