Fight Club Podcast

Brad Lewis and Stephen Foote are back with more combat sports action to tuck into.

Hot off the press was the announcement surging Kiwi fighter Navajo Stirling will take on former light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka as the headline act of a stacked UFC Doha event. Would a win make him the certified No.1 contender to teammate Carlos Ulberg's throne?

The card also includes the return of Dan Hooker on a quick turnaround to fight veteran Brian Ortega, a guaranteed barnburner which may well get the Kiwi back on track.

The lads also look back on an entertaining Apex card, where Raul Rosas Jr and Raoni Barcelos put on one of the best fights of the year, ending in scary circumstances with Barcelos' bizarre loss of consciousness.

They close by looking towards the much maligned UFC 332 card in Salt Lake City this weekend. Is the card really as bad as it has been made out?

Brad Lewis and Stephen Foote are back with another healthy dose of combat action!

Where else could the lads begin but Sunday's (NZ time) monumental flyweight title bout between Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja.

After the first match ended early due to debilitating injury to the Brazilian, Van proved he was the deserved owner of the flyweight strap with the kind of performance which left no doubt who owns the 125lb throne.

Another highlight of a highly entertaining card came in the co-main event, where Arman Tsarukyan restaked his claim as the No.1 contender in the lightweight division with a first-round KO of Mauricio Ruffy.

How does he match up with champ Justin Gaethje?

They round out with a look at the newly announced UFC 334 card, where Cyril Gane will attempt to defend his heavyweight title against Josh Hokit.

With Brad Lewis out with injury, Queen of NZ MMA Ravinder Hunia slots in as a super-sub alongside Stephen Foote for another stacked MMA chat.

Jean Silva had his hand raised against Jose Delgado in the main event of UFC Noche in Arizona on Sunday, but was the performance enough to cement himself as a legitimate title challenger to Volk's throne?

Alexa Grasso continued her remarkable comeback at women's flyweight with a well-rounded outing against the dangerous Manon Fiorot. Is he at the front of the queue to face the winner of Natalia Silva and Wang Cong for the belt?

They also preview this weekend's UFC 331 blockbuster, where Joshua Van tried to prove his win over Alexandre Pantoja was no fluke in their rematch for the flyweight title. Back from injury, what sort of Pantoja might we see.

And will Arman Tsarukyan be undeniable as the next lightweight title challenger to Justin Gaethje with a win over Mauricio Ruffy?

All that and more on this week's episode!

Brad Lewis and Stephen Foote are back with another dose of combat action.

Leading the show this week is a look at Dan Hooker's first-round defeat to Salahdine Parnasse in Paris. Where to from here for 'The Hangman'?

The lads welcome in boxing star Jai Opetaia for a wide ranging chat with one of the P4P best on the planet ahead of his huge clash with Noel Mikaelian on the Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn this weekend.

All that, a look ahead to UFC Noche, and more on this week's episode.

Brad Lewis and Stephen Foote are back with another buffet of bloodliness!

The lads begin in China, where it was a rough night for Kiwis Lawrence Lui and Kasib Murdoch but a huge one for local Song Yadong, who sent the hometown faithful into raptures with his shock win over the heavily favoured Umar Nurmagomedov.

What does it mean for the bantamweight division? How much of a setback is this for the Dagestani?

The show rounds out with a deep dive on Kiwi Dan Hooker's main event clash with French hypetrain Salahdine Parnasse in Paris on Sunday, where he'll be contending as a sizeable underdog in front of a raucous crowd baying for the Hangman's blood.

But are the oddsmakers sleeping on the Aucklander?