The Boys at the Hammer feature weekly coverage of all things MMA. They have one of the premier radio shows in the world of MMA broadcasted weekly on Wednesday nights on 93.3 FM, CFMU and here at Last Word on Sports.
UFC Ireland Preview
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Ireland for the first time in five years, for UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandao. We break down all of the fights and make our predictions on what looks like an action packed event.
News of the Week
We also cover all of the week’s MMA news in the second half of the episode, including Demetrious Johnson’s next opponent, Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes’ war of words, Ali Bagautinov’s drug test failure, the UFC vs. Bellator showdown on September 5th, and Holly Holm.
The Hammer features LastWordOnSports’ Greg Persson, long time internet superstar Steve Jeffery, and is hosted by MMA aficionado Dave Abraham.
The Hammer has had interviews with some of the biggest names in MMA over the years, including Anderson Silva, Georges St. Pierre, Matt Hughes, BJ Penn, Dan Henderson, Sean Sherk, Mark Coleman, Rory MacDonald, Brendan Schaub, Mark Bocek, John Makdessi, Mark Hominick, Martin Kampmann, Johnny Hendricks, TJ Grant, Miesha Tate, and others.
They continue to bring unparalleled, independent coverage of all things MMA to fans of the sport and they always bring you straight goods and the last word. They are recognized and credentialed by UFC, Bellator, Invicta, and many other smaller MMA promotions.
The show is one of the voters for the UFC’s Official Rankings, and you can check out their articles, right here at LWOS, explaining the thought processes they go through in making changes to their ballots after every UFC show.
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