Parting Shot MMA is pleased to present our special 100th Episode, brought to you by MMAOddsBreaker.com and our new partners LastWordOnSports.com. Adam (@MMAdamMartin) and I (@LynchOnSports), welcome five great guests.
- First up MMA Insider Front Row Brian is back to discuss the business side of MMA
- Then we welcome UFC welterweight Tim Means who fights next weekend at UFC on FOX 15 against George Sullivan
- Also MMAFighting.com’s Chuck Mindenhall chats with us for the first time about the current state of MMA journalism
- InTheCage.ca’s Carlin Bardsley comes on to discuss some news on Ontario MMA and the state of MMA in Canada
- Finally, we welcome Twitter personality Zombie Prophet who talks about the world of MMA GIF-making
Here is the breakdown of the show:
The Big Three
1) What was your highlight of the night at UFC Krakow?
2) Will Brooks or Justin Gathje: which is the better lightweight outside the UFC?
3) Quick Picks: UFC on FOX 15
Interview: Front Row Brian (MMA Insider) – 17 mins in
Front Row Brian discusses his new podcast The FRB show, Ronda Rousey competing at Wrestlemania, Ben Askren’s status with the UFC, the UFC hiring Anti-Doping Expert Jeff Novitzky, the future of pay per view and the UFC’s treatment of Canada.
Interview: Tim Means (UFC welterweight) – 50 mins in
Tim talks about his upcoming fight Saturday against George Sullivan, his success competing back at welterweight and his love for dogs.
Interview: Chuck Mindenhall (MMAFighting.com journalist) – 67 mins in
Chuck talks about his journalism career, how he’s been successful at it and his recent longform piece on TUF competitor Jason Thacker. Also Chuck talks about the sucessful crowdfunding operation for Thacker.
Interview: Carlin Bardsley (InTheCage.ca journalist) – 86 mins in
Carlin talks about his big story on InTheCage.ca about Ken Hayashi leaving the Ontario MMA Athletic Commission, Canadian MMA and the future of the UFC in Canada.
Interview: Zombie Prophet (MMA GIF maker) – 1h 45 mins in
Zombie Prophet talks about how he became involved in MMA, making MMA GIFs and he tells the story about how the UFC tried to sue him for some of his work.
Fight Fixin’
James – Alexander Volkov vs. Cheick Kongo
Adam – Mirko Cro Cop vs. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva
Bet Of The Week (5Dimes.eu)
James – OVER 3.5 Machida/Rockhold parlay OVER 2.5 Swanson/Holloway (+125) UFC on FOX 15
Adam – Ovince St Preux (+100) UFC on FOX 15
Kountermove Pick of the Week (2hr 13 mins in)
James – Beneil Dariush ($4400)
Adam – Jacare Souza ($5400)
Listener Questions
Sorry everyone, show was too long this week so we had to skip this segment!
Parting Shot – (2hr 15 mins in)
James – UFC’s lack of a back-up plan for Rampage Jackson for UFC 186.
Adam – Advice for people looking to start an MMA podcast
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