In Today's episode, Fares reacts to Jaron "Boots" Ennis' latest performance (0:31) before discussing who should be next for the unified champion (6:53). Xander Zayas' "quit" comments (11:58), Emiliano Vargas' continued rise (15:15), Ben Whittaker's US Debut (16:06), and Jahi Tucker's war (18:01).

Oleksandr Usyk vacates his world titles and what that means for the future of boxing's biggest names (19:07). Looking ahead, this weekends July 4th boxing card featuring Abdullah Mason and Shu Shu Carrington making their first defenses (21:38).

To close the show, UFC Baku Recap (24:04), including Rafael Fiziev's impressive second-round finish of Manuel Torres (24:30), discuss what's next for Shara Bullet (27:52), Camilo vs Sadykhov's stoppage (29:31), react to Asu Almabayev's rare submission win (31:18), and finish with Abus Magomedov's highlight-reel and one of the best finishes of the night (32:21).

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In Today's episode, Fares reacts to Jaron "Boots" Ennis' latest performance (0:31) before discussing who should be next for the unified champion (6:53). Xander Zayas' "quit" comments (11:58), Emiliano Vargas' continued rise (15:15), Ben Whittaker's US Debut (16:06), and Jahi Tucker's war (18:01).

Oleksandr Usyk vacates his world titles and what that means for the future of boxing's biggest names (19:07). Looking ahead, this weekends July 4th boxing card featuring Abdullah Mason and Shu Shu Carrington making their first defenses (21:38).

To close the show, UFC Baku Recap (24:04), including Rafael Fiziev's impressive second-round finish of Manuel Torres (24:30), discuss what's next for Shara Bullet (27:52), Camilo vs Sadykhov's stoppage (29:31), react to Asu Almabayev's rare submission win (31:18), and finish with Abus Magomedov's highlight-reel and one of the best finishes of the night (32:21).

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In today's episode, Fares previews a busy weekend in combat sports and reacts to the biggest stories from last week.

Xander Zayas vs. Jaron "Boots" Ennis is set to shake up the 154-pound division (0:45). Thoughts on the rest of the Barclays Center card, including Emiliano Vargas, Ben Whittaker, and Jahi Tucker (8:45). Plus, are Tank Davis and Devin Haney finally next (11:41), and is Shakur Stevenson headed to Zuffa Boxing (14:59)?

The UFC returns to Baku with Rafael Fiziev vs. Manuel Torres (19:34). Fares also reacts to the UFC's new AI rankings system (25:14) and shares his thoughts on UFC 6 (26:42).

Last weekend, Manel Kape earned a title shot with a TKO win over Kyoji Horiguchi (30:35). Plus, reactions to the rest of the Apex card and Massachusetts adding another Top 15 UFC fighter (37:18).

To close the show, thoughts on the World Cup so far (39:34)

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In today's episode, Fares reacts to the action from UFC Freedom 250: Fights at the White House. Justin Gaethje shocks the world by finishing Ilia Topuria (0:35). In the co-main event, Ciryl Gane introduces Alex Pereira to heavyweight power (10:01). Sean "Suga" O'Malley predicted the knockout—and delivered (14:51). Josh Hokit puts on a strong performance before a mic flop (17:36). Overall thoughts on the card and the lead-up to the historic event (22:12).

Plus, Bam Rodriguez becomes a three-division world champion with a highlight-reel fifth-round knockout of Antonio Vargas (27:11).

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In today's episode, Fares breaks down all the big combat sports action taking place this weekend. First, he previews pound-for-pound superstar Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez vs. former Olympian and current world champion Antonio Vargas (0:54), before reacting to the recent announcement of Errol Spence Jr. vs. Tim Tszyu, scheduled for July 25 (6:38).

The conversation then shifts to UFC Freedom 250 at the White House (7:56), where Fares shares his thoughts on every fight on the card. He breaks down the main event between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje (11:32), followed by Alex Pereira's opportunity to become the first-ever three-division champion against Ciryl Gane (15:24). He also discusses the pivotal bantamweight matchup between Sean O'Malley and Aiemann Zahabi (18:20), heavyweight action featuring Josh Hokit and Derrick Lewis (21:19), the lightweight clash between Mauricio Ruffy and Michael Chandler (24:29), Bo Nickal vs. Kyle Daukaus (25:52), and the opening bout of Diego Lopes vs. Steve Garcia (26:57).

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In today's episode, Fares recaps his recent trip to Houston (0:34), where Oshaquie Foster defended his world title against Raymond Ford (2:56). Following the fight, Shakur Stevenson had words for the champion—what should be next for Foster? (4:43).

Fares also breaks down Dmitry Bivol's flawless performance and discusses what's next for him (7:28). Plus, Darren Till makes his BKFC debut (11:50).

In MMA, Gabriel Bonfim dominates Belal Muhammad at the UFC Apex (14:34), while Brendan Allen takes a big risk that pays off against Edmen Shahbazyan (18:34).

Finally, Song Yadong steals the show in Macau with a submission victory over Deiveson Figueiredo (26:13), followed by thoughts on the rest of the card from China (29:14).

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In today's episode, Fares kicks things off by discussing Turki Alalshikh's impact on Boxing (0:40). From there, we dive into the crossover spectacle between Oleksandr Usyk and Rico Verhoeven, including the shocking knockout moment (2:05), Rico’s overall performance (6:18), and the post-fight interview that had everyone talking (10:35).We then shift over to boxing as Hamzah Sheeraz captures world championship gold (13:45), Jack Catterall delivers another classic technical performance (16:54), and Frank Sanchez spoils the Richard Torres Jr. party in a major upset (18:26).

Later in the episode, we react to the chaos surrounding Adin Ross’ Brand Risk 14 event (21:47), before breaking down Holly Holm vs Stephanie Han (27:21), Dmitry Bivol’s return against Michael Eifert (28:38), and Foster vs Ford (32:32).

To close things out, we preview UFC Macau and discuss the biggest storylines heading into the event (36:22).

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In today’s episode, Fares reacts to last weekend’s action across the fight world.

Ronda Rousey returns and submits Gina Carano in just 17 seconds (1:03). The MVP payouts are revealed following the event (5:40). Mike Perry smashes Nate Diaz (6:40). Francis Ngannou extends his MMA win streak (11:58). Adriano Morales vs. Phumi Nkuta ends in controversy (19:49).

Fares also breaks down the UFC Apex card headlined by Arnold Allen vs. Melquizael Costa (24:38). Dooho Choi shows unreal resilience in his war with Daniel Santos (27:51). Dana White breaks news that Conor McGregor is back against Max Holloway (31:15).

Plus, Oleksandr Usyk welcomes kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven to boxing (35:16), and thoughts on the rest of the Egypt boxing card (38:45).

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