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After counting down Khabib's best performances last week, we continuing to gush over the UFC 223 main event this week by counting down the top 5 Tony Ferguson performances. It seems like this guy just can't be put away. Plus we talk to UFC 223's Mike Rodriguez about quick rising Massachusetts prospects and the likelihood that he winds up a video game character. TIME STAMPS: 1:00 - Mike Rodriguez Interview; Finally, a debut. 11:00 - Top 5 Tony Ferguson Performances; Gutsiest Fighter in the UFC?

On this week's episode we get ready for the biggest card of the year and what better way to do so than to start looking at the main event. Our countdown for the next few weeks will all center around the lightweight title fight between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov. Our first is this week's countdown of Khabib's best 5 performances. Plus, we talk to Arjan Bhullar about preparing for a fight with a new daughter and fighting on an important Indian holiday. TIME CODES: 1:00 - Arjan Bhullar Interview; Motivation in New Places 18:00 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 Khabib Nurmagomedov performances.

On this week's episode, we honor International Women's Day by talking about the early days of women in MMA. We chat with Tara LaRosa about the ludicrous rule sets and attitudes surrounding women in the sport at the time. Then we countdown our choice for the top 5 women who were pioneers at that time and helped get the sport where it is today. After that we switch gears to all things London. After a week without fights, we're excited to break down UFC London and talk with main card fighter, Leon Edwards before his throwdown. TIME STAMPS: 1:00 - Tara LaRosa Interview; Early Women's MMA History 23:00 -Combat Countdown: Top 5 Women Pioneers 33:00 - UFC London; New Contender at Heavyweight? 35:00 - Leon Edwards Interview: Ready for the Top 15.

Is there any fighter right now with more hype than Israel Adesanya? We chat with him this week about the major publicity push he's getting. Plus, we run this week's COMBAT COUNTDOWN on the worst tattoos to ever grace the UFC. Get your UFC fix in a week with no fight card right here! TIME STAMPS: 1:00 - Interview with Israel Adesanya 12:30 - UFC 222 Recap 17:00 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 Worst UFC Tattoos

Inspired by this past weekend's main event, the guys count down the 5 worst illegal blows in UFC history. Who dares to take the top spot in this nasty countdown? Plus, they sit down with Cody Stamann just before he squares off with highly ranked bantamweight, Bryan Caraway. Lastly, they pick the brain of one of the great MMA coaches of all time, Ray Longo, as he explains some of the finer points of game-planning in MMA. TIME STAMPS 1:00 - Cody Stamann on his big test at UFC 222 12:30 - Ray Longo on coaching in the UFC and what might be next for Chris Weidman 40:00 - COMBAT COUNTDOWN: The top 5 Illegal Moves Ever In the UFC 47:00 - UFC 222 Picks

This week, we talk to Mike Jackson about his rumored fight with CM Punk. Is it going to happen and what is he going to do afterwards? Then in honor of Cowboy Cerrone righting his ship, we chat about the best 5 career comebacks in UFC history. All this and a breakdown of UFC on Fox in Orlando. TIME STAMPS 1:00 - Mike Jackson Interview: CM Punk next? 23:00 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 Career Comebacks 35:00 - UFC Orlando Breakdown: Does Emmett continue his run?

Love is in the air at Top Turtle this week. In honor of the St. Valentine, we are counting down our 5 favorite MMA couples this week. Plus, we’re talking to UFC veteran light heavyweight Adam Milstead about his move down to 205lbs. We’re also chatting with him about what he loves the most. Finally, we wrap up this week’s episode with a breakdown of Sunday’s UFC Fight Night in Austin. There are plenty of matches that we love this week, but we pick just 3 to look at. TIME STAMPS 1:30- Adam Milstead talks pizza and beer 12:00- UFC 221 Breakout Performances 15:30- Combat Countdown: TOP 5 UFC Couples 24:00- UFC Austin Preview

With Eryk Anders shedding that prospect status by main eventing UFC in Belem, we decided to countdown the 5 more exciting middleweights to keep an eye on. There’s more than one in this group that could be headlining sooner rather than later. Plus, Dave chats with former MMA star Gina Carano about her movie career and just how close she was to coming back. Plus, is the door really closed on her fighting? Then Gumby sits down with Randa Markos, who dishes on why she’s decided to leave the big camps behind and take ownership over her own training. All that and a breakdown of the best 3 fights at UFC 221 in Perth. Time Stamps: 1:00: Gina Carano interview; how close was she to coming back to fighting? 24:00: Randa Markos interview; no big camp? No problem. 42:00: Top 5 Countdown: Best Middleweight Prospects In The UFC 51:00: Romero vs Rockhold Preview; Yoel thinking upset.

This week we're hitting all the big news items from Rousey in WWE to Stipe vs DC. And then to honor the newly signed champ vs champ bout, we're counting down the top 5 bouts of that nature that we never got to see. Don't like our list? @ us! Time Stamps: 1:00 - Israel Adesanya; a kickboxer making it in the MMA world. 10:00 - Ronda To The WWE Discussion 19:30 - Top 5 Champ vs Champ Fights We Never Got 33:45 - UFC Belem - Top 3 Fights; Does Machida stay relevant?

In episode 101, we break down the most likely countries to get their first UFC champion in the near future. And there are some unexpected picks on there. @ us if you disagree. Then we chat with fast rising welterweight Abdul Razak Alhassan fresh off of his devestating KO at UFC 220. Time Stamps: 0:30 - Abdul Razak Alhassan talks about the brotherhood of African MMA fighters and his crazy SportCenter top 10 KO. 10:10 - The top 5 countries likely to get their first UFC champion. 26:25 - UFC on Fox 27 Preview: Jacare or Brunson about to lose ground?

For our 100th episode, Top Turtle counts down the top 5 fighters who are most likely to "Pull a Volkan" in 2018 and go from unranked to title contention. We also breakdown Volkan's fight this weekend with Cormier as well as two other key fights from this weekend. Add in a fun interview with the always entertaining Eryk Anders and it is a fitting monumental episode. TIME STAMPS: 1:00- Top 5 Unranked UFC Fighter Countdown: Who can be this year's Volkan? 16:00- Eryk Anders talks about how he got this Lyoto Machida fight booked 27:00- UFC 220 Preview: Is it Ngannou's time?

On this episode of Top Turtle MMA, we sit down with perennial top 15er Dennis Bermduez as he talks about fighting and chugging ketchup. Plus, we chat with 115lbs up-and-comer Danielle Taylor as she preps for her fight on Sunday at UFC St. Louis. All this and predictions for the end of 2018! TIME CODES: 1:00- Interview with Dennis Bermudez 9:30- Interview with Danielle Taylor 17:30- 2018 Champions Prediction and Fight Night Preview

You've probably seen about 200 end of the year awards at this point, but if you love Top Turtle, you'll love Dave and "Gumby" arguing over the rookie of the year. Plus, Dave closes down the year with a long walk down memory lane with the man who started it all, Art Davie. Time Stamps: 1:00- Reaction to Khabib's dominant performance at UFC 219. Is he the greatest "Ground and Pound" artist of all time? 10:00- Top Turtle's year end awards: UFC Fighter, KO, SUB, Rookie and Card of the year. 25:00- Art Davie talks about a potential Hollywood movie being made about the creation of the UFC, what pro wrestlers he contacted to participate in UFC 1 and his thoughts on Rickson Gracie and why he never fought inside the octagon.

After his crazy KO of Ricardo Lamas, Josh Emmett pops in again to discuss his quick rise up the rankings. And speaking of a quick rise up the rankings, Lauren Murphy (the new #3 flyweight contender) is also in the house. TIME STAMPS: 0:50 - Interview with Josh Emmett 8:40 - Interview with Lauren Murphy 16:10 - MMA News Roundup

If there's one person who knows there way around a microphone... it's Colby Covington. So we got him in front of one to discuss the state of the welterweight division. Plus he dishes on the boomerang incident and goes lightning round with Gumby. All that and a breakdown of UFC on Fox 26 with Josh Emmett. Time Stamps: 1:00- Colby Covington goes off. ON EVERYONE. ON EVERYTHING 15:00- UFC ON FOX PREVIEW 28:00- Josh Emmett on stepping up last minute against Ricardo Lamas

Leading up to a solid regional card in Fresno, we breakdown the main event and give you the inside track to one of the rising stars of the middleweight division. Former NCAA football champion at Alabama, Eryk Anders chats about the best NFLers for MMA. Time Codes: 0:45 - Interview with Eryk Anders 8:25 - News Roundup 17:00 - UFC Fresno Breakdown

Who's the hottest fighter in MMA right now? Let the boys of Top Turtle MMA tell you... it's Francis Ngannou. And they have the first exclusive interview with him after his devastating KO win over Overeem. He talks about that win, Stipe and Brock Lesnar. You DO NOT want to miss this!!

With all of the MMA this week going down, we get you started right. Hang out with us as we chat with heavyweight prospect Curtis Blaydes as he talks about getting a rematch with Francis Ngannou. Plus, Dave gives you the lowdown on this year's highs and lows. TIME STAMPS: 0:50 - Interview with Curtis Blaydes 10:45 - This year's highlights and lowlights 24:00 - UFC 218 Breakdown

We wanted to get to the bottom of the Till vs Wonderboy fiasco and who better to do it with than the man himself? Darren Till stops by and tells us what he knows about the whole ordeal. Plus we break down UFC in Sydney's main event. 1:00- Darren Till goes off on the welterweight division 10:00- Conor Takes a fight in Bellator? The Heavyweight Grand Prix is awesome and UFC Sydney Preview

The boys of Top Turtle join the rest of the MMA world, which is still reeling from this weekend. In the midst of it all, we get ready for another stellar card in Norfolk, Virginia. And we get ready for it by speaking with UFC mainstay, Matt "The Immortal" Brown. TIME STAMPS: 1:00- Matt Brown on his last fight in the UFC this weekend...Potentially? 11:00- UFC 217 review and where fighters go next. Is GSP or Jon Jones the GOAT? 33:30- UFC Norfolk Lightning Preview