Mma On The Rocks

I'm back after a long layoff to take a road trip up and down the east coast. I recap parts of my trip, drinks I tried along the way, responses to COVID-19 in all the places I visited and even some politics! I go back to break down the fight cards over the past few weeks, I preview UFC Fight Night 176, Overeem vs Sakai and I even have a cameo appearance from a familiar face towards the end of the episode! Thank you to everyone who checked-in while I was away and I'm excited for the episodes to come - cheers!    This episode is dedicated to the late Anthony Buonaiuto, who left us tragically and suddenly. September 24, 1976 - August 30, 2020 - rest peacefully my friend.  MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts   Drink of the Week: Henry McKenna Bourbon UFC Fight Night 176: Alistair Overeem vs Augusto Sakai Ovince Saint Preux vs Alonzo Menifield Sijara Eubanks vs Karol Rosa Michel Pereira vs Zelim Imadaev Brian Kelleher vs Kevin Natividad Thiago Moises vs Jalin Turner Andre Muniz vs Bartosz Fabinski Viviane

WARNING - Audio issues while recording this episode. Apologies to our guest host Eddie Law and all the listeners but there were some glitches while recording this episode. We will work on it and try to correct the problem going forward.  We welcome Eddie Law from the Keyboard Warriors Podcast to help break down UFC 252. We talk about the entire fight card from the heavyweight title matchup to the opening fight. We preview UFC on ESPN 15, try to find Eddie's perfect whiskey, talk about massive wounds and everything in between. This episode is also dedicated to my friend and training partner Tim Peterson who tragically passed away far too young. We hope everyone enjoys the show, thank you for your shares, mentions and likes - cheers!  MMA on the Rocks T-shirts Drink of the Week: Del Bac  UFC 252: Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier  Sean O'Malley vs Marlon Vera  Junior Dos Santos vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik  Magomed Ankalaev vs. Ion Cutelaba (cancelled) Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera 

Solo episode this week to break down UFC Fight Night 174, Derrick Lewis vs Alexey Oleynik. I talk about the card top to bottom, big moments, technical breakdowns and slight lulls in the action. I also break down Bellator 243, headlined by lightweights Michael Chandler and former UFC Lightweight Champion, Benson Henderson. There were some good highlights from that show as well. I do this all while sipping a smoked silver tequila by Maestro Dobel. Toward the end of the show, I preview UFC 252, headlined by a heavyweight championship rubber match between Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier. I also talk about road cycling, some other podcasts I'm into and a little more - cheers!  MMA on the Rocks T-shirts Drink of the week: Maestro Dobel Smoked Silver Tequila Support the Show  Bellator 243: Michael Chandler vs. Benson Henderson: Lightweight Matt Mitrione vs. Timothy Johnson: Heavyweight Curtis Millender vs. Sabah Homasi: Welterweight Myles Jury vs. Georgi Karakhanyan: Lightweight Taylor Johnson vs. J

This week we break down UFC Fight Night 173, Brunson vs Shahbazyan. We talk the whole card, future fights, low blows, head movement and much more. We also preview UFC Fight Night 174, headlined by heavyweight contenders Derrick Lewis and Alexey Oleynik and Bellator 243, headlined by a rematch between Michael Chandler and Benson Henderson. We also sip some Michter's bourbon and have some laughs along the way - cheers! MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts Drink of the Week: Michter's Small Batch Bourbon UFC Fight Night 173: 185 lbs.: Derek Brunson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan 125 lbs.: Joanne Calderwood vs. Jennifer Maia 185 lbs.: Trevin Giles vs. Kevin Holland 205 lbs.: Ed Herman vs. Gerald Meerschaert 185 lbs.: Eric Spicely vs. Markus Perez 170 lbs.: Vicente Luque vs. Randy Brown 135 lbs.: Jonathan Martinez vs. Frankie Saenz 135 lbs.: Ray Borg vs. Nate Maness 155 lbs.: Lando Vannata vs. Bobby Green 145 lbs.: Jamall Emmers vs. Timur Valiev 135 lbs.: Chris Gutierrez vs. Luke Sanders UFC Fight Night 174: Derrick Lewis vs. Alexey O

This week we break down the action from the last night of Fight Island - UFC on ESPN 14, headlined by middleweight contenders Darren Till and Robert Whittaker. We comb over the entire card, talk about the biggest winners, controversial referee decisions, future fights to make and more, all over a few pours of Buffalo Trace bourbon. We also preview UFC Fight Night As always, we appreciate shares, likes and feedback - cheers!   MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts  Drink of the Week: Buffalo Trace  UFC on ESPN 14:   Middleweight: Robert Whittaker vs. Darren Till   Light Heavyweight: Mauricio Rua vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira   Heavyweight: Fabricio Werdum vs. Alexander Gustafsson   Women’s Strawweight: Carla Esparza vs. Marina Rodriguez   Light Heavyweight: Paul Craig vs. Gadzhimurad Antigulov   Welterweight: Alex Oliveira vs. Peter Sobotta   Welterweight: Khamzat Chimaev vs. Rhys McKee   Lightweight: Francisco Trinaldo vs. Jai Herbert   Welterweight: Nicolas

UFC Fight Night Figueiredo vs Benavidez 2 breakdown. UFC on ESPN 14 preview.    Drink of the week: https://maestrodobel.com/ MMA on the Rocks T-shirts: https://www.reaper1.co/collections/fight-teams/products/mma-on-the-rocks UFC on ESPN 14: 185 lbs.:  Robert Whittaker vs. Darren Till  UFC On ESPN 14  Main Card On ESPN/ESPN+ (8 p.m. ET):  205 lbs.: Mauricio Rua vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira  265 lbs.: Fabricio Werdum vs. Alexander Gustafsson  125 lbs.: Carla Esparza vs. Maria Rodriguez  205 lbs.: Paul Craig vs. Gadzhimurad Antigulov  170 lbs.: Nicolas Dalby vs. Jesse Ronson  115 lbs.: Alex Oliveira vs. Peter Sobotta  170 lbs.: Khamzat Chimaev vs. Rhys McKee   UFC On ESPN 14 Prelims Card On ESPN/ESPN+ (5 p.m. ET):  155 lbs.: Jai Herbert vs. Francisco Trinaldo  170 lbs.: Nicolas Dalby vs. Jesse Ronson  265 lbs.: Tom Aspinall vs. Jake Collier  145 lbs.: Movsar Evloev vs. Mike Grundy  265 lbs.: Tanner Boser vs. Raphael Pessoa&

It's episode 200!! We are celebrating four years of MMA on the Rocks with a live Brawl Crawl for the mid-week UFC on ESPN 13. Live commentary, live drinks, live Q&A, what else could you want?! Cheers! Featured Drink: https://heavenhilldistillery.com/hh-bottled-in-bond.php MMA on the Rocks T-shirts: https://www.reaper1.co/collections/fight-teams/products/mma-on-the-rocks UFC on ESPN 13 Main Event On ESPN/ESPN+: 145 lbs. Calvin Kattar vs. Dan Ige UFC on ESPN 13 Main Card On ESPN/ESPN+ (10 p.m. ET): 125 lbs.: Tim Elliott vs. Ryan Benoit 145 lbs.: Jimmie Rivera vs. Cody Stamann 125 lbs.: Molly McCann vs. Talia Santos 170 lbs.: Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Mounir Lazzez UFC on ESPN 13 ‘Prelims’ Card On ESPN/ESPN+ (7 p.m. ET): 185 lbs.: John Phillips vs. Khamzat Chimaev 145 lbs.: Ricardo Ramos vs. Lerone Murphy 205 lbs.: Modestas Bukauskas vs. Andreas Michailidis 145 lbs.: Jared Gordon vs. Chris Fishgold 125 lbs.: Diana Belbita vs. Liana Jojua 135 lbs.: Jack Shore vs. Aaron Phillips --- Support this podcast

This week we break down the action from UFC 251, headlined by a welterweight title fight between Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal. We talk about all three title fights, bad judging, bad reffing, awesome UFC debuts, spectacular submissions and everything in between. We preview the two fight nights coming up this week, Bill drinks tequila and Jeff compares things to Frazier again. Thank you to everyone who listens, shares, buys t-shirts, gives feedback and criticism and participates with the show in any way - cheers! MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts: https://www.reaper1.co/collections/fight-teams/products/mma-on-the-rocks Face Masks mentioned on the show: https://marcelagifts.com/product-category/fabric-masks/ Drink of the week: https://www.cazadores.com/ UFC 251: 170 lbs.: UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal 145 lbs.: UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway 135 lbs.: Jose Aldo vs. Petr Yan for vacant bantamweight title 115 lbs.: Jessica Andrade vs. Rose Namajunas 125

We are joined by UFC featherweight and friend of the show, Billy Quarantillo, who helps us break down UFC 251. We talk about the big news that Jorge Masvidal has stepped up on one week's notice to replace Gilbert Burns in the main event against Kamaru Usman. We take a deep dive into the rest of the card, Billy gives his thoughts on all the fights, with a focus on those taking place in his division of 145 pounds. We talk The Ultimate Fighter Revival, Billy's relationship with the guys from the season 22 and at the end of the episode, Billy talks about how he wound up grappling with UFC legend Rashad Evans in a hotel lobby after winning his UFC debut. We have a lot of laughs and some tequila, it was a blast, check it out - cheers! UFC 251: 170 lbs.: UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal 145 lbs.: UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway 135 lbs.: Jose Aldo vs. Petr Yan for vacant bantamweight title 115 lbs.: Jessica Andrade vs. Rose Namajunas 125 lbs.: Amanda Riba

We go live to broadcast in synch with UFC on ESPN 12 - Dustin Poirier vs Dan Hooker - cheers! UFC on ESPN 12: 155 lbs.: Dustin Poirier vs. Dan Hooker 170 lbs.: Mickey Gall vs. Mike Perry 185 lbs.: Brendan Allen vs. Kyle Daukaus 265 lbs.: Maurice Greene vs. Gian Villante 135 lbs.: Aspen Ladd vs. Sara McMann 155 lbs.: Luis Pena vs. Khama Worthy 265 lbs.: Tanner Boser vs. Philipe Lins 125 lbs.: Viviane Araujo vs. Jennifer Maia 150 lbs.: Kyle Nelson vs. Sean Woodson 125 lbs.: Alexa Grasso vs. Ji Yeon Kim --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mmaontherocks/support

Happy Father's Day! This week we break down the results of UFC on ESPN 11, headlined by heavyweight contenders Curtis Blaydes and Alexander Volkov. We talk about the potential fight of the year between Josh Emmett and Shane Burgos, the biggest winners of the card and future implications. We also preview UFC on ESPN 12, headlined by Dustin Poirier and Dan Hooker. There's bourbon, there's laughs and even a mosquito killing story - cheers! UFC on ESPN 11: 265 lbs.: Curtis Blaydes vs. Alexander Volkov 145 lbs.: Shane Burgos vs. Josh Emmett 135 lbs.: Raquel Pennington vs. Marion Reneau 170 lbs.: Lyman Good vs. Belal Muhammad 155 lbs.: Jim Miller vs. Roosevelt Roberts 155 lbs.: Bobby Green vs. Clay Guida 115 lbs.: Tecia Torres vs. Brianna Van Buren 185 lbs.: Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Oskar Piechota 125 lbs.: Cortney Casey vs. Gillian Robertson 158 lbs.: Frank Camacho vs. Justin Jaynes 125 lbs.: Roxanne Modafferi vs. Lauren Murphy 155 lbs.: Austin Hubbard vs. Max Rohskopf UFC on ESPN 12: 155 lbs.: Dustin Poirier v

This week we have a fun time breaking down the action from UFC on ESPN 10 - headlined by women's flyweight contenders Jessica Eye and Cynthia Calvillo. We talk about the entire card and how it delivered way beyond expectations to be one of the most exciting fight nights in recent memory. We talked the big knockouts, the wrestling clinics, the close decisions and everything in between. We also talk tequila, preview UFC on ESPN 11 and of course have some laughs along the way. Cheers! UFC on ESPN 10: Jessica Eye vs Cynthia Calvillo Marvin Vettori vs Karl Roberson Ray Borg vs Merab Dvalishvili Andre Fili vs Charles Jourdain Jordan Espinosa vs Mark De La Rosa Mariya Agapova vs Melissa Gatto Charles Rosa vs Kevin Aguilar Julia Avila vs Gina Mazany Tyson Nam vs Ryan Benoit Jordan Griffin vs Darrick Minner Christian Aguilera vs Anthony Ivy UFC on ESPN 11: Curtis Blaydes vs. Alexander Volkov Josh Emmett vs. Shane Burgos Raquel Pennington vs. Marion Reneau Lyman Good vs. Belal Muhammad Jim Miller vs. Roosevelt Robert

We go live to talk about the domination of Amanda Nunes over Felicia Spencer at UFC 250 from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. We break down the entire card, talk about future matches to make and all the unique circumstances fighters were faced with. We also talk with the founder and producer of MMA Trufans, Nate Evans. Nate gives some insight to the amount of work and research each episode of the documentary podcast takes. He shares some wild stories that didn't make the actual episodes and reveals some names of future MMA legends that will appear in the series - including their most recent episode with Georges St. Pierre. At the very end of the podcast, we preview UFC Fight Night 173, headlined by flyweight contenders Jessica Eye and Cynthia Calvillo. Shares and feedback are appreciated, as always - cheers! UFC 250 Results: Amanda Nunes (c) def. Felicia Spencer via unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-45) Cody Garbrandt def. Raphael Assuncao via second-round knockout (punch) Aljamain Sterling def. Cor

We go live during the last three fights of UFC on ESPN 9 to give commentary and break down the card. We are joined by Bellator Featherweight John "Manimal" Beneduce who gives his thoughts on fights, the existence of time, the universe, nostalgic fight stories and more while drinking some canned mead. We get a little bit off the rails and excited as our friend wins his second straight UFC fight, we have a ton of laughs and try to stay focused on the fights. Thanks to everyone who hung out with us live - if you want to have a drink with us next time make sure to subscribe on YouTube or follow on Facebook and turn on notifications. If you are looking for a breakdown of the prelims and a preview of UFC 250, skip to the last half hour of the show. Cheers! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mmaontherocks/support

We take time to preview UFC on ESPN 9, headlined by welterweight contenders Tyron Woodley and Gilbert Burns. But mostly we talk nonsense, get trolled by my mom during the live show, discuss current events related to COVID 19 and Joe Rogan's move to Spotify. Cheers! 170 lbs.: Tyron Woodley vs. Gilbert Burns 265 lbs.: Blagoy Ivanov vs. Augusto Sakai 170 lbs.: Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez 155 lbs.: Roosevelt Roberts vs. Brok Weaver 125 lbs.: Mackenzie Dern vs. Hannah Cifers 125 lbs.: Katlyn Chookagian vs. Antonina Shevchenko 150 lbs.: Billy Quarantillo vs. Spike Carlyle (catchweight) 205 lbs.: Klidson Abreu vs. Jamahal Hill 125 lbs.: Tim Elliott vs. Brandon Royval 135 lbs.: Casey Kenney vs. Louis Smolka 145 lbs.: Chris Gutierrez vs. Vince Morales --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mmaontherocks/support

We go live for the main card of UFC on ESPN 8 to give our brand of alcohol-induced commentary and interact with listeners. We talk about the entire card, give live feedback on the main fights and share drinks with the listeners. Thanks to everyone who tuned in live to participate in the show and thanks to everyone who downloaded the episode. Wherever you're watching or listening, please subscribe and leave us a review - cheers! UFC on ESPN 8: Alistair Overeem vs Walt Harris Claudia Gadelha vs Angela Hill Edson Barboza vs Dan Ige Eryk Anders vs Krzysztof Jotko Marlon Vera vs Yadong Song Kevin Holland vs Anthony Hernandez Matt Brown vs Miguel Baeza Giga Chikadze vs Irwin Rivera (replaced Mike Davis on 2 days notice) Nate Landwehr vs Darren Elkins Cortney Casey vs Mara Romero Borella Rodrigo Nascimento Ferreira vs Don’Tale Mayes --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mmaontherocks/support

We go live to give commentary on UFC Fight Night 171 from Jacksonville Florida. We call it a Brawl Crawl - it's like a bar crawl, but with fighting. Big thanks to everyone who joined us for a drink live and to everyone who listened afterwards. Let us know what you think of this format going forward. We also preview UFC Fight Night 172 and have plenty of laughs along the way - cheers! UFC Fight Night 171: 205 lbs.: Anthony Smith vs. Glover Teixeira 265 lbs.: Ben Rothwell vs. Ovince Saint Preux 155 lbs.: Drew Dober vs. Alexander Hernandez 135 lbs.: Ray Borg vs. Ricky Simon 185 lbs.: Karl Roberson vs. Marvin Vettori 265 lbs.: Andrei Arlovski vs. Philipe Lins 155 lbs.: Michael Johnson vs. Thiago Moises 135 lbs.: Sijara Eubanks vs. Sarah Moras 155 lbs.: Gabriel Benitez vs. Omar Morales 145 lbs.: Hunter Azure vs. Brian Kelleher 265 lbs.: Chase Sherman vs. Ike Villanueva UFC Fight Night 172: 265 lbs.: Alistair Overeem vs. Walt Harris 115 lbs.: Carla Esparza vs. Michelle Waterson 170 lbs.: Randy Brown vs. Vicente

We have a lot of fun breaking down UFC 249, headlined by lightweight contenders Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje. We talk about all the crazy circumstances surrounding the card such as Jacare Souza testing positive for COVID 19, the fighters being isolated, the lack of audiences, championships awarded and defended, referees accused of being drunk and of course all the great fight action. We dedicate this episode to all the wonderful mothers out there for Mother's Day as well as the late comedic genius Jerry Stiller. Cheers! UFC 249: 155 lbs.: Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje (not Khabib Nurmagomedov) for interim UFC Lightweight championship 135 lbs.: Bantamweight Champion Henry Cejudo vs. Dominick Cruz 265 lbs.: Francis Ngannou vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik 145 lbs.: Jeremy Stephens vs. Calvin Kattar 265 lbs.: Greg Hardy vs. Yorgan de Castro 155 lbs.: Donald Cerrone vs. Anthony Pettis 265 lbs.: Fabricio Werdum vs. Aleksei Oleinik 115 lbs.: Carla Esparza vs. Michelle Waterson 185 lbs.: Uriah Hall vs. Jacare Souz

This week we talk a little bit of everything. From literature to pro wrestling to beer. We get invaded by a toddler mid-episode, support a local brewery, announce that t-shirts are coming soon and have some laughs. Oh yeah, we also break down UFC 249 and hope that we produced enough positive energy to make it happen. Cheers! UFC 249: 155 lbs.: Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje (not Khabib Nurmagomedov) for interim UFC Lightweight championship 135 lbs.: Bantamweight Champion Henry Cejudo vs. Dominick Cruz 265 lbs.: Francis Ngannou vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik 145 lbs.: Jeremy Stephens vs. Calvin Kattar 265 lbs.: Greg Hardy vs. Yorgan de Castro 155 lbs.: Donald Cerrone vs. Anthony Pettis 265 lbs.: Fabricio Werdum vs. Aleksei Oleinik 115 lbs.: Carla Esparza vs. Michelle Waterson 185 lbs.: Uriah Hall vs. Jacare Souza 170 lbs.: Vicente Luque vs. Niko Price 145 lbs: Bryce Mitchell vs. Charles Rosa 185 lbs.: Sam Alvey vs. Ryan Spann --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mmaontherocks/support

We're a day late this week because one of us took too much Benadryl on Sunday to record an episode - guess which one. We talk about quarantine movies and TV shows we've been watching, cutting down trees, new scotch, cigar pairings, submission underground, soup and much more. We also talk about UFC 249 and the fact that it's more likely that Kim Jong Un is faking his death than this card actually happens. Don't worry, we don't talk MMA until the very end of the show. Cheers and stay safe everyone! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mmaontherocks/support