Bloody Water Podcast

Ciryl Gane makes his first defense as undisputed heavyweight champ at Madison Square Garden, and Josh Hokit is already getting his shot after beating Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis. Gane can make heavyweights look a step slow when he has room to work. How much of that room can Hokit take away before Gane gets comfortable?Kayla Harrison gets her first title defense against Amanda Nunes, who’s coming back after more than three years away. Harrison took the belt from Julianna Peña on the ground. Can she get Nunes into those same positions, and how much of the old Amanda do we see once they start trading?Full main card picks, a sleeper fight you do not want to miss, and Stand On It Locks of the Week! Full breakdown for: Ciryl Gane vs Josh Hokit, Kayla Harrison vs Amanda Nunes, Caio Borralho vs Yousri Belgaroui, Uroš Medić vs Kevin Holland, Bilal Hasan vs Luis Gurule, plus the recap of UFC Fight Night: Cortes Acosta vs Walker.Timestamps:Introduction: 0:00UFC Vegas 124 Recap: 3:10AJ's Sleeper of the Week: 10:10Bilal Hasan vs Luis Gurule: 11:57Uroš Medić vs Kevin Holland: 18:19Caio Borralho vs Yousri Belgaroui: 26:17Kayla Harrison vs Amanda Nunes: 35:13Ciryl Gane vs Josh Hokit: 45:10Stand On It Locks of the Week: 54:32Prelim Pourover: 58:08Derick and AJ bring you MMA analysis, UFC picks, and fight breakdowns every week. Bloody Water Podcast, in association with Fight Muse Media.

Renato Moicano comes in off a submission win over Chris Duncan, and Tom Nolan has won five straight. Now Nolan gets his first UFC main event against a guy who has already faced the best at lightweight. Beating Farès Ziam was a good step. Keeping Moicano off his back for five rounds is a different problem. Is Nolan ready for that jump?Jacobe Smith steps in on short notice after stopping Bruce Whitehead earlier this month. He's still unbeaten, but Randy Brown is a much more experienced test than the UFC newcomers Smith has faced recently.Full main card picks, a sleeper fight you do not want to miss, and Stand On It Locks of the Week! Full breakdown for: Renato Moicano vs Tom Nolan, Randy Brown vs Jacobe Smith, Ode' Osbourne vs Cody Durden, Yana Santos vs Luana Santos, Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani vs Farman Hasanov, plus the recap of UFC 333: Volkanovski vs Evloev.Timestamps:Introduction: 0:00UFC 333 Recap: 1:40AJ's Sleeper of the Week: 9:35Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani vs Farman Hasanov: 12:37Yana Santos vs Luana Santos: 19:39Ode' Osbourne vs Cody Durden: 26:23Randy Brown vs Jacobe Smith: 33:22Renato Moicano vs Tom Nolan: 39:30Stand On It Locks of the Week: 45:44Derick and AJ bring you MMA analysis, UFC picks, and fight breakdowns every week. Bloody Water Podcast, in association with Fight Muse Media.

Movsar Evloev finally gets his shot at Alexander Volkanovski's featherweight belt. He's unbeaten, and his wrestling keeps putting good fighters in long, uncomfortable rounds. Volk's job is to make him work for every entry and create enough space to get his own offense going. Can he that pace over five rounds?Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili have a win apiece, and the bantamweight belt is on the line in their trilogy. Yan handled Merab's pressure in the rematch. Merab gets a chance to make it his kind of fight again. Which version of this matchup shows up in Abu Dhabi?Full main card picks, a sleeper fight you do not want to miss, and Stand On It Locks of the Week! Full breakdown for: Alexander Volkanovski vs Movsar Evloev, Petr Yan vs Merab Dvalishvili, Lone'er Kavanagh vs Ramazan Temirov, Alexander Volkov vs Rizvan Kuniev, Aaron Pico vs Losene Keita, plus the recap of UFC Edmonton: Joaquin Buckley vs Mike Malott.Timestamps:Introduction: 0:00UFC Edmonton Recap: 1:25AJ's Sleeper of the Week: 10:02Aaron Pico vs Losene Keita: 12:02Alexander Volkov vs Rizvan Kuniev: 20:13Lone'er Kavanagh vs Ramazan Temirov: 27:09Petr Yan vs Merab Dvalishvili: 34:25Alexander Volkanovski vs Movsar Evloev: 44:15Stand On It Locks of the Week: 52:43Prelim Pourover: 56:00Derick and AJ bring you MMA analysis, UFC picks, and fight breakdowns every week. Bloody Water Podcast, in association with Fight Muse Media.

Mike Malott has won four straight and gets a chance to crack the welterweight top ten at home. Joaquin Buckley has dropped two straight after winning his first six at welterweight, and he needs to stop the slide. Malott just stopped Gilbert Burns, but Buckley still brings the kind of power that can change a fight in one shot. Does Malott take that next step in Edmonton, or does Buckley get himself back on track?Full main card picks, a sleeper fight you do not want to miss, and Stand On It Locks of the Week! Full breakdown for: Joaquin Buckley vs Mike Malott, Erin Blanchfield vs Jasmine Jasudavicius, Kyle Nelson vs Cristian Pérez, Marc-Andre Barriault vs Kyle Daukaus, Louis Jourdain vs Timmy Cuamba, Mandel Nallo vs Nate Landwehr, plus the recap of UFC Vegas 122: Brendan Allen vs Christian Leroy Duncan.Timestamps:Introduction: 0:00UFC Vegas 122 Recap: 1:53AJ's Sleeper of the Week: 7:51Mandel Nallo vs Nate Landwehr: 9:42Louis Jourdain vs Timmy Cuamba: 15:32Marc-Andre Barriault vs Kyle Daukaus: 21:50Kyle Nelson vs Cristian Pérez: 27:18Erin Blanchfield vs Jasmine Jasudavicius: 32:33Joaquin Buckley vs Mike Malott: 38:04Stand On It Locks of the Week: 46:43Prelim Pourover: 49:33Derick and AJ bring you MMA analysis, UFC picks, and fight breakdowns every week. Bloody Water Podcast, in association with Fight Muse Media.

Brendan Allen keeps taking fights against guys trying to take his spot. He's won three straight, while Christian Leroy Duncan has put together five wins in a row, including decisions over Roman Dolidze and Jared Cannonier. Duncan has shown he can compete with ranked middleweights. Allen's grappling gives him a different problem, and this time he's getting five rounds. Is Duncan ready to take Allen's place near the top of the division?Full main card picks, a sleeper fight you do not want to miss, and Stand On It Locks of the Week for: Brendan Allen vs Christian Leroy Duncan, Matheus Camilo vs Jai Herbert, Loopy Godinez vs Ketlen Souza, Andre Fili vs Kai Kamaka III, Malcolm Wellmaker vs Otari Tanzilovi, plus the recap of UFC 332: Silva vs Wang.Timestamps:Introduction: 0:00UFC 332 Recap: 2:14AJ's Sleeper of the Week: 9:31Malcolm Wellmaker vs Otari Tanzilovi: 11:24Andre Fili vs Kai Kamaka III: 17:50Loopy Godinez vs Ketlen Souza: 23:32Matheus Camilo vs Jai Herbert: 30:31Brendan Allen vs Christian Leroy Duncan: 36:31Stand On It Locks of the Week: 44:04Prelim Pourover: 47:28Derick and AJ bring you MMA analysis, UFC picks, and fight breakdowns every week. Bloody Water Podcast, in association with Fight Muse Media.

Valentina Shevchenko is out, the UFC women’s flyweight championship is vacant, and someone new is leaving Salt Lake City with the belt. Natalia Silva comes into UFC 332 with 14 straight wins, including her last three against Rose Namajunas, Alexa Grasso and Jessica Andrade. That’s a pretty convincing case for being next. But Wang Cong has won four straight in the UFC, most recently against Tracy Cortez, and now has the opportunity to turn that run into a championship. Silva has beaten the bigger names. How much does that difference matter when these two meet for the belt?Full main card picks, a sleeper fight you do not want to miss, and Stand On It Locks of the Week for: Natalia Silva vs Wang Cong, Deiveson Figueiredo vs Payton Talbott, King Green vs Esteban Ribovics, Roberto Soldic vs Khaos Williams, Ateba Gautier vs Roman Kopylov, plus the recap of UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos.Introduction: 0:00UFC Vegas 121 Recap: 1:50AJ's Sleeper of the Week: 6:39Ateba Gautier vs Roman Kopylov: 9:22Roberto Soldic vs Khaos Williams: 15:57King Green vs Esteban Ribovics: 22:01Deiveson Figueiredo vs Payton Talbott: 27:00Natalia Silva vs Wang Cong: 33:50Stand On It Locks of the Week: 40:38Prelim Pourover: 42:48Derick and AJ bring you MMA analysis, UFC picks, and fight breakdowns every week. Bloody Water Podcast, in association with Fight Muse Media.

Alexandre Pantoja gets his chance to take the belt back from Joshua Van at UFC 331. Van comes into the rematch as champion, but Pantoja’s pressure and submission threat give him plenty to deal with. Can Van keep the fight on his terms, or does Pantoja get back to the top?Arman Tsarukyan and Mauricio Ruffy get five rounds in the co-main. Ruffy has the striking to make this interesting. Keeping Tsarukyan off him is the hard part.Full main card picks, AJ’s sleeper fight, and STAND ON IT LOCKS for Joshua Van vs Alexandre Pantoja 2, Arman Tsarukyan vs Mauricio Ruffy, Patricio Pitbull vs Dooho Choi, Gable Steveson vs Sean Sharaf, and Alonzo Menifield vs Iwo Baraniewski. Plus, our Noche UFC: Silva vs Delgado recap.Timestamps:Introduction: 0:00Noche UFC: Silva vs Delgado Recap: 1:45AJ’s Sleeper of the Week: 8:05Alonzo Menifield vs Iwo Baraniewski: 10:24Gable Steveson vs Sean Sharaf: 17:10Patricio Pitbull vs Dooho Choi: 20:55Arman Tsarukyan vs Mauricio Ruffy: 27:01Joshua Van vs Alexandre Pantoja 2: 32:45STAND ON IT LOCKS of the Week: 41:41Prelim Pourover: 43:44Derick and AJ bring you MMA analysis, UFC picks, and fight breakdowns every week. Bloody Water Podcast, in association with Fight Muse Media.

Jose Miguel Delgado wasn’t planning on fighting at Noche UFC, but a short-notice main event against Jean Silva was too good to pass up. He’s coming off wins over Andre Fili and Austin Bashi, and now he gets a much tougher assignment over five rounds. Silva is the clear favorite, but Delgado has plenty to gain here. Can he take advantage of the opportunity, or is this too much, too soon?Full main card picks, a sleeper fight you do not want to miss, and Stand On It Locks of the Week for: Jean Silva vs Jose Miguel Delgado, Brandon Moreno vs Joseph Morales, Tommy McMillen vs Marwan Rahiki, Manon Fiorot vs Alexa Grasso, Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Curtis Blaydes, David Martinez vs Dan Ige, plus the recap of UFC Paris, France: Dan Hooker vs Salahdine Parnasse.Timestamps:Introduction: 0:00UFC Paris Recap: 1:48AJ's Sleeper of the Week: 6:14David Martinez vs Dan Ige: 8:29Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Curtis Blaydes: 13:26Manon Fiorot vs Alexa Grasso: 19:30Tommy McMillen vs Marwan Rahiki: 25:22Brandon Moreno vs Joseph Morales: 31:36Jean Silva vs Jose Miguel Delgado: 37:45Stand On It Locks of the Week: 43:40Derick and AJ bring you MMA analysis, UFC picks, and fight breakdowns every week. Bloody Water Podcast, in association with Fight Muse Media.

Salahdine Parnasse is finally making his UFC debut, and there’s no warm-up fight waiting for him. The former KSW featherweight and lightweight champion gets Dan Hooker, a ranked veteran who has spent years fighting the best guys in the division. Hooker is coming off two straight losses, but at this stage of his career he’s still one of the toughest tests you can give somebody trying to enter the top 10. Parnasse has the speed, pressure and finishing ability that have given Hooker problems lately, but this is also a major jump from dominating in Europe to facing a proven UFC contender. Is Parnasse immediately the guy at lightweight, or is Hooker about to remind everybody how difficult this level really is?
Full main card picks, a sleeper fight you do not want to miss, and Stand On It Locks of the Week for: Dan Hooker vs Salahdine Parnasse, Michael Page vs Nursulton Ruziboev, Daniil Donchenko vs Punahele Soriano, Losene Keita vs Muhammad Naimov, Morgan Charrière vs Felipe Lima, plus our recap of UFC Shanghai: Umar Nurmagomedov vs Song Yadong.Timestamps:Introduction: 0:00
UFC Shanghai Recap: 1:53
AJ’s Sleeper of the Week: 7:15
Morgan Charrière vs Felipe Lima: 9:18
Losene Keita vs Muhammad Naimov: 15:36
Daniil Donchenko vs Punahele Soriano: 21:17Michael Page vs Nursulton Ruziboev: 28:27Fares Ziam vs Alex Sola: 34:46
Dan Hooker vs Salahdine Parnasse: 40:47
Stand On It Locks of the Week: 47:27
Prelim Pourover: 49:39Derick and AJ bring you MMA analysis, UFC picks, and fight breakdowns every week. Bloody Water Podcast, in association with Fight Muse Media.

Islam Makhachev and Ian Machado Garry are going to be framed as the next chapter of Khabib vs McGregor. Dagestan vs Ireland, the dominant pound-for-pound great against the loud Irish challenger. But this matchup is more interesting than the comparison. From the looks of it, Makhachev should control this fight. He is more proven, more complete, and has spent years making elite fighters look ordinary. But Garry is being overlooked for reasons that have more to do with how people feel about him than what he can actually do. He is bigger, longer, younger, owns wins over former champions, and his only career loss came against Shavkat Rakhmonov. Since then, he has rebounded by beating Carlos Prates and Belal Muhammad. Is Makhachev about to crush another challenger, or is the next Irish champion about to be crowned?Full main card picks, a sleeper fight you do not want to miss, and Locks of the Week for: Edson Barboza vs Esteban Ribovics, Mansur Abdul-Malik vs Dustin Stoltzfus, Charles Johnson vs Eduardo Chapolin, Mackenzie Dern vs Gillian Robertson, Islam Makhachev vs Ian Machado Garry, plus the recap of UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs Salkilld.Timestamps below:Introduction: 0:00UFC Vegas 120 Recap: 0:44AJ's Sleeper of the Week: 4:51Edson Barboza vs Esteban Ribovics: 7:35Mansur Abdul-Malik vs Dustin Stoltzfus: 13:09Charles Johnson vs Eduardo Chapolin: 19:37Mackenzie Dern vs Gillian Robertson: 24:39Islam Makhachev vs Ian Machado Garry: 33:57Stand On It Locks of the Week: 43:13Prelim Pourover: 45:40Derick and AJ bring you MMA analysis, UFC picks, and fight breakdowns every week. Bloody Water Podcast, in association with Fight Muse Media.