Big news over the break in MMA and combat sports, so we cover a stack of it. Sean Strickland gives his honest take on Khamzat, we talk about how an annual Paramount+ sub is somehow cheaper than a single PPV, and react to Mike Tyson weighing in on Conor.

There’s some proper chaos too. Andrei Arlovski getting caught up with Jack Doherty and his crew, Gamebred trying to sweet talk Kayla and Poatan’s kid looking scary at just 14.

McGregor’s everywhere as usual.

Hosting a TV show, helping out the homeless, and even talk of the Trump family putting money behind him.

We get into the serious stuff as well, including the Anthony Joshua car crash in Nigeria, the reports around it, possible retirement.

On the fight front, Magomed wants a third crack at Alex, Tom Aspinall’s dealing with surgery, its bad.

Jiri’s being Jiri, and Gaethje might be battling a staph infection or BBQ sauce

We also chat Jake Paul’s curse, the Morales situation with his record being changed, JDM calling out Shavkat, and the possibility of a wild White House card with Anik reckoning there could be six or seven title fights.

Plus a few wholesome moments with JDM and Neon to balance out the madness.

Bit of news, bit of nonsense, and plenty of opinions. Get amongst it.

Big episode this week. We kick things off with a breakdown of UFC Royval vs Kape, then roll straight into our very first Piestrong MMA Awards. We’re handing out gongs for KO of the Year, Sub of the Year, Brawl of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Fighter of the Year, we are undecided so Performance of the Year goes out to a Fan decision.

Plenty of fight news to get through as well. Burns vs Malott, Neal vs Holland, Oliveira vs Bautista headlining the first Fight Night, Costa vs Ferreira, Ciao vs RDR, and a quick look at some surprisingly decent bare-knuckle scraps.

Then it’s a full sweep of the MMA news. Jiri’s gender reveal, Poatan’s ridiculous stats, Prates ruffling feathers, Volk rocking the Street Fighter haircut, Usman Nurmagomedov possible coming to the UFC, and Conor finally tying the knot with Dee. We get into Islam’s situation with the UFC, Ilia Topuria’s growing list of problems, Francis continuing to be a walking disaster, Buckley offering Khamzat 50 grand just to stay on his feet, and the usual rankings chaos, fighter cuts, trolling, and doping dramas.

We wrap it up with a few current events, including what’s happening in Bondi

Crack a beer and settle in. 🍻🥊

Alright legends, big one today. We’re recapping a wild UFC 323, looking ahead to Royval vs Kape, and going through one of the most chaotic weeks of MMA news we’ve had in ages.

👊 UFC Stuff:
• Full UFC 323 review
• Royval vs Kape preview
• Fight announcements everywhere: Fiziev vs Ruffy, BSD vs Hooker, plus a stacked Aussie card and fresh P4P rankings

🗞️ MMA News with plenty happening:
• Conor is out here talking about his next move
• A new angle pops up of the Garry and Khamzat situation
• Max becomes the first bloke with custom gloves
• Dana signs on for another five years
• Poatan possibly vacating
• Yan does not want another go with Merab while Merab reckons his next fight is for the belt
• Strickland planning a move to 205
• The broadcast reaction to Pantoja’s real injury and the ongoing belt drama
• Tom had no dramas spotting the injury straight away
• Jamahal Hill and Joanna turn into a full soap opera with statements and old DMs
• Khamzat needs to settle the hell down
• Garry might actually be right this time
• Carlos and Morales happy to scrap again before a title shot
• New details on upcoming numbered cards
• Kayla Harrison cuts a spicy promo on Nunes
• Ilia maybe getting a bit ahead of himself
• Islam says Usman is the toughest matchup for him
• Ben Askren is getting a documentary
• Francis may be heading back to MMA with his contract winding down plus his take on the Dana situation
• Shavkat and Buckley have an interesting run in
• Trump reckons we have 8 to 9 title fights coming and Dana responds
• Volk says he is not retiring
• Joshua vs Paul looks like it is falling apart
• Dillon Danis pulls out of Misfits

There is way too much happening in the sport right now. Strap in, grab a drink, and let’s get into it.