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Ladies and gentlemen, we are back. Michael Bisbing, the one and only Paul Felder, the Iron Lung, UFC 310 preview. We've got Bryce Mitchell joining us. We've got Brendan Loughlin joining us. We've got non-MMA stories. We've got MMA stories. We've got it all. How the hell are you, Paul?

I'm well, Michael. How's the neck, my friend?

Stop it. Nobody wants to hear about it. I sent it myself on the way here because I was at the gym. I was like, not going to mention the neck on the podcast. The neck is shit, okay? It's shit, but it is what it is. It's all good. Do you know what's bothering me more than any necks? Went to a Thai restaurant last night, came out. There was an Escalade parked outside. It had a wreath attached to what you guys call the hood. We would say the bonnet. And I'm like, Bro, it's the first of December. Really? Wreaths, Christmas carols, music. There's a dude in our neighborhood. Check this out. There's a dude in our neighborhood hood, and they must be the laziest bastaids because we drive past our house all the time. They always have the tree. They never take the tree down. We came back last night- All year? All year. And this is not a lie. We drove past last night. The tree has It's gone. It's been up all year and they've taken it down at Christmas. But how do you feel about the pre-Christmas vibe? It's a little early for me.

Oh, my God. We got started pretty early here. Christine started decorating pre-Thanksgiving, which is, I think, the first year that we've started doing that before we've even cut a turkey. And now, we're still not... There's no insane amount of decoration, but it's already Even down here in the basement, we've got a little mini Christmas tree that lights up. We've got the Christmas tree up in the living room that lights up. We've got wreaths everywhere. It has begun, Michael. My mom has already done all of her shopping, which only makes me feel like a bag of shit because I haven't done not a one thing.

I'm a bad family member. I have family. I have so many nieces and nephews that I love dearly. I never I don't even send a card. I don't even send a card. I'm sorry, I'm not good. I've never been organized that stuff. I'll show up, I'll give them gifts, I'll entertain them.

I'll give you an envelope of cash. I'll give I was thinking ahead of time.

I'm not going down the post office and buying a car. Rebecca, Christmas cars this year. Anyway, how was your Thanksgiving, Paul?

It was very good. We went to my uncle's house. There was about 20 some people there, a bunch of family members, cousins, same thing. Some people couldn't make it. My older brother couldn't make it, too. He got really sick. So I haven't seen him in a while. So that was unfortunate, but it was good. It was good. What did you guys do?

We don't have any family here, so it's literally just a bisping. So sad little gathering. We all cried into our steaks and our turkey.

Oh, yeah. Miserable. It sounds miserable.

No, we had a lovely day. Callum's girlfriend was over as well. So there were six of us. It was nice. We ate too much. That's about Not that. But anyway, who cares? Let's get into the show. I don't think Mike Harrington is here yet. We'll have to have a talk with Mike. Jeez Louise, late every time.

I've done this show enough now where I just see the inconsistency and the tardiness.

When he does jump on, he'll be muted. We know this.

Yeah, right off the bat, he's not going to be able to talk. I look like a freaking ghost, Michael. I look like a ghost, and it's my basement lighting. I will fix this by the next time that we talk to each other on this show. It deserves more respect, Michael.

Well, you took the words out of my mouth. I'm like, Jesus, Paul, come on.

I didn't want to say anything, Paul, but you do look horrible, I must say.

Now, I'm going to lay it on you. We have got some guests joining us, but it's UFC 310 this Saturday. I don't think- Yeah, fine. I'm going to be there with my wife in the crowd enjoying it. Are you working it in any capacity?

I am not. I will be sitting my ass right over there watching it on the couch, which is when I'm not working, my favorite place to be. Yeah, I have a few beers.

So we can predict, we can offend people. We can say people are going to lose.

We can talk all the trash on these guys. Oh, my God.

Because you got to be careful.

I'm going to go in hard. If you say someone's going to lose, you got to be careful. They will message us.

If you say someone's a sore loser, I don't know if you I saw this.

Oh, no.

Jamal Hill.

Did he comment to you?

He did. He came at me on Twitter. I'm not talking shit. I've got nothing but love for Jamal. I think he's tremendous. I think he's a great guy. He's misunderstood. He's angry. He's mad. We were talking about him, and we said that he was a little bit of a sore loser, but that's beneficial to a fighter. Anyway, here's what he did. He said, This has been calling me a sore loser and What you're talking shit about as men on losing is the craziest shit to me ever. Bro, you've been crying and salty about Dan Henderson for 20 years, Veto Bell for 15 years. You think that spending half of your career losing, you would know how to do it by now? Wow. I know. That one hurt. That hurt a little bit.

That's rough.

I'm like, Jamal, come on.

Half your career.

Jesus Christ, bro. Don't double down on it, Paul.

I'm just And we talked about it a little last time. I think he's a great fighter. I think he may come back really strong. We see it too often now. Guys really do get way too... We're even seeing it from Jon Jones right now. He's coming back at all the people that are saying, Oh, he's ducking, and he keeps doubling down on his stance on not wanting to take the fight, why he shouldn't have to take the fight. And you just let these people, you think at this level of the game, when you've had this much exposure, this much experience, we're talking champions here. We're not talking some guy making his debut who's getting assaulted, who doesn't, haven't built up the thick skin yet. Jamal has been a champion. He's fought some of the bigger names. Jon Jones, the greatest of all time, and they still get bothered by what people are saying on social media, and I get it. I've seen the things that get said to you. I know the things that have been said to me. And at this stage in the game, you got to just let shit slide off your back a little bit, man, and just take the criticism, put it in here, and prove everybody wrong.

Well said. Bravo. Because I take it all with a pinch of salt. It's like water off the dog's back to me at this point. I've had so much shit over the years. These days, for the most part, it's complementary shit. But the negativity, that doesn't bother me. It did bother me a little bit from Jamal because I respect Jamal, and I think he's obviously just misunderstood me. So that's why I said to him, let me just read my Twitter. I said, Did you watch what I said or did you read a shitty headline? If it's a headline, I'll accept your apology, smiley face. I said you were a bit of a sore loser because you're a true competitor. I then went on to explain how if that energy is channeled correctly, it can be beneficial to a fighter's mindset. I wasn't talking shit. I was being nice. Didn't have you down as the easily offended type. I have a great cap. So, yeah, I'm not trying to talk shit about Jamal. We weren't talking shit. We weren't talking shit. Taking loss That is personally, I'm fueling you. That's what you're supposed to do as a fire.

Yeah, it's all well and good. You want to be a sportsman, you want to be respectful and all the rest of it. But you also want that fire inside you to say, I am going to right these wrongs. I am going to get my belt back. I am going to get revenge, vengeance, whatever you want to call it. So if that's how you fuel yourself, more power to you. Just go out, have a great camp, and best of luck against Yuri.

Yeah. I mean, the more time you spend letting all that stuff get in your head, it means you're It means you're thinking more about the opinions of what people are thinking about you rather than taking that, using it in the gym and trying to get better. It blows my mind. I mean, you see with you, you see all of us, Cormier is constantly getting called out on social media for something that he said, and that's his job now. His job is to talk about the sport. Our job is to talk about the sport. We're not saying we're any better than you. We've had our, you know what I mean? We had our careers, we had our ups and our downs. We know that. I'm not saying that I haven't had fights where maybe something went this way or that way and shouldn't have maybe panned out the way it did. But he is worried so much, and I'm buddying with him. I have no problem with him, but he's got to get over the ref stepping in, wait until you get your chance again, and then show us how it should have went down. We know you think you were going to win, but it's not how it played out.

It's just not how it played out.

If Harrington was here, he could give us the low down on that story. Is Harrington here, Brian? Is he here? I'm assuming he is by now.

Yeah, I'm here. What's up, guys?

He's not muted. My man. Not muted. My dude.

What is Jamal talking about now? I saw you put something in the notes, and we're not trying to shit-talking. As I said, I'm not clapping back at Jamal. Far from it. I like the guy. I like the guy. He's a tremendous fighter as well. But what has he been saying? Because you put something in the notes.

Well, I have here that he's going off on everybody. He was saying, first and foremost, that Yri got dominated when he fought Powhatan versus himself who just got caught. Then he tried to blame it on Herb Dean. He said that Pereira was able to advance when Herb Dean was stepping in for the timeout. He said Herb stepped behind him. That caused him a bit of a distraction. So he's putting the loss on everyone and everything other than his own abilities. And he said he hopes Yri wears that same ponytail up in the air so that he, too, can beat it to the left side of his head, just like Pereira did, too.

But it's easy for people to scoff on social media and talk shit about that. But this is what I was saying. And you could say that's being a sore loser. Keep that energy because that energy, that chip on your shoulder is going to fuel him through the training camp. That's going to make you get out of bed at 6:00 AM in the morning. I don't know where he lives, Michigan or somewhere, Grand Rapids. I know that's where he's from. Freezing cold there. He's fighting in January, I believe. It's freezing cold. That's going to get you out of bed and say, Fuck it. Put the sweat around, put that beanie on, and go for that run. Do the extra rounds because you're pissed off, because you feel disrespected, because you feel that the world is maybe against you. The reality is it isn't. But whatever it takes, that fuels you. Fair play? Harness the energy. That's all you got to do. Anyway, this episode is sponsored by Beam Greens. Look, do you ever feel tired? Do you ever feel generally low? Do you ever feel that you're just not doing your best? Well, maybe Your nutrition is lacking, okay?

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Oh, my God.

I'm putting you on the spot.

I apologize. I mean, the one that's in recency bias, I'm sure. But I would say, Iliya Teporia Ilya finishing Max in Abu Dhabi was probably up there on some of the biggest that I've ever seen. I mean, every fighter that was asked, everybody was picking Max based on how he looked. And Ilya just went out there and just kept that same energy that he said he would. He did exactly what he said he was going to do. He went out to the center of that octagon. He pointed right to the floor and then systematically just started to gain control in that fight. And that was definitely a strong, confident Max Holloway that he beat that night. He went out there. He was on another winning streak. He looked fantastic. He was scoring early, but then Ilia's power again just took over. So for me, just right now, I'm sure we'll talk about it. You'll say one, then I'll be like, Oh, That was one. But for right now, I would say Ilyas Topori regaining and keeping his belt and knocking out Max Holloway for the first time in Max Holloway's career, that one stands out to me.

Yeah, no, I mean, it's a solid choice. I asked that. It's not like I've thought about this because I haven't got one lined up ready to go. This whole storyline with Jon Jones has dominated all year. At the start of the year, we had two heavyweight champions. At the end of the year, we still got two heavyweight champions. At the start of the year, we had zero Jordan champions. Now we've got two Jordan champions. O'malley was the champ. Sean Strickland was the champion in January. Now it's Triggish DuPlecey. The sport of mixed martial arts just continues to move on. It's great. I love it. Absolutely love it. Three 10, though. The final one, Kaya Sokodo. Hold on, no, no, no. Let's go back. Let's talk about... He's normally here on the show. Of course, Anthony Smith I'm talking about. We mentioned that he had a very... He lost A very close friend, someone that he would refer to as probably family, a mentor, his coach. So he's been going through a tough time, but he's still fighting this weekend against Dominic Reyes. So Anthony, on behalf of myself, the whole team here, I speak for you, Paul, as well.

And all the believers, we truly wish you nothing but the best this weekend. Hope you go out there. Hope you smash it. Because the Anthony Smith that is in his prime, I believe, beats Dominic Reyes. Obviously, the version that showed up against... What's his name? That he lost you last time. My God, what's his name? What's his name? The Georgian dude as well. Help me, Paul. I'm scrolling down on the. Delize. Delize, yeah. That version will struggle against Dominic Reyes. And I think Anthony would agree with that if he was sitting here and analyzing the fight as well. And I think he knows that. So this training camp, he's left no stone unturned. He's gone to different places. He's been training with Steve, training He'd be Dean Thomas and people like that. The Anthony that choked out Alexander Gustoveson or somebody like that, that's what needs to show up this weekend because Dominant Reyes, he knocked out Chris Wyman at light, heavyweight, a bunch of other people. Yeah, he lost some fights, but that was to John Jones. Then it was Yuri Prohaska. I forget who the other one was as well. The point of making is, though, Reyes is a dangerous guy.

Anthony is a dangerous guy. What do you think about that fight?

I I think it's interesting. You're right, because for a while, everybody had counted out Dominic Reyes. He was on a really forefight losing streak, lost to Jones, Blahovitch, Prohasca, and then Ryan Span. But then just recently in his last fight, he finally got that confidence back. He didn't quit on himself, and he came back after being on a forefight losing streak, and he beat Dustin Jacobi, who's a fantastic striker, and he finished him. And I think getting that confidence back for somebody like Reyes, I think is going to be huge. Now he's going to come in here knowing that he still got the ability to knock guys out. Anthony, I'm curious to see when you deal with the tragedy, it can do a lot of things to the human psyche. It can really bring you down. It can be hard to get motivated. Or like we were just talking about when we were mentioning Jamal Hill, you can take that adversity and you can turn it into fuel. You can turn it into the fire in the gym and go in there and be more motivated. Based on the sounds of things when we've talked to him and you're talking about Training with different people, moving around, getting different looks.

Hopefully, he's going to use all that to go out there. And I think if he can get in close, use his striking. And I think Anthony, man, I want to see him get back to that grappling. He showed it in that one fight with that guillotine joke. He's always got the ability to finish you on the ground. I just think sometimes he gets a little comfortable on the feet and lets things get away. And with the Dominic Reyes coming off a big knockout win, he can't afford to do that. He's got to try to get in close, get this fight to the ground, get a little dirty with Reyes. Not stand and just kickbox with him. I think that's going to get him in trouble. I know Reyes is probably going to look at some of Anthony's fights and think leg kicks. We've seen him hurt with them before, so I know he's got to look out for that. Reyes is a guy that likes to use his kicks, but he's South Paul, right? You think Dominic Reyes is South Paul?

I think so. I'm just going back to Anthony for a second. People talk about some of the losses recently, and sure, wins are a big part of this sport. You've got to win fights, okay? But the people that he to, Magamed Ancalyev. Then he went to a decision with Johnny Walker. He beat Ryan Spahn, and then it was Khalil Ranshree Jr. There's no shame in any of those. And Khalil was short notice, and Roman DeLindsay, that was short notice. It was supposed to be Oldberg. And yes, DeLindsay stepped up in short notice as well. This one isn't short notice. He's left no stone unturned. I know he's very, very focused, but the losing of a very, very close friend and mentor, it's far from ideal. Having to jump on because we were talking about this in New York, we were talking about this in New York, if you recall. And just for me as a friend, because I care for Anthony and I truly wish him the best, and I hope he gets success this weekend, it's a tricky one because that's going to be a distraction. You're going to be sad, but you had a very different take.

Look, this is a guy who Anthony, both on the air and to us, he's had the mental edge, let's say, over Dominic Reyes for quite some time, calling him the Ghost of Dominic Reyes and all those things. I think this is somebody who Anthony has wanted to fight. He's called out a number of times. It's somebody who I think he'll definitely get up and get excited to fight. And with this weighing on him, it was also part of the conversation we were having. That taking this and turning it into fuel and motivating you and getting the best possible version of Lionheart Smith. This feels like the best opponent for him in a fight that, like I said, he's mentally been prepping for for the better part of a half decade now. And I think I have absolutely no quambs about this one. As soon as this fight was booked, I was like, Okay, that's a win for Anthony. Let's keep him moving.

Well, listen, and if Anthony sees this, he'll probably give me shit. You're a really good friend by saying that. I have a a different view. I'm not saying I think Anthony loses. I think Anthony shows up in the best version of himself. I I think he can 100 % win this fight. But you've also got to recognize that dominant race is a dangerous man, and this is the sport of mixed martial arts, and anything can happen. Nothing is given. You can't say, I'm not trying to be disrespectful, Harrington. You can't say, Anthony wins this, let's move on. It's never as simple as that. Dominic Race is looking at Anthony as a well-established opponent, somebody that he can now continue to build his win streak on. He wants to get back into the title conversation. He wants to be taken seriously again by the fans. And this is a guy that's very, very dangerous. He's a big, tall, strong guy. He can wrestle a little bit. He's got powerful hands. We wish Anthony nothing but the best. I hope you're right, Harrington. I hope you're right. Anyway, piss off. All right, today's episode is sponsored by Unbound Marino, which specializes in all kinds of clothing made from Moreno wool, which is moisture wicking, temperature regulating, and extra comfortable for all sorts of travelers.

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Yeah, the prelims are good, right?

It's crazy. Clay Guida, Chase Hooper, Kiesa, Max Griffin, Kody Dern and Joshua Van. That's going to be a good one, by the way. Chris Wideman, Wideman Ericanders, Randy Brown, Brian Battle, that's a sick fight. Mofsa Evlauev, Aljomane Sterling on the prelims. Vincente Luque, Temba Gareimbo, Dominic Reyes, Anthony Smith. Barring the one that we just spoke about, Anthony Smith, of course, which one of those is the must see preling for you?

I really think that Randy Brown and Brian Battle fight is... That's the one. That's the one. Fantastic. That's the one. I mean, Randy Brown always brings it. He's great everywhere. And Brian Battle has just really has made some noise since getting into the UFC. He's got the confidence, the swag. I think you were there in his last fight, right? Were we in Paris when he fought? Yeah. When fought, and he just had all the gold and all the jewelry. He's wearing it in the warm-up room. He's feeling himself. I love to see a young fighter like Brian Battle really understand that getting in shape Winning fights, number one. And then number two, have some personality. Have some fun with this career, man. Go out there and be whoever the hell you want to be. And he's definitely found that inner self of him and bringing it out and being goofy. And his Instagram is fun to follow. And I've always been a fan of Randy Brown. So the two of them, they're going to beat the shit out of each other.

Yeah, they are. And it's going to be fun. Who wins, though? Don't sit on the fence. Come on.

Because this is hard because I have a rude boy on the show.

I've had Brian on the show, and they're both right about now. Rude boy, Randy Brown, he's a great guy, but it's a hard one to pick.

It's a hard one to pick, but just based on what I saw in Paris and what I've seen recently from Brian Battle, I think he's going to get it done. I don't have a prediction on how, but he was on the wrong end early on in that fight in Paris, and he turned it around, and he's got durability. He's in fantastic shape. You can tell he's really committed to his strength and conditioning program right now. Every time we see him, he looks fitter and fitter. He's just a pudgy fighter early on in his career, and lately, he's showing up. He's shredded. He doesn't want to be wearing his shirt ever Gold chains. I just think the momentum that he's riding right now, being on another big card, a pay-per-view spot, not on the pay-per-view, but still part of the card, I think he's going to take the opportunity to really shine. Now, that being said, Randy Brown is fantastic, and he can get the fight done wherever. He's so long and difficult to deal with. But if I had to pick, I'm going to go with Brian Battle on that one.

Okay. We'll do one more prediction, then we'll allow Harrington to throw a stupid story at us. Yeah. Shabqat Rachmaninoff, Ian Machado, Gary. Somebody's O has got to go. Who will it be? We don't know. But I will say Machado will be the one that he's going to lose. I thought you wrote another one with it.

I was like, I like it. It's a bold prediction.

No, I've got Shabqat. Listen, fair play. We spoke about this. Respect to Ian Gary for taking this fight. You tell the guys He's a real fighter. He's got great skills. 15 and all, I believe. Last time out, Jeff Neil. Very, very disciplined approach to the fight. I just think Shab has got more ways to win. He's about as tall, give or take. He's about as long. He's at 18 and all. They're all stoppages. Granted, again, similar levels of competition. Neither man's fighting anyone in the top five or anything like that. But Shavka just always finds a way to get a hold of them, to choke them And I'm basing this largely on what we saw from Michael Vennen-Page and Ian Gary. I wasn't blown away by the grappling of either man. If Ian Gary can stay on the outside, use the footwork, he might be able to, for want of a better description, jog and jab his way to a decision that nobody's going to enjoy. And you never know that might be the plan. But Shabka is the type of guy. He'll get a hold of him at some point. I believe he'll get him down.

And I think he's got problems down there when that happens.

Yeah, I think that's the issue. I think if they just kick box, then Gary's got a real shot. He's an unbelievable striker. I was just watching a video he put up of him hitting tie pads in the gym, and it was an awesome clip of him really letting it go, landing some beautiful elbows, some kicks. But again, it's MMA, Shovcat, a fantastic striker, but I just think he's stronger. I think his pressure is too much. And if it gets anywhere in a grappling exchange, I do I think he's just a much, much better grappler. And I see it going down that way. I see somebody getting hurt, potentially in the clinch, and I just see him getting a hold of his neck similar to that. I mean, he found his way around to the back of Jeff Neil, Shovkot did, and he didn't He didn't have hooks in. He wasn't even fully on the back. He was just behind him, just choking him. And I think that speaks to the squeeze that that guy has to be able to finish that choke from that position. And he ate some big shots in that, showed off his chin, showed off his durability.

And then there's the stuff that there's all the rumors floating around about how things went in the gym, and Shovac choked him out a few times. Now, again, it's training. It doesn't count, but it does make you just...

People always say that, and you're right, the fight is the fire, and the training room is the training room. But you and me both know that if you go up against someone in the training room- And they kick your ass. And most of the time they kick your ass, that's in there. That's in there. And this is the biggest thing. You all get in shape. We all train. We all do jiu-jitsu, go wrestling, strength and conditioning when you sprint, all that shit. What goes on in here? And if someone was dominating you in the training room, you're like, Oh, It. Now, granted, that can fuel you. That's the buzzword of the episode to like, what was he good at? What do I avoid? How do I get around that? What did he use to do to me every time? Show it to your coaches and say, every time he would set up the rear naked joke like this or whatever, how How do I escape that? How do I prevent that? So you do your homework. But I do believe that that will be in the mind of Ian Gary. Again, that's why I respect him even more.

And I also think that that's why we're going to see a really frustrating performance from him. When I say frustrating, I mean from the type of fan that wants to see blood and guts, want to see all our violence. I think we're going to see Ian Gary extremely-C cautious?cautious, passive. He's going to be Letting Shabcat come to him and he'll be evading and fighting on the backfoot, predominantly. I think so. Until or if he hurts him, and then he'll go in for the kill.

I think it would be good for him if he flipped the script and came out aggressive and tried to catch him off guard. But again, we haven't really seen that from him. It just doesn't seem to be his style. So if he did that, that would just be a complete shift in how he normally fights.

And Shabcat has the biggest She's a fan club. I don't know if you know this, Laura Sanko.

She's a leader.

She's got her own merch out now. Have you seen this? I'm giving her a plug.

I saw her wearing a hat and pictures.

She's a Shabcat all day. Nick Pete, who I work with on TNT Sports, he's head of the Shabcat fan club. He's doing interviews for the Kazakhstan media and stuff like that. Do you know what I mean? People love Shabqat, man. They love Shabcat, these Kazakhstanis.

And he's got that Drago energy about him, right? This unbeatable, foreign guy that's coming in, doesn't say much, but just every time he's in there, the fight gets finished, and it's him getting his hand raised.

Did you see that he said that his favorite horse Sorry. Favorite animal is a horse, and his favorite meat is horse meat? Yeah. I mean, listen, people eat a lot of freaky shit in the world, okay? I was just in China. They eat dogs. In some parts of China. How do you feel about eating a horse?

It just doesn't appeal to me, even beyond an animal and likes animals. Horses are so freaking muscular and so strong. The idea of eating that meat doesn't exactly... I like steak because cows aren't exactly running races and being super fit and jumping over hurdles and doing tricks. It's like they're lazy and they eat grass and they taste good. It's a horse. I'm like, What are we doing to tenderize this exactly? Because it doesn't sound like it's going to be the best tasting meat. So for him to say that, I think that just proves how tough he is, Michael, because if your favorite meat is horse meat, you're doing a lot of chewing, I think.

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Oh, okay. Well, as far as non-MMA goes, I think this has to be the biggest story. Last night, Joe Biden pardoned his own son. Joe Budden? Joe Pardon.

Joe Joe Biden pardoned- I beg Joe pardon.

Yeah, Joe Biden pardoned his own son for federal tax and gun convictions, as well as whatever other crimes he may have been up to that he was in charge for over an 11-year period. This comes roughly six weeks before he leaves office and less than a month after he assured the press that he would not be pardoning his family members. Biden claims that the prosecution against the son was politically motivated, so he is justified in his Yeah.

I saw that in the news, and I'll be honest, I said, How to put that in? Because it's an interesting conversation because you shouldn't use your political power for stuff like that. Listen, we We all like to get into too much politics, but I wouldn't have voted for Joe Biden or Kamala Harris. Far from it, okay? But I will say this. I will say this. If I'm President and I'm about to not be President, and I'm going to disappear into obscurity because Joe Biden is.

We are never going to hear from him. Well, let's be honest. He's already disappeared into obscurity already.

Yeah, exactly.

In his own mind, at least.

He's on his last legs in many ways. If that was me and that was Callum, My son, and I had the ability to write it off, to pardon him. I'm sorry, I don't give a fuck. I'd say, talk all the shit that you like. I don't care. I'd wave my magic wand. Now, I'll talk shit and say that's an abuse of power. Yeah, call it what it is. And I'm not defending Joe Biden here, which is something I thought I'd never have to explain. But in this situation, I have no issue with that. As a father, Paul, what say you? Oh, go on, Brian. Go on. What was that?

There's literally only one job where you get to do that.

Why wouldn't you abuse it? You know what I mean? All right. Hey, Brian, I thought you were going to talk some shit there. I have real feelings on this, but let's just go. But please give me your real feelings, It's going to bother a lot of people, but this is just indicative of the mindset behind following the law that this dude's had, I mean, most of his life. Listen, without question, I think I know what you're referring to. There's been a lot of things over the years. I'm just saying, talking about this one specific thing, I'm not sitting here defending Joe Biden. Far from it. He should have gone a long time ago. But But if it's my kid, I'm sorry. I'm doing the same.

Yeah. It depends on the crimes, I guess, that my child is getting accused of.

But if there are a piece of Are they raping?

Yeah, doing stuff like that. Yeah, and you do it strategically, right? You're on your way out. You're not going to be President anymore. You're how old at this point? And he's like, I don't give a shit. If I could save my son, I'm going to save my son. And same as you're saying, I'm not a super political guy, and I don't really care about any of these guys. I think politics in general, to be into that position, You're a shyster to begin with. But yeah, when you're going to go out, go out big, you're like, All right, son.

Well, yeah. I mean, just going off that, though.

Stop messing up, son.

Yeah, well, exactly. Yes. Stop messing up. You make it right.

I can't do this again.

This We're done. Because get off the whole Hunter Biden thing because he's been a piece of shit and done a lot of crazy stuff over the years and Joe Biden, whatever. But as parents, that's what we're ever trying to do in life. Look out for our kids. That's my motivation right now. I've done well in the UFC. I've got some money. I've got a house. I've got some money put away. If I wanted, I could probably... I'd be very bored, but I could probably sit around and just be a loser for the rest of my life and please myself. But I'm graffing my balls off. I'm still flying to China with a bad neck and going to Vegas this weekend and doing this and doing a podcast and grinding away every day. I've got something going on tomorrow in LA because I want my kids to have the best future possible. That's what motivates all of us As parents, as fathers, mothers, whatever. So I think in that situation, I think from that perspective, I'd be like, Yeah, talk all the shit you want.

Exactly. I think even people that want to hate and want to I have trash on it, at the end of the day, if they were the President of the United States and they had a kid in trouble, they'd want to do that, too. But people aren't going to come out and say that because they just can't get their political ties out of the view.

Could you imagine, though, you are the President of the United States, and your son or daughter or whoever it is is doing this shit and flops and all over the headlines? You'd just be like, son.

Nonstop, and some big craziness.

What the hell are you doing? Oh, my God. What's the maddest your daughter has ever got you? Does she get you mad? Does she push your buttons?

Oh, my God. Yeah. But she's nine and the other one's two, so they haven't gotten there yet. I have years of that left, hopefully, for myself.

Wait until she's 14. When my daughter was 14, oh, bro. I mean, where do I start? We're not going to go into a mole. There was the party where the house got robbed. All my watches got robbed. By the way, that guy's dead. That kid's dead. He got involved in a shootout with the police at the police station. He chased a woman on the freeway to a police station. She called the cops, and the cops said, I come to the police station. He chased her there. Cops came out. He got into a shootout with the police, and he's dead now. I dodged a bullet, I think, though, because I was all about finding him.

Yeah, quite literally dodged a bullet.

Probably would have got my bloody head filled in. So anyway, there you go. Talk all the shit you want. Call me a bloody liberal, lefty, whatever you want to call me. Why do people say that all over Twitter, this is a liberal? It's like, if you knew me, you would not say I was a liberal.

Yeah. Spend some time on the road with you and you'd realize you're not anything in particular.

No, correct. Can we get back to MMA?

I guess.

What do you know about Kaya Sokoda?

I know he's got some devastating strikes, that's for sure. I wish, for his sake, though, you could knee to grounded opponents because my God, I've seen this highlights of him just landing knees to dudes from all different positions on the mat. And he's a lot of fun, man. I also saw the clips of him and Marab Dualish really sparring, and he's defending takedowns really well. I think it's going to be an interesting fight for sure.

Yeah, obviously, for those that don't know, rising champion, I think two different weight classes. I watched his last fight because Juan Archer led her. I know Juan Archer led her, lives in a similar area, and a buddy of mine flew out to Japan to watch his fight, so I was watching as well. So that was Kaya Sokora's last fight in Rise in New It was Eve. It was a pretty competitive fight. And then as Juan was going in for a takedown, it was a beautiful knee right up the midsection that just dropped him, a devastating knee. He does have massive power. I think on the promo for the UFC, they were showing someone's jaw, all smashed pieces. Did you see that thing on the countdown show where he was talking about his brother was a street fighter and his brother called him out into the street, and that's how he discovered he could fight?

Yeah, I saw that. That's pretty... You know, Were there clips of that, too? Were there clips of the two of them?

Yeah, swinging in the street.

That's awesome. That's a pretty crazy story. I can attribute having an older brother to learning ways to fight for myself. My older brother, Tommy, used to beat the crap out of me when we were younger. He used to have me put on winter mittons. Or actually, he would put on mittons, and I would be able to go bare-knuckle, and we would box in our house when we were younger. Yeah.

No, no, no. Older Brothers. It's a rite of passage. Comrade and Steven shout out to them. They used to beat the living shit out of it. Here they are. This is actually them in the show, but that didn't look good. They're messing around either.

No, they're like a shit fighting.

That's his brother's highlights.

Oh, that's his brother doing that. I thought that was the two of them fighting.

Later in the video, it shows those two fighting and Kai being able to hold his own.

So his brother's a nasty piece of work because some of those shots, here's the two of them here, is it? He was really trying to kill me with each strike.

Oh, shit. We're talking head kicks and everything, too.

Yeah. I tell you what. So my brothers used to beat me up, but it was never anything like that.

They weren't throwing- We weren't throwing They would like, rough me up and throw me around and give me a little punch and dead legs and dead arms.

And now and again, they'd actually chin me once or twice, but never tried to head kick me, tie, clinch, and knee me in the face, drop an elbow. I'd be like, whoa, whoa, whoa, comrade.

I did get hit with a mean coaster to the face one time when I was younger, though. We were playing a game where I was holding up a blanket, and he was throwing cup coasters that you put on the table to not get a a stain on it. And I was trying to block them with the blanket. And then I pulled the blanket down, and he wung this big wooden coaster, smacked me right in the head, cut me open. It was bleeding everywhere. And I'll still never forget. He's like, His only thing that he was trying What I do is, don't tell mom. Don't tell mom. The first thing I did, started crying right to mom. Got him in trouble.

Of course.

I remember in the school holidays, and we just took out a bank lawn and we had the house done up.

Got a new kitchen and double glazing windows. And something happened. We're having an argument. My brother's chasing me. And I ended up in the back door, and I'm on the other side of me. I'd like, new door, little window. And I'm on the inside going, Come on, they care, ' because I'd lock the door. And he was there and he came, he put his face right up to the glass. And I went, choose like that to punch it. And the glass smashed. And we just got these doors. And my My mom, she came limping over, What's going on? Waving the rolling pin and stuff. And I went, Conrad smashed the glass, mom. Oh, my God. He already wanted to kill me. But then the The rage. I'm screaming at Conrad. The rage.

You little bastard.

I ran for my life. This was different. Before, it was a joke, and he's going to fuck me up. But this one, I ran.

Now, he's going to try to hurt you.

Oh, God. Oh, yeah. And he was a big dude, 6'6. Shout out Conrad. This episode is sponsored by Tru Nutrition, and this is truly sports nutrition designed by you. Whatever your personal requirements are, because let's be honest, we're all different. We're all looking for something different from our nutrition. One person's needs doesn't equate to the same needs as the next person. You might want more carbs, you might want more protein, you might want more greens or whatever it is, the other health supplements that are in there. Well, with true nutrition, you can basically meddle with the ingredients to have it exactly how you want it. All ingredients and supplements are third-party tested, by the way, but also first-party tested on-site for purity and further ensuring that you get exactly what you want. True Nutrition, by the way, also sells high-quality health supplements that are also third-party tested and first-party verified on-site, so you can round out your stack. Imagine this. You're able to create your own custom protein or your greens powders with exactly the ingredients that you want. You can have the flavors that you like, and you can even boost it with various supplements that you want in there personally.

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I'm a fan of him. I think he's an exciting fighter. Steve Urseg gave him a lot of trouble, though. So if you're in the corner of Pantosha, that will worry you a little bit. Of course, he beat Brandon Royval, and he took the belt off Brandon Moreno. Very, very good takedowns, beautiful jiu-jitsu. I enjoy the guy. I think he's very, very capable, but I do believe this could be a tricky fight.

Yeah, I think so, too. But again, whenever anybody's coming in from another organization in the UFC, there's still We don't know how they're going to handle the new set of rules, the octagon being in a cage. It's a lot of different stuff. And for your first UFC fight to be against the champion, I think there's a lot of nerves. Not that he's got. I mean, he's 21 and 4 in his career, so I don't think he's going to be shook too much by it. But I still am leaning towards Pantosia, just having the experience in there and having the ability to fight everywhere. He's good on the feet. He's great with his scrambles and his wrestling. We've We've seen in time and time again, and just such a submission threat. I think it's going to be a fun fight. I think there's definitely going to be moments in the fight where Kai is able to hurt him because he's just too good of a striker, too powerful. But as the fight goes on, if Pantosia can stay within reason and not If he didn't get busted up too bad early, I think he'll find a way to win that fight.

I think it's worth pointing out that he's fought his entire career in a ring. The ring and the octagon, it's a big, big difference. Case in point, I was talking This on a YouTube video I did, so I apologize if you saw it. But in the fence, obviously, if that's the fence, you're backed up against it. You can't sprawl away. And I was watching his fight with Tuan Archaleda, and he was sprawling away from the takedown. And if that's the ring, the apron comes out to about here, and the guy's feet were three foot backwards, sprawling away. Obviously, his hips are still inside the ring, but the legs are sprawled all the way back. Can't do that in a cage. We have seen people struggle with that transition. I remember back in the day when they bought pride, a lot of the great fighters that came over, initially they struggled. Some of them didn't have the same career. Like, Vandele Silver was a long-time champion. He had a good career in the UFC, got a He went on for me, of course, and beat some great people, but he wasn't the same. Mauricio Shogun Hua.

Yes, he went on to become a champion, but he stumbled first time out against Forrest Griffin. Of course, Forrest went on to become a champion as well. So no disrespect there. The Noguera brothers, again, became a champion. But when they came over, it wasn't all the plain sailing straight off the bat. They had to make some tweaks and they had to make some adjustments.

Yeah, that fence and takedowns on that fence and how you train for that and having the experience of fighting there and being able to get back up, it's just not there in a ring. It's not there. You don't have the same. They move you out of the way. Sometimes, put you back in the center more often than not. A lot of stop and start. It's just a different fight. Now, the other The thing is, again, the knees. We've seen him. He's so accustomed. If he does spraw on someone, he can throw knees to the head. You can't do that stuff. You can't soccer kick. He's done that in his career, too. But he's also got good counter knees. He's got good kicks, good boxing, powerful guy. But I do think it's going to be a fun fight. But again, I think those things are going to give him trouble. Who knows? But my instinct is that just Pantosha having so much experience, especially just in this division, he's beating everybody in the top 10. I'm excited for him to have somebody fresh, to have a new challenge. I think that's only going to bring the best out of him, that it's finally it's somebody new, somebody that he hasn't fought.

There's this new contender coming in from Japan from another organization. He gets to prove himself and show that why the UFC is the best. I think he's going to be super motivated for this one.

Yeah, that's why Pantosia... Sorry, Brandon Royval. Brandon Royval is hoping that Kaya Sokoda gets the job done because- Yeah, fresh blood. Fresh blood because he fought Pantosia twice. He understands it's going to be hard to get a third shot. Moreno probably feels the same. In fact, everyone in the division because three defenses, a lot of them have been repeats. You need some new blood in there, as you say. I've got Pantosia. I've got Pantosia. I think Kajsicorda, you never know, he might catch him early. He might get the job done. But I think over five rounds, Pantosia gets the job done. So we got Shabqat, we've got Pantosia. Cyril Garn returns Once and for all, it's been a while, rematch against Alexander Volkow last time out. It was a five-round decision for Cyril Garn. Now, Volkow won the first two rounds last time out. And then Cyril Garn came on strong, one, three, four, and five. This is a three-round fight. Cyril Garn hasn't been around for a little bit. Last time we saw him was 2023, September, against the Polar Bear, Spivak, and he got a stoppage in the second round. Looked phenomenal. We called that fight.

What do you think of this fight? And not just the fight itself, Cyril Garn, do you think he feels any pressure? Because given this whole situation at heavyweight, what's going on? And Sybil Garn was the interim champion. Tremendous amount of hype around this guy, and he's been forgotten about a little bit. So I think when I say pressure, the only reason I say pressure is because Sybil Garn, of course, wants to be in this conversation. So he's going to come out and he's going to put it on Volkow to enter that conversation. And remember, this is the Volkow that's got... He's getting his hair combed in between rounds. He's beating Serge Pavlov He's doing his best Fonzie impression mid-fight. This guy's a lot.

Yeah, and he's looked good. I mean, he's on, what, a three-fight win-street right now, two of them being finishes. And he just made it look too easy against Pavlovitch, man. I think a lot of people thought that he was going to get knocked out on that one. They had trained together, and he made it look like he knew going into that fight that he was going to win that one. He's got a lot of confidence, and I agree with you on Cyril Ghan. It's not enough to go out there and just beat Volk off. He's got to go out there, I think, and finish him for them to really consider giving him another big fight and moving him closer to that title. That being said, I I think he's going to do that. I think that if he can be a little bit more aggressive, he's already been in there with him. He got the dub the first time. He knows now what to expect, where he made maybe some mistakes, where he can capitalize. I just think the athleticism, the power, I think he'll find a way to find that chin in this particular one.

Herringbone, just jump on a second because you put something in the notes about Silgan, but never mind that. The one, the only, Mr. Thumb Nasty himself. Let's go, brother. How the hell you been?

I've been great, bro. It's an honor to be on here with some OGs, and thank you for having me.

Hey, Bryce. Well, of course, this man here needs no introduction, the one and only Paul Felder. Bryce, it's been a while, buddy. Hey, we love having you on here. You always bring some laughs, some insight. You're a great dude. You're an incredible fire. The sport has missed you for the last year. Obviously, last time out, it was about this time last year against Josh Emmert. How you been for the last year?

Bro, I've been so great. I built a house, had a kid. I got a truck yesterday, a new truck. It's a 1970 '77 Ford, back when they used to make them like real trucks. All these trucks now are gay. I mean, this is a real manual four-wheel drive, bro. 351 Winsor motor. I'm telling you, brother, I've been blessed.

We just go back and forth, Paul. This is the first time me and Paul has done a guess. Just jump in whenever you want, Paul. Bryce, obviously last time out against Josh, It was a nasty shot. And that's the game, buddy. That's the game. There's no judgment. Don't take it the wrong way. I've been on the receiving end of those shots. Then you come back, I became a champion. So whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. That sounds like a cliché, but it's true. Talk to me about the mental journey after that fight. And was it a conscious decision, taking a year off?

Yes, it was because I knew it was such a bad shot. I really wanted to come back in full capacity. And I just wasn't well prepared for that fight. And at first, it did get me down because I was thinking, Man, how am I going to come back from that? But I did a lot of... I read the Bible. There's this book in the Bible called the Book of Job, and that really helped me right there. The story of Job is about a guy who didn't do anything wrong. By the way, that's not me. I am guilty.

We're all sitting as, I'm a sinful bastard, okay?

But But Job, in the Bible, Job was not a bad man. He was a blameless man. But basically, he had a lot of bad things happen to him, but God redeemed him at the end of the book. I just know that I'm going to be redeemed. I would say maybe a month. I was just like, Man, this sucks. But as soon as I started getting back to training, I was like, Dude, this is what I love to do, and I want to do it. I'm not letting what nobody thinks stop me from doing what I love to do. Plus, it provides for my family. You should see the trailer that I moved out of to the house that I built. Take away the fight, if you would actually just see my life, what I've done in my life, the things that I've accomplished with my small farm and my family, my kid, my house. I mean, dude, it's like I'm winning still. I just don't have that mentality that I'm a loser. I mean, I just feel like I wasn't well prepared, and I am now, and I'm going to be redeemed. It says in the Bible, it says, A man will be recompensed for the work that he's done with his hands.

I put in work with my hands and I will be recompensed.

Nice, Bryce. Bryce, you talk about how you've overcome so much stuff and looking back. And are you a guy that likes to look back at how far you've come? And does that motivate you to get back in there and train even harder? And how was training camp? And what things did you change up from the last fight into this one to give you the confidence to get back in there and have that confidence knowing that you're going to go in there and perform on Saturday?

Well, one thing I did was spar a lot more and not really hard sparring, but just spar a lot more. I lifted a lot of weights because I just didn't have time to prepare for the last fight, so I wanted to be big, strong, good timing. And so I really feel like I've done my best, at my absolute best, to prepare for this fight. And so I feel accomplished just in that. And I really think not only a victory is coming, but something special is coming because I really do think I'm the best that I've ever been. And I mean, everybody thinks after the loss, they could have done better, but I just know I could have done better that fight. So I'm just not going to... I refuse to let it bring doubt and negativity into my life because I know I could have done better. And I'm so thankful. I'm thankful every day now because of that loss that I have the opportunity and I have the health to do it again. And so from anything, if I would say that loss did one thing to me is it made me more grateful.

And it makes you hungrier at the same time.

Yes, it does.

God damn right, it does. Pardon my French there. I don't mean to be blasphabish, but my bad is just habit. Bro, you got two losses on your record. That's it. There's nothing to feel bad about that. And I'm not giving you a pep talk, but it's like a lot of fans, one minute They're all about you, and then you lose, and then people probably... You've probably seen some mean tweets online and people talking shit and all the rest of it. So dude, you lost to Ileata Portia, and you got caught by one of the hardest hit in featherweights. You know what I'm saying? As you say, you're winning in life. I would love to hear more about this farm and the house that you built. But tell me, what do you think about Crom, Gracie, and what do you think about the match-up? Because it's a curious one, right? You are a great striker, but you use your wrestling. You're a true mixed martial artist. Everyone that's fought Crom Gracy has been like, whoa, stay away from the ground with this guy. Cub Swanson, Charles Jordan, they both moved around the dynamic strikers. What's the mindset coming into this one?

Are you happy to go down there and mess on the ground, or are you just going to take it as it comes?

I think the fight is going to be everywhere. I think it's going to be a crazy fight. I'm not scared to go anywhere with him. In those fights, even though he lost, to be honest, I was watching that Cub Swanson fight. Bro, he moved Cub around wherever he wanted. Yeah, Cub landed the better shots. But I'm just saying this, that the fight was in Walmart, Cub versus Cron. He walked his ass out the door. He walked his ass He got out the parking lot. He walked his ass past the gas station. How can you say that he really lost the fight? He never got rocked. He never got tired. He never got wobbled. And Cub ran the whole time. And so I look at this guy and Cub is like an elite striker. I mean, everybody puts respect on Cub's name. Nobody puts respect on Cron's name. So I don't give a shit what everybody says. This guy is good. He's tough. He takes a shot. He's not scared, and he moves forward. And even Cub Swanson had a hard time dealing with him. Look at the third round. Cub's punches wasn't doing much because he was a little bit fatigued.

But Cub is a great fighter, and look how well he handled Cub. So that's my point, is I don't give a shit with And he says, This dude's legit, and I'm coming to prove that I can beat him.

And, Bryce, is it the fight that you think you can go out there and you can finish him? And is that something, that coming off of a loss and taking that time to really get back in this bar and Doing the strength and conditioning, feeling better. Is it enough for just a win, or do you want to go out there and try to take him out?

I'm more hungry than ever, dude. I want to finish for sure. I got to make sure that I don't do anything too greedy, you know what I mean? And just play it smart, but I really think I'm getting that finish.

Okay, and we can't wait for it. But let's have some fun now, Bryce. Okay, come on, because that's what we like to do in here, buddy. And no one brings the fun and the banter like the one and only Thug Nasty. I was looking at Twitter here because I put a little tweet out. I said, Anyone got some questions? And I thought this might get a good response off Bryce. Ask Mr. Thug Nasty what he thinks about Elon Musk trying to colonize Mars. What do you think about that?

Elon Musk is a liar. He's trying to destroy humanity. And anybody that ever trusted him, they've been deceived. But I have discernment through the Holy spirit. For example, this is the prime example of how evil he is. He's actually selling microchips that go into people's head, acting like he's some damn brother. I want one. Brother, that's the mark of the beast.

I'm in so much pain. To help with neck pain. Elon, if you're watching, I doubt you are. Stick one in me. I will be the crash test dummy.

Brother, that chip is the mark of the beast. And I'm telling you, that is the type of technology that the Antichrist is going to put people, when you start getting these chips in the head, they're going to monitor everything you buy, everything you sell. They're going to say, You can't buy or sell unless if you're this or that. Basically, it's going to be communism like the world's never seen. This technology is going to be so evil that it's going to put all of the control of the world into the hand of one man. Of course, technology is a great thing. I love exactly what we're doing right now. I get to talk to people all over the world with technology, but I'm telling you, the future of technology is is a few humans are going to use it to control the rest of humans. That's what's happening. The Bible has said that for thousands of years, and now we're seeing it. When you see a guy like Elon Musk putting chips in people's brains, acting like he's a doctor, his cars suck. He's never been to space. He can't go to space. He can't break the firmament.

He knows the Earth is flat. He's a lying rat bastard.

The microchips are the mark of the beast.

Now he's making these robots. I'm going to try to take over humanity. Have you ever seen the movie I, Robot, Will Smith? Oh, I have. The dude's making robots now.

He's doing everything. Terminates it.

And you know why he wants electric cars? Because these electric cars suck and they're gay. But what they're doing, the reason he's making electric cars is because he can shut your damn car off whenever you make a mean tweet. Now he owns Twitter, but they're going to get to the point where everything is so controlled that Elon must press a button and either your car flies off a bridge at 200 miles an hour or you're locked in it, or you just can't start your car, you can't get in. You can't do that with a 1977 Ford pickup truck, buddy. My 73 will run one of those pieces of shit Teslas off the phone road and crush it like a can of Coke, okay? I'm just telling you, those Teslas are pieces of shit just like he is.

Well, as I said last time, Brian, at any time, Paul just jump in.

I said my wife was a bitch.

I'm just sitting back. She drives a Tesla as well. And you're right, they're not my vibe, okay?

Are you talking about Rebecca?

Yeah, it's not my vibe at all.

Excuse me, sweet lady. I'm not talking bad about people who drive it. No, no, no.

They are received, but they're not evil because they drive a Tesla. It's fine. Now, one would argue that Elon Musk is trying to save. And by the way, that was a genius tweet because that was awesome, Bryce. I love talking to you, brother, because you're a smart man and you're a deep thinker, and you are committed to a belief system, which is more than what a lot of people can say. You know what I'm saying? And I respect you for that, Bryce. I really do. But I do buzz off you quite a lot as well.

Lets me say what I want to say. That's why I love it.

Say whatever the hell you want to say. I love it. I love it. I think you're out of your mind. I disagree, but that's our opinions. We're allowed to do that. What would say that Elon Musk is trying to save humanity by taking us to Mars?

Yeah, well, Mars is actually a luminary. If you get in with the telescope and you zoom in on Mars, it's not a planet. There's no such other things as solid planets like Earth. Everything that you see in the sky, if you zoom in on Mars, it's a shifting type of light. It's a luminary. It's not actually a planet. These other planets don't exist. They're luminary. There's lights in the sky. He can't cross the firmament. I know you don't believe in the firmament, but brother, the whole idea of space is so fake that it's hard to even have the conversation because I sound like a totally crazy man. But basically, the Earth is flat. There's a firmament that God made that's on the first page of Genesis. God made the firmament to separate the waters above the waters below. And outside of the firmament, all those other things you see are lights. You can actually zoom in with the telescope and see stars twinkling because the stars are not what the sun is. They're just lights, and I don't know what they are, but I'm telling you, Elon Musk ain't going up there. The highest anybody has ever been is about 120,000 feet.

That's as high as a balloon floats, and that's as high as a balloon floats, and that's as high as a human is capable of going.

So the moon landing was definitely fake?

Oh, for sure. Nasa is totally Satanic. Let me tell you what the end goal of NASA is, because I could talk all day about NASA and how they lie and what they use and all this stuff. But let me tell you exactly what the end goal of NASA is. So you know the end goal coming straight out of my mouth, and there is no other goal of NASA than to deceive. But here's the end goal. They're going to fake an alien I just wanted to ask you about that, Bryce, because I've heard some stuff.

I've read some things, Project Blue Light and things like that that people talk about. Do you think that's what's going on now that we're seeing people release a lot more? Oh, there's a lot more. We're seeing time and time again, all these videos of the crafts and stuff.

The only aliens- You are right, Paul.

They are now starting to reveal and drop little teases and hints that maybe we aren't alone, and maybe they did visit us over the years, Bryce.

The only aliens are the 20 million immigrants they let into our country and let them even kill our women and children. Those are the only aliens that exist. Let me tell you, there ain't no damn aliens. And what NASA is doing is they're trying to make you believe that aliens exist. So when they use United States military bombs and bomb Los Angeles, they're going to say, Aliens did it. Now, you all need to be rounded up for your own safety, and we're going to put you concentration camps, and they're going to have slave laborers for the rest of their life because everybody's going to be living in fear of aliens. I'm telling you, aliens don't exist. Space don't exist. Nasa, when it was invented, it was a Satanic operation in the '60s and '50s, and the whole thing culminates to the fake alien invasion. It's also a counter attack for the rapture because most Christians believe that the rapture is going to happen. That's when basically the Christians vanish off the face the earth because God doesn't want them to suffer through the tribulation. The tribulation is laid out in revelations, which has already started unfolding.

I'll get back to how I can prove that. But most Christians won't- Get back to that, Paul.

I can prove it.

I'll prove that revelation is true in just a second. But basically, when the rapture happens, the Christians are just going to vanish. They're going to be gone because God doesn't want them to suffer all of the tribulation. Well, they're going to say, Alien Aliens abducted us. I mean, it's that simple. They're using aliens as a lie to be able to attack towns with militaries and say, Aliens did it. They're also going to use it as an excuse to explain why the Christians disappeared. They're going to say, Aliens abducted the Christians. I know if you don't believe in God, just please, if you ever see the Christians disappear and you turn on a TV and every news channel says, Oh, there's been alien abductions on the planet, and I'm not here no more, and none of your Christian friends no more, you can still repent. You can still be saved in the name of Jesus. I want you to know that because I believe that's what they're planning to do. Now, the reason I can prove Revelation true is just based off of one prophecy, literally one. It has a lot of prophecies that have come true, but let me give you one.

The Euphredius River is running dry. The army of 200 million lies to the east. I know I told you this about a year ago.

Yeah, exactly. That's why I just smile. But carry on, tell Paul.

A guy A guy wrote that 2,000 years ago. There wasn't 200 million people on the planet, and the Euphrodite River has been a cradle for civilization since civilization started. For a guy 2,000 years ago to say, Hey, near the end of times when this mark of the beast rises and the Antichrist rises, the Euphrodies will dry. For him to be able to say that, and then for him to say the army of 200 million lies to the east, brother, he's predicted both of those. And so we are living in that time of revelation. I I love that.

Bryce? Yes. You are a learned man. You obviously read the Bible before and after. There's Brian chiming in and accentuating and furthering your, what some might call, wild A wild theory. My question to you, Bryce, is that I like you. I have respect for you. You know that. What would you say if I was to say, You sound like a crazy person. Respectfully. You know what I mean? Because a lot of people are hearing this. I know. Bryce is off the deep end.

I took too many hits to the head, so that's my- No, no, no.

You're not a crazy person. You're not a crazy person. You're doing very well in life. I know you're an intelligent guy. You're very well-spoken. This is your belief system, and this is what you believe in. But what would you say to anyone looking here and reading this? And I'll say it as well, dude, that sounds a little wild. What would your answer to that be?

The number one One thing I have to say is no matter who you are or what you've done, Jesus Christ loves you and the devil hates you. And recently, brother, I've had dreams of going to hell, and I don't think I'm going to hell, but God has been revealing things to me. And I've had these dreams, these demonic dreams, these dreams where I go to hell. And brother, the one thing I want to say is I don't want anyone to go to hell. It is so awful, brother. And I love all you guys with all my heart, just as Jesus Christ commanded me. And Jesus Christ loves you. Jesus Christ didn't start wars while he was on this Earth. He didn't kill nobody. He didn't steal nothing. He was a great person. Man, Man, Jesus Christ loves you, the devil hates you, and I do not want anyone to go to hell. And that's the main message I preach. I don't want people to go to hell. It is so awful. And it's been revealed to me a glimpse of hell in my dreams.

That was a tweet from @AllmietyLegion on Twitter. And I got to say, he hit the mother Lord. He did. That's what we wanted. That's what we want from a bit of Bryce Mitchell. You know what I mean? Because you're an interesting guy, and I'm not laughing at you. I'm not joking. I love to hear it and talk to you and get into stuff with you because it's interesting. And I'm sure a lot of people in the comments will agree with you. Some people won't, but that's life. What does it feel like to face a Gracie? Because Because the Gracies, in some ways, founded this sport. They started the UFC. They are world famous family for reinvigorating, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and martial arts and people's passion for combat sports. And he's one of the last guys to do it. He's one of their last ever representatives. And you know he's the son of the legendary Hickson Gracy. So he comes from quite the lineage. And now you get to step in the octagon against a Gracy. Does that feel different from a regular opponent?

Yes, it's surreal. And there's no explanation for it rather than just God wanted it to happen. And it's going to elevate the Mitchell name because this performance is going to be superb. But like you said, without the Graces, man, the sport just ain't the same. They're legends of the sport. And like I said, God wants this matchup to happen for his plan to unfold.

What do you think, Paul?

I just want to say, when you're being such a deep thinker, having such strong beliefs the way you do, do you find it hard to almost focus on mixed martial arts, on fighting, when you think so strongly about the views and the things that are happening in the world and being such a man of faith? Is it tough for you to focus on the task at hand when you have so many deep thoughts, you're having dreams where you're worried about this, you're worried about mankind in general? Is fighting something that actually helps you take a step back and be distracted and focus on something that you enjoy as well?

Well, it's pretty much through my journey, it's been revealed to me that this is what God wants me to do. God's put all of these visions and gave me all of these prophecy and told me the truth because he wants me to share it with the in the world, and there is no other way I can do it than go kick other people's asses. When I'm on that microphone, I get to promote Jesus Christ. Nobody would listen to Bryce Mitchell if he's sitting in the trailer in Arkansas. But when he's sitting up there with his hand raised with a gold belt around his waist, people are going to believe what Bryce Mitchell says. But God is using me, is using MMA for me to be able to share my beliefs. That's the only reason he's blessed me with this ability, because he knows that I will give him all He knows that I will help as many people as I can see the truth and that I'm absolutely fearless of these communists, rat, bastards. I hate them. I despise them because they're evil and they're wicked like Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, their scum of the earth, and I hate them.

I absolutely despise wickedness, and I have zero fear. If you have any bit of fear, then it's just not a Christian concept. God commands us to be fearless, and God God knows that I'm fearless, and that's why he's using me to spread this message. I'm not right about everything I've ever said. I'm nowhere near perfect. But when I say that Jesus Christ is King and that the Bible is true, I know that with all my heart, and God wants me to say that, and that's why he's given me the abilities that he has. If I don't fight, then I'm turning my back on God. I fight for God now.

I was just going to say, you're a good person. Above everything, and you believe what you believe, and I believe what I believe. And we've spoke about that many times. And I guess we'll find out when the day comes, when we both pass on to the other side, we'll find out who's correct and who's wrong then. And I hope you're correct. If I'm honest, I really do, because life for me is about trying to be a good person. I'm not a Christian guy. I don't go to church. I don't pray, but I like to feel like- Going to church has nothing to do with Being a Christian, brother.

You could accept Jesus Christ in your heart right now in that chair that you sit, and you will live forever. Jesus is not the God of the dead. He's the God of the living.

Bring him on, Brian. That's fine. Well, thank you very much. I accept Jesus. I used to be an altar boy. I was baptized. I'm part of the club. I ain't going to hell, baby. I ain't going to hell. Bryce, we love talking to you, man. We do. And you're a real You show up every single time. Record of 16 and 2, you're for the best people in the world. You're opening up the final paper view of the year in Las Vegas. That's a big card. It's a big moment. It's a big spectacle. You're going up against it, Gracie. You deserve all, every Everything that you've achieved. And I truly mean that, Bryce. Do you know Brandon Loughlin, by the way?

I know the last name.

Yeah, no, he just fought in the final of the PFL.

Yeah, I know Loughlin. He's a 45er.

Yeah, that's right. I know a lot. Jesus Christ. Well, Bryce, thank you for your time. We're going to have a quick chat with Brandon. All the best this weekend, brother. God bless you all. Thank you for having me on your side. Do it in the name of Jesus Christ. Yes, sir. Let's go, baby. I will, brother. Get out of here. All right, this episode is sponsored by Prizepicks, and prizepicks is the best place to get real money sports action. With over 10 million members and billions of dollars in awarded winnings, prizepicks has made daily fantasy sports accessible to all. You just pick more or less on at least two players for a shot to win up to 100 times your cash. Run your game all season long on prizepicks. As I say, whatever the sport, whatever it is that you're watching, prizepicks probably offer some games on that. Now, all you do, you pick more or less on certain stats. For example, this week's on prizepicks, I'm looking at the football board and I'm selecting Jared Goff for more than 230 passing yards and Saquon Barkley for more than one countdown, Travis Kelsi for more than 70 receiving yards, and Lamar Jackson for more than 250 passing yards.

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I've had better days. I've had worse.

Paul, just jump in whenever you want, Paul. Obviously, Brenda is on my neck of the woods. We go back. He fought in the PFFL Well in the final for your second million dollar prize at the weekend. It was a tough night at the office. I didn't get to see the fight, Brenda, but I've seen some highlights and I've read the read upon it and everything. And we We were chatting, we were texting back and forth and whatnot. And I'm like, I'm going to ask Brendan if he wants to come on and talk about it because it takes a lot to do that. And I respect you for being here, Brendan, and manning up and saying it is what it is. And It's like I told you on the text, it's the toughest sport in the world. And to reach the levels that you have reached is impressive. And you don't need a pep talk. It's just been brutally, from an honest, and you know this Paul. You step in there, you've been fine at the highest level for so long. You get to this point, all right, it wasn't your night, but you're still one of the best in the planet, and you're still here, and you're still an ugly bastard.

Yeah, listen, you can't always win, can you? It's been a mad year. This PFL is absolutely in the 'nucks', mate. Fighting four times in seven months every year for five years. It's just like competition coming out of your ass, mate. You're just constantly fighting, constantly weight-cutting. Await from your family, you're in training camp all year round. Basically, before the PFL, it was just a case of, I have a fight, I have a month or two off, then get yourself back in the gym, one, two, three a year, maybe. Well, this whole schedule has been really hard and it caught up for me towards the end of the year, obviously. Like you say, the guy that I fought, 18 and all, from Khabib's gym, he's not even lost a round yet in the PFL. Come on, like, fighting the best guy as you possibly can and no shame in losing.

Yeah. And, Brandon, when you're on that schedule, how do you maintain that? How do you keep the mind from wandering? Like you talked about, when you have a month or two in between, you get time to reset. But when there's always something up next on the horizon, what have been the struggles for you and what have you used to constantly stay sharp? I know you're a workhorse. We've talked, I've gotten a chance to hang out with you years ago, and I know that you're a guy that loves to grind, but at what point does it just become too much?

Yeah, no, for sure. It's a good question. You can't switch off, Paul. The truth of the PFL is you've had one fight and then you're doing a stare down straight after it for the next fight, and you don't even get that one night, mate. You know that one night where you can just switch off and enjoy some time with your mate? Enjoy it, yeah. You're just thinking about the next fight. So although I lost on Friday, I'm just so happy to just be able to chill. Do you know what I mean? Yeah, I lost the fight, but at the same time, I can switch off for the rest of the year, enjoy Christmas, have a pint. Do you know what I mean? It's PFLs is very different to anything else that I've ever done.

Yeah. And listen, you were always an ugly bastard anyway, but it looks like he did a good number on you there. I've been in the same way, right? So that's why I can sit here and I can have a laugh about it. And Paul has been the same. Anyone that fights at this level for this This long, and you fight the toughest guys out there, 18 and all, out of Khabib's gym, terrible stylistic opponent, fighting in Saudi Arabia. So a lot of things leaning in his favor. Talk me through the fight because I know as the fight progressed, you came back, you had a little rally, you dropped him with a jab. So you were showing your fighting spirit all the way through it. But what was going through your mind when you were in there? And obviously, it was a tough one. What were you thinking?

You know what it is, Mike? I don't really want to talk about it, but we'll just tell the full picture as it is because I didn't want to make no excuses. But on the last bar in the camp, I really damaged my knee. I got all the MRIs and all that. And it was a case of... It was two weeks out, it was the last bar, second to last round. One of the young lads trying to take me down, and there was a massive pop, and I did some pretty heavy damage to the knee. And it was at that point, I had to decide, what do I do? Do I just roll the dice or just give it a go? Or do I just pull out? And And in 18 years of fighting, I've never pulled out of a fight. I've never pulled out of one. So I just thought, I'm not going to start now. So I just rolled the dice. I lost my lateral movement in the fight. But in the end, fourth and fifth, I just started to bite my gum shield and think, Fuck this. You're here now anyway. Started to rally back.

Yeah, what else can you do at this point? I'm in it now. Started to rally back. And yeah, I felt like Definitely a full healthy, Brenda could have done a better job, but that's taking absolutely nothing away from Timo, man. Them guys, I fought a few of them now. I don't know what it is, mate. It's very different to fight in normal human beings. It's not normal. It doesn't feel normal. And yeah, it was a really tough night. It was probably the toughest fight I've ever had, damage-wise. I took some really, really heavy, heavy shots. So yeah, definitely need some time to rest and recover and see what's next.

Yeah, you've got some... Sorry, Paul. Go ahead. My bad. I was just going to say, what's the plan?

What's the plan for rehabilitation, mentally, physically? Do you have anything set up? Are you going back home? Where were you training? You've been all over the place as well, right? You were training overseas pretty much most of the time.

Yeah, I go to Thailand for the camp mostly just because I've got good coaching out there. It's efficient, it's hot all year round. There's always bodies. So yeah, been out there. I pretty much done seven months there this year, near enough. Just changing to fight. So now I bought an apartment in Dubai, so that's where I'm at now. Yeah, no. Times are good.

Are you a resident of Dubai?

I am.

No taxes?

Of course.

Yes, David. Let's go.

That's exactly what I meant.

Exactly.

Smart man. Smart man.

Yeah, exactly. So, yeah, listen, nothing's on the horizon. Pfl This is very, very early days. The fight was only the weekend. But yeah, I just got to heal up this knee as well. Got to heal up the face now to go with it. And then, like I say, no shame in losing to these guys or losing at this level. I'm not ashamed of it. I rolled the dice. I'm just excited to have Christmas off now, to be honest. I was chatting to Mike about this. I'm 30 and 6 now. 30 wins and 6 losses. Like an eight and all amateur, been on the ultimate fire and a contender. Done all right. Loads in this sport now. So now I have to really think what am I in this for now? Because I've made a few quid and invested it wisely. I've had some great fights all over the years. And now I just have to think, right, where are we going with this now? Do you know what I mean? I'm really sitting down and analyze it.

Yeah. And that's always... How old are you? Did you say 34?

34.

Yeah. So you've still got some time. You've still got some more time. But I understand you're being smart. You're thinking about what's next because two, three years, that passes He's in the blink of an eye. But you have made some money. You've traveled the world. You don't have children, right? No kids. That's the beauty of what you're doing right now. You're training in Thailand, you're living in Dubai, you're fighting in Saudi Arabia, you're going out to America. You are maximizing this. Think about what you would have been doing if you were still in Manchester, and you never got into this. Where do you think you'd be now, Brenda? What do you think you'd be doing? Let's be honest.

What are you getting at?

I'm not getting at anything. I'm not saying you'd be a drug dealer or anything like that. I'm saying I knew that's what you were thinking. No, what I mean is I'm trying to find a way to change you up. I'm like, Look at Look at what you've achieved with your life. Look at where you could have been. You could have been on the doll, down the job center, skin, or maybe working on a building site or dead-end jobs or factory work because we're from the same neck of the woods. And lads like us, that's the hand that life deals you. But look at what you're doing. You're coming out as life from Dubai, bro. No, you're 100 % right on that.

I remember when I was younger and I used to go to school, and then on the weekend, my dad used You can't go to work with him. My dad was a manual laborer. And from Friday to Sunday, I'd work with him. And I just remember thinking to myself, Me, surely this is in life. You don't just work like this all day, every day in a die deal. Do you know what I mean? So Like, Yeah, it's just how it's going to be written for me. So you're right. Same with Paul, same with yourself. We rolled the dice, didn't we? We bet on ourselves and we felt like we'd won. Do you know what I mean? So like I say, I did that post. I lost a fight, but I won in life. I really haven't made life-changing money. I'm in Dubai and made some smart investments with it. Times are fantastic. So you've got to look at the brighter side of things, really. I mean, I've lost six times.

Now, Brandon, young, free single, Dubai, big hot shot, fighting in Saudi Arabia. Do not be blowing all that cash. Don't be out there giving it the big one. I know what you're doing out there. You better take it easy, friend. You're enjoying yourself.

Listen, mate, I'm having a bit of time off and I will maximize it, let me tell you.

Why the hell not? Will you be watching the UFC the weekend, Remind me who's fighting. No, that's what I'm getting at. Are you a fan of MMA in general or do you just focus on your own career and what will be will be?

I watch it a bit less than I used to, but I'll always be a fan at heart. Do you know what I mean? This is my passion, but I don't catch them as much as I used to, mainly because of training camps, time zones in Thailand and things like that. It was quite hard to get live MMA because of the times, only beyond three the night. So now I've got a bit more time because like you guys know, when you're in camp, I've essentially been in camp since January. Everything else goes on to the back burner. You don't have a life deal. You put all life problems to one side while you're just in camp. So now I've got to deal with all the real life problems.

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You know the tire on your car that you can't be all changing until you're out of camp. Banking, Wi-Fi, and just mad shit I just thought, I'll deal with it after camp. So now I've got to come back to reality to all them jobs.

Listen, that's why you need a wife, Brendan. I know mate, tell me about it. Listen, mate, it's super late where you are. Brendan, you're a close mate. I've got tons of respect for you anyway. But the fact that you're willing to come in here and talk and just have a laugh and just say, the better man got it done. Shame to hear about your knee as well, but it is what it is. You rolled the dice. I think my respect has gone even higher, man. I hope we get to catch up soon. We'll have a beer, we'll have a proper catch up. But thanks for jumping on here. I know it's mega late where you are now. You're in Dubai, right?

I am, yeah.

Not in Saudi. All right, well, we'll let you go. Paul, have any fair Any well words? Any words of wisdom? Any nuggets of information? Any advice that's going to change Brenda's life?

No, absolutely not. I just want to say that it's been awesome to see you absolutely crush it, man. And every time I see highlights and see how well you've been doing and to be able to watch on the contender and the BS that went on with that. And then you went and you found your own and you've been doing above and beyond what a lot of guys in that same situation were doing. So just congrats on all the success, man, because I was a big fan then and it's only gotten stronger since then. So keep kicking ass, man. Thank you. Stay away from these crazy Habib, Jim, guys.

Tell me about it. I'm not answering the call to any more of them. Anything that ends in of or F, don't ring me anymore.

Yeah, do me a favor. Give me an English or an American dude for crying out loud.

Nobody wants to box it up with me. Let's go. Come on.

Mate, you've done really good stopping all them style of fighters in the past. You take that off. I said before, so without, again, taking away from his victory, certainly the knee must have been a big issue because your take down the fence is normally on point. Anyway, enough kissing your ass, Brendan, you're the man. Get out of there. Enjoy your time in Dubai. And What's Darren Till up to?

He's fighting Tomajauri, yeah.

No, I know, but he's cracking me up lately with the press conferences and everything.

Is it not Gold does, though?

Have you seen all this, Paul?

I've seen some of them.

He's just going to kick him in the head. And then he's like, And it's John Furie. Cough, John.

John Furie versus Darren Till is the battle that I never thought I needed in my life until I've seen it. I was like, How are these two clashing? This is the greatest thing for to see TV. It's like pop car moments, isn't it? Yeah.

Then now is the time. Make that shit happen. We're living in a world where Tyson's getting pay-per-view Netflix fights with Jake Paul. Why can't we make that fight happen?

I said to Darren, right? Here's the thing, yeah. Darren has spent the last decade of his life fighting the best guys in the world. Now he can do this misfit, so make double what he would have made fight in UFC champion. Go make your dough, lad. Go make your dough. Nothing left to prove to no one. Go make your dough. And he's the perfect guy for Misfits, is he not?

Oh, mate, he is. He tracks me off. He's just doing your sound bite. Do me a favor. I messaged him recently. I don't know if he's changed his number because I know he likes to change his number a lot. So maybe I haven't got down until '27. I've got three or four. I haven't got down until '27. Tell the prick to shoot me a message. Brandon, I'll let you go, mate. Enjoy your time out there. Stop, man. I think, did you want him, Harrington?

Yeah, just one real quick question before you go, Brandon. I put it in the chat. Dakota Dichiva, she called for a PFL show in Manchester to start off the year next year. If that does end up coming to fruition, I know you've talked about being on the fence, but would you cast all that aside to do one show for the hometown boys?

I mean, you did mention it, right? But it's all just talk at the minute. If I see actual paperwork that is going to happen, then I'll get excited for it. But you can throw these things around all day that all this is going to happen. I've heard it all before. If they actually put pens and paper, mate, then it was a serious conversation. But right now, it's just a small talk. Got me.

And fair play to Dakota, by the way. Daz Morris has been telling me about her for a long time, so I got to reach out and get her on the show. This one's for real now, Brendan. Get out of here. Piss off. You're the man, Brenda. See you, mate. Bye-bye. All right. Okay. Well, Brent, Harrington, jump on. How are you doing for time, Paul? You can jump off if you want, mate. Let's have a look. Is there any big stories or any fights that we didn't talk about real quick? Because we've been going for a while here, but I feel like we still got some bits and bits to get to. But I would say we'll do it on Thursday show, but we don't do a Thursday show at the minute because a man can only take so much. But go on, Harrington. Yeah, it sounds good.

I mean, the only big fight left on the card you guys didn't get a chance to talk about was Cyril Garn versus Volkow. You guys were in the middle of that when price hopped on.

Yeah. Oh, yeah. No, that's right. Look, listen, I think Cyril Ghan is incredible. I think he's So dynamic and so talented, and he's striking, he's beautiful, he's so athlet gifted. I think people, because of the time away, have forgotten about him. Remember, Cyril Garn has only got two losses on his record. One of them is to John Jones. One of them is to Francis Zengarno. So there's no shame in either of those losses, and that's a stupid statement to make. And the Francis Zengarno fight, he had to turn Francis Zengarno essentially into a wrestler because he didn't like what was going on on the feet. And it went five rounds, and it was a competitive fight. That tells you right there how good Cyril Garn is. It also shows you a bit of a weakness in the grappling Department of Francis and Cyril. Not talking shit. Cyril Garn is the man. Cyril Garn is the man. But I expect him to repeat what he did last time against Volkow. I expect him to get the victory. But the problem is here, it's not a five-round fight, it's a three-round fight. So he's got to come out of there.

He's got to get started early.

Yeah, he's got to get started early. And I think that's one of the things that we've seen from him. He's so patient. He's so good with his footwork. He's elusive. But I think in this one, with the way the heavyweight division is moving, if you want to be right up there in the talks for fighting Aspinal Jones, whoever it's going to be, I think going out there and getting him out of there and being aggressive early and not taking your time and showing everybody that you can go and put people away quick I think that's going to be important for him. And I think he can get it done. And I think that's where his mind will be is, okay, people aren't talking about me as much right now. I've been sitting and waiting for this to happen, and now I'm going to take this opportunity and show everybody how good I am.

Yeah. Well, I'm not word on the street, but if I was a Betty man, I would say that, excuse me, Jones versus Aspinal is going to go down international fire week next year. That's just me, apparently, negotiating The obligations have already started. International fire week sounds about right. They just announced UFC London in March. So we'll be going back, Paul. And apparently, Leon Edwards is going to headline. Again, that's because Tom Aspenal will probably be fighting Jones in international fight week. So it is a big opportunity to look on to really get a big win, get a knockout, say, Hey, I'm back. I'm here. Take me seriously. I want the winner of Jones versus Aspinal, but it isn't going to be easy against Alexander Volkow. That's the problem. Volkow is getting better.

I like that it's in Vegas. It's on a pay-per-view card, so he gets to get that broader audience, right? He's not fighting on a fight night in Paris, even though he's headlining, even though he's the big star on the show. Now you get to be getting all the eyeballs from the more casual fans that only tune in for big pay-per-view shows. They're going to see you. And if you go out there and do something like Cyril Ghan can do, then people are like, oh, who's this guy again? Even though most of us haven't forgotten about him. We know who he is, but it's a great opportunity for him on a Vegas pay-per-view to really go out there and just re-cement His contendership to everybody.

Yeah, very, very well said. Just quickly on Leon Edwards, what do you think about Leon Edwards? Opponent not announced. I think it makes sense. He says that Leon would headline London. Listen, he was a champ. He defended it two times. He lost to Balal. Now the champion is trying to work his way back up. Satisfied in London. Didn't mention an opponent. I'm looking at the well-to-weight rankings right now. If I was to make a guess, and it is a guess. It's Leon Kamaru, Balal Leon Kamaru, Shabqab, Sean braided, Jack De La Madeleine, Colby Carbillon, Ian McShadr, Gary Gilbert Burns. For some reason, I don't know why I think Gilbert Burns. That's speaking to me. I think Gilbert Burns, Leon Edwards. What do you think? What's your pick? Because I don't know. I have no idea.

I don't know. Gilbert is coming off some losses. Leon obviously just lost the belt recently. A of mine, obviously, is Sean braided, who's surging again as a welter. I think the only thing that holds that back from happening is that it's another grinder and wrestler type, just similar to Balal, that might make that match up not happen. But as far as looking at the rankings, I would say Jack Della and Sean, as terms of people rising up to get that shot against somebody like Leon, make the most sense. But I think it's going to come down to what fight are they looking for, what do they want, especially since it's Leon in London, fighting in the home country. Do you want him facing a guy like a young Sean trading who's going to try to get a hold of you?

You can't do that to Leon again. I'm like, What's your problem with Leon Edwards?

You're going to take him- That's what I'm saying. I'm just saying based on the- Balal Mohamed.

You're going to have the guy lead you to Balal Mohamed. And they said, Oh, by the way, your comeback fight is against Sean Braiding. I would say, You can stick that up your ass. No, it's not.

No, it's not.

I never turned that up.

But when's When is the pay-per-view in Australia?

February.

Wait, Jack, is Jack still dealing with an injury? Like that infection in his arm and things like that?

I don't know. I don't know anything about the paper.

So they may just not have guys. That's where it may be further down the rankings then, if it's not.

So I think for the JDM injury, that's what took him out of the shop cop fight. That has since healed up, and he has He said that he fully plans on being on that pay-per-view in February.

Oh, really? Because I was going to say, Leon Edwards- I'm telling you, I'm telling you, I think it's going to be Sean. By the way, I'm not saying that Leon can't beat him. I'm just saying stylistically, it's a nightmare.

It's a tough fight coming back, fighting in Homejunk.

To go from Balal to him, go on, Harrington.

I was going to say, what about the winner of Buckley versus Kolby? You're talking about main eventing the Tampa February, February, March. That's possible. You have the turnaround time. You have to build all the pay-per-view stuff from Kolby versus Leon, or if Buckley wins, it's new blood.

But if Buckley wins 100%, I would love to see that. But if Colby wins, we just saw that recently. It wasn't like the most anything. If I was a shut out by Leon, I'm sure Colby would love a chance of redemption. Anyway, we've been going for an hour and 40 minutes, Paul. I apologize. We have taken up a lot of your time. So thank you very much. All the best this weekend. We're going to do a question in a minute. Anthony Smith, Mr. Linehard himself, goes to war this weekend. Hey, I would say, should we do a live, Hamilton and Brian, but I'm going to be in Vegas. What am I talking about? Power Slap, then the 310. Oh, God, it never bloody ends, but it's good stuff. It's good stuff.

All I hear is that we're all coming to Vegas to do a live for me.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Hey, I'm still trying to get myself a ticket, let alone anyone Anyone else. If you got a question, please send it in to bympod@gmail. Com. Whilst you're doing that, press that subscribe, like the video, leave a comment, tell your mate, retweet it on Twitter, Let's grow this fucking show, boys. Come on. And girls, of course. Brian, do we have a question, please? We do have a question. This is from a scouse gentleman.

Okay. What's happening, BYM team?

It's Nate here.

My question is for you, boys, is Peter Jan just beat Figgy. So everyone's saying that Jan should fight O'Malley for some number one contender thing.

Because I think Umar is going to fight for Ab.

So whenever that happens.

But I think, personally, that O'Malley should fight Cory Sanhaiden, because I think it's a better fight, to be honest.

But let me know what you boys think.

No Man Alive should fight John O'Malley before Cory Sanhaiden, in my opinion.

Anyway, thanks, boys.

No Man Alive should send a question here and be a bit nervous about doing it. He was a little bit... And by the way, Brian, that's not Skouse. He sounds like he's from my neck of the woods there. He sounds like Lancashire, I don't know, Blackburn, Darwin, somewhere like that, I'm going to say. He sounded like Patti Pimble to me. No way. Nothing. Nothing like it. Can you tell the accents apart, Paul?

I can't do them, but I can tell sometimes. Yeah.

Yeah. It sounds nothing like a scouse. I like both those lights, though. I want to see Cory Sandhagen, Piorean. No, sorry. Cory Sandhagen, Sean O'Malley.

Yeah, that's what I mean. What would you pick? If I had to pick what I want to see, I'm with him. I really want to see Cory Sandhagen fight a guy like O'Malley. I think that's a fight that's just awesome, wherever it goes. Both long, fun strikers. I think it's a great fight for somebody like Sean O'Malley, too. You just got the belt taken away from you from Marab. Now you got a guy like Cory Sandegan who's a very dynamic striker. A lot of people are going to be interested in that. But Pyotr Yahn, I mean, I'll watch him fight anybody. I'll watch him fight anybody again, too. So Tim and Sean O'Malley, I don't mind seeing that fight again. That was super close It's the first time around. I don't care.

Sign me up. I echo those sentiments. I've got nothing to add, really. Thank you for the question. Please keep them coming in. Just to recap, we have, I think we're all aligned We all aligned here. We don't disagree. We've got Pantosia, we've got. We've got Cyril Garn. Of course, we've got Bryce Mitchell. We never spoke about Nate Landmark, but it's the end of the show. I'm going to say Nate Landmark, Nate the Trade, Choo Choo, Mother F's, keeps it going. Anthony Smith, may the force be with you. Well done. Wups or ass. Get the job done. That's it, boys. That's it, Paul. We will see you on Monday.