Royce Gracie returns to Submission Radio to talk about a whole bunch of topics, including the evolution of MMA, Martial Arts becoming more like Martial sports, Gyms teaching for competition instead of self defense, Oleg Taktarov’s comments on the old UFC’s compared to now, his role as a Bellator ambassador, acting and his upcoming movie The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power, hardest thing about acting, Jon Jones and his failed drug test, recreational drugs in sports, his legendary fight against Akebono, when his autobiography will come out, and more.
Jake Shields starts at: [1:43]
Seth Petruzelli starts at: [15:56]
Chad Mendes starts at: [44:07]
Royce Gracie starts at: [1:05:03]
UFC on Fox 14 Discussion: [1:25:29]
Chad Mendes makes his long awaited return to Submission Radio to talk about his fight against Ricardo Lamas at UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas, his feelings on Ricardo, how he stacks up against the Bully, Ricardo’s win over Dennis Bermudez, The Conor McGregor Parody video made by Lamas, if his opinion has changed on Conor McGregor, whether or not Conor can beat Aldo, how soon he expects to get another title shot, what he learned about the fight with Aldo, if he would ever move to Bantamweight, TJ Dillashaw’s chances against Aldo, and more.
Jake Shields makes his first appearance on Submission Radio to talk about his first round win over Brian Foster at WSOF 17: Shields vs Foster. The American Jiu Jitsu practitioner also talks about what it’s been like so far being a part of World Series of Fighting, his upcoming fight against Rousimar Palhares, if he’s worried about Palhares’ leg locks and holding on for too long, possible fights against Jon Fitch and Ben Askren, if he would return to the UFC, proving Dana White wrong, a rematch against GSP, why he continues to fight, and more.
Seth Petruzelli makes his first appearance on Submission Radio to talk about his long career, why he decided to retire, and what he’s been doing recently. Seth discusses the many promotions he’s fought for, such as UFC, Bellator, BAMMA, WEC, Elite XC, and which one was his favourite. Petruzelli also goes into details about the night he knocked out Kimbo Slice and sent a shock wave through the MMA world, what the reaction was like backstage, if the promoters asked him to take a dive, Elite XC’s demise, Kimbo returning to MMA and calling him out, if he would come out of retirement to fight Kimbo, how the fight would go down, possibly fighting Ken Shamrock, his evolved grappling game, his new diet, dressing up for Halloween and all the hilarious costumes he’s worn, having a milkshake thrown at him, stories from the Ultimate Fighter season 2 and more.
Also on the show is a breakdown of UFC on Fox 14, including fights such as Makwan Amirkhani vs Andy Ogle, Sam Sicilia vs Akira Corassani, Ryan Bader vs Phil Davis, Dan Henderson vs Gegard Mousasi, and of course Alexander Gustafsson vs Anthony Johnson
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