Fighter's Block

This might be the BIGGEST fight weekend of the summer! Joe and Jesse have TWELVE meaningful fights to break down! Terrance "Bud" Crawford is taking on the welterweight sensation from down under, Jeff Horn! Robert Whittaker is putting his UFC Middleweight goal on the line against his most dangerous contender, Yoel Romero! Leo Santa Cruz versus Abner Mares in a title rematch in the 'Battle of LA'! Rafael dos Anjos gets in the cage with welterweight villain Colby Covington for the UFC Interim Championship! CM Punk is in action! All this and more! Listen in to get ready for a great fight weekend! Time Code 0:03:09 - Canelo Alvarez/Gennady Golovkin rematch negotiation drama 0:10:12 - UFC Weigh-Ins Will Be Changed 0:12:13 - UFC Utica main event recap, Marlon Moraes KO1 Jimmie Rivera 0:14:02 - Terrance Crawford vs. Jeff Horn preview 0:23:58 - Leo Santa Cruz vs. Abner Mares 2 preview 0:31:35 - Jermell Charlo vs. Austin Trout preview 0:38:49 - Tyson Fury vs. some jobber preview 0:43:51 - Terry Flanagan vs. Maurice Ho

As we build up to an EPIC fight week next week, Joe & Jesse break down the incredible first round KO by Naoya Inoue over Jamie McDonnell! Also, we look ahead to the World Boxing Super Series, we discuss the retirement of Michael "The Count" Bisping (and the secret to his career), and the rollercoaster weekend Darren Till had against Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson. All this and more, here on the Block!

Joe & Jesse sit down to give an update in a big week of fight sports! The UFC has signed a blockbuster ESPN deal! Eddie Hearn & Matchroom are bringing us a boxing-specific streaming service! Adonis Stevenson and Badou Jack fought to a draw, Josh Warrington broke through as a contender, and Gary Russell, Jr. beat back JoJo Diaz. Also, Kamaru Usman took out Demian Maia, but was it enough to become a title challenger? Also, Naoya Inoue is taking on Jamie McDonnell with big consequences, Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson will duel Darren Till in a great fight, and Jerwin Ancajas will face Jonas Sultan in an all Filipino championship battle.

That moment is back! Joe & Jesse talk about: Vasyl Lomachenko stuns the live crowd and a game Jorge Linares en route to another stoppage win! Is he the pound-for-pound king right now? Also, Jaime Munguia batters Sadam Ali to his breakout performance. Amanda Nunes makes Raquel Pennington quit on the stool, then batters her for a TKO stoppage to retain, Kelvin Gastelum cleans up another name in Jacare, Mackenzie Dern is too thick for her own good, and we say goodbye to Vitor Belfort. The boys also preview Adonis Stevenson's rare meaningful bout against Badou Jack, and JoJo Diaz taking on Gary Russell, Jr.. We also touch on Kamaru Usman vs Demian Maia and Lee Selby vs. Warrington.

It's a big fight week, with one of the greatest in the world taking on number one in his division when Vasyl Lomachenko takes on Jorge Linares! Also, Amanda Nunes will look to continue her violent UFC Championship reign when she takes on Racquel Pennington! GGG stuns on Cinco De Mayo with a KO, and Tony Bellew pours it on in the UK. Also, UFC reaches deals on Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov and ESPN streaming, and World Boxing Super Series makes season 2 announcements. Comedians and fight fanatics Joe Gilpin and Jesse Rivas are here to break it all down in style!

A week FILLED with violence! Fedor Emelianenko is finally taking on Frank Mir, a fight 15 years in the making! Adrien Broner fights Jesse Vargas to a draw, but still gets heat for his post-fight talk! Kevin Lee dominates Edson Barboza to a stoppage win! All this, plus: Gervonta Davis, Jesus Cuellar, Jermall Charlo, Danny Jacobs, Kanye West, Amir Khan, Nonito Donaire, Carl Frampton, Frankie Edgar, Cub Swanson, Big Baby Miller. Best fight podcast in town!

We back! Joe and Jesse podcast about Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje's instant classic bout, Jarrett Hurd's big win over Lara, the upcoming Adrian Broner/Jesse Vargas fight, and the ultra exciting Kevin Lee/Edson Barboza fight. All this and more, here on The Block!

Joe & Jesse sit down to discuss what has got to be one of the craziest weeks in recent fights sports history! Conor McGregor is in jail? Canelo vs. GGG 2 is off? Max Hollaway is now fighting Khabib for the Lightweight Championship? All this, and we break down Anthony Joshua's big win over Joseph Parker, and what it means for his future with Deontay Wilder. This is a can't miss episode!

What a week in boxing! Joe Gilpin and Jesse Rivas look back at rising star Dillian Whyte's KO of the year contender, before previewing Anthony Joshua's big test against New Zealand's Joseph Parker. Also, is Canelo in serious trouble with the NSAC? Tune in and find out!

We got a week full of fight talk and drama! Floyd is training with Tyron Woodley for a possible MMA debut. Jose Ramirez stamped himself as someone to watch in boxing. Alexander Volkov helped breathe new life into the MMA heavyweight division. All this and more, here on the Block!

Will Floyd fight in the UFC? How will Jose Ramirez and Amir Imam go down, this Saturday on ESPN? Will Fabricio Werdum be able to handle the former bellator champion Alexander Volkov? Is Joe a hypocrite? Listen in and find out!

Deontay Wilder quieted the critics (sort of) with a 10th round knock out of Luis "King Kong" Ortiz, and set up the biggest heavyweight fight in years with Anthony Joshua. We also talk through recent drug test woes of Canelo Alvarez and Jon "Bones" Jones, Keith Thurman and Manny Pacquiao returns, and WBSS season 2 hopes. We also recap Cyborg's destruction, Brian "T-City" Ortega's KO of Frank Edgar, and the UFC's next round of prospects. We look ahead to Mikey Garcia's next bout, and Fabricio Werdum's next main event (which we thought was this week, our bad). Tune in!

This is a fight week for the real fans! For boxing fans, we look back at George Groves vs. Chris Eubank Jr., Ray Beltran living out his movie moment while winning a world title, Danny Swift Garcia cleaning up Brandon Rios, and David Benavidez continuing his march forward, then we look forward to SuperFly 2's Srisaket Sor Rungvisai taking on El Gallo Estrada with Carlos Cuadras on the undercard, and the WBSS's Callum Smith taking on kickboxing phenom Nieky Holzken. For MMA fans, we recap Mitrione vs. Roy Nelson in Bellator, before hopping over and talking through James Vick vs. Francisco Trinaldo and Cowboy Cerrone vs. Yancy Medeiros. We finish up by looking ahead to Josh Emmett vs. Jeremy Stephens and the title eliminator of Tecia Torres vs. Jessica Andrade.

We are podcasting from distant farmlands this week! Joe and Jesse sit down to discuss everything we can about fighting. UFC controversy reigns, with Yoel Romero and Luke Rockhold being weirdos, and Cowboy Cerrone gears up to take on Yancy Medeiros this weekend. We also preview WBSS semi-final George Groves vs. Chris Eubank, Jr, the Austin/Rock of British boxing. We also talk about Adrian Broner's legal problems, and the Bellator heavyweight grand prix's Matt MItrione vs. Roy Nelon! Listen in!

Joe, Jesse, DJ Marcus and dotComedy cohost Joey LoFaro all sit down to visit and talk fight sports from around the globe! After some Superbowl talk, the boys discuss Roy Jones Jr.'s retirement fight, the World Boxing Super Series, and the UFC's interim title fight between Luke Rockhold and Yoel Romero. This episode is (fire emoji).

We back! Joe, Jesse, and DJ Marcus are all in-studio this week to talk about some of the biggest fight announcements of 2018! Cormier vs. Miocic, Wilder vs. Ortiz and more! Also, we look back on Jacare's KO over Brunson, and look ahead to Lyoto Machida's fight against Eryk Anders! This plus some World Boxing Super Series talk. Oh, and we answer the longest mystery of the podcast: What is Jesse's racial background?

In what might be our most off the rails episode ever, Joe, Jesse & DJ Marcus attempt to wade through the week in MMA & boxing, but we get derailed fast. Ready for one of our funnest episodes? Tune in!

The boys are back in town! We break down the biggest events from boxing & MMA in 2017, then give our Annual Blockie Awards to the greatest successes and failures. Tune in!

WHAT A WEEK! Joe, Jesse, and DJ Marcus recap UFC 218, look ahead to another exciting week of fights, and a ROAST BATTLE between the boys as Vasyl Lomochanko and Guillerhmo Rigondeaux. Can't miss this ep!

Joe, Jesse, and DJ Marcus are here to break down all the best from the world of combat sports. Michael Bisping got KO'd by a slim thicc Kelvin Gastelum, is he done? Jose Aldo is trying to beat Max Holloway again, does he have a chance? Miguel Cotto steps into a ring for the last time on Saturday, does anyone care? Listen in for all this and more!