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What a week it was in matchmaking! UFC 239, 240 and 241 all get crazy, big fights and “Gumby” and Dave are dishing out helpings of their thoughts on all of them. Plus, they’ll dive into this past weekend’s activities with the slam heard round the world and more. They’ll also be looking at the upcoming UFC card in Rochester, New York. Not only will they be breaking the card down, but they’ll be talking to two of the fighters on the card, Des Green and Ian Heinisch. And the Combat Countdown for this week is the top 5 promotions outside of the UFC. The guys have some real strong feelings about what they like and don’t. On top of that, “Gumby” has an exclusive interview with KSW owner/founder, Martin Lewandowski. They get into what makes the Polish organization so strong and why it’ll keep gaining steam. TIME STAMPS: 2:00 - Des Green Interview: Coming Home 10:00 - Ian Heinisch Interview: All for the Best 21:00 - Fastest Fight News: Holy Fight Announcements, Batman! 33:00 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 Best Prom

The Prelim Primer is the one and only podcast dedicated to the curtain jerkers. Catch host Daniel "Gumby" Vreeland, who is joined this week by Lucas Grandsire, who hosts the MMA Frost Podcast, as they break down all of the prelims of UFC Rochester. Follow host on Twitter @GumbyVreeland Follow co-host on Twitter @GrandsireMMA Musical Credit: I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Ft: J Lang, Morusque

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On this week’s episode, the boys have their wish lists ready. “Gumby” and “Shockwave” Dave reveal what they would do with 3 genie wishes, and one of them is far more selfish with what they want. Plus, “Gumby” sits down with Brianna Van Buren to discuss her big tournament win at Invicta Phoenix Rising, and Kurt Holobaugh about his upcoming fight at UFC 237. All that, the news of the week, and a fight card preview - don’t miss a second of it! TIME STAMPS: 2:00 - Kurt Holobaugh Interview: A Stranger There 9:30 - Brianna Van Buren Interview: UFC on the Horizon? 22:00 - Fastest Fight News: Cowboy Rides Into Town 33:00 - Combat Countdown: MMA Genie Wishes 44:00 - UFC 237 Breakdown: Dogs, Dogs and More Dogs

The Prelim Primer is the one and only podcast dedicated to the curtain jerkers. Catch host Daniel "Gumby" Vreeland, who is joined this week by Combat Docket's Benjamin Abrigo, as they break down all of the prelims of UFC 237. Follow host on Twitter @GumbyVreeland Follow co-host on Twitter @BenjaminAbrigo Musical Credit: I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Ft: J Lang, Morusque

On this week’s episode, “Gumby” and Dave tackle all things UFC Ottawa. As usual, they break down the top 3 fights on the card and let you know where some underdog value might be. Plus, they’re talking with 3 fighters on the card. Shane Burgos, Walt Harris and Juan Adams - and boy does Adams have some things to say about Greg Hardy. Plus, they’re back with their famed Combat Countdown. This week they countdown the top 5 surprising years for fighters. There has been a lot this year that we couldn’t have predicted, but what is the most surprising? All that and the news for the week in one tidy show. Don’t miss it! TIME STAMPS: 1:50 - Shane Burgos Interview: Time to Make the Jump 7:30 - Juan Adams Interview: Greg Hardy is a Joke 19:00 - Fastest Fight News: Goodbye Violence 25:00 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 UFC Surprising Years 34:00 - UFC Ottawa Breakdown: Cowboy Rides the Bull 36:30 - Walt Harris Interview: Back and Better than Ever

The UFC is heading into Sunrise, Florida and we are all jacked up for the event. The boys of Top Turtle are not only talking about their favorite fights from the card, but “Gumby” is sitting down with FloCombat superfan, Gilbert Burns. He’s talking about all of the guys who didn’t want any of that smoke. Plus Thomas Gifford is dishing on his UFC debut. And if that isn’t enough to get you to tune in, they’re counting down the most loyal celeb fans in UFC history. Plus, they have opinions about steroids and why we should be careful with our blood. TIME STAMPS: 2:00 - Gilbert Burns Interview: Who Wants It? 10:20 - Thomas Gifford Interview: The Young Lion 20:30 - Fastest Fight News: Blood 31:00 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 UFC Celeb Fans 41:00 - UFC Sunrise Breakdown: Puncher’s Chance

To get the fans ready for UFC St. Petersburg, we're breaking down the 3 most intriguing fights from the card, and it's all big boys. Two different heavyweight fights and one light heavyweight fight is on "Gumby's" docket for the breakdown. Plus, we're talking with two of the fighters on the card. Devin Clark discusses his long desire to fight in Russia, and Krzysztof Jotko gets ready to wipe his slate clean with a win. Plus, we're running down the odds on the upcoming unification fights and counting down the top 5 follows of the MMA Twitter world. Don't miss it! TIME STAMPS: 2:00 - Devin Clark Interview: To Russia With Love 7:50 - Krzysztof Jotko Interview: Looking Forward 16:30 - Fastest Fight News: UFC 236 Recap 27:00 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 MMA Twitter Follows 33:00 - UFC St. Petersburg Breakdown: Big Boys Throw Down

People seem to hate interim title fights, but here we are this weekend with two amazing interim title fights. UFC 236 breaks the mold, and we want to continue that tradition. Not only are we talking about the two big fights, but we're counting down the best fighters to never win a "real" belt after having fought for the part-time strap. We're also talking with a whole crew of UFC 236 fighters. Eryk Anders discusses his fight with Khalil Roundtree, Andre Soukhamthath talks New England MMA and Alan Jouban chats about his acting career. Oh and let's not forget the Tj Dillashaw fallout. TIME STAMPS: 2:00 - Alan Jouban Interview: Heading to the silverscreen 15:00 - Eryk Anders Interview: Money-weight or bust 23:00 - Fastest Fight News: TJ tarnished 40:00 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 Interim Fighters 47:00 - UFC 236 Preview: Interim, Interim 50:30 - Andre Soukhamthath Interview: Northeast MMA 4E

With no UFC card this weekend, we're all in on the past. We're talking way back when, all the way to Pride FC. We discuss our favorite part of Pride and it was hard to narrow the list down to just 5. Plus, we talk with absolute legend, Mark "The Hammer" Coleman. He and "Gumby" take a retrospective look at his career and what he considers to be some of his greatest wins. You won't want to miss this one. TIME STAMPS: 2:30 - Mark Coleman Interview: Pride GP Tournament 40:00 - Fastest Fight News: Conor Crosses a Line 49:00 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 Favorite Things About Pride FC

MMA news did not sleep this week, and neither did we. So let us catch you up on all the craziness that happened this week—from Conor McGregor's antics to UFC signings, we have it all. Plus, we’re going to Philly (metaphorically that is). We have all of the breakdown of everything from the UFC’s trip to the East Coast, including interviews with Ray Borg, Josh Emmett and Kennedy Nzechuwku. Plus, we’ll break down the top three fights on the UFC on ESPN 2 fight card and discuss where you can get some underdog value on it. And if that wasn’t enough stellar content, don’t forget to catch our famed Combat Countdown. This week, in honor of Justin Gaethje heading back into war, we count down the top five slugfests in MMA history. Some of these are deep dives, so you don’t want to miss out. Time Stamps 2:00 - Ray Borg Interview: Blank Slate 13:00 - Josh Emmett Interview: Finally Healthy 26:00 - Fastest Fight News: Conor is at it Again 44:00 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 Best Slugfests 55:00 - UFC Philly Breakdown

On this week’s episode, Gumby and Dave are coving UFC Nashville in style, and what screams Nashville like music? So they’re counting down the top 5 most iconic walkout songs. This list could have easily been a top 10 or 20, but they managed to get it down to just 5 of their favorites (with a lot of honorable mentions). Plus, the guys are interviewing plenty of the stars of this weekend’s card. First Bobby Moffett defines what a hambone is and how he’s going to get one. Then Randa Markos stops by to talk about injuries and her relationship with the UFC. Finally, Steven Peterson talks all about coaching and fighting at the same time. All of this and a rundown of our 5 favorite fights on the card. You won’t want to miss it. TIME STAMPS: 2:00 - Bobby Moffett Interview: The Hambone 12:00 - Randa Markos Interview: Fighting Injured 23:00 - Fastest Fight News: Two Words. Jorge. Masvidal. 40:00 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 Iconic Walkout Songs 48:00 - UFC Nashville Breakdown: The Two Weight Class Tango 51:00 - Ste

On this week’s episode, Gumby and Dave are diving into UFC London in a big way. They’re not only breaking down the top fights from the card, but they’re also joined by three of the fighters on the card. First, Darren Till teammate Mike Grundy stops by to discuss making his long awaited debut. He delves into the stereotype that British fighters can’t wrestle and talks about how he’s about to change all of that. Next, Ian Heinisch chats about his troubled youth and how it has shaped who he is in the cage. Plus, he talks about his emotional return to Europe and what it means to him on a larger scale. Finally, Arnold Allen joins us to talk about how he plans on gaining momentum as well as his work at TriStar. All that and our famed Combat Countdown, which looks at the top 5 low-key beasts in MMA. Who are the MMA hipsters ahead of the game on? We count them down for you. TIME STAMPS: 2:00 - Mike Grundy Interview: Brits Can’t Wrestle? 10:00 - Ian Heinisch Interview: Return to Europe 22:00 - Fastest Fight Ne

On this week’s episode we’re all in on UFC Wichita. In addition to breaking down our favorite fights from the card, we’ll be talking to two main card fighters from the event. First, Beneil Dariush discusses working out with Kelvin Gastelum ahead of his fight with Drew Dober. Then Blagoy Ivanov talks Ben Rothwell and how to prepare for a fighter who hasn’t fought in years. Plus, with Firas Zahabi announcing that GSP would come back for the right fight, we decided to countdown who we’d like that right fight to be. They come from all walks of life, countries, and weight classes. TIME STAMPS: 2:30 - Beneil Dariush Interview: Preparing with Gastelum 14:00 - Fastest Fight News: Holy Usman, Batman! 26:00 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 GSP Fights 39:00 - UFC Wichita Breakdown: Long Layoff, Same Guy 43:00 - Blagoy Ivanov Interview: Getting ready for Rothwell

For the biggest pay-per-view of the year, we bring you one of our most stacked episodes of the year. We kick it all off by discussing the welterweight title fight between Tyron Woodley and Kamaru Usman with none other than ATT's Din Thomas. He says why Usman won't be able to handle Woodley's smoke and something fairly shocking about the making of the matchup. We're also chatting with Macy Chiasson and Ismail Naurdiev. Naurdiev recaps his most recent win and why you haven't seen the best of him yet. Meanwhile, Chiasson details her party plans for after her fight this weekend. Plus what would any episode be without the Combat Countdown? We counted down the top 5 regional based nicknames. No, much to "Shockwave" Dave's chagrin, there is no New York City Badass. Check to see who topped him. TIME STAMPS: 2:00 - Din Thomas Interview: Why Isn't Woodley Exciting? 16:00 - Ismail Naurdiev Interview: 50% Power 24:00 - Macy Chiasson Interview: RNC and then a King Cake 38:00 - Fastest Fight News: Max vs Poirier 48:0

On this weeks episode we chat with Anthony Rocco Martin, who looks to make it 4-0 at welterweight. We chat about his fight with Sergio Moraes, why he is so good up a weight class, and steroid abuse in MMA. Plus, for our weekly Combat Countdown, we pay homage to President's Day by picking our top 5 fighters to elect president. MMA Twitter spoke out and we listened. Who made the list? All that and we break down the upcoming UFC Prague card and talk about the week that was in MMA. Don't miss a minute. TIME STAMPS: 2:00 - Anthony Rocco Martin Interview: Everyone's on Steroids? 17:00 - Fastest Fight News: O.M.G... Kron Gracie 29:30 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 MMA Presidential Candidates 39:00 - UFC Prague Breakdown: Main Event Toss Up

The UFC is debuting on the BIG ESPN this weekend for their first main card and we have all the goods. First, we'll be chatting with Vicente Luque before he throws down with Bryan Barberena this weekend. We talk all about that fight and a surprising KO from early in his career. Plus, we have the breakdown of our 3 favorite fights from the card with Gumby's picks. The man is 7 of 8 on the year, so you aren't going to want to miss his insight. Plus, for our famed Combat Countdown, we'll be looking at the top 5 fighters turned announcers. Regardless of their skill in the cage, we take a look at who does it best from just outside of it. TIME STAMPS: 2:00 - Vicente Luque Interview: Top 15 Bound 16:00 - Fastest Fight News: Middleweight Chaos 27:00 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 Fighters Turned Announcers 40:00 - UFC on ESPN Breakdown: 2 Upsets in the Works.

On this week’s episode, “Gumby” and Dave discuss all of the fallout from UFC Fortaleza. From Jose Aldo’s refusal to go quietly into the night, to the rapid ascension of Johnny Walker - we’ve got it all. Plus, we’ll be talking with UFC Fortaleza’s Max Griffin about his fight with Thiago Alves. There aren’t many people who agreed with that decision and he shares a few extra who disagreed as well. What will all of it mean for his career and his wallet? Then we’re going with all things ‘Down Unda’ with UFC 234 from Melbourne. In addition to our usual fight card breakdown, we’re also heading to Australia (and New Zealand) for our Combat Countdown. This week’s countdown looks to the top 5 prospects from either of those two countries, and there are a lot of them fighting this weekend. TIME STAMPS: 2:00 - Max Griffin Interview: The 70k that never arrived 13:00 - Fastest Fight News: Fortaleza and Flyweights 25:00 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 Australian and Kiwi Prospects 33:00 - UFC Fortaleza Breakdown: Going with t

On this week's episode, we're talking with a couple of fighters looking for bookings in the near future. Sijara Eubanks is looking for her first fight after her move up to 135lbs, and she's feeling great. And Nick Newell tells us where we can likely see him throwing down next. Plus, in honor of Ryan Bader's big win, we're counting down the top 5 fighters not in the UFC. Will his big win be enough to get him to #1? All that, plus Dave and "Gumby" are breaking down the news and UFC on ESPN+ 2 from Fortaleza. TIME STAMPS: 2:00 - Sijara Eubanks Interview: 135 or bust! 11:00 - Nick Newell: Where will we see him next? 22:00 - Fastest Fight News: Suspension time 35:00 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 Non-UFC Fighters 41:00 - UFC Fortaleza Breakdown: Pair of Underdogs and a Prospect

On this week's episode, we talk with recent millionaire, Lance Palmer. He tells us the first thing he did with his PFL prize money, and it's probably not what you would guess. Then we're chatting with Fortis MMA head coach Sayif Saud. He dishes on how his team has become so successful as of late and what his plan is for all of his fighters for 2019. Finally, our combat countdown for the week focuses on what the best divisions for the UFC will be this year. We may have a clear front-runner, but the rest is up for grabs. Be sure to tune in and see what made the list! Time Stamps: 2:00 - Lance Palmer Interview: Where he spent the beginning of his million 10:00 - Sayif Saud Interview: This year is a failure if.... 30:00 - UFC Brooklyn Recap: Illegal shot heard around the world 34:30 - Combat Countdown: Top 5 UFC Divisions for 2019