UFC 330 lands in Philadelphia this weekend with a main event featuring the best fighter in mixed martial arts, Islam Makhachev, defending the welterweight title for the first time against #1 contender Ian Machado-Garry. Can the challenger live up to his own lofty ambitions and continue 2026's MMA narrative as being 'The Year of the Upset', or will the champion surpass Anderson Silva and claim his 17th consecutive victory inside the Octagon? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Zuffa Boxing lands in Dublin, Ireland this weekend as Aaron McKenna tops a card at home for the first time challenging for the world middleweight title. Ably support by brother Stephen and stablemate Callum Walsh, the 3Arena once again promises to be bouncing come Saturday night. Meanwhile, it's Groundhog Day over in Leeds, as Troy Williamson is forced to run back the standout performance of his career rematching Callum Simpson – this time for none of the marbles – but, hopefully, a substantial pay day! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jake Paul is in the MMA business for real following his Most Valuable Promotions organisation, bastion of women's pro boxing, merged with the Professional Fighters League. Following the success of MVP MMA's maiden show live on Netflix earlier this year, questions remained how they could ever grow to truly compete with the UFC. That major conundrum, at least, was answered yesterday with the 400-strong roster of PFL athletes being a critical part of the merger. But, what does this actually mean for the fighters; you, the fans; and the sport of MMA as a whole? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Boxing heads to Dublin, Ireland for the first of three blockbuster events in the coming weeks, starting with the brilliant super-lightweight title tussle between Pierce O'Leary and Mark Chamberlain. With a suitably-stacked Irish ensemble undercard attached, the night promises to deliver plenty of fireworks, but nowhere more so than in the main event. Both have genuine world title ambitions, but only one can move closer to one of the premier names in the 140lb division. We also find a few minutes to initially lament then get excited about the weekend's offering across the Atlantic! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua both returned to the ring over the weekend to blow off the cobwebs and hope to ignite interest from fight fans in their long overdue heavyweight match-up later in the year. Instead, Fury looked cumbersome at best on Friday night and AJ was dropped repeatedly in the opening rounds before finally cashing a lottery ticket to save his blushes in Saudi Arabia. Is their fight, five years too late already, actually past its sell by date? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua both return to the boxing ring this weekend, albeit on two separate continents and 24 hours apart. The two British heavyweights feature in warm-up bouts on consecutive nights before, maybe, agreeing to face one another at last later in the year. You know what they say about best laid plans? Are there any real warm-up fights in heavyweight boxing? In this case, probably yeah!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

UFC Fight Night Oklahoma was a blast with former champions Dricus du Plessis showing Kamaru Usman how size really does matter in the main event. And the UK's own Christopher Leroy Duncan climbing into the top 10 with a career best performance over Jared Cannonier. Today's Sunday Sermon reviews the entire main card and includes a little matchmaking to boot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick's Picks is a regular Friday prediction show exclusive to Fight Disciples Patreon. Like what you hear, subscribe to the Patreon and never miss any of our content again: www.patreon.com/cw/FightDisciples I was keen to preview some boxing this weekend, but does anybody really care about Harlem Eubank headlining Misfits or Diego Pacheco – as good as he is – making the umpteen defence of a fringe WBO belt that seemingly never gets him closer to a world title fight? No, I didn't think so, so back to the Octagon we go and a cracking main and co-main event out in Oklahoma! Former champ vs former champ plus a fast rising Brit in the chief support, what's not to love? Nick offers his thoughts and final prediction before inviting you to offer yours in the comments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ryan Garcia will defend his world title against Conor Benn on September 12th in Las vegas at the T-Mobile Arena, but how do you really feel about the fight? Sure, you cannot deny it features two of the biggest and most polarising stars in the sport today, but what does a fight like this mean for the future of boxing? And what message does it send out to fighters and fans? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paddy the Baddy stole in the show at UFC 329, which despite throwing up a record 11 finishes in one night, was soiled by the disappointment of the artist formerly known as Conor McGregor in 2026. We review all the knockouts, submissions and breath taking moments from a great night in Las Vegas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices