Song Yadong landed the punch of his life then climbed atop the Octagon to wild applause in Shanghai on Saturday, but also made it to the summit of the UFC bantamweight rankings.  Umar Nurmagomedov was a heavy favourite out in China, but ducked into a lethal right hand to leave him sprawled on the canvas and the local fans in raptures. That main event upset capped another tremendous night for the UFC, who have averaged 10 finishes per fight card all summer! If you like violence as much as we do, then you'll enjoy this review show! Ready to have an AI that can tackle real work? Try Claude Cowork today: http://claude.ai/fightdisciples Check out the British Army: https://www.army.mod.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Holy s***! What a fight.  This is what contesting the heavyweight championship of the world should look like.  Incredible scenes in London as Filip Hrgovic becomes the first Croatian heavyweight world champion, coming from behind to force a ninth round stoppage of Moses Itauma. Drama, excitement, guts and glory. Brilliant. Ready to have an AI that can tackle real work? Try Claude Cowork today: http://claude.ai/fightdisciples Check out the British Army: https://www.army.mod.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The boys are back together in time to preview the start of a huge six months in the ring. Moses Itauma aims to become Britain's youngest ever world heavyweight champion at the O2 on Saturday night, but Filip Hrgovic poses by far his toughest test to date. We also look forward to the MVP card in the Midlands, featuring Chantelle Cameron's world title unification against Mikaela Mayer. Check out the British Army: https://www.army.mod.uk Ready to have an AI that can tackle real work? Try Claude Cowork today: http://claude.ai/fightdisciples Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The UFC is red hot right now. Every week it's just a catalogue of KOs intwined with the odd Fight of the Year contender. And Fight Night Sacramento was no different. 10 finishes in 13 fights, 7 in the first round. Plus the main event was a smoker. Awesome. If you've not watched it yet, what are you waiting for? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Teofimo Lopez outpointed Rolly Romero to become a three-weight world champion in Las Vegas just a few hours after George Liddard had cruised to European middleweight glory in London. But with the world title fight behind a PPV paywall, and DAZN generating very little in the way of media coverage, how many people actually watched either fight? Ready to have an AI that can tackle real work? Try Claude Cowork today: http://claude.ai/fightdisciples Check out the British Army: https://www.army.mod.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fight Disciples' Nick Peet hosted a LIVE episode of Fight Club featuring four Patreon members to debate some of the biggest stories in boxing, and there was obviously only one place to start. Here is an extended clip from the show revolving around the circus that is the Tyson Fury – Anthony Joshua heavyweight matchup that's finally closing in, albeit on a November date in New York City. Check out the British Army: https://www.army.mod.uk For more content subscribe to our channel and join the conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Islam Makhachev became the first fighter in UFC history to record 17 consecutive victories inside the Octagon whilst making the first defence of his welterweight title at UFC 330. But is that enough to promote him to MMA's GOAT? Challenger Ian Machado Garry was sharp, accurate and showcased his defensive grappling strengths. But once more, a lack of predatory instinct cost him on mixed martial arts' biggest stage. Refreshed from his family holidays, Nick reviews the headline title fight and the rest of the Philly main card before inviting your comments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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