In the first half of this week's episode we take a look at the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2, while we wait patiently for the big fights of UFC 300. Then in our Hammer History segment we look back (almost) 500 episodes to May 2014, and the first Renan Barao vs. TJ Dillashaw UFC Bantamweight title fight, and the ridiculous Rampage vs. King Mo feud in Bellator. Finally, we discuss the results of UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot, which should have been called UFC on ESPN: Eyepokes and Groin Shots. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

This weekend is UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot, and the two hottest Women's Flyweight contenders out there are headlining, and we're all pretty excited about it.  We preview the main event of Erin Blanchfield vs. Manon Fiorot, as well as the rest of that card, in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half of the episode we discuss the week in MMA news, including a bit of an anti-climactic wrap-up to the UFC anti-trust lawsuit, and the results of UFC on ESPN: Ribas vs. Namajunas. Finally, in our Hammer History segment, we look back 500 episodes to our interview with former WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Brown, and some strange things afoot in the UFC Rankings. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

Former UFC Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas looks to get back on track against two division contender Amanda Ribas, this weekend at UFC on ESPN: Ribas vs. Namajunas.  We preview that...not particularly stacked card in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half of the episode we discuss Mark Coleman's heroic act, the surprising new UFC 301 main event, Bellator 302, and the results of UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera was a pretty fun night of fights, with a bunch of impressive performances that we're pretty excited to talk about in the first half of this week's episode. Then in the second half of the episode we discuss Francis Ngannou's knockout loss to Anthony Joshua, the end of Bloody Elbow as we know it, and preview the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura. Finally, in our Hammer History segment we look back 500 episodes to mid-April 2014, and our post-fight interviews at the time with KJ Noons and Olivier Aubin-Mercier backstage at the The Ultimate Fighter: Nations Finale. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

These modern day UFC cards may be hit or miss, but when they hit, they hit big.  This upcoming weekend's UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera is just full of great fights and solid matchmaking, and we spend almost the entire show previewing that event. We also squeeze in a little talk about Francis Ngannou vs. Anthony Joshua, and the results of UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev. Finally, in our Hammer History segment we look back 500 episodes to mid-April 2014, where we were on location for the UFC: TUF Nations Finale, and look back and our interviews at the time with Michael Bisping, Tim Kennedy, and Leslie Smith. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev card is... pretty underwhelming, but at least the fighters don't have to go all the way to Saudi Arabia anymore.  We preview that upcoming event in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half of the show we discuss the results of UFC on ESPN: Moreno vs. Royval, and PFL vs. Bellator from Saudi Arabia, and the rest of the week in MMA news. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

At UFC 298, the Volkanovski Era ended violently at the hand of new UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria.  We discuss the new landscape at 145 pounds, as well as the results of the entire card, in the first half of this week's episode. Then in the second half of the show we preview the upcoming UFC on ESPN: Moreno vs. Royval, and PFL vs. Bellator, as well as gripe about fighter pay a little, because why not? Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski returns this weekend at UFC 298, to his best weight class, to defend his title against up-and-coming star Ilia Topuria.  We preview that fight, and the rest of a pretty solid card in the first half of this week's episode. Then in the second half of the show we run down the results of UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer. Finally, in our Hammer History segment we look back 500 episodes to mid-March 2014, where we were on location in Natal, Brazil, conducting some awkward post-fight interviews at UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Shogun 2. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

It's another week, and another Middleweight fight headlining a shallow UFC Fight Night at the Apex Center.  This week we're previewing the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer. Then in the second half of this week's episode we look at the results of UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov, and discuss the on-again-off-again Dustin Poirier vs. Benoit Saint-Denis fight. Finally, in our Hammer History segment we look back 500 episodes to mid-March 2014, and our show that was recorded from Brazil, including our interviews at the time with Dan Henderson, CB Dollaway, and Jussier Formiga. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.

This week's UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov kicks off a run of a UFC event every weekend until mid-April.  We preview that card in the first half of this week's episode.  Then in the second half of the show we discuss the PFL vs. Bellator press conference, Holly Holm vs. Kayla Harrison, and Jon Anik's experience with the shift in MMA discourse. Finally, in our Hammer History segment we look back 500 episodes to March 2014, and our thoughts at the time on Hendricks vs. Lawler, a somewhat odd choice for the future of the Middleweight division, and we wonder if there may be something suspicious about Jon Jones. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, find @SteveJeffery on Twitter or just email us.