The Tsn Mma Show Podcast

UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman joins the show to discuss his path to becoming champion and his upcoming bout against Colby Covington this Saturday at UFC 245. Plus, an interview with Ben Saunders about his longevity in the UFC and facing Matt Brown this weekend and a recap of UFC Fight Night in Washington DC and UFC 245 preview.

Aaron discusses Conor McGregor's return fight, the title picture in each division, some big fight announcements and is joined by top prospects Aspen Ladd and Bryce Mitchell who compete this weekend at UFC Fight Night in Washington, DC.

Aaron and Joe run down the top-10 UFC stories from 2010-2019, discuss Khabib vs, Tony being booked once again and reaction to the breaking news that Conor McGregor is returning at UFC 246. This week's guests are Robbie Fox of Barstool Sports and bantamweight Ricky Simon, who faces Rob Font at UFC Fight Night in Washington, DC next weekend.

Aaron discusses Ben Askren's retirement, Floyd Mayweather coming out of retirement and how it impacts the UFC, some first quarter event locations being revealed and is joined by "Hurricane" Shane Burgos to discuss the latest MMA topics and Robin Black discusses whether it's fair to label a fight as "boring".

An exclusive interview with Ultimate Fighter 27 finalist Joe Giannetti just hours after missing weight for Cage Warriors 111. Giannetti goes into detail about accepting the short notice fight and everything that he experienced leading up to weighing in and what he expects when he returns home to Boston.

Aaron and Joe discuss Zabit's win over Calvin Kattar, what we gathered from Nick Diaz's strange interview and how Joe ended up at a Tool concert this week. We are joined by James Krause, who faces Sergio Moraes this weekend in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Aaron and Joe provide a full recap of UFC 244, what's next for Jorge Masvidal, how would he fare against Kamaru Usman or Colby Covington, Aaron and Joe share their airport etiquette qualms and a preview of UFC Fight Night in Moscow.

Aaron Bronsteter discusses the resolution of the Nate Diaz situation, Ben Askren's future in the UFC, revisiting the Askren for Demetrious Johnson trade and a UFC 244 preview.

"Big" John McCarthy joins The TSN MMA Show in-studio to discuss the early days of MMA, media coverage of the sport, referee qualifications and this weekend's upcoming Bellator cards. Plus, a recap of UFC Fight Night in Boston, whether Reyes is next at light heavyweight, whether Barber will face Paige Vanzant and much more. We also discuss UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren with Ashley Yoder and Maurice Greene (with a surprise cameo), who both compete on the card.

Aaron and Joe are joined in-studio by undefeated bantamweight Tariq Ismail and discuss the CSAC's latest way of combating extreme weight cutting, Joanna's big win and much more. Guests this week are Chris Weidman, Dominick Reyes and Charles Jourdain.

Aaron is joined by Joanna Jędrzejczyk and Mackenzie Dern who compete at UFC Fight Night in Tampa, Ben Askren, who faces Demian Maia in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Singapore later this month and MMA Junkie's Mike Bohn who joins us from Tampa to discuss the recent weight-related controversy surrounding this weekend's main event.

Aaron and guest host Nick Baldwin recap Israel Adesanya's incredible performance at UFC 243, whether he is the next big superstar in the UFC, interest level in seeing him face Jon Jones and how Paulo Costa matches up against him. We also preview UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson and discuss how Dan Hooker fits into the lightweight division. This week's guest is Tim Elliott, who discusses his near-two year layoff, returning to flyweight and the future of the division.

Aaron and Joe preview UFC 243 and discuss the potential of a Khabib vs. GSP superfight. We are joined by Dennis and Kacper from Submission Radio, who are on site in Melbourne covering UFC 243.

Aaron discusses the ugly incident this past weekend involving fans in Mexico City and Jeremy Stephens, what could headline the next pay-per-view of the year, whether there are any good matchups for Jon Jones and John Kavanaugh suggesting that Conor McGregor should face Frankie Edgar next. This week's guests: Sarah Kaufman and Yorgan De Castro

Aaron and Joe discuss Gaethje's big win over Cerrone, which of the top-3 would be the best matchup for Conor McGregor and we present our divisional BMF titles. We are joined by Tristan Connelly who discusses his huge upset win over Michel Pereira, Jeremy Stephens on this weekend's main event fight against Yair Rodriguez and Tyson Nam on finally getting a chance to fight in the UFC.

A recap of UFC 242, is Khabib the most dominant of all-time? Where does Conor McGregor fit into the lightweight mix, is the BMF belt good for MMA and we are joined by the newest Bellator signee Cris Cyborg.

Aaron and Joe discuss Zhang Weili becoming the UFC's first Chinese champion, Usman vs. Covington reportedly being in peril, an update on BJ Penn, a UFC 242 preview, plus we are joined by ESPN's Ariel Helwani to discuss how Abu Dhabi helped put him on the map in the MMA media landscape and UFC Senior Vice President of International and Content David Shaw on how Zhang's win impacts the UFC.

UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn joins Aaron Bronsteter to give his side of the story in regards to recent videos released by TMZ, whether his fight with Nik Lentz is still on and "The Prodigy" touches on many other subjects in this candid conversation.

Aaron and Joe preview Jessica Andrade vs. Weili Zhang, discuss the situation surrounding BJ Penn, Conor McGregor's interview and which fight makes the most sense for his return, Till's move to middleweight, PLUS we answer your questions submitted on Twitter. We are also joined by Zak Cummings, who faces Omari Akhmedov at UFC 242.

We recap all of the madness of UFC 241, did the loss affect Daniel Cormier's legacy, how does Costa matchup against Whittaker and Adesanya and much more. We are joined by Colby Covington, who drew massive heat when he showed up at UFC 241, as well as Khama Worthy to discuss his big upset win over Devonte Smith and Contender Series Week 10 headliner Teddy Ash.