Coast 2 Coast Combat Hour

Matt and Ed are joined by Nolan King where they do a quick recap of UFC 234 and take a look at Bellator's double header with Bellator 215 & 216. They also do give their picks for the UFC's first ESPN Fight Night card from Phoenix.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coast-2-coast-combat-hour/support

Mason Iacobellis returns to talk about his training, his upcoming Feb 22 bout and his coach, Sam Alvey who fights this weekend at UFC 234. Also, Ed talks with Bellator and BAMMA lightweight Anthony "Pretty Boy" Taylor who wants to welcome Artem Lobov to Bellator if he signs with them. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coast-2-coast-combat-hour/support

Matt and Ed recap Bellator 214 and talk about the big NAC hearing of the day where things went as expected. They also do quick preview of the UFC event in Fortaleza. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coast-2-coast-combat-hour/support

Matt and Ed give a quick recap of how things went in Brooklyn for the UFC and give some predictions for Bellator 214. Ed also spoke to one half of Karate Combat: Hollywood's co-main event Abdalla Ibrahim about his upcoming fight in Cali.  Be sure and check out the Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/carbazel  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coast-2-coast-combat-hour/support

Combat sports is picking up with a New York state of mind. The UFC returns to Brooklyn and Matt and Ed preview that card as well as give some thoughts on what to expect with ESPN. Also, fighting out of New York next week at the Karate Combat: Hollywood event Elhadji Ndour talks about karate and how it fits into today's combat sports world. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coast-2-coast-combat-hour/support

Nolan King joins Matt and Ed to discuss the ESPN + schedule for the UFC and what it could cost for being an MMA fan in 2019. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coast-2-coast-combat-hour/support

Ed and Matt went through a lot of MMA at the end of 2018. Matt was at UFC 232 to see some surprising fights in the last event of 2018 for the promotion, then pulled an all-nighter for RIZIN 14. Meanwhile, Ed was covering the PFL Championship in New York City on New Year's Eve. Listen to the recap of it all. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coast-2-coast-combat-hour/support

As a final thank you to those who have been listening, check out our interview with PFL President Carlos Silva before they close out the 2018 season in New York City on New Year's Eve. You guys can watch the fights and win some money too by entering the PFL Pick Em' game on Draft Kings by using this link: https://pflpickem.draftkingsmedia.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coast-2-coast-combat-hour/support

The MMA Community forum's resident BJJ guru, Ray Robles returns to discuss the drama that went down at the IBJJF No-Gi Worlds and the current state of the grappling circuit. He also joins Matt and Ed in previewing UFC 232 and RIZIN 14. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coast-2-coast-combat-hour/support

Matt and Ed react to the change of UFC 232 from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. Matt is happy (sort of), Ed is shocked but there's probably more to all of it.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coast-2-coast-combat-hour/support

Nolan King of FloCombat and Tapology returns to discuss Bellator's big weekend in Hawaii, the UFC's last FOX event in Milwaukee and what we can expect in MMA in 2019. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coast-2-coast-combat-hour/support

Matt and Ed look back at UFC 231 and the blessed express outcome as well as all the other combat sports that went down that weekend. As December brings heavy fight weekends they take a look at the upcoming Bellator double header in Hawaii and UFC Milwaukee. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coast-2-coast-combat-hour/support

Angelo Reyes returns to talk about the Wilder/Fury aftermath, give his take on what Floyd Mayweather Jr is doing against Tenshin Nasukawak on New Year's Eve and talk about a cause that is near and dear to him. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coast-2-coast-combat-hour/support

Uri returns to help Matt and Ed do the main card predictions for #UFC231. Also some quick notes about the big fight weekend last weekend with two Bellator events, two UFC events and a heavyweight boxing match. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coast-2-coast-combat-hour/support

Mat was on deck at the first Golden Boy MMA event; Liddell vs. Ortiz 3. We talk about the night, the crowd, a brief recap of UFC Beijing and a look at the upcoming weekend's fights. Amazon Store link: https://www.amazon.com/shop/carbazel --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coast-2-coast-combat-hour/support

Matt and Ed recap Bellator 209, UFC Argentina and look at Liddell Ortiz 3 and try to figure out the Mayweather/Tenshin deal with RIZIN. Check out Ed's Amazon storefront for stuff from the podcast:https://www.amazon.com/shop/carbazel --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coast-2-coast-combat-hour/support

Matt and Ed recap the weekend events from the UFC's 25th-anniversary card in Denver and look at the upcoming Bellator 209 card. Ed also talks to Michael Graves about his upcoming bout at Titan FC 51. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coast-2-coast-combat-hour/support

Matt and Ed catch up with A.J. Matthews who fights for Bellator MMA. He talks about how he got into fighting, his experiences fighting overseas, and where he sees himself in Bellator's welterweight division. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coast-2-coast-combat-hour/support

Check out Ed make a fool of himself while he experiments with OBS and reads off Matt's picks as well as his own for UFC 230. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coast-2-coast-combat-hour/support

Matt and Ed recap PFL 10 and all the "MAGOMED" involved as well as look ahead at the upcoming UFC cards. Ed speaks with one of the technological innovators at Quadrant Biosciences and what they're doing to help catch CTE in combat sports. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coast-2-coast-combat-hour/support