In this episode, host Roberto Diaz and his co-host Joe Soto look into bad matchups, and why blowouts and uncompetitive fights happen at the top of the divisions. Plus, a look at the Cowboy perspective, as well as the Gaethje point of view will be looked into. The key elements for this fight including pressure tactics and how to stop them, as well a…

In this episode, host Roberto Diaz and his co-host Joe Soto look into the destination for UFC 242, Abu Dabhi, and why it matters. Plus, a closer look will be taken at the Khabib and Dustin fighter perspectives, the baggage, and the legitimacy of the belts. The central and key areas of this fight will also be explored. UFC 242 takes place on Saturda…

In this episode, host Roberto Diaz and his co-host Joe Soto explore the UFC Rankings, who’s involved, and why it matters. Plus, we’ll take a closer look at women in MMA, their rise, their standing and their outlook. The fight between the 6th ranked Weili Zhang and the women’s strawweight champion Jessica Andrade, will also be explored. UFC Fight Ni…

In this episode, host Roberto Diaz and his co-host Joe Soto explore what makes ex-football players viable in MMA, what makes them contenders, and why we watch. Plus, we’ll take a closer look at how these ex-football players have fared, who’s doing well, and who didn’t do well. The redo of the Matt Mitrione and Sergei Kharitonov fight for Bellator 2…

In this episode, host Roberto Diaz and his co-host Joe Soto take a closer look at fighters that are bigger than the champions, and fighters who personify the fight game. The Diaz brand, and who Nate Diaz is will be explored, as well as what to expect in his fight with the former champion Anthony Pettis, and what Nate must overcome to be successful.…

In this episode, host Roberto Diaz and his co-host Joe Soto take a closer look at PPV cards, and those that are not, and how it can affect the champions fighting on those cards. Retaining the belt, and how difficult it is to defend a title will be explored. Also, the fight between Valentina Shevchenko and Liz Carmouche, does Liz have a chance, and …

For UFC Fight Night, host Roberto Diaz and his co-host Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event fight between the number two ranked Colby Covington and the former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler. Colby is trying to regain championship status after being stripped of his interim title, and Robbie tries to get back into the win column after l…

In this episode, host Roberto Diaz and his co-host Joe Soto take a closer look at the path of redemption. For the UFC 240 card, the main and co-main events are both headlined by fighters that are coming off big losses. Max will be defending his title after losing to Dustin Poirier, and Cyborg will attempt to win again after a devastating loss to Am…

In this episode, host Roberto Diaz and his co-host Joe Soto take a closer look at International Fight Week. Both the fan and fighter perspectives will be explored, including the weigh-ins, the UFC Hall of Fame, and the T-Mobile arena experience. Earthquakes, TV omissions and the knockout of Ben Askren will also be discussed. International Fight wee…

In this episode, host Roberto Diaz and his co-host Joe Soto take a closer look at what it takes to make a comeback. With Urijah Faber coming back from retirement, we’ll look at why someone like Urijah, who seems financially comfortable, puts the gloves back on and tries to resurrect his career. We’ll also look at the difficulties in juggling a figh…

For UFC 239, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event fight between the light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, and the number two ranked challenger, Thiago Santos. Jon will try to defend his belt and continue with his dominant ways at 205 pounds. Thiago is currently on a three fight knockout streak, and is trying to exten…

For UFC 239, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event worthy fight between the number four ranked Jorge Masvidal, and the fifth-ranked Ben Askren. Jorge is trying to capitalize on his popularity after knocking out the former title challenger, Darren Till. Ben is also coming off a big win after defeating the former champi…

In this episode, host Roberto Diaz and his co-host Joe Soto take a closer look at what it takes to become a champion. With Henry Cejudo becoming a simultaneous champion in two weight divisions in the UFC, Joe talks about how difficult it is just to become a wrestling champion, how doubt, negative attitudes and people, obstacles and hardships, and f…

For BKFC 6, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at what Bareknuckle fighting is all about, what makes this a unique sport, and the differences and similarities in comparison to boxing and MMA. The most anticipated fight in the history of this modern era of Bareknuckle Fighting will also be explored. This fight, between the former two…

For UFC 238, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the most anticipated fight on this card. The former interim lightweight champion and current number two ranked Tony Ferguson will take on the number four ranked Donald Cerrone. Tony is trying to keep his contender status, trying to secure a possible matchup with the current champion…

For UFC 238, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the current flyweight champion Henry Cejudo, and the number two ranked bantamweight contender Marlon Moraes. Henry is moving up 10 pounds to try to become a double champion, and Marlon Moraes is trying to cap off his 4 fight win streak by claiming the vacant b…

For UFC 233*, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event and main attraction of this past month. The Joe Rogan Summit is in the works, and with the addition of an undercover investigator, Conor McGregor’s conundrum is deciphered. Brendan has fun at a park and meets a former champion. Another president steps in and the time…

For UFC Fight Night, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the former lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos, and the number 6th ranked Kevin Lee. Rafael Dos Anjos is trying to cement his ranking as a top five contender, while Kevin Lee is attempting to move up in weight, and take a stand as a competitor in the…

For UFC 237, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the defending strawweight champion Rose Namajunas, and the number one ranked contender Jessica Andrade. Rose is trying to defend her title for the second time, and Jessica is trying to capture the title for her second time. In the Aftermath, the Max Holloway –…

For UFC Fight Night, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the number 4 ranked Al Iaquinta, and the 7th ranked Donald Cerrone. Al Iaquinta is trying to make the case for a rematch with the champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, while Donald Cerrone is trying to extend his win streak to three, and get a top 5 ranking. I…

For UFC 233*, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event and main attraction of this past month. The championship fight between Conor McGregor and Dana White will be re-visited. The stakes were high in this fight, as the soft spoken and quiet champion imposed his popularity on the UFC, retired, and signed a unique contract…

For this episode, host Roberto Diaz goes one on one with his co-host Joe Soto. Joe shares his thoughts on when he first heard TJ Dillashaw was caught using Performance Enhancing Drugs, what it was like to fight TJ, what surprised him in the late rounds, his thoughts on rewarding PED users, what he knew of TJ Dillashaw and when he knew of his PED us…

For UFC 236, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the co-main event between the number four ranked Kelvin Gastelum, and the number 5 ranked Israel Adesanya. This is a championship fight for the interim middleweight title. The stakes are high in this fight, as the winner will most likely position himself to unify the middleweight ti…

For UFC 236, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the featherweight champion Max Holloway and the number 3 ranked lightweight Dustin Poirier. This is a championship fight for the interim lightweight title, and Max will be moving up 10 pounds to try to become a double champion. The stakes are high in this figh…

For UFC Fight Night, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the number 6 ranked Edson Barboza, and the 7th ranked former World Series of Fight Champion, Justin Gaethje. The stakes are high in this fight, as the winner will most likely position himself within a fight for a shot at the title. This is also an even…

For UFC Fight Night, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the number four ranked former title challenger Stephen Thompson, and the 8th ranked former champion Anthony Pettis. After trying to fight at lower weight divisions and being unsuccessful, Anthony will attempt to go up this time, all the way to 170 to t…

For UFC Fight Night, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the number three ranked former title challenger Darren Till, and the 11th ranked veteran Jorge Masvidal. Darren will attempt to get back into the win column after being stopped by the former champion Tyron Woodley, while Jorge returns to the cage for t…

For UFC Fight Night, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the number 3 ranked Derrick Lewis, and the 8th ranked former champion Junior Dos Santos. Junior is trying to keep his winning fight streak alive and possibly earn another title shot, while Derrick is trying to rebound from his last loss at the hands of…

For UFC 235, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the former champion Robbie Lawler and undefeated recently acquired fighter, Ben Askren. UFC 235 is scheduled for Saturday March 2, 2019 and will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will look at the histories, numbers, sizes and sty…

For UFC 235, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the defending champion Jon Jones and the number 2 ranked challenger, Anthony Smith. UFC 235 is scheduled for Saturday March 2, 2019 and will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will look at the histories, numbers, sizes and styles …

For UFC 235, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the co-main event between the defending champion Tyron Woodley and the number 2 ranked Kamaru Usman. UFC 235 is scheduled for Saturday March 2, 2019 and will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will look at the histories, numbers, sizes and styles and di…

For UFC Fight Night, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and the number 3 ranked Francis Ngannou. This is the first fight for Cain after a two and half year layoff. For Francis, this will be an attempt to get his second consecutive win since losing to Derrick Le…

For UFC 234, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the co-main event between the former champion Anderson Silva, and the undefeated number 6 ranked Israel Adesanya. UFC 234 is scheduled for Saturday February 9, and will take place in Melbourne, Australia. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will look at the histories, numbers, sizes and…

For UFC 234, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the defending middleweight champion Robert Whittaker, and the number 4 ranked challenger Kelvin Gastelum. UFC 234 is scheduled for Saturday February 9, and will take place in Melbourne, Australia. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will look at the histories, num…

For UFC Fight Night, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the number 3 ranked Raphael Assuncao and the 4th ranked Marlon Moraes. This is a rematch of the fight that took place in June of 2017. Assuncao edged out Moraes in that first fight; however, this one is scheduled for 5 rounds. UFC Fight Night is schedu…

For Bellator 214, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the living legend, Fedor Emelianenko and the light heavyweight Bellator champion, Ryan Bader. This is the finale of the Bellator heavyweight grand prix and the winner will be crowned heavyweight champion. Bellator 214 is scheduled for Saturday January 26,…

For UFC Fight Night, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw and the flyweight champion Henry Cejudo. TJ Dillashaw will go down a weight division to try to become a two division champion, and Henry will try to make his first title defense. UFC Fight Night is scheduled for S…

For this episode, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the 2018 fights that were discussed as part of this show. Roberto and Joe will talk about what went wrong with their picks, what went right, and what’s next for these fighters. They will also talk about some of the issues that arose during some of the fights. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS…

For this episode hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at MMA in 2018. Roberto and Joe will talk about the biggest developments in MMA and will talk about what they’re looking forward to in 2019. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE: Emerging promotions including Bellator, PFL, One Championship, Rizin Trades, Ben Askren for Demetrious Johnson Ne…

For UFC 232, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the fight between the featherweight champion Chris Cyborg and the bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. Amanda will be going up in weight to try to become the first women in history to hold two belts. UFC 232 is scheduled for Saturday December 29, and will take place in Las Vegas, Nev…

For UFC 232, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the rematch between the former champion Jon Jones and the number 2 ranked Alexander Gustafsson. UFC 232 is scheduled for Saturday December 29, and will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will look at the histories, numbers, sizes and styles and discuss …

For UFC Fight Night, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the rematch between the number 4 ranked Kevin Lee and the number 8th ranked Al Iaquinta. UFC Fight Night is scheduled for Saturday December 15, and will take place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will look at the histories, numbers, sizes and styles …

UFC 231 is scheduled for Saturday December 8, and will take place in Canada. In the first part of this double feature, Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto will take a closer look at the main event between Max Holloway and Brian Ortega. In the second part, the co-main event between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Valentina Shevchenko will be discussed. The discussion …

For UFC Fight Night, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the Number 7 ranked former champion Junior Dos Santos, and the Number 11th ranked Tai Tuivasa. UFC Fight Night is scheduled for Saturday December 1, and will take place in Australia. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will look at the histories, numbers, …

For The Ultimate Fighter Finale, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the Number 3 ranked former champion Rafael Dos Anjos and the Number 6th ranked Kamaru Usman. The Ultimate Fighter Finale is scheduled for Friday, November 30 and will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will loo…

For UFC Fight Night, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the number 8th ranked Neil Magny and number 10th ranked Santiago Ponzinibbio. UFC Fight Night is scheduled for Saturday November 17, and will take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will look at the histories, numbers, si…

For UFC Fight Night, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between Chan Sung Jung and Yair Rodriguez. UFC Fight Night is scheduled for November 10, and will take place in Denver Colorado. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will look at the histories, numbers, sizes and styles and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of t…

UFC 230 is scheduled for November 3, and will take place in New York. In the first part of this double feature, Roberto and Joe will look at the histories, numbers, sizes and styles and discuss the clash between Daniel Cormier vs Derrick Lewis. In the second part, the discussion will focus on number sixth ranked Derek Brunson vs number nine ranked …

Ready to talk about some upcoming fights? Specifically, about the main event where two fighters are set to clash? Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the upcoming fight card for Oct. 27 between Anthony Smith and Volkan Oezdemir. They review numbers and details that may influence the outcome of the fight. Highlights of this Episode: Volk…

What’s it like to be a regional fighter? How can you transition to the big show? How does that compare to the UFC? Host Roberto Diaz continues his discussion with co-host Joe Soto about the ups and downs of being a fighter. Highlights of this Episode: Joe’s transition from being a wrestler to going into MMA Joe’s first fight came about because of h…