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Welcome to the Knee on Belly podcast, hosted by Nate, Jon and Brandon! We cover all things Mixed Martial Arts and then some. Our typical episodes can cover topics such as recent UFC events, current news in the MMA scene, BJJ, Boxing or even the occasional marvel movie that just came out. We are excited to share our passion of MMA with others out there interested in gaining some different perspectives from a few guys who like to talk, laugh and argue about all sorts of different topics. So if you enjoy MMA, boxing or any other combat sports, this is the podcast to listen to!
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Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
As MMA fans that go back to its early stages, we've been witness to a lot of cool things. Everything from super fights, double champs, comeback wins, great knockouts, careers being made, and even careers being ended. But I think we can speak for the MMA fandom in saying that UFC 300 was the greatest spectacle the sport has ever seen. So let's get started, because we got a lot to cover! Since we gave you picks and predictions for the whole card—all 13 fights—it's only right that we recap all 13! Starting with Alex Pereira flatlining Jamahal Hill to retain his 205-pound title. We even talk about what could be next for Alex. Between going up to heavyweight to chase being the first fighter to even hold belts at 3 weight classes or even who would make sense for him at light heavyweight. From there, we talk about some key performances from Zhang Weili, Max Holloway knocking out Justin Gaethje to essentially give himself a plethora of options, and Arman Tsarukyan putting himself in place to challenge Islam Makhachev. We also talk about some other huge performances on the prelims as well; like I said, we recap everything! With no fights this coming weekend, we will be taking next week off but will be back the following week to get you all ready for UFC 301! Lastly, we cover a few things in the news, including the UFC getting new gloves, some huge fight announcements, including Makhachev vs. Poirier, the official return of Conor McGregor, and more! Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Monday Apr 08, 2024
What's going on, everyone? We have a huge episode for you, so let's get right to it! We start things off by giving our recap of UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis. This card was a little bit light on the meaningful fights, so the main event was the only fight we really spent time on. Brendan Allen ended up getting the decision win in the rematch with Chris Curtis. The fight was super close, and some people even dub it a fight of the year candidate. We spend a little bit of time talking about what could be next for Allen, who now has a crazy win streak and is searching for a title shot. From there, we move into the meat and potatoes of the episode. We give our picks and predictions for the whole UFC 300 card! That's right, not just the main card, not just the prelims, even the early prelims! We weren't even sure if we would be able to get it all done in one episode, but we powered through and locked in picks for all 13 fights! Finally, we cover a few things in the news, including Jon Jones possibly being in trouble again, some fight announcements, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Monday Apr 01, 2024
We hope everyone had a great Easter weekend. Let's get into this week's episode! We start things off by talking about Manon Fiorot's huge win over Erin Blanchfield. Not only talking about how well she fought in this fight, but even what she could bring to a fight against the champion. From there, we get into Joaquin Buckley taking advantage of his opportunity to defeat Vincente Luque and what his potential is for the welterweight division. Unfortunately, as we do the rest of our Atlantic City recap, we have to spend more time than we'd like discussing the two standout takeaways: eye pokes and sketchy refereeing. After that, we jump into our picks and predictions for this coming weekend's fight night, headlined by Brendan Allen vs. Chris Curtis. This is another card that we are only highlighting for one fight, but trust us, next week we pick for every single fight on UFC 300! Lastly, we get into the news, and there are some cool topics we discuss. Among them were some huge fight announcements regarding Robert Whittaker, Brandon Moreno taking a hiatus, if we think Tom Aspinall's next fight will be for the undisputed title, and much more! Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
We hope everyone is having a great week, and we hope to get it started off right with a fun episode! We start things off talking about the main event performance for Rose Namajunas as she gets back in the win column. We also discuss what this win does for Thug Rose, as she is still relatively new to the flyweight division. We also spend a little bit of time talking about the rest of the card. Although it was not star-studded, there were still some great performances. But one of the not-so-great performances even prompted our very own Nate to go on a bit of a tangent, addressing regions needing to evolve in the MMA landscape. From there, we move on to making our picks and predictions for this coming weekend's UFC Fight Night Atlantic City. We give picks for the main event, which features Erin Blanchfield vs. Manon Fiorot, and the co-main, featuring Vincente Luque vs. Joaquin Buckley. We even dropped an exclusive, impromptu announcement about our plans for UFC 300! Lastly, we jump into some news. We talk about a wide range of things, including the UFC antitrust lawsuit being settled, the Conor McGregor fight timeline, and Bellator announcements. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Monday Mar 18, 2024
We know that these aren't the most exciting weeks, but we cover them all! This episode starts off with us talking about Marcin Tybura getting a huge win over Tai Tuivasa via rear naked choke. This is Tai's fourth straight loss, all by finish. We also recap the rest of the main card, including the eye poke that led to a no contest, OSP getting back on track, and GM3 getting his 7th submission win in the UFC. One fight that got some individual attention was Christian Rodriguez's split decision win over Isaac Dulgarian. This fight felt like it was all Dulgarian the first 2 rounds, but he faded in the 3rd, leaving room for Rodriguez to push in the 3rd. This fight led to a lot of online chatter, causing us to start a new segment called "X Gonna Give It Ya," where we read off some responses to fights from X. From there, we give our picks and predictions for this weekend's Ribas vs. Namajunas fight night main event. Lastly, we jump into the news, which features topics such as Steve Erceg leaping Mohammad Mokaev for the next shot at Pantoja, Conor getting restless to fight, the return of Jose Aldo, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
We previewed UFC 299 as if it was going to be one of the greatest nights of fighting we've seen, and it did not disappoint! What's up everyone? We hope you all had a good weekend. This episode is a long one, with so much to talk about with UFC 299 and more, so let's get to it. We start things off by talking about the amazing performance by Sean O'Malley in his win over Chito. We also talk about what could and should be next for him as he keeps showing improvement and building himself into a star. Next in the co-main, we talk about Dustin Poirier and his huge knockout win. Even touching on what this means for his last run for the title and where this win puts in terms of title contenders. Following that, we give a full main card recap and even touch on a few prelim results. From there, we give our picks and predictions for this coming weekend's fight night card, headlined by Tai Tuivasa and Marcin Tybura. Lastly, we jump into the news. There we cover everything from our reactions to the Ngannou and Joshua fight, a new member in the UFC Hall of Fame, a weird happening at the PFL Europe event, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
We are less than a week away from the huge UFC 299 card, but before it all goes down, we have to talk about some things. This episode starts off with a recap of the Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev fight night card. In the main event, Biggy Boy came away with a big win, but it was a few fights before that had the most at stake. We recap most of the main card, but we do give some focus to Muhammad Mokaev's win over Alex Perez and discuss if this win earned him the next shot at Alexandre Pantoja. From there, we give our picks and predictions for the full main card of UFC 299! This card includes huge fights featuring Sean Omalley verse Chito Vera, Dustin Poirier verse Benoit Saint Denis, and many more big names. We honestly could have previewed all of the prelims as well! We actually do spend a little time talking about a few fights because some of them would be fight night main events. From there, we move into the news, which included some clarity on what's next for the featherweight title, Israel Adesanya saying he was offered the UFC 300 main event but DDP declined, and even some thoughts on Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
Monday Feb 26, 2024
Monday Feb 26, 2024
After Saturday night, we only have one thing to say: Viva La Mexico! We hope everyone had a great weekend, and when there's two great cards on the same night, how could it not be? We start things off with the upsets in the main and co-main events. In the main event, we saw Brandon Royval win what we are branding "The Brandon Bowl" with his split decision victory over Brandon Moreno. And not to be outdone, Brian Ortega's 3rd round submission victory over Yair Rodriguez was also impressive! We also talk about the other standout performances; needless to say, Mexico has a wealth of talent, and it was on display the whole night. From there, we move into our picks and predictions for this Saturday's UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev. There are some great fights on the card as well, so we highly suggest tuning in. Next, we move into the news, where we recap the PFL vs. Bellator Championship. This card was everything they could have hoped for, and then some. Within the results, we also discuss what could be next for Francis Ngannou, as he was slated to face the winner of the main event but also has big boxing opportunities on the horizon. We finish up with topics like Leon Edwards three opponents being revealed, UFC 306 being at the Sphere, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
There's nothing crazier than getting to say "And New!" especially when it's accomplished with such an exclamation point! We start this episode talking about the performance that saw Ilia Topuria knock out long-time champion Alexander Volkanovski. We dive into what this could mean for both fighters, as the new young champion and the featherweight G.O.A.T. could very well run it back. From there, we cover the rest of the main card, including a great fight between Whittaker and Costa. Also, Merab is seemingly setting himself up for a title fight after defeating Henry Cejudo. Next, we move into our picks and predictions for this weekend's UFC Fight Night in Mexico City. We break down the main event, which will feature Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royval, and a co-main event of Yair Rodgriez vs. Brian Ortega. Lastly, we move on to the news. We give our reactions to finally finding out who will fight in the main event of UFC 300. We also talk about some other topics that were connected to UFC 300, including Leon Edwards and Conor McGregor. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
With UFC 298 just a handful of days away, let's get into a jam-packed episode to get you ready! We start the episode off by talking about the huge veteran performance by Jack Hermansson in the win over Joe Pyfer. Besides talking about his veteran mindset, we also talk about what could be next for him and Joe Pyfer. We also give a recap of the rest of the card, which included a KO by Dan Ige and all the other standout performances. Next, we move into our picks and predictions for UFC 298. We highlight 4 of the 5 main card fights. Volkanovski verse Topuria, Costa verse Whittaker, Merab verse Cejudo, and even Ian Garry verse Geoff Neal round out the card. This card has a lot of big names, even on the undercard, so you won't want to miss it! Lastly, we go into the news, which has become a segment to discuss what they'll be doing for UFC 300. And this time was not different, and we discuss if they actually even have a plan for the main event, or are they just going by the seat of their pants? We also talk about the week that Sean Strickland had, some fight announcements, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.