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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!
Episodes
Monday Dec 04, 2023
Monday Dec 04, 2023
What a night of fights put on in Austin, Texas! And what an episode we have in store for you all, so let's get to it! We start things off by talking about the quick knockout victory by Arman Tsarukyan. With such an impressive win, we then talk about what could be next for Arman and even what his ceiling might be. We then move on to Beneil Dariush and what could be next for him after two first-round knockouts in a row. The UFC Austin love did not end there, though. We did a full main card recap of the event as well as talk about the back-to-back slam knockouts in the prelims. Next, we move into our picks and predictions for UFC Fight Night Song verse Gutierrez. We give out picks for the main event and the Khalil Rountree vs. Anthony Smith co-main event. We then move into a segment that we love to do, and that's building our dream fight cards. This time we are building our dream UFC 300 fight cards by using fighters that are not currently booked or injured. Lastly, we cover the news. This week features some fight announcements, Jamahal Hill's arrest, some bareknuckle boxing results, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
Monday Nov 27, 2023
Monday Nov 27, 2023
We hope everyone had a great holiday weekend, but now it's time to work off that turkey! We jump right into things with our picks and predictions for the huge UFC Austin card this coming weekend. We always do picks for the main and co-main, but this time we did it on the spur of the moment and picked 4 of the 5 main card fights! Those fights include the main event with Beneil Dariush vs. Arman Tsarukyan, the co-main with Jalin Turner stepping in to face Bobby Green, Rob Font welcoming Deiveson Figueiredo to a new division, and highly touted prospect Sean Brady welcoming Kelvin Gastleum back to welterweight. From there, we jump into the new, which featured a heavy amount of talk surrounding the PFL's purchase of Bellator. We give our pros and cons for the merging rosters, plans for champions, and what the future could look like. After that, we jumped into our recap of the PFL 2023 World Championship and the finale of the 2023 season. And lastly, we cover some fight announcements and David Benavidez wanting to fight Canelo after his win. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
At this time of year, we want to remind everyone to be thankful, and one thing we were very thankful for was the fights this past weekend! We start things off by talking about the amazing performance by Brendan Allen in his win over Paul Craig. He has a great winning streak going, and we look forward to what's next for him. After that, we talk about Michael Morales making his mark in the welterweight division. We followed that up with a recap of the rest of the card. After that, Brandon did one of his "Facts, Don't Care About Your Feelings" giving his opinion on interim titles. Amongst that, we discuss whether Jon Jones should vacate his heavyweight title to give Aspinall a chance to unify. Lastly, we cover the news that includes huge Bellator 301 performances, some good fight announcements, and some big boxing matchups. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Monday Nov 13, 2023
What a wild night of fights! We have two new champions, some big-time performances, and five finishes on the main card alone, so let's get into it! We start off talking about how the UFC 295 main event went exactly as we hoped—chaotic! Ultimately, Alex Pereira gets a stoppage win to secure the light heavyweight title. We talk about what could be next for him, with former champion Jamahal Hill recovering from injury and no clear-cut contenders available in the division. From there, we move on to Tom Aspinall shocking the world with his 69-second KO victory over Sergei Pavlovich to earn the interim heavyweight title. Not only did we talk about his impressive, short-notice performance, but we also discussed his future opponents. Obviously, this card was supposed to be headlined originally by champion Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic, but with the Jones injury, that fight could be a year out. After that, we give a full main card recap of UFC 295. Next, we give our picks and predictions for UFC Fight Night Brendan Allen vs. Paul Craig, where we see who will win in the battle of the submission aces! We also picked the co-main, which will feature young prospects Michael Morales and Jake Matthews. Lastly, we cover the news, which featured some huge fight announcements, a roster cut, Usman Nurmagomedov failing a drug test, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Monday Nov 06, 2023
We hope everyone had a great weekend. Let's jump into the episode. We start things off by talking about the very dominant performance by Jailton Almeida en route to his unanimous decision victory over Derrick Lewis. After talking about how the fight itself went, we talk about what could be next for him. We even talk about his potential matchups against the top 5 of the division. We also give our recap of the rest of the UFC in Sao Paulo. From there, we move into our picks and predictions for UFC 295. That card will be headlined by Jiri Prochazka vs. Alex Pereira for the light heavyweight title, and Sergei Pavlovich will face Tom Aspinall for the interim heavyweight title. We also give picks for a few other fights on the main card. The topic of the interim title also sparked the topic of whether Stipe Miocic should have been offered a chance to fight for it. And finally, we cover the news, which featured a fight for the vacant bantamweight women's title, a fun co-main for UFC Austin, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Monday Oct 30, 2023
For a weekend with no UFC fights, man did the MMA world get rocked this past weekend! Francis Ngannou had his first boxing match against arguably the greatest heavyweight boxer of our generation, and he shocked the world. What might have been just a mention in the news became a whole segment as we talk about the performance, albeit in a losing effort, by Francis. Not only did he shock the world by being competitive with Tyson Fury, but he even scored the only knockdown of the fight and pushed him to a split decision. We spend a good amount of the episode discussing how this changes not only the landscape of Ngannou's career but of the world of MMA and boxing as well. We talk about what could be next for him in terms of his return to MMA and him now possibly being the face of MMA. Next, we move into our picks and predictions for this coming Saturday's UFC Fight Night Brazil as Jailton Almeida faces Derrick Lewis. From there, we move into a fun segment where we each give our Top 5 Most Well-Rounded Non-Champion UFC Fighters. Finally, we wrap things up with the news, which featured the Jon Jones injury, a new UFC 295 main and co-main, Gaethje fighting Max, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
How fitting for Episode 155 to be the one where we talk about the new potential 155-pound GOAT? What a weird card with some amazing standout performances. Let's get right to it. We start things off by talking about the crazy head kick knockout by Islam Makhachev and what his performance means in the grand scheme of things. We also speak about what this could mean for Volkanovski and his future. Next, we move into the co-main event, which saw a great back-and-forth fight between Khamzat and Usman that ended in a majority decision win for Chimaev. We discuss if Khamzat should get the next title shot or if someone like DDP is more deserving based on both of their most recent performances. We finish up UFC 294 by giving a full recap of the rest of the main card and even some great performances on the prelims. With no fights to preview, we move into the news to talk about some fun topics. Amongst those are the Fury vs. Ngannou boxing match, ShowTime getting out of the boxing game, some great fight announcements, and more! Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Monday Oct 16, 2023
If you're wondering if this was one of the craziest past weeks ever for UFC news, yes, it was. If you're wondering if we talked about all of it, yes, we did. And finally, if you're wondering if we covered everything in less than 2 hours, just barely! We talked about so much that I'll even have to keep this description brief. We start things off talking about the main event from this past weekend's fight night card, where Edson Barboza secured a decision victory. From there, we cover a few more fights from the card, including Jonathan Martinez defeating Adrian Yanes and a few more results. Next, we move straight into UFC 294. With the main and co-main getting a big change when a fighter from both had to drop out from injury Enter Alexander Volkanovski and Kamaru Usman, who step in for huge opportunities! So after discussing how we got to those fighters stepping in, we gave our picks and predictions for the whole card and even the prelim main event. We also explain why we are doing the breakdowns and picks on the podcast instead of on the live Kickback show. Finally, we move into a huge news segment that could have been an episode on its own! We talked about the UFC and USADA split, Adesanya stepping away from fighting, the MMA retirement fund, and Misfits Boxing results. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Monday Oct 09, 2023
After a week of hiatus, we are back and ready to get to it! What a main event to welcome us back as Bobby Green upsets the #10-ranked Grant Dawson with a KO! We take a minute to break down the overall weirdness of the matchup and how we admittedly thought this main event was going to be a showcase for Dawson. But that's why we love the sport! Anything can happen on any given night, and from that point on, we discuss what could possibly be next for Bobby Green. From there, we spend a moment speaking on the budding star that is Joe Pyfer! After such a great performance, it prompts Nate to consider him as possibly the next American star in the UFC. We also talk about what to do with this middleweight division that seems to have a lot of high-level prospects sitting outside the top 15. Next, we give our picks and predictions for UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza. Amongst our picks for the main event, we also previewed the featured fight, which will have Jonathan Martinez facing Adrian Yanes. Lastly, we cover some news from the past week, including a potential Merab/Aljo fight, some big fight announcements, Izzy getting a DUI, and more. Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
It always feels like we, as fans, are robbed of great fights when they end in injury. This past weekend was no different, so let's get into it. We start things off by talking about the main event that saw Mateusz Gamrot win over Rafael Fiziev. Although the fight was shaping up to be a great back-and-forth battle, it was cut short when Fiziev injured his foot while attempting a body kick. Gamrot was able to immediately pounce and secure the win. We talk about how this outcome doesn't necessarily propel Gamrot into a huge matchup and could see him looking back in the rankings for an opponent. From there, we talk about the rest of the card, including Bryce Mitchell's win and Marina Rodriguez dominating. After that, we move into our picks and predictions for UFC Vegas 80. This card features a main and co-main that leave a lot to be desired, but the card as a whole is full of a bunch of great fights. None the less, we give our picks for Grant Dawson verse Bobby Green and Joe Pyfer verse Abdul Razak Alhassan. Since this card will be taking place next weekend and not the upcoming weekend, we elected to still give our picks and just take next week off on the podcast. With weeks off and lighter fight nights, sometimes it's just a lot of work to fill up a whole episode. But fear not, because in the news we cover some big-time fight announcements that are sure to keep us busy the rest of the year! Among those are title fights for Pereira and Prochazka, Edwards and Covington, the return of Paddy Pimblett, and much more! Like always, please be sure to like, comment, rate, and subscribe.