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  • JNPO: 5 things to watch for at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Van Zant

    With three UFC events in three days, who needs sleep?

    For the next three days, JNPO host Josh Nason will do 15-minute preview shows highlighting five things to look for on each show. With UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Van Zant set to go live in just a few hours, the first one has arrived.

    Your five things: 

    – Why the main event of Paige Van Zant vs. Rose Namajunas is so damn fun

    – Why Josh is giving the edge to Michael Chiesa in his very important co-main event battle against Jim Miller

    – How the reaction for Sage Northcutt’s second trip into the Octagon is going to be something to watch for

    – Why the excitement level of John Howard vs. Tim Means is a coin flip

    – The importance of the buried Aljamain Sterling-Johnny Eduardo prelims fight

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  • Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: CBS Sports’ Denny Burkholder on WWF ’85, Andre, UFC 194

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    The latest JNPO has landed with special guest Denny Burkholder of CBSSports.com! Josh and Denny went for an hour discussing all kinds of interesting nuggets in the worlds of wrestling, MMA, and sports media in general.

    A few highlights:

    – How CBS Sports.com has covered MMA in the past, and how Denny helped in that effort in the early days

    – The method of pitching stories to the site, especially with pro wrestling

    – How he became a lapsed MMA/UFC fan

    – Whether the buzz for Saturday’s UFC 194 has got him to click the ‘buy’ button

    – The backstory of his oral history of WWF 1985, how he contacted the talent, and what he learned that he didn’t know before

    – His observations on Wendi Richter and Paul Orndorff

    – Why Hulk Hogan and Roddy Piper weren’t part of the story

    – What he didn’t want to tell Don Muraco

    – The backstory of his Andre The Giant feature and making it different than other Andre stories

    – The bizarre story of the whereabouts of Andre’s casket…and more!

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  • Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: Bloody Elbow’s John Nash on UFC financials & MMA free agency

    After years of being confused for each other, Bloody Elbow investigative journalist John Nash joins BE alum Josh Nason on the 22nd episode of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out!

    On the menu this week:

    – The future of MMA free agent Benson Henderson

    – Why MMA free agency isn’t more of a thing we can talk about

    – How John got into the business

    – How his three-part series on UFC financials came together (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)

    – What fans should take out of that series and understand about the UFC’s business practices

    – Why part of the UFC business ledger he’d like to see if given the chance

    – His thoughts on the groundbreaking of the new UFC facility in Las Vegas

    – A look at Dana White’s interview with TSN’s Michael Landsberg and the comments he made about Jon Jones

    – What he’s excited about with the upcoming UFC triple-threat of shows

    – 120 good seconds on CM Punk…and more!

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  • UFC 194 McGregor vs. Aldo conference call audio

    UFC 194 is shaping up to be a pretty bad-ass event and the build toward the biggest week in UFC history has officially begun.

    On Wednesday, the four combatants on the show were on a media call to help promote the fight and while there weren’t any major fireworks, there were a couple great quotes. 

    Enjoy an hour with featherweight champion Jose Aldo, interim featherweight champion Conor McGregor, middleweight champion Chris Weidman and #1 contender Luke Rockhold talk about their fights, their challengers, their feelings, inside jokes, training, and more. 

    Of note, McGregor is claiming he will beat Aldo for the 145-pound title and then will move onto face the winner of the December lightweight title bout with champion Rafael dos Anjos vs. Donald Cerrone to become a two-division champion. There was also a little bit of tension between Weidman and Rockhold, a criminally underappreciated bout between two studs in their prime.

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  • Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: Sam Caplan on MMA business in a post-Holm vs. Rousey world

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    We are living in a post-Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm world, and while the fight itself has been analyzed to death, there’s plenty to discuss with the business aspects of what happens next. That’s why Josh brought in former Bellator VP of Talent Relations and co-host of The MMA Insiders podcastSam Caplan to help talk about that and tons more! If you’re into MMA business talk, this podcast is for you!

    Here’s some other topics Josh and Sam talked about:

    – What Sam has been up to, including some other non-MMA endeavors

    – His thoughts on where we’re at with Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm several days after the fight

    – When he would make a Rousey-Holm rematch and it’s an answer you might not expect

    – What he would do with Holly Holm from a media perspective

    – The decision making that goes into making a big rematch

    – His current thoughts on the Bellator product, and what they need to do to succeed

    – His thoughts on OneFC and Ben Askren’s next move when his contract is up

    – His thoughts on the Reebok deal, Cain Velasquez signing with CAA, and tons more!

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    Show Notes:

    – Here’s the Vice Motherboard story Josh was interviewed for.

    – Here’s Josh’s column on the potential of the great Rousey comeback story.

  • Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: UFC fighter Michael Chiesa analyzes UFC 193, upcoming Jim Miller fight

    In this free-for-all edition of Josh Nason‘s Punch-Out, Josh brought in UFC lightweight contender Michael Chiesa to put on his analyst hat and talk about this weekend’s UFC 193: Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm spectacular.

    This is a free edition of #JNPO, so please share with any MMA fans you know!

    In their 45-minute chat, the guys also talked about:

    – Michael’s purchase of his first home, and what it signifies for him

    – Why he hasn’t been as active as other UFC lightweights

    – His frustrations about his 2014 doctor’s stoppage loss to Joe Lauzon

    – His December 10th fight against Jim Miller and who he’s brought into camp to help him train

    – What questions MMA media can ask fighters to be better informed

    – His thoughts on last Saturday’s UFC Fight Night Brazil including his fellow lightweight victors

    – A look at UFC 193 and what Holly Holm has to do in order to beat Ronda Rousey

    – The one main card fight he’s really looking forward to.

    – Josh’s ‘Opening Round’ on Ken Shamrock vs. Royce Gracie III…and plenty more!

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  • Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: MMA Fighting’s Shaheen Al-Shatti previews UFC & Bellator’s weekend events

    Rejoice, MMA fans! With Vitor Belfort, Dan Henderson, Will Brooks, and more burning up our TV screens this weekend, #JNPO 19 needed a full hour plus to contain all of that and some of the news of the week. Helping host Josh Nason navigate the fightin’ seas this week is MMA Fighting rising star Shaheen Al-Shatti!

    Here’s a look at what Josh and Shaheen delved into:

    – How Shaheen found his way to MMA Fighting and his abrupt first interaction with Luke Thomas

    – How the Real Pro Wrestling feature came together

    – Whether the guys want to see Georges St. Pierre come back and if so, who against

    – A look at Bellator’s Friday night main card

    – Why Josh likes Will Brooks despite him hating on pro wrestling

    – Josh lamenting about the amount of Bellator shows and the “B” show Bjorn Rebney feel

    – A look at UFC’s Saturday night card in Brazil

    – Shaheen’s dark horse pick for the fight he’s most excited for

    – Some Clay Guida conversation and a look back at the infamous Revel fight against Gray Maynard

    – What Josh and Shaheen want Vitor Belfort to just go away

    – Josh’s Opening Round chiding the Internet masses…and more!

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  • Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: TheHistoryofWWE.com founder & author Graham Cawthon

    Episode 18 of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out has arrived for a non-MMA weekend which is why Josh brought in TheHistoryofWWE.com founder and six-time, six-time, six-time wrestling book author Graham Cawthon.

    Josh and Graham went Broadway and hit on a variety of topics:

    – What lit his wrestling fire

    – Why he started a site dedicated to arena results

    – What interesting wrestling figures he’s met along the way

    – The influence of wrestling magazines

    – The process of writing his first wrestling book and how it’s changed through his sixth

    – How Battleground Baltimore came together

    – What his next book might be about

    – His take on the WWE Network

    – Plus Josh’s Opening Round on why Bellator MMA needs to cut back on their schedule…and more!

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  • Josh Nason’s Punch-Out ep. 17: MMA Weekly’s Erik Fontanez

    Episode 17 of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out has arrived just in time for a MMA double-shot weekend which is why Josh brought in MMA Weekly associate editor Erik Fontanez to help preview the action and find a bright spot amid a devastated UFC Fight Night Card, evidenced by Ben Rothwell’s awesome PhotoShop work.

    Josh and Erik rapped for over an hour, giving hot take after hot take on the following:

    – What he did for Back To The Future Day (yes, this matters)

    – His start in MMA writing and the scene in SoCal

    – What happened when he approached Joe Rogan out of the blue for an interview

    – His toughest interviews

    – The fan reaction to both Joe Duffy and Dustin Poirier this week

    – What he’s looking forward to watching at UFC Dublin

    – A look at Bellator Friday night and all that is Michael “Venom” Page

    – A game of Optimistic or Pessimistic featuring Georges St. Pierre, CM Punk, and more

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  • Josh Nason’s Punch-Out episode 16: The History Of Pro Wrestling Tees

    Continuing our two-week look at the combat sports wear industry, we go to the squared circle in the 16th episode of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out for a look at the history of Pro Wrestling Tees, one of the fastest growing success stories in pro wrestling t-shirts over the past few years. 

    Longtime employee Jeremy Meyer joined Josh Nason for a 40-minute interview for Wrestling Observer subscribers that touched on the following topics:

    – How the company came to be

    – How the influence of CM Punk and Colt Cabana has helped the growth

    – How they attract pro wrestlers to do their own shirts

    – How the design process works

    – What WWE could do to help their t-shirt game

    – Who Jeremy would love to design a t-shirt for

    – A look at Armbar Apparel and what they hope to accomplish with it

    – What brought Jeremy back into wrestling

    – Who is coming up next for new shirts

    – And more!

    It’s a special post-wedding anniversary edition of JNPO. Enjoy!

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