Category: Tough Talk

Tough Talk returns with a Strikeforce recap show and exclusive post-fight interviews with Kevin Randleman and Phil Baroni. Find out why The Monster isn’t disappointed at all with how his fight went and what he’s looking to do going forward. Then, The New York Badass offers no excuses and talks about what he needs to change up going forward. 45 minutes of Sunday MMA action.

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Tough Talk returns with the one and only Dave Meltzer joining the show
to break down the upcoming Strikeforce and WEC events. We discuss why
Brett Rogers could spell disaster for Andrei Arlovski’s career, what
the real Strikeforce main event is, what disadvantages Scott Smith is
going into the fight with, what Jake Shields will have to do to win
his fight against Robbie Lawler, training at the HIT Squad and where
that particular team’s problems lie, what happens if Urijah Faber
loses again to Mike Brown, who might be next for the winner and why
Dave will be more tense when watching the WEC show than the
Strikeforce show. Then, the talk turns to WWE and its problems of
making new talent, UFC 99, the Cro Cop situation and the latest
developments in Germany. 123 minutes of MMA and pro wrestling.

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Tough Talk returns today with an edition previewing UFC 98 and with
interviews with gentlemen who will be fighting at UFC 99 in Germany.
First, Dan Hardy joins the show to talk about Marcus Davis, gay
pictures, fake Irishmen, why he takes exception so much, moving to LA,
the USO tour in Germany and a lot more. Then, Ben Saunders talks about
what it was like in the house, Matt Hughes and Matt Serra, why he
didn’t particularly like Hughes, what he thinks about Warmachine, the
fight where he turned Brandon Wolff’s forehead into hamburger, who
will win the GSP-Thiago Alves fight, whether or not ATT guys will
fight each other, Lesnar-Mir and much more. 70 minutes of MMA.

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Tough Talk is joined this week by welterweight sensation Anthony “Rumble” Johnson who will be fighting Matt Brown at the TUF9 Finale. He talks about Anderson Silva and his last few performances, what Bruce Buffer thinks about the Rumble nickname, cutting 40 pounds, his dislike of anything Diego Sanchez, trying out for TUF6, what his balls mean to him, wanting to kick guys in the face, Steve Mazzagatti, Kenny Florian, Wanderlei Silva’s chin, Michael Vick and who would win a UFC 1 style tournament between Steven Seagal, Wesley Snipes, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Vin Diesel. Then, Mike Sawyer and Oliver Copp discuss the Chuck Liddell situation, give an in-depth glimpse of UFC Undisputed 2009, talk about UFC’s latest firings, the Vegas convention, Phil Baroni, the Hall of Fame and much more. 79 minutes of MMA.

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Tough Talk returns with a special Sunday edition to talk about Hatton
vs Pacquiao, the Coutures’ divorce, Mike Sawyer going legit (at least
for a while), Scott Smith taking on Nick Diaz, what Mike and Oliver
Copp think about Forrest Griffin vs Anderson Silva, Joe Stevenson’s
move to Greg Jackson’s camp, Matt Hughes wanting rematches with GSP
and Alves and a lot more. 58 minutes of shootin’ the shit.May

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Tough Talk returns today with a look at the career of “The Iceman” Chuck Liddell, and you’ll learn a few things about him that you probably didn’t know yet. Then, Mike Sawyer and Oliver Copp review the rest of UFC 97, including the atrocious main event for the middleweight title and what it means for the division as a whole and Anderson Silva in particular. 55 minutes of MMA.

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Tough Talk returns with Ali Sonoma and Martin Stapleton. First, Mike Sawyer and Oliver Copp talk about being in Houston live for WrestleMania, seeing Ricky Steamboat perform live, Kid Rock, Santina, Michaels-Undertaker and the balls Bill Watts had. Then, they move on to review last weekend’s Strikeforce show with Mike making a case for Shamrock and how he shouldn’t have been in the cage that night. Ali Sonoma then joins Tough Talk to talk about Hollywood and why she didn’t like it there, living in San Diego, dating Diego San, what she thinks of Arianny, Dana, Joe Rogan and why Chuck’s a gatekeeper and her opinion on Mike Goldberg. Then it’s a preview of UFC 97 including picks, and finally TUF9’s Michael Stapleton comes on to talk about his stint on TUF, Michael Bisping and the role he played in making UFC big in the UK, being in the Marines, why he thinks it’s good that everybody underestimates the Euros, cutting weight, the Browning brothers and prank calling Andre Winner with a true winning proposition. 97 minutes of MMA fun.

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Tough Talk returns with its 50th episode today and is joined by none
other than Michael “The Count” Bisping who recounts his experiences on
the set and talks about having a little bit too much to drink, why he
wanted to coach so much, the advantages of having been in the house,
what he sees himself doing when he retires, the talent level of the
English and the European fighters, whether he would consider losing to
Dan Henderson on purpose so he didn’t have to face Anderson Silva,
what would need to be done to beat the champ, being the person coming
closest to beating Rashad and whether he wants a rematch, how he got
together with Rampage and Kongo, gives Mike the cold shoulder when
asked about a theme music for the Wolfslair (with the options being a
band he loves and a band he absolutely hates), talks about getting
cheered and booed and what he makes of it, how close he came to
tapping to Elvis, Chris Leben’s substance issues, MATT HAMILL~! and
what happened when he last talked to Noah Inhofer (aka the guy who
quit TUF to be with a girl). Then, Mike Sawyer and Oliver Copp give
their opinions on the upcoming Ultimate Fight Night. 50th episode – 50
minutes.

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Tough Talk returns with a 35-minute interview of “The Irish
Handgrenade” Marcus Davis. He talks extensively about the no-showing
Dan Hardy, why he is doing MMA, when he is looking to retire, how he
sees his chances of fighting for the title, what he has to say to the
people who call him a Plastic Paddy and what he thinks of Tim Sylvia.
43 minutes of mid-week MMA.

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Tough Talk returns with a special weekend edition with former WEC
Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit who talks about his upcoming fight
with Martin Kampmann, coming up from WEC, whether Zuffa knew what they
were doing with WEC, why he’d like to fight Koscheck and Fitch,
turning politicians into MMA fans, thoughts on Greg Jackson and Robbie
Lawler and what really freaks him out. Then Mike Sawyer and Oliver
Copp cover the last two weeks’ news, including but not limited to Karo
Parisyan, Ken Shamrock, Tito and Jenna, Bobby Lashley and the less
talented Guida, Arianny singing the national anthem, Rashad-Machida
and much more. 70 minutes of MMA talk.

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