Category: Tough Talk

Tough Talk returns with a very special interview with UFC’s President
of European Operations Marshall Zelaznik. He gives a first-ever
glimpse into the financials behind the European expansion, Lorenzo
Fertitta’s exact role in developing the brand, how ticket sales are
doing for Birmingham, TUF9 US vs UK, why Michael Bisping hasn’t yet
been announced as a TUF coach, coming to Scotland and Ireland,
expanding into the European continent and Randy Couture’s role in the
expansion, self-regulation, drug testing and what would – and in fact:
did – happen in case of a failure, WEC coming to the UK and much more.
Mike Sawyer and Oliver Copp then review last week’s Ultimate Fight
Night, including Clay Guida’s fighting style, and go into detail on
the first episode of TUF8. 76 minutes of MMA – no excuses.

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Tough Talk returns with an exclusive interview with former UFC, K-1
and Pride superstar “Big Daddy” Gary Goodridge. He goes all the way
back to being farted on by his sisters, how that prepared him for
fighting, who told him he was tailor-made for the UFC, whether he
wants to go back and how he thinks he measures up compared to the
young fighters coming in. He reveals how he got his fight at the
Affliction PPV, who hits the hardest in all of MMA (and it isn’t
Fedor), who took the biggest beating ever (and it isn’t Takayama), who
the biggest jerk is, who he just hung out with over the weekend, what
he thinks of Kimbo and who he’s fighting next. Then, Mike Sawyer and
Oliver Copp talk about Affliction, Mir-Nogueira and what really
happened with Karo Parisyan’s fight. 70 minutes total.

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Tough Talk returns with a show dedicated to the memory of Evan Tanner.

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Tough Talk returns this week with a preview of UFC 88 in Atlanta. Plus, Mike Sawyer and Oliver Copp talk about Randy Couture’s return to the UFC, what the last year did to his reputation, Brock’s promo on Fedor Emelianenko, what they think will happen in the fight and what the perfect outcome would be. They go into what the future will hold for Affliction and EliteXC, why hardcore fans make bad bookers and what they think of Elite’s decision to push back Gina Carano vs Cyborg to 2009. Tough Talk is then joined by European welterweight sensation Dan Hardy who will be debuting at UFC 89 in Birmingham against Akihiro Gono and comes with both a major pedigree and a clear goal in mind: to reach the very top of the welterweight division. 72 minutes and no strippers attached – guaranteed.

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Tough Talk returns today with a special Vegas edition. First Mike
Sawyer and Oliver Copp welcome Abby, a fine dancer and entertainer, to
the show, and what she has to say, we couldn’t possibly put in
writing. From Brock Lesnar’s tattoo to Tito Ortiz to what she would do
to Jenna to GSP’s shorts to Mike being a pussy, nothing remains
unsaid. Then One Kick Nick, the trainer of many MMA superstars
including Chuck Liddell, joins the show to talk about how Chuck used
to not be a partier, his fight with the Godfather, Phil Baroni’s
mental status and much more. Oh, and there’s also MMA coverage. 75
minutes of whackiness.

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Tough Talk returns today with coverage of UFC 87 in Minneapolis. The
PPV matches are run down in detail with back stories on some things
that happened such as Brock Lesnar’s gestures towards the end of his
fight, the significance of his win, why he couldn’t finish Heath
Herring, why Cheick Kongo is probably shaking in his boots right now,
what GSP not being able to finish Jon Fitch means for his prospective
match with BJ Penn, Kenny Florian’s possible next opponent and more.
Clocks in at 49 minutes of prime UFC action. Check it out.

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The champ is here~! Tough Talk welcomes new WEC Light Heavyweight
Champion Steve Cantwell to the show to talk about his title win, what
he thinks of One Kick Nick and getting tail in Vegas. Oliver Copp and
Mike Sawyer review WEC 35 and preview Brock Lesnar’s biggest
challenge, Jon Fitch’s chances against GSP and why they completely
disagree on how Florian-Huerta is going to turn out. Plus, CBS
Sportsline’s Todd Martin joins the show to separate fact from fiction
in the Quinton “Rampage” Jackson case and share his live experience at
the Affliction show. 84 hilarious minutes of MMA mayhem~!

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Tough Talk returns this week with a Hawaii-bound “New York Badass”
Phil Baroni who talks about the headbutt incident, how Cage Rage
treated him, what he thinks of London, where he’s at mentally and why
he thinks Jon Fitch will take the title from GSP. He weighs in with
his opinions on the shows of the past weeks and speaks about his
upcoming fight on Saturday. Mike Sawyer and Oliver Copp return with an
in-depth discussion of the latest drug test failures, Brock Lesnar
going Hog Wild, upcoming big fights and a little story from the last
F4W Vegas Convention. 80+ fun minutes of MMA.

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Tough Talk returns this week with special guest “Relentless” Paul
Taylor, one of the most exciting – and also funniest – young fighters
in MMA. He weighs in with his opinions on GSP, what the
self-destruction of Cage Rage means to the English scene, judging and
how it’s going to change, whether or not he’d consider going to one of
the major US camps, Dan Hardy’s UFC debut and where he sees himself
going at welterweight. Plus, Mike Sawyer and Oliver Copp talk about
UFC and Affliction going head-to-head with Mike cutting a classic
promo on Brandon Vera. 66 minutes of MMA action.

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Tough Talk returns today with special guest Mike Swick, fresh off a
victory over Marcus Davis and elbow surgery. He talks about where Jon
Fitch has the edge over GSP. Other topics include Josh Koscheck, AKA and
Mike’s thoughts about the upcoming Affliction and UFC shows. Mike Sawyer
and Oliver Copp discuss Rampage’s rampage and why he probably won’t be
getting jail time. They address Brandon Vera’s current position, Hermes
Franca being an underdog and whether or not the Emperor’s reign ends on
Saturday. Plus, the shocking truth about Sanchez vs Alves. 70 great
minutes of MMA mayhem.

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