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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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  • Josh Nason’s Punch-Out episode 11: Bellator MMA’s Jimmy Smith

    With Bellator 141 on our doorstep, Bellator MMA color commentator and all-around good guy Jimmy Smith was our guest on the 11th episode of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out!

    On the docket, Josh and Jimmy talked for an hour on nearly 141 topics. (Not really, but it was a lot). Here’s a preview:

    – The experience of co-hosting Fight Quest and his favorite discipline he trained in

    – How often he gets asked about competing against Joe Rogan in a cage or on the mats

    – His time competing in MMA and whether he misses it

    – Whether Bellator has ever asked him about competing

    – Getting asked to commentate for Premier Boxing Championships and how it came together.

    – The one nuance that the average fan can watch for when watching both boxing and MMA

    – Working with new Bellator play-by-play man Sean Grande and the advice he gave him 

    – The most interesting storyline going into Bellator 141

    – Thoughts on Melvin Guillard, Justin Wren, and Marloes Coenen

    – His opinions on drug testing, uniforms, IVs, and Ronda Rousey vs. Floyd Mayweather

    You also get Josh’s Opening Round focused on the latest grenades thrown toward MMA media, and Josh’s TV pick of the week. Your hour of power awaits!

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  • Josh Nason’s Punch-Out episode 9: UFC light heavyweight “Filthy” Tom Lawlor

    Even though Jon Stewart has left The Daily Show and the U.S. Republican candidates are very Trumpy, Wrestling Observer writer and editor Josh Nason is here to cheer you up with the ninth episode of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out.

    This week, UFC light heavyweight Tom Lawlor joins Josh in a special crossover event. On the menu of topics for their hour-long conversation:

    – Josh takes his lashing for picking against Tom at UFC Fox Chicago

    – Tom talks about picking fighters that are coming off long layoffs

    – Tom describes his ‘business-like’ approach to his Chicago return and his attitude on the win after the fact 

    – Tom spills the beans on his new UFC contract and why Bellator really wasn’t an option

    – Whether there’s anything more to be said about Ronda Rousey after the last week

    – His thoughts on the passing of Roddy Piper

    – Seeing Khabib Nurmagomedov at IHOP the day after the Diaz brothers brawl at WSOF and what happened

    – A look at the main event of UFC Nashville between Glover Teixeira and Ovince St. Preux

    – And more! 

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  • Josh Nason’s Punch-Out episode 7: Bloody Elbow’s Stephanie “Crooklyn” Haynes

    It’s a late Friday night on the East Coast which means it’s time for a late night version of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out! On the seventh episode, longtime MMA podcaster and media star Stephanie “Crooklyn” Haynes drops by for an hour-plus conversation. A few of the topics her and Josh talked about include:

    – Her thoughts on Mike Swick’s retirement
    – Her love of pro wrestling in the 80s and what she likes today
    – Her transition to writing for Bloody Elbow
    – How podcasting has changed over the last 10 years she’s been doing it
    – What exactly Kountermove is and why you should check it out
    – Where she thinks Fedor will sign
    – How long she thinks Ronda Rousey will be in the UFC and if there are any challengers on the horizon
    – A look at the weekend Bellator and UFC shows
    – And more! 

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  • JNPO: John Pollock of Live Audio Wrestling & The Fight Network

    International Fight Week is raging in Las Vegas as is the annual Wrestling Observer Convention, so Josh Nason went out and recruited a big international name for the sixth edition of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: John Pollock of The Fight Network and Live Audio Wrestling!

    On this episode, Josh and John hit on a ton of subjects:

    – This weekend’s UFC 189 and UFC TUF Finale events

    – The importance of the result of Conor McGregor vs. Chad Mendes

    – The underselling of welterweight champion Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald and the emergence of Rory Mac as a contender

    – Life at The Fight Network and how John juggles his schedule

    – John’s favorite weekly wrestling show and why

    – An interesting note about The Fight Network and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter

    – A few laughs (yes, actual chuckles)

    – Josh’s Opening Round…and more!

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  • Josh Nason’s Punch-Out episode 5: MMA Junkie’s Brent Brookhouse

    The fifth episode of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out has launched just in time for another double-shot weekend of UFC & Bellator! On this hour-plus edition, MMA Junkie assistant editor and former Bloody Elbow managing editor Brent Brookhouse is Josh’s guest.

    The two talked about a wide variety of topics like:

    – Whether he thinks it’s ridiculous to think Kimbo vs. Shamrock was a worked fight.

    – The unheralded awesomeness of UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedzrejczyk and whether the UFC can make her a mainstream star

    – How he became arguably the best investigative MMA journalist in the game today

    – The decision to move to MMA Junkie from Bloody Elbow

    – The state of boxing in the mainstream

    – This Saturday’s UFC and Bellator events, including the very interesting Lyoto Machida vs. Yoel Romero tilt

    – His past in pro wrestling and a night he’ll never forget

    – Josh’s Opening Round commentary on Jedzrejczyk’s future…and tons more!

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  • JNPO: MMA Fighting’s Chuck Mindenhall previews Kimbo vs. Shamrock, UFC Berlin

    With Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock finally set to happen Friday night, it’s time for the fourth episode of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out! On this week’s show, MMA Fighting’s Chuck Mindenhall joins Josh to talk about:

    – The major, huge, Earth-shattering Bellator main event of Ken Shamrock vs. Kimbo Slice and what it means

    – Why it’s do or die for former Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler

    – The unheralded Bellator featherweight champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire

    – The weak UFC Fight Night Berlin card and if there’s anything interesting other than UFC strawweight champion “Double J” Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Jessica Penne

    – How his features on Jason Thacker and the Miletich Fighting Systems team came together

    – Josh’s Opening Round commentary on UFC 188’s hostile oxygen environment, and more!

    Subscribers can stream/download episode 4 below or subscribe to the show’s RSS feed for instant access to this and past shows. Not a subscriber? Shame, shame. shame.

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    Show Notes:

    – Here is Chuck’s Twitter handle and Josh’s.

    – Here’s Chuck’s awesome feature on Jason Thacker (“In Search Of Strange Brew”) and “The Eagles of Bettendorf”.

    – Here’s the Bellator: Kimbo vs. Ken preview show featuring our Dave Meltzer.