Combat Chronicles

Yo yo yo! I haven’t podcasted this week simply because I did my first ever stand-up set and tried really hard to not fuck it up. That meant memorising my set word-for-word, front to back and back to front so I took a couple of days to do that. Then I did my tight five (I didn’t bomb!) and after a ni

This episode is an edited down (but still in-depth!) episode all about Japanese female kickboxing viral sensation Mona Kimura! You can find all of Mona Kimura's pro bouts here and here and I highly recommend watching her if you haven't already. My brilliant and highly knowledgeable co-hosts are Dogm

I'm joined by Dogman (of the infrequently released but always brilliant A Podcast About Kickboxing) and Path (The Kyokushin Analyst) to talk all things Mona Kimura! This viral K-1 star has found an incredible amount of success on social media despite having only had five pro bouts! You should watch

Recording this today with two quality guests, real experts (one of which is a returning guest and one a great friend I’ve been trying to get on the pod for years) and yes indeed, we are talking all things MONA KIMURA! This viral kickboxing star has crossed over in a way we haven’t seen in Japanese k

Takuma beats Tenshin again! And Raul Rosas Jr is all heart as he scores a scary win over Barcelos despite still clearly being very green. I try and get to the bottom of that strange finish, as well as some musings on other stuff!

As the title shows, LOTS to talk about on this latest episode! And there's another one right around the corner, so let's hope Inoue-Tenshin II lives up to expectations.

Yo, yo yo, obviously I'm going to be talkng UFC 331 and Fury-AJ (now that it has finally been confirmed) but I'm also going to be dropping a pod all about Takuma Inoue vs. Tenshin Nasukawa II this Sunday, as it's a vital bout in boxing's bantamweight division featuring two fighters that are often fe

As the title says: plenty to talk about on this episode!

So I guess I was a little bit over zealous in my analysis of Moses Itauma vs. Filip Hrgovic, but I'm here to make the case that in fact I'm always right even when I'm wrong! Also, why I'm excited about Salahdine Parnasse and the next couple of weeks of fights. An excellent thread from Pipa I mention

...or was he? I make the case as to why Islam Makhachev literally could not have won four out of five rounds against Ian Garry, and try to make the case as to why technically he couldn't have even won three. Let me know your thoughts below, and also let me know if you agree with Remy Mac or myself a

I'm joined as always by the esteemed Remy Mac of Combat Co-Op as we get into the elites of the 21st Century. MAB is one of the greatest Mexican fighters of all time, and if you're wondering how he has managed to place above such boxing immortals as Vasyl Lomachenko, 'Canelo' Alvarez or Naoya Inoue n

My co-host today is the legendary Miguel Class and if you dig my stuff then you will surely love his work! Together, we took a look at the biggest bout of the 21st Century, and undoubtedly the biggest non-heavyweight title bout of all time, 2015's welterweight title clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr

Neither Tyson Fury nor Anthony Joshua impressed this past weekend, and their much-awaited clash appears less interesting than ever. Tim Tszyu made the necessary adjustment against Errol Spence to convince the latter a comeback was a bad idea. And then I open up the mailbag to talk about YOUR choices

I guess this is a little bit of a condensed ‘getting to know…’ episode, but for all paid up members of the Combat Chronicles cult I am giving you an opportunity to contribute to an upcoming episode coming very soon! I’ve been thinking of pound-for-pound and divisional boxing greats for decades at th

On this episode I try to make the case that this this was not an anti-climax but the inevitable demise of Conor McGregor. I also make a bold claim--that I completely believe--that you might find to be complete and utter horseshit. Let me know below which camp you fall into!

Remy Mac of Combat Co-Op and I are back and boy, oh, boy have we got three INCREDIBLE fighters to discuss as we jump into THE TOP 10! That's right we are now in the home stretch and it's legenda only once we pass through this door. And quite frankly all three of the boxers we're discussing today are

I'm joined by two of the best guys in the business for this long, sprawling MMA retrospective, as Feno of The Fight Site and Ryan Wagner of Mixing Martial Arts offer their takes and breakdowns on these immensely powerful fighters and we come to a consensus on who the top 10 punchers in MMA history r

First, a look at Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez's good, bad and ugly against Antonio Vargas as the undefeated boy wonder wins a title in a third weight class, but mainly with how it pertains to the mooted super fight with fellow pound-for-pounder Naoya Inoue. The bulk of the episode then is dedicated to UFC

There should be an episode today but UFC Freedom 250 is inexplicably being held on a Sunday to honour some bloke’s birthday, so tomorrow I’ll be dropping an episode on everything that transpired there and Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez’s successful maiden voyage at bantamweight. Later this week you’ll be get

Nearly 400 members on Patreon, which is great to see! For those that are following the page but not yet subscribers, what content would you like to see that would convince you to become a fully paid-up member of the cult? And for all those already supporting the pod, what are your favourite types of

In what is likely to go down as one of the most controversial and talked-about boxing bouts of the 2020s, all-time great Oleksandr Usyk turned in a career-worst performance on a night where Rico Verhoeven turned in a showing that exceeded all expectations! People are frothing at the mouth over this

Today Remy Mac and I discuss the entirety of the 168lb and 175lb divisions history from the late '90s up to the present day as we try and place fighters as brilliant as Joe Calzaghe, Andre Ward, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.

We had instant classics with both the big boys and the little lads as Dubois and Wardley gave us one of the greatest heavyweight fights of all time and Josh Van and Tatsuro Taira pushed each other all the way in showing off all facets of mixed martial arts! Also Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland h

And is David Benavidez truly one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in boxing right now? All that and more! Thanks to you all for your support, I hope the five hours of content over the last three days makes your subscription fee worth it! Much more coming in the next week too!

In a conversation that spans the past, present and future of Japanese kickboxing, of the possible demise of ONE Championship, of the philosophy of J-Kick's most passionate defender and, um, Jason Statham's oeuvre, I am re-joined by Dogman, previous guest and one of my favourite people in the space.

For a fight this big I had to canvas some big name opinion givers! Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani is undoubtedly the biggest fight of the year to date in all of combat sports, and I had no shortage of smart fellas wanting to come on and discuss it with me! From Jab Life we have Alexander Herbinet, o

My esteemed guess Chris of Your Favourite Bad Movie Podcast selects JCVD's 'The Quest' for this latest instalment of Fight Films. And what a choice it is, allowing us to talk about the history of MMA, boxing, and of action and martial arts cinema itself. Such a great pick and I hope you all enjoy li

Why not keep a bit of a mystery for this episode, eh? Because I genuinely think this choice may be a little controversial and I want to imagine that you lovely patrons will find your jaws unwillingly DROPPING when we reveal this fighters name. Okay, maybe it's not that surprising! But hopefully by t

Such a fun episode, as Remy Mac and I discuss the light-welterweight, welterweight, light-middleweight and lineal middleweight champpion Miguel Angel Cotto. Fights we recommended: Vs. Ricardo Torres Vs. Shane Mosley

And Evloev-Murphy thoughts too!

In my humble opinion this is the best instalment of the series to date, as Remy Mac and I discuss two fighters that should at least be recognisable by name to all listeners of this show. Whether you're hearing more about them for the first time or card-holding members of their fan clubs, I think you

Do not let the haters convince you that Charles Oliveira was in any way cowardly in his rematch with Max Holloway, or that it in any way did not live up to the, ahem, illustrious reputation the BMF title has forged since its inception: it was a compelling and engrossing matchup within an arguably ca

The latest pod covers: anything of interest from the last two UFC cards including Strickland bossing Fluffy and Lone'er Kavanagh's impressive showing against Brandon Moreno; all my thoughts on Zuffa Boxing signing Conor Benn (spoiler: I'm not impressed); My dismay at the announcement of Usyk vs. Ric

That acronym is just the opposite of easy on the eye ain't it! Well never fear as today's double-instalment of the top 25 boxer of the 21st Century features two guys who were usually brilliant to watch. You'll see why we grouped these two together as although they couldn't be further apart in terms

A bit run-down with an infection today, so gimme a couple of days for a Strickland-Fluffy pod (interesting fight imo where we learned a LOT) and the handful of interesting supporting bouts from that card. I also want to go scorched earth on Zuffa Boxing, so that should be fun! Also we’re recording t

Will that acronym stand? Who knows, but given we have TWO (yes, TWO!) fighters to cover today, I had to cut it down somehow. So if you get this in your inbox and go what the hell is this spam nonsense never fear, it's another boxing history episode! I have covered these guys before, in my top 10 fig

Only a handful of fights to get excited about but boy was I enthralled by them! For what reason you may ask? Well the perfect combination of genius and idiocy, as Alexander Volkanovski proved his greatness once again, and all the action fighters showed their true colours, revealing their true ceilin

I may be joined by Taylor Higgins to discuss all things Andy Cruz today, but don't be fooled by his first pro loss this past weekend: the Cuban amateur standout (Olympic gold medallist and three-time, yes, THREE-TIME World Amateur Champion) is as worthy of deep discussion in defeat as he would have

We finally found out Paddy Pimblett's level, which is able to beat lots of old washed guys but not all of them and we had at least a couple of meaningful other fights in lieu of the intriguing WMMA championship bout we were promised!

My good pal Remy Mac has joined me again as we lay down our criteria and philosophy for the gargantuan task of ranking the very greatest boxers of the new millennium! We also look at some shite rankings from ESPN, our honourable mentions for our own list, and look ahead to the format of the series (

Further dissection of the best fighter in MMA was needed and I had to enlist two previous guests and two very like-minded people! The one and only Hax and the legend that is Dan Albert kindly joined me for a conversation all about Yan. Topics covered include (but not limited to) Yan's three-fight sk

Overall I found 2025 a wonderful year for combat sports! Perhaps because of that, I've had some of the most difficult jobs picking a winner in these categories to date! So now more than ever I need you guys to tell me who YOU think deserved to win fighter, fight, round, performance, and finish of th

Both Junto Nakatani vs. Sebastian Hernandez and Naoya Inoue vs. David Picasso were interesting for different reasons. But do they inform us of how the big fight between the undefeated Japanese fighters will go when they face off in the Tokyo Dome in 2026? Full fight between Nakatani and Hernandez is

Catching up on the last weeks worth of notable bouts as well as a deep dive into my thoughts before, during and after the AJ-Jake Paul debacle.

Will the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, THE MAN at heavyweight really have fisticuffs planned with a shot fighter with one win out of his last three fights in his immediate future?! If you believe what Usyk, Wilder and the WBC are saying then yes, Usyk vs. Deontay Wilder is pretty much a

The latest (last?) UFC pay-per-view event remind us that we need to take a whole fighters record into consideration before making any sweeping statements about them. Petr Yan put forth a masterful performance against a dominant champion, recontextualising the entirety of his career and may set him u

*Not including the Floyd Mayweather fight of course, which was officially an exhibition bout and let's be honest, a boxer who can make bantamweight versus a boxer who was at one point arguably the best light-middleweight in the world (who had a win over the future lineal champions of both middleweig

A great boxing card and an enjoyable UFC card with some meaningful fights (and fighters!) give us plenty to talk about today! I forgot to talk about Jack Hermansson but I think he needs to hang it up after two brutal knockouts and obviously not being revitalised with what was likely a big cut down t

Firm favourites of the hardcore boxing crowd, the Thai twins known as Khaosai and Kaokor Galaxy have different perceptions all the same. The former is seen in some circles as an all-time great, nicknamed the 'Thai Tyson' and a mainstay of lists of greatest fighters, punchers and super-flyweights. Th

Back with a bang as two of the world's biggest combat sports promotions put on excellent, meaningful cards. We also have time to touch on Benn-Eubank Jr II, where a weight drained corpse was made to take a beating in front of 80,000 people due to a dispute his father had 30 years ago, and I found ti