Chin Check - 353 (UFC Fight Night 287 Preview)
This weekend, the Accor Arena in Paris is hosting its fifth UFC @ufc event. The first two were anchored by Ciryl Gane, then it was Benoît Saint Denis. Last year, Nassourdine Imavov had the honour, and this time the nation gets behind the highly decorated Salahdine Parnasse, who is also making his promotional debut, with Dan Hooker trying to spoil the homecoming!!!
The rest of the card is brimming with French talent, such as Nice's Axel Sola going against Lyon's Fares Ziam in the 'Co-main'. Morgan Charrière makes his third trip to the Annual event, spearheading the 'Prelims'. Before him, there is Oumar Sy, plus Michael Aljarouj, and Matthieu Duclos both are making their Octagon debuts. Nora Cornolle makes her third trip to the Arena. And opening the whole event is Delphine Benouaich, who had an extremely good showing on 'The Ultimate Fighter', just missing out on the final!
Because of all this, we have plenty to discuss on @ChinCheckPod (ep 353) The implications to the rankings and potential title shots, etc. So buckle in as we peel back 'UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs Parnasse' as well as recapping 'Week 4' of 'Dana White's Contender Series'!!!!
Watch Prelims breakdown: HERE. https://youtu.be/_tRchJClWsE
Watch Main Card breakdown: HERE. https://youtu.be/Jf6VdS9sZI4
Watch Co-Main - Ziam vs Sola breakdown: HERE. https://youtu.be/ZPION_iCx9o
Watch Headliner - Hooker vs Parnasse breakdown: HERE. https://youtu.be/XGQUOOXo6u4
Watch DWCS: S10 - Ep 4 Recap: HERE. https://youtu.be/v3H4xCYd2I4
Chin Check - 351 (UFC Fight Night 286 Preview)
Time to collect more passport stamps as its wheels up to Shanghai, China this weekend. The octagon is taking root in the SPD Bank Oriental Sports Center for some much anticipated UFC action!
As with these things, China is repping a number of talented homegrown fighters. With decorated vets Meng Ding & Jingnan Xiong kicking the night off and looking to make a positive first, second impression! There are eight fighters making the walk for the first time, with Cam Nelson hoping to play spoiler as he helps open the show! After a blistering DWCS introduction, 'The IndoNinja' Bilal Hasan will be wanting to carry across that same intention as he opens the 'Main Card'. It's been a minute, but we get the The Tibetan Eagle (Sumudaerji) and The Mongolian Murderer (Àorìqíléng) looking to get back on track.
The 'Co-main' and 'Headline' fights feature Yán Xiǎonán & Sòng Yàdōng both rep Team Alpha Male and bring the action every time. Which will be needed as Denise Gomes & Umar Nurmagomedov will be standing across from them, completely invested in an altogether different outcome for the evening! With so many possibilities on the table, @ChinCheckPod (ep 351) is here to preview 'UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs Song' from top to bottom as well as recapping another fun week of Dana White's Contender Series (DWCS)!!!!
Watch Prelims breakdown: HERE. https://youtu.be/Rky19TK1AfI
Watch Main Card breakdown: HERE. https://youtu.be/FCspZYE5HJU
Watch Co-Main - Xiaonan vs Gomes breakdown: HERE. - https://youtu.be/AJEpeCcaxY0
Watch Headliner - Nurmagomedov vs Song breakdown: HERE. - https://youtu.be/c2XVyLyeqV4
Watch DWCS: S10 - Ep 3 Recap: HERE. https://youtu.be/xlFeAWge08c
Chin Check - 346 (UFC Vegas 120 Recap)
Well, people, we got a new look Meta Apex, and some great fights that really lit the place up!!! Questions got answered f'sure on Saturday night, in a BIG way! There were also some exceptional performances from rising talent!
Seven fights finished within the allotted timeframe, but even the ones that went the distance were crazy entertaining! The opening fight between Gigi Canuto & Carol Foro a really fun way to kick things off. Foro looked like a real problem, but Canuto also had a great second round and showed that she's gotta tons of scoop. And Alexia Thainara has showwoman / star written all over her!!! Miles Johns & Juliana Miller were able to get back on track, which was great to see. And it would seem Ty Miller has a wealth of ability!
Our 'Headline Fight' really cemented the fact that Quillan Salkilld is going to be a divisional nightmare. And who isn't wondering how soon he could become a title challenger is a liar!!! All of this and more we get to relive on @ChinCheckPod (ep 346)! So, are you ready for our 'recap' of 'UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs Salkilld'!?!
- Watch Pack A Lunch: https://youtu.be/rrTZ9E3Uq_4
- Watch Crash, Bang, Wallop: https://youtu.be/yVdmG1OtoY0
- Watch What A Rush: https://youtu.be/hp5h40oidAY
- Watch Now You Know - Co main - Ferreira vs Quarantillo breakdown: HERE: https://youtu.be/hOdRgkIcR8Q
- Watch Now You Know - Headlinger - Gamrot vs Salkilld breakdown: HERE: https://youtu.be/RvqnyppHUq4
Chin Check - 345 (UFC Fight Night 284 Preview)
How do you top a stellar night in Serbia, is the question? As UFC Belgrade ended up, not just being a phenomenal, but also a record breaking night. Well, you just put together a night full of fighters looking for their moment to shine, their chance for redemption or even their chance to say goodbye!
After 41 fights, 30 being under the UFC banner, Saturday night will be the final walk for 'The Damage' Darren Elkins. Who has given us some many exciting, edge of your seat moments. It won't be an easy evening though, as Yadier del Valle is coming off his first loss and wants to show that was just a glitch in the programming. After 4 (including 'DWCS') tremendous showings, 'Burguesinha' Alexia Thainara gets another tough test and opportunity to demonstrate she could be the future of the division. However, Amanda Lemos would love to show, she's not done yet! And starting the night, are two spark plugs that have shown they haven't come to mess around! Carol Foro was in one of the best female fights on the 'Contender Series' and Gigi Canuto is not just a BJJ world champion, but she's shown she's straight heart on this season of 'The Ultimate Fighter'. So it might be their debuts, BUT what a way to start things off!!!
Factor in our phenomenal 'Headline Fight' between Mateusz Gamrot vs Quillan Salkilld, there's a LOT to cover on this week's @ChinCheckPod (ep 345)! So, buckle up, as we take you through the entire 'UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs Salkilld' card and see what's what!!!!
Watch Prelims breakdown: HERE. https://youtu.be/lIG_fxVaSg4
Watch Main Card breakdown: HERE. https://youtu.be/6975oiPMOm8
Watch Co-Main - Ferreira vs Quarantillo breakdown: HERE. - https://youtu.be/NBoy2zB-yfQ
Watch Headliner - Gamrot vs Salkilld breakdown: HERE. - https://youtu.be/Ac5DqllxSlM
Chin Check - 319 (UFC Fight Night 274 Preview)
So the UFC is back home, back in Vegas, at the Meta Apex for another 'Fight Night'. We have a great card, anchored a former Bantamweight Champion and a surging young star! And before that, essentially the number one contender for the winner of the upcoming Women's Bantamweight belt, and a challenger on an impressive hot streak. Now, I think there's probably a lot on these fights, right?
If Norma Dumont wins, she's cemented her shot at the belt. BUT, if Joselyne Edwards wins, she could have next! There is obviously Mosar Evolve, BUT, maybe an impressive win gets Aljamain Sterling or Youssef Zalal a shot or a contender bout?!?
There are 13 fights on the card, with two debuts, so @ChinCheckPod (ep 319) jumped in to work out who's getting their hand raised! A lot of close match-ups, so lets see what happens on ‘UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs Zalal’!?!