Chin Check - 355 (Noche UFC 4 Preview)
We are BACK, and ready to jump into 'UFC Fight Night 288', aka 'UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Delgado'. This is the fourth celebration of 'Mexican Independence Day' by the UFC, and it's taking place at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. We have got 13 fights on deck, and even though there have been a few changes (like our main event) this is still a great card!
It was gonna get anchored by Yair Rodriguez vs Jean Silva, but due to Rodriguez getting injured, we now have Jose Delgado stepping in. We still get a fricking great fight, but now we have a new layer added to it......can a talent step up to stardom! That's not all, either, the rest of the card is jammed with stellar match-ups. Like our 'co-main', Brandon Moreno vs Joseph Morales, our 'featured bout', Tommy MacMillan vs Marwan Rahimi. The fight before that, Manon Fiorot vs Alexa Grasso, there's also Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Curtis Blaydes. Plus, the first fight of the 'main card', David Martinez vs Dan Ige in his bantamweight debut!!!
With plenty of other intriguing bouts on the 'prelims', this is another card you don't want to miss! So as we do, @ChinCheckPod (ep 355) has you covered, with our comprehensive look at all the fights happening Saturday night at 'Noche UFC 4''!!!!
Watch Prelims breakdown: HERE. https://youtu.be/NUXGNF2Boj4
Watch Main Card breakdown: HERE. https://youtu.be/95oHtHEo2Hg
Watch Co-Main - Moreno vs Morales breakdown: HERE. - https://youtu.be/-2MXIMwIWQA
Watch Headliner - Silva vs Delgado breakdown: HERE. - https://youtu.be/6bTIEMPPSHA
Watch DWCS: S10 - Ep 5 Recap: HERE. https://youtu.be/TVWo4lvpa2Q
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 - 349 (UFC Fight Night 285 Preview)
So the UFC is going to Sactown this Saturday, bringing 13 fights to the Golden 1 Center for a 'Fight Night', so we're gonna look at that. We also get to recap 'week two' of 'Dana White's Contender Series'. So there is so much to go over, man, so much!
There are four debuts going down, with Contender series alums having their time to shine. Interesting, intriguing, matchups, people looking to right the ship, show & prove, and make moves in their division.
Let's get @ChinCheckPod (ep 349) popping, and check out 'UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs Rodrigues' as well as 'week 2' of 'DWCS, LFG!!!!
Watch Prelims breakdown: HERE. https://youtu.be/FF6kcAHSUoM
Watch Main Card breakdown: HERE. https://youtu.be/lRrSHY8l5Tw
Watch Co-Main - Spivac vs Petrino breakdown: HERE. - https://youtu.be/OOy-PqsEIjc
Watch Headliner - Hernandez vs Rodrigues breakdown: HERE. - https://youtu.be/eJ41bZw2Ycs
Watch DWCS: S10 - Ep 2 Recap: HERE. https://youtu.be/YTQ_9FDzXMs
Chin Check - 347 (UFC 330 NE Preview)
If you can feel that buzz, that emotion, people, well that is the anticipation of a UFC 'Numbered Event' just around the corner. AND, this one is a little more spicy, as there are TWO title fights anchoring the card! Which is taking place in Philadelphia (first time since 'UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz 2', 6th August 2011) at the Xfinity Mobile Arena.
The 'Liberty Bell' and crowds are gonna get rung, cause they're coming back hard, with this card. Two debuts and starting off with hometown hitter Jeremiah Wells, who's taking on streaking Myktybek Orolbai. Could there be a passing of the torch as Neil Magny takes on Ramiz Brahimaj, Vicente Luque takes on Tresean Gore, and Edson Barboza faces Esteban Ribovics!
Closing the show, we have two champions making the first defence of their belts. Mackenzie Dern (c) against Gillian Robertson sees two fighters with legit BJJ foundations that have developed their skillsets and become two badarse fighters. Where will it go, who knows, BUT it will be intense! THEN, Ian Machado Garry is going to attempt what only one other person has done, (that being eleven years ago!), and that is defeat the heir apparent! Islam Makhachev (c) has walked in the shadow of greatness, carving out his own legacy. With his second weight championship, he's looking to extend his story even further Saturday night. So, @ChinCheckPod (ep 347) is ready to run the gauntlet on 'UFC 330: Makhachev vs Machado Garry' PLUS, recap 'week one' of series ten of 'Dana White's Contender Series'!!!!
Watch Early Prelims breakdown: HERE. https://youtu.be/yDLbTXjy2eM
Watch Prelims breakdown: HERE. https://youtu.be/tDL66OMt9m8
Watch Main Card breakdown: HERE. https://youtu.be/aAGabIXog44
Watch Co-Main - Dern (c) vs Robertson breakdown: HERE. - https://youtu.be/wTQL_DK3zuk
Watch Headliner - Makhachev (c) vs Machado Garry breakdown: HERE. - https://youtu.be/pyauNcRe9t0
Watch DWCS: S10 - Ep 1 Recap: HERE. https://youtu.be/pAKwpI1dIoo
Chin Check - 337 (UFC 329 NE Preview)
When you think about everything leading into this weekends ‘UFC’, no truer words have been spoken, than those from the great James Todd:
“Don't call it a comeback, I been here for years
I'm rockin' my peers, puttin' suckers in fear
Makin' the tears rain down like a monsoon
Listen to the bass go boom
Explosions, overpowerin'
Over the competition, I'm towerin'”
Cause when ‘The Notorious’ steps into the cage Saturday night, he’s not thinking ring rust, he’s mind is set on destruction! However, he’s not facing a fresh faced rookie, the ‘Blessed’ is also one of the greatest to ever do it, and he’s not looking to playing the part of a sacrilegious lamb!
This is an outstanding match-up, BUT, the card has EVEN more intrigue to it! We have two debuts, one of which is for a fighter who could go on to reshape the face of the ‘Heavyweight’ division. There’s a former champion moving up a weight class to a stiff opening test. A beloved vet opening the ‘Main card’ looking to show, the dog still got bark! Championship aspirations at Flyweight, and a rematch at Bantamweight that could solidify a title shot. PLUS, a ‘Co-main’ that could have headlined a ‘Fight Night’ and will most definitely give us a title challenger!!!!
So, as we wreck shop, when we drop, @ChinCheckPod (ep 337) couldn't help but get into this like Winnie the Pooh and a honey jar! EVERYTHING you need for 'UFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2' is here, now all you need to do is enjoy!!!!
Chin Check - 323 (UFC 328 Preview)
The UFCs next 'Numbered Event' is coming at us Saturday night from the Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, and it is something f'sure! We have Khamzat Chimaev defending his belt for the first time against Sean Strickland. And that's just one of a stack of incredible match-ups!
One of those match-ups is another title fight. As Joshua Van is also making his first title defence against Tatsuro Taira. Man, this is one hell of a card. No debuts, we just got a murders row all the way through (essentially). In the second fight of the night, you have Baisangur Susurkaev going against Djorden Santos, then right after that Pat Sabatini against William Gomis, right into Roman Kopylov vs Marco Tulio, and that's just the 'Early Prelims'! The 'Prelims' proper opens with Jim Miller against Jared Gordon, then Grant Dawson against Mateusz Rębecki and Joel Álvarez vs Yaroslav Amosov! King Green vs Jeremy Stephens open the 'Main Card', followed by Sean Brady against Joaquin Buckley. Which could be a main event of a 'Fight Night', right? With Alexander Volkov against Waldo Cortes-Acosta fighting for a potential future title shot. And after everything Volkov has said recently, you know he's gonna want to show & prove!?!
This card really is phenomenal (on paper), so who can wait, I know you can't. So, as we do, @ChinCheckPod (ep 323) is going to look at everything, preview it so you don't have to! Sit down, buckle up, and let's check out 'UFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland'!!!!
Chin Check - 316 (UFC 327 Recap)
DAMN, it's all done, the UFC took over Miami, and yo, what a great night, right, we had some incredible fights! It's the fourth numbered event of the year, and it was not a disappointment!!!
We lost fights leading up to the show, BUT, what we got, 12 lit fights....well, on the real, 11 great fights. Even though one was a stinker, the Headliner, DAMN, and Co-main were fire too. Yo, this was great, this was great, people!.
And now, with @ChinCheckPod (ep 316) you get to relive that greatness. We'll go back over these incredible fights, and celebrate all the "OHMYGOSH" moments from 'UFC 327: Procházka vs Ulberg', so settle in and let's go!!!
Chin Check - 315 (UFC 327 Preview)
There's been a LOT of talk about the start of the Paramount Era and whether the cards have been legit. Regardless where you stand on this, there is NO question that any sensible Floridian will be hot stepping to Miami's Kaseya Center, cause the 'UFC' is coming in with fire this weekend!
We may have lost the Flyweight Title fight, but damn, this card is jam packed with name recognition fighters! I mean, the 'Prelims' could be a 'Main Card' anywhere else (especially Netflix)! Opening up with Tatiana Suarez vs Loopy Godinez, and topping with Patrício Pitbull vs Aaron Pico, damn!!! There are a LOT of questions too, can Cub Swanson bookend his career in that perfect way, can Pico reach the potential many have put on his shoulders, will Chris Padilla, MarQuel Mederos or Azamat Murzakanov be the next break out star, can Suarez, Dominick Reyes, and Paulo Costa get back to the title picture!?!
We have 12 fights to break down and you know @ChinCheckPod (ep 315) has a thing or two to say about the vacant Light Heavyweight strap. So get ready for another hot preview, this time for 'UFC 327: Procházka vs Ulberg'!!!!
Chin Check - 305 (UFC 326 Preview)
Saturday night is 'Fight Night', and it promises high-octane action and nail-biting drama as we head back to Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena.
On the night we have a stack of incredible fights (Don't listen to Dan Hardy!), there's a LOT on the line. We have a couple of debuts, some fighters potentially fighting for their tenure on the roster. There are veterans trying to show they still have it, and young guns looking to take that shine! We also have TWO re-matches, Robocop goes at The Hulk again, and then the Headline bout!!!
Like with the 'UFC 318' fight, this 'BMF' title clash is a rematch, and it is fire! So, @ChinCheckPod (ep 305) is ready to preview this intriguing card, so you can get ready for 'UFC 326: Holloway (c) vs Oliveira 2'!!!!
Chin Check - 297 (UFC 325 Preview)
How do you follow a UFC NE (numbered event).....with another UFC NE, that's how, baby! So the machine moves down under to the Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia for a card full of home talent and intriguing match-ups!!!
We're bringing you the full card breakdown and predictions from 'Early Prelims' through to the electrifying 'Co-main' and 'Headline event', featuring Benoit Saint-Denis vs. Dan Hooker and Alexander Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes!
Whether you're a seasoned MMA fan or new to the sport @ChinCheckPod (ep 297) will get you ready for ALL the excitement that 'UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2' is bound to deliver!!!!