JNPO: MMA Year In Review, April-June
Yours truly continues his look back at the year in MMA one quarter at a time and was joined by two guests to help look back at a fun and historic three month stretch in the sport.
Bleacher Report lead MMA writer, Co-Main Event Podcast co-host and author Chad Dundas dropped by to discuss all the happenings in April which included:
- Light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier retiring Anthony Johnson at UFC 210 in Buffalo to set up a rematch with Jon Jones
- Demetrious Johnson retaining his UFC flyweight gold for the 10th straight time
- The continued will they/won’t they surrounding Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor
- Dana White going retro with public comments against a slew of foes, and lots more.
Then for May and June, combat sports commentator Sean Wheelock steps for a 90-minute chat about the following and much more:
- The announcement that Mayweather vs. McGregor was signed and all of the questions we wanted answered
- Demetrious Johnson going public with his grievances against the UFC
- An eventful UFC 211 headlined by Stipe Miocic retaining his heavyweight gold
- Bellator’s return to PPV with a mix of old stars and emerging talents
- A slew of interesting results and newsbits
Just in time for your holiday shopping, enjoy this giant-sized two hour edition of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out now as well as the January-March recap with Paul Fontaine now.