New episode of "Unleashed" Panel Discussion is up (UFC Raleigh, Cyborg, BKFC and some Rogan vs. SAS)

[JayPettryMMA]

Fresh from covering UFC Raleigh on site, Jason Hartley of MMA On Point joined Ant, Ben and I as we discussed a weekend full of surprises, including outstanding performances by Michael Chiesa and Curtis Blaydes, and Bellator 238 standouts Cris Cyborg, Darrion Caldwell and Aaron Pico. We also weighed in on that silly Stephen A. Smith vs. Joe Rogan mess, cracked up constantly, and veered off repeatedly straight into the gutter. This show was almost a bit of a mess, but a lot of fun.

Spoiler

0:00 Welcome
----- UFC RALEIGH -----
2:50 Jason talks about the atmosphere in Raleigh and his first UFC event as a credentialed media member
9:16 Should/will Curtis Blaydes be next up for a shot at heavyweight gold?
17:05 Rafael dos Anjos is 1-4 in his last 5, but against very strong opposition. Is he still an elite welterweight?
24:05 AND NOW A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR (joke)
----- SWING OR MISS -----
28:45 Is anyone in Bellator's FW division a threat to Cris Cyborg?
40:16 Is Darrion Caldwell now the dark horse in the Bellator FWGP?
----- I'M NOT SURPRISED, MISTER FALCONS -----
47:40 Aaron Pico is just going to alternately amaze and frustrate us forever, isn't he?
51:56 Sergio Pettis's sensational, streak-breaking Bellator debut
54:03 Nate Landwehr runs into a land mine
57:40 AJ Agazarm and Adel Altamimi put on a show
----- BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP -----
58:58 Continuing its pillage of MMA, BKFC signed Thiago Alves and David Rickels. How does it keep making these high-profile acquisitions?
----- SPEED BAG -----
1:09:58 Can 39-year-old Sara McMann make one more run at the BW title?
1:12:47 With MMA finally legal in France, who should headline the first big event?
1:15:22 Whose side do you take in the Stephen A. Smith - Joe Rogan public feud of the past week?
1:20:04 An exploration of large men using other large men as prophylactics
----- WEEKEND LOOKAHEAD -----
1:22:08 With no UFC or Bellator this weekend, what's appealing from the One Championship, LFA, and other events going on?
----- BURIED TREASURE -----
1:29:22 Arnold Allen is riding the quietest 9-fight win streak in the sport
1:31:32 Free Relson Gracie (and give him back his shit)
1:34:22 MMA superhero Ben Fodor's "Dark Phoenix" plot arc
1:37:05 Aleksander Emelianenko back in trouble with the law... but his promoter assures us it won't affect his next fight

 

[Sumomike]

Steven A Smith is kind of annoying, but I don't think he said anything that bad. I have said way worse, of course in the privacy of my own home. His job is to say what he thinks. If he's a corporate schill, he's shit. If he speaks his mind, he is bad for the sport.

I could give two shits if "my sport" is accepted. I actually don't understand why people need people to respect their hobbies.

I love Cowboy though. I am really bummed for him. Hope he can get a few wins before hanging it up

 

[Seanster999]

stephens understanding of mma is very slim , its unlike any of the sports he has covered. that mixed with the video of him tapping the pads with a dick punch and shoruken, tells me that he needs to look deeper into the sport , and maybe practice a bit more , eesh..

 

[ultra321]

that video... how about some getting to the point...
come on.... giggling like school girls...

 

[SHAOLINMONK420]

stephen smith is a retard and his shows are stupid