Even though a month late to publish, Ernest Cayo of Beyond the Fence came on to talk about his podcast, how he got into combat sports and his view of where MMA is headed for the future concluding with the importance of ending racism and how he is leading the cause for education and eradication of it. Follow Ernest on IG ernestleecayo & his podcast page beyondthefencepodcast

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Fighting and Revolution. Ft Ernest Cayo

Sensei J.J. Nowlan came on to talk about his sports roots from hockey to going into Shotokan and then finding his niche in Kyokushin discussing his fave MMA fighters and how Kyokushinkan is the leader in Kyokushin bringing new philosophies and practices to make the art modern. One of the most awesome people I have met and spoken to. Connect with Sensei J.J on IG JJkaratebiker and FB J.J. Nowlan

Your fave Canuck Sensei J.J. Nowlan of Kyokushinkan

Nick “The Inevitable” De Santis in K1 came on to talk about his hockey journey before finding MMA through kickboxing and his goals for the long term in combat sports to become a complete fighter. Sandro makes his record third appearance as Nick’s coach and talks about how Nick is being molded into a striker under his tutelage. To connect with Nick he is on IG inevitable_mma and sandro is sandro.ferr

Nick “The Inevitable” De Santis ft. Sandro Ferr

One of Brazil’s brightest MMA coaches Andre Benkei comes on to talk about his Kyokushin roots, philosophy in making strong complete MMA fighters and his goal to build MMA gyms in Pakistan and West Coast USA. To connect with Andre his handles are andrebenkei on IG & Twitter, Andre Benkei on FB.

Kyokushin and MMA coach Andre Benkei

UFC summer season preview. Breakdown of the 3 title fights upcoming on July 11 on Fight Island to division statuses and breakdowns.

UFC 251 Breakdown

After being on hiatus, Drew gives an update of the show and where it is headed next.

Podcast Update

Adam Caplan came on to talk about the return of the UFC and his thoughts on the Saturday card with everything from top to bottom. Adam also discussed the recent tirade Conor went on Twitter taking shots at past opponents and what the future holds for the sport’s biggest draw. Connect with Adam on IG at adamcaplan13

Fightpanion UFC 249 Aftermath

Regular guest Adam Caplan & new guest Michael Cohen friends of BTF host Andrew came on to give a no nonsense, unbiased breakdown of the upcoming UFC 249 card Saturday as MMA is back in action.

Fightpanion: UFC 249 Preview ft. Michael Cohen & Adam Caplan

2005 middleweight Kyokushin champion, TUF 21 competitor, WSOF mixed martial artist Sensei Andrews Nakahara came on to talk about how he became champion in Kyokushin Karate transitioning to MMA fighting in Dream to competing on Ultimate Fighter 21 Blackzilians vs Top Team and what he hopes to leave as his legacy in martial arts. To connect with Naka on twitter IG is nakahara_mma, Facebook Andrews Nakahara and his school’s page is acedmianakahara.

Brazil Kyokushin Champion Andrews Nakahara

Sensei and middle school teacher Bob Buchanan came on to talk about how his darkest moment in life led to making a lifestyle change taking up Kyokushin while teaching science in middle school. Bob discussed his history in Ring Wars and brought up the idea of having USA vs. Canada in Kyokushin. To connect with Sensei Bob he is on Facebook as Bob Buchanan, IG senseibob and his dojo webpage www.forgedojo.com

America’s Kyokushin Champion Sensei Bob Buchanan

Chucky “The Energiza Bunny” Mady an Isshinryu Karate practitioner, full contact champion and professional mixed martial artist came on to talk about his style of full contact Karate and his journey in life as a teacher, professional fighter and competitive karetka. Epic discussion on dominating Kyokushin tournaments to philosophy of his karate. To connect with Chucky he is on Facebook Chucky Mady, IG energizamady and teammady519

Chucky “The Energiza Bunny” Mady

Smash Global founder/promoter Steve Orosco came on to discuss how he began his MMA promotion Smash Global where he started out in wrestling moving into Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA before finding his idea to launch his own mma promotion Smash Global which has been endorsed and supported by celebs and pro fighters current and retired. To connect with Steve his Facebook & IG is Steveorosco and smashglobal

Finding your a-ha success ft. Steve Orosco of Smash Global

Andrea “KGB” Lee current UFC women’s flyweight top 10 contender came on to talk about her journey in MMA beginning with Kyokushin Karate/boxing while moving from Texas to Louisiana. The conversation evolved to her career discussing her goals for the future in flyweight, fighting on the same card as Jon Jones. Andrea discusses what she’d do if she wasn’t a professional fighter being in fitness and nutrition and why it is important everyone exercise during the chaos of the COVID 19 Pandemic as she posts daily exercises we can all do in our spare time. To connect with Andrea on all platforms it is @andreakgblee.

Staying Active in Chaos with Andrea KGB Lee

Shihan Moji from Halifax Dojo comes on to discuss the obstacles he experienced growing up in Iran doing kung fu before discovering Kyokushin while working in Japan to have a chance meeting with Sosai Oyama and training under Kancho Royama. Moji highlights his move to Canada and how he built his school from the ground up and his philosophy of building a strong community as his legacy to leave. To connect with Shihan Moji his school’s website is hfxdojo.com and his Instagram page is hfxdojo

Shihan Moji The Golden Hearted Shihan

Score MMA Chief Editor and fellow Canuck James Lynch came on to talk about his love for MMA how he got into it with his journey becoming the quality journalist he is today. James spoke about recent UFCs and Bellators discussing the Middleweight Division history to what makes a good content creator in MMA concluding with hockey talk and vintage video games. To connect with James on all platforms he is available on Instagram Lynchonsports and Twitter LynchOnSports, Youtube channel TheScoreMMA and Facebook James Lynch.

Creating value MMA Content with The Score MMA’s James Lynch

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