Mike Stidham, Joined by Max Stidham, Sione Pouha, The Monkey Boy, and our new smart  guest, Craig Spencer. We talk about police reform, and Mike reflects back on some of his old job experience. Then we talk about Craig, who he is, what he does, and how his job is so relevant and helping keeping people safe from COVID-19.

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Pizza and Beer Episode 19

In today's episode we get into our Mt. Rushmore candidates. Mike Stidham hosting joined by Sione Pouha, Max Stidham and the Monkey Boy. We talk about who the most influential people have been in our lives. Then we jump into a COVID-19 conversation, just talking about how it has affected our lives, and many others around us.

Pizza and Beer Episode 18

What an episode, with Mike Stidham hosting, joined by Coach Sione Pouha, Producer Max Stidham, and The Monkey boy. We think this was our best episode yet, as far as our conversation flows. We start off today talking about the University of Utah's football coach Morgan Scalley and the controversial things that are being alleged against him. And that leads to what is happening today with the Black Lives Matter movement, and what is the path of redemption if there is any. We jump into a little bit of the Utah Jazz and what some hopes are for the season, and what we hope happens with Donovan Mitchell. As to the rest of this conversation Max and Monkey had little knowledge.A little talk about Mt. Rushmore, and the controversy about it with it being racists and slave owners. And then a challenge to think about who would we put as faces on our own Mt. Rushmore. What four people have inspired you the most to put on that mountain. 

Pizza and Beer Episode 17

What a crazy world we live in! Mike Stidham as your host, joined by boxing coach Sione Pouha, Max Stidham, The Monkey Boy and Robert Stidham. We start off the podcast with a discussion about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and a very racial statement from a former president of the church Brigham Young. With the world in a current state of chaos, due to the George Floyd incident, we discuss the possibility of the renaming of the university in attempts for the church to right this error. Then we do jump topics and talk some MMA. We talk about the UFC and how the fighters are compensated per fight that they have. Contracts are being renegotiated quite often, when fighters move up in the rankings, the person that they want them to fight, and the size of crowds the fighter draws. Then we get back to some police officer talk. Mike has great stories about how his perspective was completely changed from when he first put the badge on, to today and how a couple of his experiences have left him with some mental scars. Lastly, what is journalism? In today's day we hear the term "fake news" thrown around all too often. So, the question is, where do you get your news? There are too many people and stories on social media that can't be trusted, and have no validation, and this trend is passing on to the main stream media. It is vital that we validate our sources.

Pizza and Beer Episode 15

What a pizza and discussion we had today! Ultimate Combat owner Mike Stidham hosting this weeks podcast joined by, Max Stidham, The Monkey Boy, and some family. We had a conversation about the Black Lives Matter movement. Topics such as; how that effects some church views and teachings, University of Utah's football program with Coach Morgan Scalley, and what other events are going on world wide. And then to lighten the mood we switch gears to some entertainment that we have enjoyed over quarantine.  

Pizza and Beer Episode 14

This weeks episode is a double feature! With Ultimate Combat's owner Mike Stidham as your host, joined in studio by Max Stidham, Sione Pouha, and The Monkey Boy. We actually do talk about some boxing and MMA, and the recent UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs Burns. Then as our next feature, Sione is swapped out for Terri and Robert Stidham. With the Stidham crew we dive into some detail about whats going on in Minneapolis, and why the accusations make sense. Mike being a former police officer himself, he gives us some insight on these unfolding events.There were some technical issues, we apologize for the audio quality.

Pizza and Beer Episode 13

Just a family affair with the Stidham's. Hosted by Mike Stidham, Max Stidham, and the Monkey Boy. They are joined by Robert Stidham from Arizona. And also by a couple of Schmitt's, Victor and Taylar. Nick starts us out with quite an interesting story of a recent adventure. We'll let him explain what happened!We also talk about how macho we all are. Well mostly Taylar, with some recent endeavors of his own, he has a story to tell as well.Then we do talk a little bit about fighting. With some new videos of Mike Tyson training again and one specifically with Francis Ngannou, the currently #2 ranked heavy weight in the UFC, throwing some body shots.

Pizza & Beer Episode 12

Just a family affair with the Stidham's. Mike Stidham and the Monkey Boy chat it up with Mike's older Brother, Robert, who suffered a stroke at a young age, rendering him 'disabled'. Despite having difficulty walking on his own, Robert went on the get his Master's Degree, and worked as a Physical Therapist for years. Robert lives in Mesa, Arizona and is the 'Dark Sheep' of the family, as he is a devout Mormon. :)Also joining the conversation is Mike's younger sister, Shanti. She is quite possibly the sweetest person on the planet and works as a Social Worker in Portland, Oregon. She has also been married to a woman for over a decade. SAAAAY WHAAAAA????....A Liberal Lesbian from Oregon, and a Conservative Mormon from Arizona. We talk about the world as we know it during a pandemic, offer some opinions as to why our country is so polarized, about re-opening of the economy, movies, books, and food. 

Ultimate Combat Radio Pizza & Beer Episode 11

With Mike Stidham as the host, joined today, by Max Stidham, some other Stidhams', a Schmitt, and The Monkey Boy. In todays episode, we start off by talking about the Carona Virus again, and highlighting some things that helped our country because of the NBA. Mike bought some livestock this last week. He ended up getting a couple quail and some chickens. Then we talked about how some educational books are being removed from the shelves in schools, and why would states enforce it? And to wrap it up, we talk a lot about movies and TV shows/series that we had as homework, and what we should all be watching this upcoming week.

Pizza & Beer Episode 10

Lots of Stidhams, and Schmitts on this episode. With Mike Stidham as the host, joined by boxing coach Sione Pouha, Max Stidham, and The Monkey Boy. You'll also hear from some Stidham's in Arizona, and some Schmitts that live in Southern Utah. And we all enjoyed some pizza!In this episode, we talk about some college football and, how the University of Utah, Arizona State, and Brigham Young University are doing with players in the NFL. We talk about the NFL draft of players from each college. Story time! We also do some story telling, getting to know Mike and the family better with some of our crazy events.

Pizza & Beer Episode 9

Another long one! Hosted by MMA gym owner Mike Stidham, joined by The Monkey Boy, Max Stidham, ZEUS, and the marine of the family Taylar Schmitt. Boxing coach Sione was unable to join us this week. In this episode, we talk about our homework from last week, from Mike watching Game of Thrones, Max watching Cobra Kai, and a little more about mixed martial arts. Then we get an introduction to Corporal Schmitt, and how the carona virus is affecting the US military and specifically the Marines. Then our conversation takes some turns covering topics from our favorite Ninja Turtles, to bad (or good) Tinder dates. 

Pizza & Beer Episode 8

Max Stidham hosting this week (via FaceTime), joined by Mike Stidham, Sione Pouha (via FaceTime), The Monkey Boy, and our new guest AJ! What is going on with the UFC and what is the news telling us? Will we be seeing a live event during the quarantine? We also talk about our movie/show assignments we gave to each other in last weeks episode and go back and talk about some of the old boxers and iconic boxers. And once again we have given one another some more watching assignments for this next week. Follow along with us!WARNING: Language

Pizza & Beer Episode 7

Get ready for a long one!! The gangs all here, with Sione on FaceTime. We talk about the evolution that MMA has brought to the fighting world and how styles have changed. We also have been changing as a gym and talk about our online classes. And once again we will not see Donald Cerrone vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov. The fight for almost five years, once again, canceled. But will the event still happen? And then we get into talking about movies. The fighting movies from Kung Fu, Karate, and Jackie Chan. WARNING: Language

Pizza & Beer Episode 6

Sione is back! Only in Skype form, so please excuse the audio. Your host Mike Stidham is joined by The Monkey Boy and Max Stidham as they talk about Manny Pacquiao and what he is doing for the Philippians. And if the Donald Cerrone vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov fight will happen?? Later we do talk about how to pass some time during this pandemic, and get into a little video game talk.WARNING: Language may be inappropriate 

Pizza & Beer Episode 5

Sione is in quarantine, but Mike Stidham, Max Stidham, and The Monkey Boy spend an hour talking about the crazy world we are all living in...There's a pandemic, Utah just had a major Earthquake, and it feels like the walls are caving in. Oh yeah, we talk a little Muay Thai, Boxing, and Martial Arts as well. WARNING: Mike has a potty mouth this week, so a few F-Bombs

Pizza & Beer Episode 4

Mike Stidham and The Monkey Boy talk all things MMA, Boxing, Muay Thai, and any other forms of combat known to man. We also discuss Fitness, Health & Wellness with some of the biggest names in the industry, as well as local personalities.

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