Our compilation show is a deep dive with host, Trent Reinsmith, into the bigger news and goings on in MMA, both inside and outside the cage; presented with a critical, unbiased eye. Here is some detail on what’s going on here... the “regular” ‘C’mon Now MMA Podcast’ is a daily podcast of varying lengths, which can be found here: cmonnow.substack.com/. This show, however, is a compilation of some of the best topics covered on the daily show over the past week. This week; UFC Vegas 18 reactions - 1. Ode Osbourne gets a nice knockout 2. Timur Valiev looked good, but did he impress the UFC? 3. Molly McCann and her tribute to her father 4. Devonte Smith looked good 5. Danilo Marques looked solid on the ground, but what’s next? 6. Beneil Dariush calls out UFC matchmakers, but later apologizes for no reason 7. Manel Kape blew an opportunity 8. Clay Guida and Michael Johnson headed in opposite directions 9. Cory Sandhagen does some beautiful violence 10. What does the UFC do with Frankie Edgar? 11. It’s not out of line to say a fighter should retire, here’s why 12. Alexander Volkov had a solid plan, Alistair Overeem did not have a backup plan 13. Jason Herzog stopped the UFC Vegas 18 main event at the right time 14. Are Conor McGregor’s pay-per-view numbers going to drop after the knockout loss? It’s possible 15. Dana White wants to be a promoter and an empathetic human, can he be both? 16. Can fighting be made safer? Yes, but it’s going to take work from everyone 17. Justin Gaethje is not happy about the prospect of Conor McGregor getting a UFC lightweight title shot 18. Justin Gaethje should fight Conor McGregor next to see if he learned anything about defending leg kicks 19. Gaethje’s threat to never fight again in the UFC is one he cannot back up 20. Ike Villanueva doesn’t like the UFC bonus process…neither do I. I also hate the win/show pay design 21. Let’s talk about ethics and the conflict of interest with the UFC using active fighters as commentators If you enjoy our show, "heart" us here on SC, or "like" & share over on whichever BE Presents Podcast Channel happens to be your listening platform of choice: * YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCFoX81d3fNHrcUckyQdRzLQ * iTunes & Apple TV: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/blood…&i=1000421882228 * Google Play: play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#…m6qmvqn4yqvivru74 * iHeartRadio: www.iheart.com/podcast/269-Blood…Presents-30639274 * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/55S2dpKYVqndaPTUojkELm?si=oGGPZ4kESkWZigLNnEg1ug * Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/bloody-e…esents?refid=stp * TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Bloody-Elbow-Presents-p1190843/ * OverCast: overcast.fm/itunes984162015/bloody-elbow-presents * Player FM: player.fm/series/bloody-elbow-presents * and NOW.. AMAZON MUSIC! - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b53e5086-2334-497c-82c0-24ddb5e0cfbb/Bloody-Elbow-Presents ... While you’re there, don’t forget to subscribe to Bloody Elbow Presents; that way you’ll always be the first to get all of BE’s daily MMA offerings. For previous episodes of the show, check out our playlists on all of our BE Presents channels.