Our own Shakiel “Shak” Mahjouri interviewed top-ranked UFC Light Heavyweight Volkan Oezdemir & fellow UFC Fighter, Jordan Rinaldi; who will both fight at UFC London (UFC FN 147) on Sat the 16th of March, featuring Till vs Masvidal on ESPN+5. 1st: Volkan Oezdemir, who will be fighting on the Main Card against Dominick Reyes says, ’I still want to fight’ Alexander Gustafsson: Oezdemir faced Anthony Smith on Oct 27, '18 at UFC FN 138, where he lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the 3rd Rd, bringing him to a 15-3-0 record. Volkan is scheduled to face Dominick Reyes this weekend. Volkan chats about the life-changing charity work he was able to do through the UFC, how he's preparing for Jon Jones, despite his visa issues & whether or not light-heavyweights are better off steering clear of Jon Jones. Most importantly, he makes his case for a fight vs Alexander Gustafsson. Questions can be found at: 0:25 - On what he is doing when he isn’t fighting? 1:23 - On his visa issues 3:05 - On charity work 7:00 - On coming off back-to-back losses 8:08 - On Dominick Reyes fight 9:55 - On the state of light-heavyweights 11:28 - Are light-heavyweights better off fighting in other divisions? --------------------------------------------------------- 2nd: Jordan Rinaldi says, MMA fighters ‘should be’ employees: Shak also interviewed Jordan Rinaldi; who appears in the featured bout of the Prelims card at this weekend's event. Rinaldi last faced Jason Knight on Nov 3, 2018 at UFC 230, where he won the fight via unanimous decision, bringing him to a 14-6-0 record. Rinaldi is expected to face Featherweight Arnold Allen, who has a 13-1-0 record, this weekend. Rinaldi expresses his belief that UFC fighters should be considered employees, breaks down why ESPN’s deal with PFL could flood the market & ranks some of the best hair in MMA, including: Clay Guida & Elias Theodorou. Questions can be found at: 0:07 - On his hilariously crooked finger 2:00 - On his opponent Arnold Allen’s tenacity 7:00 - Are more fighters putting business before glory? 8:30 - On the future of unionization in MMA 10:20 - On the ESPN-PFL deal flooding the market 12:10 - Ranking the best hair in MMA 15:30 - Looking for Fight of the Night vs Arnold Allen For more on what Volkan & Jordan had to say, listen right here on SC or watch the individual video interviews on our YT channel. As always, if you enjoyed our show, "heart" us here on SC, or give us a “like”, share & subscribe over on one of our other BE Presents Channels: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFoX81d3fNHrcUckyQdRzLQ iTunes & Apple TV: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bloody-elbow-presents/id984162015?mt=2&i=1000421882228 Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iwiapk6tgtm6qmvqn4yqvivru74 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-Bloody-Elbow-Presents-30639274 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/55S2dpKYVqndaPTUojkELm?si=oGGPZ4kESkWZigLNnEg1ug Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bloody-elbow-presents?refid=stp blubrry: https://www.blubrry.com/mma_nation/ TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Bloody-Elbow-Presents-p1190843/ OverCast: https://overcast.fm/itunes984162015/bloody-elbow-presents Player FM: https://player.fm/series/bloody-elbow-presents ... whichever one happens to be your listening platform of choice. 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. Of course, you can also "REC" and comment on the show at www.bloodyelbow.com. For previous episodes of the show, check out our playlists on all of our BE Presents channels. * Timestamps which were made for the YT video interviews may vary by a few seconds on this audio show. *Intro/Outro music has been provided by Oxbow, starring Eugene S. Robinson: http://www.theoxbow.com/