The Warm Down

Back with another Headlines episode where we look at the week gone and the week ahead in the world of Premier League Football, Boxing & MMA. We start with football where we discuss the results from gameweek 13 of the PL [00:32] and the appointed of German Coach Ralf Rangnick as the Interim Head Coach of Manchester United [39:45]. Then we move onto Boxing where there was a Welterweight title fight Crawford vs Porter last week, which saw Crawford claim a 10th round stoppage win & Shawn Porter announce his retirement after the fight. We talk what next for Crawford with him now a free agent with that fight being the last fight on his Top Rank contract [44:23]. Also discuss Teofimo Lopez's shock defeat to Australian Kambosos Jnr. & what could potentially be next for both fighters [51:18] & our thoughts on the announcement of UK grudge match Amir Khan vs Kell Brook [01:00:00] & Arthur vs Yarde 2 & Tank Davis vs Diaz this coming weekend. And finally MMA where we look at this weekends FIght Night card headlined by Rob Font vs Jose Aldo in the talent filled Banthamweught Division [01:14:54], annoucement of a clash between Top 5 ranked Lightweights Beneil Dariush vs Islam Makhachev & with Conor Mcgregor being called out by the likes of Michael Chandler & Max Holloway, what kind of matchup will the Irish star return from injury to? [01:24:14]

Gameweek 12 saw 36 goals scored in the 10 games. Our main game to discuss this week was a 4-0 demolition of Arsenal at the hands of Liverpool at Anfield. We look at the clash between the managers on the sideline and the effect that had on the game, Aaron Ramsdale's standing out again, Diogo Jota making himself a main part of Klopp's Liverpool, Oxlade-Chamberlain & Arsenals passing out from the back. We then look at the rest of the weeks results and we look at Watfords smashing of Manchester United and the eventual sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjær and the clubs plans on the managerial front for the rest of the season. Finally we go through the rest of the results including top form Chelsea!, Steven Gerrard & Dean Smith first games and wins for Aston Villa & Norwich respectively, thrilling draws for Newcastle (vs Brentford) & Burnley (vs Crystal Palace), Jimenez back? & Conte first PL win as Spurs boss.Liverpool vs Arsenal [00:58]Watford vs Manchester United [21:34] & Solskjær sacking [24:49]Rest of Gameweek 12 results [40:43]

This is the fourth edition of our Headlines episode where we look at the main headlines from the last couple weeks for the 3 sports we cover Football, MMA & Boxing.Football - During the international break 3 clubs were in search for a new manager, Steven Gerrard was hired to replace the out-going Dean Smith at Aston Villa [02:44] Dean Smith wasn't out of a job for long as he took up the vacancy at Norwich [12:05] What next for Lampard? And what's he looking for? [17:53] And Eddie Howe was finally officially confirmed as Newcastle's new head coach [23:44] During the international break Harry Kane scored back to back hat-tricks for England and moved onto 48 goals for his country 5 goals behind leading scorer Wayne Rooney but who is the better player? [29:04]MMA - We look back on the latest UFC card headlined by Former Featherweight Champ Max Holloway vs Yair Rodriguez [43:35]. It was another entertaining night of fights with some jaw dropping KO's and a potential FOTY contender in the main event but which was better Max Holloway vs Yair Rodriguez or Justin Gaethje vs Michael Chandler from UFC 268 from the week previous? [01:00:22] And after a unbelievable month of UFC action we discuss the ever growing reputation of MMA vs Boxings somewhat stagnant reputation as a business and brand. [01:07:33] We then do a short preview on the Vieira vs Tate Fight Night coming up this weekend [01:15:27]Boxing - Another victory sealed for P4P king Canelo Alvarez just last week but he wanted more gold and another weight class jump [01:19:46] The test has arrived for Terrance Crawford to cement his reputation as a P4P great in Shawn Porter this weekend? {01:26:33]

We recap UFC 268 which was a packed card from MSG New York. Headlined by a couple of rematches which saw the top 2 Welterweights in the world compete for gold again Champ Kamara Usman vs rival Colby Covington. The co-main saw Champ Thug Rose Namajunas vs Zhang Weili go at it again for the belt. Also the main card opener saw Justin Gaethje vs Michael Chandler in a Lightweight title eliminator. Legend Franie Edgar took on Chito Vera & Featherweights Shane Burgos vs Billy Quarantillo made up the main card. There were some impressive Knockouts on the premlims on the night also! Finally we end the episode with a quick preview of the Max Holloway vs Yair Rodriguez card from The Apex this weekend.

Gameweek 11 saw the first Manchester Derby of the season and we analyze the events from Old Trafford. The blue side of Manchester, Manchester City crusied to a comfortable 2-0 victory as Manchester United's struggles continue. We then move onto the rest of the weeks results and discuss a couple of managerial sackings, including West Hams good form, Dean Smith, Daniel Farke and more

First we recap UFC 267 which took place on Fight Island Abu Dhabi. One of the cards of the years saw veteran Glover Teixeira make history as he became the oldest fighter to win a first UFC title by claiming gold in the Light Heavyweight division as he submitted Jan Blachowicz. In the co-main Petr Yan & Cory Sandhagen put on one of the best Bathamweight title fights which saw the Russian Yan become the Interim Champion & in line for a grudge rematch with Champion Aljo Sterling. Islam Makhachev made a statement at Lightweight as he finished Dan Hooker in round 1, Khamzat Chimaev returned with another flawless performance inside the octagon & much more action. Then we more onto this weekend as we preview another packed card this time from MSG in New York City, headlined by P4P king Kamara Usman as he rematch against bitter rival Colby Covington, Womens Straw-weight Champion Thug Rose Namajunas runs it straight back with Zhang Welli & Lightweight contenders known for their never back up attitude Justin Gaethje & Michael Chandler throwdown.

Gameweek 10 & our focus is on Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United where there was huge pressure on both managers. We analyze the result as Ole Gunnar Solskjær's side came out on top with a comfortable 3-0 victory & the aftermath which saw Spurs manager Nuno Espirito Santo's lose his job and replaced by Italian Antonio Conte. We then go through the rest of the weeks results which brought up discussions of Emery to Newcastle links, Dean Smiths future at Villa, Norwich's awful start and moreTottenham vs Man United [00:40]Nuno OUT, Conte IN [14:11]Rest of Gameweek 10 results [38:40]

Rem Lee & Dan preview a stacked UFC 267 card. Glover Teixeira aims to become the oldest first time UFC Champion as he takes on 'The Legendary Polish Power' of Light-Heavyweight Champ Jan Blachowicz. The co-main is a exciting clash between former Banthamweight Champion Petr Yan & thrilling kickboxer Cory Sandhagen for a Interim Banthamweight Title as champ Aljo Sterling is injured. Also on the main card #5 Lightweight Islam Makhachev looks to put himself in line for a title shot as he meets ever ready New Zealander Dan 'Hangman' Hooker & Khamzat Chimaev makes his long awaited return after his burst on to the UFC & Fight Island.Blachowicz vs Teixeira [53:03]Yan vs Sandhagen [39:04]Makhachev vs Hooker [25:11]Volkov vs Tybura [19:00]Li Jingliang vs Chimaev [08:58]Ankalaev vs Oezdemir [00:59]

We recap gameweek 9 but we had to start at Old Trafford as Man United met Liverpool. Pressure has been mounting on the home side and their manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær over the past few weeks and its now at a all time high as Liverpool eased past Man United 5-0 thanks to a hat-trick from the inform man in the country at the moment Mo Salah. We go in depths with the problems at Old Trafford, the managers future, the recruitment & much more. We then go through the rest of the weeks results with wins for Arsenal, Man City, Leicester & West Ham.

We open the episode analyzing Newcastle's first game since the takeover at a packed St. James' Park, Spurs were the visitors. Newcastle was looking for their first win of the season to really kick off a new era for the club in a positive way and thats how it started but not how it ended. We discuss Steve Bruce, Newcastle's future & Spurs' best 11. Then we go to Watford where Claudio Ranieri took charge of his first game against in-form Liverpool & Mo Salah. And it wasn't a good start for Ranieri as Liverpool cruise to victory with a Firmino hat-trick & a Salah wondergoal. We look at all the managers under the Watford owners & Sensational Salah's start to the season. And the final game we analyze was Patrick Vieira's return to Arsenal this time as the Crystal Palace manager. And the former Gunner's captain was left disappointed to come away from North London with just a point at the final whistle as sub Lacazette equalised with the last kick off the game for Arsenal. We discuss a decent start to life for Vieira as Palace Head Coach & Auba or Laca to lead the line for Arsenal. Rounding off the rest of the results topics come up such as the problems at Man United, Ings/Watkins strike partnership for Villa & Chelsea's Marvelous Mendy.Newcastle vs Tottenham [00:49]Watford vs Liverpool [24:13]Arsenal vs Crystal Palace [41:42]Rest of Gameweek 8 results [01:05:37]

*APOLOGIES FOR THE VOLUME ISSUES * We meet up for a recap of all the hot headlines over the past couple weeks from the world of Football, Boxing & MMA. We start with boxing hot of one of the all time great Heavyweight title fights as 'The Gypsy King' Tyson Fury & Deontay Wilder completed their trilogy, with Fury scoring a 11th Round KO of the Bronze Bomber in Las Vegas. Also update you on some of the domestic action that also took place that weekend. Then moving onto football we discuss the huge weeks news as the Saudi takeover of Newcastle United was finally completed. We look at the impact the richest owners in the game could have on Football as a whole, the potential of Newcastle, aswell as replacing Bruce & future signings. Also we look at the Premier League up until this point 7 games in, who has impressed the most, who we're worried for and a little chat about the state of Arsenal at this point and a daunting run for Man United and Ole. And we end the episode with a quick update from the world of MMA, some of the headlines over the last couple weeks with back to back All Brazilian main events in the UFC & the latest stand out fights to be announced.Fury vs Wilder 3 [00:25]Newcastle Takeover [22:54]Premier League 7 games in [37:44]State At Arsenal [45:21]Man United Run post International Break [49:57]MMA update [56:10]

The last gameweek before the October international breaks. Before we got into gameweek 7 of the Premier League we have a little chat about the situation between M'Bappe & PSG where earlier this week he accused his club of lying about the timing of his request to leave. The first game we analyze was in thrilling clash between title rivals Liverpool & Man City. An enthralling 2nd half at Anfield saw the points shared. We talk Phil Foden, Mo Salah, James Milner & who would be more disappointed with the 1 point earned. Then we look at Man United vs Everton, with Cristiano Ronaldo starting on the bench and just claiming a point from the game, pressure continues to mount on Ole Gunnar Solskjær. We discuss Evertons impressive midfield, United's team selection, McFred needing to be broken up & Jadon Sancho. And the final result we analyzed was Brighton vs Arsenal which also saw a share of the points as the game finished goalless. We chat Graham Potter's Brighton impressive start, Arsenals up n down start, How high can Brighton finish? & Arsenals new signing who has impressed. We then got through the rest of the results from the gameweek which saw a lot of firsts; Werners first premier league goal of season, First point for Norwich, First win for Leeds & First managerial sacking. Also Palace recovery, Spurs end losing streak & new Wolves strike partnership?Liverpool vs Man City [05:00]Man United vs Everton [18:15]Brighton vs Arsenal [34:07]

We recap gameweek 6 and analyze the first NLD at The Emirates which saw Arsenal brush aside Tottenham. There's a rant about Spurs' collapse after winning the first 3 games of the season to losing the 3 league games in comprehensive fashion, that no show in a NLD, the consistent errors at the club over the last 3/4 years from the men in charge & Nuno's future. The 2nd game we feature is from Stamford Bridge which saw a rematch of the two champions league finalists but the result was reversed at Man City this time came out on top with a 1-0 of their own. We look at what Chelsea got wrong & what a statement performance that was for the Champions Man City. We go through the rest of the weeks results which brings up a rant about Ole Gunnar Solskjær being at the helm at Old Trafford, Norwich's non start, Leed's worring start continuing, Antonio scoring again, Brentford not going away easy and more Arsenal vs Tottenham [01:03]Chelsea vs Man City [31:08]Rest of Gameweek 6 results [39:01]

Rem Lee, Dave & Dan link up to recap the action from the Tottenham Hotspur stadium which saw Anthony Joshua loses his Heavyweight titles to Former Undisputed Cruiserweight Champion Oleksandr Usyk via a unanimous decision. We discuss how the fight went down, the flawed gameplan by Joshua, How good is Usyk? Where does the Ukrainian rank P4P? Should AJ trigger his immediate rematch clause? If so what must he change? Does he have a chance in a rematch to reclaim his belts & Is the all UK Heavyweight showdown between Joshua vs Fury dead? And would we rather see Fury vs Usyk?

Rem Lee & Dan recap the action from a thrilling night of MMA as UFC Featherweight Champion Volkanovski successfully defended his belt against Brian Ortega in a Fight Of The Year candidate!, we also discuss Featherweight GOAT on the back of that fight. In the co-main Flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko comfortably defended her title again as she stopped 'Lucky' Lauren Murphy & we talk Nunes/Shevchenko & GWOAT. Also in a 5 round Middleweight bout Robbie Lawler defeated the returning Nick Diaz 17 years after their first fight in a entertaining fight between the OGs. And that wasn't it also on the night we saw a female powerhouse Jessica Andrade score an early TKO, another dominant wrestling display from Heavyweight Curtis Blaydes, Bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili produced one of the most memorable comeback wins in UFC history and more..Volkanovski vs Ortega [00:43]Shevchenko vs Murphy [19:00]Diaz vs Lawler II [26:30]Blaydes vs Rozenstruik [33:56]Andrade vs Calvillo [38:54]Moraes vs Merab [41:00]Hooker vs Nasrat [48:23]

Rem Lee, David & Dan our joined by guest Patricia M'Bata an amateur boxer fighting out of Finchley to preview Anthony Joshua vs Unbeaten Ukrainian & former Undisputed Cruiserweight Champion Oleksandr Usyk for the UK Heavyweights 4 world titles. We breakdown both fighters strengths, advantages over eachother, the fighters weight going into the bout and the impact of that on the fight & make our predictions. Finally we speak to Patricia about her journey in boxing, sparring pros, struggling to get fights & her future

Rem Lee, Dave & Suntzini look back on the results from Gameweek 5 in the Premier League. The first of the 3 games we break down the action from is the London derby that took place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium between Spurs & Chelsea. A strong 2nd half from the visitors saw the European Champions ease past Spurs. We look at the issues Nuno must sort & the dying influence of Tottenhams midfield namely Dele Alli & Lo Celso & Tuchel's growing reputation at the Blues. Second up is the action from Villa Park where Everton visited Aston Villa. A 2nd half blitz from Aston Villa saw them cruise past Everton with new signing Leon Bailey staring in a 21 minute cameo. We discuss Bailey, Villa system again! & Everton's mini injury crisis. And the final result we discuss is Wolves vs Brentford, where 2 first half strikes sealed a impressive away win for Brentford. We chat about Brentfords impressive start & Wolves not so good start. We then round of the rest of the weeks fixtures including Newcastle vs Leeds Liverpool vs Palace, Man City vs Southampton, Burnley vs Arsenal, Norwich vs Watford, Brighton vs Leicester & West Ham vs Man UtdTottenham vs Chelsea [00:35]Aston Villa vs Everton [18:52]Wolves vs Brentford [28:51]Rest of Gameweek 5 results [39:01]

Rem Lee & Suntzini (Dan) preview UFC 266 which sees UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski make his 2nd title defence against Jiu Jitsu specialist Brian 'T-City' Ortega. Both coached on The Ultimate Fighter against eachother as the reality show returned and now the coaches from the season will clash for gold. In the co-main Flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko defends her belt and division against the streaking Lauren Murphy. Can Murphy do the somewhat impossible task & steal Shevchenko's belt away from her? But before the 2 title fights Nick Diaz makes his long awaited return to the octagon after 6 years as he rematches 'Ruthless' Robbie Lawler 17 years! after they first met. This will be a 5 round fight as the Welterweight veterans clash again. We then recap Smith vs Spann from last weekend & 2 MMA legends announce their retirement Joe Benavidez & Carlos Condit.Jessica Andrade vs Cynthia Calvillo [01:00]Curtis Blaydes vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik [06:58]Nick Diaz vs Robbie Lawler [12:24]Valentina Shevchenko vs Lauren Murphy [25:22]Alexander Volkanovski vs Brian Ortega [33:34]Prelims [45:05]Smith vs Spann recap [50:28]Joe Benavidez [61:28]Carlos Condit [66:01]

Back from the international break for the EPL gameweek 4. We start at a packed Old Trafford for the return of Cristiano Ronaldo as he and Man United took on Newcastle and he didn't disappoint as he grabbed a brace as Man United put 4 past Newcastle. We discuss CR7's return as his role going forward, Van De Beek's recent interview & Steve Bruce's situation at the Toon and with the fans. Then we look at Chelsea vs Aston Villa where another attacker (Lukaku) was returning to their old home ground and he also didn't disappoint as he grab his 1st & 2nd Stamford Bridge goals of his career. Also talk Lukaku's instant influence & Dean Smith finding a system. The final game we give the breakdown is Monday nights game as Everton entertained Burnley. Which saw all 4 goals in the game scored in the 2nd half as Everton came from a goal down to seal a comeback win thanks heavily to Andros Townsend who got a goal and assist, we also discuss Rafa Benitez impact at Goodison Park and turning round the fans. We end running down the rest of the weeks games; Crystal Palace vs Spurs; Arsenal vs Norwich; Brentford vs Brighton; Leicester vs Man City; Southampton vs West Ham; Watford vs Wolves; Leeds Utd vs Liverpool.Manchester Utd vs Newcastle Utd [1:35]Chelsea vs Aston Villa [20:26]Everton vs Burnley [31:40]Rest of Gameweek 4 results [41:30]

We recap UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Till. Called the UK invasion which saw a heavy UK fighter contingent travel to the UFC's Apex arena in Las Vegas. Welsh Bantamweight Jack Shore fought on the prelims, Liverpool's Molly McCann was looking to close out her UFC contract with a much needed win in the headline fight of the Prelims, Teammate and much hyped Lightweight Paddy Pimblett finally made his debut opening the main card, Heavyweight prospect Tom Aspinall took on fellow prospect Moldova's Sergei Spivac & finally #7 ranked Middleweight contender Darren Till took on unbeaten in 4 fight & #5 ranked Middleweight veteren Derek Brunson.Brunson vs Till [00:40]Aspinall vs Spivac [19:47]Pimblett vs Vendramini [29:49]McCann vs Kim [35:29]Rest of card summary inc. Oblique kicks & Jack Shore the rising Bantamweight star [38:15]