In this episode, join us - Aaron, Ryan and Dom, while we catch up on personal updates, including recovering from COVID-19, running and fitness progress, and plans for 2024 - The Year of Hard Things. We talk Star Wars movies and share our reviews of Dune and highlights from the recent UFC Fight Night: ROZENSTRUIK vs GAZIEV. Max “Pain” Griffin joins the show and talks about his training with Anthony ‘Fluffy’ Hernandez and a recent tattoo. Max discusses his preparation for upcoming fights and the challenges of negotiating new contracts in the UFC. He also shares his thoughts on fighter pay and the UFC Performance Institute. We continue with chats about UFC trading cards and the potential for a 165-pound weight class in the UFC. Max shows us the future of VR and AR in sports and talks about his involvement in Fightopia, a virtual meet-up platform for MMA fans. Max also mentions the plans for a card-breaking event with FilthBombBreaks and shares his excitement for UFC 299.

As for UFC 299, we all discuss the upcoming fights and share our predictions. 

• Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera


• Dustin Poirier vs. Benoit Saint Denis


• Michael Page vs. Kevin Holland


• Gilbert Burns vs. Jack Della Maddalena


• Petr Yan vs. Song Yadong


• Curtis Blaydes vs. Jailton Almeida


• Katlyn Chookagian vs. Maycee Barber


• Mateusz Gamrot vs. Rafael dos Anjos


• Pedro Munhoz vs. Kyler Phillips


• Michel Pereira vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk


• Ion Cutelaba vs. Philipe Lins


• Robelis Despaigne vs. Josh Parisian


• CJ Vergara vs. Assu Almabayev


• Joanne Wood vs. Maryna Moroz