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February 24 · 1 hr 50 min
Shillan & Duffy: UFC Mexico City Preview
Keith and Ben preview UFC Mexico City with detailed predictions and picks for all 13 fights. There's also the debut of a new S&D feature, Fast Pass, and a story of betrayal and disappointment at sea. 0:00 Bienvenidos 4:37 Damian Pinas (8-1) vs. Wesley Schultz (8-2) 11:35 Erik Silva (9-3) vs. Francis Marshall (8-3) 18:56 Sofia Montenegro (6-2) vs. Ernesta Kareckaite (6-1-1) 24:46 Douglas Silva de Andrade (29-6, 1 NC) vs. Javier Reyes (22-5) 32:56 Cristian Quinonez (18-5) vs. Kris Moutinho (14-7) 35:12 Macy Chiasson (10-5) vs. Ailin Perez (12-2) 47:23 Ryan Gandra (8-1) vs. Jose Medina (11-6) 48:47 Storytime With Keith: The Elusive Manatee 1:00:12 Santiago Luna (7-0) vs. Angel Pacheco (7-3) 1:05:57 Imanol Rodriguez (6-0) vs. Kevin Borjas (10-4) 1:11:50 Edgar Chairez (12-6, 1 NC) vs. Felipe Bunes (14-8) 1:18:23 Daniel Zellhuber (15-3) vs. Bobby Green (33-17-1, 1 NC) 1:26:22 Marlon Vera (23-11-1) vs. David Martinez (13-1) 1:35:10 Brandon Moreno (23-9-2) vs. Lone'er Kavanagh (9-1)
February 17 · 22 min
CW 200 Preview w/Graham Boylan | The Sheehan Show
Cage Warriors president Graham Boylan joined Sean for a wide-ranging chat ahead of the blockbuster CW 200 which goes down Saturday in Dublin. Graham talked about the new wave of Irish MMA talent, the top fights on the card, CW's relationship with UFC Fight Pass and the potential awkwardness of having fighters he manages jump to "rival" promotions. 0:00 Welcome 1:58 Showcasing a renaissance in Irish MMA 3:23 Is it harder to sign and keep top Irish prospects in this era? 5:36 Solomon Simon vs. Nik Bagley: The best possible matchup in CW? 7:26 What's it like when one of your fighters goes to DWCS and doesn't get signed? 9:30 Highlighting the next wave of CW up-and-comers 14:26 Are you happy with Cage Warriors on UFC Fight Pass? 16:34 What's next for Rhys McKee? Is it awkward to manage fighters who jump from CW to "rival" orgs like PFL or Oktagon? 17:57 The Boylan Curse? Name one CW fighter who will go on to become a UFC champion 20:18 Has Dana White's Contender Series made it harder or easier for fighters to get to the UFC from top regional leagues?
February 17 · 2 hr 44 min
Shillan & Duffy: UFC Houston Preview
Along with special guest Devin Tejada, Ben previews all 14 fights from UFC Fight Night 267, which goes down Saturday in Houston, Texas. 0:00 If you're ever to Houston, well you better do right 4:35 Juliana Miller (4-3) vs. Carli Judice (5-2) 14:36 Jordan Leavitt (12-3) vs. Yadier Del Valle (10-0) 25:22 Philip Rowe (11-6) vs. Jean Paul Lebosnoyani (9-2) 37:28 Ramiz Brahimaj (13-5) vs. Punahele Soriano (12-4) 49:39 Nora Cornolle (9-3) vs. Joselyne Edwards (16-6) 57:53 Alden Coria (11-3, 1 NC) vs. Luis Gurule (10-2) 1:07:40 Ode Osbourne (13-9, 1 NC) vs. Alibi Idiris (10-1) 1:16:28 Chidi Njokuani (25-11, 1 NC) vs. Carlos Leal (22-7) 1:27:41 Zachary Reese (10-2, NC) vs. Michel Pereira (31-14, 2 NC) 1:39:59 Jacobe Smith (11-0) vs. Josiah Harrell (11-0) 1:51:49 Serghei Spivac (17-6) vs. Ante Delija (26-7) 2:01:18 Dan Ige (19-10) vs. Melquizael Costa (25-7) 2:13:18 Geoff Neal (16-7) vs. Uros Medic (12-2) 2:26:22 Sean Strickland (29-7) vs. Anthony Hernandez (15-2, 1 NC)
February 11 · 34 min
PFL Dubai & UFC Vegas 113 Fallout | Check The Kick
Devin Tejada is back with quick reactions to the biggest happenings in MMA, including the top performers at PFL Dubai and UFC Vegas 113, and the effects the UFC's new bonus structure is having on the product. 0:00 Welcome ----- OUT WITH THE OLD 1:08 Usman Nurmagomedov dominates Alfie Davis at PFL Dubai 11:34 Kyoji Horiguchi dunks on Amir Albazi at UFC Vegas 113 18:54 Mario Bautista throttles Vinicius Oliveira at UFC Vegas 113 ----- WHAT'S HOT 27:17 How is the Paramount+ platform and the new bonus structure affecting the UFC's in-cage product so far?
February 11 · 24 min
The Best & Worst of UFC Vegas 113 | The Sheehan Show
Special guest Ben Duffy walks Sean through the high and low points of UFC Vegas 113. Who stepped up, who took a step back, and who needs to change weight classes? 0:00 Best of Show: Who was the top performer at UFC Vegas 113? 3:43 Worst of Show: Who was the most disappointing performer at UFC Vegas 113? 12:36 Jailton Almeida: What is going wrong for "Malhadinho," and will moving back to 205 fix it? 20:09 Is Cong Wang still a future title contender at flyweight?
February 11 · 21 min
The Best & Worst of PFL Dubai | The Sheehan Show
Sean and special guest Ben look at the highs and lows of Professional Fighters League's title doubleheader in Dubai. Who elevated their stock? Who took a tumble? Is Taylor Lapilus the best fighter ever to be let go twice by the UFC? All that and more on the Sheehan Show! 0:00 Would Usman Nurmagomedov be champ right now if he were in the UFC? 8:09 Best of Show: Who was the most impressive performer at PFL Dubai? 14:40 Worst of Show: Who was the most disappointing performer at PFL Dubai? 18:43 Did Pouya Rahmani live up to the hype at PFL Dubai?
February 7 · 19 min
After the Bell with Sean Sheehan: PFL Dubai
Sean Sheehan checks in at the conclusion of Professional Fighters League's PFL Dubai card, where the promotion's 155-pound title was successfully defended and a new 170-pound king was crowned.
February 2 · 1 hr 57 min
Shillan & Duffy: UFC Vegas 113 Preview
Keith and Ben preview UFC Vegas 113 with detailed predictions and picks for all 12 fights. 0:00 Intro: Back to Base 3:57 Klaudia Szygula (7-2) vs. Priscila Cachoeira (13-7) 11:50 Muin Gafurov (20-6) vs. Jakub Wiklacz (17-3-2) 18:21 Cong Wang (8-1) vs. Eduarda Moura (12-1) 25:37 Said Nurmagomedov (18-5) vs. Javid Basharat (14-2, 1 NC) 35:44 Bruna Brasil (11-5-1) vs. Ketlen Souza (15-6) 43:54 Dustin Jacoby (21-9-1) vs. Julius Walker (7-1) 53:55 Alex Morono (24-12, 1 NC) vs. Daniil Donchenko (12-2) 1:00:06 Jean Matsumoto (17-1) vs. Farid Basharat (14-0) 1:10:32 Michal Oleksiejczuk (21-9, 1 NC) vs. Marc-Andre Barriault (17-10, 1 NC) 1:18:01 Jailton Almeida (22-4) vs. Rizvan Kuniev (12-3-1, 1 NC) 1:28:33 Amir Albazi (17-2) vs. Kyoji Horiguchi (35-5, 1 NC) 1:44:29 Mario Bautista (16-3) vs. Vinicius Oliveira (23-3) 1:55:38 A quick rundown of all the picks
January 28 · 19 min
Oktagon 83 Preview w/Bryan Lacey | The Sheehan Show
He looks—and fights—like the unholy offspring of Paddy Pimblett and Brock Lesnar, but will Frederic Vosgrone stay undefeated at Oktagon 83? Sean and Oktagon MMA play-by-play man Bryan Lacey break down that fight, along with the rest of a loaded card set to take place in Stuttgart, Germany, this weekend. 0:00 One man who will definitely be watching Oktagon 83: Will Fleury 4:23 Frederic Vosgrone vs. Jesus Samuel Chavarria 7:32 Alina Dalaslan vs. Karolina Sobek 10:48 Niko Samsonidse vs. Mochamed Machaev 14:13 Rundown of the rest of Oktagon 83
January 28 · 14 min
Merab and Ilia: The Real Winners at UFC 324? | The Sheehan Show
Is Ilia Topuria laughing, or should he be worried? Did Merab Dvalishvili move closer to a title shot without leaving his house on Saturday? Sean is back with a look at the UFC's doubleheader of numbered events to kick off 2026, including an early assessment of the Paramount+ production at UFC 324 and a look ahead at the biggest bouts at UFC 325 in Sydney this Saturday. 0:00 Welcome 1:08 Did Sean O'Malley or Umar Nurmagomedov do enough at UFC 324 to bump Merab Dvalishvili? 3:31 Natalia Silva, Waldo Cortes-Acosta and the rest of the big winners at UFC 324 9:30 What do Paramount and the UFC need to tighten up, in terms of production? 10:18 UFC 325: looking ahead at the biggest fights and storylines
January 27 · 1 hr 55 min
Shillan & Duffy: UFC 325 Preview
Can Diego Lopes get one back on Alexander Volkanovski in Sydney? Are any of this season's Road to UFC finalists contender material? Will Tai Tuivasa be drinking from a shoe after his fight on Saturday? Will Keith and Ben be drinking from a shoe after his fight? All those questions and many more, answered as the guys preview UFC 325 with detailed predictions and picks for all 14 fights! 0:00 Welcome 8:04 Aaron Tau (11-1) vs. Namsrai Batbayar (9-1) 14:01 Rangbo Sulang (10-3) vs. Lawrence Lui (7-1) 19:39 Keiichiro Nakamura (7-1) vs. Sebastian Szalay (10-1) 25:19 Sang Wook Kim (13-3) vs. Dom Mar Fan (8-2) 30:01 Kaan Ofli (12-4-1) vs. Zha Yi (26-5) 35:55 Jonathan Micallef (8-1) vs. Oban Elliott (12-3) 44:13 Jacob Malkoun (8-3) vs. Torrez Finney (11-0) 52:17 Cameron Rowston (13-3) vs. Cody Brundage (11-7-1, NC) 59:14 Junior Tafa (6-4) vs. Billy Elekana (9-2) 1:06:05 Quillan Salkilld (10-1) vs. Jamie Mullarkey (18-8) 1:12:48 Tai Tuivasa (14-8) vs. Tallison Teixeira (8-1) 1:24:15 Rafael Fiziev (13-4) vs. Mauricio Ruffy (12-2) 1:31:45 Dan Hooker (24-13) vs. Benoit St. Denis (16-3, 1 NC) 1:40:08 Alexander Volkanovski (27-4) vs. Diego Lopes (27-7) 1:52:46 A quick rundown of all the picks
January 20 · 44 min
Bored Dana & UFC 324 Preview | Check The Kick
Devin Tejada is back with the top stories in MMA this week, starting with Dana White's announcement of several major UFC matchups for Q1 2026...for which he did not sound especially excited. Is the world's biggest fight promoter getting tired of promoting fights? 0:00 Welcome ----- WHAT'S HOT: BIG FIGHT ANNOUNCMENTS 2:26 Dana White: Making exciting fights sound boring (Israel Adesanya vs. Joe Pyfer, Paulo Costa vs. Azamat Murzakanov, Josh Emmett vs. Kevin Vallejos) ----- IN WITH THE NEW: UFC 324 12:50 UFC 324 starts things off with a bang 14:57 Arnold Allen vs. Jean Silva 22:05 Sean O'Malley vs. Yadong Song 32:47 Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett
January 20 · 17 min
BEST BETS for UFC Champs in 2026 | The Sheehan Show
Sean is back with his best bets for who will be the champion in each UFC division on Dec. 31, 2026. There are a couple of outsider names with big payouts attached on this one! 0:00 Recap of last year's picks 2:30 Women's Bantamweight 5:42 Women's Flyweight 7:09 Strawweight 8:17 Heavyweight 9:49 Light Heavyweight 11:56 Middleweight 12:56 Welterweight 14:06 Lightweight 15:13 Featherweight 15:54 Men's Bantamweight 16:28 Men's Flyweight 17:01 Outro
January 20 · 2 hr 18 min
Shillan & Duffy: UFC 324 Preview
Keith and Ben preview UFC 324 with detailed predictions and picks for all 13 fights. The card suffered a blow when it lost the scheduled women's bantamweight title clash between Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes, but there's plenty to usher in the UFC's new era in style. 0:00 New year, new me, new UFC 12:20 Adam Fugitt (10-5) vs. Ty Cole Miller (6-0, 1 NC) 19:33 Ricky Turcios (12-5) vs. Cameron Smotherman (12-6) 25:46 Josh Hokit (7-0) vs. Denzel Freeman (7-1) 33:21 Michael Johnson (24-19) vs. Alexander Hernandez (18-8) 39:46 Alex Perez (25-10) vs. Charles Johnson (18-7) 48:25 Nikita Krylov (30-11) vs. Modestas Bukauskas (19-6) 57:38 Ateba Abega Gautier (9-1) vs. Andrey Pulyaev (10-3) 1:04:50 Umar Nurmagomedov (19-1) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo (25-5-1) 1:13:00 Arnold Allen (20-3) vs. Jean Silva (16-3) 1:21:34 Natalia Silva (19-5-1) vs. Rose Namajunas (14-7) 1:31:46 Waldo Cortes-Acosta (16-2) vs. Derrick Lewis (29-12, 1 NC) 1:41:57 Sean O'Malley (18-3, 1 NC) vs. Yadong Song (22-8-1, 1 NC) 1:54:49 Justin Gaethje (26-5) vs. Paddy Pimblett (23-3) 2:16:47 A quick rundown of all the picks
January 15 · 16 min
BEST BETS for KSW 114 & Oktagon 82 | The Sheehan Show
Sean is back to kick the new year off in style with his top bets for the first major MMA cards of 2026, KSW 114 and Oktagon 82! 0:00 Recap of 2025's bets ----- KSW 114 3:55 Bet 1: Arkadiusz Wrzosek and Salahdine Parnasse 9:11 Bet 2: Ibragim Chuzhigaev 10:56 Bet 3: Henry Fadipe ----- OKTAGON 82 12:37 Bet 4: Krzysztof Jotko 14:55 Bet 5: James Hendin 16:17 Outro
January 15 · 17 min
Oktagon 82 Preview w/Bryan Lacey | The Sheehan Show
Oktagon MMA play-by-play man Bryan Lacey joins Sean to preview Oktagon 82, which takes place on Saturday in Dusseldorf, Germany, and features the final of the Tipsport Gamechanger middleweight grand prix. 0:00 But first, let's talk about Will Fkn Fleury for a minute 2:23 Kerim Engizek: Will the hand injury affect him? 7:10 Is Krzystof Jotko going to make weight without incident? 9:10 Rundown of the rest of Oktagon 82 17:07 outro
January 8 · 38 min
20 Questions w/Ben Duffy | The Sheehan Show
OK, not quite 20, but one half of the Shillan & Duffy Show turns the tables on Sean this week, asking a wide-ranging set of questions about the year that was, the year that will be, the landscape of MMA outside of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and of course a topic very dear to both men's hearts: refereeing and officiating. 0:00 Intro ----- OLD YEAR, NEW YEAR, BIG PONDS & SMALL PONDS 2:24 What was the biggest surprise of 2025 for you? 6:58 Predict the Male Fighter of the Year in 2026 14:15 Predict the Female Fighter of the Year in 2026 17:42 Who is the best male fighter outside of the UFC right now? 23:59 Who is the best female fighter outside of the UFC right now? ----- LET'S FIX THE SPORT 28:47 Is MMA regulation getting better, in terms of rules, interpretation, enforcement and consistency? 32:14 If you could change one rule to improve MMA, what would it be? 37:27 Outro
January 7 · 24 min
The Sheehan Show Awards 2025
Sean puts a bow on the year with the annual Sheehan Show Awards, honoring 17 of the standout fighters, promotions, personnel and performances of 2025. 0:00 Intro 1:26 Female Fighter of the Year: Valentina Shevchenko 2:53 Male Fighter of the Year: Petr Yan 4:58 Fight of the Year: Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Paul Hughes 1 7:02 KO of the Year: Robert Soldic vs. Dagi Arsanaliev 9:17 Sub of the Year: Costello van Steenis vs. Johnny Eblen 10:35 Commentator of the Year: Brad Wharton, Cage Warriors 12:40 Judge/Referee of the Year: Ben Cartlidge and Marc Goddard 13:56 Best Bet of the Year: Shauna Bannon vs. Puja Tomar 14:48 Worst Bet of the Year: Mariusz Pudzianowski vs. Eddie Hall 15:34 Promotion of the Year: Professional Fighters League 16:15 Matchmakers of the Year: PFL (Mike Kogan, Eduardo Lima, James Steers, Ray Sefo, Greg Savage, Gustavo Firmino) 17:09 Non-UFC Champ of the Year: Alfie Davis, PFL 18:15 Non-UFC Newcomer of the Year: Thad Jean 19:22 Regional Newcomer of the Year: Sean Clancy Jr. 20:05 Regional Champ of the Year: Will Fleury, KSW 21:22 Female Fighter to Watch in 2026: Sabrina de Sousa 22:43 Male Fighter to Watch in 2026: Patrick Habirora 23:34 Summary
Dec 31, 2025 · 19 min
UFC 2025 Year in Review, Part 2 | The Sheehan Show
In this episode, Sean finishes running down the year that was in the UFC, with a look at the women's weight classes and the four lightest men's divisions. 0:00 Intro 0:34 Women's Bantamweight 4:34 Women's Flyweight 7:09 Strawweight 10:17 Men's Flyweight 13:23 Men's Bantamweight 15:35 Featherweight 17:06 Lightweight 19:18 Outro
Dec 31, 2025 · 1 hr 18 min
The Best and Worst of 2025 | Check The Kick
Dev is joined by Sherdog's own Jay Pettry and Ben Duffy to discuss some of Sherdog's year-end awards for 2025, including a behind-the-curtain look at the voting process, some of the candidates that didn't make the cut, and some good-natured disagreement! 0:00 Intro 0:52 Male Fighter of the Year: Quality vs. Quantity 9:09 Who will be the 2026 Male Fighter of the Year? 11:55 Female Fighter of the Year: Waiting for 2026 18:07 Fight of the Year: Arts & Entertainment 26:17 Round of the Year: Embrace the Chaos 34:08 Knockout of the Year: To Spin Or Not To Spin 45:25 Submission of the Year: Twist-Off Top 58:00 Beatdown of the Year: Dynasty Time 1:15:23 Outro