Focus Fights Audio

Focus Fights Audio

Since 2018, we at Focus Fights have done our best to showcase the Global Fight Scene at large. Now, we talk about those fighters & personalities we’re showcasing. Our own “Chillmeister” J. Christian Gary speaks to top prospects & names big and small in and around the fight world to get their thoughts on happenings related to them & their careers. There will also be time where Chris will talk on his own accord about things. (AKA “Shooting the $#!+” in his terms.) If you want to check us out & follow what we have in store, be sure to check out our Linktree Page: https://linktr.ee/focusfights

  1. #FocusFightsAudio Ep. #49 (RIZIN 53 Preview w/JayWolf & Mike "Mr. Ohio" Soltez)

    9 MAI

    #FocusFightsAudio Ep. #49 (RIZIN 53 Preview w/JayWolf & Mike "Mr. Ohio" Soltez)

    (TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE) 0:00 Show Intro & Extended Disclaimer 2:23 RIZIN 53 English Language Trailer w/Michael Schiavello (Partial Interpretation by J. Christian Gary) 4:45 J. Chrish Welcomes in the show, goofs a bit & introduces ayWolf & Mr. Ohio while discussing RIZIN’s Card Strength vs. the UFC & Combate Global 19:00 Breaking Down the Prelims 25:16 Ilkhom Nazimov's 1st Lightweight Title Defense vs. Luis “KILLER” Gustavo 38:12 The Returns of Ren Hiromoto & KOUZI in a Standing Rules Bout 50:07 Ryo Takagi Faces Chinese Veteran Kaiwen Li in Featherweight 1:00:06 Yuto “KINTARO” Hokamura Battles 2016 Olympic Silver Medalist Shinobu Ota 1:08:52 Hometown Favorite Kate “LOTUS” Oyama Meets International Debutant “La Máquina Asesina” Katie Perez 1:24:59 Former King of Pancrase Champion Tatsuya “YANBO” Saika Takes on “Savage” Sho Patrick Usami 1:34:26 Ryan Kim Cafaro and Koyomi Matsushima Make Their RIZIN Debuts against each other 1:51:17 Daiki “LIGHTYEAR” Tsubota Faces Dangerous Kickboxing Crossover “YABAI-DAROU” Genji Umeno 1:55:11 BREAKING DOWN Veteran Ryoma “JOLLY” Shishimoto Meets K-1 Veteran Kenshin Kodama in the latter’s MMA Debut 2:01:59 Seiya Ameyama Tests Joe Hiramoto's Rising Potential 2:05:15 American Unknown Jake “The Outlaw” Wilkins (not mentioned: son of Wellington Wilkins Jr.) Battles Koki Nakagawa in Show Opener 2:13:35 Panelists Pick Top Fights to Watch and Final Thoughts 2:26:30 Plugs, Goofs & Show Outro ———————————————————————————————————————————————— RIZIN 53 is This Weekend (about 24 hours away as of this release). Before the action takes place in the ring at GLION Arena in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, the panel of JayWolf, Mike “Mr. Ohio” Soltez & our “Chillmeister” J. Christian Gary put over the 11 main card fights (10 MMA & 1 Standing Rules Bout) to talk about the critiques, pros & cons of the action taking place. You can watch all the action go down on RIZIN.TV for $20 (Stand-Alone) or via the RIZIN Premium Pass (for $17): https://www.rizin.tv/featured-category/events/rizin-53 Check out these great platforms: (JayWolf) https://x.com/Jayyolf1 (Charles “C.J.” Jewett) https://sogo-kaku.com https://instagram.com/sogokaku https://www.facebook.com/share/1PAMjLBVmR/?mibextid=wwXIfr (Todd Atkins) https://www.instagram.com/toddatkinsshow_/ https://x.com/ToddAtkinsMMA/ https://youtube.com/@ToddAtkinsShow https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-todd-atkins-show/id1651930986 (Andrew Benjamin) https://www.instagram.com/abenja1 https://x.com/abenja1 https://x.com/wearerizinpod https://youtube.com/@wearerizinpodcast5159 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-are-rizin/id1520266182 Join like-minded Fight Fans on both the ⁠RIZIN FF Fans Discord Server⁠ & ⁠r/RIZINFF Subreddit⁠….. And, you can check out Chris’ Handles as well as ours: https://linktr.ee/focusfights https://substack.com/@focusfightsproject https://www.facebook.com/JChristianGary1992/ ⁠http://twitter.com/JChrishGary https://www.instagram.com/christiangary1992 https://cash.app/$JChrisGary

    2 h 27 min
  2. #FocusFightsAudio Ep. #48 (Shooting the S#!T with Ryan Cafaro, Katie Perez & Jake Babian; #RIZIN53 x #MVPMMA1)

    30 AVR.

    #FocusFightsAudio Ep. #48 (Shooting the S#!T with Ryan Cafaro, Katie Perez & Jake Babian; #RIZIN53 x #MVPMMA1)

    For the 1st time in a while (but really, it's been 5 months), we -- being Focus Fights Audio -- are pivoting our focus to chatting with fighters rather than putting over a specific fight card . (That will be for the next episode.) In this episode, our "Chillmeister" J. Christian Gary spoke with two competitors who will be on the upcoming RIZIN 53 Card on May 10th at GLION Arena in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan (Ryan Cafaro, who will face Koyomi Matsushima, and Katie Perez, who will face Kate "LOTUS" Oyama) as well as someone who will be fighting on the upcoming Debut MMA Event for Most Valuable Promotions, May 16th at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, USA (Jake Babian). Also, prior to the episode, there’s a couple of tributes to late British Wrestling Fan Marc Izard & WCW Alum Mark Hildreth aka “Van Hammer.” ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The GoFundMe Campaign for Marc Izard: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring-marc-izard-home-to-the-uk-a-true-wrestling-fan Natalya Neidhart on Marc Izard’s passing: https://x.com/natbynature/status/2049112796504207461 Words from Marc Izard’s sister: https://x.com/perchedtoprope/status/2049080626448314470 News on Van Hammer’s passing: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/wrestler-van-hammer-dead-wcw-37039923 You can check out RIZIN 53 on May 10th here: https://www.rizin.tv/featured-category/events/rizin-53 Also, the MVP MMA Event on May 16th: https://www.netflix.com/us/title/82718858?s=i&trkid=13747225&shareType=Title&shareUuid=DFC70946-3228-4D25-A729-80D1663E6BE5 Be sure to check out the fighters on their respective platforms: (Ryan Kim “Korean Thunder” Cafaro) https://www.instagram.com/ryancafaromma https://x.com/ryancafaromma https://www.facebook.com/ryan.k.cafaro https://linktr.ee/RyanCafaroMMA (“La Maquina Asesina” Katie Perez) https://www.instagram.com/katiemaquinaasesina https://x.com/kmaquinaasesina https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063552884375 (“The Barbabian” Jake Babian) https://www.instagram.com/thebarbabian170 https://www.facebook.com/jake.t.babian https://x.com/thebarbabian https://youtube.com/@jakebabian1032 Check out these great platforms: (Charles “C.J.” Jewett) https://sogo-kaku.com https://instagram.com/sogokaku https://www.facebook.com/share/1PAMjLBVmR/?mibextid=wwXIfr (Todd Atkins) https://www.instagram.com/toddatkinsshow_/ https://x.com/ToddAtkinsMMA/ https://youtube.com/@ToddAtkinsShow https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-todd-atkins-show/id1651930986 (Andrew Benjamin) https://www.instagram.com/abenja1 https://x.com/abenja1 https://x.com/wearerizinpod https://youtube.com/@wearerizinpodcast5159 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-are-rizin/id1520266182 Join like-minded Fight Fans on both the ⁠RIZIN FF Fans Discord Server⁠ & ⁠r/RIZINFF Subreddit⁠….. And, you can check out Chris’ Handles as well as ours: https://linktr.ee/focusfights https://substack.com/@focusfightsproject https://www.facebook.com/JChristianGary1992/ ⁠http://twitter.com/JChrishGary https://www.instagram.com/christiangary1992 https://cash.app/$JChrisGary Songs Used: TSUBAKI - “Zarma Dub” Dwayne Swazye & MVP - “Show Respect” The poem spoken by J. Chrish at the end: https://x.com/schwingitt/status/2048980146875486529

    2 h 33 min

  3. 25 AVR.

    #FocusFightsAudio Ep. #47 (RIZIN LANDMARK 13 Review w/JayWolf & JustBleedFan)

    (Original Air-Date: Apr. 15th, 2026) (TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE) 0:00 Intro & Extended Disclaimer2:22 Show Intro + Running Down the Week in Combat Sports (Jiri Losing, Tenshin Winning, Miyuu's Boxing Debut, BLACK COMBAT, Combate Global, etc.)8:18 JChrish & JayWolf bash the trolls9:53 JChrish talks to JustBleedFan about RIZIN Alums in action + the Prelims12:14 Brief Review of the Prelims/All-Japan Undercard14:36 The Differences Between RIZIN's PPVs & UFC Cash Grabs on Paramount+16:42 A brief preview of 2 upcoming interviews18:21 Thoughts on the Prelims/All-Japan Undercard 25:51 Shaydullaev KOs Kubo AGAIN (Who should Shay steamroll next? Should Kubo have just given up?)36:36 Sabatello beats Goto (Should the "Get The Finish" Mentality apply to both Sabatello AND Hiromasa Ogikubo?)54:50 Horie beat Patricky PITBULL in a fun fight (What's next for Horie? Is PITBULL's Career Clock ticking?)1:02:37 Kaleo KOs Kyohei, gets a No Contest for missing weight (What's next for Kyohei? Should missed weight fighter's highlight be talked about?)1:12:18 Azizbek KOs Ryuya (Is Temirov the next Eastern European Badass in RIZIN? Is Fukuda still a contender?)1:18:21 Makoto SHINRYU forces "King Shaka" Zulu to tap out (Can Makoto tap out Ogikubo the same way?)1:27:18 Natasha Kuziutina taps out Ayaka Hamasaki (Could the next RIZIN Super Atomweight Champion be the Russian Ronda Rousey with King Mo's help as Seika vacates her title to be a mom?) + Taio Asahisa KOs Singpayak1:34:51 Majima taps out Gallagher (Kazumasa can still get it done! Also, what's next for The Strabanimal?)1:40:07 Nurkhan Zhumagazy def. TENYA Yoshimura (Is Nurkhan still a star on the rise? What's next for TENYA despite the weight miss & backlash from Pancrase?)!:44:44 RIZIN Japan vs. The World Summary, Final Thoughts, Fight/Performance of the Night & Upcoming RIZIN Schedule1:54:45 Does the previous week's bevy of fight kinda resemble WrestleMania like atmosphere? (This was recorded BEFORE Josh Barnett pulled the plug on his version of GCW's Bloodsport.) 2:00:00 Plugs & Show Outro———————————————————————————————————————————————— Follow all of what ⁠RIZIN has in store here: https://linktr.ee/rizinffofficial (Japanese) https://linktr.ee/RIZINtv (English) Join like-minded Fight Fans on both the ⁠RIZIN FF Fans Discord Server⁠ & ⁠r/RIZINFF Subreddit⁠….. And, you can check out Chris & JayWolf’s Handles as well as ours & the others we put over: https://linktr.ee/focusfights https://substack.com/@focusfightsproject https://www.facebook.com/JChristianGary1992/ ⁠http://twitter.com/JChrishGary https://www.instagram.com/christiangary1992 https://twitter.com/JayYolf1 https://twitter.com/WeAreRIZINPod http://twitter.com/abenja1 http://instagram.com/abenja1 ———————————————————————————————————————————————— Song Used: Numtack05’s “RIZIN Theme Remix” (https://youtu.be/WcxWBLVRISU?si=G6zzdZA6SmtKYW4R)

    2 h 9 min
  4. #FocusFightsAudio Ep. #46 (An interview w/James "The Strabanimal" Gallagher) [RIZIN LANDMARK 13; Tonight at Midnight EST on RIZIN.TV]

    11 AVR.

    #FocusFightsAudio Ep. #46 (An interview w/James "The Strabanimal" Gallagher) [RIZIN LANDMARK 13; Tonight at Midnight EST on RIZIN.TV]

    RIZIN LANDMARK 13 is TONIGHT!* With the RIZIN Fighting Federation being dead-set on getting International Competitors involved in the Superior Ruleset, more & more fighters from the Americas, Africa & Europe are wanting to ply their craft in the Land Of The Rising Sun. One of them is 12 Fight BELLATOR MMA Vet James “The Strabanimal” Gallagher who will be fighting former REBEL FC Champion Kazumasa Majima at RIZIN LANDMARK 13 on Sunday April 12th (late Saturday April 11th in the U.S. & Canada) from the Marine Messe Arena in Fukuoka, Japan. The event will be available for $20 (standalone) or via the PREMIUM PASS Package (for $18) on ​⁠. You can purchase the event here: https://www.rizin.tv/featured-category/events/rizin-landmark-13 (*: If you miss out, the replay will be available the following day without copyrighted music.) Also, be sure to follow The Strabanimal on his Social Platforms: https://www.instagram.com/strabanimalmma (Instagram) https://x.com/strabanimalmma (Twitter/X) https://www.facebook.com/StrabanimalMMA (Facebook)

    44 min
  5. #FocusFightsAudio Ep. #45 (RIZIN LANDMARK 13 Preview with JayWolf & Dean Burley)

    10 AVR.

    #FocusFightsAudio Ep. #45 (RIZIN LANDMARK 13 Preview with JayWolf & Dean Burley)

    (TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE!) ​0:00 Extended Disclaimer + Content Warning​2:26 RIZIN LANDMARK 13 English Language Trailer w/"The Voice" Michael Schiavello (partial translation from J. Christian Gary)​4:43 Show Intro + a Brief Rundown both RIZIN LANDMARK 13 & of the weekend's Fight Coverage​19:11 A Brief Talk of the Prelims & the lone Kickboxing Bout on the Main Card​21:50 Razhabali Shaydullaev (c) vs. Yuta Kubo for the RIZIN Featherweight Championship (Why is this happening again when we all know the outcome?)​29:11 Danny Sabatello (c) vs. Joji Goto for the RIZIN Bantamweight Championship (The TRUE Title Fight on this card!)​40:11 Yoshinori Horie vs. Patricky "PITBULL" Freire (Can Horie beat a legend or does Patricky have a bit left in the tank?)​58:18 Kyohei Hagiwara vs. Abijah Kaleo Meheula (Will Kyohei bounce back or can The Disciple be a diamond in the rough?)​1:10:31 Ryuya Fukuda vs. Azizbek Temirov (Future Sabatello opponent vs. the brother of a RIZIN-turned-UFC convert)​1:19:40 Makoto "SHINRYU" Takahashi vs. Nkazimulo Zulu (Former RIZIN Title Challenger vs. African MMA Pillar)​1:30:52 Ayaka Hamasaki vs. Natasha "Kuzya" Kuziutina (A WMMA/JMMA Legend vs. a Former Olympic Bronze Medal Winning Judoka)​1:42:59 James "The Strabanimal" Gallagher vs. Kazumasa Majima (Will "The Mouri Grappler" tame The Strabanimal?)​1:55:25 Nurkhan Zhumagazy vs. TENYA Yoshimura (New Kazakh Terror vs. longtime Pancrase-ism disciple)​2:07:02 Ryosuke Honda vs. Kyohei "HINOTORI" Takagi & Seiya Inoue vs. Hyuga Miyagawa (Which fight draws more interest to the Japanese Audience?)​2:19:54 Which fights are the host interested in seeing?​2:25:33 Outro, plugs, summary & a final message to the trolls. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— RIZIN LANDMARK 13 is This Weekend! With all the big fight action going on around the world this weekend (& a big wrestling extravaganza happening in Las Vegas next weekend), the RIZIN Fighting Federation is holding its own with 2 Title Fights (1 truly bigger than the other), a stacked 16 Fight Card (14 MMA, 2 Kickboxing) and loads of action ahead inside the cage at Marine Messe Arena in Fukuoka, Japan. Our "Chillmeister" J. Christian Gary tags along with JayWolf & Dean "The Honey Badger" Burley to talk about the event, some of this weekend's fight action & future goals for all the stars involved. You can check out RIZIN LANDMARK 13 for $20 (Standalone PPV) or through the PREMIUM PASS (for $17) on RIZIN.tv! ———————————————————————————————————————————————— Follow all of what ⁠RIZIN has in store here: https://linktr.ee/rizinffofficial (Japanese) https://linktr.ee/RIZINtv (English) Join like-minded Fight Fans on both the ⁠RIZIN FF Fans Discord Server⁠ & ⁠r/RIZINFF Subreddit⁠….. Follow Dean "Honey Badger" Burley on these platforms: https://instagram.com/americana_gis https://www.facebook.com/FrontRangeFighters (Front Range Fighters’ Facebook) https://www.facebook.com/MMABUZZ (MMABuzz.com) https://youtube.com/@front_range_fighters And, you can check out Chris & JayWolf’s Handles as well as ours & the others we put over: https://linktr.ee/focusfights https://substack.com/@focusfightsproject https://www.facebook.com/JChristianGary1992/ ⁠http://twitter.com/JChrishGary https://www.instagram.com/christiangary1992 https://twitter.com/JayYolf1 https://twitter.com/WeAreRIZINPod http://twitter.com/abenja1 http://instagram.com/abenja1 ———————————————————————————————————————————————— Songs Used: DOS MONOS - “Letsugou” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQX4QbCZXSY) Numtack05’s “RIZIN Theme Remix” (https://youtu.be/WcxWBLVRISU?si=G6zzdZA6SmtKYW4R) (Thumbnail via @tnoa04 on Twitter/X.)

    2 h 41 min

  6. 25 MARS

    #FocusFightsAudio Ep. #44 (RIZIN 52 Review w/Dean Burley & RIZIN Zone)

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    2 h 31 min
  7. #FocusFightsAudio Ep. #43 (RIZIN 52 Preview w/Dean Burley & RIZIN Zone + Interview w/John Sweeney)

    5 MARS

    #FocusFightsAudio Ep. #43 (RIZIN 52 Preview w/Dean Burley & RIZIN Zone + Interview w/John Sweeney)

    (TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE!) ​0:00 Disclaimer & Legalese​1:06 RIZIN 52 English Language Teaser ft. Michael Schiavello (translations by “guaranteed human” J. Christian Gary)​3:13 Podcast Intro & How to get RIZIN 52​12:57 Patchy Mix X Kyoma Akimoto (World Class Fighter vs. Surging Young Prospect)​27:08 Luiz “KILLER” Gustavo (Wanderlei Silva’s protégé) X Taisei Sakuraba aka “SAKU Jr.” (Kazushi’s unforgiving son)​36:30 Ryo Takagi X Shuya Kimura (Hard Hitters with something to prove)​43:48 Viktor Kolesnik X Kazuki Aimoto (Former RIZIN Title Challenger vs. DEEP Star looking to go big in his Superior Ruleset debut)** + slight gambling advice​55:07 Saori “Little Giant” Oshima X Kate “LOTUS” Oyama (Former Title Challenger vs. an underrated 4 Fight Winning Streak)​1:03:00 Yuki Ito X Carlos Mota Tizil (Highly respected RIZIN Vet vs. Former LFA Champ/1-Fight UFC Vet on his 2nd Wind)​1:12:56 Hideo “Little Volk” Tokoro X Jinnosuke Kashimura (A living legend keeping the retirement rumors away while fighting someone half his age)​1:21:06 Will there be surprise announcements during the intermission of RIZIN 52?​1:25:39 “Red Horse” Kyung Pyo Kimura X Yusuke Yachi (KMMA Star who’s 3-1 in RIZIN vs. Former Lightweight Title Challenger)​1:34:00 Shoko “Masamitsu” Sato X John “Hollywood” Sweeney (Known finisher/son of fashion designer vs. Former LFA Bantamweight Champ)​1:45:46 Interview w/John “Hollywood” Sweeney​2:05:31 Takaki Soya vs. Tony “The Wildman” Laramie (Hard Hitting Vet vs. Unpredictable Brother of UFC Vet)​2:13:30 Jo Arai vs. “The Phenom” Jung Hyun Lee (2 Champs from other promotions; both 0-2 in RIZIN)​2:21:12 Noeru “NOEL” Narita vs. Bo Mi Lee (Could the future of Asian WMMA come from this fight?)​2:31:24 3 fights to look forward to from RIZIN 52 & best moments of 2025/can they be replicated in ‘26?​2:47:41 Plugs, Shoutouts & Podcast Outro------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The RIZIN Fighting Federation is set to kick off their 2026 with a bang! RIZIN 52, taking place from the Ariake Arena in Koto, Tokyo, Japan, will feature 12 fights in 6 different weight classes that are each expected to lower the boom & bring noise to the Superior Ruleset! The Main Event will see former BELLATOR Bantamweight World Champion Patchy Mix take on young prospect Kyoma Akimoto in a major crossroads fight! Mix, making his 1st RIZIN Appearance since NYE 2019, is coming in off a 2 fight stint in the UFC Octagon while Kyoma is riding the wave of a 4 Fight Winning Streak with 3 Straight 1st or 2nd Round Finishes. You can check out the PPV here (it costs $20 standalone or $17 for a RIZIN Premium Pass Subscription): https://www.rizin.tv/featured-category/events/rizin-52 You can check out RIZIN Zone on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/RIZINZone Follow Dean "Honey Badger" Burley on these platforms: https://instagram.com/americana_gis https://www.facebook.com/share/18Ag4DN1dz/?mibextid=wwXIfr (Obscure Combat Sports Radio) https://www.facebook.com/share/1SU8a1zkuQ/?mibextid=wwXIfr (MMABuzz.com) If you've enjoyed what we've dished out, be sure to check out our platforms here: https://linktr.ee/focusfights Be sure to contribute to Chris' platforms here: ⁠JChristianGary1992⁠ (Facebook) ⁠@JChrisGary⁠ (Twitter) ⁠@ChristianGary1992⁠ (Instagram) ⁠$JChrisGary⁠ (J. Chrish’s CashApp) And, feel free to join the ⁠⁠RIZIN FF Fan Discord Server⁠⁠ to get in tough with like-minded fight fans from around the world! Song Used: Numtack05’s “RIZIN Theme Remix” (https://youtu.be/WcxWBLVRISU?si=G6zzdZA6SmtKYW4R) RIZIN 52 English Language Trailer with Michael Schiavello (via Verdict MMA): https://twitter.com/verdictmma/status/2028485317901041930 **: Podcast was recorded before Kazuki Aimoto got bumped from the card due to a car accident. He's since been replaced by Koji Takeda. (We wish Aimoto all the best in his recovery process.)

    2 h 56 min
  8. #FocusFightsAudio Ep. #42 (RIZIN New Year's Super Powerhouse Festival Review w/Dean Burley)

    23 FÉVR.

    #FocusFightsAudio Ep. #42 (RIZIN New Year's Super Powerhouse Festival Review w/Dean Burley)

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    2 h 39 min
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Since 2018, we at Focus Fights have done our best to showcase the Global Fight Scene at large. Now, we talk about those fighters & personalities we’re showcasing. Our own “Chillmeister” J. Christian Gary speaks to top prospects & names big and small in and around the fight world to get their thoughts on happenings related to them & their careers. There will also be time where Chris will talk on his own accord about things. (AKA “Shooting the $#!+” in his terms.) If you want to check us out & follow what we have in store, be sure to check out our Linktree Page: https://linktr.ee/focusfights

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    Focus Fights Audio
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    2022 - 2026
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