UFC Round Up with Paul Felder & Michael Chiesa

UFC Round Up with Paul Felder & Michael Chiesa

UFC Round-Up is a can't-miss, no-holds barred podcast for UFC fans. Former top-10 UFC Lightweight Paul Felder and perennial Welterweight contender Michael Chiesa offer analysis, unique fighter insight, and hot-take opinions before and after the UFC's biggest events. All with some help from some special guests along the way.

  1. 15/11/2023

    UFC 295 Recap! Round-Up with Paul Felder & Michael Chiesa

    Paul Felder and Michael Chiesa are back at it again on this episode of UFC Round-Up after one of the most exciting cards of the year in UFC 295! To start off the show, the guys give their thoughts and takeaways from this past weekend’s UFC 295 co-main event, as Tom Aspinall defeated Sergei Pavlovich by first-round TKO for the interim heavyweight belt. The guys also discuss the main event, as Alex Pereira beat Jiří Procházka by second-round KO for the light heavyweight belt. Plus, the guys give shoutouts to a few other winners from the card, including Jared Gordon, Benoît Saint Denis and Jéssica Andrade. Then, the duo answer 5 rounds of fan questions. 1. The most intense staredown in the history of the UFC followed by an amazing display of skill in the main event. What do you think about the stoppage, what’s next for Jiří, is it possible for him to get to a title rematch? 2. Do you think Aspinall beats the Jon Jones we’ve seen in his last 3 fights? 3. In your opinion how high is the ceiling for Diego Lopes? 4. Jared Gordon followed up an incredible KO with an even more inspirational, heartfelt, and personal speech. How hard is it to be that articulate in moments of extreme adrenaline? Have either of you planned a speech but forgot it and just “yeah buddy” or something? 5. Who would win in a staring contest between Alex Pereira and the booger eating kid from across the street that was always in your business?

    29 min
  2. 25/10/2023

    UFC 294 Recap & Is Taylor Swift Dating A UFC Fighter??? Round-Up with Paul Felder & Michael Chiesa

    Paul Felder and Michael Chiesa are back at it again on this episode of UFC Round-Up after one of the biggest cards of the year in UFC 294! To start off the show, the guys give their thoughts and takeaways from this past weekend’s UFC 294 main event, as Islam Makhachev defeated Alexander Volkanovski by first-round knockout to defend his lightweight belt. The guys also discuss the middleweight co-main event, as Khamzat Chimaev beat Kamaru Usman by majority decision, in a fight Usman took on short notice. Then, the duo answer 5 rounds of fan questions. 1. After defending the 155-pound title, should Islam go up to 170 and who can stop him there? 2. I feel like the biggest story coming out of the weekend has to be the Khamzat situation. Seems like the consensus is that he gassed out after round 1 again and needs another true test at 185 before stepping up to the champ. 3. One question about the doctor, did they accidentally bring in somebody with a PhD in art history instead of a medical doctor? I’m no surgeon but I’m pretty sure “nobody kicked you in the balls” isn’t on the MCAT® exam. 4. Which fighter on the current roster do you think would have a chance to pull Taylor Swift and get millions of Swifties to tune into the UFC? 5. The guys react to the powerful message from Alexander Volkanovski in his UFC 294 post-fight press conference on why he took his short notice fight against Islam Makhachev.

    33 min
  3. 18/10/2023

    UFC 294 Preview! Round-Up with Paul Felder & Michael Chiesa

    Paul Felder and Michael Chiesa are back at it again on this episode of UFC Round-Up! To start off the show, the guys hit on the short-notice changes in the main and co-main event at UFC 294, which takes place this Saturday in Abu Dhabi. First, the pair start with discussing Alexander Volkanovski stepping in on 12 days notice to fight Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title in the main event in a highly anticipated rematch. Next, the duo break down Kamaru Usman fighting Khamzat Chimaev on short notice in a middleweight bout in the co-main event after Paulo Costa had to withdraw from the fight due to an elbow infection. After that, the duo answer 5 rounds of fan questions. 1. If Alexander Volkanovski takes Islam Makhachev to another competitive 5 rounds and loses, will Volk’s legacy be overshadowed by these 2 losses at lightweight? Does Islam go double champ at welterweight next or is he back at Charles Oliveira? 2. Who do you think has a better shot at an upset, Alexander Volkanovski or Kamaru Usman? 3. If the Usman vs. Chimaev winner gets to fight Sean Strickland for the middleweight title next, who should Dricus Du Plessis fight next or should he wait till he gets his title shot? 4. Do you have access to some production companies to film Justin Gaethje in case Volk wins, knowing he would have to wait that much longer for another title shot? And what do you think he’d break first at his house should that happen? 5. What’s one movie, album, play or TV show that someone recommended to you that was so bad that the only proper way to process the awfulness of the art was to do this (an angry picture of a cat)?

    25 min
  4. 13/09/2023

    UFC 293 Recap! Round-Up with Paul Felder & Michael Chiesa

    Paul Felder and Michael Chiesa are back at it again on this episode of UFC Round-Up after one of the biggest upsets of the year! To start off the show, the guys give their thoughts and takeaways from this past weekend’s UFC 293 main event, as Sean Strickland defeated Israel Adesanya by decision to win the middleweight belt in a major upset. Then, the duo answer 5 rounds of fan questions. 1. Who’s next for Felipe dos Santos? What a showing for a short notice scrap against a savage like Manel Kape. 2. What matchup is next for Alexander Volkov after a performance like that? 3. Was that the biggest title upset since COVID? Sean Strickland Fighter of the Year? 4. Paul, do you think Izzy should get another rematch right away? What’s your thoughts? Perhaps let’s do Dricus Du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland and Izzy vs. Jared Cannonier. 5. Here I lay stunned and inspired after that incredible upset that Sean Strickland pulled off. Question for both of you, what is a time in your lives where you pulled off a daunting task by sticking to the basics? This could be in broadcasting, fighting, auditioning, wrestling. Following that, the guys do a special round 6 and give a shoutout to Laura Sanko for her pay-per-view commentary debut at UFC 293. To wrap up the show, the pair look ahead to this Saturday’s Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 event and Michael gives his picks for the main event between women’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso and former women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko and the co-main event between welterweights Kevin Holland and Jack Della Maddalena.

    30 min

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UFC Round-Up is a can't-miss, no-holds barred podcast for UFC fans. Former top-10 UFC Lightweight Paul Felder and perennial Welterweight contender Michael Chiesa offer analysis, unique fighter insight, and hot-take opinions before and after the UFC's biggest events. All with some help from some special guests along the way.

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