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

    3D AGO

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

    4D AGO

    #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.)

    2h 41m

  3. MAR 25

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

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

    MAR 5

    #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.)

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

    FEB 23

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

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    2h 39m
  6. #FocusFightsAudio Ep. #41 (RIZIN New Year's Super Powerhouse Festival Preview w/JayWolf)

    12/29/2025

    #FocusFightsAudio Ep. #41 (RIZIN New Year's Super Powerhouse Festival Preview w/JayWolf)

    (Original Air Date: Dec. 23rd, 2025) TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE! ​0:00 Intro & Disclaimer​2:22 Show Open & putting over the previous night’s WeAreRIZIN Podcast + the gifts JayWolf received​8:50 Brief talk of the RIZIN KOSHIEN Tournament Final​18:22 Brief talk of Ryan Bader vs. Alexander Soldatkin being cancelled (saving us from a boring Heavyweight Title Fight)​20:22 Razhabali Shaydullaev vs. Mikuru Asakura (Will Mikuru be steamrolled?)​34:26 Roberto Satoshi de Souza (C) vs. Ilkhom Nazimov (Lightweight Championship; Bout Changes, Pt. 1)​45:48 Seika Izawa (C) vs. RENA Kubota (Women’s Super Atomweight World Championship; Will Seika move up or move on if she wins?)​53:00 Speculation on the potential capacity for Saitama Super Arena on NYE​1:05:10 Hiromasa Ougikubo vs. Yuki Motoya (Flyweight Grand Prix Final with the vacant Flyweight Championship on the line)​1:09:54 Kleber Koike vs. Vugar Karamov (Battle of 2 former RIZIN Featherweight Champions)​1:14:47 Juntaro Ushiku vs. Ren “YA-MAN” Sugiyama (+ Why this bout got canceled on Christmas Night…..)​1:24:52 Ryuya Fukuda vs. Tatsuya Ando (Potential Flyweight Contender Fight #1)​1:33:41 Putting over Lyric Swinton & Black Girl Wrestling 10-Hour Relief Telethon​1:35:39 Suguru Nii vs. Kyouma Akimoto (Will a 19 year old Phenom take advantage of a legend’s absence?)​1:44:34 HIROYA Kondo vs. Makoto “SHINRYU” Takahashi (Potential Flyweight Contender Fight #2)​1:52:54 Jose “Shorty” Torres vs. “Mr. Twister” Joji Goto (Will Torres be able to survive Goto’s finishing prowess?)​1:59:44 “The Smiling Sniper” Yuta Kubo vs. Karshyga Dautbek (Can Kubo put his gimmicks aside in his most important fight in RIZIN?)​2:05:01 “Black Panther” BeyNoah vs. Tatsuya “Yanbo” Saika (Lightweight Bout Change #2; Will Saika be easy prey for Noah Bey?)​2:11:55 Ryusei “Catfish” Ashizawa vs. Ryoma “JOLLY” Shishimoto (Will Ryusei get a dub over a known unknown from BREAKING DOWN?)​2:23:25 JayWolf does filler as J. Chrish stalls for time.​2:26:24 J. Chrish opens his commemorative package (in a pious mood) from Takashi Furuhata & Andrew Benjamin.​2:33:21 Overall thoughts about RIZIN Circa 2025.​2:44:10 Shoutouts, plugs, playing the Lenne Hardt clip (twice) & outro/parting words/farewell greetings until January. The RIZIN Fighting Federation is ready to close out 2025 with a blast as the “New Year’s Super Powerhouse Festival” is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated events of the year. (Well, sans a few issues. Then again, it wouldn’t be fight sports without them.) Still, our “Chillmeister” J. Christian Gary & “RENA Apologist” JayWolf cover all the build-up to the show, put over the 5 big title fights set to go down & talk about the things that excited them from The Superior Ruleset this year. RIZIN’s New Year’s Super Powerhouse Festival will take place LIVE from the Saitama Super Arena Dec. 30th at 11 PM EST/8 PM PDT on RIZIN.TV! (Get the PPV here: https://www.rizin.tv/featured-category/events/rizin-year-end-super-powerhouse-matsuri) Check out Lyric & Dani’s “Unfortunately Infinite Holiday Extravaganza” for Black Girl Wrestling & donate to their pledge: https://www.youtube.com/live/7nDyqL2y4tQ?si=mHNDT7I5KUT2ZZNI https://www.pledge.to/bgw-holiday-2025 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) Join the ⁠⁠RIZIN FF Fan Discord Server⁠⁠ to get in tough with like-minded fight fans from around the world! @jayyolf1 (Twitter) And don’t forget to check out all of what RIZIN has in store: https://linktr.ee/RIZINtv Song Used: Numtack05’s “RIZIN Theme Remix” (https://youtu.be/WcxWBLVRISU?si=G6zzdZA6SmtKYW4R) Thumbnail Art via Roy Ink on IG: https://twitter.com/rizintv_/status/2002846712348434879

    2h 56m
  7. #FocusFightsAudio Ep. #40 (Interview w/"The Mic Slayer" Carolina Teague; #ROWonCW x #GoSpursGo)

    11/20/2025

    #FocusFightsAudio Ep. #40 (Interview w/"The Mic Slayer" Carolina Teague; #ROWonCW x #GoSpursGo)

    (TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE!) 0:00 Intro & Brief Notice4:00 Interviewee Intro5:27 What's the most difficult part about keeping up with things personally & professionally?8:10 What were Carolina's 1st Thoughts about The ROW?11:25 What's the best part about working with The ROW Crew on & off-air?13:53 Did Carolina ever thought she'd be at this level growing up in South Texas?15:16 Could we potentially see a woman call PxP for a Major Sporting Event?18:16 Should there be more outlets for Female or POC Voices in Local Sports Media?26:31 Is this a season of change for The Spurs?28:46 The True Colors of The Progression of The ROW32:25 Kirby Carreon's progression & does it irk Carolina that he's a Colts Fan?33:28 Is Indie Wrestling Alive & Well? Would a Backup Plan be in mind? What can fans expect out of The ROW?41:00 Plugs & Support42:33 Scenario: Would you rather cover a Rockets/Spurs Playoff Series or a ROW Showcase Event at Wrestlemania Weekend?45:55 Interviewee Outro 47:03 Post-Dialogue Pt. 1: Spurs & Rockets Progression48:40 Post-Dialogue Pt. 2: Future Happenings for The ROW51:18 Outro + Kyle Hubbard & DJ Discipline's "Heated"

    54 min

  8. 11/19/2025

    #FocusFightsAudio Ep. #39 (#RIZIN_LANDMARK12 Review w/JustBleedFan)

    Original Air Date: Nov. 9th, 2025 (*: This podcast was uploaded before the cancellation of Bader x Soldatkin due to Bader suffering an injury.) (TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE!) 0:00 Intro & Disclaimer 2:22 Show Open 3:50 Brief Summation of RIZIN LANDMARK 12 (thoughts on this great weekend show being free to watch) 11:25 Brief talk of the Prelims & structure of the new GLION Arena 22:09 Akimoto smoked Hagiwara in 2nd Round Beatdown! What's next for the young prospect in victory & Hagiwara in defeat? 31:10 Izawa soundly retains over Oshima. She'll now defend vs. RENA on NYE. Is Izawa subjective to weakness & what's next for DEEP's 98 lb Queenpin Oshima? 42:02 Majima dusts off Rebel Magic over Shuya. At 34, should we stop underestimating his abilities? Also, what's next for Kimura? 49:15 LOTUS blooms over Bo Mi Lee via decision. A new challenger wants to face her. What's next for Kate's trajectory & the ROAD FC rep who lost? 58:32 Taisei Sakuraba says he wants to be his own man. After twisting Sho Patrick Usami's knee apart, what's next for him & his relationship with his dad, Kazsuhi? 1:05:56 Mr. Twister's got hands! Who knew?! What's next for Joji Goto after the KO Win & what about Nakajima? 1:11:11 Takakeshin gets a "signature" win over a bum! With the Heavyweight Division about to get its king, what's next for Takakeshin other than potentially fighting a dirty fighter? 1:20:56 Kintaro broke even with a 1st Round Heel Hook Win! Does his journeyman status remain? 1:25:12 Zhumagazy makes quick work of KOP Champ Yanbo. How soon will the brother of Karshyga Dautbek get a title shot? 1:30:31 Kashimura beats Yasui in a decent 15 Minute Scrap. What's next for both young fighters? 1:34:00 Won Bin Ki made Capt. Africa walk the plank. What's next for The Danger after getting his 1st RIZIN Win? 1:36:41 Tony Laramie gets the W over a slightly overweight UFC Hopeful. What's next for The Canadian Wildman? 1:42:14 Final Thoughts on RIZIN LANDMARK 12 (Fight & Performance of the Night) 1:45:10 Brief preview of RIZIN New Year's Eve Powerhouse Festival* 1:56:40 Plugs + show close (plus a special Keep Fighting message) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- With the New Year's Eve show on the horizon, J. Chrish & JustBleedFan reviews the recent event that happened, RIZIN LANDMARK 12, and the latest happenings that went down at the event & will go down on the final RIZIN Show of the year. JustBleedFan has no Social Media, but you can check him & the RIZIN Fantasy League out in the RIZIN FF Fans Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/uNbVJzU The live stream is unavailable, so you can't check out the encore presentation of RIZIN LANDMARK 12. You can check out the Full Fights from the show here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDYcW74an50B61bLfLDFErCEHcOpjPPXF Check out all of what ⁠RIZIN has in store aside from RIZIN LANDMARK 12 here: https://linktr.ee/rizinffofficial (Japanese) https://linktr.ee/RIZINtv (English) Follow these good people/entities: Andrew Benjamin (⁠Facebook⁠|⁠Twitter⁠|⁠Instagram⁠) The WeAreRIZIN Podcast on ⁠Twitter/X Combat Sports Today via Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cstodaynews Daniel Dziubicki (⁠Twitter⁠|⁠Instagram⁠|⁠YouTube⁠) JayWolf on Twitter/X & Discord And, if you like what we do, check out Chris' Handles as well as ours: https://linktr.ee/focusfights https://www.facebook.com/JChristianGary1992/ ⁠http://twitter.com/JChrishGary https://www.instagram.com/christiangary1992 https://cash.app/$JChrisGary (Cash-tag for CashApp) Also, as mentioned at the end of the show, if you or someone you know is on the verge of ending it all or don't feel like they're in the right frame of mind, the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available for you. Call or text 988 or visit http://988lifeline.org for 24/7 Free & Confidential Support. Because we all should strive to keep fighting for that next great story to be heard.

    2h 6m
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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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  • Creator
    Focus Fights Audio
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    50
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Focus Fights Audio
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