Budocast: MMA, UFC & Martial Arts News Podcast

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Weekly martial arts news covering MMA, UFC, BJJ, Judo, Karate, Muay Thai, ONE Championship, PFL, and traditional Budo. Every week we break down UFC title fights, IBJJF controversies, ONE Championship results, boxing crossovers, dojo culture, and the business of the fight game. From grassroots dojos to global fight cards — the full martial arts world in one show. Hosted by AI personas Jessica and Marcus, with research and editorial direction by the human Budocast team. New episode every week on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Amazon Music, and iHeart.

  1. 4d ago

    UFC Vegas 123: Nolan Stuns Moicano + Erosa's Fairytale Farewell | Budocast MMA News

    Tom Nolan stops Renato Moicano in a controversial Halloween main event at UFC Vegas 123, and Julian Erosa retires with a first-round knockout and a $100,000 bonus. Jessica and Marcus break down the stand-up debate, Jacobe Smith staying perfect, the UFC's November reshuffle, ONE Friday Fights 176, and the road to UFC 334 at Madison Square Garden. Chapters: 00:00 Cold open: Nolan stuns Moicano 00:44 Show intro 01:09 Main event: Nolan TKOs Moicano (R3, 1:28) 04:07 Co-main: Smith stays perfect vs Brown 04:37 Main card: Durden, Santos vs Santos, Lebosnoyani 05:37 Mid-roll: Dojo Tycoon 05:55 News desk: Erosa's fairytale farewell, prelim bonuses 07:52 Around the world: Vegas 124 reshuffle, ONE, PFL 09:53 Look ahead: Vegas 124, UFC 334 + PFL Dubai Nov 14 10:26 End ad: Fight Card + sign-off Links: Join the free Budocast weekly digest: https://budocast.com Fight Card (free to start): https://fightcard.pro Lotus ($49.99/mo, free trial): https://openblackbelt.com Dojo Tycoon (free to play): https://openblackbelt.com hello@budocast.com Tags: ufc, mma, budocast, ufc vegas 123, tom nolan, renato moicano, julian erosa, jacobe smith, randy brown, one championship, pfl, ufc 334, mma news, ufc results

  2. Oct 26

    UFC 333: Volkanovski Stops Evloev, Yan Wins Trilogy | Budocast MMA News

    Alexander Volkanovski stops unbeaten Movsar Evloev to defend the featherweight title at UFC 333, and Petr Yan settles the trilogy with Merab Dvalishvili. Jessica and Marcus break down both title fights, the finish-heavy undercard, Joaquin Buckley's farewell announcement, and the week's other MMA news. Chapters: 00:00 Cold open: Volkanovski stops unbeaten Evloev 00:37 Show intro 00:43 Main event: Volkanovski TKOs Evloev (R2, 4:54) 02:53 Co-main: Yan settles the trilogy vs Dvalishvili 04:25 Main card: Kavanagh, Volkov, Pico finishes 05:56 News desk: prelim finishes, bonuses, Buckley's farewell 08:52 ONE signs Umarov, PFL Africa finals set for Kigali 09:36 Look ahead: UFC Vegas 123, UFC 334 at MSG 10:39 Sign-off Links: Join the free Budocast weekly digest: https://budocast.com Fight Card (free to start): https://fightcard.pro Lotus ($49.99/mo, free trial): https://openblackbelt.com Dojo Tycoon (free to play): https://openblackbelt.com/dojo-tycoon hello@budocast.com Tags: ufc, mma, budocast, ufc 333, alexander volkanovski, movsar evloev, petr yan, merab dvalishvili, aaron pico, joaquin buckley, one championship, pfl africa, mma news, ufc results

    UFC 333: Volkanovski Stops Evloev, Yan Wins Trilogy | Budocast MMA News

  3. Oct 19

    UFC Edmonton: Malott KOs Buckley, 12-Finish Record | Budocast MMA News

    Mike Malott knocks out Joaquin Buckley with a second-round knee in the UFC Edmonton main event, capping a record-tying night with twelve finishes in thirteen fights. Jessica and Marcus break down the main card, Jasmine Jasudavicius's upset of Erin Blanchfield, four $100,000 bonuses, plus Jonathan Haggerty and Nadaka Yoshinari's title-retaining knockouts at ONE Samurai 4 in Tokyo. Chapters: 00:00 Cold open: Malott's knee KO stuns Buckley 00:35 Show intro 00:54 Main event: Mike Malott KOs Joaquin Buckley (R2, 2:32) 02:21 Co-main: Jasmine Jasudavicius upsets Erin Blanchfield 04:28 Bonus round: four $100K Performance of the Night awards 05:14 The rest of the card: Boser's hometown TKO 06:44 News desk: ONE Samurai 4 — Haggerty and Nadaka retain in Tokyo 09:03 ONE Friday Fights 175: Rhenimi's third-round KO 09:32 Look ahead: UFC 333 (Yan vs Dvalishvili 3) 10:18 Sign-off Links: Join the free Budocast weekly digest: https://budocast.com Fight Card (free to start): https://fightcard.pro Lotus ($49.99/mo, free trial): https://openblackbelt.com Dojo Tycoon (free to play): https://openblackbelt.com hello@budocast.com Tags: ufc, mma, budocast, ufc edmonton, mike malott, joaquin buckley, jasmine jasudavicius, jonathan haggerty, nadaka yoshinari, one championship, mma news, ufc results

    UFC Edmonton: Malott KOs Buckley, 12-Finish Record | Budocast MMA News

  4. Oct 11

    Budocast: Allen's Fifth-Round Choke Stuns Duncan at UFC Vegas 122

    Brendan Allen submits Christian Leroy Duncan with a fifth-round rear-naked choke in the UFC Vegas 122 main event, defending his No. 5 middleweight ranking and calling out ex-champ Dricus du Plessis. Plus: Andre Fili's knockout-of-the-year head kick on Kai Kamaka III, four $100,000 Performance of the Night bonuses, redemption nights for Francisco Prado and Brendson Ribeiro, Dedduanglek Torfunfarm's career-best KO at ONE Friday Fights 174, and teenager Rustam Yunusov staying perfect at 18-0.

    Budocast: Allen's Fifth-Round Choke Stuns Duncan at UFC Vegas 122

  5. Oct 4

    UFC 332: Natalia Silva Crowned Flyweight Champ in Record KO Night

    UFC 332 results and recap: Natalia Silva outpoints Wang Cong to win the vacant UFC women's flyweight title in Salt Lake City, headlining a historic card with 11 knockouts, 9 first-round finishes, and 16 knockdowns — all modern-era UFC records. Payton Talbott destroys Deiveson Figueiredo in 2:09 and calls out Sean O'Malley. Plus Johnny Walker's heavyweight debut KO, Roberto Soldic's winning UFC debut, Court McGee's farewell, and $400K in bonuses. Also on this episode: ONE Fight Night 48 from Bangkok (Erdogan submits Elliott, Cesar takes Perreira's "0"), Regian Eersel's revenge KO of George Jarvis, and a look ahead to UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi. Budocast is a weekly MMA, UFC & martial arts news podcast from the Budocast team.🎧 https://budocast.com📩 hello@budocast.com Sponsored by Fight Card (https://fightcard.pro), Lotus (https://openblackbelt.com), and Dojo Tycoon (https://openblackbelt.com)

  6. Oct 2

    Budocast Spotlight: Fight Card — The End of Tournament Day Chaos

    If you've competed, coached, or been a tournament parent, you've lived this day: it's 9 PM, the black belt finals were supposed to start at 8, and nobody knows which mat they're on. In this Budocast Spotlight, Jessica and Marcus go deep on Fight Card, the tournament management software from the Open Black Belt team: competitor self-registration, automatic brackets with automatic seeding, weigh-ins, mat and time scheduling, live public bracket links, live results, dispute handling, print-ready PDFs, CSV import/export, and fighter profiles. Free to start at fightcard.pro — no credit card. Plus, first news of Fight Card Score: the new tablet-first referee scoring app with big buttons, a loud timer, and one-tap scoring. Fully offline for dead venue wifi, and CSV import/export means it works with any bracket software. Free pilot events are open now — organizers, reach out through fightcard.pro and you could be scoring on tablets instead of paper by your next event.

    Budocast Spotlight: Fight Card — The End of Tournament Day Chaos

  7. Sep 27

    Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos Ends in Chaos, TUF 34 Crowns Two Champions

    UFC Vegas 121 delivered one of the scariest finishes of 2026: Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Raoni Barcelos ended in a fifth-round KO after a freak moment left Barcelos out cold on the canvas. Jessica and Marcus break down the full UFC Fight Night 289 card, including Ailin Perez's decision win over Norma Dumont, both Ultimate Fighter 34 finals (Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu wins by DQ, Valesca "Tina Black" Machado KOs Melissa Amaya), and a $100K bonus night for Luis Hernandez and Yazmin Jauregui. Plus: Superlek's return at ONE Friday Fights 172, Konstantin Shakhtarin's spinning back elbow KO, ONE's announced eight-man flyweight Muay Thai Grand Prix, top prospect Asaf Chopurov's UFC signing, and a look ahead to UFC 332's Natalia Silva vs. Wang Cong vacant title fight. CHAPTERS (approximate timestamps) 00:00 - Cold open: the freak main event ending 00:47 - Welcome to Budocast 01:01 - Main event: Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Raoni Barcelos (KO, Round 5, 1:38) 02:51 - Co-main: Ailin Perez def. Norma Dumont (unanimous decision, 29-28 x3) 03:43 - Mid-roll ad: Lotus 04:25 - TUF 34 finals: Akylbek Uulu wins bantamweight crown by DQ; Valesca Machado ("Tina Black") KOs Melissa Amaya for the women's strawweight crown 06:14 - Bonus winners and prelim standouts: Hernandez, Jauregui ($100K POTN); Machado, Hiestand, Edwards, Brener, Jackson ($25K finishes) 08:18 - ONE Friday Fights 172: Superlek's return, Yodkatanyu vs. Liu Junchao 09:23 - The Inner Circle 32, ONE rankings relaunch, eight-man flyweight Muay Thai Grand Prix announced, Israilov and Tabarov signings 10:48 - News desk: Asaf Chopurov signs with UFC, UFC 332 preview (Silva vs. Wang Cong), DWCS Week 7 contracts, PFL Lyon, Sharaf-Steveson follow-up 14:03 - End ad: Fight Card 14:38 - Dojo Tycoon + outro FULL RESULTS - UFC Fight Night 289 / UFC Vegas 121 (Sept 26, 2026, Meta Apex, Las Vegas) Main card: - Raul Rosas Jr. def. Raoni Barcelos by KO, Round 5, 1:38 - Ailin Perez def. Norma Dumont via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) - Luis Hernandez def. Sedriques Dumas via submission (standing guillotine), Round 1, 0:57 - Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu def. Mehemmedeli Osmanli via disqualification (illegal knee), Round 1, 2:19 - TUF 34 bantamweight final - Valesca Machado def. Melissa Amaya via KO (punches), Round 2, 3:19 - TUF 34 women's strawweight final Prelims: - Brady Hiestand def. Rinya Nakamura via submission (rear-naked choke), Round 2, 4:07 - Rodolfo Vieira def. Robert Bryczek via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) - Christian Edwards def. Rodolfo Bellato via TKO (punches), Round 3, 1:47 - Elves Brener def. Josiah Harrell via KO (punches), Round 1, 4:14 - Montel Jackson def. Ricky Simon via KO (punches), Round 2, 2:39 - Heili Alateng def. John Castaneda via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) - Yazmin Jauregui def. Vanessa Demopoulos via KO (punches), Round 1, 1:02 BONUSES - Fight of the Night ($100K each): Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Raoni Barcelos - Performance of the Night ($100K each): Luis Hernandez, Yazmin Jauregui - Finish bonuses ($25K each): Valesca Machado, Brady Hiestand, Christian Edwards, Elves Brener, Montel Jackson SPONSOR LINKS - Fight Card (tournament management, free to start): https://fightcard.pro - Lotus (all-in-one studio management, $49.99/mo, free trial): https://openblackbelt.com - Dojo Tycoon (free to play, $4.99 unlock): https://openblackbelt.com - Budocast: https://budocast.com | Contact: hello@budocast.com Budocast is a weekly MMA, UFC, and martial arts news podcast from the Budocast team.

    Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos Ends in Chaos, TUF 34 Crowns Two Champions

  8. Sep 21

    UFC 331 Results: Joshua Van Dethrones Pantoja, UFC 334 Announced | Budocast MMA News

    Joshua Van is the new UFC flyweight champion. Jessica and Marcus break down Van's unanimous decision win over Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 331 in Los Angeles, the biggest moments from the rest of the card, and the newly announced UFC 334 headliner — Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit for the vacant heavyweight title in New York City. Plus: ONE Friday Fights 171 from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Shimon Yoshinari's liver-shot KO at ONE Samurai 3 in Yokohama, and bold predictions for Gane vs. Hokit. Budocast is your weekly MMA, UFC and martial arts news podcast — results, analysis, and stories from every corner of the fight world, from the UFC and ONE Championship to the local mats. Show notes / chapters:(00:00) Cold open — Joshua Van dethrones Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 331(00:12) Welcome to Budocast(04:15) UFC 334 announced: Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit for the vacant heavyweight title(06:57) Mid-roll — Fight Card tournament software(07:27) ONE Friday Fights 171 — Bangkok at Lumpinee Stadium(08:24) ONE Samurai 3 — Shimon Yoshinari's liver-shot KO(09:22) Bold predictions(09:51) Lotus studio management & Dojo Tycoon LinksFight Card — free tournament software: https://fightcard.proLotus — studio management ($49.99/mo, free trial, no credit card): https://openblackbelt.comDojo Tycoon — free-to-play martial arts management sim: https://openblackbelt.comBudocast: https://budocast.comContact: hello@budocast.com

    UFC 331 Results: Joshua Van Dethrones Pantoja, UFC 334 Announced | Budocast MMA News
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Weekly martial arts news covering MMA, UFC, BJJ, Judo, Karate, Muay Thai, ONE Championship, PFL, and traditional Budo. Every week we break down UFC title fights, IBJJF controversies, ONE Championship results, boxing crossovers, dojo culture, and the business of the fight game. From grassroots dojos to global fight cards — the full martial arts world in one show. Hosted by AI personas Jessica and Marcus, with research and editorial direction by the human Budocast team. New episode every week on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Amazon Music, and iHeart.

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