Episodes

It's been a while since we recorded a podcast! Covid-19 has made me busier than ever with having to train fighters during the lockdown, but I managed to get one in as UFC 249 approaches. Kamuela and I talk about how impactful...

Jordan Johnson joins me on this episode of Santino's World of MMA. Jordan was an Illinois state champion and University of Iowa wrestler under Tom and Terry Brands before he transitioned to MMA, where he went 4-0 in the UFC before signing with the PFL, where he was the runner up in the $1 million l…

Santino and Kamuela talk about the upcoming fight between GOAT Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes. Does Reyes athleticism give him the extra "it factor" needed to dethrone one of the best to ever step in the cage, or will Jones sav...

Kamuela and Santino are back after a few weeks off for the holiday break. In the premiere of season two, they talk about their own MMA awards for 2019, which includes fight of the year, knockout of the year, the Gary Goodridg...

World champion MMA trainer (trainer of Henry Cejudo, Tracy Cortez, Jordan Johnson, and more), Santino DeFranco, and rising MMA prospect, Kamuela Kirk talk about the most stacked MMA card of the year, complete with three title...

One of the UFC's newest signings, Tracy Cortez, comes to the studio where she talks about her UFC debut in Sao Paulo, being a woman in a man's sport, and how she built her social media empire before ever stepping foot into th...

The hype was real at UFC 244 when Jorge Masvidal took on Nate Diaz for the Baddest Mo' Fo on the planet title. Kamuela Kirk and I discuss the fights, the stoppage, the belt, and whether the new Popeye's chicken sandwich lives...

Ketamine Clinic director, Sonny Diaz, comes in to talk about how his clinic uses the hallucinogenic, Ketamine, to help people with a variety of disorders: PTSD, Pain Management, Depression, Anxiety and more. We talk about how...

Pro MMA fighter, Kamuela Kirk, joins MMA coach, Santino DeFranco, to discuss the last few UFC cards--breaking down Israel Adesenya, Kron Gracie vs Cub Swanson, Dan Hooker vs Al Iaquinta, Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Michelle Waterso...

Author Josh Rosenblatt was not a fighter. He was a writer and pacifist who didn't think MMA fighting was for him--until he fell in love with it. Josh joins Santino's World where he talks about his new book "Why We Fight" where he (an "everyday guy") decides to train for and fight in a sanctioned MM…

On this episode of Santino's World, I break down the second part of the upcoming Bellator Featherweight tournament. We have Pitbull vs Juan Archuleta, Darrion Caldwell vs Henry Corrales, AJ Mckee vs Georgi Karakanian and Saul...

UFC Destined (TV Show) producer, Joe Botazzi, joins Santino's World for the day to discuss the behind the scenes inner-workings of producing a hit TV show for ESPN, and his favorite (and most emotional) parts of following fig...

Kamuela Kirk joins me again as we recap the recent title fight between Dustin Poirier and Khabib Nurmagomedov as well as the co-main event between Paul Felder and Edson Barboza. We also discuss the BMF belt between Nate Diaz ...

In life, we focus too much on outcomes, which oftentimes keeps us from accomplishing anything. In this episode, I talk about how to improve performance and reduce anxiety (in any facet of life) by focusing on the task at hand...

Today I have on up and coming MMA fighter, Kamuela Kirk. We discuss the upcoming Khabib vs. Poirier UFC title fight, the Edson Barboza vs Paul Felder rematch, and the UFC card in China--and how I can't pronounce any of the fi...

Welcome to Santino's World! This is world renown MMA coach, Santino DeFranco's, podcast. In my inaugural episode, I talk about how I came up with the idea of sharing my thoughts on MMA (and other topics) with the world and I ...