Episodes

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 fights! Before they break down the title fights, though, they have to talk about: - The huge news of Frankie Edgar fighting the Korean Zombie (Kamuela was one of Zombie's main sparring partners for this fight). - Alistair Overeem's insane cut that ripped his entire mouth...

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 the UFC octagon. We finish her interview with a Q and A from fans where she talks about her future plans and answers some randomly funny questions. Like, Subscribe, Review, Comment, and Share! Support the show

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 up to the hype. Support the show

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 he came to start the Ketamine treatments, who his first test subjects were (his Mother!) and how psychedelics such as mushrooms, and LSD, along with Ketamine are making a comeback in the medical field. We also talk about how someone involved in MMA (and other sports) may ...

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 Waterson. They talk about how Israel compares to Conor Mcgregor, Ronda Rousey, Jon Jones and the other fighter's who experienced a meteoric rise to a title run, and how Cub Swanson may have kept his career alive with a win over Kron Gracie. Kamuela and Santino also discuss the up...

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 MMA fight. Josh also talks about what life was like working as an editor for Vice Media's "Fightland" website, Jewish history, and why he took a cage fight as a middle-aged man who...

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 Rogers vs Daniel Weichel. In addition to the tournament, we also have Lyoto Machida vs Gegard Mousasi. Remember to like and subscribe if you enjoy! Support the show

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 fighters as he gives viewers an inside look into the lives and training camps of the MMA's biggest names. We discuss who's the hardest working fighter he's followed, who the biggest super star is, the fight he wants to document next for fans (and why it probably won't get okay...

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 and Jorge Masvidal, Gaethje vs Cowboy, and the other latest fight news. Support the show

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 (as opposed to the outcome) and by forgetting about the things we cannot control. Support the show

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 fighter's names. We break down the fights, make predictions, and, hopefully, don't get mob-style hits taken out on us for not knowing how to pronounce (or spell) Khabib Nurmagomedov's (did I get it right?) name. www.santinodefranco.com Support the show

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 explain my cornering style, which has been the topic of discussion after I cornered Henry Cejudo to two world titles (against Marlon Moraes and Demetrius Johnson). Learn why I'm critical of modern coaches cornering techniques/styles and how why I corner the way that I do in...