Fighting Lines with Brian Ciano

Brian Ciano recaps UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez, talks about UFC Fighters being upset about the money paid to sign Conor Benn to Zuffa Boxing, recaps the Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia fight and talks about other announced fights in Boxing, the PFL and the BKFC

Brian Ciano talks about the announced return of Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano against each other on Netflix, how Sean Strickland once again embarrasses himself (and the UFC), Floyd Mayweather coming out of retirement, announced PFL Fights and the latest turn in the Eddie Hearn & Dana White rivalry.

Brian Ciano recaps all the action that happened at BKFC Knucklemania 6 including the Heavyweight Title Fight, PFL Road to Dubai card with the Lightweight & Welterweight Titles & UFC Fight Night results. He also talks about some fight news coming out of the UFC.

Brian Ciano recaps all the action from UFC 325 in Australia, Previews UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs Oliveria, Previews PFL Road to Dubai: Nurmagomedov vs Davis, Previews BKFC Knucklemania 6 & talks about other news and notes around combat sports

Brian Ciano recaps the UFC's first card of 2026 with UFC 324 as well as his impressions of the first UFC/Paramount+ Broadcast. Then he previews the main card of UFC 325 this week and gives his favorite bets. Later in the show he previews the Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson fight. He finishes by talking about the PFL releasing their first ever rankings and what he thinks of them.0:00 - Show Intro1:30 - UFC 324 Recap2:30 - Gaethje wins Interim Title8:45 - Did Pimblett fight the right way?9:45 - What's next for Gaethje13:30 - O'Malley beats Song19:00 - Cortes Acosta drops Lewis23:10 - Silva gets by Namajunas26:10 - Silva beats Allen28:30 - Nurmagomedov dominates Figueiredo31:00 - UFC first broadcast on Paramount+39:36 - UFC 325 Preview39:45 - Volkanovski vs Lopes 2 Preview42:45 - Hooker vs Saint Denis Preview44:15 - Fiziev vs Ruffy Preview46:00 - Tuivasa vs Teixeira Preview47:05 - Mullarkey vs Salkilld Preview48:10 - Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson Preview51:30 - PFL Divisional Rankings

Brian Ciano talks about UFC 324 giving his breakdowns and picks for the top 6 fights on the card including the Interim Lightweight Title Fight and recaps the top 3 fights from BKFC 86 last weekend including the Welterweight Title Fight.0:00 - Show Intro1:33 - UFC 324 Preview2:25 - Nunes vs Harrison Off6:15 - Gaethje vs Pimblett Interim Lightweight Title9:50 - O'Malley vs Song Bantamweight Fight12:00 - Cortes-Acosta vs Lewis Heavyweight Fight14:50 - Silva vs Namajunas Women's Flyweight Fight17:00 - Allen vs Silva Featherweight Fight22:37 - BKFC 86 Recap22:53 - Lane vs Pague Welterweight Title Fight26:23 - Herring vs Guymon Bantamweight Fight28:06 - Blair vs Figueroa Welterweight Fight

Brian Ciano talks about the career of Terence "Bud" Crawford and previews the Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua Netflix fight. He then recaps UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape & the PFL Champions Series Lyon fight card. Later he recaps the BKFC Fight Night Derby main event between Conor Cooke & Anthony Holmes, previews the BKFC Fight Night Mohegan Sun main event between Parker Porter & Anthony Garrett and talks about the top 3 fights that have been announced for Knucklemania VI next year. He finishes previewing the top fights on the Serrano vs Cruz card January 3rd and talking about the latest announced fights from the PFL.0:00 - Show Rundown3:34 - Terence Crawford Retires from Boxing10:00 - Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua Preview20:15 - UFC Vegas 112 Recap21:00 - Kape drops Royval to get into the title picture24:00 - Is Kape worthy of next Flyweight Title shot?24:45 - Vallejos spins his way past Chikadze29:00 - Amosov has great debut vs Magny34:30 - PFL Lyon Recap35:00 - Nemkov chokes out Ferreria for Heavyweight Title37:00 - The one man who should be next for Nemkov38:20 - Cyborg subs Collins for another Featherweight Title42:10 - Who should be Cyborg's final opponent?47:30 - BKFC Recap, Preview & Announced Fights50:40 - Breaking down the top 3 fights announced for Knucklemania 6 58:45 - Previewing the Serrano vs Cruz & Holm vs Han101:45 - PFL Announces Madrid card and it's top fights

Brian Ciano recaps the title upsets at UFC 323 and previews this weekends UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape. Then he previews the PFL Champions Series Card in Lyon. Later he talks about the controversial decision in Roach vs Cruz and recaps the action at BKFC 85. He closes the show by talking about the latest fight announcements in Boxing, MMA & the BKFC.0:00 Show Intro and Topics2:30 UFC 323 Recap2:45 Yan captures Bantamweight Title6:17 Van wins Flyweight Title10:02 Taira beats Moreno12:30 Cejudo fights before retirement21:50 UFC Fight Night Royval vs Kape Preview22:10 Royval vs Kape Preview24:30 Chikadze vs Vallejos Preivew30:00 PFL Lyon Preview36:00 PBC PPV on Prime Recap36:20 Cruz vs Roach Recap38:45 Was Pitbull vs Roach a draw?46:30 BKFC 85 Recap46:40 Trout gets another win in rematch49:00 Ibarolla wins title over Reber51:00 Perdomo continues to roll58:30 Fight and Singing Announcements

Brian Ciano talks about the UFC's announced fights to start 2026 and if they made the right matchups. Then he previews UFC 323 for Saturday Night as well as the top fights on the Roach vs Cruz card. He finishes up by talking about Bud Crawford having one of his titles taken away.0:00 - Show Intro1:58 - UFC Announces first fights of 20266:00 - Cortes-Acosta takes on Derrick Lewis7:10 - Bantamweight Title Challenger Mini-Tourney8:55 - Did the UFC get the Interim Lightweight Title Fight right?14:38 - Is the UFC's Women's GOAT getting screwed?17:08 - Did right challenger get shot at Featherweight crown?20:27 - UFC 323 Preview21:00 - Can Dvalishvili be dethroned?23:45 - Does time catch up to Pantoja?26:00 - Moreno vs Tatsuro Preview27:40 - Can Cejudo win on the way out?33:46 - PBC PPV on Prime: Roach vs Cruz Preview34:15 - Can Roach mover up and win?37:22 - Does Lara's win streak continue39:00 - Bud Crawford has title taken over money

Brian Ciano recaps the action from UFC Fight Night Qatar including the return of Arman Tsarukyan, a win over a top opponent for Ian Machado Garry and the UFC return of Kyoji Horiguchi. He also recaps the Ring IV Night of Champions card including domination by David Benavidez, Devin Haney and "Bam" Rodriguez. He also talks about the fights added to the PFL Feb 7th 2026 card.0:00 - Show Intro1:32 - UFC Fight Night Qatar Recap2:50 - Tsarukyan Dominates in his Return6:00 - Is Tsarukyan Next for LW Title8:30 - Machado Garry beats a former champ10:00 - Is IMG the next title challenger at WW17:00 - Waldo Cortes Acosta gets a late replacement win20:05 - Horiguchi returns to the UFC25:25 - Ring IV Night of Champions Recap25:45 - Benavidez dominates Yarde29:00 - Haney cruises to a title in a 3rd division33:45 - PFL adds fights to Feb 7th card

Brian Ciano recaps the action from UFC 322 at Madison Square Garden where champions and contenders were crowned and talks about BKFC 84 including the come from behind knockout for the title. He also talks about Jake Paul's new opponent in boxing, the Benn-Eubank Jr rematch and other news around Boxing and MMA.

Brian Ciano previews the stacked lineup for UFC 322 with his favorite bets on the card, recaps UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brown, previews BKFC 84, rips into DAZN for their new subscription plan and talks about Nevada seemingly playing by their own rules0:00 - Show Intro2:04 - UFC 322 Preview3:14 - Welterweight Title: Della Maddalena vs Makhachev6:34 - Women's Flyweight Title: Shevchenko vs Zhang9:00 - Welterweight: Brady vs Morales11:35 - Welterweight: Edwards vs Prates13:57 - Lightweight: Dariush vs Saint Denis15:43 - Prelim Picks21:22 - UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brown Recap21:40 - Bonfim Drops Brown with Knee26:54 - Cavalcanti Outscores Bueno Silva32:57 - BKFC 84 Preview40:08 - DAZN Overplays Hand with New Tier48:38 - Nevada Playing by Their Own Rules?

Brian Ciano interviews BKFC Cruiserweight Esteban "Mohawk" Rodriguez after his win at BKFC Fight Night Michigan. He also talks about the betting controversy and ref issues that plagued UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs Onama, the cancellation of the Jake Paul vs Tank Davis Fight (and the fake outrage around it), UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brown and the recent comments by Ronda Rousey.0:00 - Show Intro and Topics1:37 - BKFC Cruiserweight Esteban Rodriguez Interview2:55 - Rodriguez finally got the fight he wanted10:54 - Rodriguez trying to inspire others12:50 - Rodriguez on Fighting at home19:14 - Rodriguez Coming for Title22:02 - UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs Onama Recap26:04 - Controversial Restart after Eye Poke33:55 - Fixed fight at the Apex?42:54 - BKFC Fight Night Michigan Recap49:55 - Jake Paul vs Tank Davis Cancelled52:20 - Paul's Outrage Fake57:07 - Combat Sports Needs to Stop Platforming Offenders1:00:10 - UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brown Preview1:03:08 - Ronda Rousey Going Scorched Earth

In this episode of Fighting Lines, Brian Ciano delves into the recent controversies surrounding combat sports, including the controversial stoppage in the heavyweight title fight between Parker and Wardley, the no contest in the UFC 321 heavyweight title fight between Aspinall and Gane, and the split decisions in top fights for BKFC 83. Brian emphasizes the need for transparency from referees and judges during and after the fights, especially in the realm of betting. He also talks about the rumors of the potential rematch between Mayweather and Pacquiao and previews upcoming fight nights in both the UFC and BKFC.00:00 Introduction to Combat Sports Controversies02:35 Heavyweight Boxing Showdown: Parker vs. Wardley Stopped Prematurely?9:45 UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane 10:09 Heavyweight Title Controversy: Aspinall vs Gane16:50 Women's Featherweight Title: Dern vs. Jandaroba20:30 Bantamweight Battle: Umar vs. Bautista23:50 Light Heavyweight Clash: Rakic vs. Murzakanov31:21 BKFC 83: Controversial Split Decisions31:55 Cruiserweight Title Fight: Camozzi vs. Sakara 36:05 Lightweight Tournament Fight: Bonner vs. Tenaglia40:37 Middleweight Showdown: Ricchi vs. Hala43:17 Welterweight Fight: Sweeney vs. Trinidad-Snake45:43 Featherweight Clash: Chapman vs. Brown48:37 Call for Transparency in Combat Sports Part 256:42 Mayweather vs. Pacquiao II: A Rematch a Decade in the Making01:01:28 Upcoming Fights and Closing Thoughts

In this episode of Fighting Lines, Brian Ciano previews UFC 321, featuring heavyweight and women's strawweight title fights. He analyzes key matchups, including Tom Aspinall vs. Cyril Gane and Mackenzie Dern vs. Virna Jandiroba. The episode also covers BKFC 83, highlighting the cruiserweight title fight and the start of a lightweight tournament. Brian recaps the top fights and stories from the last two UFC Fight Nights & last weeks BKFC Fight Night. He also emphasizes the importance of transparency in combat sports, especially regarding fighter health and betting implications.00:00 Introduction to Fighting Lines02:44 Previewing UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane03:21 Analyzing the Heavyweight Title Fight: Apinall vs Gane06:22 Women's Strawweight Title Showdown: Jandiroba vs Dern08:52 Bantamweight Clash: Umar vs. Bautista10:30 Heavyweight Fight: Volkov vs. Almeida12:38 Light Heavyweight Battle: Rakic vs. Murzakanov15:38 BKFC 83 Preview: Camozzi vs. Sakara17:40 Lightweight Tournament Kickoff: Bonner vs Tenaglia20:50 Middleweight Matchup: Richhi vs. Hala21:33 Welterweight Fight: Sweeney vs Trinidad-Snake26:03 Parker vs Fabio Wardley28:07 UFC Fight Night Recaps35:00 BKFC Highlights37:00 The Need for Transparency in Combat Sports

In this episode host Brian Ciano interviews Jimmy Rivera, the longtime UFC and BKFC Fighter. Rivera discusses his decision to retire, his career highlights, and his future plans. The episode also recaps UFC 320 with the rematch between Magomed Ankalaev & Alex Pereira, the PFL Champion Series in Dubai with the rematch (and controversy) between Usman Nurmagomedov & Paul Hughes, and BKFC 82 (the promotions first fights in NJ), highlighting key fights and outcomes.0:00 - Show Intro3:00 - Jimmy Rivera Interview30:36 - UFC 320 Recap51:01 - PFL Champions Series Recap59:56 - BKFC 82 Recap

In this episode of Fighting Lines, Bryan Ciano reviews recent MMA events, including UFC Fight Night in Perth and BKFC 81 in Manchester. He discusses key fights, highlights, and controversies, including Ulberg's TKO victory over Reyes and the controversial finish in Matthews vs. Magny. The episode also previews upcoming fights in the PFL Champions Series (featuring Nurmagomedov and Anderson), UFC 320 (including the rematch between Ankalaev & Perreira) and BKFC 82 (where the King and Queen of Violence Belts are on the line).00:00 Overview of Recent Fights01:10 UFC Fight Night Perth Highlights12:51 BKFC 81 Recap28:25 PFL Champions Series: Nurmagomdeov vs Hughes 2 Card Preview36:40 UFC 320: Ankalaev vs Perriera 2 Preview48:20 BKFC 82 Preview

In this episode of Fighting Lines, Brian Ciano discusses the latest in combat sports, including the PFL Title Fights announcement, the controversial UFC card planned for the White House, and potential fighters for the event. The highlight of the episode is an interview with Jessica Borga, the BKFC 145-pound champion, who shares insights about her upcoming fight, her training regimen, and her nonprofit work. The episode concludes with previews and betting tips for upcoming fights, including UFC Fight Night Perth and BKFC 81.00:00 Introduction to Combat Sports News02:57 PFL Europe Finals Announcement05:45 UFC Card at the White House: Controversies and Theories08:38 Potential Fighters for the White House Card12:02 Interview with Jessica Borger: BKFC Champion14:52 Jessica Borger's Journey and Training Insights26:01 The Importance of Outdoor Activities29:50 The Sweet Taste of Victory33:40 The Rivalry and Personal Stakes35:32 Giving Back: The Nonprofit Mission37:44 UFC Fight Night Perth Picks46:25 BKFC 81 Preview51:46 Preview of Next Week's Episode

In the inaugural episode of Fighting Lines, host Brian Ciano dives into the latest happenings in combat sports, focusing on the debut of Zuffa Boxing featuring Canelo Alvarez vs. Bud Crawford, analyzing their performances, and discussing the implications for their legacies. The episode also covers UFC Noche, highlights from BKFC 80, and addresses the pressing issue of fighter rights in the UFC, culminating in a critique of the upcoming exhibition match between Jake Paul and Tank Davis.00:00 Introduction to Fighting Lines02:36 The Canelo vs. Crawford Fight18:30 UFC Noche and Other Fights26:09 Fight Highlights and Performances28:33 Gordon vs. Garcia: A Fight Analysis30:01 Kelvin Gastelum's Controversial Weight Miss32:28 Bantamweight Showdown: Luna vs. Lee34:06 BKFC 80: Heavyweight Rematch Recap37:56 Romero's Dominance in BKFC Debut45:33 Lightweight Action: Henry vs. Kuykendall47:57 UFC's Financial Landscape: A Call for Change52:45 Out of Line: The Jake Paul vs. Tank Davis Match

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