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Forged in Ohio
by Jake Murren
This is Forged in Ohio! A podcast featuring interviews with combat sports athletes from the state of Ohio. Discover the stories, experiences, and careers of amateur and young professional MMA fighters, boxers, and wrestlers weekly on Forged in Ohio!
Episodes
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Wesley Armstrong
Wesley Armstrong joins host Jake Murren on Episode 132 of Forged in Ohio. Wes is 3-0 amateur mixed martial artist who is fighting for AFP's heavyweight championship on February 21st. In this episode, Wes talks about his weight loss journey and how he got into MMA, the three amateur fights in his...
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Chase "The Archangel" Archangelo 3
Chase "The Archangel" Archangelo joins host Jake Murren on Episode 131 of Forged in Ohio. Chase is a 7-0 amateur mixed martial artist who made his highly-anticipated return in December at Caged Thunder 36. In this episode, Chase talks about overcoming a serious injury in 2025, beating Jackson...
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Gates "The Sniper" Cook
Gates "The Sniper" Cook joins host Jake Murren on Episode 130 of Forged in Ohio. Gates is a 4-4 amateur mixed martial artist who is set to make his pro debut on November 15th. In this episode, Gates talks about moving from Baltimore to Ohio to pursue MMA, what he learned most from his fascinating...
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"Bad" Matt Adams 3
"Bad" Matt Adams joins host Jake Murren on Episode 129 of Forged in Ohio. Matt is a 5-1 professional mixed martial artist who has won three straight fights for LFA. In this episode, Matt talks about his first-round KO win at LFA 219, the key behind his three-fight winning streak, the big...
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Lucas "Steel City" Seibert 3
Lucas "Steel City" Seibert joins host Jake Murren on Episode 128 of Forged in Ohio. Lucas is a 5-0 professional mixed martial artist who is fighting for his first pro title on November 8th for 247 Fighting Championships. In this episode, Lucas talks about the key to his success as a pro fighter,...
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Bryson Jones
Bryson Jones joins host Jake Murren on Episode 127 of Forged in Ohio. Bryson is a 3-0 amateur mixed martial artist who is coming off a win at BCM Fight Night 22. In this episode, Bryson talks about his third amateur-MMA win, winning titles in other combat sports, his experience at Demolition…
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Kolby "The Christian" McDonald
Kolby "The Christian" McDonald joins host Jake Murren on Episode 126 of Forged in Ohio. Kolby is a 4-0 amateur mixed martial artist who is coming off a win at Ohio Combat League 40. In this episode, Kolby talks about his return to the cage at OCL 40, growing up in a family of combat sports...
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Billy "The Deathtrain" Flynn
Billy "The Deathtrain" Flynn joins host Jake Murren on Episode 125 of Forged in Ohio. Billy is a 4-0 amateur mixed martial artist with a 100% finish rate. In this episode, Billy talks about his recent win over an undefeated opponent, how his wrestling foundation has helped him in MMA, his goal to...
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Tim Lange
Tim Lange joins host Jake Murren on Episode 124 of Forged in Ohio. Tim is the third coach to join the show, as he's both a competitor and instructor in jiu-jitsu. In this episode, Tim talks about what he enjoys most about jiu-jitsu, teaching youth classes at Counterstrike Gym (formerly known as...
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"The Unbreakable" Brayden Benson
"The Unbreakable" Brayden Benson joins host Jake Murren on Episode 123 of Forged in Ohio. Brayden is a 6-1 amateur mixed martial artist who won his fourth MMA title at Caged Thunder 33. In this episode, Brayden talks about his four amateur MMA championships, his violent approach to fighting, his...
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Chris "The Grit" Droege 2
Chris "The Grit" Droege joins host Jake Murren for the second time on Episode 122 of Forged in Ohio. Chris is a 6-1 amateur mixed martial artist who won his second title at Caged Thunder 33. In this episode, Chris talks about winning his second amateur-MMA championship, how he's grown mentally as…
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Hunter "FATALITY" Frazer
Hunter "FATALITY" Frazer joins host Jake Murren on Episode 121 of Forged in Ohio. Hunter is a 1-0 professional mixed martial artist after winning his pro debut at Ohio Combat League 39. In this episode, Hunter talks about the 47-second KO win in his pro-MMA debut, the inspiring story of how he…
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Jahmon "Killa" Spiller
Jahmon "Killa" Spiller joins host Jake Murren on Episode 120 of Forged in Ohio. Representing Team Relentless, Jahmon is a 2-0 amateur mixed martial artist and former All-American college wrestler. In this episode, Jahmon talks about his wrestling foundation, starting his MMA career with two...
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Zach "The Ripper" Russ
Zach "The Ripper" Russ joins host Jake Murren on Episode 119 of Forged in Ohio. Zach is a 3-1 amateur mixed martial artist who has a ton of experience in combat sports. In this episode, Zach talks about why he's involved in so many disciplines of fighting, all the short notice opportunities he's...
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Elijah "Spooky" Woodroof
Elijah "Spooky" Woodroof joins host Jake Murren on Episode 118 of Forged in Ohio. Elijah is a 1-0 professional mixed martial artist who is coming off an insane win in his pro debut. In this episode, Elijah talks about the pro debut win at Ohio Combat League 38, having an extensive amateur career,...
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Cody "The Warrior" Wilson 3
Cody "The Warrior" Wilson joins host Jake Murren on Episode 117 of Forged in Ohio. Cody's a 6-1 amateur mixed martial artist who is coming off his first Caged Thunder featherweight title defense. In this episode, Cody talks about winning the featherweight title at Caged Thunder 28, defending it…
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"Marvelous" Milan Parobek
"Marvelous" Milan Parobek joins host Jake Murren on Episode 116 of Forged in Ohio. Milan is a 6-0 amateur mixed martial artist and EGO's bantamweight champion. In this episode, Milan talks about proving himself in his first title fight, competing alongside a twin in MMA, his ceiling in the sport,...
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Bobby "Bodybags" Smith
Bobby "Bodybags" Smith joins host Jake Murren on Episode 115 of Forged in Ohio. Bobby is a 4-1 amateur mixed martial artist who is set to fight for his first MMA championship. In this episode, Bobby talks about his competitive fire for combat sports, the fast start to his amateur career,...
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RJ "The Hammer" Harris
RJ "The Hammer" Harris joins host Jake Murren on Episode 114 of Forged in Ohio. RJ is a 1-0 professional mixed martial artist and is must-see every time he fights. In this episode, RJ talks about his journey in combat sports, being involved in some of the best heavyweight wars in Ohio MMA…
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Mark "Man of Faith" Trifelos
Mark "Man of Faith" Trifelos joins host Jake Murren on Episode 113 of Forged in Ohio. Mark is a 4-1 amateur mixed martial artist who recently won Ohio Combat League's middleweight championship. In this episode, Mark talks about winning his first amateur title, committing himself to MMA, his four...
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Kyle "Bam Bam" Barga
Kyle "Bam Bam" Barga joins host Jake Murren on Episode 112 of Forged in Ohio. Kyle is a 5-0 amateur mixed martial artist who recently won BCM Promotions bantamweight championship. In this episode, Kyle talks about his five-year journey in mixed martial arts, proving himself by becoming BCM's...
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Jackson Dougherty
Jackson Dougherty joins host Jake Murren on Episode 111 of Forged in Ohio. Jackson is a 4-0 amateur mixed martial artist at only 20 years old. In this episode, Jackson talks about how he got started in combat sports, how he's won all of his fights by rear-naked choke, his ceiling in mixed martial...
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Dusty "The Warrior" Shaffer 2
Dusty "The Warrior" Shaffer joins host Jake Murren for the second time on Episode 110 of Forged in Ohio. Dusty's a 3-1 professional mixed martial artist who is coming off a co-main event win at Caged Thunder 29: Hall of Fame Fights. In this episode, Dusty talks about the feud between him and his...
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Connor "Showtime" Smith
Connor "Showtime" Smith joins host Jake Murren on Episode 109 of Forged in Ohio. Connor is a 5-3 amateur mixed martial artist at only 20 years old. In this episode, Connor talks about winning his last fight at Caged Thunder 29, how his passion for pro wrestling has influenced him as a fighter,...
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Andrew "The Gavel" Law
Andrew "The Gavel" Law joins host Jake Murren on Episode 108 of Forged in Ohio. Andrew is a 13-7 professional mixed martial artist and the head coach of Route 250 Martial Arts. In this episode, Andrew talks about winning his 20th pro fight last month, being so close to breaking through in the...
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Branson "The One" Price 2
Branson "The One" Price joins host Jake Murren for the second time on Episode 107 of Forged in Ohio. Branson's a 6-1 amateur mixed martial artist who is set to make his pro debut this Saturday at Caged Thunder 29: Hall of Fame Fights. In this episode, Branson talks about how proud he is of his...
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Robby "The Hebrew Heartthrob" Malof
Robby "The Hebrew Heartthrob" Malof joins host Jake Murren on Episode 106 of Forged in Ohio. Robby is a 3-0 professional mixed martial artist, a high-level BJJ practitioner, and the promoter of Limitless FC. In this episode, Robby talks about returning to MMA last month after a five-year layoff,...
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Cody "The Warrior" Wilson 2
Cody "The Warrior" Wilson joins host Jake Murren on Episode 105 of Forged in Ohio. Cody's a 4-1 amateur mixed martial artist who is set to compete for his first MMA title at Caged Thunder 29: Hall of Fame Fights. In this episode, Cody talks about his fourth straight win at Caged Thunder 28, why…
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"Killa" Cam Jenkins
"Killa" Cam Jenkins joins host Jake Murren on Episode 104 of Forged in Ohio. Cam is a 2-1 amateur mixed martial artist who is coming off a dominant showing at Ohio Combat League 32. In this episode, Cam talks about how he got into combat sports, suffering a significant setback ahead of his MMA...
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Chris "The Grit" Droege
Chris "The Grit" Droege joins host Jake Murren on Episode 103 of Forged in Ohio. Chris is a 5-1 amateur mixed martial artist who recently became Made Men Promotions middleweight champion. In this episode, Chris talks about how he got into MMA after wrestling at a high level, winning his first...
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"Undead" Jeremy Riley 2
"Undead" Jeremy Riley joins host Jake Murren on Episode 102 of Forged in Ohio. Jeremy is a 5-4 amateur mixed martial artist who is scheduled to make his pro debut against Will Myers at the Canton Civic Center on December 21st. In this episode, Jeremy talks about his fight of the year contender...
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Robi Cvitic
Robi Cvitic joins host Jake Murren on Episode 101 of Forged in Ohio. Robi is a 4-0 amateur mixed martial artist with an upcoming title fight in Kentucky on December 7th. In this episode, Robi talks about his latest win against Nic Lute, fighting in his opponent's backyard for his first amateur...
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Week of 100 Episodes: Asher "Shock N Rock" Frederick 3
Asher "Shock N Rock" Frederick joins host Jake Murren in the Week of 100 Episodes for Forged in Ohio. Asher has won two fights since he was last on the show to improve his professional MMA record to 4-2. In this episode, Asher talks about training in Las Vegas at Xtreme Couture, his last two...
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Week of 100 Episodes: Joshua "The Flyin Hawaiian" Perreira 4
Joshua "The Flyin Hawaiian" Perreira joins host Jake Murren in the Week of 100 Episodes for Forged in Ohio. Josh is a 5-0 professional mixed martial artist who is coming off his first pro title win at SICP 6: Fall Brawl. In this episode, Josh talks about his fifth professional MMA win, the...
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Week of 100 Episodes: Alex Henry
Alex Henry joins host Jake Murren in the Week of 100 Episodes for Forged in Ohio. Alex is the lead commentator and co-matchmaker of Caged Thunder. In this episode, Alex talks about what sparked his interest in MMA, the challenges of being an MMA commentator, what it means to him to become a...
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Week of 100 Episodes: Anthony "The Bagel" Jagel 3
Anthony "The Bagel" Jagel joins host Jake Murren in the Week of 100 Episodes for Forged in Ohio. Anthony is a 2-0 professional mixed martial artist with his third pro fight coming up on November 2nd. In this episode, Anthony talks about the layoff between his first two pro fights, how he kept his...
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Week of 100 Episodes: "Mad" Max Metzgar 4
"Mad" Max Metzgar joins host Jake Murren in the Week of 100 Episodes for Forged in Ohio. Max is a 2-0 professional fighter who is looking to improve to 3-0 before the end of 2024. In this episode, Max talks about his latest win at Ohio Combat League 31, the competition he's beat in his first two...
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Jeremiah Slagle
Jeremiah Slagle joins host Jake Murren on Episode 99 of Forged in Ohio. Jeremiah is a 4-2 amateur mixed martial artist with an upcoming fight on November 9th for Made Men Promotions. In this episode, Jeremiah talks about why he started wrestling, becoming the Master Combatives Trainer for the…
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Dr. Dylan Seeley
Dr. Dylan Seeley joins host Jake Murren on Episode 98 of Forged in Ohio. Dylan is a chiropractor and performance coach who works with a variety of athletes in Ohio. In this episode, Dylan talks about starting his own clinic Inferno Performance and Rehab, what he works on with MMA fighters, how...
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David "The Hippie" Leasure
David "The Hippie" Leasure joins host Jake Murren on Episode 97 of Forged in Ohio. David is a 3-2 amateur mixed martial artist who is fighting in the main event of BCM Promotions Fight Night 18 on October 19th. In this episode, David talks about why he started fighting, staying calm inside the...
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Jordon Tague
Jordon Tague joins host Jake Murren on Episode 96 of Forged in Ohio. Jordon is a 4-1 amateur mixed martial artist who will fight in the main event of Caged Thunder NexGen Fight Series 3 for the promotion's lightweight championship on October 5th. In this episode, Jordon talks about his wrestling...
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Sinisa Jovic
Sinisa Jovic joins host Jake Murren on Episode 95 of Forged in Ohio. Sinisa is a 2-0 amateur mixed martial artist who is coming off an emphatic first-round KO win at Caged Thunder 28: Fight Night in the Flats. In this episode, Sinisa talks about the left hook that knocked out his opponent 41...
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Brody "Big Dawg" Rutledge
Brody "Big Dawg" Rutledge joins host Jake Murren on Episode 94 of Forged in Ohio. Brody is a 2-0 amateur mixed martial artist who is coming off a stunning, 6-second KO win at Ohio Combat League 31. In this episode, Brody talks about how the knockout was the execution of his gameplan, how much…
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Nick "Jaws" Walls
Nick "Jaws" Walls joins host Jake Murren on Episode 93 of Forged in Ohio. Nick is a 1-0 professional mixed martial artist who had an incredible pro-MMA debut at Caged Thunder 28: Fight Night in the Flats. In this episode, Nick talks about how he fought freely in his pro-MMA debut, winning via...
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Luke McMurtry 4
Luke McMurtry joins host Jake Murren for the fourth time on Episode 92 of Forged in Ohio. Luke's a 6-2 amateur mixed martial artist and former Caged Thunder featherweight champion. In this episode, Luke talks about his performance at Caged Thunder 28: Fight Night in the Flats, bouncing back from...
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"MB3" Matt Brown
"MB3" Matt Brown joins host Jake Murren on Episode 91 of Forged in Ohio. Matt is a 3-1 amateur mixed martial artist who is coming off a win last month on 10 days notice. In this episode, Matt talks about the valuable experience of winning a fight on short notice, never going to the judge's...
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Jacob Toth
Jacob Toth joins host Jake Murren on Episode 90 of Forged in Ohio. Jacob is a 4-0 amateur mixed martial artist who is coming off a 43-second win in the main event of Caged Thunder: NexGen Fight Series 2. In this episode, Jacob talks about all four of his wins coming via first-round submission…
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Alekzander Hazelwood
Alekzander Hazelwood joins host Jake Murren on Episode 89 of Forged in Ohio. Alekzander is a 2-0 amateur mixed martial artist representing Ronin Training Center. In this episode, Alekzander talks about his passion for fighting, the two finishes on his record, when he'd like to compete next, his...
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Jake Digman
Jake Digman joins host Jake Murren for Episode 88 of Forged in Ohio. Jake Digman is a "Master of Ceremonies," who has over 20 years of experience in combat sports. In this episode, Jake talks about why Caged Thunder 28: Fight Night in the Flats is personal to him, how "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler had…
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"Bad" Matt Adams 2
"Bad" Matt Adams joins host Jake Murren for the second time on Episode 87 of Forged in Ohio. Matt's a 2-1 professional mixed martial artist who is set to make his LFA debut against Alex Marro on August 2nd at LFA 189. In this episode, Matt talks about his three pro fights so far, competing in…
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This is Forged in Ohio! A podcast featuring interviews with combat sports athletes from the state of Ohio. Discover the stories, experiences, and careers of amateur and young professional MMA fighters, boxers, and wrestlers weekly on Forged in Ohio!
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