Quiggin' Out Podcast
by Matt Quiggins
Hello there! My name is Matt Quiggins and I covered the amazing sport of MMA from 2010-2024. I interviewed countless fighters and members of the MMA community. For 2025, I decided to retire from covering MMA and move this podcast to include any and all comers! Pop culture? Yep! Music? You got it. Friends of mine? Of course. We are going to have a little of everything on this podcast.
Episodes
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Quiggin Out Podcast Rebranding Episode Featuring GeekFireInc!
Welcome to the NEW Quiggin Out Podcast. Yes you read that right. The MMA has been dropped and the direction of this podcast has stepped aside from being just focused on MMA but open to pop culture and amazing creators like the one featured on this episode, GeekFireInk. Richard and I, henceforth...
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 73 featuring returning guests & friends of the show, The Marsdens!
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 73 featuring returning guests and friends of the show, Matt and AJ Marsden! In this episode, The Marsden's discuss the Bellator acquisition and subsequent "pink slip" if you will from an organization Matt has been a part of for over a decade and…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 72 featuring BKFC 53 welterweight, Ja'Far Fortt "Knox".
The Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 72 is here now with BKFC welterweight, Ja'Far Fortt "Knox"!! This was an exciting episode to do as one of the first fights that I attended live included Matt Frevola vs. Ja'Far Fortt "Knox"! In this episode, Fortt and I discussed his entrance into MMA, where he...
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 71 featuring BKFC 49 title challenger, Gogo Slaveski!
The Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 71 is here now with BKFC title challenger, Gogo Slaveski! Sometimes it's all about timing and that's exactly what this was. In this episode, Gogo and I discuss that fateful meeting, what it means to represent his country and be the first Macedonian BKFC…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 70 featuring the 'Subway Hero", Joe Lozito!
The Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 70 is here now with the "Subway Hero" himself, Joe Lozito! This was an interview that has been on the bucket list, so to speak, for a very long time. Lozito and I have been talking on and off for the last decade and it was finally time to get him as a guest on...
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 68 featuring BJJ Black Belt, Professor Rob Kahn!
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 68 featuring one of Royce Gracie's first BJJ black belts, Professor Rob Kahn! This has been a LONG time coming and super excited to share this with EVERYONE! Professor Rob Kahn is one of Royce Gracie's first five Black Belts, something that was…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 69 featuring BKFC and Bellator Vet, Jessica "Black Widow" Borga!
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 69 featuring Bellator and BKFC vet, Jessica "Black Widow" Borga! No we haven't forgotten how to count so episode 68 will be coming out later next week due to scheduling. This episode was a fun one and is certainly one for the books. As stated…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 67 featuring Fat Boy Jiu-Jitsu owner and creator, Juan Santiago!
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 67 featuring a special sponsor showcase with the owner of Fat Boy BJJ himself, Juan Santiago! This was such a great episode (not like the rest aren't) but this truly was a lot of fun! Fat Boy BJJ has been a "sponsor" of mine for almost 50 episodes...
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 66 featuring BJJ Black Belt Legend, Master Ricardo Liborio!
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 66 featuring BJJ Legend and one of the nicest guys in all of MMA/BJJ, Master Ricardo Liborio! This episode start definitely caught me off guard because Master Liborio wanted me to tell everyone how we met. And as you can tell by watching, I was...
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 65 featuring BKFC Heavyweight, Josh "Stay Down" Watson!
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 65 featuring recent Knucklemania 3 winner, BKFC Heavyweight Josh Watson! Right off the bat, we waste no time getting right into how many shows Watson has done this week, dealing with the new popularity and so much more. Watson's story about his…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 64 featuring recent Bellator MMA Lightweight, Aalon Cruz!
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 64 featuring former UFC and recent Bellator fighter, Aalon Cruz! After a long hiatus the show is BACK with a good friend of the show in Aalon Cruz. As mentioned on the show, Cruz was one of the first guests on the original Quiggin Out MMA Podcast…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 63 featuring BKFC Strawweight Champion, Britain Hart Beltran!
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 63 and features BKFC's first strawweight champion, Britain Beltran (She went with Hart Beltran for the show since that's how everyone knows her) Beltran makes her 2nd appearance on the podcast, first coming on the show for episode 23 and she...
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 62 featuring BKFC Middleweight Champion, Dave "Redneck" Mundell!
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 62 and features BKFC's newest middleweight champion fresh off his BKFC victory, David "Redneck" Mundell! We get right into as Mundell talks about fighting his friend, winning the title, and how life after MMA birthed his entrance into the world of...
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 61 featuring BKFC title challenger, "The Gentleman of Violence", Tom Shoaff!
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 61 and are back with one of the friends of the show and recently announced BKFC lightweight title challenger "The Gentleman of Violence" himself, Tom Shoaff! We already know what you're going to say. Tom was just on the show just a mere 8 episodes...
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 60 feat Invicta FC Atomweight Champ, Jillian "Lionheart" DeCoursey!
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 60 and have none other than current Invicta FC atomweight, Jillian "Lionheart"DeCoursey! This has been a long time coming! This episode digs deep into the world of Mental Health, what has changed since winning the belt and the amount of hats she...
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 59 feat Bellator flyweight champion, Liz "Girl-Rilla" Carmouche!
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 59 and have none other than current Bellator flyweight champion, Liz "Girl-Rilla" Carmouche! This episode had an incredible amount of significance as Carmouche was the first fighter that I interviewed ELEVEN years ago when I was just starting in…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 58 feat. BJJ Black Belt and Sapateiro 30 competitor, Kevin Gallagher!
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 58 and have none other than BJJ Black Belt, friend of the show and of course, Sapateiro 30 competitor, Kevin Gallagher! Gallagher brings such a different approach to Jiu-Jitsu and life and we talk about it all. He really brings us into the lowest…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 57 featuring the Godmother of Drumming Dorothea Taylor and Jiu-Jitsu Grandma!
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 57 featuring The Godmother of Drumming, Dorothea Taylor and the one and only Jiu Jitsu Grandma! This episode was unlike anything I have ever done. It all started with my father, also a drummer, sharing a video of Taylor. I have been watching her…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 56 featuring photographer turned recent fighter, Eddie Martinez!
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 56 featuring Eddie "Stache Mouth" Martinez! For those of you who are unaware why this episode is so important, go ahead and watch the link below first before listening to this episode. https://fb.watch/dBKm3WnE8X/ around the 137 minute mark ......
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 55 Special 10 year UFC on FX 3 Reunion featuring Ian McCall and Eddie Wineland!
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 55 featuring not one, but two guests as the title spoiled for you. This could not have come together any better than it did. This episode was almost filmed 10 years to the day of UFC on FX 3, which happened to be the first UFC event that I ever...
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Epi 54 feat UFC Lightweight and TUF Alum, Vinc "From Hell" Pichel!
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 54 UFC lightweight and Ultimate Fighter Alum, Vinc "From Hell" Pichel! It was Friday the 13th when we recorded this episode and it turned out to be one of the most challenging yet rewarding shows to date. Connection issues aside, which were kinda...
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Epi 53 feat BKFC standout Tom "A Gentleman Of Violence" Shoaff and Friends!
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 53 featuring BKFC standout Tom "A Gentleman Of Violence" Shoaff and not one, but TWO special guests! Shoaff is fresh off his dominant victory at BKFC FT LAUDERDALE against Bruce Lutchmedial and for being in a BKFC fight, Shoaff is wearing it well....
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 52 featuring BJJ Black Belt and Forged In Fire Competitor, Gene Click!
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 52 and features not only a Forged In Fire Competitor, but BJJ Black Belt and Gym Owner, Gene Click! A firm warning to all those about to immerse yourself in this one. There will be some opinions you don't agree with and some things said that may...
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 51 featuring Jeff Waters of TEAM JACKPOT from Battlebots. Com-Bot Edition
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with EPISODE 51 and our season 3 premiere with ANOTHER BATTLEBOT team, TEAM JACKPOT frontman, Jeff Waters! We decided that after the success of our last episode, why not jump right on into another aptly named "Com-Bot Edition". This episode is packed with...
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 50 featuring Battlebots own, TEAM MALICE!
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with EPISODE 50 and our season 2 finale. Our guests? None other than the minds of a BATTLEBOTS team, TEAM MALICE featuring Bunny, David Lau and David Rush! This one was a bucket list. Ever since I was a kid, I had wanted to build my own Battlebot and now…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Epi 49 featuring BJJ Black Belt and amazing artist, Phillip Lietz!
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 49 with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt and Actual Mixed Martial ARTIST, Phillip Lietz! Lietz is someone who I came across specifically for his artwork. His Jiu-Jitsu drawings are so full of life and accurate when it comes to the positions and…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Epi 48 featuring former WEC bantamweight champion, UFC vet, father and coach, Miguel Angel Torres!
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 48 and we have an amazing guest yet again in Miguel Angel Torres. Torres is quite literally a living legend, compiling an MMA record of 44-9 and continues his passion post fighting Watch the episode to see if that may change in the future. This…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Epi 47 featuring Retrograde Mikey and Nick Ramirez!
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 47 and excited to have our guests, Retrograde Mikey and longtime friend of the show, Nick Ramirez! We decided to cover a ton of things in this episode including 2020 Canada Covid Shutdowns, Boxing, MMA, Paul vs. Woodley II, Hockey and so much…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Epi 46 featuring APEX FC 3 co-main event fighter, Sarah "Chucky" Kleczka
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is FINALLY back with Episode 46 and excited to have our guest, former Invicta FC fighter, Sarah "Chucky" Kleczka! In this episode, we waste no time getting right down to business. Kleczka talks about her 3 year layoff, mental health, moving from Florida to Kansas,...
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Epi 45 featuring recent PFL signee, Christian "Hollywood" Lohsen
The Quiggin' Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 45. The guest is recent PFL signee, fighting Aug 19, Christian "Hollywood" Lohsen! In this episode, Lohsen talked about what this opportunity with the PFL means to him, what married life has been like for him, including raising his two husky pups,...
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Epi 44 featuring Gamebred FC fighter, Crystal 'Bear' Lawson
The Quiggin Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 44 with a combat sports jill of-all-trades if you will, Gamebred FC fighter, Crystal "Bear" Lawson In this episode, Lawson talks about how her life has changed since her GLORY fight with Aline Pereria, her views on famle BKFC fighters, such as…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast episode 43 feat former UFC fighter and Psychadelic Researcher, Ian McCall
The Quiggin Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 43 with longtime friend of the show, former UFC flyweight title challenger turned Psychadelic Researcher who dabbles in stand-up comedy, Ian McCall. In this episode, McCall and I discuss just about everything but fighting. McCall talks about…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast episode 42 featuring MMA journalist Damon Martin!
The Quiggin Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 42 with tenured MMA journalist and editor in chief of NerdcoreMovement.com, Damon Martin! In this episode, Martin and I discussed MMA, pop culture and everything in between. Martin tells us how he has stayed in the MMA game all this time, what…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 41 featuring BJJ Brown Belt and Musician, Dusty Grant
The Quiggin Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 41 with musician and BJJ Brown Belt, Dusty Grant! In this episode, Grant talks about his time training, what it's like to juggle multiple talents and what his future holds. This episode digs deep into 10 years of BJJ experience, the journey to get…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Ep 40 featuring Geane Carlos Herrera
The Quiggin Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 40 and guest, UFC veteran and future BKFC fighter, Geane Carlos Herrera! ! In this episode, Herrera talks about the high and low points of his life after his UFC release, what it's like to be a father, living in his car, and so much more. This...
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Ep 39 featuring Brian 'The Professional Predator' Rogers
The Quiggin Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 39 and guest, Bellator and Strikeforce veteran, Brian Rogers! In this episode, Rogers talks about life after fighting and what it means to modify one's life after the cage is behind you. He talks about his business ventures, the importance of…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Ep 38 featuring BKFC fighter and boxer, Brian Maxwell!
The Quiggin Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 38 and guest, BKFC fighter and boxer, Brian Maxwell! In this episode, Maxwell talks about one of the biggest opportunities of his life, how he's not taking Ochocinco lightly, and how he has a BKFC fight just twenty days later. Maxwell is so calm…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Ep 37 featuring the 'Macho Savage Spartan', Alex Nicholson
The Quiggin Out MMA Podcast is back with Episode 37 and guest, Alex ' The Macho Savage Spartan' Nicholson. In this episode, Nicholson talks about his failed drug test, growing up, and what it means to be a father. He talked about how having a real job really sucks, how he was meant for fighting…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 36 featuring recent BKFC standout, Bobo 'The Bible Belt Brawler' O'Bannon
The Quiggin Out MMA Podcast is back after another small break with episode 36 featuring BKFC brawler, Bobo O'Bannon. This was one of the most intense interviews I have ever done. O'Bannon did not shed away from any detail of his life and career. He discussed things that left my speechless and I...
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 35 featuring recent UFC heavyweight signee, Lorenzo "The DreamKiller" Hood
The Quiggin Out MMA Podcast is back after a small hiatus with episode 35 featuring recent UFC heavyweight signee, Lorenzo "The DreamKiller" Hood. The show needed to come back with a bang and this was exactly what the doctor ordered. Hood's quiet and reserved style is the exact opposite of his...
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 34 featuring LFA's own, Brandon Lewis
The Quiggin Out MMA Podcast is here with episode 34 with LFA 102's big winner, Brandon Lewis! In this episode, which was a longtime coming, Lewis and I had an absolute blast discussing fighting after an insane four year layoff! If you watched Lewis' last fight, there was no way you wouldn't know...
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Ep 33 featuring broadcaster, producer, and formatical master, TJ De Santis!
The Quiggin Out MMA Podcast is here with episode 33 with TJ De Santis! In this episode, TJ and I go down the proverbial rabbit hole when it comes to broadcasting and MMA. For those who are unaware, TJ has been a broadcaster in the MMA world since the early 2000's and is currently holding up…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Ep 32 featuring the MMA jack of all trades, James Lynch!
The Quiggin Out MMA Podcast is here with episode 32 with James Lynch! In this episode, we really dive deep into the man that is James Lynch. Lynch talks about how he got into the MMA journalism world, why he does what he does, and how important a work life balance is. Lynch goes on to give some…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 31 featuring BKFC 16 headliner and UFC vet, Leonard Garcia w/ special guest BKFC fighter Tom Shoaff
The Quiggin Out MMA Podcast is here with episode 31 and features one half of the BKFC main event and UFC Vet Leonard Garcia and BKFC fighter Tom Shoaff. In this episode, Garcia and Shoaff breakdown their first meeting, training for a similar opponent in Joe Elmore, getting your life right, and…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 30 featuring MMA Prediction Rapper, Tovaun Anthony!
The Quiggin Out MMA Podcast is here with episode 30 and features a one of kind man , the "MMA Prediction Rapper", Tovaun Anthony! In this episode, Anthony and I discuss his martial arts background, his love for the sport, and how a one-off crazy idea took off and is now making waves inside the…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 29 featuring UFC veteran and firefighter, Eddie Wineland
The Quiggin Out MMA Podcast is here with episode 29 and features returning guest, firefighter and mustache aficionado, Eddie Wineland! Wineland makes his first solo appearance on the show after the Mustache Mafia took over in episode 19. Strap in folks because this one will hit home with so many...
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 28 featuring fellow MMA journalist and Podcaster, Adam Martin
The Quiggin Out MMA Podcast is here with episode 28 and features first time guest and fellow MMA journalist, Adam Martin! Martin immediately went full journalist and talked to me about my journey as a journalist, how being a full-time journalist is one of the hardest jobs in all of MMA besides...
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 27 featuring former 2x Bellator featherweight champion and friend, Daniel Straus.
The Quiggin Out MMA Podcast is here with episode 27 amd features former 2x Bellator featherweight champion Daniel Straus. Straus joins the show for the first time but is no stranger to myself. Straus and I go down memory lane to talk about the insane number of fights he had in his first year as…
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 26 featuring MMA coach and former UFC fighter, Din Thomas!
The Quiggin Out MMA Podcast is back for episode 26 and season 2 opener with someone who needs no introduction, Din Thomas ! Thomas himself has been in the MMA world since 1998 and has maintained his status as one of the best in the business for a reason! In this episode, Thomas and I discuss new...
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Quiggin Out MMA Podcast Episode 25 featuring Into the Badlands and newest Stranger Things star, Sherman Augustus!
The Quiggin Out MMA Podcast is back for the season finale with none other than Sherman Augustus! In this jam-packed two-hour episode, Augustus and I discuss his martial arts background, his call to be cast in Into The Badlands, some amazing behind the scenes stories involving Nick Frost and…
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About this show
Hello there! My name is Matt Quiggins and I covered the amazing sport of MMA from 2010-2024. I interviewed countless fighters and members of the MMA community. For 2025, I decided to retire from covering MMA and move this podcast to include any and all comers! Pop culture? Yep! Music? You got it. Friends of mine? Of course. We are going to have a little of everything on this podcast.
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