Host Dan Levi & Nick Kalikas ( @fightodds ) break down UFC 311: Islam Makhachev vs Arman Tsarukyan 2 from a betting, fantasy, insider, and analyst perspective. Levi & Kalikas cover the entire UFC 311 fight card from the main event to the opening prelim and provide a pick for each fight. This is episode 569 of Half The Battle! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:21 - Arman Tsarukyan vs Islam Makhachev 10:08 - Umar Nurmagomedov vs Merab Dvalishvili 16:33 - Jamahal Hill vs Jiri Prochazka 21:48 - Renato Moicano vs Beneil Dariush 26:50 - Reiner de Ridder vs Kevin Holland 31:17 - Bogdan Guskov vs Billy Elekana 33:14 - Payton Talbott vs Raoni Barcelos 35:47 - Jailton Almeida vs Sergei Spivak 38:57 - Carlos Diego Ferreira vs Grant Dawson 42:40 - Ailin Perez vs Karol Rosa 45:32 - Rinya Nakamura vs Muin Gafurov 47:00 - Bernardo Sopaj vs Ricky Turcios 47:38 - Tagir Ulanbekov vs Clayton Carpenter - SUBSCRIBE TO HALF THE BATTLE PODCAST: ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/half-the-battle/id1040391940 SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/bestfightpicks YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/BestFightPicksHalfTheBattle/Streams SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1R7NuoyetaVaPbsRMStE5f?si=75d790f0811e47ba STITCHER: https://stitcher.com/show/half-the-battle - FOLLOW/CONTACT ME: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BestFightPicks, https://twitter.com/HalfTheBattleHQ INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/HalfTheBattlePod FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/HalfTheBattlePod - DAN'S BET RECORD: https://betmma.tips/BestFightPicks If you're interested in supporting HALF THE BATTLE: PAYPAL: [email protected] VENMO: @Daniel-Levi CASHAPP: $DFLonDrums All donations are incredibly appreciated and go directly to paying for the show & improving the quality of the channel. Thank you so much for your support! Graphics, Artwork & Thumbnail Credit: https://twitter.com/Meticulous_X Video & Audio editing by Daniel Levi

Host Dan Levi & Liam Heslin (@LiamPicksFights) go LIVE on Half The Battle to give their annual top 10 boldest MMA predictions for 2025. What are your boldest MMA predictions for 2025??? - SUBSCRIBE TO HALF THE BATTLE PODCAST: ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/half-the-battle/id1040391940 SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/bestfightpicks YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@UC53xhP8WNDA1g4prjHTm58w SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1R7NuoyetaVaPbsRMStE5f?si=75d790f0811e47ba STITCHER: https://stitcher.com/show/half-the-battle - FOLLOW/CONTACT ME: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BestFightPicks, https://twitter.com/HalfTheBattleHQ INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/HalfTheBattlePod FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/HalfTheBattlePod - DAN'S BET RECORD: https://betmma.tips/BestFightPicks - If you're interested in supporting HALF THE BATTLE: PAYPAL: [email protected] VENMO: @Daniel-Levi CASHAPP: $DFLonDrums All donations are incredibly appreciated and go directly to paying for the show & improving the quality of the channel. Thank you so much for your support! Graphics, Artwork & Thumbnail Credit: https://twitter.com/Meticulous_X

Host Dan Levi breaks down UFC Vegas 101: Mackenzie Dern vs Amanda Ribas 2 from a betting, fantasy, insider, and analyst perspective. Levi covers the entire UFC Vegas 101 fight card from the main event to the opening prelim and provides a pick for each fight. This is episode 567 of Half The Battle! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:03 - Amanda Ribas vs Mackenzie Dern 4:47 - Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Carlston Harris 9:03 - Abdul Razak Alhassan vs Cesar Almeida 11:47 - Austin Bashi vs Christian Rodriguez 15:00 - Roman Kopylov vs Chris Curtis 17:54 - Uros Medic vs Punahele Soriano 20:34 - Felipe Bunes vs Jose Johnson 22:07 - Marco Tulio vs Ihor Potieria 25:39 - Trey Ogden vs Thiago Moises 28:44 - Jacobe Smith vs Preston Parsons 30:41 - Ernesta Kareckaite vs Nicolle Caliari 32:04 - Bruno Lopes vs Magomed Gadzhiyasulov 34:46 - Fatima Kline vs Victoria Dudakova 37:16 - Nurullo Aliev vs Joe Solecki - SUBSCRIBE TO HALF THE BATTLE PODCAST: ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/half-the-battle/id1040391940 SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/bestfightpicks YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@HalfTheBattleOfficial SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1R7NuoyetaVaPbsRMStE5f?si=75d790f0811e47ba STITCHER: https://stitcher.com/show/half-the-battle - FOLLOW/CONTACT ME: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BestFightPicks, https://twitter.com/HalfTheBattleHQ INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/HalfTheBattlePod FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/HalfTheBattlePod - DAN'S BET RECORD: https://betmma.tips/BestFightPicks If you're interested in supporting HALF THE BATTLE: PAYPAL: [email protected] VENMO: @Daniel-Levi CASHAPP: $DFLonDrums All donations are incredibly appreciated and go directly to paying for the show & improving the quality of the channel. Thank you so much for your support! Graphics, Artwork & Thumbnail Credit: https://twitter.com/Meticulous_X Video & Audio editing by Daniel Levi

Half The Battle Presents: This Week In MMA hosted by Daniel Levi. Your source for real MMA news with a touch of sarcasm. Episode 5. Enjoy! Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (0:17) - Jake Shields demonetized from X (1:40) - Khabib Nurmagomedov will corner 3 fighters at UFC 311 (2:41) - Islam Makhachev’s incredible grappling (3:53) - Dricus Du Plessis & Khamzat Chimaev go back & forth (5:09) - Chimaev grapples Luke Rockhold (6:53) - Jon Jones doesn’t do any appearances for less than 100K (7:55) - Alex Pereira says he’s not fighting Magomed Ankalaev (10:13) - Rumors circulate of Alex Pereira vs Khamzat Chimaev (11:27) - Alex Pereira boxing in South Korea (12:36) - Mike Davis vs Fares Ziam Fight Announcement (13:33) - Sean O'Malley social media break (14:47) - Fan asked Suga Sean to kick his ass (15:43) - Merab Dvalishvili denied UFC PI access while Umar is there (18:32) - Jiri Prochazka's unorthodox training methods (19:27) - Jamahal Hill's assessment of Jiri as an opponent (20:32) - Manel Kape vs Brandon Royval main event announced (21:46) - Beneil Dariush hints at retirement (24:39) - Mateus Mendonca fractures penis (26:49) - Chris Curtis accuses Roman Kopylov of having spies in camp (28:02) - Igor Severino wins first fight since UFC release & wears Hannibal mask (29:26) - Demetrious Johnson checks on brain health & no longer spars - SUBSCRIBE TO HALF THE BATTLE PODCAST: ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/half-the-battle/id1040391940 SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/bestfightpicks YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@HalfTheBattleOfficial SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1R7NuoyetaVaPbsRMStE5f?si=75d790f0811e47ba STITCHER: https://stitcher.com/show/half-the-battle - FOLLOW/CONTACT ME: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BestFightPicks, https://twitter.com/HalfTheBattleHQ INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/HalfTheBattlePod FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/HalfTheBattlePod - DAN'S BET RECORD: https://betmma.tips/BestFightPicks - If you're interested in supporting HALF THE BATTLE: PAYPAL: [email protected] VENMO: @Daniel-Levi CASHAPP: $DFLonDrums All donations are incredibly appreciated and go directly to paying for the show & improving the quality of the channel. Thank you so much for your support! Video editing, Graphics, Artwork & Thumbnail Credit: https://twitter.com/Meticulous_X Video & Audio editing by Daniel Levi

Host Daniel Levi & guest co-host Andrew Gombas hold their annual Best of Awards in MMA & UFC, this time for the year 2024. Tap in to hear all your favorite categories! Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (0:47) - KO of the Year (3:23) - Sub of the Year (6:22) - Fight of the Year (9:18) - Fighter of the Year (11:35) - Upset of the Year (15:28) - Breakthrough Fighter of the Year (18:50) - Performance of the Year (21:50) - Rookie of the Year (24:44) - Story of the Year (28:57) - Jay Perrin Jobber of the Year (33:17) - Darrick Minner Stunt of the Year (37:44) - #1 Pound for Pound fighter on Roster (40:32) - Gym of the Year (42:18) - Coach of the Year (44:06) - Best Bets of 2024 (56:34) - Worst Bets of 2024 (1:05:09) - UFC Champs This Time Next Year Every Division (1:24:37) - Andrew Gombas Handicapper of the Year (1:36:49) - Dan Levi Comeback Capper of the Year - SUBSCRIBE TO HALF THE BATTLE PODCAST: ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/half-the-battle/id1040391940 SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/bestfightpicks YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@HalfTheBattleOfficial SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1R7NuoyetaVaPbsRMStE5f?si=75d790f0811e47ba STITCHER: https://stitcher.com/show/half-the-battle - FOLLOW/CONTACT ME: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BestFightPicks, https://twitter.com/HalfTheBattleHQ INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/HalfTheBattlePod FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/HalfTheBattlePod - DAN'S BET RECORD: https://betmma.tips/BestFightPicks If you're interested in supporting HALF THE BATTLE: PAYPAL: [email protected] VENMO: @Daniel-Levi CASHAPP: $DFLonDrums All donations are incredibly appreciated and go directly to paying for the show & improving the quality of the channel. Thank you so much for your support! Graphics, Artwork, Thumbnail & Video editing Credit: https://twitter.com/Meticulous_X Video & Audio editing by Daniel Levi

Half The Battle Presents: This Week In MMA hosted by Daniel Levi. Episode 4. Enjoy! Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (0:38) - Joaquin Buckley dominates Colby Covington (6:32) - Cub Swanson with another legendary highlight (9:39) - Manel Kape shines and earns title shot vs Pantoja? (10:50) - Dustin Jacoby gets back on track (12:30) - Joel Alvarez, Sean Woodson, Felipe Lima UFC Tampa performances (13:04) - Dustin Poirier, Cub Swanson, Billy Q wholesome exchange (13:51) - Anthony Pettis Showtime Kick 14 year anniversary (15:16) - New Conor McGregor training footage (17:06) - Ilia Topuria hints move to lightweight (18:44) - Bibert Tumenov vicious knockout over Raush Manfio (19:47) - Alexander Shlemenko still winning fights in 2024 (20:33) - Vadim Nemkov pulls out of Corey Anderson trilogy (22:29) - Patchy Mix wants out of PFL/Bellator contract (23:15) - Rizvan Kuniev gets Curtis Blaydes for UFC Debut (24:06) - Khamzat Chimaev goes rabbit hunting with semi autos (24:59) - Greg Hardy gets brutally KO'd in boxing (26:01) - One armed fighter KO's opponent (27:23) - Patricio Pitbull teases UFC debut (28:42) - Dana White wants Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall in 2025 - SUBSCRIBE TO HALF THE BATTLE PODCAST: ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/half-the-battle/id1040391940 SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/bestfightpicks YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/BestFightPicksHalfTheBattle/Streams SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1R7NuoyetaVaPbsRMStE5f?si=75d790f0811e47ba STITCHER: https://stitcher.com/show/half-the-battle - FOLLOW/CONTACT ME: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BestFightPicks, https://twitter.com/HalfTheBattleHQ INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/HalfTheBattlePod FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/HalfTheBattlePod - DAN'S BET RECORD: https://betmma.tips/BestFightPicks If you're interested in supporting HALF THE BATTLE: PAYPAL: [email protected] VENMO: @Daniel-Levi CASHAPP: $DFLonDrums All donations are incredibly appreciated and go directly to paying for the show & improving the quality of the channel. Thank you so much for your support! Graphics, Artwork & Thumbnail Credit: https://twitter.com/Meticulous_X Video & Audio editing by Daniel Levi

Half The Battle Presents: This Week In MMA hosted by Daniel Levi. Episode 3. Enjoy! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - Pantoja calls out Demetrious Johnson 6:17 - Sean Strickland & Khamzat Chimaev talk trash 8:59 - Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Ian Garry aftermath 10:52 - Belal Muhammad & Kamaru Usman exchange words 12:16 - Doo Ho Choi calls out Bryce Mitchell 13:09 - Vicente Luque feel good story at UFC 310 14:12 - Joaquin Buckley fighting out contract vs Colby Covington at UFC Tampa 15:33 - Merab Dvalishvili & Umar Nurmagomedov bad blood 17:17 - Carlos Prates fight update 19:00 - Tommy Fury pulls out of Darren Till fight 21:40 - Tyson Nam gets set up in Japan 23:35 - The NFC returns this Friday - SUBSCRIBE TO HALF THE BATTLE PODCAST: ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/half-the-battle/id1040391940 SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/bestfightpicks YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/BestFightPicksHalfTheBattle/Streams SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1R7NuoyetaVaPbsRMStE5f?si=75d790f0811e47ba STITCHER: https://stitcher.com/show/half-the-battle - FOLLOW/CONTACT ME: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BestFightPicks, https://twitter.com/HalfTheBattleHQ INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/HalfTheBattlePod FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/HalfTheBattlePod - DAN'S BET RECORD: https://betmma.tips/BestFightPicks If you're interested in supporting HALF THE BATTLE: PAYPAL: [email protected] VENMO: @Daniel-Levi CASHAPP: $DFLonDrums All donations are incredibly appreciated and go directly to paying for the show & improving the quality of the channel. Thank you so much for your support! Graphics, Artwork & Thumbnail Credit: https://twitter.com/Meticulous_X Video & Audio editing by Daniel Levi

Host Dan Levi breaks down UFC Tampa: Colby Covington vs Joaquin Buckley from a betting, fantasy, insider, and analyst perspective. Levi covers the entire UFC Tampa fight card from the main event to the opening prelim and provides a pick for each fight. This is episode 563 of Half The Battle! TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Intro (0:54) - Joaquin Buckley vs Colby Covington (11:17) - Cub Swanson vs Billy Quarantillo (17:26) - Manel Kape vs Bruno Silva (19:45) - Vitor Petrino vs Dustin Jacoby (22:26) - Daniel Marcos vs Adrian Yanez (25:32) - www.Bet105.eu Promo (26:26) - Navajo Stirling vs Tuco Tokkos (29:11) - Ottman Azaitar vs Michael Johnson (31:10) - Joel Alvarez vs Drakkar Klose (32:59) - Sean Woodson vs Fernando Padilla (35:51) - Felipe Lima vs Miles Johns (38:51) - Miranda Maverick vs Jamey Lyn Horth (40:30) - Ramon Taveras vs Davey Grant (42:50) - Piera Rodriguez vs Josefine Knutsson (48:18) - Fight & Fighter To Watch - SUBSCRIBE TO HALF THE BATTLE PODCAST: ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/half-the-battle/id1040391940 SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/bestfightpicks YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/BestFightPicksHalfTheBattle/Streams SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1R7NuoyetaVaPbsRMStE5f?si=75d790f0811e47ba STITCHER: https://stitcher.com/show/half-the-battle - FOLLOW/CONTACT ME: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BestFightPicks, https://twitter.com/HalfTheBattleHQ INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/HalfTheBattlePod FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/HalfTheBattlePod - DAN'S BET RECORD: https://betmma.tips/BestFightPicks If you're interested in supporting HALF THE BATTLE: PAYPAL: [email protected] VENMO: @Daniel-Levi CASHAPP: $DFLonDrums All donations are incredibly appreciated and go directly to paying for the show & improving the quality of the channel. Thank you so much for your support! Graphics, Artwork & Thumbnail Credit: https://twitter.com/Meticulous_X Video & Audio editing by Daniel Levi

Half The Battle Presents: This Week In MMA hosted by Daniel Levi. Episode 2. Enjoy! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:25 - Conor McGregor loses prominent sponsors 1:36 - Is Merab Dvalishvili ducking Umar Nurmagomedov? 6:09 - Luana Pinheiro says Gillian Robertson elbowed her in the "anus" 6:53 - Michael Chandler says he beats Charles Oliveira 9/10x 8:04 - Khabib subtweets crypto scam coin 10:25 - Vadim Nemkov to UFC? 11:26 - 5 PFL fighters that need to fight in the UFC 16:44 - Khamzat Chimaev & Arman Tsarukyan grappling 18:45 - PFL can't get out of their own way 21:01 - Jon Jones still playing games with Aspinall 22:48 - Francis Ngannou chimes in on Jon Jones situation 24:38 - PFL using amateur bouts to fill cards 26:28 - UFC 310 quick preview 28:31 - UFC 311 fight rumors & announcements - SUBSCRIBE TO HALF THE BATTLE PODCAST: ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/half-the-battle/id1040391940 SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/bestfightpicks YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/BestFightPicksHalfTheBattle/Streams SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1R7NuoyetaVaPbsRMStE5f?si=75d790f0811e47ba STITCHER: https://stitcher.com/show/half-the-battle - FOLLOW/CONTACT ME: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BestFightPicks, https://twitter.com/HalfTheBattleHQ INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/HalfTheBattlePod FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/HalfTheBattlePod - DAN'S BET RECORD: https://betmma.tips/BestFightPicks If you're interested in supporting HALF THE BATTLE: PAYPAL: [email protected] VENMO: @Daniel-Levi CASHAPP: $DFLonDrums All donations are incredibly appreciated and go directly to paying for the show & improving the quality of the channel. Thank you so much for your support! Graphics, Artwork & Thumbnail Credit: https://twitter.com/Meticulous_X Video & Audio editing by Daniel Levi

Host Dan Levi breaks down UFC 310: Alexandre Pantoja vs Kai Asakura & Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Ian Garry from a betting, fantasy, insider, and analyst perspective. Levi covers the entire UFC 310 fight card from the main event to the opening prelim and provides a pick for each fight. This is episode 561 of Half The Battle! TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Intro (0:55) - Alexandre Pantoja vs Kai Asakura (9:33) - Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Ian Machado Garry (18:30) - Ciryl Gane vs Alexander Volkov (21:38) - Bryce Mitchell vs Kron Gracie (26:01) - Doo Ho Choi vs Nate Landwehr (32:39) - www.bet105.eu Promo (33:28) - Dominick Reyes vs Anthony Smith (37:51) - Themba Gorimbo vs Vicente Luque (42:07) - Movsar Evloev vs Aljamain Sterling (46:27) - Randy Brown vs Bryan Battle (52:09) - Chris Weidman vs Eryk Anders (53:43) - Cody Durden vs Josh Van (56:40) - Michael Chiesa vs Max Griffin (1:00:28) - Chase Hooper vs Clay Guida (1:01:58) - Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Lukasz Brzeski - SUBSCRIBE TO HALF THE BATTLE PODCAST: ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/half-the-battle/id1040391940 SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/bestfightpicks YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/BestFightPicksHalfTheBattle/Streams SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1R7NuoyetaVaPbsRMStE5f?si=75d790f0811e47ba STITCHER: https://stitcher.com/show/half-the-battle - FOLLOW/CONTACT ME: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BestFightPicks, https://twitter.com/HalfTheBattleHQ INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/HalfTheBattlePod FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/HalfTheBattlePod - DAN'S BET RECORD: https://betmma.tips/BestFightPicks If you're interested in supporting HALF THE BATTLE: PAYPAL: [email protected] VENMO: @Daniel-Levi CASHAPP: $DFLonDrums All donations are incredibly appreciated and go directly to paying for the show & improving the quality of the channel. Thank you so much for your support! Graphics, Artwork & Thumbnail Credit: https://twitter.com/Meticulous_X Video & Audio editing by Daniel Levi

Half The Battle Presents: This Week In MMA hosted by Daniel Levi. Episode 1. Enjoy! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 29:00 - Jon Jones Aspinall negotiations 2:22 - Conor McGregor court case 6:49 - Darren Till entertaining trash talk to Tommy Fury 12:12 - Wang Cong Stunt vs Gabriella Fernandes 14:18 - Shi Meng vs Feng Xiaocan brutal KO 15:00 - Muslim Salikhov spinning wheel kick KO 15:32 - Dern/Trocolli break up 16:08 - Tyson Nam punks opponent 18:38 - Yoel Romero murks bareknuckle opponent 19:59 - PFL Drama 23:11 - Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight integrity press release 25:33 - Rampage owns idiot 28:21 - Dan Hooker beats up Ishowspeed 30:21 - Jiri Prochazka vs Jamahal Hill at UFC 311 - SUBSCRIBE TO HALF THE BATTLE PODCAST: ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/half-the-battle/id1040391940 SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/bestfightpicks YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/BestFightPicksHalfTheBattle/Streams SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1R7NuoyetaVaPbsRMStE5f?si=75d790f0811e47ba STITCHER: https://stitcher.com/show/half-the-battle - FOLLOW/CONTACT ME: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BestFightPicks, https://twitter.com/HalfTheBattleHQ INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/HalfTheBattlePod FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/HalfTheBattlePod - DAN'S BET RECORD: https://betmma.tips/BestFightPicks If you're interested in supporting HALF THE BATTLE: PAYPAL: [email protected] VENMO: @Daniel-Levi CASHAPP: $DFLonDrums All donations are incredibly appreciated and go directly to paying for the show & improving the quality of the channel. Thank you so much for your support! Graphics, Artwork & Thumbnail Credit: https://twitter.com/Meticulous_X Video & Audio editing by Daniel Levi