Tag: UFC 130

JNPO Classic: Chuck O’Neil on ‘Uncle Brock’; GSP vs. Nick Diaz booked

Posted on by Josh Nason

Jump into the wayback machine with yours truly as we continue our run through the archives of the WGAM MMA Show, a weekly MMA focused radio show on ESPN NH that ran from 2011-12, hosted by myself and co-host/producer PJ Huot. 

On the 6-2-2011 edition of the show:

– We discussed the breaking news that then-UFC welterweight champion GSP vs. then-Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz was confirmed for Las Vegas, NV. We had a lot of questions about what this meant for Diaz’s future in Strikeforce.

– We did a full review of a boring UFC 130 and aired our frustrations with Rampage Jackson and the entire light heavyweight division.

– We discussed Dana White’s pleading with Roy Nelson to drop to light heavyweight.

– We did an extensive interview with then-UFC rookie and current pro wrestler Chuck O’Neil. We talked about his TUF experience and fighting against Tony Ferguson on the show. We also asked about “Uncle” Brock Lesnar and his impending fight against Chris Cope.

– We previewed the TUF finale show featuring Ferguson vs. Ramsey Nijem and the “can’t be bad” main event between Clay Guida and Anthony Pettis.

Six years ago never sounded so good.

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JNPO Classic: UFC 130 preview, extended Rick Story interview

Posted on by Josh Nason

On the latest JNPO Classic, my unearthing of the WGAM MMA Show archives continues with our Memorial Day 2011 weekend show, previewing what would be a dud of a UFC card and featuring a long interview with welterweight Rick Story.

(Backstory: The WGAM MMA Show ran on ESPN NH for just under a year before being unceremoniously canceled. I found a folder of the shows when cleaning up an old hard drive and are running them every week on the original week they aired six years ago.)

On the 5-26-11 edition, yours truly and PJ Huot had the following on the topic board:

– A preview of UFC 130 and frustrations over Frank Mir, Roy Nelson, and Rampage Jackson all not willing to promote to sell the show.

– We did a long interview with Story prior to his fight with Thiago Alves. The interview features a lot of generic questions, questions about the Las Vegas pool scene, and some insights into Story’s experiences on the first UFC card in Germany. This wasn’t our best interview but that wasn’t Rick’s fault.

– We recapped our trip to Worcester, MA, to see Dan Severn go for win 100 only to see that quest come to a violent end. 

– We wrapped up with a TUF recap of an episode we loved featuring a Chuck O’Neil fight, a retirement, and Tony Ferguson turning heel!

Listen below:

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