WEIGHING IN
John McCarthy & Josh Thomson's MMA Show
Tap into the expertise of former MMA world champion Josh "The Punk" Thomson as he brings you PURE MMA.
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Dec 16, 2025 • 57min
Did the ESPN Era End on a Dud? | Kape vs Royval Reaction | WEIGHING IN #634
Josh Thomson and Angelo Bodetti reflect on the recent transition of the UFC from ESPN, discussing the implications of this change and the overall quality of the last fight night. They also analyze Manel Kape and Brandon Royval, while also touching on the dynamics of the welterweight and heavyweight divisions.
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Intro 00:00
End of an Era: UFC on ESPN 01:36
Analyzing the Card 05:57
Royval vs Kape 08:04
Chikadze vs Vallejos 16:04
Almeida vs Oleksiejczuk 25:34
Costa vs Charriere 26:09
Nzechukwu vs Buchecha 30:52
Green vs Gibson Jr 33:29
Magny vs Amosov 37:07
Sharaf vs Asplund 44:47
Rate The Card Out Of 10 48:52
Dec 10, 2025 • 1h 6min
Future of MMA After the Paramount Deal | Rousey vs Carano at the White House? | RICH CHOU INTERVIEW
Josh Thomson and Rich Chou discuss their long-standing friendship and Rich's extensive experience in MMA promotions, including his involvement with Elite XC, Strikeforce, and the recent CBS and Paramount deal. They reflect on the evolution of MMA's acceptance in mainstream media, the challenges of matchmaking in the welterweight division, and the potential returns of Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano.
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Intro 00:00
Rich Chou’s Past Career in MMA 01:03
New UFC TV Rights 02:06
Strikeforce Nashville Brawl 05:41
TV Deal and How Many Fights Will Be On The Cards 19:04
Welterweight Division and Making The Best Matchups 23:08
Managing Two Fighters Who Want To Fight 47:04
Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano 55:02
Paul vs Joshua 56:39
Back to Ronda vs Gina 59:52
Wrap Up 1:05:24

Dec 10, 2025 • 1h 30min
Holloway vs Oliveira BMF Title Set | McGregor Wants 170 Strap! | WEIGHING IN #633
Josh Thomson talks the announcement of Max Holloway vs Charles Oliveira for the BMF title, Conor McGregor's comments on wanting triple gold at 170, Trump's comments on 8-9 White House card title fights and more.
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Dec 9, 2025 • 1h 6min
Rousey vs Carano at the White House? | Future of MMA After the Paramount Deal | RICH CHOU INTERVIEW
Josh Thomson and Rich Chou discuss their long-standing friendship and Rich's extensive experience in MMA promotions, including his involvement with Elite XC, Strikeforce, and the recent CBS and Paramount deal. They reflect on the evolution of MMA's acceptance in mainstream media, the challenges of matchmaking in the welterweight division, and the potential returns of Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano.
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Intro 00:00
Rich Chou’s Past Career in MMA 01:03
New UFC TV Rights 02:06
Strikeforce Nashville Brawl 05:41
TV Deal and How Many Fights Will Be On The Cards 19:04
Welterweight Division and Making The Best Matchups 23:08
Managing Two Fighters Who Want To Fight 47:04
Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano 55:02
Paul vs Joshua 56:39
Back to Ronda vs Gina 59:52
Wrap Up 1:05:24
Dec 8, 2025 • 2h 19min
UFC 323 LIVE RECAP | WEIGHING IN #632
UFC 323 LIVE RECAP
Dec 7, 2025 • 55min
UFC 323 SHOCKERS! Yan Is Champ Again + Pantoja Injured Early! | WEIGHING IN #631
Josh Thomson reacts to UFC 323 immediately after the event ends! Major night of nights, shocking moments, title changes and MORE!
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Intro 00:00
Dvalishvili vs Yan 06:02
Pantoja vs Van 16:05
Moreno vs Taira 19:13
Cejudo vs Talbott 26:42
Blachowicz vs Guskov 33:35
Dawson vs Torres 34:55
McKinney vs Duncan 36:18
Barber vs Silva 39:17
Sadykhov vs Ziam 41:41
Vettori vs Ferreira 42:29
Barboza vs Turner 44:43
Baraniewski vs Aslan 46:56

Dec 3, 2025 • 1h 18min
UFC 323 Two Title Fights & A Stacked Card? | WEIGHING IN #630
Josh Thomson Previews UFC 323 ahead of Merab vs Yan 2.
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Start 0:00
UFC Paramount Deal 1:00
White House Card 6:00
UFC 323 Merab vs Yan 17:00
BW GOAT 28:00
UFC 323 Pantoja vs Van 35:00
UFC 323 Card Preview 42:00
ESPN ERA Retrospective 56:00
Ronda Rousey/Katie Taylor 1:06:00
Aspinall Drama 1:13:00
Dec 1, 2025 • 2h 17min
Does the UFC Hate Arman Tsarukyan? UFC 324 + 325 Announcements! | WEIGHING IN #629
UFC shelves wrestlers entering the CBS/Paramount TV Deal.
Dec 1, 2025 • 54min
Din Thomas on Chimaev as Champ, Ilia Ducking Arman & Jon Jones Drama
Josh Thomson sits down with former UFC fighter Din Thomas and they talk about Din's comments on Chimaev becoming a champion and how that’s a nightmare for the UFC, Jon Jones retirement fake out, Ilia ducking Arman, Welterweights, Middleweights, and the UFC Paramount deal.
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Nov 29, 2025 • 48min
MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn on Media Chaos, Ngannou & Islam’s All-Time Ranking
Josh Thomson interviews Mike Bohn from MMA Junkie and they talk about general MMA media experience during fight week, Francis Ngannou talk and MMA Junkies experience with him, The White House card, the Welterweight division, where do you put Islam on the GOAT list.
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