Episode 27 of Early Stoppage features ACB Welterweight Contender Adam “Prime Time” Townsend. Prime Time is one of the only guys walking the planet with professional wins within mixed martial arts, boxing and Muay Thai. At the moment, he’s one fight away from a title shot within the ACB promotion. Adam briefly retired to pursue a career in politics …

Episode 26 of Early Stoppage features Newly signed Bellator bantamweight contender Vince “Vandetta” Morales. On this episode we talked about him returning to Bellator and taking advantage of this major opportunity. We also spoke about his time and experience on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series. Vince will be fighting at Bellator 205 and …

Episode 25 of Early Stoppage features Shamir “Hella Kitty” Peshewa. Shamir is currently a bantamweight fighter under the Valor Fights promotion and made her pro debut at the beginning of the year. She also recently served as the ring announcer for Valor Fights 51. On this episode we discuss comic books, anime, video games and of course mma. This wa…

Episode 24 of Early Stoppage features undefeated Invicta strawweight Contender Helen Peralta. Helen is a unique fighter because she had no knowledge of mma as the first fight she ever saw was Ronda Rousey vs Holly Holm which took place at the end of 2015. 5 months later, she took her first amateur fight and compelled a 9-1 record while capturing ti…

Episode 23 of Early Stoppage features Bellator Heavyweight Contender Tim Johnson. Tim was a 2x Division II All-American wrestler at Minnesota State University Moorehead before deciding to enter mma. He formerly fought for the UFC ending his tenure there with a with this past February. On this episode we go into why he decided to sign with Bellator …

Episode 22 of Early Stoppage features undefeated lightweight boxer and now jr. welterweight contender Ryan “Blue Chip” Martin. Ryan has many accolades from his youth that helped him develop into who he is now. As an amateur he won 202 fights, won the U19 Gold Medal in 2010 and racked up 12 national championships. Currently he is 22-0 and has entere…

Episode 21 of Early Stoppage features undefeated LFA lightweight Keoni Diggs. Keoni trains out of the MMA Lab with many current and past champions that help him physically and mentally elevate his game. This was a unique episode because we touch on some future fights within boxing and mma and break them down. Keoni gives great insight on a past fig…

Episode 20 of Early Stoppage with Derek Moody features Steve Mowry. Steve is an undefeated heavyweight at 4-0 with all finishes and was also undefeated as an amateur going 7-0. He trains out of HardKnocks 365 and before that was one of the Blackzilians. Early this year he signed a multi fight contract with Bellator and is awaiting an opponent to ma…

Episode 19 of Early Stoppage with Derek Moody features undefeated strawweight Miranda “Danger” Granger. Miranda is a true martial artist who continues to challenge her abilities time after time by looking to compete against the best fighters around. As an amateur she went without a blemish and is also undefeated as a pro. Miranda has won many mma a…

Episode 18 of Early Stoppage with Derek Moody features an interview with “Clutch” Carlton Minus. Carlton Minus is an undefeated welterweight currently fighting with Alaska Fighting Championship. He recently signed with Ruby Sports & Entertainment which will likely bring his talents to larger promotions within the United States really testing his ab…

Episode 17 of Early Stoppage with Derek Moody features Micol DiSegni. Micol is currently signed to Cage Warriors and fights in the strawweight division. Micol has been a Suicide Girl since 2007 where she is known as Eden Von Hell. Winning the IMMAF World Championship in 2015 showed another side to who she is as she is most popular for her modeling …

Episode 16 of Early Stoppage with Derek Moody features an interview with Casey Kenney. Casey currently fights for LFA in the flyweight and bantamweight divisions. He is a 9X Judo National Champion as well as Tachi Palace Fights Flyweight Champion, and Tuff N Uff Flyweight Champion. Casey currently trains out of Rise Combat Sports, where he credits …

Episode 15 of Early Stoppage with Derek Moody features an interview with Jordan “I’m Gonna” Winski. Jordan currently fights for LFA in both the bantamweight and featherweight divisions. We spoke about how he got into mixed martial arts and his experiences within the different promotions. We also talked about his past fight at LFA 31 and how he over…

Episode 14 of Early Stoppage with Derek Moody features Raufeon “Supa” Stots. Raufeon was the former Victory FC Bantamweight Champion and a 2X Division II National Champion in wrestling. He trains out of Roufusport MMA Academy and recently received his black belt in kickboxing under legendary kickboxer Duke Roufus. On this episode we discuss his col…

Episode 13 of Early Stoppage with Derek Moody features undefeated Invicta Flyweight Miranda Maverick. Miranda is 3-0 with all three wins within the Invicta promotion and is set to fight to fight 5-0 Brogan Sanchez at Invicta 30 on July 21st. As as amateur, she was able to capture several flyweight titles before deciding to turn pro. In this episode…

Episode 12 of Early Stoppage with Derek Moody features an interview with former Cage Fury Fighting Championships Bantamweight Champion Ricky Bandejas. We spoke about his newly signed multi fight contract with Bellator, his upcoming fight with James Gallagher at Bellator 204 on August 17th, as well as the impact Nick Catone has on his life and caree…

Episode 11 of Early Stoppage with Derek Moody features an interview with former Absolute Fighting Championship Flyweight Champion Jaime Alvarez. Jaime was one of the 2017 Week 6 Winners of Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series. He is a core member down at American Top Team and has contributed to many great training camps for current and past …

Episode 10 of Early Stoppage features an Interview with Kayla Hracho. Kayla was a former amateur boxer and current amateur mixed martial artist that trains out of American Top Team. She has excelled in the amateur world but there's far more too her than just being a fighter like the impact she is trying to make by raising awareness for mental healt…

Episode 9 of Early Stoppage I had an amazing talk with Undefeated Flyweight Boxer Sulem Urbina. We go deep into the adversity she had to overcome which shaped who is she is today. Truly a rising star and future champion, Sulem breaks down the controversy with pursuing the Olympics, her toughest opponents and becoming a Chef when she decides to hang…

Episode 8 is with Bellator Middleweight Contender Gerald "Hurricane" Harris. He's a true jack of all trades, we talked about him doing mma for the last 12 years for just about every major promotion, performing stand up comedy for over 18 years and running Hurricane Fitness with his wife. Hurricane can be seen at Bellator 202 on July 13th as he look…

Episode 7 with ACB Lightweight Joshua Aveles was a great discussion digging deep into his early career losses and the turning point leading to him dominating the next 30 fights. El Rey is definitely cut from a different cloth, as long as he's paid, he's not turning down any opponent. He will be headlining ACB 90 against Eduard Vartanyan and with a …

Episode 6 of the Interview Series, i had the privilege of speaking with#10 (at the time #11) UFC Bantamweight Cody Stamann. We talked about Michigan Top Team, his journey to the UFC, getting fights inside the Top 10 and ultimately fighting for the title in 2019. Every mma goal he has set so far he has accomplished, so his career will be fun to watc…

This episode is with current LFA Middleweight contender Brendan "All In" Allen. We spoke about the pressures of being a headliner, his upcoming fight at LFA 43 and showing up when the promotion depends on him. Brendan has headlined 4 of his last 6 fights and seeks to enter the UFC with a dominant finish at LFA 43. At only 22 years old, he's already…

Episode 4 of the Interview Series is with LFA Featherweight and Lightweight contender Damon "The Leech" Jackson. We talked about his past fights, potential upcoming fight, issues with Bellator and getting back to the UFC.

This is an older episode that should have been released a week and a half ago. This was a fun interview with UFC Flyweight Jarred Brooks leading up to his fight with Jose Shorty Torres. We talked about his strategy, other flyweights in the UFC, his beef with Torres and crazy Brazil crowds. Sorry for the late release, I'm sure you'll enjoy the conte…

Episode 3 of the Interview Series I had the opportunity to interview LFA Heavyweight Juan "The Kraken" Adams about his upcoming fight on Dana White's Contender Series on July 31st, potential opponents and a variety of randomness to get to know the person behind the fighter. This interview features a lot of gems on this future star.…

This is the first episode of the "Interview Series" on the podcast. Berlin Kerney is the Co-Owner and Head Instructor/Trainer of the Bomber Squad Boxing Academy. We dig deep into his time as an amateur, boxing overseas, transition to becoming a trainer and the future of the Bomber Squad. The audio wasn't the best but the content was great.…

Champ Vs Two weight champ and Garry Tonon's mma debut