Story of the Fight

MMA podcast. We do live episodes recapping events every Sunday so drop in!

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Will Jon Jones walk out of the room once again as the undisputed heavyweight champion? 🏆

#UFC309 | SATURDAY | 10 PM ET | ESPN+ PPV 🍿

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@ONEChampionship Pacio this fight

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Short podcast on my channel.

[Nick Atkin @nickatkinone]

🚨 Jonathan Haggerty vs Hiroki Akimoto confirmed for ONE Samurai 4 on Oct. 17 ✅

ONE Championship bantamweight kickboxing world title on the line in Tokyo 🏆 🇯🇵

#ONEChampionship
#ONESamurai4

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@nickatkinone Banger

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LIVE NOW

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Going LIVE in 10 minutes to talk #UFCBaku #ONEFightNight44 #ONEInnerCircle20

https://t.co/dMifKGkqvj

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Going LIVE in 10 minutes to talk #UFCBaku #ONEFightNight44 #ONEInnerCircle20

https://t.co/dMifKGkqvj

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@innerGmma_ufc Recent win shouldn't even count towards the rankings, he missed weight

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Going LIVE to chat #UFCVegas119 and #ONEInnerCircle19

https://t.co/UVMbblMBt1

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@adrianomkmoraes Yuya?

[Nick Atkin @nickatkinone]

🗣️ “You see this? This is the queen. She's smart, she's fast. She moves any way she wants, as far as she wants. And she is the go-get-shit-done piece.”

One of my favourite quotes from "The Wire", for one of my favourite fighters to watch – not just in ONE Championship, but all of combat sports.

After Allycia Hellen Rodrigues beat Phetjeeja to retain her atomweight Muay Thai world title at The Inner Circle 19, her coach Leo Elias smiled and said: “Now we know who is the real queen.”

Hard to argue.

The Brazilian is quiet and unassuming in person. Always smiling, always generous with her time whenever I’ve interviewed her or been around her during fight weeks.

Then the bell rings, and she turns into an absolute gangster.

Those broad, hunched shoulders. The stalking pressure. That calm, cold march forward as she starts piecing up her prey.

People doubted her against Stamp. She won the title.

People doubted her against interim champ Janet Todd, after a two-and-a-half-year layoff for pregnancy and early motherhood. She unified the belts.

People doubted her when she moved up to face Smilla Sundell. It was brief, but in that first round she arguably gave Smilla more trouble than almost anyone did in ONE.

And people doubted her against Phetjeeja. Again, she rose to the occasion.

Yes, people are debating the decision. That is part of the sport. But Rodrigues is a worthy champion.

And she is not just an inspiration to mothers. She is an inspiration to fathers like me, too.

For most of us, balancing kids and work can feel impossible. Rodrigues has not just kept going since becoming a mother – she has levelled up.

“After I became a mum I came to a different level,” she said after beating Phetjeeja. “I proved it one more time and I’m gonna keep proving it every time I come here.”

Salute to her.

Still only 28, with so much ahead of her. She has talked about switching to MMA, and has been drilling her ground game with Elias. Don’t bet against her becoming a two-sport champ. Or three – maybe the Phetjeeja rematch comes for the Thai’s ONE atomweight kickboxing world title.

So many options.

What is certain is ONE Championship has a superstar on its hands: a fearless mother, a quiet killer, and a queen who keeps getting shit done.

#ONEChampionship

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@CrooklynMMA "The AI is its own independent thinker" - Dana, probably

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Someone send this to DC #UFCVegas119

[Laura Sanko @laura_sanko]

If y’all want a demo of how to do the Scottish twister here you go! https://t.co/2c0iqNjGZy

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@laura_sanko @StevenRayMMA Need you in the booth to explain to the boys haha

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@Grabaka_Hitman You can't expect them to know what they're talking about! Lol

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@OpenNoteGrapple

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Justin Gaethje drops Ilia Topuria with a massive right hand then moves into the front headlock.

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@DrakeRiggs_ Shit I now am obligated to replay the trilogy after seeing this

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@HebHammer94 I don't remember what he had in Diamond/pearl but in this roguelike he has Dialga/Palkia/Giratina and Palkia keeps clearing me lol

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@HebHammer94 Cyrus in the Sinnoh region battle tower in Pokelike 🤓