Ringside Report Network’s weekly UFC show is stepping aside for something bigger. Starting Tuesday, September 22, Tremendous Sports Talk takes over the 8:30 PM slot with Dave Simon, Fred Garcia, and AJ D’Alesio arguing about baseball, hockey, NASCAR, soccer, and MMA in the same hour, live, with a buzzer that can cut a host off mid-sentence.
This isn’t a spinoff, and it isn’t a rebrand. Ringside Report MMA is done as a weekly show. The trio that built it is starting over with a format built for the way sports fans actually argue: no fixed topic list, no pre-approved takes, and a live audience that gets a say in whether the show even keeps its name.
The site pivoted wrestling first back in August, and the weekly MMA show was the piece still looking for its next move. This is that move: same three voices, a much wider lane, and none of the “Combat Sports Authority” seriousness the old show carried.
🎯 Key Takeaways
- Launch date: Tremendous Sports Talk premieres Tuesday, September 22 at 8:30 PM ET, live every second Tuesday after that.
- New format: Dave Simon, Fred Garcia, and AJ D’Alesio build the rundown minutes before air and race a live buzzer through it.
- Ringside Report MMA steps back: the weekly MMA show is done, though Dave, Fred, and AJ will still run occasional UFC watch-alongs under that banner.
- The name is not final: the live audience votes on whether it sticks as the permanent title.
Tremendous Sports Talk
What Tremendous Sports Talk Actually Is
It is a live sports debate show with one rule: whatever is happening in sports that week is fair game. Baseball, hockey, NASCAR, soccer, MMA- none of it is off limits, and none of it gets the polished, pre-written treatment.
Dave, Fred, and AJ meet in the hour before each episode to build that week’s rundown from scratch. Whatever they land on gets logged into a running sheet that feeds the on-screen graphics, and once the show starts, the clock is part of the show. Spend too long on one topic and a host can get buzzed off it mid-sentence.
The audience also has a real stake on premiere night. “Tremendous Sports Talk” is a working title, and the hosts are putting the name itself to a live vote. Nothing about the branding, the set, or the format is locked in yet. The plan is to let the first one or two episodes settle before anything becomes permanent.
Why Ringside Report MMA Is Stepping Back
Ringside Report MMA is not disappearing entirely. Dave, Fred, and AJ built real chemistry breaking down fight cards like UFC 328’s Strickland-Chimaev watch-along, and that energy will keep showing up for select UFC events under the old branding.
What is ending is the weekly commitment to combat sports as the only lane. The network already shifted to a wrestling-first identity in August, and MMA coverage had been shrinking since. Rather than let a flagship show quietly fade, the network is putting the same three hosts into a format built for a bigger audience, not a narrower one.
Meet the Hosts
Dave Simon anchors the show and brings the baseball obsession, a die-hard Yankees fan who has never once hidden it on air. Fred Garcia is bringing NASCAR and jiu-jitsu into the mix, the same grappling instincts that showed up in the site’s 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu breakdown earlier this year. AJ D’Alesio rounds it out with the Montreal Canadiens and pro soccer, and he is the one most likely to start a fight over both.
The trio will not always be a trio. “Genesis” Johnny North or Ben Simon may drop in when hockey takes over the conversation, and the network is lining up guest interviews from any sport on the board.
Inside the Format: Buzzers, Live Rundowns, and Zero Scripts
The tech behind the show is built to keep the hosts honest about time, not to slow them down. The pre-show rundown feeds directly into an on-screen graphics title, so viewers can see the topic list and the clock at the same time the hosts do.
Dave controls the buzzer himself. For the launch episode, it is running off a Stream Deck button, with a dedicated physical cutoff button planned as a future upgrade once it is built out. Either way, the effect is the same: ramble past your allotted time, and you might get cut off mid-thought, on camera, live.
Quick Facts
How and When to Watch
Tremendous Sports Talk premieres Tuesday, September 22 at 8:30 PM ET, streaming live across YouTube, Facebook, Rumble, Twitch, and Kick at once. Miss it live? The full episode drops afterward as a podcast on Spotify and everywhere else you listen, with replays available on demand.
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Every second Tuesday after that, the same three hosts, the same buzzer, and whatever sports story is actually worth arguing about that week.
What is Tremendous Sports Talk?
Ringside Report Network’s new live sports debate show, hosted by Dave Simon, Fred Garcia, and AJ D’Alesio, covers baseball, hockey, NASCAR, soccer, and MMA in a single live episode.
When does Tremendous Sports Talk premiere?
It premieres Tuesday, September 22 at 8:30 PM ET, then airs live every second Tuesday after that.
Is Ringside Report MMA gone for good?
The weekly Ringside Report MMA show is done, but Dave Simon, Fred Garcia, and AJ D’Alesio will still run occasional UFC watch-alongs under the Ringside Report MMA name.
Will the show keep the name Tremendous Sports Talk?
Not necessarily. It is a working title, and the live audience votes on the premiere episode on whether it sticks.
Where can I watch Tremendous Sports Talk live?
It streams live on YouTube, Facebook, Rumble, Twitch, and Kick, with the full episode available afterward as a podcast on Spotify and everywhere else you listen.
Who hosts Tremendous Sports Talk?
Dave Simon, Fred Garcia, and AJ D’Alesio host every episode, with Johnny North or Ben Simon joining occasionally for hockey topics and guest interviews planned across other sports.
