Ringside Report MMA’s UFC Austin 2022 Preview June 16, 2022. Hosted by Dave Simon, Fred Garcia and AJ D’Alesio.
UFC Austin Preview: Kattar v. Emmett where Dave, Fred and AJ gave their predictions and betting parlay selections.
James “Boom Boom” Mancini appeared on the show to discuss his retirement from MMA and his post-fighting career.
UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman preview. Dricus du Plessis defends middleweight gold against Kamaru Usman July 18 at Paycom Center. Picks, stakes, and style breakdown.
Fight IQ: 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu is Eddie Bravo’s no-gi
Dark Side of the Ring’s new three-part look at Jeff Jarrett and TNA delivers two strong episodes built around Jarrett’s WWF exit, his rocky TNA ownership run, and his marriage to Karen Jarrett. The problem is whose story actually gets told. Kurt Angle is discussed at length by his ex-wife and never once speaks for himself in these two episodes. Vince Russo’s creative chaos gets real scrutiny, but AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, and Samoa Joe never got the push their in-ring work clearly earned. Awesome Kong’s revelation about a real pay gap in the Knockouts division deserved a full segment instead of a passing mention. It’s an entertaining watch, but so far it’s Jeff Jarrett’s version of TNA, not TNA’s own story.
AEW Redemption is two weeks away with only one match confirmed and a Bell Centre that isn’t selling. Kenny Omega beat MJF for the AEW World Championship the same week, while CM Punk ended Sami Zayn’s nine-day WWE Championship reign in Chicago, setting up Cody Rhodes vs. Punk at SummerSlam.
