| On today's episode of The MMA Show, Mauro welcomed a plethora of guests as the road to UFC 144 in Japan continues and numerous fight announcements came down late Wednesday night. First off, Zach Arnold with Fight Opinion joined Mauro to talk about the latest from Japan with UFC 144 just days away. He also gave us an update on the broadcasting situation for the Japanese fans. Next up, Canadian lightweight TJ Grant jumped on to talk about his latest fight against Carlo Prater at UFC on FUEL 3 in May. He also talked about sharing the same home town as Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby. Then Shane Del Rosario came on board. Del Rosario has recently signed with the UFC and will make his octagon debut in May at UFC 146 against former UFC heavyweight title challenger Gabriel Gonzaga. Del Rosario also gave Mauro an update on his health following a car crash he was involved in nearly a year ago. The owner and founder of the American Kickboxing Academy Javier Mendez was the final guest on the docket as he talked about Kyle Kingsbury, an AKA alum, being matched up with Brazilian prospect Glover Teixeira. All that plus you will hear from UFC President Dana White, Strikeforce middleweight Bristol Marunde, Mike Straka with TapouT and Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports. |
