Combat Chronicles
by Kyle McLachlan
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Episode 78: 2025 End-of-Year Awards
Episode 78: 2025 End-of-Year Awards
About this podcast
Covering the past, present and musing over the future of all combat sports including Boxing, MMA, Muay Thai and kickboxing.
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- Episode 78: 2025 End-of-Year Awards · 1 h 0 minAs I'm sure you will have noticed, this feed has been neglected in 2025. That's because there is a constant stream of excellent content over at the Combat Chronicles Patreon!…
- Episode 77: Almost Vintage Volkanovski · 27 minAlexander Volkanovski showed there's plenty of class left in the old boy yet as he fought back the challenge of the hard-as-nails Diego Lopes. But how did he do it, and how did…
- Episode 76: 2024 End-of-Year Awards · 55 minIt's a new year which means time for another awards show! Which epic slugfest will win 'Fight of the year'? Who managed to squeeze a whole fight into three or five minutes to win…
- Episode 75: Usyk beats Fury (again) · 40 minOleksandr Usyk is the man in boxing and undeniably one of the all-time greats. But how did he beat Tyson Fury this time, and what has contributed to the wildly differing opinions…
- Episode 74: The (Old) Boys Are Back In Town · 37 minOn this episode you can hear all my thoughts on Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson and Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic. But if you'd like to hear my analysis of fights not involving geriatric…
- Episode 73: Topuria vs. Holloway · 22 minFor me this fight was an instant classic and also the instant crowning of Ilia Topuria as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the sport. But why was Max Holloway able to combat…
- Episode 72: Artur Beterbiev is the light heavyweight King · 30 minAfter a closely-contested and utterly compelling 12 rounds, Artur Beterbiev narrowly beat Dmitry Bivol to annex his title and stand atop the light-heavyweight mountain as the one…
- Episode 71: Beterbiev vs. Bivol preview and prediction · 34 minAs if Usyk-Fury wasn't enough, Saudi sportswashing has come through for the fans again, as Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol put all the light-heavyweight titles on the line this…
- Episode 70: How To Catch A Spider · 1 h 5 minOriginally exclusive to the Combat Chronicles Patreon I thought I'd drop this audio documentary as a special episode 70 for this here feed! Hopefully you enjoy it and feel…
- Episode 69: Crawford vs. Madrimov · 23 minFor my thoughts on the recent UFC card from Abu Dhabi, be sure to check out the Combat Chronicles patreon feed! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/combat-chronicles…
- Episode 68: The 10 best boxing bouts of the 2010s · 27 minConsider this an extended preview of some bonus content available only on Patreon! I hope you enjoy this look at the honourable mentions and the first handful of fights good…
- Episode 67: The First Great Bantamweight · 45 minThis audio documentary is part of the 'Combat, Chronicled' series which is available over on the Combat Chronicles Patreon. There are additional audio documentaries available at…
- Episode 66: Dustin's last dance? · 21 minBoth champion and challenger were brilliant in the UFC 302 headliner, but Islam Makhachev ultimately prevailed over Dustin Poirier by fifth round submission. I look into what…
- Episode 65: Usyk is UNDISPUTED · 41 minAll my analysis for the super fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury is right here on this episode. But if you want to hear even more of my thoughts on these two--including…
- Episode 64: Fury vs. Usyk - The Big Preview · 2 h 39 minHow could I not devote a huge chunk of my waking hours this week to producing a near three-hour podcast all about one fight?! How could I not enlist some heavy hitters to talk…
- Episode 63: Max Holloway Meltdown · 17 minAnd that's exactly what I had, when Max Holloway did THAT at UFC 300! This episode just covers SOME of my thoughts on the epic 'BMF' battle between two of MMA's most beloved…
- Episode 62: Topuria smashes the crown off Volkanovski's head · 31 minAs per the title of this episode, Ilia Topuria showed that his run to a championship fight was no fluke and he really was as well put-together as he looked, overcoming a…
- Episode 61: du Plessis dethrones Strickland · 24 minDricus du Plessis is the NEW UFC middleweight champion after a hard-fought split-decision win over Sean Strickland, and this episode will bring you all my thoughts on that fight…
- Episode 60: 2023 End-of-Year Awards · 1 h 12 minAs the title suggests this episode will look back at the highs and lows of last year, as we crown the winners of 'Fighter', 'Fight', 'Round', 'Moment', 'Performance' 'Finish'…
- Episode 59: Leon vs. Colby · 14 minOn this episode I'll share my thoughts on Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington, the headliner from UFC 296. But if you want to hear more of my thoughts on the card (as well as my…
