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I’m not gonna be hard on Ronda Rousey for this video, simply because I don’t know jack shit about the Irish.

I couldn’t find Ireland on the map, I don’t know how to pronounce any Irish names — heck, I don’t even know what St. Patrick’s Day is all about. Probably because I’m a product of the United States educational system, which failed to implement its No Dumbass Left Behind policy until after I graduated.

That said, I did choose to celebrate by getting a green bagel this morning, because nothing screams “holiday spirit” like Propylene Glycol combined with Fd&C Yellow 5 and Fd&C Blue 1.

But I digress.

Rousey was recently put on the spot by the gang at SportsJOE.ie and asked to pronounce 10 Irish names. As expected, she bombed the pop quiz (one for 10) but did manage to have a sense of humor about the ordeal — which I’m sure will please this guy.

“Rowdy” is expected to return to UFC later this year to challenge reigning women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate, in words I never thought I would type this time last year.

So, who’s up for a Shamrock Shake?

The Three Amigos are back with a fantastic show this week featuring UFC women’s strawweight star, “Rowdy” Bec Rawlings, UFC middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold, newly signed Bellator heavyweight star, Matt Mitrione and weight cutting specialist, George Lockhart.

Welcome to your weekly dose of Three Amigos Podcast fun. This episode is loaded with great content, courtesy of our special guests, UFC women’s strawweight attraction, “Rowdy” Bec Rawlings, former UFC heavyweight and newly signed Bellator star, Matt Mitrione and UFC middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold. We’ve also got the 18th installment of the Weight List with George Lockhart and our own Iain Kidd.

Here is a summary of each interview segment, complete with the time stamps for when each interview or special segment begins. As always, we hope you enjoy listening to the show as much as we enjoyed recording it.

This week’s installment of the Weight List (segment starts at the 14:30 mark of the audio) focuses on:

-George working with Cris Cyborg again
-Diets specifically geared towards women vs diets geared specifically towards men
-Vegetarian/Vegan/Pescetarian diets

If you have a question you’d like to submit to The Weight List Mailbag, please e-mail [email protected] or shoot him a tweet @iainkidd. You can also drop your question off on our Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/threeamigospodcast

UFC women’s strawweight star, “Rowdy” Bec Rawlings (interview starts at the 47:55 mark of the audio) stopped by to discuss:

-Upcoming fight with Seo Hee Ham
-How her weight cut has been since the long layoff
-Nature of her femoral injury
-What Dominick Cruz is like during training camps
-Thoughts on free agency
-Safety precautions for her breast augmentation
-The embarrassing flaw in Reebok’s weigh-in attire
-Sponsor landscape now that the Reebok Deal is in full swing
-Thoughts on Paige VanZant saying she wished she would’ve taken a nap instead of tapping out
-If she feels her UFC 2 game character is accurate
-Why she went brunette
-The most difficult part of her career journey
-If she’s in a better place after having several serious challenges in her personal life
-What’s really bugging/annoying her about the sport right now

Former UFC heavyweight and newly signed Bellator star, Matt Mitrione (interview starts at the 1:17:40 mark of the audio) sat in with the Amigos to discuss:

-New Bellator contract
-How much negotiating was done
-If he is still self-managed
-If he feels poor athlete management is largely at fault for the current sponsor climate
-If he’s started fielding new offers from sponsors yet
-If he feels free agency is catching a real foothold in the sport
-If he would’ve chosen MMA or football directly out of college
-Thoughts on a rematch with Kongo
-If a potential fight with Fedor was a factor in his signing with Bellator
-Details on his filing with the athletic commission
-If he feels Conor McGregor still has the same bargaining power as he did before his loss to Diaz
-Thoughts on McGregor/Diaz
-Thoughts on Holm/Tate
-If he feels MMA may start seeing more “team sport” guys from the NFL, NBA and hockey populating the heavyweight division

UFC middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold (interview starts at the 2:03:15 mark of the audio) took over the guest chair to discuss:

-Why he decided to sign on as the main event of UFC 199 after having previous misgivings about the card
-If he’s steal feeling critical of his performance in the Weidman fight
-What knowledge he took away from the fight about Weidman
-His thoughts on Weidman’s flip-flop comments first declaring that Luke was the better man that night, then saying that his loss was a fluke
-What he thought of Weidman’s amped up attitude and comments at the UFC Unlimited press conference

The hosts discussed:

-Free agency
-This past weekend’s Invicta card
-Favorite moments from the card
–Jessamyn Duke still being under UFC contract vs. Angela Hill being cut from the roster
-Bellator suspensions of Ken Shamrock and Kimbo Slice
-WSOF suspension of Justin Gaethje for doing a backflip off the cage
-Super Tuesday political discussion
–UFC 196 PPV buy rates
-Staff prediction standings (Stephie still in the lead)
-Predictions for the upcoming UFC Brisbane card
-Mookie being cheated out of his Happy Meal toy

You can check out the show here or via the embedded player below. Remember, if you’re looking for us on SoundCloud or iTunes, we’re under the MMA Nation name. Follow our Twitter accounts: Stephie Haynes, Three Amigos Podcast, Iain Kidd and Mookie Alexander or our Facebook fan page, Three Amigos Podcast.

The Colorado State Boxing Commission didn’t take long to release WSOF champ Justin Gaethje from his suspension.

Apparently cage flips aren’t that serious in the eyes of a certain athletic commission after all. The Colorado State Boxing Commission took a hard stance against World Series of Fighting lightweight champion Justin Gaethje following his quick win over Brian Foster this week, issuing him an indefinite suspensions for doing something they asked him not to do – his patented flip off the cage following a victory. So how long did the suspension last?

An entire day.

According to MMA Fighting (via MMA Weekly), CSBC director Josef Mason decided to lift the suspension after speaking to Gaethje about his actions. He explained that Gaethje’s flip put state and event workers in danger, in addition to himself. And that the suspension was meant to be put in place until they talked to him, which they did. So Gaethje is free and clear now.

Gaethje (16-0, 9-0 WSOF) defended his title again in under two minutes with a vicious TKO stoppage of Brian Foster via leg kicks.

Fabricio Werdum is about done with Conor McGregor’s antics and vows to act like a ‘thug’ if McGregor ever does anything disrespectful in front of him. He would also welcome a superfight with Jon Jones after his match with Stipe Miocic on May 14.

Fabricio Werdum does not take kindly to Conor McGregor’s shenanigans.  Still stewing about the time during the MMA Awards when McGregor teased him, the current UFC heavyweight champion told Combate that he has had enough of him.

In fact, Werdum said that if McGregor tried to pull the same stunt he did with Jose Aldo, when he snatched Aldo’s belt during a press conference, he would hit him with a chair.

“If we’re even in the same place, I don’t want him saying anything to me or trying to do anything to me. I won’t just stand there.  I’m not going to taunt him, but if he does, I will hit him with a chair, for real. If he tries to snatch my belt, I would first have a go at Dana White. I would go crazy, like a thug. In a staredown, you never touch your opponent. Everything is already so tense and the guy goes and touches you?

“Conor started out well, but then he went over the line, he started talking about Jesus. He just looks like a clown. In Brazil, we call them prostitutes, because they  do anything for money. He’s a sellout. Of course it’s important to fight for money, but that guy will sell out for anything. I wouldn’t doubt he would sell out his ass. I wouldn’t do it.”

But speaking about his career, Werdum told Combate he also welcomes a superfight with Jon Jones if the former light heavyweight champion ever decides to go up a weight class.

“I always say Jon Jones has always been a heavyweight. He’s my height and weighs about 235 pounds when he’s not training. I always saw him as a heavyweight who cuts weight. I think it’s a great fight. I must focus on Miocic first and then think about Jones. I want to win that first, then I think about Jon Jones.”

Fabricio Werdum is expected to take on Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 198, in Curitiba, Brazil, on May 14. The event will be held at a soccer stadium with a capacity for over 40 thousand people.