MMA Outside is something new that I’m trying and this is going to be the first episode. As far as podcasts go, this should be a little different.
First, no episode will go over 10 minutes.
Second, there will be no fight predictions or analysis of fights that have already taken place. Instead, it will be about the people, stories, marketing and psychology that come outside of the cage before and after the fight.
Topics will range from why certain fighters do the things they do to the sexualization of women’s MMA, to even how the UFC’s choice of music in fight promos gets fans excited and energized.
Any suggestions for the podcast or the content within it can be posted in the comments below and are welcomed. This is something of an experiment and I’m learning as much from it as hopefully I will from however many listeners decide to tune in.
Hopefully, this will become a bi-monthly series that will continue to grow and find new topics to attack.
The first episode will be about the upcoming fight at UFC 140 between Lyoto Machida an Jon Jones.
The podcast tackles the question of nature versus nurture.
It will deal with Machida’s martial arts upbringing and Jones’ natural genetic abilities.
For an added bonus, it will also focus on their respective culture and how it colors their styles of fighting.
With that said, the player is embedded here in the page so feel free to give it a listen. There is no cursing and nothing vulgar in it so it’s safe for work and it will remain that way for the duration of the series no matter how long it goes or whatever subject it tackles.
Should there ever be a subject that might be considered as such, it will be mentioned in the article post so as to forewarn listeners.
If this works out, I’ll see you all in two weeks with a new episode on how the UFC uses marketing to blind casual fans to the growth of fighters like Stephan Bonnar and Chris Leben for profit and why it is so effective.
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