Ceremonial Weigh-In
42 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -Professional mixed martial arts fighter Angela Hill and part-time Muay Thai coach husband Adam spout nonsense about MMA riddled with non-sequiturs, mis-information and questionably-recalled anecdotes.Just like the real Ceremonial Weigh-Ins that no one watches because it's completely superfluous.
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Episodes
UFC 282: Judge not, lest ye be judged
December 14, 2022 03:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBSure, you've heard approximately 40 hours worth of Paddy the Baddy-related content in the last week, so what's the harm in a little more? We also bitch and moan about Douglas Crosby being an incompetent yet again. How is this dude employed? On two entirely different fight cards in two different states in two different organizations? We talk over-saturation, sportsmanship, social media clout and some other stuff. Video available on our YouTube page
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland
December 06, 2022 05:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBWe have a little technical discussion about Angela's strategy against Ducote this past Saturday and what actually transpired in the fight. We pretty much missed half of the rest of the card but we touch on: - Resurgent Wonderboy - Yazmin beating Istela Nunes and what it was like training with her for this camp - The difficulties of cornering karate-style fighters that move a whole lot - Preparing to get calf kicked - Don't drink negronis at Disneyland Video version available on our YouTube ...
We bought the PFL PPV
November 28, 2022 06:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBNo UFC this week so we share some thoughts on PFL's inaugural PPV card. Also: - USADA testing and McGregor's return to the testing pool/exemption privileges - Jiri shoulder injury - Fight week for Angela - PFL putting all their eggs in one basket. Dropping the basket. Breaking all the eggs. Slipping on the eggs and landing on their face. And then somehow making a decent omelette with the remains Video on our YouTube page
UFC Fight Night: the card formally-known-as Lewis vs Spivac
November 22, 2022 04:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBWe recap Nzechukwu vs Cutelaba! The headliner no one expected! We talk about a couple of notable matchups and also: - The Johnson vs Zhumagulov scoring controversy and how we had it - Jennifer Maia's enormous cornerman - Names we cannot pronounce - We whine about judging in MMA for a good 10 minutes so you can prob skip that And more! Video version available on our YouTube
UFC 281
November 15, 2022 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBWe talk about Saturday's two title fights, Chandler v Poirer and some other stand out moments from a big night of fights in NYC. Apologies for the poor audio quality this week. Whaddayagonnado? Also: - Crucifixes - Watching an amateur fighter walk out with a rapper - Frankie Edgar's retirement fight - The next opponent for Weili Zhang - The Peruvian fighter that guard pulled a whole lot and looked a lot like the actor from 'You' and more! Video version up on YouTube
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Lemos
November 07, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBWe break down the Lemos KO against Rodriguez, Neil Magny sinking in a D'Arce and all the other good stuff from the last Apex fight night. Also: - Weird, unexpected injuries - Guillotines - Strawweight KOs - Prison fight records vs street fight records - 'Edging' and Covington's supposed bedroom predilections - Predictions for #UFC281 And more! Video version available on our YouTube Channel
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Allen & *sigh*...Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva
November 01, 2022 03:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBOooohhhhh it's Halloween! Scaryyyy good 145er matchup this weekend that ended in unfortunate circumstances but we talk about that and some other compelling matchups on this past weekends card. Also: - We watched the Jake Paul/Anderson Silva circus. We don't feel good about having done so - Uriah Hall and feelings - Odd judging this weekend - Tresean Gore almost decapitating a man - Horrible knee injuries And more! Video version on our YouTube channel
UFC 280: Brunch FC
October 25, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBWe talk about the heavy ass card that was UFC 280 Also: - Combat BJJ AKA Slap-Jitsu - The Yan/O'Mailey decision being more colorful than Suga's hairdo - Belal Mohammad: KO Artist - Al-Jo not being an 'American' champion?! - Us being sad about the lightweight title fight result - Hell Paso, Texas - What kind of fucking name is Ben Cartilage? And more! Watch the video version on our YouTube channel if you're so inclined. Cheers
UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs Araujo
October 17, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBWe talk about our favorite fights from this weekends fight night and also: - Why do people find Hasbulla memes funny? - The strange case of Mike Jackson (and a Twitter pile-on) - Legkicks hurt - Terrible BJJ-themed weddings - We cannot pronounce Araujo And more! Audio-only available on Spotify, iTunes etc or watch on our YouTube channel
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Yan AKA Facebook Fight Night
October 04, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBWell unfortunately we didn't get to watch Jess compete under Zuckerberg's beady-eyed automaton gaze but here's some thoughts on last weekend's Bellator and UFC cards. Also: - Marketing was super weird for this UFC card. We try and unpack what "building a card around" Dern means - Bellator's stacked California card - Invicta FC weigh-ins going tits up (lolololol) - Weight-cutting and longevity - Jessica Penne's fight week illness - Playing bongos on someones ass - Fighter pay (you can't call ...
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Song and some other stuff because there's no fights this week
September 23, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBHey you guys! We've been busy so here's a brief discussion about the last UFC Fight Night and also: - A whole lot of horrible cuts in the main and co-main events of last Saturday - High Rollerz BJJ - Grown men on the internet mocking a 17-year old that got signed with UFC and could 100% beat the shit out of them IRL - Going out for Jessica Penne's fight week - Chris Lee and his spilt decisions - I guess boxing was on?! - 'Striking robot' alternative uses - Some weird stuff about maggots and...
UFC Paris and UFC 279: Bonjour. We're back
September 13, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 52.9 MBHey you guys, we're back from vacation. Successfully utilizing C- highschool level french to negotiate the mean streets of Paris, we got to bear witness to a pretty dope first-ever UFC card in France. We discuss that and the madness that was UFC 279 that literally everyone else has been discussing for days and sure you're probably genuinely sick of hearing about it but here's some more opinions that you can feel free to ignore. Also: - Adam displays a fundamental lack of understanding abou...
UFC 278 discussion and Liam Tarrant of the Muay Thai Project
August 23, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBObviously UFC 278... holy fuck! But first we chat with an old friend Liam Tarrant - former Muay Thai fighter, commentator extraordinaire and co-founder of the Muay Thai Project charity. He came on to talk about a friend who used to fight but suffered a terrible accident so we discuss his GoFundMe campaign and the work his charity also does helping children and teens with Muay Thai scholarship programs and fundraising. Hint: donate and you might get one of our coveted leftover Venum bags...
UFC Fight Night: Vera vs Cruz, winner winner chicken dinner
August 14, 2022 22:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBAngie got a win! With respect to that, this is a short one because we've got some day-drinking to get to. Thanks for the support y'all.
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Hill and an unexpected Fight Week
August 08, 2022 18:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBAngela is fighting this week. So we talk about that came to be on short notice for UFC San Diego. We also discuss a finish-heavy Fight Night: - Last minute fight fallouts that resulted in one fight in an hour and half of broadcast - The TUF 30 Finale winners - Big KOs in the main and co-main - The UFC Apex is eventually going to need a daycare for fighter babies - 'Woke' Predator movie ...and more! Audio-only available on Spotify, iTunes, etc. Or check us out on YouTube.
UFC 277: Everything is bigger in Texas, even Flyweight fights
August 01, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBWe're here to pick over the bones of UFC 277 that was topped with a couple of thrilling title matches (or a title fight and an interm-title fight if you gotta spilt hairs). Also on this week's docket we discuss: - Moreno was down two rounds on Douglas Crosby's scorecards because Douglas Crosby is a stupid bastard - A gutsy performance by Julianna Pena even in defeat and how the holdover perception of 'heels' from pro-wrestling fans allows some fans to shit on a defeated fighter - The funnie...
UFC London (and being a dirty, Godless liberal in the MMA sphere)
July 25, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBWe recap UFC London innit! In addition to that we also talk about: - Being leftwing and/or a reasonable person in MMA and listening to your contemporaries say a bunch of crazy shit - The London crowd and an unwavering support for the hometown fighters. Promotional push - Jack Hermanson gooning the 3rd round (nothing wrong with that) - Freak accidents during daytime fightcards (officially a pattern now) - Marc Diakese is a wrassler now - "Fuck the Tories" - MMA Journalism is 99% shite ..and...
UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Rodriguez (AKA Long Island is not NYC)
July 19, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBWe pick over UFC Long Island where we cornered Ms. Jessica Penne. So we share some thoughts on all that and then we also discuss: - Getting old and not knowing who famous TikTok-ers are - Why the NYSAC has such weird idiosyncrasies - Breeding heavyweights for competition - That one sandwich shop within a reasonable walking distance of the hotel ...and some other stuff
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev (and a long ass-weekend in Vegas)
July 11, 2022 23:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBOh hello there. We missed a chunk of the fightcard on Saturday because Angela was busy doing some BJJ at High Rollerz which coincidentally was also in Vegas on the same weekend but nevertheless we discuss: - That banger of a fight between Michael Johnson and Jamie Mullarkey. Why can't we have more draw rounds FFS? - Courtney Casey and a controversial spilt decision - Why judging is some shady shit - RDA vs. Fiziev - That weird mixed martial arts-themed porno from the height of Ronda's popu...
UFC 276 and International Fight Week
July 04, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBAngela got to hang out at the fights and do some international fight week-related stuff in Vegas with Jessica Penne (to promote Two Straws Podcast on FightPass). So there's that. Also: - Where do Ali and Usman buy their suits? Does the suit store not sell shirts? - TikTok-ification of MMA social media. - Manicures. - Fans-in-person vs fans-with-an-anime-avatar-and-a-lot-of-free-time-online. - And more! We got a YouTube channel now to, if that's your kind of thing.
BKFC, PFL, Bellator and UFC. Too many fights. Not enough hours in the weekend.
June 27, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBToo many fights to discuss. But we had a couple of folk we know compete this weekend so we discuss those (in not much depth). Also: - Angela went to the Highland games in San Diego which was more of an excuse to wear a kilt - Hats in MMA - Not knowing anyone on the main card because we're casuals - How feasible inter-gender fights could be if the rules allowed for groin-strikes - Defunct MMA-promotions with money problems - X-Arm Cheers
UFC Fight Night: Kattar v Emmett and PFL
June 20, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBAngela "Overkill" Hill and Adam Pryde talk over the fights that took place this weekend. We also discuss: - Is the PFL smart cage likely to gain sentience? - Six degrees of separation in the lightweight division - Watching your mouth in the corner - Knockouts - Assorted casual racism - How does Kevin Holland keep ending up thwarting crimes? Does he walk around with a police scanner? - The Four (actually 3) Cageside Judges of the Apocalypse ...and more!
UFC 275 and Cage Warriors
June 13, 2022 22:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBWow, we got around to doing another one. If you're one of the 3 people that actually notice we uploaded this in this episode we discuss: -How it's always a shitty time watching people you know get beat up -Angela commentating Cage Warriors in San Diego -UFC 275 -The Gene Lebell School of Judging Fights -Plus assorted Elder Scrolls references. Same time next week?
Season 2, Episode 5: Barney and Betty Hill abduction and also some fightin' stuff
January 28, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBAngela gets her dad on the phone to talk about his father Barney Hill Jr and the most famous alien abduction case ever recorded. This is a long one folks so for the sake of completion there's minimal editing and interludes. Barney Hill the 3rd discusses his early memories of his father and how life changed after the incident that occurred September 19th, 1961. Heavy shit. Also we have a quick chat about the biggest card of the year so far: the memorable UFC 257.
Season 2, Episode 4: UFC Fight Island Recaps and UFC 257 preview
January 21, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBAfter a full month of no fights, the UFC is back! We talk about the last couple of Fight Island cards and then discuss the marque fights on UFC 257. Also: tasting notes for Proper #12, a McGregor themed cocktail and why Joey Beltran should be Jake Pauls next opponent in Boxing (the bare knuckle kind, duh). We also won't shut up about our new puppy.
Season 2, Episode 3: Same old shit, different year
December 30, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBWe have a wee discussion about some intriguing upcoming fights in 2021 and look out across the MMA-bereft landscape that is the next 3 weeks. Which gravelly-voiced celebrity will end up narrating the McGregor/Poirier 2 trailer that you will be made to watch on repeat with your eyes splayed open like that scene in a clockwork orange? All that and more!
Season 2, Episode 2: Xmas Special. Tis the season to stay up til 4am so you can watch Rizin
December 24, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MB[A excerpt from Tom Clancy's 'Gravedigger', soon to be a major motion picture.] "Councilman Tito, you may approach the bench. You're a renegade. A maverick. A God-fearing mask-less loose cannon. Hand over your badge and gun." "I don't think so senator. You're not in charge here. In a world where all wear masks, who will truly know who the heroes and supervillians are? I would be remiss if I complied with your demands. Huntington Beach deserves better than a slimy liberal elite such as your...
Season 2, Episode 1: We finally got bored enough to start it back up again
December 17, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 47 MBWe do a quick recap of a tumultuous year and what we've been doing for the last 6 months. Then we look forward to the year ahead, clasping our soon-to-be-defunct Reebok fight kits in our sweaty palms as the mushroom cloud on the horizon burns itself into our melting retinas. Additionally we discuss the joy and terror of new-homeownership, the last UFC fight card of the year and seasonal cocktail recipes to make with that bottle of Proper #12 your Auntie gave you for Christmas because she kno...
UFC Fight Island Recap(s) and Fight Night Preview
July 23, 2020 03:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBIt's been a busy couple of weeks. The final Fight Island card is upon us and it's a pretty good one. Also: we try to pronounce some Russian names, share our extensive knowledge of Swedish culture and recap some of the action from last week's back-to-back fights.
UFC Fight Island (AKA UFC 251) Preview
July 11, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBOh wow you guys, it's finally here! Fight Island! Barring some unforeseen COVID-related complication (which if we're being honest is still a very real possibility) we're set to see 3 title fights. We talk about those and also: fighting on a beach and burning the soles of your feet off, cup sizes (male and female) and how to correctly pronounce Petr Yan's name.
UFC Vegas 4 and UFC Vegas 3 recap
June 26, 2020 20:00 - 50 minutes - 35.1 MBEmmett vs Burgos was pretty cool huh? We reaffirm that and have a little discussion about a card we half-watched. UFC Vegas 4 promises to be a good one so we ruminate on that for a hot minute. Also: the rankings are a bunch of dogshit farted out by barely-cognitive man-children who got their heads stuffed in toilets all throughout highschool and never got over it, the best Mexican food in San Diego and who Angela would most like to rematch. Enjoy!
UFC Vegas 3 and associated ramblings
June 19, 2020 00:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MBIt's fight week for Volkov vs Blaydes so we talk about that, we discuss the women's flyweight division and what this past weekend means for it and the excellent social media game of Darren Till. Also: YASSSSSSSS Island, hand-holding etiquette and MMA movies. Angela flaked on calling her dad again so no aliens this week ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
UFC 250 Recap and UFC Fight Night preview
June 12, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 48.9 MBWell this ones a bit disjointed so you could probably skip the whole thing if I'm being honest. But you could also probably skip the next UFC card but where's the fun in that? We talk calf kicks, that time YAMMA had that weird pit/cage thing and being a filthy liberal in a sport full of self-professed proud, edgy conservatives that only seem to exist online. So there's that. Full disclaimer: Ray Borg was still on the next card when we recorded this. Now he's not which is a shame because that...
UFC Fight Night Woodley/Burns discussion and UFC Whacksonville, Florida feels
May 29, 2020 02:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBWow, we actually got around to doing another one of these. On this one we discuss the Woodley/Burns card, Fight Island, Karateboy, robberies and Triple-C-Ya-Later actually retiring.
UFC Quarantine breakdown and how we're going to stave off cabin fever for 2 weeks
March 19, 2020 19:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBWe recorded this from our fallout bunker with an a.m. radio and a re-purposed coat hanger for an antenna. If anyone can still hear this, please send toilet paper. We talk about what video games we're going to play for the next 2 weeks, how this affects MMA worldwide and answer questions about stuff that's probably not going to matter when you're fist fighting your neighbor for the last can of Cheez-Whiz at CVS in a couple of days.
UFC 248 recap and UFC Brasilia thoughts
March 13, 2020 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBWe recap UFC 248, look forward to UFC Brasilia and have a dramatic retelling of Brian Ortega slapping a K-Pop star. Disclaimer: we did record this before the Coronavirus started rescheduling UFC events. So please enjoy it from your doomsday bunker, safe from the mutant cannibals and wild dogs that now rule the irradiated surface world above.
Welcome to the Ceremonial Weigh-Ins. Oh you've been hospitalized during your weight cut? It's cool. Angela Hill will fill in.
March 04, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 45 MBWe ask special guest Wilson Reis his opinion on the death march of the UFC's flyweight division, his new home at ARES FC, how to cut 50 lbs in an afternoon and picking up chicks with a swollen hand.
Welcome to the Ceremonial Weigh-ins. The official doesn't doesn't know how to read numbers on the scale so I guess we'll just round down.
February 28, 2020 08:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBThis time we discuss walking out to old negro spirituals, Big Bitch Fighting Championships and what day of the week it may or may not currently be. We also talk about the upcoming UFC Norfolk card and Angela's recent fight at UFC Auckland.
Welcome to the ceremonial weigh-ins. You're over by 5 lbs so take off your sports bra, get on the scale again and hope for a miracle.
February 06, 2020 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBSpecial guest Paulina Granados- atomweight MMA fighter- joins us to talk about growing up in Texas, Paul Wall, being a free agent and heading to UFC Houston with Angela this weekend. Angela reacts to fight news hours after the deal is inked. Groundbreaking stuff here, tune in.
Welcome to the ceremonial weigh-ins. That underwear better be Reebok. I'll have to take a closer look.
February 01, 2020 05:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBUFC Raleigh recap: Angela can drink again so she takes the opportunity to do so whilst we talk about throwin' bows, fight week video-game distractions and if Angela's dad could beat up Stephan A. Smarth.
Welcome to Episode 2 of the Ceremonial Weigh-In. You are contractually obligated to rehydrate with Monster Energy and Corn Nuts
January 17, 2020 23:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBWe discuss Cerrone vs McGregor, UFC Fight Night 166 and how best to implement the most powerful strike in MMA: the Gracie Chop.
Welcome to the ceremonial weigh-ins, you are over by 0.2 oz and will forfeit 30% to our Patreon.
December 14, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBWe recap UFC DC, give our super-accurate UFC 245 predictions, talk about upcoming teammate fights and answer some questions from our many many fans. How does one choke an octopus? Find out on the Ceremonial Weigh-in Podcast! Intro music by Jeff Wirth