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If you’ve been listening on SoundCloud, YouTube, Facebook, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, audible, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Pandora, DownCast, PodCruncher, or other popular podcasting platforms and apps, the RSS feeds carrying all of our shows both together and individually will still get our shows to you via your existing platforms, BUT you’ll still want to subscribe here so you’ll have access to the BONUS CONTENT & EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBER ONLY SHOWS, additionally receiving email announcements of every new episode, which you can opt in or out of. Choose to follow every show, or just the shows or hosts you love the most.

We have added on SPECIAL BONUS CONTENT to our regular shows FOR PAID SUBSCRIBERS ONLY — plus, “Kid Nate” Wilcox, our fearless leader, has returned to the Bloody Elbow Podcast Network with his ‘MMA BUNKER’ & ‘MMA Tête-À-Tête’ shows.

‘The MMA Bunker’ was closed at the request of SB Nation management when Nate’s commentary made things too hot for a certain access journalist. That’s no longer our problem and Nate’s MMA commentary is back with a vengeance. Bloody Elbow Podcasts depend on listener support and only paying subscribers get the bonus content and allowed inside Kid Nate’s MMA Bunker.

In addition to 'The MMA Bunker'... the wildly popular, ‘MMA Depressed-us’ show has been brought over to our Substack from Patreon as special Bonus Content for paid subscribers! Be sure to pledge your support with a paid subscription so you can follow along with Zane Simon, Connor Ruebusch & Phil Mackenzie while they watch torturous MMA together online with you. We are aiming for one episode a month, in the future!

Please subscribe today for free, so you won’t miss a single episode, and if you are able and want to help Bloody Elbow finance the continuation of our Podcast Network, and be able to keep our team employed and creating content for you, please take the time to become a paid subscriber (or even Founding Member) of the Bloody Elbow Podcast Network Substack for Exclusive Bonus Content Access.

We know you only want to get emails for the shows you care about so our Bloody Elbow Podcasts Substack page now has “Podcast Sections” which you can subscribe to independently, in the form of tabs you can scroll sideways for at the top of our homepage. 

These are basically Substack’s version of Playlists. If you only want to follow or receive notifications on a specific show, you can do that now. More details on how to subscribe/unsubscribe to sections here.

We’ve been working hard to tweak our schedule to give you the shows you want most. Our new production schedule is listed below….

BE PODCAST LINEUP UPDATE - Effective May 20-28, 2023:

FREE SUBSCRIBER CONTENT:

• One Monday a month at 8/5AM ET/PT: Kid Nate’s MMA BUNKER / MMA Tête-À-Tête
  Bloody Elbow’s Publisher shares his personal perspective on the state of the sport and his MMA Tête-À-Tête Interview Features with the sharpest minds in MMA journalism. Free listeners get a preview, the rest of the show is for paid subscribers only.

• Every other Tuesday 8/5AM ET/PT: HEY NOT THE FACE! PODCAST
  For our paid subscribers. The show brings you the business side of combat sports in a way anyone can grasp. Topics include contract review, financial analysis, fighter pay, & moreTalent: John S. Nash. Moderator: Stephie Haynes

• Wednesdays 8/5AM ET/PT: THE LEVEL CHANGE PODCAST
  This is our Combat Sports News Variety Show usually reviewing the latest combat sports events, covering the latest news in combat sports, as well as previewing upcoming events in combat sports. Talent: Stephie ‘Crooklyn’ Haynes & ‘Victor Rodriguez’, with occasional Guest Appearances from Mookie Alexander, as well as other well-known industry fight analysts. Paid subscribers get BONUS CONTENT at the end of ever episode.

• Thursdays 8/5AM ET/PT: THE MMA VIVISECTION MAIN CARD SHOW
  The Vivi’s are MMA Preview shows for upcoming events covering fight analysis, fight picks and fight odds for every bout top to bottom on the main card.  Paid subscribers get BONUS CONTENT covering where the guys went wrong in their picks for the previous event a the end of each episode. Talent: Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch. PLUS: Now Paid Subscribers can catch the Vivi Prelims show same time Thursday mornings, where free subscribers will have to wait until it is released for the general public on Friday mornings…

• Fridays 8/5AM ET/PT: THE MMA VIVISECTION PRELIMS SHOW
  The Vivi’s are MMA Preview shows for upcoming events covering fight analysis, fight picks and fight odds for every bout top to bottom on the preliminary card. Paid subscribers get BONUS CONTENT covering where the gyuys went wrong with their picks for the previous event. Talent: Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch. PLUS: Now Paid Subscribers can catch the Vivi Prelims show a day early on Thursday mornings when the Main Card Vivi drops.

• Saturdays after UFC Fight Nights and PPVs: THE 6TH ROUND POST-FIGHT SHOW
  Our fight experts bring you hot takes, possible next fights & reactions to the overall event. Talent: Zane Simon & Eddie Mercado, occasional stand-in hosts include Dayne Fox, Dan Tom, and industry fight analysts. Paid subscribers get BONUS CONTENT with our brand new Star Rating system for each bout on the card.

• Not enough? We’ve got more! Various release dates/times - our top notch BONUS CONTENT ONLY SHOW — WILL NOW BE MOSTLY FREE! ~ ‘THE SHOW MONEY PODCAST’
  AVAILABLE ON BOTH VIDEO & AUDIO; This is the only podcast covering the business side of combat sports in depth in a way you won’t find anywhere else… will now no longer be available only to paid supporters. The Show Money crew is Paul Gift (The Economist), Jason Cruz (The Lawyer), &  John S. Nash (Chief Financial Analyst & The Man who knows everyone and  everything in MMA).

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• Every other Tuesday 8/5AM ETPT: ‘THE HEY NOT THE FACE! PODCAST’, The show brings you the business side of combat sports in a way anyone can grasp. Topics include contract review, financial analysis, fighter pay, & more! Talent: John S. Nash. Moderator: Stephie Haynes

• Every Wednesday 8/5AM ETPT: At the end of ‘THE LEVEL CHANGE PODCAST’ you will hear BONUS CONTENT for 20-40 minutes from our hosts, Stephie Haynes & Victor Rodriguez.

• Every Thursday AND Friday 8/5AM ETPT: At the end of the MMA VIVI Shows, you will hear BONUS CONTENT from the guys. They will be discussing where they went wrong in their picks for the previous event. BONUS Early Release of the Prelims Vivi 24 hours early for paid subscribers.

• In addition to the return of ‘The MMA Bunker’... ‘THE MMA DEPRESSED-US’ is back from Patreon exclusively on our Substack! We have no set schedule for these treats to come your way, but they are coming! So be sure to pledge your support with a paid subscription so you can follow along with Zane Simon, Connor Ruebusch & Phil Mackenzie while they watch torturous MMA together online with you. We are eventually aiming for one episode a month, not just airing on non-event weeks, but can only make this happen with your paid support.

If you love our Bloody Elbow Podcasts, please tell your friends they need to sign up today for a paid subscription so they don’t miss a single episode our ounce of content…

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