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The Craic with Petesy Carroll

The Craic with Petesy Carroll

By: Petesy Carroll Uncrowned & Yahoo Sports
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Irish MMA journalist Petesy Carroll talks to the biggest names in UFC, PFL, Bellator, Cage Warriors, boxing, and more. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday morning.© 2026 The Craic with Petesy Carroll Combat Sports & Self-Defense Politics & Government
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  • Massive Weekend Preview: UFC Seattle, PFL Pittsburgh, RAF 7, boxing, more
    Mar 28 2026

    The Craic is back with it’s familiar trio of Petesy Carroll, Chuck Mindenhall, and Ben Fowlkes. First up, the lads dive deep into UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer (3:45).

    There’s PFL action this weekend too. Chuck sheds light on his chat with promotional newcomer Bryan Battle ahead of his bout against Johnny Eblen (27:55).

    Another promotion making noise is RAF. The trio look ahead to the upcoming wrestling match between UFC lightweight Arman Tsarukyan and Georgio Poullas (50:01).

    After previewing this weekend’s boxing fixtures (01:04:00), they round things off by answering your Super Chats (01:12:35).

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • White House vs. Netflix: Which card wins? UFC London & PFL Madrid previews, more
    Mar 20 2026

    The Craic is back! This time, it’s the duo of Petesy Carroll and Ben Fowlkes. To start things off, the lads react to the passing of martial arts icon Chuck Norris (02:21).

    Then, they size up UFC's White House event against Netflix’s Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano card (13:05).

    Another fight on the Netflix card is Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry. Petesy provides an update on Conor McGregor’s return now that Diaz has been ruled out as an opponent (30:51).

    Amid ongoing unrest around fighter pay, several retired UFC veterans have spoken out against the promotion’s model, giving the guys plenty to dig into (50:02).

    There’s fights this weekend too. Petesy and Ben break down PFL’s big media push for their Friday night Madrid card (55:36), and preview UFC London’s main event: Lerone Murphy vs. Mosvar Evloev (01:02:42).

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Conor McGregor comeback, major UFC fight announcements, MVP MMA viability
    Mar 13 2026

    The Craic returns with its regular trio: Petesy Carroll, Chuck Mindenhall, and Ben Fowlkes.

    The boys get straight into the recent wave of fight announcements, including Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland for the UFC middleweight title (02:45).

    At the press conference for the Netflix superfight between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano, Rousey weighed in on the state of the UFC and its matchmaking. The lads share their thoughts on her comments (19:40).

    Another superstar potentially nearing a comeback is Conor McGregor, raising the question of whether recent fan discontent has pushed the UFC to move on his return (31:27).

    With the UFC’s White House card approaching, concerns have begun to surface over the stability and security of the event amid the current political climate, giving the guys plenty to unpack (44:45).

    That leads to another question: which event looms larger, UFC’s White House card or Netflix’s Rousey vs. Carano? The lads make their cases (49:21).

    To round things out, Chuck shares details from his recent conversation with UFC Apex headliner Kevin Vallejos ahead of his fight this weekend (1:07:00), before the boys answer your Super Chats (1:14:21).

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    1 hr and 26 mins
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