Talking Rounds
Talking Rounds with UFC Featherweight "Top Gun" Tucker Lutz and fight enthusiast Evan "Obs" Obligin takes a deep dive on all things fighting from two industry purists. The show strips away the pomp and gets to the stomp. Fights and fighters are the primary subject matter, but old friends Tucker and Evan will tackle any subject that strikes their fancy with the same tenacity and commitment as pro-fighters. Join them as they build their brand of fight banter, betting advice, and stylistic insight to encapsulate up and coming UFC fighters and fight fans both new and old.
Episodes
42 episodes
Episode 36: Will Breslin. Smoke something, do something.
In the latest thrilling episode of "Talking Rounds," your hosts Tucker and Evan are joined by the triumphant returning guest and MMA powerhouse, Will Breslin. Fresh from his victorious professional debut at Shogun Fights, Will shares the electr...
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Episode 35: Recap
The long awaited episode is here. We are happy and eager to get our listenership situated with the last 5 months. We use this episode as a chance for unprecedented and vivid reflection for Tucker , but also to coalesce the new origin story focu...
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Episode 34: Shangri-La of Ranting, UFC riffing and fight prepping with Tucker
We have a solid episode today fueled by Rise Up Coffee, done the slow-drip way, courtesy of Tucker. We jump right into it with some UFC 285 recapping, including a mention to a successful picks-run by Obs. We parlay that into talks about this we...
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Episode 33: Slow-Drip Coffee, Kashmir-esque Jams and UFC 285 convo
The fellas sit down for a Saturday session 4 weeks out of Tucker's upcoming UFC fight, and Tucker provides some promising camp updates ahead of his business trip to San Antonio. We talk some prospects from this week's card at the UFC Apex, spri...
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Solocast 06: MMAJunk, Blanchfield's Triumph and Fletcher's Happy Birthday
Another Solocast this week will put a bow on an underwhelming fight card. While some may have called it the worst card in the last several years, we endeavor to discuss some gems and prospects stemming out from Saturday's Apex Fight Night, espe...
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Episode 32: Regaling Technological difficulties, UFC 284, and Tucker's fight update
The boys are back in town! Happy to bring you all a fresh podcast on a UFC PPV week for UFC 284: Makhachev vs Volkanovski. First, we would be remiss to mention that we had some technical difficulties, leaving us to re-record this Episode 32. Bu...
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Solocast 05: UFC 283 Recap, FN Locks and Road to UFC Bouts
A quick solocast will bring our diehards up to speed on a week that was in the fight world. Obs endeavors to give a working run-down of this upcoming weekend of fights, talking a bit of the Road to UFC tournament promotion, from which 4 bouts o...
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Solocast 04: Anticipated Fights, UFC FN Recap and UFC 283
Obs tackles a Solocast with three main topics at his disposal. Upcoming UFC fights are hyped, especially Tucker's San Antonio showdown vs. Daniel Pineda. Having done well on our overall bets this past week, we give some recap into last week's c...
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Solocast 03: Salutations, Bettor Fighter Philosophy and UFC FN: Imavov vs Strickland
A third Solocast cooked up today, with Obs at the helm. He delves into the Dana White situation in some detail, relays some questionable quotes from Anthony Rocco Martin's recent arrest, and his takes on the fights this weekend. He lays i...
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Episode 31: Greg Fischer Interview.
We are proud to welcome MD MMA professional Greg Fischer off of his recent victory on CFFC 116. Greg and Tucker have been long time training partners, and Greg shares some gems of his tenure in the fighting circuit. We recap his recent fight, g...
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Episode 31
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Solocast 02: Year in Review, Obs Awards
For our second solocast, Obs wraps up a Christmas/new year package and delivers the goods. You'll find a vivacious and perhaps droning Obs delving deep into his favorite fights of the year, and he divulges his 3 freshly anointed categories:...
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Episode 30: Stay Warm, Stay Cool.
The fellas are back into some UFC banter off of the 282 madness. Obs goes over a wild weekend of parlays, and the Paddy Christmas Gift is recognized. A couple of locks are in place for the final card of the week upcoming . Better yet, we revisi...
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Episode 29: Shit shooting, Lyin’ King, and Morning Routines
Kept it light this week with a Sunday Session! Heavy on the shit shooting here, as the boys rant on Llama poop, Cold plunges, watery salads, and the vain pursuits of some social media juggernauts. We keep the UFC talk brief for this episode, al...
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Episode 29
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SOLOCAST Episode 1
In the inaugural SOLOCAST episode, Tucker sits down to talk training, fight updates, philosophy and more.New clean work merchandise available 11/21 at tuckerlutz.comEnter promo code TALKINGROUNDS20 (all caps) for 20% off new mer...
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Episode 28: Special Guest Eli Oliver, recapping his first MMA bout, his tenure at Ground Control Academy, and quick notes on UFC 281.
This is a prime episode for any MD natives , with details about Stellar Fights, Shogun Fights, and GC Academy’s rich history! With another Sunday Session, the fellas warmly welcome Eli, fresh off of his sub-30 second KO win at Stellar Fights. T...
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Episode 27: COTY Review, Salty over Suga, Lightweight Title prospectus, UFC FN Kattar vs Allen, and Ye’s purposeless tirade
We launch into the week, eager to chop up a card we took in as a team. While the card heavy on the decisions, the O’Malley fight in particular left us head scratching. We throw hot takes into the fire on Belals early stoppage win, TJs post EPO ...
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Episode 26: C.O.T.Y
Card of the year material this week. A little breakdown of a mutual golf game leads into some etiquette chatter on our pet peeves of the week. We give shine to Pat Rivera on his LFA 144- first round submission victory. Then we go full prelim pr...
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Episode 25: Glory Days, Upcoming Fight Announcements, and UFC FN Picks: Grasso vs Araujo
A loaded episode this week! We touch on a number of upcoming fights, including a few at LHW, the much anticipated Juri vs Glover title rematch, and Ground Control Academy’s own Patrick Rivera fighting on LFA 144 card. We take a pretty deep dive...
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Episode 24 Sunday Session: Road Ragin’, brisket stayin’, and Booze slaying.
Ahhh, another Sunday Sesh. We pound that negativity real hard today. Service Dog policies have gone soft, handicapped spots misused, and worst of all, soft middle fingers have us miffed. But we have some silver lining in Tuckers heavy Traeger p...
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Episode 24
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Episode 23: Sunday Sit-Down with esteemed guest John Vu.
Join us for a first ever edition of the Sunday shmooze on the heels of UFC FN: Sandhagen vs Yadong. We rap the card, ineptitude, some lettuce sponsors, gruesome gashes, and endeavor to give some backdrop for Tuckers own striking coach. An excee...
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Episode 22: Reviewing UFC 279 Madness: Weight Misses, Catchweight fights, and Wearing our Matchmaking Hats.
We offer a full episode here to the unmistakable insanity that took place this past week at UFC 279. Between a slew of weigh-in errors, including Chimaev’s 7.5 pound main event miss, wild finishes, and iconic walkouts and moments on the mic, we...
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Episode 22
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Episode 21: Recap for a Doozy of a UFC FN Paris, Week of UFC 279, and the sweet demise of Florida Georgia Line.
Controversial as ever, the fellas brush up on politics of wokeism and take a tad different tinge throughout moments this week. But central in focus remains the fights: from a thrilling heavyweight fight to a masterclass by Whittaker at middlewe...
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Episode 20: Stayin’ Spatchcocking, locks of the week for UFC Paris, and Will Breslin in Stellar Fights.
Obs takes the point in a stellar episode introduction! The fellas roll into a little poultry discussion, while Tucker takes pride in his brine and keeping his spatchcock game strong. The fellas rap the week of fights, aligning for hopeful succe...
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Episode 20
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Episode 19: UFC 278, The Kick heard ‘round the world, Upcoming action for team Ground Control, Two Movies with Donnie, and Training Progression.
We recap a ruckus PPV from this past weekend, running through a card of near misses and big time makes. Huge clutch moments throughout the card, culminating in a head kick for the ages, and our picks from the weekend performed ably. We give som...
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Episode 18: Special Guest Nick Ehrlich, Chito Vera’s success, slobberknockers vs technical bouts, and UFC 278 in Salt Lake City.
We are pleased to grace your airwaves with the company of Tucker’s strength and conditioning coach, and Ground Control staple, the effervescent Nick Ehrlich. Nick discusses his pragmatic approach to cornering and coaching and some amusing anecd...
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Episode 18
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