TTP Ep. 463 with Diego Ferreira, Alvin Hines and UFC 311

UFC 311’s Deigo Ferreira Interview (2:09)

Kicking off this edition of TTP is our interview with UFC lightweight, Diego Ferreira. Ferreira talks about turning 40 on the day of his upcoming fight at UFC 311 and why he’s still getting better at this stage in his career. Plus, he talks about all the work that went into preparing for a young gun like Grant Dawson and gives us a little breakdown of the fight itself.

Fights, Dogs, and Parlays: UFC 311 (15:44)

After an action packed UFC Vegas 101, we head into the first pay-per-view of the year. UFC 311 is here from Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. A pair of title fights dot the top of the card. First, Georgian champion Merab Dvalishvili defends his bantamweight strap against Umar Nurmagomedov. Then we’ll get the rematch between champion Islam Makhachev and challenger Arman Tsarukyan. Both fights are sure to be a grapplers delight. We’ll break down the finer points of the fight and give you some picks for them. Plus, we dig into some other fights on the card and give you our picks. And, as always, we have an underdog and a parlay that we think will make your wallet fat this weekend. For this segment, all odds via FanDuel Sportsbook.

Alvin Hines Interview (27:10)

Closing out this UFC 311 edition of TTP is our interview with LFA heavyweight, Alvin Hines. Hines discusses the origins of his nickname “Goozie” and talks about just how many people call him that. Plus, he talks about his unique training camp filled with tons of high level heavyweights. Whether it be wrestling with the UFC’s Thomas Peterson or striking with LFA butcher Steven Asplund, Hines is seeing real high level stuff. Plus, he talks about how he and his team have evolved to increase their intensity and how he believes that will help him at LFA 200.