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Ep. 256 featured me. I discuss the future of Top Rated MMA and the end of an era.  When my wife and I started Top Rated MMA in 2012, I had no idea what I was doing and I made a lot of mistakes. I have had an absolute blast talking with over 230+ different fighters from around the world.  Truly honored that they would take time out of their day to speak to me.  This is the last official Top Rated MMA Show with me at the wheel. If you ever watched or listened to a show, please drop a comment.  I would love to personally thank you! Thank you to my beautiful wife for supporting me in this crazy adventure since day one.  I would be who I am today without her. Thank you to every fighter, promotion, manager, and gym that ever took the time to reach out. Thank you to Brian Johnson and the Academy of Brian Johnson Team for giving us our first shot.  We had our very first booth at NW Challenge back in 2012.  Thank you to John Prince Albert for joining us at that event and doing a

Ep. 255 featured 19 year old Erin Carter who is a 19 year old Women's MMA Rising Star and fights out of Ignite Martial Arts Academy! I loved this quick conversation! You definitely want to remember her name! Check out the show! Key Discussion Points: Being shy as a kid but building confidence in Taekwondo Fighting is all she has ever wanted to do  Tips for girls thinking of getting in MMA & self defense The importance of making your bed Planning her week out on Sundays The difference between training with Boys VS Girls  Saying “When” I get to the UFC VS saying “If” - Quick shoutout to our Platinum sponsors for this show: TubeBuddy Tranquil Turtle Massage - We are also proudly sponsored by: Tigatu (use code "TopRatedMMA" for 10% off) Combat Flags - Flag Backdrop INTERESTED IN BEING A SPONSOR OF OUR SHOW? DM US FOR MORE INFO. - Be sure to LIKE / FOLLOW Erin Carter -  Instagram - Check out another playlist on my channel: The Erik Allen Show Podcasts Featuring Erik Allen Voice

Ep. 254 featured undefeated Pro MMA Fighter Mark Ewen who is based out of Scotland & has a 100% finish rate.  There is so much good stuff in this show.  You definitely want to check out the show! Key Discussion Points: Fighting in Thailand His Mom knowing he would go this route Mental Preparation Believing in yourself The only person stopping you is you Taking the 1st round to read his opponents The importance of Fight IQ How to “Zone In” & get into “Flow State” before a fight Our mutual fan ship for Ed Mylett Quick shoutout to our Platinum sponsors for this show: Tranquil Turtle Massage - We are also proudly sponsored by: Tigatu (use code "TopRatedMMA" for 10% off) Combat Flags - Flag Backdrop INTERESTED IN BEING A SPONSOR OF OUR SHOW? DM US FOR MORE INFO. - Be sure to LIKE / FOLLOW Mark Ewen - Instagram - Thanks for watching! Check out another playlist on my channel: The Erik Allen Show Podcasts Featuring Erik Allen Voice Over Work Product Reviews Fun - FREE Resources

Ep. 253 featured Kailey Frank who is based out of the Dog Pound Fight Team in Montana.  She is tough as nails and already plans on making the walk the octagon in the UFC! Great Show! Check it out! Key Discussion Points: Training with the big heavy dudes The plan to go pro Who pushes her the hardest to be better Kailey photo credit to Mike Banzet – Quick shoutout to our Platinum sponsors for this show: Tranquil Turtle Massage – We are also proudly sponsored by: Tigatu (use code “TopRatedMMA” for 10% off) Combat Flags – Flag Backdrop INTERESTED IN BEING A SPONSOR OF OUR SHOW? DM US FOR MORE INFO. – Be sure to LIKE / FOLLOW Kailey Frank – Instagram – Thanks for watching! Check out another playlist on my channel: The Erik Allen Show Podcasts Featuring Erik Allen Voice Over Work Product Reviews Fun – SUBSCRIBE to and REVIEW Erik’s podcast: TOP RATED MMA SHOW: iTunes Spotify Sticher – FREE Resources to help you HERE --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/topratedmma/support

Key Discussion Points: Having around 20 surgeries in his life Bleeding all over after Jumping into Jiu jitsu before healing fully from a hernia repair surgery Training at Trevor Prangley’s AKA with warriors like Jamal Davis, Jordan Currie, & Cameron Robinett The biggest inspiration for him The meaning behind “Reckless” - Quick shoutout to our Platinum sponsors for this show: Tranquil Turtle Massage Komeet X9 E-Scoooter  - We are also proudly sponsored by: Tigatu (use code "TopRatedMMA" for 10% off) Combat Flags - Flag Backdrop INTERESTED IN BEING A SPONSOR OF OUR SHOW? DM US FOR MORE INFO. - Be sure to LIKE / FOLLOW Owen Robinett - Instagram - Check out King Of The Cage - Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Website - Thanks for watching! Check out another playlist on my channel: The Erik Allen Show Podcasts Featuring Erik Allen Voice Over Work Product Reviews Fun - SUBSCRIBE to and REVIEW Erik’s podcast: TOP RATED MMA SHOW: iTunes Spotify Sticher - FREE Resources to help you HERE --- Su

Ep. 251 featured “Slippery” Pete Barrett who is a UFC Veteran, Entrepreneur & fighting TONIGHT for Cage Titan’s 50th event! Pete’s story is UNBELIEVABLE! Check out the awesome show! Key Discussion Points: Losing a little brother to an overdose Going to check on his Dad & unfortunately finding him dead How to address mental health & how it affected him Training early on with Brandon Thatch Fighting 2x at the UFC Apex center with no fans Being able to accomplish what you put your mind to As a fighter, you need to hold your own weight & sell tickets Getting hooked on MMA after losing his 1st Amateur fight Launching a Combat Cardio program at Hardkore Fitness - Quick shoutout to our Platinum sponsors for this show: Tranquil Turtle Massage: https://pnwmobilemassage.com/ Komeet X9 E-Scoooter: https://igg.me/at/komeet   - We are also proudly sponsored by: Tigatu: (use code "TopRatedMMA" for 10% off) Combat Flags: Flag Backdrop INTERESTED IN BEING A SPONSOR OF OUR SHOW? DM

Ep. 250 featured undefeated fighter and visionary Ryan Ocasio. If you want to get fired up about life and fighting, this is the show for you! Check out the awesome show! Key Discussion Points: Coming from a wrestling upbringing & placing 3rd in Fargo Moving to Florida at 19 to join American Top Team of Sunrise Training with Top Rated MMA Show Alumni Jose “Shorty” Torres Getting your ego checked Fighting is a chess game & a lot of fighters are playing checkers Visualization is key & Getting motivated by David Goggins Fighting for Rize FC Importance of a morning routine & making your bed Sleeping on a yoga mat & being grateful Quick shoutout to our Platinum sponsors for this show: Mike Young The Makeover Master  Tranquil Turtle Massage  Inspired Ts Co  Komeet X9 E-Scoooter We are also proudly sponsored by: Tigatu (use code "TopRatedMMA" for 10% off) Combat Flags - Flag Backdrop Alpha Outpost (use code “topratedmma” for 15% off) INTERESTED IN BEING A SPONSO

Ep. 249 featured Jamie Edenden who is the 1st XFC Female Featherweight Champion & is based out of Ignite Martial Arts Academy in Brisbane. Lots of great stuff in this show! Check it out! Key Discussion Points: Growing up around the beach and surfing Starting Muay Thai at 18 Having her 1st MMA fight after only 3 months of training Getting Redemption for her only career MMA loss Importance of MMA promotions checking in on fighters The mental struggle of cutting weight Balancing working a full time job, training, and fighting Making her Pro MMA debut early next year Pro boxing match scheduled for November 20th Quick shoutout to our Platinum sponsors for this show: Mike Young The Makeover Master - https://go.themakeovermaster.com/erikallen Tranquil Turtle Massage - https://pnwmobilemassage.com/ Inspired Ts Co - https://inspiredtsco.myshopify.com/ Komeet X9 E-Scoooter - https://igg.me/at/komeet   We are also proudly sponsored by: Tigatu (use code "TopRatedMMA" for 10% off) Combat

Ep. 248 featured TiffanyAnn Shepstead who is the Founder of Dragon Academy of Defense. She is an ABSOLUTE WARRIOR who is a World Changer! Charlie Rocket recently met up with TiffanyAnn & help her get her gym funded through her Stuffies! Check out this VERY powerful show! Key Discussion Points: Getting into martial arts at 3 1/2 years old Battling thoughts of suicide Volunteering at a local Charter School Her Dad was a Vietnam war hero who saved many lives Having confidence & the right mindset will all you to do anything Getting connected with Charlie Rocket & having her life changed Making $17k in a week to help fund her gym Listening to Disturbed to de-stress & get motivated How you can help support TiffanyAnn change lives Quick shoutout to our Platinum sponsors for this show: Mike Young The Makeover Master - https://go.themakeovermaster.com/erikallen Tranquil Turtle Massage - https://pnwmobilemassage.com/ Inspired Ts Co - https://inspiredtsco.myshopify.com/ Proudly sponso

Ep. 247 featured Tai Emery who is a former electrician turned former LFL football star, Model, MMA & Muay Thai fighter, & now making her BKFC debut in December! Tai’s story is so awesome! You have to check it out! Key Discussion Points: People can conquer anything So much character building in the process The importance of listening to & having confidence in yourself Being feminine and masculine at the same time Never living for “What ifs” Excited to be part of the growth in women’s bareknuckle boxing Making her Lingerie Fighting Championships debut Thank you to Bare Knuckle Management for the introduction Quick shoutout to our Platinum sponsors for this show: Mike Young The Makeover Master  Tranquil Turtle Massage  Inspired Ts Co  Proudly sponsored by: Tigatu (use code "TopRatedMMA" for 10% off) Combat Flags - Flag Backdrop Alpha Outpost (use code “topratedmma” for 15% off) INTERESTED IN BEING A SPONSOR OF OUR SHOW? DM US FOR MORE INFO. Be sure to LIKE / FOLLOW

Ep. 246 featured Ashton Charlton who is an undefeated MMA fighter based out of Sik-Jitsu Fighting Systems, home of Brady Heistand, Mike Chiesa, Julianna Pena, Sam Sicilia & more! Great show! Check it out! Key Discussion Points: What does it feel like to get punched by Terrance McKinney Getting inspired to get into MMA by his football buddies Having a warrior mentality before the fight Making his pro debut later this year at Conquest Of The Cage Thoughts on bareknuckle boxing Training with the best team in the world Quick shoutout to our Platinum sponsors for this show is Mike Young, The Makeover Master and Tranquil Turtle Massage As a complimentary gift, you can access Mike’s $997 “The Foundations™” course for free! To Get The $997 - Foundations™ Course COMPLETELY FREE, go HERE  Tranquil Turtle Massage is an awesome company here in Coeur D’Alene that offers a ton of spa packages including The Couples Honu Pumpkin & Deep Sea Honu packages! Check them out at PNWMobileMassage.com - Tel

Ep. 245 featured Christopher Varner who is a Pro MMA Fighter out of The Academy of Brian Johnson. All of his Pro fights have been with Cagesport. This was a great show! Check it out Key Discussion Points: Born out in Lewiston Idaho & started fighting a lot as a kid His grandma saved his life Starting his MMA career at just 18 years old Winning his debut fight in just 13 seconds Finding your passion Fighting through the mental battles of losses Restart - Reset - Redefine Quick shoutout to our Platinum sponsors for this show is Mike Young, The Makeover Master and Tranquil Turtle Massage As a complimentary gift, you can access Mike’s $997 “The Foundations™” course for free! To Get The $997 - Foundations™ Course COMPLETELY FREE, go HERE - https://go.themakeovermaster.com/erikallen Tranquil Turtle Massage is an awesome company here in Coeur D’Alene that offers a ton of spa packages including The Couples Honu Pumpkin & Deep Sea Honu packages! Check them out at PNWMobileMassage.com - Tell the

Ep. 244 featured Maya Stewart who is a U.S. Army Veteran and the current Premier MMA Championship Featherweight Champion. This was an awesome show! Check it out! Key Discussion Points: Training in Tae Kwon Do at 17 Dropping out of University of Miami after her 3rd year to join the Army Transitioning back to civilian life Mental Fortitude How amazing Kentucky MMA fans are Playing the Door Dash new food game Quick shoutout to our Platinum sponsors for this show is Mike Young, The Makeover Master and Tranquil Turtle Massage As a complimentary gift, you can access Mike’s $997 “The Foundations™” course for free! To Get The $997 - Foundations™ Course COMPLETELY FREE, go HERE Tranquil Turtle Massage is an awesome company here in Coeur D’Alene that offers a ton of spa packages including The Couples Honu Pumpkin & Deep Sea Honu packages! Check them out at PNWMobileMassage.com - Tell them I sent you for $25 off! Proudly sponsored by: Tigatu (use code "TopRatedMMA" for 10% off) Combat Flags - Flag Back

Ep. 243 featured Dimitri “The Last Greek God” Niforos who is undefeated & is the current Impact Promotions Amateur Lightweight Champion! This was an awesome show! Check it out! Key Discussion Points: Becoming obsessed with his next victim…er I mean opponent Training at Syndicate MMA History is his first passion Recently signing to Prime Athletics Leveling up like Pokemon Fighting is the most humanistic thing you can do Quick shoutout to our Platinum sponsors for this show is Mike Young, The Makeover Master and Tranquil Turtle Massage As a complimentary gift, you can access Mike’s $997 “The Foundations™” course for free! To Get The $997 - Foundations™ Course COMPLETELY FREE, go HERE  Tranquil Turtle Massage is an awesome company here in Coeur D’Alene that offers a ton of spa packages including The Couples Honu Pumpkin & Deep Sea Honu packages! Check them out at PNWMobileMassage.com - Tell them I sent you for $25 off! Proudly sponsored by: Tigatu (use code "TopRatedMMA" for 10% off) C

Ep. 242 featured Marvin Serpas who recently made & won his MMA debut for Jackhammer Promotions in just 37 seconds! He will be back fighting for them again on 9/10! Awesome show for sure! Check it out! Key Discussion Points: Moving to the US around age 7-8 from El Salvador How a soccer injury led to fighting MMA Top 5 things he excited about right now Training with UFC Veteran Chris Cope BIG shoutout to Loaded Gloves podcast for the intro! Quick shoutout to our Platinum sponsors for this show is Mike Young, The Makeover Master and Tranquil Turtle Massage As a complimentary gift, you can access Mike’s $997 “The Foundations™” course for free! To Get The $997 - Foundations™ Course COMPLETELY FREE, go HERE - https://go.themakeovermaster.com/erikallen Tranquil Turtle Massage is an awesome company here in Coeur D’Alene that offers a ton of spa packages including The Couples Honu Pumpkin & Deep Sea Honu packages! Check them out at PNWMobileMassage.com - Tell them I sent you for $25 off! Proudly sp

Ep. 241 featured Hayden Hudiburgh who is an MMA fighter based here in Coeur D’Alene & trains at Warrior Camp with the likes of Daniel Swain, Josh Rettinghouse, Terrance McKinney, & Pablo Alfonso. Great show! Check it out! Key Discussion Points: Struggling with PTSD The importance of iron sharpens iron Being All Or Nothing Who does he think wins at Monopoly, Pablo or Rose Alfonso? Quick shoutout to our Platinum sponsors for this show is Mike Young, The Makeover Master and Tranquil Turtle Massage As a complimentary gift, you can access Mike’s $997 “The Foundations™” course for free! To Get The $997 - Foundations™ Course COMPLETELY FREE, go HERE  Tranquil Turtle Massage is an awesome company here in Coeur D’Alene that offers a ton of spa packages including The Couples Honu Pumpkin & Deep Sea Honu packages! Check them out at PNWMobileMassage.com - Tell them I sent you for $25 off! Proudly sponsored by: Tigatu (use code "TopRatedMMA" for 10% off) Combat Flags - Flag Backdrop Alpha Outpost

Ep. 240 featured “Lord” Derik Overstreet who will be making his Pro Debut at B2 Fighting Series on 8/28! Can’t wait for this fight! Check out the awesome show! Key Discussion Points: Owning land in Scotland & officially having the title of “Lord” Looking forward to actually getting paid as a fighter Not being afraid to show everything you have Having consistent steady growth Importance of being surrounded by good people Thank you to MMA Tee Co for the introduction Quick shoutout to our Platinum sponsors for this show is Mike Young, The Makeover Master and Tranquil Turtle Massage As a complimentary gift, you can access Mike’s $997 “The Foundations™” course for free! To Get The $997 - Foundations™ Course COMPLETELY FREE, go HERE Tranquil Turtle Massage is an awesome company here in Coeur D’Alene that offers a ton of spa packages including The Couples Honu Pumpkin & Deep Sea Honu packages! Check them out at PNWMobileMassage.com - Tell them I sent you for $25 off! Proudly sponsored by: Tiga

Ep. 239 featured Serena “The Southpaw Outlaw” DeJesus who is the 1st Pro Female #autistic MMA fighter & is fighting UFC Veteran Lauren Mueller at Invicta FC 44! This is an awesome show! Key Discussion Points: How Autism affected her as a kid, how it does now, & how it does as a fighter Wanting to be a role model for other female #Autistic athletes What the Mindset before stepping into the cage is Fighting outside of the cage Having a strong support system Coaching at Syndicate MMA Quick shoutout to our Platinum sponsors for this show is Mike Young, The Makeover Master and Tranquil Turtle Massage As a complimentary gift, you can access Mike’s $997 “The Foundations™” course for free! To Get The $997 - Foundations™ Course COMPLETELY FREE, go HERE  Tranquil Turtle Massage is an awesome company here in Coeur D’Alene that offers a ton of spa packages including The Couples Honu Pumpkin & Deep Sea Honu packages! Check them out at PNWMobileMassage.com - Tell them I sent you for $

Ep. 238 is probably one of the most POWERFUL episodes I have released. I had the honor of having Teo Storm who is the Owner of Storm Combat Academy to talk about Stand Up For Spokane which is an event to raise awareness & put a stop to domestic violence. Such a great show! Check it out! Key Discussion Points: New law in WA state where police will no longer respond to domestic violence Giving back to the community Growing up with abuse How abuse affects future relationships The highest level of martial arts is not resorting to physical violence Good Manipulation VS Bad Manipulation Stand Up For Spokane happening 8/14 from 12pm to 4pm 1403 N. Greene St. #3, Spokane WA, 99202 Food (Gourmet Tacos) Re-read that Auction to raise money for training Direct services to help victims Kid’s Games Merchandise Raffles Keynote speakers Reach out to Teo to to get involved! Quick shoutout to our Platinum sponsors for this show is Mike Young, The Makeover Master and Tranquil Tu

Ep. 237 featured Jarret “Too Solid” Betancourt who trains out of the Goat Shed will be stepping back into the cage on August 6th for Titan FC. This was a great interview! Check it out! Key Discussion Points: Coming off two first round finishes Watching Gordon Ramsey and Chopped How he preps for fights backstage Importance of always improving The 5 year vision Quick shoutout to our Platinum sponsors for this show is Mike Young, The Makeover Master, Tranquil Turtle Massage, and Inspired Ts Co! As a complimentary gift, you can access Mike’s $997 “The Foundations™” course for free! To Get The $997 - Foundations™ Course COMPLETELY FREE, go HERE - https://go.themakeovermaster.com/erikallen Tranquil Turtle Massage is an awesome company here in Coeur D’Alene that offers a ton of spa packages including The Couples Honu Pumpkin & Deep Sea Honu packages! Check them out at PNWMobileMassage.com - Tell them I sent you for $25 off! Inspired T(ee)s Company is a Christian, Woman owned business located near