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RNC Radio hosts Joe Rizzo and Damian Ross went live Wednesday from LA Boxing in Paramus, NJ.

The guests:

Dan Hardy, coming off his loss to Georges St-Pierre at UFC 111.

Brad Blackburn, looking ahead to his battle at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi with DaMarques Johnson, but more afraid of his flight.

Vladimir Matyushenko, still celebrating after his win over Eliot Marshall at UFC on Versus 1, ready to go to Belarus to see family.

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RNC Radio was live Wednesday from LA Boxing in Paramus, NJ.  Joe Rizzo was joined by new co-host Damian Ross, and the pair welcomed Strikeforce fighters Zoila Frausto and Jay Hieron.

Frausto, brought to RNC Radio by our friends at FightChix, is fighting Miesha Tate in a 135-pound bout Friday, March 26.  There has been plenty of talk about this fight and we addressed all of it.  Zoila was a bad girl (sometimes) in high school, and she used to get crazy in Vegas.  Hear about her exploits!

Hieron has been at the front of the line for a chance at Nick Diaz’s welterweight belt, but somehow was passed over.  He gave his thoughts about the snubbing and the latest on his contract status. Jay also was a top-flight wrestler before going into MMA and reviews some key points in his career, including an arrest while wrestling for Hofstra that changed his life.

If you do not know Damian, he is the founder of The Self Defense Company with a noteworthy background in wrestling and judo.

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Thiago Alves joined Rear Naked Choke Radio for the first time. Joe Rizzo was live cageside from LA Boxing in Paramus, NJ. First he talked to Thiago, then he made the big announcement. You’ll have to listen to find out what it was.

Alves is 16-6, but had won seven straight fights before falling to Georges St-Pierre for the welterweight title at UFC 100 in July. Alves takes on Jon Fitch at UFC 111 in Newark on March 27, looking to avenge his loss to him from 2006. The fight originally was scheduled for UFC 107.

Joe Rizzo caught up with rising young star Andy Main at AMA Fight Club in Whippany, NJ prior to his fight at Ring of Combat on Feb. 19 in Atlantic City.

Joe Rizzo caught up with rising young star Andy Main at AMA Fight Club in Whippany, NJ prior to his fight at Ring of Combat on Feb. 19 in Atlantic City.

Dominick Cruz, Paul Bradley and Danny Martinez joined Newark Examiner MMA writer Joe Rizzo and guest co-host Hector Castro on Rear Naked Choke Radio from LA Boxing in Paramus, NJ.

UFC 111 fighter Jake Ellenberger and outspoken top-ranked Tara LaRosa joined Examiner.com MMA writer Joe Rizzo on Rear Naked Choke Radio.

Due to heavy snow in the Northeast, the show did not originate from the usual location at LA Boxing in Paramus, NJ, but an audio stream is available for listeners. You can always catch the show here, if the live version does not match your time schedule.

Name a fighter that has pulled off a twister submission in an MMA event.  Shayna Baszler has done it.   TWICE.

The Queen of Spades is back on Rear Naked Choke Radio with Examiner.com MMA writer Joe Rizzo and guest co-host Darren Goodall of Team Renzo Gracie to talk about her second twister, accomplished over the weekend at the FCF 135-pound tournament quarterfinals.  While most MMA fans had their eyes on S

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“We could not be more humbled,” RNC co-host and

Our own Joe Rizzo recapped the fights from UFC 106 for the Examiner:

• Forrest Griffin avenges loss to Tito Ortiz
• Josh Koscheck forces Anthony Johnson to tap
  
• Paulo Thiago grinds down Jacob Volkmann
  
• Antonio Rogerio Nogueira pummels Luiz Cane
  
• Amir Sadollah dominates Phil Baroni
  
• Brian Foster pounds Brock Larson
  
• Ben Saunders KOs Marcus Davis
  
• Georege Sotiropoulos submits Jason Dent
  
• Kendall Grove triangles Jake Rosholt

Also on the card, Caol Uno fought to a majority draw with Fabricio Camoes.

Joe went 5-0 in his main-card Fearless Predictions, pushing his combined main-card record for Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers, UFC 105 and UFC 106 to an astounding 14-1.