The Craic with Petesy Carroll - Irish MSM's Muted Response to Ian Machado Garry at 303, Fanboying Alex Pereira (w/ Chris Fields)

Irish MSM's Muted Response to Ian Machado Garry at 303, Fanboying Alex Pereira (w/ Chris Fields)

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07/02/24 • 36 min

The Craic with Petesy Carroll

Former Cage Warriors middleweight champion and head coach of Team KF, Chris Fields returns to The Craic to talk about the muted response to his former fighter Ian Machado Garry’s historic win for Irish MMA at UFC 303.
Fields gives insight into his busy schedule, the magic of Alex Pereira, a busy month for KF in July and ponders whether the lack of coverage for Garry in Irish media is a worrying sign for the Irish sport in 2024.

Previous Episode

Is Ian Garry Piling Pressure on Himself with Pre-UFC 303 MVP Talk?

Petesy is looking forward to Ian Machado Garry’s matchup with Michael “Venom” Page more than any fight on the stacked UFC 303 card. Keeping with the U.K. vs. Ireland theme, he invited his old verbal sparring partner Chisanga Malata back on the show to discuss the meeting.
The lads weigh-in on the pre-fight talk between the two, question whether Garry is setting himself up for a big fall by talking down MVP’s skillset and discuss who has more to gain as a victor in the high-stakes welterweight clash.
Petesy also discusses Team KF’s Omran Chaaban’s big win agains the number one seed, Shamidkhan Magomedov, and gives his take on Garry’s comments regarding the Irish media in a recent interview with Severe MMA.

Next Episode

Can Alex Pereira Make MMA Mainstream in Brazil Again | Ian Machado Garry’s Seamless Sao Paulo Transition

The greatest Brazilian mixed-martial-arts of all time, Guilherme Cruz, returns to The Craic to give us the low-down on the impact Alex Pereira is having in his homeland.
Can Poatan reached the lofty height Anderson Silva, Vitor Belfort and Jose Aldo once soared to, or is the lack of a deal with powerhouse network Globo providing a significant obstacle to him achieving. Cruz talks us through Pereira’s origin story and explains why he believes heavyweight is his natural next port of call.
As well as that, Cruz discusses his recent trip to Sao Paulo where he witnessed a training session at Chute Boxe featuring Ian Machado Garry.