Fight Bananas presents The Dave Van Auken Show

Can’t get enough of combat sports? Join combat sports analyst Dave Van Auken as he dives headfirst into all things fight-related, from weekly fight predictions and trending news, to exclusive interviews and insider information.

Mateusz Gamrot - Ep. 375 05/01/2025

Mateusz Gamrot - Ep. 375 Mateusz Gamrot on his upcoming fight on 5/31 against Ludovit Klein, The Lightweight Landscape, training at American Top Team and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36370935

Evan Elder - Ep. 374 04/30/2025

Evan Elder - Ep. 374 Evan Elder comes on after his UFC Kansas City WIN, talks about fighting a friend, shows off his Broken Jaw and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36362525

Kayla Harrison - Ep. 373 04/29/2025

Kayla Harrison - Ep. 373 Kayla Harrison comes back on the show to preview her upcoming title fight at UFC 316, The wonky press confernce, Dustin Poirier's Last Dance, Dakota Ditcheva and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36362165

Poirier & Holloway Instant Reaction - Ep. 372 04/25/2025

Poirier & Holloway Instant Reaction - Ep. 372 Instant Reaction of the Fight Announcement of Dustin Poirier & Max Holloway Trilogy Fight for the BMF Championship at UFC 318 ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36317075

Banana Blitz - UFC Kansas City 04/24/2025

Banana Blitz - UFC Kansas City This on Banana Blitz Elle Dawson gets Blitzed on UFC Kansas City /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36298395

Dalton Rosta - Ep. 371 04/23/2025

Dalton Rosta - Ep. 371 Dalton Rosta on his impressive WIN at PFL Orlando, his evolution and how he wants to be the FACE of the PFL. ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36268460

Fabian Edwards - Ep. 370 04/22/2025

Fabian Edwards - Ep. 370 Fabian Edwards on his PFL Orlando WIN, Fighting on a future card with his Brother and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36268420

Julian Erosa w/ Elle Dawson 04/19/2025

Julian Erosa w/ Elle Dawson Juicy J Julian Erosa talks with our Elle Dawson about his UFC 314 WIN and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36215530

Fight Court - Din Thomas & Ryan Quinn 04/18/2025

Fight Court - Din Thomas & Ryan Quinn Fight Court ( Din Thomas & Ryan Quinn ) Dan Ige Podcast /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36215480

Gillian Robertson Recaps UFC 314 - Ep. 369 04/16/2025

Gillian Robertson Recaps UFC 314 - Ep. 369 Gillian Robertson Recaps the Epic UFC 314, debates who is the Featherweight GOAT, talks about her upcoming fight at UFC Iowa and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36158775

Brendan Schaub - Ep. 368 04/15/2025

Brendan Schaub - Ep. 368 Brendan Schaub comes on the show to recap the epic UFC 314, Paddy Pimblett's Potinetal, his move to Austin and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36158295

Bo Nickal w Elle Dawson 04/11/2025

Bo Nickal w Elle Dawson UFC Super Star Bo Nickal comes back on the show w Elle Dawson to preview his upcoming fight at UFC Des Moines, future matchups, NCAA Wrestling and talks about fighting one day at State College. ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36092160

Liz Carmouche - Ep. 367 04/09/2025

Liz Carmouche - Ep. 367 Liz Carmouche comes on the show to prview the 2025 PFL World Tournament, Santos Breaking News, Being the New co main event and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36057755

Dean Toole - Ep. 366 04/08/2025

Dean Toole - Ep. 366 Dean Toole comes back to preview Island Fights 88 on April 18th, and annouced The OFF the Hook Boxing Series and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36057595

Sunday Morning Brew - UFC Vegas 105 Recap 04/06/2025

Sunday Morning Brew - UFC Vegas 105 Recap Gillian Robertson and Elle Dawson recaps UFC Vegas 105, What's Next for Lerone Murphy, Previews UFC 314 and so much more! ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36025975

Randy Brown 04/03/2025

Randy Brown Randy Brown (19-6) discusses his welterweight fight against Nicolas Dalby (23-5-1) at UFC Kansas on April 26th w James Lynch ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/35984570

Thad Jean 03/29/2025

Thad Jean In this episode of Fight Bananas, Thad Jean joins Johnathan Ramlakhan to discuss his upcoming PFL Season Time Stamp 00:00 Intro 02:00 Fighting for the PFL 03:50 Thad's Fighting Style ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/35910925

Sean O'Connell w Elle Dawson 03/28/2025

Sean O'Connell w Elle Dawson PFL play-by-play commentator and former tournament winner Sean O'Connell meets with Elle Dawson and Johnathan Ramlakhan to discuss the upcoming 2025 PFL tournament, as well as his own MMA accolades in both the UFC and PFL. Time Stamp 00:00 Intro 02:30 MMA in Utah 07:07 PFL Season Format GONE 09:15 PFL 2025 Format 11:24 New Weight classes in the PFL 17:08 Dakota Ditcheva UPDATE 21:55 PFL World Wide 25:05 PFL Favorties 29:36 UFC Weigh Ins ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/35867995

Gillian "Savage" Robertson - Ep. 365 03/27/2025

Gillian "Savage" Robertson - Ep. 365 Gillian Robertson previews UFC Mexico City, Recaps UFC London and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/35868015

Fight Court - Din Thomas & Ryan Quinn 03/26/2025

Fight Court - Din Thomas & Ryan Quinn Fight Court ( Din Thomas & Ryan Quinn ) Sean Brady's Head Coach Jonavin Webb /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/35867800

Sunday Morning Brew - UFC London Recap 03/23/2025

Sunday Morning Brew - UFC London Recap Gillian Robertson and Elle Dawson recaps UFC London, What's Next for Sean Brady, Molly McCann Retires and so much more! ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/35825460

UFC London Post Fight - Ep. 364 03/23/2025

UFC London Post Fight - Ep. 364 UFC London Post Fight Show, Sean Brady WINS the Main Event, Chris The Problem Duncan wins via Submission, Kevin Holland back in the winning Column and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/35822750

Julian Erosa w/ Elle Dawson 03/22/2025

Julian Erosa w/ Elle Dawson Julian Erosa meets with Elle Dawson to discuss his upcoming fight against Darren Elkins at UFC 314 in Miami, FL ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/35814545

ESPN & PFL Analyst Ian Parker - Ep.363 03/21/2025

ESPN & PFL Analyst Ian Parker - Ep.363 ESPN & PFL Analyst Ian Parker previews the upcoming 2025 PFL Season, MMA Betting Stories and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/35799900

Fight Court - Din Thomas & Ryan Quinn 03/20/2025

Fight Court - Din Thomas & Ryan Quinn Fight Court ( Din Thomas & Ryan Quinn ) The Sam Hughes Interview /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/35797180

Karate Combat Champ Sam Alvey - Ep. 362 03/19/2025

Karate Combat Champ Sam Alvey - Ep. 362 Karate Combat Champion Sam Alvey talks about his upcoming fight with Tyrone Sponge, the evolution of Karate Combat and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/35751040

Jai Herbet 03/18/2025

Jai Herbet Jai Herbert (13-5-1) discusses his lightweight fight against Chris Padilla (15-6) at UFC London on March 22 with James Lynch ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/35713660

Mairon Santos - Ep. 361 03/17/2025

Mairon Santos - Ep. 361 Mairon Santos (15-1) on his UFC 313 Win, What's NEXT & Future UFC Predictions ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/35713505

Sunday Morning Brew - UFC Vegas 104 Recap 03/16/2025

Sunday Morning Brew - UFC Vegas 104 Recap Gillian Robertson and Elle Dawson recaps UFC Vegas 104, New Matchups and so much more! ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/35713485

Francis Marshall w Elle Dawson 03/15/2025

Francis Marshall w Elle Dawson Francis Marshall talks with Elle Dawson following his performance at UFC 313 Time Stamp 00:00 Intro 00:30 UFC 313 Aftermath 12:27 Change to MMA Judging 16:12 Open Scoring 22:06 UFC 314 Predictions ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/35700180

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