Forged in Ohio

Alex "Aleko" Poinar joins host Jake Murren for Episode 61 of Forged in Ohio. Alex is a 3-3 professional mixed martial artist, and he fights in the main event of WFC 165 in Cleveland on January 27th. In this episode, Alex talks about the gamble he took in moving to Las Vegas nearly five years ago, training at Xtreme Cou

Juan "Go Hard" Goins joins host Jake Murren for Episode 60 of Forged in Ohio. Juan is a 4-1 amateur mixed martial artist, and he recently won his first amateur bantamweight championship. In this episode, Juan talks about how he got into combat sports, competing in kickboxing, what it meant to him to win his amateur tit

Randy Jarvis joins host Jake Murren for the second time on Episode 59 of Forged in Ohio. Randy is the promoter of Caged Thunder, a family-run promotion with over 30 years in the fight game in Akron and the surrounding areas. In this episode, Randy previews Caged Thunder 25: Hall of Fame Fights on December 16th at the C

Julian "Let Me Bang" Lane joins host Jake Murren for Episode 58 of Forged in Ohio. Julian returns to MMA competition on December 16th at Caged Thunder 25 against Xavier "Spartacus" Nash in the main event. In one of the biggest episodes in the show's history, Julian talks about what fans can expect from his upcoming fig

Luke McMurtry joins host Jake Murren for the third time on Episode 57 of Forged in Ohio. Luke won the amateur Caged Thunder featherweight championship since he was last featured on the show, and he already has his first title defense scheduled for December 16th. In this episode, Luke talks about winning his first amate

Garrett Hershberger joins host Jake Murren for Episode 56 of Forged in Ohio. Garrett is a 4-0 amateur mixed martial artist who fights on December 16th for the vacant Caged Thunder welterweight championship. In this episode, Garrett talks about his four amateur fights, his brawling fighting style, experiencing adrenalin