637: Rico Verhoeven, Merab Dvalishvili and Khalil Rountree

Believe You Me with Michael Bisping

Michael Bisping

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🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 120 minutes

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Michael Bisping and Paul Felder discuss all the biggest news in combat sports including Merab comitting to his UFC 316 title fight despite another gruesome injury, Jon Anik claiming that Belal vs Shavkat is up next, Nate Diaz getting kicked off his reality show with Jon Jones and more before talking to some incredible guests, Khalil Rountree joins first to talk about his upcoming main event with Jamahal Hill, what he makes of the uncertainty at the top of his division and more, then Rico Verhoeven joins the show to talk working on a movie with Bisping, the locals who tried to pick a fight with a pack of pro fighters, his legendary kickboxing career and more, then finally Merab Dvalishvili joins the show to talk about his unwillingness to pull out of a fight no matter what, still putting his body at risk less than 2 weeks out from the fight, how he's staying motivated to train for an opponent he beat once already and so much more! #Bisping #RicoVerhoeven #MerabDvalishvili Support Our Sponsors Mint Mobile - ⁠https://www.mintmobile.com/bym⁠ Click the link to get 3 months of premium wireless service from Mint Mobile for 15 bucks a month. Beam - ⁠https://shopbeam.com/BELIEVE⁠ use code BELIEVE for up to 40% off Follow the show on social media: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/BYMPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3drq6ps⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow the hosts on social: Michael Bisping Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/bisping⁠⁠⁠⁠ Michael Bisping Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mikebisping/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Michael Bisping YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDrG2_1TcVkXKXXsD6Kjwig⁠⁠⁠⁠ Paul Felder Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/felderpaul⁠⁠⁠⁠ Paul Felder Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/felderpaul/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Paul Felder YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Ironlungfelder⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow the guests on social: Merab Dvalishvili Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/MerabDvalishvil⁠ Merab Dvalishvili Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dynamitedan808/ Khalil Rountree Twitter: ⁠https://x.com/khalilrountree⁠ Khalil Rountree Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/khalilrountree/ Rico Verhoeven Twitter: https://x.com/RicoVerhoeven Rico Verhoeven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ricoverhoeven/ Follow the team on social: Brian MacKay Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bmackayisright⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brian MacKay Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/bmackayisright⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mike Harrington Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TheMHarrington⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mike Harrington Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/themharrington⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mike Harrington YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@themharrington Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.6	Me with Michael the Count Bisping and Paul Feldor.
0:40.3	All right, ladies and gentlemen, it is a Memorial Day special with myself and Paul Feldar.
0:47.3	By the way, I say special.
0:49.1	It's a special one because we've got three great guests.
0:51.3	We've got Rico Verhoeven, one of the most successful kitboxers on
0:54.8	the planet. We've got Khalil Roundery, who we will be commentating his fight in Baku, Azerbaijan.
1:00.9	Yeah. And we also have the champ, Marab de Valishvili. But it is Memorial Day, Paul. What are you doing in
1:08.8	Philadelphia? Not too much today. John Gooden is actually in
1:14.6	town with FightPass doing like a little special, you know, his mini like docu-series on different
1:21.0	gyms and the coaches and all that. So I got to go down there today, hang out with those guys, watch Sean
1:25.9	and the crew, Joe Pfeiffer on the mats,
1:28.8	Petroski was on the mats today, all training. So it was cool. And it's the first time,
1:33.8	honestly, that I've gone down there and not done anything. And I was telling you, Michael,
1:38.0	I feel more exhausted having just sat and watched a training session than if I had actually
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