{{short description|US television program}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = Imma logo 4.JPG | caption = Title graphic | genre = Mixed martial arts news | developer = | starring = Bas Rutten, Mauro Ranallo, Ron Kruck and Kenny Rice, Produced by Reginald Rice, or Kenny Rice's Father | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 10 | list_episodes = | camera = | runtime = approx. 60 min. | network = AXS TV | first_aired = {{start date|2007|9|14}} | last_aired = {{end date|2016|9|30}} }}
'''''Inside MMA''''' was a live mixed martial arts news magazine, which aired on AXS TV, immediately following the network's live AXS TV Fights broadcasts. Hosted by Mauro Ranallo and UFC Hall of Famer Bas Rutten, the series provided an in-depth look at the world of MMA, with live breakdowns, talk, highlights, and analysis from major MMA organizations such as the UFC, Bellator, and the World Series of Fighting. ''Inside MMA'' debuted on AXS TV, then known as HDNET, in September 2007, and was the longest-running MMA news show on television.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2014/11/axs-tvs-inside-mma-moves-to-new-friday-night-time-slot |title=AXS TV's 'Inside MMA' Moves to New Friday-Night Time Slot |publisher=MMAJunkie |date=2014-11-03 |access-date=2015-02-03}}</ref>
==Hosts== ''Inside MMA'' was hosted by combat sports personality Mauro Ranallo and UFC Hall of Famer, former UFC heavyweight champion, and King of Pancrase Bas Rutten,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/mma/2016/03/09/mauro-ranallo-new-host-inside-mma-axs-tv|title=Mauro Ranallo signs on to be the newest host of Inside MMA on AXS TV |publisher=Sports Illustrated|date=2016-03-09 |access-date=2016-03-15}}</ref> along with correspondent Ron Kruck. Kruck also filled in as co-host on occasion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cagepages.com/2014/09/20/tito-ortiz-im-going-put-bonnar-back-retirement/ |title=Tito Ortiz: "I'm Going To Put Bonnar Back Into Retirement" |publisher=Cage Pages |date=2014-09-20 |access-date=2015-02-03}}</ref>
For the first nine seasons, sports commentator Kenny Rice hosted the series alongside Rutten.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/mma/2016/03/09/mauro-ranallo-new-host-inside-mma-axs-tv|title=Mauro Ranallo signs on to be the newest host of Inside MMA on AXS TV |publisher=Sports Illustrated|date=2016-03-09 |access-date=2016-03-15}}</ref>
==Content== ''Inside MMA'' aired immediately following ''AXS TV Fights'' broadcasts. Each show began with highlights and analysis of the night's event with ''AXS TV Fights'' commentators UFC Hall of Famer Pat Miletich and "The Voice" Michael Schiavello.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fightnetwork.com/news/52533:videos-inside-mma-cormier-woodley-riggs-interviews/ |title='Inside MMA': Cormier, Woodley, Riggs Interviews |publisher=Fight Network |date=2014-12-06 |access-date=2015-02-04 |archive-date=February 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205004832/http://fightnetwork.com/news/52533:videos-inside-mma-cormier-woodley-riggs-interviews/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hosts Ranallo and Rutten also provided highlights from MMA and other combat sport events from around the world, featuring promotions such as UFC, Bellator, World Series of Fighting, and One FC, as well as many other regional MMA promotions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fightnetwork.com/news/50727:videos-inside-mma-viewers-submissions-best-of-the-week/ |title='Inside MMA': Viewers Submissions, Best of the Week |publisher=Fight Network |date=2014-09-24 |access-date=2015-02-04 |archive-date=February 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205011316/http://fightnetwork.com/news/50727:videos-inside-mma-viewers-submissions-best-of-the-week/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Each episode also included a viewer submission segment, featuring highlights submitted by ''Inside MMA'' viewers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fightnetwork.com/news/50727:videos-inside-mma-viewers-submissions-best-of-the-week/ |title='Inside MMA': Viewers Submissions, Best of the Week |publisher=Fight Network |date=2014-09-24 |access-date=2015-02-04 |archive-date=February 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205011316/http://fightnetwork.com/news/50727:videos-inside-mma-viewers-submissions-best-of-the-week/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Correspondent Ron Kruck provided on-site coverage of major MMA events, feature stories on issues facing the sport, and interview segments with fighters, coaches, trainers, and others who contribute to and influence Mixed Martial Arts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fightnomics.com/category/blog/interview-ron-kruck-inside-mma/ |title=What's in the Fightnomics Book? Interview with Ron Kruck on 'Inside MMA' |publisher=Fightnomics |date=2014-01-10 |access-date=2015-02-03 |archive-date=February 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204033337/http://fightnomics.com/category/blog/interview-ron-kruck-inside-mma/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Guests== ''Inside MMA'' frequently featured in-studio, on-site, phone and satellite interviews with guests from all facets of the sport, including fighters, promoters, managers, officials and journalists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2014/11/axs-tvs-inside-mma-moves-to-new-friday-night-time-slot |title=AXS TV's 'Inside MMA' Moves To New Friday-Night Time Slot |publisher=MMAJunkie |date=2014-11-03 |access-date=2015-02-03}}</ref> Notable guests included Dana White,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2014/6/20/5829398/dana-white-comments-on-scott-coker-as-bellator-ceo-a-much-better-fit |title=Dana White Comments On Scott Coker as Bellator CEO: 'A Much Better Fit Than Bjork Was' |publisher=Bloody Elbow |date=2014-06-20 |access-date=2015-02-03}}</ref> Ronda Rousey,<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2014/11/22/ronda-rousey-praises-cat-zingano-wants-to-fight-holly-holm-next/ |title=Rhonda Rousey Praises Cat Zingano, Wants to Fight Holly Holm Next |newspaper=Washington Post |date=2014-11-22 |access-date=2015-02-03}}</ref> Daniel Cormier,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/daniel-cormier-on-brawl-with-jon-jones-we-have-to-carry-ourselves-better-video |title=Daniel Cormier on Brawl with Jon Jones: 'We Have To Carry Ourselves Better' |publisher=MMA Weekly |date=2014-08-09 |access-date=2015-02-03}}</ref> Nick Diaz,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/99-mma-news/40806-inside-mma-tv-report-miesha-tate-and-nick-diaz |title='Inside MMA' TV Report: Miesha Tate and Nick Diaz |publisher=F4WOnline |date=2015-01-17 |access-date=2015-02-03}}</ref> Conor McGregor,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fightersonlymag.com/content/news/22380-video-mcgregor-competing-in-bjj-to-qkeep-busyq-before-aldo-fight |title=McGregor Competing in BJJ to "Keep Busy" Before Aldo Fight |publisher=Fighters Only Mag |date=2015-02-02 |access-date=2015-02-03 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> Gilbert Melendez,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fightnetwork.com/news/42486:videos-rampage-melendez-boetsch-on-inside-mma/ |title=Rampage, Melendez, Boetsch on 'Inside MMA' |publisher=Fight Network |date=2013-10-26 |access-date=2015-02-03 |archive-date=February 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204030947/http://fightnetwork.com/news/42486:videos-rampage-melendez-boetsch-on-inside-mma/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Tito Ortiz,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cagepages.com/2014/09/20/tito-ortiz-im-going-put-bonnar-back-retirement/ |title=Tito Ortiz: "I'm Going To Put Bonnar Back Into Retirement" |publisher=Cage Pages |date=2014-09-20 |access-date=2015-02-03}}</ref> Georges St-Pierre,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmamania.com/2014/7/11/5892381/new-interview-with-georges-st-pierre-inside-mma-updates-fans-his-timeline-ufc-return-mma |title=New Interview with Georges St. Pierre Updates Fans On His Timeline |publisher=MMA Mania |date=2014-07-11 |access-date=2015-02-03}}</ref> José Aldo,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bjpenn.com/jose-aldo-discusses-fighhter-pay-on-inside-mma/ |title=Jose Aldo Not Happy With UFC Pay |publisher=BJ Penn |date=2014-06-17 |access-date=2015-02-03 |archive-date=February 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204040356/http://www.bjpenn.com/jose-aldo-discusses-fighhter-pay-on-inside-mma/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> TJ Dillashaw,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fansided.com/2014/05/31/tj-dillashaw-dominick-cruz-fight-hed-definitely-lose/ |publisher=Fansided |date=2014-06-03 |access-date=2015-02-03|title=TJ Dillashaw on Dominick Cruz fight: He'd definitely lose }}</ref> Dominick Cruz,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/11/3/5061908/ufc-169-dominick-cruz-vs-renan-barao-confident-cage-rust-no-issue |title=Dominick Cruz Confident that Cage Rust Won't be an Issue Heading Into UFC 169 |publisher=Bloody Elbow |date=2013-11-03 |access-date=2015-02-03}}</ref> Jon Jones,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1953463-jon-jones-chris-weidman-isnt-a-superfight-cain-velasquez-is |title=Jon Jones: Chris Weidman isn't a Superfight, Cain Velasquez is |publisher=Bleacher Report |date=2014-02-08 |access-date=2015-02-03}}</ref> and Mickey Rourke.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/97-ufc/36056-inside-mma-tv-report-mickey-rourke-bang-ludwig-preview-ufc |title='Inside MMA' TV Report – Mickey Rourke, Bang Ludwig, preview UFC |publisher=F4WOnline |date=2014-03-22 |access-date=2015-02-03}}</ref>
==Guest hosts== Occasionally, MMA fighters filled in as special guest hosts on ''Inside MMA''. Past guest hosts include Johny Hendricks,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmamania.com/2014/6/21/5830228/johny-hendricks-calls-out-chris-weidman-shot-down-ufc-dana-white-mma |title=Johny Hendricks Calls Out Chris Weidman, Gets Shot Down By UFC President Dana White |publisher=MMA Mania |date=2014-06-21 |access-date=2015-02-03}}</ref> Roy Nelson,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/99-mma-news/37360-inside-mmatv-report-roy-nelson-is-guest-host-to-talk-about-belfort-a-overeem-and-drug-testing |title='Inside MMA' Report: Roy Nelson is Guest Host to Talk About Belfort & Overeem and Drug Testing |publisher=F4WOnline |date=2014-06-06 |access-date=2015-02-03}}</ref> Phil Davis,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/pressreleases/TJ-DILLASHAW-DISCUSSES-A-POTENTIAL-DOMINICK-CRUZ-MATCHUP-ON-AXS-TVS-INSIDE-MMA-68753 |title=TJ Dillashaw Discusses a Potential Dominick Cruz Matchup on AXS TV's 'Inside MMA' |publisher=Sherdog |date=2014-06-04 |access-date=2015-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/97-ufc/37259-inside-mma-tv-report-should-barao-get-a-rematch |title='Inside MMA' TV Report: Should Barao Get a Rematch |publisher=F4WOnline |date=2014-05-31 |access-date=2015-02-03}}</ref> Miesha Tate,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cagepages.com/2014/05/10/alexis-davis-interviewed-inside-mma/ |title=Alexis Davis Interviewed on 'Inside MMA' |publisher=Cage Pages |date=2014-05-10 |access-date=2015-02-03}}</ref> and Urijah Faber.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/pressreleases/Urijah-Faber-Discusses-Dominick-Cruz-and-TJ-Dillashaw-on-INSIDE-MMA-76179 |title=Alexis Davis Interviewed on 'Inside MMA' |publisher=Sherdog |date=2014-10-24 |access-date=2015-02-03}}</ref>
==History== On August 15, 2014, UFC fighter Krzysztof Soszynski officially announced his retirement from the sport, citing memory loss, in a live on-air exclusive, while appearing as a guest on an episode of ''Inside MMA''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2014/08/ufc-vet-krzysztof-soszynski-citing-memory-loss-announces-mma-retirement |title=UFC Vet Krzysztof Soszynski, Citing Memory Loss, Announces MMA Retirement |publisher=MMA Junkie |date=2014-08-16 |access-date=2015-02-03}}</ref>
In late 2014, AXS TV announced that the show would move time slots to after the network's weekly live AXS TV Fights broadcasts. The move would take place starting Friday, Nov. 7, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2014/11/axs-tvs-inside-mma-moves-to-new-friday-night-time-slot|title = AXS TV's 'Inside MMA' moves to new Friday-night time slot|date = 4 November 2014}}</ref>
In May 2015, UFC President Dana White appeared on the show to announce that Rutten would be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in July.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/5/23/8648405/video-dana-white-tells-bas-rutten-inducted-ufc-hall-of-fame-mma-news |title=Video: Dana White tells Bas Rutten he's being inducted into the UFC HOF |publisher=Bloody Elbow |date=2015-05-23 |access-date=2015-07-23}}</ref>
Inside MMA aired a special episode dedicated to UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion and Legacy Fighting Championship's first ever women's titlist Holly Holm on Nov. 20, 2015 following her defeat of former undefeated champion Ronda Rousey. The special included interviews with Holm, her coaches and teammates, along with analysis of her fight plan and highlights from her matches on AXS TV Fights.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvweek.com/tvbizwire/2015/11/tv-show-vows-to-reveal-everything-you-didnt-know-about-new-ufc-champ-holly-holm-and-her-crushing-defeat-of-ronda-rousey-tonight/|title=TV Show Vows to Reveal 'Everything You Didn't Know About New UFC Champ Holly Holm And Her Crushing Defeat of Ronda Rousey' — Tonight! |publisher=TVWeek|date=2015-11-20 |access-date=2016-03-15}}</ref>
On March 9, 2016, Inside MMA announced that combat sports personality Mauro Ranallo would be the new series host alongside Bas Rutten beginning March 25, 2016, taking over for longtime host Kenny Rice. Rice would continue as a special correspondent for the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/mma/2016/03/09/mauro-ranallo-new-host-inside-mma-axs-tv|title=Mauro Ranallo signs on to be the newest host of Inside MMA on AXS TV |publisher=Sports Illustrated|date=2016-03-09 |access-date=2016-03-15}}</ref> When Mauro Ranallo was absent due to his announcing duties for WWE, he was replaced by Josh Barnett on June 17, 2016, until June 24, 2016. Barnett hosted the show on August 19, 2016, replacing the absence of Bas Rutten.
On Sept. 19, 2016, AXS TV announced that 'Inside MMA' would air its final episode on Sept. 30, 2016, ending a 9-year, 10-season, 433-episode run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/09/axs-tvs-long-running-inside-mma-show-set-for-sept-30-series-finale|title=AXS TV's long-running 'Inside MMA' show set for Sept. 30 series finale |publisher=MMA Junkie|date=2016-09-20 |access-date=2016-09-22}}</ref>
==See also== *AXS TV Fights *MMA Live *Bloody Elbow
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20141121180119/http://www.axs.tv/programs/inside-mma/ Official Website] * {{IMDb title|1213842|Inside MMA}}
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