On this episode of Carson's Corner, Bob caught up with MMA superagent Ken Pavia, in order to get his reaction to the controversial remarks made by Adrenaline MMA kingpin Monte Cox. Pavia speaks directly to Cox's comments and gives an honest, unflinching opinion of Cox and his ability to guide fighters.

Matt Lindland joined this edition of Carson's Corner
to talk about his scheduled fight on the upcoming
Affliction card, set for July 17th in Dallas. What
transpired was a free-flowing discussion that covered
a wide variety of topics. As usual, Matt was very
outspoken on a number of topics.

On this show, Lindland gives a rundown on the
political race he's running. (For more on his
politics, visit http://www.mattfororegon.com/) He
discusses his reasons for throwing his hat in the
ring, what he thinks about his opponent and what his
basic political beliefs are. For anyone who has

Heath "Texas Crazy Horse" Herring, MMA superstar, is back in Carson's Pit for a rematch with the undisputed champ. Heath and Bob engage in a fun and interesting talk, with both guys having a lot of laughs.

Join us to hear Heath talk about his UFC fight with champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, the fate of Andrei Arlovski, the current shake-up within the UFC and more. You'll hear Heath talk with Bob about his exciting pre-fight knockout of Yoshihiro Nakao, the candidate he supports in the 2008 presidential election, his time as a professional wrestler in Japan and Dan "The Wolfman" Theodore.

MMA star Marvin Eastman, a former collegiate wrestler and muay thai fighter, is this week's guest on Carson's Corner. He stopped by to update us on preparations for his June 21 bout with Drew McFedries and to give us his thoughts and opinions on other matters going on in the MMA world. Eastman, now fighting in the middleweight division of the UFC, has fought a who's who of MMA fighters from both the light heavyweight and middleweight ranks. He is a man with strong opinions. Tune in to hear what really happened when he took on Travis Lutter, Rich Franklin and more.

Bob Carson is back from the inaugural YAMMA Pit
Fighting Championships event in Atlantic City, New
Jersey, and he has some stories to share!

Joining Carson's Corner this week are two MMA
celebrities: mixed martial artist Travis Wiuff and
former UFC matchmaker John Perretti.

You will hear Wiuff's thoughts on being crowned
champion of YAMMA's tournament and what the future
holds for him. Bob was able to catch up with him for
a brief word after Wiuff's three-fight night. Be sure
to catch this interesting chat.

A more lengthy interview was conducted with Perretti,

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt and high-profile MMA trainer Marc Laimon joins Carson's Corner this week, and he lets it all hang out. After updating us on Cobra Kai fighters Joe "Daddy" Stevenson and Ulysses Gomez, Marc talks about his history with UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra and talks about how the show editors for The Ultimate Fighter distorted many of his comments.
Laimon also talks about the bias against American participants at certain Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournaments and why he won't support these tournaments.

Sometimes, an interview goes off-script and you're left with radio gold. Such is the case this week on Carson's Corner. The short summary of this show is this: Shonie Carter is on fire and talking about anything and everything he wants to bring up.

Bob Carson and Shonie Carter sat down for an interview, primarily to discuss Shonie's May 30 bout against Victor Moreno on the Primetime Fighting Championships card. Shonie did discuss the bout and did discuss his disdain for Moreno, but he went into much, much more.

UFC veteran Jason Reinhardt joins us this week on
Carson's Corner.

Reinhardt (http://www.jasonreinhardt.net/) is 20-1 as
a fighter and serves as matchmaker and promoter for
the Courage Fighting Championships. Well versed in
Pat Miletich's world-renowned Miletich Fighting
Systems and training at Mike Griffin's Pro Gym, Jason
has a wealth of experience in the fight game and the
stories that go with it. Bob takes Jason into
Carson's Pit for a very challenging and thorough
interview.

In addition, Bob's "News and Rumors" segment this week
breaks two HUGE scoops! You will learn Kimbo Slice's

Jacob Stahler, perhaps better known as The Mouth of the Midwest, joins Carson's Corner this week to discuss his new fight promotion (http://www.primetimefc.com/). Stahler has established himself as a personality in the fight game, and made his initial mark as a much sought-after fight announcer. He's very respectful of the sport and the fighters, and his Primetime Fighting promotion is being received very warmly by the MMA community.

Former UFC heavyweight champion and current top three
heavyweight fighter Josh "The Babyface Assassin"
Barnett joins Carson's Corner this week for an
explosive and very entertaining interview.

Barnett and Carson discuss a potential MMA fight
involving Barnett and Kurt Angle, his recent victory
over Yoshida, his possible ties to Mark Cuban's fight
promotion, problems with steroid testing procedures
that the commissions are using and much more. You
will hear Josh talk about his time in the UFC and what
he thinks of Dana White. This is an interview that
you will not want to miss.