🥊 THE MM-EH SHOW — EPISODE 21
Hey there, fight friends! Welcome back to The MM-EH Show — the show where we talk about Canadian mixed martial arts and ONLY Canadian mixed martial arts.
Episode 21 takes us from Niagara Top Team to the Czech Republic, then back home to Samourai MMA 21 in Laval, Quebec, with interviews, huge finishes, and a very special moment for MM-EH.
🔥 ALANA “THE ALANAMAL” COOK — OKTAGON MMA DEBUT
We kick things off with Alana Cook, who recently signed with OKTAGON MMA and is in the Czech Republic preparing to make her promotional debut.
Alana talks about how the OKTAGON opportunity came together, her move from British Columbia to Niagara Top Team, the resurgence of women’s MMA in the Lower Mainland, training alongside UFC contender Jasmine Jasudavicius, and her thoughts on Olympic wrestler and MMA prospect Hannah Taylor.
With OKTAGON boasting a deep women’s roster in Europe, Alana has a massive opportunity to make a statement in her first appearance with the promotion.
🥋 MICHAEL DUFORT & RICHARD HO — SAMOURAI MMA 21
Next, we head to Laval following an outstanding performance from Michael Dufort, who submitted Antoine Chaput in the Samourai MMA 21 main event.
Dufort dropped Chaput with a calf kick before chaining together submission attempts and eventually finding the finish with a nasty Kimura.
After the fight, I sat down with Michael and his coach Richard Ho to discuss the performance, Dufort’s continued development, and the team Richard has built around some of Canada’s top MMA talent.
💥 MO ADO — 25-SECOND KNOCKOUT
Mohammed “Mo” Ado needed just 25 seconds of the first round to knock out Mac Laursen in their welterweight contender matchup.
Ado joins the show immediately after the fight to break down the finish and what comes next.
The victory puts Mo in position to challenge Ian Stoby for the Samourai MMA Welterweight Championship — a matchup that has all the ingredients for an incredible fight.
🤝 MO ADO & MAC LAURSEN — TOGETHER AFTER THE FIGHT
Then something a little different.
After interviewing Mo, I ran into Mac Laursen on my way out and asked if he wanted to talk.
His answer? Let’s do it with Mo.
So just moments after competing against each other, Ado and Laursen sit down together to talk about the fight.
It’s the kind of respect and sportsmanship that makes MMA special.
🇨🇦 A SPECIAL NIGHT FOR MM-EH
Samourai MMA 21 also gave me one of the most unexpected and meaningful moments I’ve experienced covering Canadian MMA.
Samourai owner Daniel Lafond and the promotion surprised me during the live UFC Fight Pass broadcast by bringing me into the cage and unveiling a permanent tribute on one of the cage posts recognizing me as:
“MMA Pioneer — Andy Cotterill”
I didn’t see it coming, and it’s difficult to put into words how much the gesture meant to me.
Thank you to Daniel Lafond and everyone at Samourai MMA for their continued support of MM-EH — and, more importantly, for everything they continue to do for mixed martial arts in Quebec and Canada.
🎙️ EPISODE 21
🇨🇦 Alana Cook — ahead of her OKTAGON MMA debut
🇨🇦 Michael Dufort & Richard Ho — Samourai MMA 21 main event victory
🇨🇦 Mohammed Ado — 25-second KO and welterweight title shot
🇨🇦 Mohammed Ado & Mac Laursen — opponents sit down together after the fight
🇨🇦 MM-EH honoured at Samourai MMA 21
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