Rodney King once famously asked, "Why can't we all get along?" Hank Williams Jr. amended that a bit to inquire, "Why can't we all get a longneck?" Either way, these sentiments are useful to approaching the often-feuding worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts.

On this week's edition of NO HOLDS BARRED, host Eddie Goldman, who lives in both these worlds, discusses boxing and mixed martial arts.

We speak with two critics of mixed martial arts who are primarily from the world of boxing, Jim Lampley of HBO and Thomas Hauser of SecondsOut.com (http://secondsout.com). They state their opinions, which are both discussed and also analyzed for some of their positive and negative points.

We also speak with former light heavyweight boxing champion Jose Torres about what he is doing today.

And we speak with hip-hop entrepreneur Damon Dash about why he has recently entered the world of boxing on the promotional side.

Also, NO HOLDS BARRED is available through iTunes at http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=150801513&s=143441.

The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download.

The NO HOLDS BARRED theme song is called "The Heist", by musician Ian Carpenter (http://iancarpenter.com/).

NO HOLDS BARRED is free to listen to and is sponsored by:

Chinchek Sports Wear (http://chinchek.com/), your online store for mixed martial arts, boxing, and kickboxing clothing, including shirts, fight shorts, hoodies, hats, and more. Wear what the pros like Frank Shamrock, Chris Lytle, and Ron Waterman wear.

BJJMart.com (http://bjjmart.com/), your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more.

King of the Cage (http://kingofthecage.com/), the number one cage fighting promotion on the planet.

Thanks, Eddie Goldman

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