
Tête-à-tête (French “head-to-head”):
noun – a private conversation between two people, usually in an intimate setting. | adjective – involving or happening between two people in private. | adverb – between two people in private.
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‘Kid Nate’ is BACK!
The MMA Têtê-à-têtê/MMA Bunker/MMA Bathrobe review is back after a nine-year hiatus, ‘Kid’ Nate Wilcox is reviving one of our most popular podcasts. Thank you for joining us for Episode 03: A candid conversation between ‘Kid Nate’ Wilcox & Erik Magraken, Attorney at Law.
This Week’s Guest
Erik Magraken is Canada’s favorite Combat Sports Regulatory Lawyer, an MMA/Kickboxing Judge, the Co-owner of inspiresportsvictoria.com, & an Author at CombatSportsLaw.com. ‘Kid Nate’ welcomes him onto the Bloody Elbow Podcast Network, while giving all the lucky BE Substack listeners over a half hour of pure, unadulterated bonus MMA content.
This Week’s Episode
Hola cage-fighting connoisseurs! In this episode, ‘Kid Nate’ hunkers down in the MMA Bunker with his elite guest, Attorney Eric McCracken, who hails from the distinguished ‘Combat Sports Law’ website, which is a self-professed “Combat Sports Legal Resource” page. They talk recent legal kerfuffles in the world of combat sports, and more!
Topics Include
- Why would an Attorney want to be associated with ‘Cage Fighting’?
- Fury FC stoppage controversy in Texas — Can’t “throw in the towel” in the lone-star state
- Texas regulatory faux pas — removed licensing for ‘seconds’; zero standards for who can be in somebody’s corner
- Dana White’s ‘Power Slap’ — How far do you see this thing going? How bad can it get?
- Dana utilizes UFC assets to pump up his “side-business”, this is a step-back for legitimacy in the sport
- Del Mar Jiu-Jitsu Club Sued — Gross Negligence? Good Ruling? Does this endanger BJJ instructors everywhere? Will the plaintiff see the money?
- Tell us about your CTE Brain Health Initiative…
Tune-in to this Bloody Elbow Podcast Production with our fearless leader ‘Kid Nate’ Wilcox, and enjoy! Thanks for pledging your support to the efforts of our 100% listener-supported podcast team, and joining us for the show today!

Show History
The ‘MMA Tête–À–Tête‘ with ‘Kid Nate’ was born as a spin off of our wildly successful ‘MMA Bunker’ podcast & Kid Nate’s ‘Bathrobe Review’ series, about a decade or so ago. This show has always featured our fearless leader ‘Kid Nate’ inviting guests from the MMA world and MMA Media Community to have a one-on-one candid conversation with him about hot button topics in Combat Sports. Today, we continue on with that tradition.
Previous guests have included MMA notables, the likes of which include, Luke Thomas, Coach Michael Riordan, Dallas Winston, Brian D’Souza, John Makdessi, Jack Encarnacao, as well as our very own Fight Analyst and Deputy Site Editor Zane Simon, MMA Podcast Producer and MMA Podcast Host Stephie Haynes and Guest Author and Podcast Host, Eugene S. Robinson.
We churned out a total of sixty-six episodes of the show over the course of two years, spanning from 2011 to 2013. It is truly our pleasure to bring the show back to the airwaves for you. Thank you for listening to this Bloody Elbow Podcast Network Production with our owner, ‘Kid Nate’ Wilcox.
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We’re still also found on:
Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Amazon Music, Audible, Spotify, Simplecast, TuneIn, Overcast, Castbox, Castbox Premium, Podchaser, Podvine, Podbay.fm, RSSRadio AntennaPod, Podkicker, Podkicker Pro, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, iHeart Radio, SiriusXM, Pandora, Stitcher, PodcastApp, PocketCasts, Player.fm, PodCruncher, thisMMAlife.com, Podbean, Podtail, Owltail, Listen Notes, & iVooxApp.
Also coming back to:
Castro, Podcast Addict, Podtail, Owltail, Podbean, Chartable, imdb, podtoppen.se, Podcast Republic, DownCast, iCatcher!, Castaway, Castaway2, & BeyondPod soon!
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You can learn more from Erik Magraken about Combat Sports Law and his fight against CTE by following @erikmagraken and reading the bc-injury-law.com/blog/. You can also catch up with ‘Kid Nate’ on twitter @KidNate. While you’re browsing social media, be sure to follow us as @BloodyElbow on twitter, facebook, instagram, and at BloodyElbow.Substack.com & BloodyElbowPodcast.Substack.com.
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