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MMAmania presents 'Darce Side Radio' podcast featuring Jon Fitch, Renzo Gracie, Raquel Pennington and more!

Each week, show host Michael Stets will share his mixed martial arts (MMA) opinions on the latest hot topics, event previews (and reviews), key storylines and, of course, interview many of the best fighters and personalities in the sport today. On this week's show, Stets will be joined by Jon Fitch, Renzo Gracie, Raquel Pennington, The NY Post's Marc Raimondi and WSOF's Hans Stringer.

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The Walking Dead had over 16 million viewers on Sunday, Sons of Anarchy is at a crossroads and Darce Side Radio podcast is back with a stacked line-up!

For episode 10, right here on MMAmania.com, Stets will talk to Jon Fitch about his upcoming fight at World Series of Fighting (WSOF) 6 against Marcelo Alfya, preview the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo with Renzo Gracie, break down last week's Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 18 fight with Raquel Pennington, talk with Hans Stringer about his U.S. debut at WSOF and NY Post's own Marc Raimondi comes on the show for UFC 166 predictions.

The audio player is embedded below (just click play). All the interviews and segments are marked for the lazy who wish to jump ahead. Here is what you can expect to hear on this week's Darce Side Radio.

Jon Fitch: The WSOF welterweight comes on to discuss his WSOF 6 match-up against Marcelo Alfya, his loss at WSOF 3 to Josh Burkman, dealing with distractions outside of MMA, moving cross country to run an MMA program at the Pacific Health Club in Syracuse, NY, how he sometimes felt paranoid while in UFC, his excitement for WSOF and his thoughts on the AKA fighters who are competing this weekend.

Renzo Gracie: The legendary grappler stops by to promote the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo that is taking place in November, how Jiu-Jitsu and grappling tournaments are growing in the U.S. and when the timetable will be for his return to MMA action at 46-years of age.

Raquel Pennington: The Team Tate member of this season's TUF 18 on FOX Sports 1 joins the show to review her three-round battle against Jessamyn Duke, breaking her hand during that fight, what her chances are in the remaining rounds of the tournament and what it means to be a successful openly-gay athlete.

WSOF's Hans Stringer: The Dutch fighter talks about his upcoming fight at WSOF 6 against Francisco France, joining the Blackzilians, the infamous "Meat Night" with Tyrone Spong, Anthony Johnson and others at the Jaco Hybrid Training Center, his debut in the U.S. and being a well-rounded fighter coming from a country that produces mostly kickboxers.

NY Post's Marc Raimondi: Raimondi makes his return to DSR after being out for a few weeks. He joins Stets to predict this week's UFC 166 card. Read his latest article (here).

5 Rounds: New segment on the show where Stets gives his opinion on five of the top topics in the galaxy of MMA. Use the hash tag #Darce5RDS or Tweet Stets @Darcesideradio if you have a question or topic for Stets to get to on next week's show.

Be sure to follow Stets and the show @Darcesideradio for future guest announcements and random Twitter conversation.

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