The Choke MMA Show returns with Episode 6 and a discussion about UFC 163. Hosts Erik Fontanez & E. Spencer Kyte argue about the peoples’ reactions to the Phil Davis vs. Lyoto Machida decision that went down last Saturday. Plus the viewer mail!

When it comes to potential PED scandals in the UFC, the company’s president, Dana White, says he’s not losing any sleep over them.

A recent report from ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” suggested that athletes from numerous sports are tied to a Miami clinic, Biogenesis, for having received performance-enhancing drugs from its owner, Tony Bosch. Mixed martial arts, according to the report, was one of those sports.

Porter Fischer, the man who revealed documents to the Miami newspaper that initially reported the clinic’s PED scandal, would not name the athletes, but the UFC boss is confident his fighters aren’t involved.

It’s not even [a concern]. Not even at all. Not even a little bit,” White recently told GRACIEMAG.com’s Choke MMA Show. “The difference … [between] our sport and the other sports is the guys get tested every time they fight … It would be more an embarrassing pain in the ass if somebody popped up on there. It’s not like a baseball player … playing so many games and nobody knew.”

The possibility of UFC fighters being linked to the Miami clinic is less than minimal, according to White. The fact that no one beyond the press is asking about it gives the UFC executive a strong indication that none of his fighters are tied to the scandal that is currently shaking up Major League Baseball.

Porter Fischer (pictured) said that MMA athletes are tied to the Biogenesis PED scandal. Photo by Nicole Noren/ESPN.

“I would have to think that if my guys were on that list, we would’ve heard about it already,” White said. “Not only did we not hear about it, I didn’t even know about it until they told me the other day at [UFC on Fox 8].”

Fischer told ESPN that the scandal has been going on since at least 2009. He and his associates, according to the outlet, have identified athletes from the NBA, NCAA, boxing, tennis and baseball, in addition to mixed martial arts.

While he didn’t say how many MMA fighters are linked to the scandal, Fischer said that the overall number of athletes tied to the clinic’s PED disbursement reaches into the triple digits.

“In just the four years that I know, it’s got to be well over a hundred, easy,” Fischer told ESPN. “It’s almost scary to think about how many people have gone through [Bosch’s treatments] and how long he’s gotten away with this.”

On this week’s Choke MMA Show, host Erik Fontanez speaks one on one with UFC President Dana White about upcoming title fights and concern about the Biogenesis PED scandal hitting the UFC. Also, Ivan “The Tech Guy” gives us his picks for UFC 163.

Mark Munuz (pictured) and Michael Bisping have reportedly told each other “Let’s do this, bro.” and will fight in October. Photo via Getty Images.

A battle will commence on British soil.

That’s what MMAjunkie.com is reporting, anyway. Michael Bisping and Mark Munoz have verbally agreed to fight each other at an unnamed UFC event tentatively scheduled for Oct. 26 in Manchester, England.

The fight, according to Junkie’s sources, will be a five-round main event and broadcast in the U.S. on the new Fox Sports 1 platform, which is scheduled to launch on Aug. 17.

Munoz (13-3) recently told The Choke MMA Show that a fight with either Bisping or Vitor Belfort would make the most sense following his drubbing of Tim Boetsch at UFC 162. It now appears the British fighter is on board.

Bisping (24-5) is coming off a win at UFC 159, wherein he won a technical decision over Alan Belcher. The fight got him back on the winning track after suffering a devastating headkick knockout to Belfort in January.

Stay tuned to GRACIEMAG.com for more information as it becomes available.

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Anderson Silva lost?! Is MMA over now?! No, it’s not, so let’s try to remain calm.

On this week’s Choke MMA Show, hosts Erik Fontanez and E. Spencer Kyte discuss an epic night in UFC history. Also, UFC 162 winner Mark Munoz is our guest, and he talks about his win, as well as a special cause he’s leading for a group affected by the recent tornado in Oklahoma. Check it out!

Stefan Struve (right) wants a fight with Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Stefan Struve does not hide his admiration of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. The Dutch giant, coming off a loss to Mark Hunt at UFC Japan in March, sees the fight against “Big Nog” as a great chance for redemption.

The 25-year-old fighter said that when he was a kid, he liked to watch his idol beating opponents in Pride, and just thinking about those fights thrills him.

Earlier this week on GRACIEMAG.com’s “Choke MMA Show,” Struve talked about the respect he has for Minotauro, the strategy to beat the legend, in addition to what caused him to falter in his last fight.

“We’ve wanted this fight for a while now,” Struve said. “I think we’ve been talking about this fight for about two years. He’s one of my favorite fighters. I remember watching him when I was about 11 years old, so it’s unreal to be here now and be like, let’s get a fight with him. In my opinion, I didn’t really call him out … I think people need to see it in this perspective: If you want to fight in this sport, then you have to go out there and ask for it. Most of the time you’ll get it when the fans like it, when the UFC likes it and the other guy likes it. Big Nog said that he loved the fight and I told him to sign the contract. I’m waiting for him.”

When asked how he saw himself winning in a fight with the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, the Dutchman admitted that he should stay away from Nogueira’s strengths.

“Don’t get caught in a grappling fight, stay away from his submissions,” he explained. “I think if I do that, then I have a really good shot at winning the fight.”

Struve recently went on vacation in Los Angeles. While there, the fighter took some time to train with former UFC heavyweight and current MMA coach Antoni Hardonk.

Hardonk, who like Struve, is also from Holland, discussed Struve’s fight with Big Nog and said the former Pride champion has flaws that can be taken advantage of.

“When I see a guy like Big Nog, I see an amazing fighter, but he uses a lot of boxing. That gives him some holes in his game,” Hardonk said. “So I think that the young fighters like Stefan … can really take advantage of that.”

And you, readers, what do you think? Will this heavyweight fight happen? Let us know in the comment section.

The GRACIEMAG.com Choke MMA Show comes at you again with hosts Erik Fontanez and E. Spencer Kyte talking about all the hot topics in MMA. This week, UFC heavyweight Stefan Struve and MMA coach Antoni Hardonk appear on the show to talk about the young fighter’s recovery from injury and his drive to fight Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

All music produced by Erik Fontanez (©2007). Video and images all original from GRACIEMAG.