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We are excited to announce that we will be debuting the MMATorch Livecast this Saturday with a one-hour pregame show from 9-10 ET (7-8 PT) and a one hour post-game show immediately following the event at 1 a.m. ET (11 p.m. PT).
MMATorch Supervising Editor Wade Keller and MMATorch Senior Columnist Shawn Ennis will host the pre-game show. After the event, we'll also be joined by MMATorch Editor-in-Chief Jamie Penick and take your calls live.
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We will also be announcing a weekly Sunday afternoon MMATorch Livecast very soon hosted by Jamie Penick and MMATorch Columnist Matt Pelkey.
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ALERT: Every Tuesday night, listen to the MMATorch Livecast from 9-10:30 p.m. ET or listen now to the most recent shows by clicking here. Listen live this coming Tuesday as Jamie Penick, Rich Hansen, and Matt Pelkey discuss the latest MMA happenings. Online listen at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mmatorch or call into the show at 646-716-8090 to either just listen or participate.
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