Saturday

Hollywood star Kevin James was on the Sherdog Radio Network’s “Beatdown” show today to discuss his new MMA-themed movie, “Here Comes the Boom.”

The actor talked with hosts TJ De Santis and Jeff Sherwood about his passion for MMA and how it developed into the film, which opens Friday nationwide. James discussed the production of the film, how he made sure it was funny but not over-the-top, and what he learned about MMA in the process.

UFC lightweight Jacob Volkmann also joined the show to talk about his recent victory over Shane Roller, and Bellator featherweight Mike Richman chatted about his upcoming tournament bout against Jeremy Spoon.

Check out the show here.

TJ De Santis rode solo Monday for another edition of “Beatdown” on the Sherdog Radio Network.

Joining the program was lightweight Jacob Volkmann, who talked about his upcoming UFC on FX 5 fight against Shane Roller, which goes down Friday at Target Center in Minneapolis.

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Jacob Volkmann, on “Beatdown,” discussing how much thought goes into what he says in interviews:

“Quite a bit, because I get months -- it’s not like the UFC is giving me fights every two, three months, which I would like. I get about five months between each fight, five, six months. So I’ve got plenty of time to sit there and think about what I want to do. For my next fight, I’ve already got something lined up that’s even bigger than the Obama stuff.”

Jacob Volkmann, on “Beatdown,” discussing whom he’ll vote for in the 2012 U.S. presidential election: “I’m going to be voting for Jacob Volkmann. I’m going to write myself in. ... I’m not going to vote for Romney. I think he’s identical to Obama. I’m not a fan of him. ... I think they have the same policy when it comes to health care. I was watching the straw polls and the debates, and all Romney did ... was just point fingers at the other politicians, and it was really irritating me. I’ve got no respect for Romney at all.”

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Nik Lentz, on “Beatdown,” discussing whether teammate Jacob Volkmann’s controversial comments are made in jest:

“I don’t know if I would say that. Jacob Volkmann (Pictured) is a weird dude. He’s always been a weird, kind of awkward guy. A lot of it isn’t show. A lot of is just how he is. He’s just actually kind of letting it out a little bit because people have told him, ‘Hey, let it out.’ And he kind of is, and people are starting to be like, ‘Whoa, that’s kind of crazy,’ but he’s just kind of an awkward guy.”

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Jacob Volkmann, on “The Savage Dog Show,” discussing how and why he has to change his style to climb the ranks:

“I have to stand and bang. They’re looking for who draws the most fans. Most fans, they like the guys that stand and bang and knock people out. I’m not a guy that likes to stand and bang and knock people out. I’m a doctor, for crying out loud. I want to keep my brain intact.”

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Live radio was back Monday with new epispodes of "Beatdown" and "The Savage Dog Show." TJ De Santis and Luca Fury were back for a new edition of "Beatdown." Joining them were fighters K.J. Noons and Sean Pierson.

Noons joined the show to talk about his win over Billy Evangelista at this past weekend's 'Strikeforce: Melendez Vs Masvidal' card, while Pierson discussed his upcoming fight against Dong Hyun Kim at UFC 141.

Greg Savage and Jordan Breen returned for a new episode of "The Savage Dog Show." Joining them were UFC fighters Nam Phan, Johny Hendricksand Jacob Volkmann to talk about their upcoming fights.

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Jacob Volkmann (Pictured), on “The Savage Dog Show,” discussing the publicity that calling out President Obama has generated:

“It was needed. After that Antonio McKee fight, I felt pretty bad about how I performed because it was such a boring fight. I actually was planning on calling [Obama] out for about two months. I just didn’t know how I’d do it, but I think it played out perfectly, the way I wanted it to come out. Got a lot of press on it and took the focus off the boring fight.”