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Bess was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. He has a strong background in martial arts and is a black belt in Shotokan. He also is a hip-hop artist who has performed all over the country. Bess fell in love with boxing at an early age, and that love led him to the top in sports broadcasting. He currently hosts The Ak & Barak Show, a daily boxing show that simultaneously airs on SiriusXM and DAZN. He now resides in Los Angeles, California where he uses his comedic ability and words of wisdom to be an inspirational voice in today’s culture

Clifford is a retired MMA fighter with more than a decade of experience working in the sport. After a college wrestling career at San Francisco State, Clifford began fighting professionally in promotions such as Strikeforce and RFA. The former Editor-in-Chief of TapouT Magazine has been a mainstay of fight programming on SiriusXM since the first MMA show on its airwaves back in 2010. He lives in Long Beach, CA with his wife Vickie and their very loud dogs, Bulldozer and Bruce.

Cooney is a former world-class heavyweight boxer who earned a record of 28-3 with 24 KOs in his career. Since hanging up his gloves, he’s promoted numerous championship boxing shows while also founding F.I.S.T, a nonprofit organization that helps boxers transition to life outside of the ring.

Dreamer is an iconic professional wrestler who has transcended the world of wrestling for almost three decades as both a performer and creative driving force. A lifelong wrestling fan, Dreamer would become the heart and soul of Extreme Championship Wrestling before joining World Wrestling Entertainment, where he would work as both a performer and in talent relations. Dreamer has held every position in professional wrestling: performer, agent, writer and producer of TV & Pay Per View events. Dreamer also worked in Total Nonstop Action (Impact) Wrestling and with Ring of Honor. In 2012, he founded his own wrestling promotion, House of Hardcore, in a bid to continue to give to the only business he’s ever known. A father of twin daughters, and an avid lover of dogs, Dreamer has influenced countless careers and educated even more in a career that still goes strong today.

Known as “The Commish,” Gordon is the former Chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission (1988 – 1995). He served as Editor-in-Chief of The Ring and Boxing Illustrated magazines. He was also the Associate Editor of Big Book of Boxing, World Boxing magazine, and International Boxing magazine prior to joining publisher Bert Sugar at The Ring. Gordon is a graduate of Long Island University.

“The World's Strongest Man,” Henry is an American retired Olympic weightlifter, powerlifter, strongman, and WWE Hall of Famer. He was a two-time Olympian, competing in 1992 and 1996, and a gold, silver, and bronze medalist at the Pan American Games in 1995. In 2002, he also won the first annual Arnold Strongman Classic. During his illustrious 21-year wresting career, Henry has been a WWE World Heavyweight Champion, ECW World Heavyweight Champion, and WWE European Champion.

The host and creator of Busted Open, LaGreca is an award-winning radio talent with more than 15 years of experience in the industry. He’s a lifelong pro wrestling fan who has traveled all around the country interviewing legends such as Ric Flair, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Vince McMahon, and more. His knowledge of pro wrestling history, specifically the 80’s “golden age” of wrestling, is unmatched. Dave attended college at William Patterson University and spent the first part of his career working for the NHL Network. Before the launch of Busted Open, Dave was an integral part of SiriusXM NFL Radio, working as the lead producer of The Opening Drive before taking Busted Open to five days a week in 2017.

McKinnell is a sportswriter specializing in Mixed Martial Arts for Yahoo! Sports and UFC Magazine. Based out of Las Vegas, McKinnell is in attendance to cover all UFC events from Sin City. He is a graduate of Ball State University.

Do you know who he is...of course you do. He’s one half of the most decorated tag team of all time, the Dudley Boyz, and captured 24 World Tag Team Championships over his lengthy career. He’s an ECW original, a nine-time WWE Tag Team Champion, and a two-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion and Hall of Famer. In 2018, he and his tag team partner D’Von were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as the iconic Dudley Boyz. He has done it all in the world of pro wrestling and sports entertainment and now he’s dominating the air waves on Busted Open. Some call him Bubba Ray but he’s Bully Ray to us!

Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Akin “Ak” Reyes has dedicated his career to entertaining, educating, and even “pulling up” on sports fans. Once the host of The Sweet Scientists, a popular show on rapper 50 Cent’s entertainment platform thisis50.com, Reyes captured audiences at the cross section of hip-hop and sport. His work with streaming app DAZN placed him on a global stage where sports fans across the world tuned in for his insightful commentary on boxing and interviews with top-ranking athletes and legends of the sport. Today, you can find Ak on Sirius XM (simulcasted on DAZN) as one half of The Ak & Barak Show and as host of the wildly popular video segment The Pull Up airing exclusively on DAZN.

Anthony “Lionheart” Smith is a top contender in the UFC’s Light Heavyweight division. He became a professional competitor in 2008 and has formerly competed for Strikeforce and Bellator. Smith holds key wins over some of the best in the world. He challenged for the LHW title in 2019 against Jon Jones, and took him to decision. Outside of fighting, he does commentary for the UFC.

Smith is a veteran combat sports commentator who has called fights for the UFC, Bellator, PBC Boxing, Affliction, and M1. Smith was also the host of Fight Quest for the Discovery Channel where he traveled the world studying and competing in a variety of martial arts. He holds a BJJ black belt under Rey Diogo and a pro MMA record of 6-1.

A pioneer of women’s MMA, Tate is the former Women’s UFC Bantamweight Champion. She currently resides in Singapore, where she is the Vice President of ONE Championship. She’s a huge animal lover and a baking enthusiast. Tate is mother to two children, daughter Amaia and son Daxon.