Podcast: Darren Elkins, Ramsey Nijem

TJ De Santis and Jeff Sherwood were back in the mix for another edition of “Beatdown” on the Sherdog Radio Network. Joining the guys today were UFC fighters Darren Elkins and Ramsey Nijem.

Less than a week removed from his UFC 158 win over Antonio Carvalho, Elkins already has another fight on his hands. Undefeated as a featherweight, Elkins will now face former title challenger Chad Mendes at UFC on Fox 7. Elkins talks about his recent TKO victory, his success at featherweight and why he decided to fight Mendes following the injury withdraw of Clay Guida.

Fighting on the same card as Elkins, Nijem returns to action against undefeated Myles Jury. Nijem breaks down the upcoming fight, his success inside the UFC since fighting on “The Ultimate Fighter” and what he expects out 2013.

De Santis and Sherwood breakdown this weekend’s World Series of Fighting card, take listener calls, emails, tweets and continue the SRN’s Nick Diaz contest. Listen to “Beatdown” here.