Todd Atkins Cameron Belcher interview on the Philippines and MMA

The Todd Atkins Cameron Belcher interview turned to what Atkins will do after his coming retirement: he expects to keep covering combat sports while spending time in the Philippines, where his wife has a large family and the couple has an apartment. He also discussed visiting fighters who compete in ONE Championship and the possibility of broadcasting live from the country.

What did Todd Atkins say about his wife’s family in the Philippines?

Todd Atkins has visited the Philippines twice with his wife, whose relatives live close together in a mountain village. He described a large family that helps him get around and makes him feel looked after during visits. Their ties to the village are one reason he expects his time there to differ from that of visitors who arrive without family connections.

Visits to his wife’s village

Atkins said his wife’s family occupies about six or seven houses in a village of roughly 1,000 people. Her father, whom Atkins described as about 90, has a helper living in his house. She also has three brothers with children, giving the couple an extended family nearby when they visit.

He offered a place to stay if Belcher ever came to the village. According to Atkins, his wife’s seniority within the family means she can ask younger nieces and nephews to make room for a guest. That description was his account of how hospitality works among her relatives, not a plan for Belcher’s visit.

Getting around with family

When Atkins goes out, a family member generally drives him, and he said he rarely travels without Filipino relatives alongside him. He also pointed to the cost of everyday activities: he estimated a haircut at four dollars and said eating out is inexpensive. For him, the appeal of a visit is as much the family support as the lower costs.

How did Todd Atkins and his wife get an apartment in the Philippines?

Todd Atkins said he and his wife already have an apartment in a Philippine city. The arrangement came about when her brother wanted to build apartments on land connected to her but did not want to buy the land because he considered it expensive. Atkins said she asked how many apartments he planned to build, and the resulting arrangement gave them one.

Her brother planned eight apartments, Atkins said. His wife proposed that one of them be theirs, and Atkins said her brother followed through. He did not give a date for the project or identify the city.

The apartment and the village serve different purposes in his account. The couple has a place in the city, while his wife’s family remains based in the smaller mountain community. Atkins contrasted that existing setup with social-media accounts about Americans going to the Philippines to meet someone: he and his wife already have family and a home there.

Will Todd Atkins keep covering combat sports after retirement?

Todd Atkins expects to continue his combat-sports work during his coming retirement and time in the Philippines. He told Cameron Belcher that retirement should give him more time for it, though he has not settled on a new kind of content or announced a schedule. He expects to keep talking with people in the United States and elsewhere.

Asked whether the move might change his podcast or other content, Atkins said people regularly contact him with pitches about projects and platforms. He did not commit to one of those ideas. Instead, he said his work would probably remain similar to what he already does, with more room to cover Philippine combat sports.

On the time retirement would give him, Atkins put it simply:

I'll even have more time

Atkins estimated that the time difference between his location in the United States and the Philippines is about 12 or 13 hours. He raised no fixed plan for how that difference would affect interviews or live broadcasts. His clearest commitment was to keep making content; the amount of Philippine coverage remains something he may develop once there.

What did Todd Atkins say about ONE Championship fighters and Manny Pacquiao?

Todd Atkins has visited a group of fighters in the Philippines who compete in ONE Championship. He said they live about eight hours from where his wife lives, in a mountainous area he also associated with Manny Pacquiao’s training. Those visits give him a possible starting point for more Philippine combat-sports coverage, though he did not announce a project with the fighters.

Visiting ONE Championship fighters

Atkins described traveling to see the fighters rather than merely following them from afar. The distance from his wife’s home stood out in his account: reaching the area took a trip of about eight hours. He did not name the athletes or say that he had arranged future interviews with them.

The mountain training area

He characterized the area as mountainous and high in elevation, and said Manny Pacquiao had done a lot of training there. Atkins did not say he met Pacquiao. He brought up the training connection while explaining the combat-sports activity he had encountered beyond his wife’s village.

What content might Todd Atkins make from the Philippines?

Todd Atkins may cover more Philippine combat sports, host live sessions from the country and show parts of his wife’s family life. He presented those as possibilities rather than a fixed content plan. If viewers want to talk with people in the Philippines or see something there, he said live broadcasts could provide a way to do it.

Live broadcasts and family stories

Atkins said he would still speak with Americans and other guests, even if he adds more Philippine material. He also distinguished his possible approach from videos that focus on how cheaply an American can buy things in the country. His wife’s village is small, mountainous and close-knit, so a video about the family would reflect the place he actually knows.

That idea remains tentative. He did not promise a family series or specify who might appear on camera. What he did identify was a choice of subject: if he makes broader videos about life there, he would be more inclined to show family or village life than simply display purchases.

Where to find Todd Atkins Network

For people who want to follow that work, Atkins gave one name across his platforms: Todd Atkins Network. He said it is the name of his presence on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and MILLIONS. He did not announce a separate channel for Philippine coverage.

Who is Todd Atkins?

Todd Atkins has covered mixed martial arts since the 1990s. His YouTube channel features influential people from the sport’s early days as well as people from its newer era. He has conducted hundreds of interviews over the past few years and continues that work on MILLIONS.