Fitz and a Fighter

Text me a question for the show Watch Fitz Nation on UFC Fight Pass Fitz chats with UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen. Sandhagen is one of the most exciting bantamweight fighters in the world.  He also has a very unique mindset in how he thinks of himself and the place in the world. He talks a lot about the art or martial arts being the most important part.  To Sandhagen, there are two pro...

Text me a question for the show Watch Fitz Nation on UFC Fight Pass Jalin Turner is the latest UFC contender to join Fitz Nation after his big win over Brad Riddell in Las Vegas.  Turner not only has an impressive win streak that's propelled him to the top 15, but he has also finished his opponents at a dizzying rate, making him a prospect to watch at 155 pounds. In this interview, Turner talks ab...

Text me a question for the show Watch Fitz Nation on UFC Fight Pass Eliot Marshall is a former UFC heavyweight and veteran MMA coach.  He was the long time head coach of Elevation Fight Team in Denver before abruptly wanting to stop coaching MMA fighters as a team.  He talks about the regrets he has in how he handled stepping away from the team, but more importantly, his upbringing as a mixed race...

Text me a question for the show Watch Fitz Nation on UFC Fight Pass Cody Brundage is a UFC middleweight prospect who has won back to back fights, most recently an emphatic 1st round stoppage of Tresean Gore at the UFC Apex. In this interview, Fitz and Cody dive into what it's like dealing with the nerves that come along with a fight, his journey as a privileged kid to wanting to prove himself as a...

Text me a question for the show Fitz Nation is supported by Manscaped.com !  Get 20% OFF + Free Shipping with promo code FITZ20 at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod Watch Fitz Nation on UFC Fight Pass Jason and Randy Sklar (aka The Sklar Brothers) chat with UFC announcer Brendan Fitzgerald on Fitz Nation about their upcoming show 'The Nosebleeds' on UFC Fight Pass. They also go into their careers a...

Text me a question for the show Fitz Nation is supported by Manscaped.com !  Get 20% OFF + Free Shipping with promo code FITZ20 at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod Watch Fitz Nation on UFC Fight Pass Cody Stamann is fresh off a recent win vs. Eddie Wineland at UFC Austin and chats with Brendan Fitzgerald about his life and career on Fitz Nation.  Hear Cody's journey from his blue-collar background...

Text me a question for the show Fitz Nation is supported by Manscaped.com !  Get 20% OFF + Free Shipping with promo code FITZ20 at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod Watch Fitz Nation on UFC Fight Pass Chris Curtis chats with Brendan Fitzgerald on the Fitz Nation Podcast. Curtis broke into the UFC in late 2021 with a huge win over Phil Hawes.  He then went on to finish Brendan Allen shortly after. R...

Text me a question for the show Support the show at MANSCAPED.com by using the promo code FITZ20 Here's another repost of an old episode that is relevant this week!  Yair Rodriguez is back in a main event at UFC Long Island this Saturday, so I thought I'd post our chat from February of 2020. This was one of the last shows I did with an in-person guest (as I did for all of the first 23 or so episod...

Text me a question for the show Support the show at MANSCAPED.com by using the promo code FITZ20 I spend Friday at UFC X in Las Vegas, the UFC's gigantic fan expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center. As part of my day, I sat down at the UFC social media booth with Kevin Holland.  As always, he was great to chat with.  Hope you enjoy! The video version is available on my YouTube channel. Follow Fitz...

Text me a question for the show Brendan Fitzgerald chats with UFC veteran and featherweight contender Alex Caceres. Caceres is a recognizable character to fight fans with his free-flowing style and of course the trademark hairstyle. He has been on a long journey in the UFC and is still going strong as he is about to turn 34 years old. Full episodes of Fitz Nation are now exclusively on UFC Fight P...

Text me a question for the show Full episodes of Fitz Nation are exclusively on UFC Fight Pass Fitz is back with UFC featherweight contender Josh Emmett.   The veteran from Sacramento is ready for his main event vs. Calvin Kattar in a high stakes match-up at UFC Austin later this month. In this episode, Emmett discusses his upbringing with a single mom and older brother that dealt with addiction,...

Text me a question for the show Check out the full interview only on UFC FIGHT PASS. On this episode of Fitz Nation, Brendan Fitzgerald chats with UFC flyweight contender Maycee Barber.   Barber has packed a lot of life experience into her first 23 years.  She was just 20 years old when appearing on Dana White's Contender Series in 2018, getting a big win and earning a UFC contract. She has been t...

Text me a question for the show Fitz chats with UFC bantamweight Davey Grant. Grant has really had a nice run of exciting fights since 2020, returning after a long injury layoff to score a 3rd round KO at the first event on Fight Island. In his last two fights, he's gone toe to toe with Chito Vera (now a title contender) and Adrian Yanez. At 36, he says he still has a lot of fight left! Head to UF...

Text me a question for the show In this episode, Fitz chats with UFC light heavyweight veteran Khalil Rountree. Khalil has been in the UFC for years now after appearing on The Ultimate Fighter to get his shot with the promotion. But what makes his story so impressive is about how he grew up.  After his father was murdered when he was 2 years old, Rountree developed into an introvert who saw the wo...

Text me a question for the show Clayton Guida is a UFC lightweight who's been a professional competitor since 2003. He also competed for Strikeforce, becoming the inaugural Strikeforce Lightweight Champion, WEC, and King of the Cage among other promotions. UFC fans know Guida for his long hair and high energy.  He attributes his aggressive attack to his days as a high school and college wrestler,...

Text me a question for the show Fitz Nation is back with new episodes as Brendan Fitzgerald speaks with UFC welterweight Vicente Luque. Luque is currently ranked 4th in the UFC's welterweight division.  This Saturday, he will fight 5th ranked Belal Muhammad in the main event at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad. In this episode, Fitz talks to Vicente about his roots in New Jersey, but growing up...

Text me a question for the show Before new episodes come back at you in the next few weeks, thought I would repost this episode from 1 year ago with Chris Daukaus. He fights this week in the main event at UFC Columbus.  This is an evergreen interview about his life and career, going from 300-pounds to becoming an MMA fighter that balanced training and serving as a Philadelphia police officer. Chri...

Text me a question for the show Drew Dober fights Terrance McKinney this week at UFC Vegas 50. He is a veteran contender in the lightweight division and has spent time inside the top 15.  This interview is from March of 2021, just before he fought Islam Makhachev.  He lost that bout and then fought Brad Riddell in a Fight of the Night match-up later in 2021.   Now, he looks to turn things around a...

Text me a question for the show UFC announcer Brendan Fitzgerald chats with UFC veteran and The Ultimate Fighter winner Court McGee on Fitz Nation. Court McGee is a UFC welterweight veteran who is off back-to-back wins including a victory over Ramiz Brahimaj in early 2022. In this episode, Brendan Fitzgerald and Court McGee discuss his well-known battle with addiction and how he has remained sober...

Text me a question for the show Bryce Mitchell (aka Thug Nasty) is a UFC featherweight contender currently ranked #11 in the division and is scheduled to fight Edson Barboza at UFC 272 on March 5th. In this episode, Bryce talks about his roots in Arkansas.  He was raised by a single mom and his grandparents and has never met his father.  From a young age, he loved competition but was a little roug...

Text me a question for the show Sean Brady is a UFC welterweight contender currently ranked #9 in the division and coming off a big win over fellow contender Michael Chiesa. In this episode, Brendan Fitzgerald and Sean Brady talk about his early life in Philadelphia and how he never really found his true passion growing up until he signed up for martial arts as a teenager.  He was battling low sel...

Text me a question for the show Bryan "Pooh Bear" Battle is a UFC middleweight and winner of The Ultimate Fighter season 29 in 2021. In this episode, Brendan Fitzgerald and Bryan Battle discuss his unique upbringing in North Carolina, being home schooled through high school and finding martial arts in his early 20s. ➡️  Battle also talks about how he chooses to prove those who support him right in...

Text me a question for the show "Hurricane" Shane Burgos is a UFC featherweight contender out of New York. In this episode, Brendan Fitzgerald and Shane Burgos discuss Burgos' recent win over Billy Quarantillo and the feeling of getting back to the win column in the UFC.  They also discuss Shane's beginnings in martial arts and how he battled scoliosis and back surgery as a teenager to become a UF...

Text me a question for the show Fitz chats with UFC featherweight Charles Jourdain, who is coming off a big win vs. Andre Ewell at UFC Fight Night on 12/18. Jourdain is about to sign a new contract with the UFC and is one of the most exciting featherweight prospects in the promotion.  His signature win came against Doo Ho Choi in 2019, but he has thrilled fight fans with each performance and hopes...

Text me a question for the show UFC bantamweight Randy Costa chats with UFC announcer Brendan Fitzgerald about his unlikely rise to being in the UFC.  Costa participated in martial arts but never thought of himself as a fighter.  As a tribute to his friend, Devin Carrier, who tragically died in a car accident, he took a pro fight and found success.  The rest, as they say, is history. Costa has two...