The Big Brown Breakdown

Brendan grabs coffee with Luke Thomas in Washington D.C. and catches up on all things life, work, family and fighting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brendan recaps UFC's Gaethje vs Barboza, One Championship's "A New Era" card and talks Conor McGregor's sexual assault investigation, how ESPN's PPV deal with UFC affects fighter's star power, Ryan Garcia's impressive win, Tim Kennedy and Urijah Faber potentially coming out of retirement, Paige VanZant's play by play commentating debut, Tyron Woodley's shitty return back to the title and more. Als...

Brendan recap's Pettis vs Thompson, breaks down UFC Barboza vs Gaethje and talks T.J. Dillashaw's USADA violation and title relinquishment, UFC's new PPV deal with ESPN, Adrien Broner's threats to viral star, Conor McGregor requesting shares of the UFC, Luke Rockhold's first match at light heavyweight and more. Also, Brendan's trip to Milwaukee, staying at a haunted hotel and eating the worst food...

Brendan recaps this past weekend's Jorge Masvidal vs Darren Till and Errol Spence Jr. vs Mikey Garcia fights, and talks Thompson vs Till, breaking MMA & boxing events/news, Masvidal's backstage fight with Leon Edwards, Till's uncertain future, Tony Ferguson's frightening personal troubles, Deontay Wilder rejecting a $100 million offer, Conor McGregor being sued for assault and battery, ESPN's top...

Brendan recaps UFC Dos Santos vs Lewis, breaks down/makes picks for UFC TIll vs Masvidal and Errol Spence vs Mikey Garcia and talks breaking MMA & boxing events/news, Gennady Golovkin signing with DAZN, Paulie Malignaggi signing with Bare Knuckle FC, Conor McGregor turning down a co-main event with Donald Cerrone, UFC 235's promising PPV buys, Paulo Costa rumors, Alexander Gustafsson vs Anthony Sm...

Brendan recaps UFC 235 Jones vs Smith and talks Kamaru Usman's dismantling of Tyron Woodley, Herb Dean's controversial stoppage of Ben Askren vs Robbie Lawler, Cody Garbrandt's 3rd loss in a row and whats next for him, Colby Covington's ambush of Dana White and buffet altercation with Usman's entourage, Marc Goddard's constant stand up's of Usman and Woodley and Jon Aniks criticism's/Twitter excha...

Brendan breaks down/makes picks for UFC 235 Jon Jones vs Anthony Smith and recaps UFC Fight Night Santos vs Blachowicz and Bellator's Gallagher vs Graham. Also, breaking MMA & boxing news, George St-Pierre's retirement and legacy, Tyson Fury's rematch with Deontay Wilder in jeopardy, Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier 2 for an interim flyweight title, Stylebender vs Gastelum for an interim middleweigh...

Brendan recaps this past weekends UFC and Bellator cards and talks Ngannou's lightening quick finish of Velasquez and whats next for both fighters, the lackluster fight between MVP and Daley, Mitrione vs Kharitonov's unfortunate ending, Cro Cop's revenge win over Roy Nelson and breaking MMA & boxing events/news, Tyson Fury's multi-million ESPN deal, Mark Hunts lawsuit being mostly dismissed, Kron...

Brendan recaps UFC 234 Stylebender vs Silva and Gervonta Davis vs Hugo Ruiz and breaks down/makes picks for UFC Velasquez vs Ngannou and Bellator's Michael Page vs Paul Daley & Matt Mitrione vs Sergei Kharitonov. He talks breaking MMA and boxing events/news, Robert Whittaker undergoing surgery, Conor vs Cowboy interim title fight rumors, Floyd Mayweather's knee high rain boots, Kelvin Gastelum's s...

Brendan breaks down/makes picks for UFC 234 Whittaker vs Gastelum/Stylebender vs Silva and Gervonta Davis vs Hugo Ruiz and recaps Moraes vs Assuncao 2. He talks breaking MMA & boxing events/news, NSAC punishments for Conor Mcgregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Jon Jones, Johnny Walker's promising potential and epic stripper walkout, Anthony Rumble Johnson joining Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, Jo...

Brendan sits down with Al Iaquinta to discuss the Conor Mcgregor bus attack, fighting Khabib Nurmagomedov on a day's notice, Lorenzo Fertitta helping with surgery bills, real estate agent life, fights he wants next and more. Also, Bellator 214 Fedor vs Bader RECAP, UFC Assuncao vs Moraes 2 breakdown and picks, steroid metabolites found in Jon Jones' VADA test, Max Holloway in Dublin and more. Also...

Brendan recap's Cejudo vs Dillashaw & Pacquiao vs Broner and breaks down/makes picks for Bellator 214 Fedor vs Bader. Also, breaking MMA & boxing events, Cowboy's revenge on Hernandez, Conor vs Cowboy talks, Canelo Alvarez vs Daniel Jacobs, Till vs Masvidal, Gaethje vs Barboza announcements, UFC's new belt and more. Also, Brendan's SHOWTIME special weekend recap, The Shoe Surgeon story, Patriots v...

Mike Coppinger (Boxing insider for Fox Sports and Senior writer for Ring Magazine) sits down with Brendan to break down Manny Pacquiao vs Adrien Broner airing on SHOWTIME PPV this Saturday, January 19th. The guys discuss how the match up came together, whats on the line, whats next for who wins and give their predictions/picks. Also, Gervonta Davis vs Abner Mares breakdown, whats next for Tyson Fu...

Brendan breaks down/makes picks for UFC's Cejudo vs Dillashaw and Pacquiao vs Broner and talks breaking MMA & boxing events/news, Jon Jones tests clean for UFC 232, Conor McGregor's verbal attacks on Pauli Malignaggi, Khabib and Firas Zahabi, SHOWTIME's All Access, Adrien Broner partying, Manny Pacquiao buying over one thousand fight tickets, Tj Dillashaw and Henry Cejudo's drastic body changes an...

Brendan talks breaking MMA & boxing events/news, Conor McGregor calling out Tenshin Nasukawa, Jon Jones vs Anthony Smith and Tyron Woodley vs Kamaru Usman fight announcements, Nick Diaz vs Jorge Masvidal fight off, Cody Garbrandt's return fight, Jimmy Smith's release as commentator for the UFC and more. Also, Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast, LA Chargers, Hailee Steinfeld and the Bumble Bee m...

Brendan recaps UFC 232 Jones vs Gustafsson 2 and welcomes Paige VanZant in-studio. Paige discusses her upcoming fight with Rachael Ostovich, training with Cyborg, dating a fighter, negativity on social media, Dancing with the Stars, cooking show and more. Also, breaking MMA events/news, Jeff Novitzky on Joe Rogan's podcast, Floyd Mayweather vs Tenshin Nasukawa results, the biggest shame with Jon J...

Brendan rants about the recent Jon Jones controversy, his past and legacy, UFC 232 moving from Las Vegas to Los Angeles on 6 days notice, Dana White, Jeff Novitzky, CSAC and USADA's handling of the situation, how the move hurts every other fighter on the card and why Alexander Gustafsson should negotiate a new deal. Also, breakdown and picks for UFC 232, breaking MMA & boxing events/news, Charlo b...

Brendan recaps Lee vs Iaquinta 2, Canelo vs Fielding, Chandler vs Primus 2, Bellator Hawaii and talks breaking MMA & boxing events/news, Cain Velasquez's return, Dominic Cruz injured again, Scott Coker on UFC 233 cancellation, Dana White and Oscar De La Hoya's public feud, Brendan meeting Logan Paul and guesting on his podcast, great sushi, creepy mall Santa's, the new animated Spider-Man, fan que...

Brendan recaps UFC 231 Ortega vs Holloway and talks Lee vs Iaquinta 2, Chandler vs Primus 2, Canelo vs Fielding and more. Also, Rachael Ostovich booked on the same card as Greg Hardy, whats next for Holloway and Ortega, Michael Bisping's comments on Stylebender, Joanna Jedrzejczyk's accountability issue, Brock Lesnar's missing USADA test, Tyson Fury's DM, childhood stories, trip to New Mexico, fan...

Recap of Fury vs Wilder and breakdown/picks for UFC 231 Holloway vs Ortega. Brendan rants on how he scored the Fury/Wilder fight, why he feels no one lost, disappointment in commentary and more. Also, recaps of Usman vs Dos Anjos and Tuivasa vs Dos Santos, breaking MMA & boxing events/news, Liddell vs Ortiz 3 PPV numbers, One Championship making big moves, fan questions and much more! See omnystud...

Brendan breaks down/makes picks for Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury, recaps Liddell vs Ortiz 3 and Demetrious Johnson stops by to discuss his Ben Askren trade/move to One Championship, becoming their Esports Ambassador, gaming, his top 2 picks for pound for pound fighters and more. Brendan also breaks down/makes picks for UFC Fight Nights; Rafael Dos Anjos vs Kamaru Usman & Junior Dos Santos vs Tai T...

Tito Ortiz joins Brendan to discuss his upcoming fight with Chuck Liddell and talks working with Golden Boy and Oscar De La Hoya, relationship with Donald Trump, becoming a promoter and more. Also, Brendan recaps Korean Zombie vs Yair Rodriguez, Cerrone vs Perry, and talks breaking MMA & boxing events/news, UFC Magny vs Ponzinibbio, Bellator 209, recent Fight Companion, wild fires, fan questions a...

Brendan recaps UFC 230 Cormier vs Lewis and talks Stylebender being MVP of the night, Floyd Mayweather vs Tenshin Nasukawa official for Rizin 14, Ben Askren vs Darren Till & Stephen Thompson vs Robbie Lawler in the works, Chris Weidman's future and more. Also, breakdown/picks for Korean Zombie vs Yair Rodriguez card, recap of San Francisco trip, Netflix's The King with Ronnie Coleman and Sacrifice...

Brendan talks spending the day with Tyson Fury, UFC 230 Cormier vs Lewis and Oezdemir vs Smith recap. Also, breaking MMA & boxing events/news, Ben Askren/Demetrious Johnson trade (why its good for everyone and how Askren's star potential and style can change younger generations of fighters) GGG's future and more. Also, Brendan opens up about his personal life, upcoming all-star comedy tour, Hallow...

Brendan recaps Bellator 207 & 208, Bader vs Mitrione & Fedor vs Sonnen. He also talks breaking MMA & boxing events/news, Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 2, Daniel Cormier vs Derrick Lewis for the heavyweight title, Stipe Miocic being left in the dust, Khabib's rising fame, Deontay Wilder KO'ing a mascot, Eddie Alvarez signing with One Championship, UFC 229's record breaking PPV buys and more. Al...