The Big Brown Breakdown

Brendan Schaub recaps UFC 312 Dricus Du Plessis vs Sean Strickland and talks how lopsided the main fights were, how Strickland sells fights by being outlandish and how he got to a championship level by his incredible defense, DDP being someone who is actually willing to die on his shield, current events including Jake Paul vs Canelo Alvarez and Canelo vs Bud Crawford falling through, Dominick Cruz...

Brendan Schaub recaps UFC Nassourdine Imavov vs Israel Adesanya and discusses Bryce Mitchell's Hitler controversy, Conor McGregor's controversial tweets at Khabib Nurmagomedov and Paul Hughes, Michael Venom Page exposing Shara Bullet Magomedov's lack of elite striking, Stylebender's future at the top of the middleweight division and why everyone loves him, a breakdown and picks for this weekend's...

Brendan Schaub recaps UFC 311 and talks Arman Tsarukyan pulling out due to a "back injury", why Islam Makhachev needs to go up a division next, why Jiri Prochazka needs to fight Robert Whittaker next, why Payton Talbott needs more time, why Islam Makhachev is the best pound for pound fighter at the moment, RDR finally showing his true talent, Merab's Dvalishvili cardio being the best in the world...

Brendan Schaub breaks down/makes picks for UFC 311 Islam Makhachev vs Arman Tsarukyan 2 and talks Khabib Nurmagomedov getting kicked off an airplane, Mark Zuckerberg hiring Dana White on META's board, rumors of Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall being verbally agreed to, Tyson Fury retiring from boxing, bout announcements including Leon Edwards vs Jack Della Maddalena, Dominick Cruz vs Rob Font, Henry Ceju...

Brendan Schaub talks Tim Kennedy's connection to the Tesla Cybertruck bombing, Jon Jones asking for $30 million to fight Tom Aspinall, Khabib Nurmagomedov saying Dagestan fighters are much higher caliber than Irish fighters, Conor McGregor vs Logan Paul being targeted for April, what Brendan was paid most in his UFC career, Alex Pereira purposely wanting to fight in March since Magomed Ankalaev wi...

Brendan Schaub discusses the Conor McGregor vs Logan Paul fight in India for a whopping $250 million dollars each and talks why Conor will only have 3 fights left, Cowboy Cerrone re-entering UFC's drug testing pool to potentially make a comeback at 185 pounds, Joe Rogan being named Sports Illustrated's most influential person in boxing for 2024, Paddy Pimblett teasing a new fight potentially being...

Brendan Schaub recaps Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury 2 and talks current events around the combat sports world including rumors of Khamzat Chimaev vs Alex Pereira, the hope of Alex Pereira vs Ciryl Gane, Robert Whittaker entertaining a move up to light heavyweight, reports of Justin Gaethje vs Dan Hooker for 2025, Mike Perry calling out Robbie Lawler for a BKFC fight, Conor McGregor threatening to...

Brendan Schaub recaps UFC Joaquin Buckley vs Colby Covington, predicts what Dana White's huge announcement will be (hint, Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz in the UFC), Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury 2, Shara Bullet vs Michael Venom Page and Israel Adesanya vs Nassourdine Imavov on the next Saudi Arabia card, how truly great Cub Swanson and Michael Bisping are after being in the training room with them, Chael...

Brendan Schaub recaps UFC 310 Alexandre Pantoja vs Kai Asakura and talks falling asleep during Pantoja vs Asakura, terrible judging by Adalaide Byrd, why Ciryl Gane actually lost against Alexander Volkov, why Anthony Smith shouldn't've taken the fight vs Dominick Reyes because of his best friend and coach recently passing, why Ian Garry's stock went up and Shavkat Rakhmonov's stock went down, all...

Brendan Schaub breaks down/makes picks for UFC 310 Alexandre Pantoja vs Kai Asakura and talks Conor McGregor being dropped by multiple brands including Proper 12, how it affects the UFC's upcoming broadcast negotiations and Conor's overall finances, and how it might lead to him boxing Jake Paul or Mike Tyson, how Ian Garry constantly switching camps may affect him vs Shavkat Rakhmonov and whether...

Brendan Schaub takes a deep dive into the Conor McGregor guilty verdict for his alleged assault. He gives takes for both sides and gives his opinion. Also, he discusses current events around the combat sports world including Yoel Romero KO'ing Duane Crespo on 24 hours notice at Mike Perry's Dirty Boxing Championship event, Shi Ming delivering a viral head kick KO at UFC Macau, Dan Hooker sparring...

Brendan Schaub recaps UFC 309 Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic, Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson and Gamebred BKMMA 8 and talks people calling Jake Pauls fake, Stipe looking like he didn't even want to fight, how Jon Jones being undefeated for this long is the most impressive thing in all of sports, however, he's not sure if this version of Jones can beat Tom Aspinall, and how Tom will never be the greatest if Jo...

Brendan Schaub breaks down/makes picks for UFC 309 and Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul, recaps ONE Championship's Reug Reug vs Malykhin and talks current events in the combat sports world including Jon Jones being accused of ducking Tom Aspinall, why Jon Jones is still the goad despite his history with failing USADA tests, why Jon Jones will not be able to just walk through Stipe Miocic and why it'll be a...

Brendan Schaub questions why Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson is still happening, why he thinks Jake Paul loses despite the outcome, recaps UFC Brandon Moreno vs Amir Albazi and talks Rose Namajunas having had her time in the sport and why that's great, her relationship with Trevor Whittman, whether or not Shavkat Rakhmonov deserves the title shot next and why he's the most talented fighter at welterweight...

Brendan Schaub recaps UFC 308 Ilia Topuria vs Max Holloway and being on Fight Companion with Joe Rogan, and talks rants on why Khamzat Chimaev is in a complicated and weird position, Robert Whittaker's teeth and jaw, Rico Verhoeven calling out Francis Ngannou, Dana White teaming up with Mark Zuckerberg to fix UFC rankings, this weekend's Brandon Moreno vs Amir Albazi and much more. Magnesium Break...

Brendan Schaub addresses the Nate Diaz beef and offers a challenge. Also, a recap of Francis Ngannou vs Renan Ferreira in the PFL, a breakdown and picks for this weekend's UFC 308 Ilia Topuria vs Max Holloway and Robert Whittaker vs Khamzat Chimaev, Daniel Cormier's controversial remarks about Donald Cowboy Cerrone returning to MMA after taking performance enhancing supplements and much more. Magn...

Brendan Schaub discusses the dark world of CTE in MMA from his experience and talks current events around the combat sports world including Francis Ngannou's return to MMA vs Renan Ferreira Ben the Bane davis making his BKFC debut vs Oscar Willis, Conor McGregor saying his next fight is with Dan Hooker in Feb of 2025, Dana White signing the last person to beat Alex Pereira in kickboxing, Belal Muh...

Brendan Schaub recaps UFC 307 Alex Pereira vs Khalil Rountree and talks why UFC stars get more respect than any other sports stars, why Alex Pereira will be the underdog on all his upcoming potential fights, why Pereira vs Jon Jones is the only thing that should be next for them, a breakdown of the Nina Drama vs MMA Guru social media war and much more. Arena Club - Right now, you can get 10% off y...

Brendan Schaub breaks down/makes picks for UFC 307, recaps UFC Paris Renato Moicano vs Benoit Saint Denis and talks UFC signing Reinier de Ridder, UFC's new antitrust settlement, Devin Haney suing Ryan Garcia for battery, Conor McGregor signing XZIBIT to his record label, all new bout announcements including Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo and much more. DraftKings - Download the DraftKings Sport...

Brendan discusses why this upcoming UFC Fight Night Renato Moicano vs Benois Saint Denis will be better than UFC Sphere and talks current events around the combat sports world including Anthony Joshua getting KO'd by Daniel Dubois, Aljamain Sterling vs Movsar Evloev being scratched because of Aljamain sustaining a forearm injury, Dana White praising Joe Rogan as the best combat sports commentators...

Brendan Schaub recap's UFC 306 Merab Dvalishvili vs Sean O'Malley, and discusses why the Sphere shouldn't have been the main focus but rather the fighters, why he compares the UFC Sphere to the Rainforest Cafe, and talks current events in the combat sports world including Michael Chandler not fighting Conor McGregor this year but rematching Charles Oliveira in November, Jon Jones saying he'll reti...

Brendan Schaub breaks down/makes picks for UFC 306 "Noche" Suga Sean O'Malley vs Merab Dvalishvili, recaps ONE Championship 168 Denver and UFC's Sean Brady vs Gilbert Burns and talks being at the ONE Denver event, reuniting with Demetrious Mighty Mouse Johnson and learning of his retirement, Suga Sean's massive advantage in striking vs Merab, Mikey Musumeci being stripped of his belt due to not ma...

Brendan Schaub gives his take on Ariel Helwani signing with Yahoo Sports and talks current events around the combat sports world including Muhammad Mokaev signing with Brave CF, Stipe Miocic's rumored injury and his response, Alex Pereira claiming Magomed Ankalaev turned down a fight with him for UFC 307, Gerald Meerschaert beating Anderson Silva's finishing record, Floyd Mayweather firing a refer...

Brendan Schaub recap's UFC 305 Dricus Du Plessis vs Israel Adesanya, and talks making a harsh pick against Dricus and eating crow for it, going on Joe Rogan's Fight Companion for the fight, lists all the reasons Dricus is a very good fighter, Dana White being oddly missing from the event, the terrible judge being fired after he scored 30-27 for Tai Tuivasa, Alex Pereira vs Khalil Rountree being an...

Brendan Schaub breaks down/makes picks for UFC 305 Dricus Du Plessis vs Israel Adesanya and discusses why he believes Israel Adesanya will destroy Dricus Du Plessis, predicts that Izzy will beat DDP then beat Sean Strickland and in the end fight Alex Pereira at light heavyweight within 2 years. Also, current events around the combat sports world including Donald Trump saying Joe Rogan will be booe...