Former Strikeforce World Champion, UFC veteran, Bellator star, and Weighing In podcast host Josh Thompson joins Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen to break down the UFC White House card, Alex Pereira vs Ciryl Gane, Michael Chandler's future, Belal Muhammad's championship run, fighter aging, media criticism in combat sports, and the biggest questions facing MMA today. The guys also discuss Josh Thompson's transition from fighting to media, Big John McCarthy's return to officiating, youth sports, lacrosse, fighter development, wrestling vs striking, Jon Jones' legacy, and whether Alex Pereira can become one of the greatest combat sports athletes ever.

Former Strikeforce World Champion, UFC veteran, Bellator star, and Weighing In podcast host Josh Thompson joins Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen to break down the UFC White House card, Alex Pereira vs Ciryl Gane, Michael Chandler's future, Belal Muhammad's championship run, fighter aging, media criticism in combat sports, and the biggest questions facing MMA today.

The guys also discuss Josh Thompson's transition from fighting to media, Big John McCarthy's return to officiating, youth sports, lacrosse, fighter development, wrestling vs striking, Jon Jones' legacy, and whether Alex Pereira can become one of the greatest combat sports athletes ever.

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Will Sasso is back with Brendan and Bryan and the guys talk Jim Carrey, CM Punk, Carlos Mencia, Alex Jones, Will getting friend zoned by his hot co-workers cereal bowl fighting and much more.

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Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen discuss Joe Rogan's White House UFC card, Ray Romano crushing at the Comedy Mothership, Donald Trump, political influence, UFC logistics, Texas wildlife, shark attacks, Myles Garrett, generational differences, and some of the craziest stories happening in comedy, sports, and culture today.

The guys also debate whether Joe Rogan has more influence than billionaires, react to viral shark attack footage, discuss dangerous animals in Texas, review the horror films Backrooms and Obsession, and break down why modern generations view the world differently than previous generations.

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Bryan Callen and Brendan Schaub discuss Ray Romano's incredible performance at the Comedy Mothership, Kevin Hart's business empire, comedy longevity, Texas ranch life, health scares, testosterone, TRT, the Enhanced Games, Colby Covington, Conor McGregor's UFC comeback, and the future of combat sports.

The guys also debate whether Bryan could survive life as a Texas farmer, talk about losing friends as they get older, heart health, blood work, social media culture, UFC matchmaking, Paddy Pimblett, Sean Brady, and some of the biggest stories happening in comedy and MMA.

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Andrew Santino steps in to guest host with Brendan and Theo Von makes a surprise appearance. The guys guess each others weight and talk sex changes, old jacked dudes, R. Kelly, favorite music genres, Kanye and Joe Rogan, highest viewed videos on YouTube, Santino's story about partying with PSY, Asian names quiz and much more!

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Phil Daru from Marek Health joins Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen on The Fighter and The Kid to break down Khamzat Chimaev’s cardio issues, fighter mentality, overtraining, Bo Nickal’s wrestling-heavy style, concussion damage, sports-specific training, and the science behind elite UFC performance.

Phil Daru has trained world champions across UFC, boxing, bare knuckle fighting, and professional sports, and explains what separates elite fighters from great athletes — including recovery, strength & conditioning, weight cuts, endurance, mobility, and mental toughness.

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Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen break down the controversial Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven fight, debate boxing corruption, react to Chelsea Handler attacking Shane Gillis after the roast, discuss Jake Paul vs Francis Ngannou, and dive into one of the craziest documentaries they’ve ever seen.

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Chris Distefano witnesses Bryan wearing Crocs and attacking Brendan and the guys talk cholesterol levels, Chris' right to racial slurs, bombing on stage, stories of Chris' doctorate degree and time playing division 3 basketball, his mafia connected dad, Jerry Lewis, Artie Lange and much more!

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