Brendan Schaub is back LIVE for another Big Brown Breakdown covering the latest UFC and MMA news, answering fan questions and breaking down this weekend’s fights.

Brendan reacts to reports that Sean Strickland signed a massive $20 million deal and discusses just how significant that kind of money could be for a UFC fighter outside of Conor McGregor. He also revisits the continuing Din Thomas and Jillian Robertson situation, including Thomas cornering Sean Brady and why the controversy continues to create bad PR.

The show also gets into UFC fighter pay following the new media-rights deal, the problem with fighters reaching the UFC too quickly through Dana White’s Contender Series, Yair Rodriguez’s inactivity, Aljamain Sterling turning down an opponent outside the rankings, and the upcoming UFC Sacramento card.

Later, Brendan explains why Alexander Volkanovski should consider moving to lightweight for a superfight with Justin Gaethje, discusses Reinier de Ridder at 205, gives his picks for UFC Sacramento, and talks about a potential upcoming UFC 332 main event.

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Brendan Schaub is back with another Big Brown Breakdown covering the biggest stories in MMA, UFC and combat sports.

The fallout surrounding Din Thomas and Jillian Robertson continues after Robertson rejected Thomas’ apology following his controversial comments about her career. Brendan breaks down why the situation keeps getting worse, the messages Robertson shared, Thomas saying his comments were partly for television and ratings, and the confusion surrounding his supposed retirement from cornering while still planning to corner Sean Brady.

The MMA world also begins piling on, with Kelvin Gastelum criticizing Thomas, Hector Lombard unloading on his former teammate, and the conversation turning toward the UFC’s so-called “good old boys club.” Brendan explains why he actually believes all the controversy could ultimately be the best thing that happened to Jillian Robertson’s career.

Also discussed: Yair Rodriguez pulling out of his UFC Noche main event, Jean Silva, Tom Aspinall opening up about the mental toll of fighting, Dana White’s Contender Series and fighter pay, the decline of The Ultimate Fighter, Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua, Dana White’s issues with Eddie Hearn, Khamzat Chimaev potentially moving to 205, Johnny Walker at heavyweight, and UFC Sacramento featuring Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez vs. Gregory “Robocop” Rodrigues.

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Brendan Schaub is back LIVE for another Big Brown Breakdown, reacting to the fallout from Islam Makhachev vs Ian Machado Garry and answering fan questions about the biggest stories in MMA.

Brendan doubles down on his criticism of Ian Garry’s game plan, explains why fighting defensively took away the weapons that make Garry dangerous, and debates whether Ian has the mentality necessary to become UFC champion. He also discusses Islam Makhachev’s move to welterweight, Michael Morales and Shavkat Rakhmonov as potential threats, and why he still believes Jon Jones has the stronger case as MMA’s GOAT.

Plus, Brendan defends Mackenzie Dern’s performance against Jillian Robertson, reacts to Dean Thomas’ corner controversy, discusses damage vs control in MMA judging, Paddy Pimblett’s next move, Aaron Pico vs Arnold Allen, the future of the UFC welterweight division and much more. Subscribe for UFC breakdowns, MMA news, fight predictions, live reactions and more.

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