The Co-Main Event MMA Podcast
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The Co-Main Event MMA Podcast
An irreverent and unscripted look at the week's mixed martial arts news from longtime MMA journalists Ben Fowlkes and Chad Dundas. Topics include the latest happenings in the UFC, Bellator and other promotions.
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Episode 666: Charles Oliveira is the new king of Rio!
Chucky Olives pretty much wore Mateusz Gamrot around like a button during their main event fight at last weekend’s UFC Fight Night in Rio de Janeiro....
Episode 665: Chama lives!
Well, that was just disrespectful. Alex Pereira went out there at UFC 320 on Saturday with absolutely no regard whatsoever for Magomed Ankalaev. Bulli...
Episode 664: UFC 320 preview + Wanderlei gets KTFOed
The PPV era is (maybe!) winding down, and on Saturday, we’ll all celebrate by (maybe!) shelling out our hard-earned dollars to watch UFC 320, where Ma...
Episode 663: Fighters are starting to get that class action settlement money
The money has finally started to roll in for fighters after the UFC agreed to settle that pesky class action lawsuit for $375 million back in February...
Episode 662: Is boxing Dana White’s idea of a cushy retirement gig?
You know how, after they retire, some older guys go out and get, like, part-time jobs at the United Way or Ace Hardware or some shit? Not necessarily...
Episode 661: Remember UFC: Noche? Neither does the UFC, apparently
Remember last year, when for about six months the UFC tried to pretend like UFC: Noche was a big deal — mostly because Dana White had to prove to the...
Episode 660: Who the Hell Is Nassourdine Imavov?
Honestly, Nassourdine Imavov is pretty legit. He’s 16-4 (1) overall, riding a three-fight win streak and heads into Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main ev...
Episode 659: Raja Jackson goes nuts at pro wrestling show
So, Quinton Jackson’s son went on a crazy, uh, rampage at an independent pro wrestling event over the weekend. Raja Jackson — a person we’d barely eve...
Episode 658: Khamzat smesh? Or Khamzat smush?
He done did it. Khamzat Chimaev basically pitched a perfect game against Dricus du Plessis at UFC 319, making it look EASY en route to one of the more...
Episode 657: UFC’s move to Paramount could change everything (or not!)
Here’s something nobody saw coming: the UFC is taking its talents to Paramount. Not Netflix. Not re-upping with ESPN. Not even a late play from Amazon...
Episode 656: Every UFC fighter, ranked? What could go wrong?
The big homies at Tapology this month revealed their own new computerized ranking system for MMA fighters — and, friends, they went big. The new Tapol...
Episode 655: Dustin Poirier retires, Big Tom gets Ciryl Gane & Jon Jones can’t fight at the White House
We had a lot to catch up on this week after missing last week’s show: UFC 318 and Dustin Poirier’s retirement fight; what the future holds now for Max...
Episode 654: Saying goodbye to Cool Dusty P
Dustin Poirier’s last fight is this weekend. You know, allegedly. All relevant disclaimers apply. Still, if anyone deserves to ride off into the sunse...
Episode 653: UFC at the White House? Wow, LAME!
The doddering old man who also happens to be the most powerful person in the world made an offhand comment over the 4th of July weekend that he’d like...
Episode 652: Ilia Topuria looks more and more like That Dude
Ilia Topuria called his shot — going out there at UFC 317 on Saturday and doing exactly what he said he was going to do to Charles Oliveira, exactly w...
Episode 651: Jon Jones ‘retires’ the same week as UFC 317? Lawd!
So, Jon Jones is out. Like, OUT out. As in Jon Jones is retired. Or … should we say … “retired,” because ain’t nobody thinks we’ve seen the last of th...
Episode 650: Accusations, innuendos and inferences
So, there’s still some fight left in this old dog, Kamaru Usman — as Joaquin Buckley found out the hard way in their UFC Fight Night main event on Sat...
Episode 649: Merab Dvalishvili: Little guy, big problem
Not sure how you’re supposed to beat this guy Merab Dvalishvili at this point. Poison? Blow darts? The Dark Arts? Regular-ass fighting ain’t working,...
Episode 648: Are Kayla & Merab unbeatable at UFC 316?
The odds don’t look very competitive headed into the dueling title fights atop Saturday’s UFC 316. Merab Dvalishvili and Kayla Harrison are both prett...
Episode 647: Luckily, Merab has nine other toes
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Episode 646: Jon Jones is back on his f*ckery
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Episode 645: Let the dominoes fall after UFC 315
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Episode 644: Somehow Belal Muhammad is still fighting for respect
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Episode 643: What are we gonna do with you, Ian Garry?
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Episode 642: Dana White got booed at Wrestlemania. What does it mean?
The two-night extravaganza that was Wrestlemania 41 went down over the weekend in Las Vegas, much to the delight and consternation of marks and smarks...
Episode 641: Volkamania runs wild once again!
Your boy Alexander Volkanovski is champion again, besting a fairly valiant effort by Diego Lopes at UFC 314 Saturday to claim the vacant UFC featherwe...
Episode 640: Will Volk be champ again at UFC 314?
Look, we’re just being honest. After back-to-back KO losses to Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria, and a 1-3 record dating back to 2023, we couldn’t hel...
Episode 639: Mexico can’t literally s*ck your b@lls, Joe Pyfer
Joe Pyfer got food poisoning — or maybe it was altitude sickness — and now he’s, like, furious. He had to call off his fight with Kelvin Gastelum beca...
Episode 638: What is Tom Aspinall so excited about?
Big Tommy Gas Hands brought his rubber ducky to UFC London. See what he did there? That’s a little elbow to the ribs of Jon Jones, who we know Aspinal...
Episode 637: Was Magomed Ankalaev really that boring at UFC 313?
If we told you going into UFC 313 that Magomed Ankalaev would go 0-for-12 on takedown attempts in his light heavyweight title fight against Alex Perei...
Episode 636: Alex Pereira faces the worst kind of fight at UFC 313
What’s the worst kind of fight? A tough-ass matchup against an opponent nobody cares about. That’s exactly what Pereira has on his hands against Magom...
Episode 635: Henry Cejudo gets the ol’ 3 Stooges (plus a ton of news!)
Doesn’t Henry Cejudo know that when somebody tries to go full Moe Howard on you (looking in your direction Song Yadong) all you gotta do is throw the...
Episode 634: What now, Jon Jones? WHAT NOW??
Would somebody please get this goddamn Jon Jones a hobby already? You can just about set your watch to this shit. Give Jones a fight, give him somethi...
Episode 633: Sean Strickland turns into a pumpkin at UFC 312
UFC 312 seemed to signal a community-wide awakening on Sean Strickland. After watching him go out with a whimper against Dricus Du Plessis (again!) it...
Episode 632: The UFC 312 rematch one man wanted
Sure, Dricus du Plessis’ middleweight championship win over Sean Strickland back at UFC 297 was a close one. Split decision. Could’ve gone either way,...
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Episode 631: Champs do champ shit at UFC 311
Islam Makhachev and Merab Dvalishvili both retained their titles on Saturday at UFC 311. In truth, Merab stole the show in the co-main event, finally...
Episode 630: Islam + Umar big favorites at UFC 311
Oddsmakers really like Islam Makhachev and Umar Nurmagomedov to win their respective title fights this weekend at UFC 311. Maybe that’s understandable...
Episode 629: UFC 2025 predictions
Does Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall happen? Can Alex Peieria continue his run? What will the new UFC broadcast deal look like? Does Conor McGregor do anyt...
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