Below the Belt

Deontay Wilder talks fighting sick, taking a big risk match with Ortiz, visit from Denzel Washington, desire for a unification bout with Joshua and more. Max Holloway talks injury and the challenges of being a fighter/champion, love/hate relationship with the sport, match up w/Brian Ortega, BJ Penn's shadow, walking towards danger and more. Brendan also talks breaking MMA & boxing events/news, breaks down/makes picks for UFC Fight Night Werdum vs Volkov and answers fan questions.

Brian Ortega and Rener Gracie join Brendan in-studio to discuss Brian's big win against Frankie Edgar, turning chaos into art, upcoming fight with Max Holloway at UFC 226, why Brian wouldn't have taken the fight if he was Edgar, media obligations and more. Brendan also recaps UFC 222, breaks down Wilder vs Ortiz, talks breaking MMA & boxing events/news, answers fan questions and much more. ZipRecruiter- ziprecruiter.com/breakdown 

Brendan breaks down/makes picks for UFC 222 and talks breaking MMA & boxing events/news, recaps UFC Stephens vs Emmett, reveals more info on Below The Belt and talks eating pizza with Frankie Edgar, La Jolla scooter crash, girl scout cookies, answers fan questions and much more.

Brendan breaks down/makes picks for UFC Stephens vs Emmet, talks breaking MMA & boxing events/news and recaps UFC Cerrone vs Medeiros and Bellator Mitrione vs Nelson. Brendan also shares his Netflix recs of the week, gives updates on his new Showtime show, answers fan questions and much more. Dollar Shave Club - dollarshaveclub.com/bigbrown Hims - hims.com/breakdown Audible - audible.com/bigbrown

Brendan breaks down/makes picks for UFC Cerrone vs Medeiros and Bellator 194 Nelson vs Mitrione 2, and talks breaking MMA & boxing events/news, Valentines day, Anderson Silva vs Oscar De La Hoya, CM Punk vs Mayweather, Gustafsson calling out Rockhold, Rashad Evans' advice to Tyron Woodley, Chuck Liddell on Big Brother, fan questions and much more.

Brendan breaks down/makes picks for UFC 221 Rockhold vs Romero and talks breaking MMA/boxing events and news. He also recaps UFC Machida vs Anders, and talks Mario Yamasaki controversy, UFC 222 troubles, cooking show with Bert Kreischer, diet/health update, fan questions and much more.

Kevin "The Motown Phenom" Lee joins Brendan in studio to discuss big changes to his camp, coaches and management, and talks Justin Gaethje callout, frustration with Tyron Woodley, UFC's difficulty with promoting African American fighters and much more. Brendan also answers fan questions and talks breaking MMA events/news and breaks down/makes picks for UFC Machida vs Anders.

Cris Cyborg returns to discuss potential match up with Amanda Nunes, relationship with Dana White/UFC, legacy at featherweight and more. Brendan also answers fan questions, goes in-depth on Francis Ngannou, Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier and talks breaking MMA event/news and breaks down/makes picks for UFC Fight Night Jacare Souza vs Derek Brunson and much more.

Brendan welcomes Chael Sonnen in studio and breaks down/makes picks for UFC 220 and Bellator 192. We also talk breaking MMA events and news!

Brendan breaks down/makes picks for UFC Stephens vs Choi and talks breaking MMA events and news, including John McCarthy retiring from refereeing, Dana White & Conor McGregor vs Stephen Espinoza, Ngannou's favorable treatment, lack of HGH & IV test failures and much.

Brendan recaps UFC 219 and talks breaking MMA/Boxing events and news. He also hints at a Big Brown Golden Globe appearance, predicts Jimmy Smiths next move and answers fan questions. We also talk Khabib/Ferguson/McGregor matchups, photographer drama, technology changing the promo game and much more.

Brendan breaks down/makes picks for UFC 219 Cyborg vs Holm, and talks breaking MMA events/news/rumors. We also take a trip down memory lane to talk surprising guest interviews, Will Smith's greatest hits, how BBB started, and how YOU guys, the listeners/watchers made this year such an incredible one, thank you and enjoy!

We take a look back at some of our favorite moments from 2017, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Joey Diaz, Mario Lopez, Tito Ortiz, Cris Cyborg, Chael Sonnen, Lyoto Machida, Deontay Wilder and much more, enjoy!

Brendan recaps UFC Lawler vs Dos Anjos and talks breaking MMA/boxing events and news, Mike Perry's continual star power, Masvidal's hilarious DM's to Bisping, redefining gatekeeper, rankings resembling popularity contests, delicious trip to Buffalo, fan questions and much more.

Josh "The Punk" Thomson joins Brendan in-studio to talk retirement potential, AKA's injury reputation, teammates; Cain, Rockhold and Khabib updates, Conor vs Khabib breakdown, Rockhold training with DC's next opponent, Volkan Oezdemir and much more. Brendan recaps UFC Swanson vs Ortega, Loma vs Rigo, breaks down/makes picks for UFC Lawler vs Dos Anjos and talks breaking MMA events/news.