EP #97 - An MMA Interviewer Who Can Actually Fight - Paddy Baynes

About this episode

Scott interviews Paddy Baynes about his experiences in MMA media and the production behind UFC events.

Send us Fan Mail Paddy Baynes is the voice behind ‎⁨Squaredupmma and he joins me to yarn about how he ends up producing radio, talking UFC on air, and heading to UFC 284 in Perth where Islam Makhachev and Alex Volkanovski headlined a massive week of fight media. We talk about what most fans never see: the behind-the-scenes production that turns fighting into a global event, the people who shoot the walkout packages, media access, and why deeper “human” questions don’t fit the usual press for...

People in this episode

Host: Scott

Guest: Paddy Baynes

Topics covered

• MMA
• UFC
• media production
• interview
• behind-the-scenes
• sports culture

Keywords

• MMA
• UFC
• Paddy Baynes
• media production
• fight media
• UFC 284
• Islam Makhachev
• Alex Volkanovski

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Squaredupmma

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