Fan Questions: Brendan Schaub Breaks Down Conor McGregor's Future

About this episode

Brendan Schaub discusses Conor McGregor's future and answers fan questions about various UFC fighters and matchmaking debates.

Conor McGregor's future, Justin Gaethje's next fight, Bo Nickal's championship potential, and the UFC's biggest matchmaking debates all take center stage in this week's Fan Questions episode. On this episode of Big Brown Breakdown, Brendan Schaub answers your UFC questions and gives his thoughts on whether Conor McGregor vs. Justin Gaethje is the fight the UFC should make, why champions should defend their belts before chasing double-champ status, and whether Conor is still the biggest star combat sports has ever seen. Brendan also discusses Tom Aspinall, Sergei Pavlovich, Bo Nickal, Gable Steveson, Charles Oliveira, Arman Tsarukyan, Max Holloway, Paddy Pimblett, and shares how he would fix the BMF title. From heavyweight matchmaking to lightweight title contenders and some of the biggest "what if?" questions in MMA history, Brendan gives his unfiltered take on the topics fans are talking about most. What do you think? Should Conor McGregor fight Justin Gaethje next? Does Arman Tsarukyan deserve the next lightweight title shot? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and don't forget to leave your own Fan Question for a chance to have it featured in a future episode. Subscribe…

People in this episode

Host: Brendan Schaub

Topics covered

• Conor McGregor's future
• UFC matchmaking
• fighter analysis
• championship potential
• fan questions

Keywords

• UFC
• Conor McGregor
• Justin Gaethje
• Bo Nickal
• championship
• fan questions
• MMA
• matchmaking

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