Episode 695: Is this a make-or-break summer for the UFC?

About this episode

The episode discusses whether the upcoming summer is a critical period for the UFC amidst fan discontent and notable events.

The UFC is coming off a fairly anonymous Fight Night in Macau last weekend and is headed into a fairly anonymous Fight Night back at the Apex this weekend. And yet, we’re just two weeks away from the big White House spectacular, and the UFC also has Conor McGregor’s alleged return scheduled for later in the summer. Look, it’s no secret there has been some fairly vocal discontent among a significant portion of UFC fans lately. Does summer 2026 shape up as a make-or-break season for the UFC? And if so, will the guys who own the company even notice? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Chad Dundas, Ben Fowlkes

Topics covered

• UFC
• Fight Night
• Conor McGregor
• fan discontent
• summer 2026
• make-or-break season

Keywords

• UFC
• Conor McGregor
• Fight Night
• fan discontent
• summer 2026
• make-or-break

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UFC

Places: Macau, Apex

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