About this episode

Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen discuss Conor McGregor's UFC return and various sports topics following their July 4th weekends.

Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen recap their July 4th weekends before diving into Conor McGregor's long-awaited UFC return. They discuss the Max Holloway matchup, ring rust, weight classes, fight IQ, Patty Pimblett's rise, and International Fight Week. The guys also react to the FIFA World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi, England's chances, Thierry Henry, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Bryan Johnson's latest health diagnosis, Fourth of July fireworks, and plenty more. Subscribe for new episodes every week. Get this episode and all future episodes AD FREE + 2 extended episodes, Fan Questions, exclusive behind the scenes content and more each month at https://www.patreon.com/tfatk Quince - Make your summer wardrobe easier. Go to https://quince.com/fighter for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. Momentus - If you want to try Momentous Signature Spec Creatine, head to http://livemomentus.com/ and use code FATK for up to 35% off your entire first order. Vanman - Ready to make the switch? Go to https://vanman.shop/fighter and use code fighter for 15% off your first order. Ultra Nuro Pouches - Don’t sleep on [@ultrapouches]. New customers get 15%…

People in this episode

Hosts: Brendan Schaub, Bryan Callen

Topics covered

• UFC
• Conor McGregor
• sports
• FIFA World Cup
• July 4th
• health
• cultural events

Keywords

• Conor McGregor
• UFC return
• Max Holloway
• FIFA World Cup
• Cristiano Ronaldo
• Lionel Messi
• July 4th
• Patty Pimblett
• health diagnosis
• fireworks

Sponsors

Quince, Momentus, Vanman, Ultra Nuro Pouches, O'Reilly

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FIFA, UFC, Thiccc Boy Studios, PodcastOne

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