
The Schaub Show
The Schaub Show explores the intersection of combat sports and life in and outside the sport. Through the eyes of former fighter, comedian, and host Brendan Schaub, the show is an entertaining mix of truth, comedy, and rawness. Brendan is joined by some of the sport's biggest names and entertainers each week. Episodes include weekly insights into the sport. The show consists of deep dives with fighters during Food Truck Diaries, Friday Night Flashbacks, and Calabasas Fight Companion episodes, with a roundtable of co-hosts joining the Schaub show. Formerly Below the Belt, the Schaub show brings you inside the world of professional fighting.
Latest episodes

Aug 15, 2022 • 1h 21min
Episode 298: THE HEADKICK HEARD ROUND THE WORLD | UFC 278 Preview
Brendan recaps UFC fight Night Vera vs Cruz and breaks down how Chito set up his KO victory against Dominick Cruz and analyzes main card match ups like Meerschaert vs Silva, Clark vs Murzakanov, Landwehr vs Onama, and Jauregui vs Lucindo. He also previews the big BKFC fight card this weekend featuring the likes of Paige VanZant and Michael Venom Page, for which he'll be doing his first ever Bare Knuckle Fight Companion. We also get a preview of UFC 278 headlined by a rematch between Usman and Edwards, and featuring a comain event fight for the most handsome man in the UFC between Costa and Rockhold. Brendan also reacts to Rory McDonald and Uriah Hall announcing their retirements, gives his thoughts on rising star Bo Nickal, Dana Whites' controversial MMA top 5 list, and Adrien Broner citing mental health issues for pulling out of his fight against Figueroa.
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Aug 8, 2022 • 53min
Episode 297: Secret Sparring Footage Unleashed
Brendan talks Jamahal Hill's win over Thiago Santos this weekend, Kamaru Usman's brother Mohammad Usman's epic knockout on Dana White's contender series, the latest chapter in the Anthony Pettis PFL experiment, the upcoming UFC Fight Night card headlined by Dominick Cruz and Chito Vera this week, Jake Paul and Hasim Rahman Jr. releasing sparring footage, Mike Tyson's beef with Hulu over their new series about his life, Dana White and Nate Diaz defending Tyson, Jorge Masvidal on Kahmzat being overrated, news on Cain Velasquez's not guilty plea and new Jones Jones training footage.
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Aug 3, 2022 • 37min
The Amanda Nunes Era | Fight Night Flashbacks w/ Brendan Schaub
After Amanda Nunes's violent victory at UFC 277 Brendan thought it was the perfect time for Erik to learn about the greatness that is the Lioness Amanda Nunes. The guys watch Amanda win the Bantamweight title at UFC 200 over Miesha Tate and then go on to defeat Ronda Rousey, Cris Cyborg and Holly Holm all in devastating fashion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Aug 1, 2022 • 53min
Episode 296: Amanda Nunes Redeemed Herself, Rahman Jr. Screwed himself + UFC 277 Recap
Description: Brendan talks the Hasim Rahman Jr. vs Jake Paul recaps falling through and why this might be the best case scenario to set up a fight with Nate Diaz as long as Diaz doesn't get annihilated by Khamzat, then recaps UFC 277 and why Amanda Nunes' absolute domination means a trilogy fight with Valentina Schevchenko rather than Juliana Peña make the most sense for her next fight, why Juliana will be the next women's 135 lb champ, Derek Lewis bad luck in Texas, Magomed Ankalaev's next move after defeating Anthony Smith, why Smith's ankle injury might be worse than a break, Moreno's big interim title win over Kai Kara France, and why Kai vs Alexandre Pantoja should be next. He also discusses Suga Sean O'Malley dropping his management to negotiate his deals on his own, world MMA award nominees, the Iranian Hulk's embarrassing boxing debut, reacts to recent gruesome MMA injuries, and previews Geoff Neal vs Vicente Luque and the rest of the UFC on ESPN: Santos vs Hill card. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jul 31, 2022 • 2h 55min
Calabasas Fight Companion: UFC 277 w/ Chris D'Elia, Erik Griffin, Matt Mitrione and Brendan Schaub
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Jul 27, 2022 • 43min
Michael “UFC Cash Cow” Chandler | Food Truck Diaries w/ Brendan Schaub
Michael stops by Thiccc Boy Studios and keeps it carnivore with Brendan. They eat BBQ from Kelley's Smokin' Q food truck and go over all the options that Chandler has in front of him in the Lightweight Division and how he wants things to play out. Enjoy this episode of Food Truck Diaries. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jul 25, 2022 • 1h 19min
Episode 295: UFC 277 Preview and Fight Night: Blaydes vs Aspinall Recap
Brendan talks his new deal with ONE FC and Angela Lee beef with grappler Danielle Kelly and recaps UFC FIght Night London including starring turns by Paddy the Baddy and Molly The Meatball, Paddy's incredible post fight speech about mental health, Jack Hermansson's win over Chris Curtis, Tom Aspinall's knee injury and whether Blaydes should give Aspinall a rematch down the road, the other side of the heavyweight tournament with Cyril Gane vs Tai Tuivasa, and previews UFC 277 and why he thinks Juliana Peña will win her rematch vs Amanda Nunes and why he likes Derrick Lewis' matchup with Sergei Pavlovich. He also delves into Nate Diaz vs Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279, Michael Chandler's options for his next fight, Alexander Raki?'s claim he was sucker punched by Jimi Manuwa, why he's picking Anthony Smith over Magomed Ankalaev despite the betting odds, and Tyson Fury agreeing to fight Anthony Joshua under one condition: They give 100% of their purses to charity.
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Jul 20, 2022 • 48min
Paddy The Baddy | Fight Night Flashbacks
Brendan explains the rise of Paddy the Baddy to Erik in this weeks episode of Fight Night Flashbacks. Paddy took the UK by storm. becoming one of the youngest champions in Cage Warriors before making his way to the UFC and having two fantastic first round finishes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jul 18, 2022 • 1h 19min
Episode 294: Yair Just Did What Volkanovski Couldn’t
Brendan tells the story of giving a chance to a young comic named Jakob Kendall during his shows in Ft. Wayne IN, then recaps UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Rodriguez including why Yair's victory should be considered a submission, what he should have said in the octagon after the fight, Ortega's meteoric rise and recent downward trajectory in the UFC after losing 3 of 4, Dustin Jacoby's impressive TKO win after a tumultuous 7 year journey to get back the UFC, Jack Shore's first loss to Ricky Simon, Michelle Waterson's future alter getting finished by Amanda Lemos, discusses Ryan Garcia's skill level vs his celebrity level and recent mental health issues, the potential interim title fight between Yair and Josh Emmett, Daniel Cormier teasing a return to light heavyweight to recapture the belt, Kamaru Usman's aspirations for the 205 lb title, Volkanovski's ambition for the 155 lb belt, Nate Diaz and Dana White's contradictory claims, Conor McGregor's vicious beatdown of a hat, Rafael Fiziev's clever callout of Justin Gaethje, Darren Till's recent fight pullout and outlandish claims, Frankie Edgar's opponent request for his final UFC fight, and previews the recently announced matchup between Islam Makhachev vs Charles Oliveira and the UFC fight night: Blaydes vs Aspinal card and why he absolutely hates the headlining matchup.
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Jul 13, 2022 • 41min
Marvin Vettori | Food Truck Diaries w/ Brendan Schaub
Marvin Vettori knows authentic pizza when he sees it so Brendan called Vivace Pizzeria, a double-decker wood fire pizza food truck in to serve up the real deal. Marvin talks about his predictions for the UFC Middleweight division and how he plans to beat Robert Whittaker on September 3rd in Paris, France.
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