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Hey Not The Face! Podcast — 253 episodes

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Dana White said what? | Ep. 250

2

UFC revenue went up but did fighter pay go up too? | Ep. 249

3

PFL puts all their international leagues up as collateral for new loan | Ep. 248

4

Porn case may reveal reasoning behind special UFC contract provision | Ep. 247

5

What's the story with Aljamain Sterling's Funk Harbor Rum? | Ep. 246

6

Thorough examination of the Senate hearing for TKO's boxing bill proposal | Ep. 244

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Is Ronda Rousey trying to send a message to UFC fighters? | Ep. 243

8

Matchroom revenue down, but is that the whole story? | Ep. 242

9

Can TNT and MVP compete with TKO? | Ep. 241

10

Exclusive interview with Luke Thomas: Audio only with FREE preview | Ep. 240

11

How long can ONE Championship keep losing money? | Ep. 239

12

Can MVP make a legitimate run at the UFC? | Ep. 238

13

Exclusive Interview: UFC antitrust Litigant Jon Fitch | Ep. 237

14

Summary of TKO's recent skullduggery | Ep. 236

15

Did the UFC 'make' Ronda Rousey? | Ep. 235

16

Is Eddie Hearn the savior of fighters? | Ep. 234

17

What fighters should do if they're not satisfied with their pay | Ep. 233

18

Antitrust experts say UFC engaging in spoliation shenanigans | Ep. 232

19

Finally! Someone is suing the UFC for inferior cards | Ep. 231

20

Did Plaintiffs defame Dominance MMA in UFC antitrust case? | Ep. 230

21

Don't fire Strickland, just don't give him a microphone | Ep. 229

22

Will Rousey vs. Carano be the highest paid MMA fight of all time? | Ep. 228

23

Why Zuffa Boxing can ignore Ali Act with new belt | Ep. 227

24

How fast can Zuffa Boxing reach a $20B valuation? | Ep. 226

25

Summary of UFC Antitrust Spoliation Hearing | Ep. 225

26

Recap on Dana White’s Court Hearing

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Are boxing's sanctioning organizations worth saving? | Ep. 224

28

Could the UFC have Trump intervene in the antitrust cases? | Ep. 223

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UFC desperate to stop Judge Boulware | Ep. 222

30

Deep dive into Congress' new Ali Act amendments | Ep. 221

31

Vergil Ortiz' contract reveals big difference in MMA and boxing purses | Ep. 220

32

Did 4 boxers make more money than every UFC fighter combined in 2025? | Ep. 219

33

How much of the nearly $600M raised does ONE have left? | Ep. 218

34

Brazilian court case reveals relationship between UFC and fighter managers | Ep. 217

35

Can Polymarket insulate the UFC against future gambling scandals? | Ep. 216

36

Our look back at the most important combat sports stories of 2025 | Ep. 215

37

Interview: Gabriel Burris, amateur boxer | Ep. 214

38

Interview: "The Immortal" Matt Brown (audio) | Ep. 213

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Interview: "The Immortal" Matt Brown (video) | Ep. 213

40

Are UFC and DraftKings done for good? | Ep. 212

41

What happens to regional promotions if Fight Pass shuts down? | Ep. 211

42

In-depth analysis of the Ali Act Congressional hearing | Ep. 210

43

Primers for Ali Act congressional hearing & UFC antitrust hearing | Ep. 209

44

All versions of the Ali Act explained: Free episode | Ep. 208

45

Jon Jones really fumbled the White House bag | Ep. 207

46

Can boxing be saved? A conversation with Kurt Emhoff (audio) | Ep. 206

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Can boxing be saved? A conversation with Kurt Emhoff (video) | Ep. 206

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UFC is gambling there isn't a sports betting bubble | Ep. 205

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Will Judge Boulware punish UFC for deleting documents? | Ep. 204

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Conversation with legendary boxing promoter Lou DiBella (audio) | Ep. 203

51

How UFC fighters will take the brunt of the gambling scandal | Ep. 202

52

Can TKO skirt the Ali Act even if the new bill doesn't pass? | Ep. 201

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Why Tom Aspinall was right to quit at UFC 321 | Ep. 200

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Are boxing promoters underestimating the threat of TKO and Zuffa Boxing? | Ep. 199

55

Response to Andy Foster interview with Ariel Helwani | Ep. 198

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Did CSAC sell out boxing to TKO? | Ep. 197

57

Judge signs off on UFC antitrust case; the checks are finally in the mail | Ep. 196

58

Did Mike Tyson make more than the Top 5 paid UFC fighters combined? | Ep. 195

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Has Alex Pereira surpassed McGregor as UFC's most valuable fighter? | Ep. 194

60

Our deep dive analysis of Conor McGregor's finances | Ep. 193

61

Is Trump's heir apparent Dana White? | Ep. 192

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Is there a chance McGregor gets $100M for the White House card? | Ep. 191

63

Mainstream media highlights new details in TKO-Saudi partnership | Ep. 190

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Is Netflix inflating the number of viewers for their boxing events? | Ep. 189

65

We're analyzing the business aspects of Canelo-Crawford | Ep. 188

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Dana White supports new Ali Act bill, cites TKO stock price | Ep. 187

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Public tells CSAC they hate proposed Ali Act changes | Ep. 186

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Are freakshow fights overshadowing Canelo vs. Crawford? | Ep. 185

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Paramount guaranteed to lose money on the UFC | Ep. 184

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Why the deck is so stacked against UFC fighters | Ep. 183

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Double Feature: Patrick English + James Quinn interview exclusives | Ep. 182

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We're taking a deep dive into the Zuffa Boxing standard contract | Ep. 181

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Yes, UFC fighters are getting screwed but it's not their fault | Ep. 180

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Interview exclusive: UFC antitrust case architect Rob Maysey, Esq. | Ep. 179

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TKO's combat sports takeover will be expensive for fans | Ep. 178

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Is TKO overplaying their hand with WWE fans? | Ep. 177

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How proposed Ali Act amendment also hurts UFC fighters | Ep. 176

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Can anything stop TKO's boxing takeover featuring Kurt Emhoff, Esq. | Ep. 175

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How the proposed Ali Act amendment helps TKO and nobody else | Ep. 174

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What can UFC fighters learn from the WNBA pay dispute | Ep. 173

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Some fighters now have finish bonuses in their contracts | Ep. 172

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Did Conor McGregor stiff the UFC? | Ep. 171

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Is KSW the rightful 'Number 2'? | Ep. 170

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ONE Championship’s 2023 Finances: Only $26 million left in the bank | Ep. 169

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Fighters who were prepared to testify for the UFC are about to receive millions | Ep. 168

86

One Night Only: UFC 317 Care-Don't Care with Eugene S. Robinson | Ep. 167

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Why is TKO's stock price experiencing a sharp uptick? | Ep. 166

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Will ZUFFA Boxing be able to fill Allegiant Stadium for Canelo-Crawford? | Ep. 165

89

Is the conflict in the Middle East going to affect UFC events? | Ep. 164

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Is Nick Khan the new sheriff in town at TKO? | Ep. 163

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Is UFC secretly setting the table for a mega fight between Jones and Aspinall? | Ep. 162

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Can PFL save themselves with a new app & low ticket prices? | Ep. 161

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Live with John S. Nash

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Is Dana White spreading himself too thin? | Ep. 160

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TWO new lawsuits filed against the UFC could be gamechangers for fighters | Ep. 159

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Why aren't investors excited with UFC's big Q1 numbers? | Ep. 158

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The health of MMA in a UFC world | Ep. 157

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Why Karate Combat is being sued | Ep. 156

99

A Deep Dive Into The Ali Act

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The business of combat sports with Luke Thomas | Ep. 155

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Who's going into the woodchipper? | Ep. 154

102

The fatal flaws with the weekend's Saudi promoted boxing cards | Ep. 153

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Is UFC going to eliminate the PPV model? | Ep. 152

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Is TKO sucking all the fun out of the UFC? | Ep. 151

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Why do KSW, Rizin, Oktagon do better than other non-UFC promotions? | Ep. 150

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Is Ilia Topuria playing a dangerous game with UFC? | Ep. 149

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TKO's path to amending the Ali Act | Ep. 148

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Troubling details in GFL's bout agreements | Ep. 147

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Has Conor McGregor burned through his generational wealth? | Ep. 146

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Will the stock market plunge hurt the UFC? | Ep. 145

111

How much did Bud Crawford get right about UFC pay | Ep. 144

112

Do we think Dana White is leaving UFC? | Ep. 143

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Is TKO Boxing the new TUF of Riyadh Season? | Ep. 142

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Does UFC actually need stars? | Ep. 141

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What the competition doesn't understand about the secret to UFC's success | Ep. 140

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Why we think UFC isn't concerned with putting on big fights | Ep. 139

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Breaking down TKO's big boxing deal with the Saudis | Ep. 138

118

Power Slap just got a big sponsorship deal | Ep. 137

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UFC's 2024 finances show fighter pay up but still low | Ep. 136

120

What is going on with UFC & boxing ticket sales? | Ep. 135

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Anderson Silva, claim your $10M! | Ep. 134

122

What's going on with ESPN and combat sports? | Ep. 133

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TKO's plans may focus on dismantling Ali Act | Ep. 132

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Dana White's free speech absolutism, Canelo's growing empire | Ep. 130

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Why nobody can compete with UFC and damn it Bryce! | Ep. 129

126

The trouble with DAZN and Triller | Ep. 128

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Former UFC champion files objection to antitrust settlement | Ep. 127

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PFL's new fighter contracts have some alarming clauses | Ep. 126

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Dana White has truly become a very powerful man | Ep. 125

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How did PFL's Donn Davis do on his Town Hall? | Ep. 124

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UFC parent company looking to control all combat sports | Ep. 123

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Why Dana White is on Meta's board of directors | Ep. 122

133

2024 In Review | Ep. 121

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What options does Patricio Pitbull have with PFL? | Ep. 120

135

How do the purse tiers work in UFC? | Ep. 119

136

The oddities of the Global Fight League fighter contract | Ep. 118

137

Is UFC finally playing nice with other promotions? | Ep. 117

138

Interview: Kurt Emhoff | Ep. 116

139

Francis Ngannou has the best options of any MMA fighter | Ep. 115

140

Does Conor McGregor have generational wealth? | Ep. 114

141

Thanksgiving Q & A | Ep. 113

142

Conor McGregor's star power & marketability likely unaffected after rape verdict | Ep. 112

143

New UFC contract details show significant changes | Ep. 111

144

Jon Jones' leverage with UFC has dwindled considerably | Ep. 110

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Is Ngannou vs. Paul the freakshow fight PFL needs? | Ep. 109

146

What is the Global Fight League? | Ep. 108

147

Why the other UFC antitrust case is in a perilous position | Ep. 107

148

The politics of the UFC | Ep. 106

149

Video interview exclusive: Lead attorneys Eric Cramer & Michael Dell'Angelo

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Interview exclusive: Lead attorneys Eric Cramer & Michael Dell'Angelo | Ep. 105

151

Everything fighters should know about UFC's $375M antitrust settlement | Ep. 104

152

Was PFL's Battle of the Giants successful? | Ep. 103

153

Gegard Mousasi suing PFL, Bellator for 'no less than $15M' | Ep. 102

154

Analyzing PFL head Donn Davis' interview with SBJ | Ep. 101

155

Exclusive details of the UFC's offers to Francis Ngannou | Ep. 100

156

Heartbreaking declarations amid new UFC antitrust filing | Ep. 99

157

The corrupt history of pro wrestling, pt. 2 | Ep. 98

158

Weighing in on the many lawsuits in combat sports | Ep. 97

159

UFC and Plaintiff in antitrust suit come to another settlement agreement | Ep. 96

160

The corrupt history of pro wrestling, pt. 1 | Ep. 95

161

Joshua-Dubois aftermath, Dana White recommits to boxing | Ep. 94

162

ONE Championship oddities, Canelo's success, PFL, Noche | Ep. 93

163

Dana White said what? | Ep. 92

164

Mark Shapiro talks UFC broadcast deal, decreasing WWE shows | Ep. 91

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New numbers suggest 2022 UFC fighter revenue may have been just 13% | Ep. 90

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Will UFC lose money on the Noche event? | Ep. 89

167

Is Dana White the best brand in sports? | Ep. 88

168

Why UFC's bloated roster isn't in the fighters' best interest | Ep. 87

169

How a new ruling by 9th Circuit could impact UFC antitrust case | Ep. 86

170

What we learned from Judge Boulware's denial of UFC settlement offer | Ep. 85

171

Breaking down UFC financials and the challenge to TKO's validity | Ep. 84

172

How important are Conor McGregor & Jon Jones to UFC? | Ep. 83

173

Examining the denial of UFC's proposed antitrust settlement | Ep. 82

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Conor McGregor's BKFC Ownership Stake + UFC Broadcast Deal | Ep. 81

175

Reviewing BKFC Finances | Ep. 80

176

What a Trump win could mean for combat sports | Ep. 79

177

What do we make of Nate Diaz' lawsuit against Fanmio? | Ep. 78

178

Is the UFC antitrust case headed to trial after all? | Ep. 77

179

Our review of UFC's Fight Inc. doc + Fox's interview with Dana White | Ep. 76

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How well did Diaz & Masvidal do financially + listener questions | Ep. 75

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A closer look at Nakisa Bidarian's interview with Ariel Helwani | Ep. 74

182

How Power Slap and regulatory capture go hand in hand | Ep. 73

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Latest UFC antitrust settlement news + details of ONE's ACRA filing | Ep. 72

184

Unpacking Dana White's interview with Shannon Sharpe | Ep. 71

185

Will the Saudis have hurdles in their quest to take over boxing? | Ep. 70

186

What's up with the UFC antitrust settlement? | Ep. 69

187

Conor McGregor will get much more than first expected from UFC antitrust settlement (pt. 2) | Ep. 68

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Did UFC give fighters a purse increase during the antitrust case? (pt. 1) | Ep. 67

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What every fighter should know about the antitrust settlement, pt. 2 | Ep. 66

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What every fighter should know about the antitrust settlement, pt. 1 | Ep. 65

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Interview exclusive: Matt "The Immortal" Brown, pt. 2 | Ep. 64

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Interview exclusive: Matt "The Immortal" Brown, pt. 1 | Ep. 63

193

How the UFC is a microcosm of the U.S. economy (pt. 2) | Ep. 62

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How the UFC is a microcosm of the U.S. economy (pt. 1) | Ep. 61

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Analyzing Canelo & Inoue's recent numbers | Ep. 60

196

Breaking down the UFC's latest SEC filing and earnings call | Ep. 59

197

Critical Analysis: Forbes' Most Valuable Combat Sports Promotions 2024 | Ep. 58

198

Interview exclusive: Stephen Espinoza | Ep. 57

199

Can the FTC's new ruling on non-competes affect MMA contracts? | Ep. 55

200

Review of Bob Arum's custom-built boxing card comparable to UFC 300 | Ep. 54

201

Ryan Garcia's triumphant weekend + big boxing news from Saudi Arabia | Ep. 53

202

What are Ryan Garcia's options if he loses to Devin Haney? | Ep. 52

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Can any other promotion survive the UFC? | Ep. 51

204

UFC 300: A few points of business | Ep. 50

205

UFC 300 interview exclusive: Jim Miller on why he's self-managed | Ep. 49

206

Breaking down Matchroom finances | Ep. 48

207

Breaking down the PFL fighter contract (part 1) | Ep. 46

208

Show Money 58: Breaking down the UFC antitrust settlement

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Facts you might not know about the UFC antitrust case settlement | Ep. 45

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UFC antitrust case primer (part 2) | Ep. 44

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UFC antitrust case primer (part 1) | Ep. 43

212

UFC & right wing politics, Saudi Arabia's boxing, Bloody Elbow's demise | Ep. 42

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Why is Francis Ngannou so unique? | Ep. 41

214

UFC has another banner year in revenue + earnings | Ep. 40

215

Could Ryan Garcia's callout of UFC's Sean O'Malley ever happen? | Ep. 39

216

How the WWE lawsuit could impact TKO Holdings and UFC | Ep. 38

217

Setting the record straight: Dana White and Joe Rogan | Ep. 37

218

What's going on with Conor McGregor's UFC sunset clause? | Ep. 36

219

Francis Ngannou could out-earn Conor McGregor in 2024 | Ep. 35

220

MMA's top 3 stories of the year + what we think will be top in 2024 | Ep. 34

221

New report: UFC owners took out loans to pay themselves big bucks | Ep. 33

222

Major UFC antitrust update: Injunctive relief could be indicated for plaintiffs | Ep. 32

223

We have payout details for every UFC fight between 2011-2016 | Ep. 31

224

How Jon Jones is really the one who fumbled the bag | Ep. 30

225

What the fallout from Showtime's exit from combat sports could look like | Ep. 29

226

ONE Championship's one-sided contracts | Ep. 28

227

Ari Emanuel's super sweet deal & rumors that Vince McMahon may sell his TKO shares | Ep. 27

228

Spectrum-Disney fallout, UFC-WWE merger, antitrust updates, Fury-Ngannou & more | Ep. 26

229

Nate Quarry no longer part of UFC antitrust suit but still battling for fighter rights | Ep. 25

230

Interview: Rob Maysey, Plaintiffs' attorney on UFC antitrust suit | Ep. 24

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Sean O’Malley will likely never make ‘McGregor money’ | Ep. 23

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UFC antitrust lawsuit developments explained | Ep. 22

233

Why the UFC is targeting right-leaning sponsors | Ep. 21

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Examining Bellator's fighter contract | Ep. 20

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Comparing the PGA-LIV tour merger with UFC business practices | Ep. 19

236

How do we fix MMA and boxing’s worst problems? | Ep. 18

237

UFC fighter revenue share hits all-time low | Ep. 17

238

Francis Ngannou got a sweet deal but did PFL get one? | Ep. 16

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Matt Stoller's advice for UFC fighters fearing retaliation | Ep. 15

240

How bad are MMA managers? | Ep. 14

241

Noting 9 differences between UFC and PFL contracts | Ep. 13

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UFC contract change addresses royalties, sponsorship & rights | Ep. 12

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Listener Q & A | Ep. 11

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NEW UFC CONTRACTS! | Ep. 10

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Unpacking options of Francis Ngannou & Nate Diaz | Ep. 09

246

What to expect from MMA promotions | Ep. 08

247

Deep dive into a UFC fighter contract (part 2) | Ep. 07

248

Breaking down a current UFC contract (part 1) | Ep. 06

249

Breaking down the Ali Act | Ep. 05

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Why a fighters union might not be achievable | Ep. 04

251

Comparing WWE & UFC media models | Ep. 03

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Comparing boxing and MMA pay, promotion, negotiation | Ep. 02

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Comparing Diaz & Ngannou’s contract situations | Ep. 01