Conor’s UFC Return Is No Easy Fight & Netflix MMA’s Reality Check | Big Brown Breakdown Ep. 503
The Big Brown Breakdown
Thiccc Boy Studios | PodcastOne
4.0 • 5.6K Ratings
🗓️ 22 May 2026
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Brendan Schaub breaks down the biggest stories in MMA and combat sports, including the future of Netflix MMA after the Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano card, whether MVP can actually compete with the UFC, and why Jon Jones vs Francis Ngannou may be too expensive and risky to happen.
The episode also dives into Conor McGregor’s rumored UFC return against Max Holloway, why Max is a dangerous stylistic matchup, and what could happen if Conor wins and gets pushed toward Islam Makhachev. Brendan also reacts to Dana White’s White House UFC card concerns, including the outdoor setup, bugs, weather, and production problems.
Other topics include Jake Paul’s drawing power in combat sports, Colby Covington’s retirement, Dricus Du Plessis vs Kamaru Usman rumors, Ilia Topuria vs Justin Gaethje backup talk, Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn, celebrity boxing, BKFC at the UFC Apex, and fan questions.
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| 0:00.0 | right through the city like brinnon shop i'm on a mission to get it all right through the city like |
| 0:05.9 | brennishaw if you ain't thick please don't get involved and now brandon six boy shop |
| 0:15.4 | what's up fam thursday Thursday, May 21st. |
| 0:22.8 | Looking the Big Brown breakdown. A lot going on in the real housewives of MMA. My lord. |
| 0:29.6 | There's a lot going down. We finally got the numbers for the Netflix MVP card. |
| 0:36.8 | This is from MVP. |
| 0:41.5 | It did 17 million global viewers, |
| 0:46.0 | and that was the height of it when Rhonda and Gina thought. |
| 0:51.3 | So that's 17 million viewers for about 17 seconds and then it averaged 12.4 million viewers across the main event. Well, it says triple main event. So Nate, Perry, Francis, and then obviously, Ron and Gina. |
| 1:15.9 | I told you guys, and it's, you know, it's nothing anybody doesn't know already, |
| 1:23.7 | but all these numbers, you kind of got a question. |
| 1:27.2 | I'm not saying they're lying, |
| 1:29.7 | the line. Especially Netflix saying it. The call's coming from inside the house. |
| 1:35.2 | Netflix isn't telling you this, though. Netflix never gives numbers. MVP telling you. |
| 1:40.9 | Notice because everyone's like, oh, you think Netflix with their shareholders |
| 1:44.3 | are going to lie on the numbers? |
| 1:45.4 | Like notice Netflix never gave any official data. |
| 1:48.6 | Netflix doesn't give Joe Rogan his special data. |
| 1:52.5 | He doesn't let Kevin Hart know. |
| 1:53.9 | It took a lawsuit for them to even get. |
| 1:55.3 | Yeah. |
| 1:55.8 | So they don't get involved. |
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