Fan Questions: Jon Jones, McGregor & the UFC Contract Problem
The Big Brown Breakdown
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4.0 • 5.6K Ratings
🗓️ 24 May 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Brendan Schaub answers fan questions on this episode of Big Brown Breakdown, covering Conor McGregor’s return, UFC contracts, fighter pay, Dana White, Jon Jones, Ronda Rousey, the White House UFC card, and the future of MMA outside the UFC.
Brendan breaks down why Conor McGregor staying off social media could be a good sign, why his next two UFC fights may set up a massive free agency move, and how a potential Nate Diaz trilogy on Netflix/MVP could become the biggest payday of his career. He also goes in on UFC contracts, explaining why fighters like Jon Jones cannot simply leave, how fight offers can extend deals, and why the UFC’s structure keeps talent from testing the market.
The episode also covers Dana White announcing Conor vs Max Holloway during the MVP event, UFC ticket value for the White House card, Ronda Rousey’s possible next opponent, whether young fighters should chase the UFC, and why fighter pay transparency is still a major issue in MMA.
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| 0:00.0 | right through the city like brennishaw i'm on the mission to get it all right through the city like brinnon shaw |
| 0:06.5 | if you ain't thick please don't get involved and now brandon thick boy shop yes sir for you it's sunday for me i film this on friday today is last day of school for the kiddos man |
| 0:27.3 | they get done early so i got knock this out early pick those kiddos up i got squirt guns so when they |
| 0:33.7 | get off the bus pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. Get it popping. Get it popping. Summer's coming, fam. Summer's coming. Let's get these fan questions, man. Hope you guys had a good weekend. Let's get to it. If you're watching us, you're like, how do I get my questions answered? You put it in the YouTube comments below. You put fan question, Nick, Chin sees them, I answer them. |
| 0:56.8 | During the week, a lot of its DM questions, but on Sundays in particular, it's all the |
| 1:02.6 | YouTube questions. So I try to get to all of them. It's tough. Sometimes you do, sometimes we don't, |
| 1:07.3 | but either way it will get answered. Either today or next week, keep on keeping on fam. |
| 1:12.0 | All right, let's get to it, man. |
| 1:14.1 | This is at Kevin Murphy 6867. |
| 1:18.2 | 6-7. |
| 1:19.6 | Fan question, massive fan of you guys. |
| 1:21.6 | Saw Brian down in Port Charlotte and San Diego. |
| 1:25.3 | I'm retired Navy. |
| 1:26.2 | You've been fighting for about 12 years. |
| 1:29.0 | I got my blue belt through Jocko. |
| 1:31.6 | Great dude. |
| 1:32.7 | Boxing Muay as well. |
| 1:34.1 | I definitely could beat up Brian, but that's a later conversation. |
| 1:38.4 | I hope so, man. |
| 1:39.1 | I've been fighting 12 years. |
| 1:40.7 | Brian's 60, so you better be able to beat him up. |
| 1:43.8 | Hello. |
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