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Fighter vs Writer: Matt Brown Doesn’t Buy UFC Changing Fighter Pay Plus is Israel Adesanya in a Do-or-Die Fight?

MMA Fighting

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Sports, News, Sports News

4.51.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

On the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer, UFC legend Matt Brown and Damon Martin react to the news that Nate Diaz signed to fight Mike Perry at the upcoming Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano card and if it’s possible missing out on some of these huge matchups has the UFC contemplating a change in fighter pay? Brown doesn’t buy it. Plus we preview UFC Seattle and Israel Adesanya potentially facing a do-or-die situation in his main event against Joe Pyfer plus much more! Subscribe to MMA Fighting Check out our full video catalog Like MMA Fighting on Facebook Follow on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Music You're listening to the Vox Media Podcast Network. Welcome back to the Fighter versus the writer.

1:13.5

I'm Damon Martin.

1:14.3

He is UFC legend Matt Brown and Matt.

1:16.2

We are coming out of a weekend at UFC London where we think most sorry of Luev is going to get a title shot,

1:21.5

although you never know what that kind of thing working out.

1:23.4

But he did get a win over Lerone Murphy, so he is the number one contender.

1:27.8

I hope that's the direction they're going to go into. And, of course, this weekend we got UFC Seattle, Israel, Adesania making his return against Joe Piper, kind of a weird bit of matchmaking, but, you know, could be interesting. And, of course, we also have Real American Freestyle on Saturday. So, you know, kind of amping things up a little bit here. Yeah, and I think you're pretty excited about the RAF this weekend, right?

1:46.4

I mean, I'm just going the RAF this weekend, right?

1:46.4

I mean, I'm just going to say right now it's a better card than the O.C. Seattle card. It is. Like, Georgia O. Pulas and Arman Suruki and two. Do I think it's going to be like, you know, Kyle Snyder and Akhman Tazadinov, which is on the undercard.

2:00.5

Do I think it's going to be like that level of wrestling?

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