Fighter vs. Writer: Matt Brown Still Doesn’t Buy Conor McGregor Returning to Fight Again

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🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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On the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer, Matt Brown and Damon Martin debate who actually has the better chance of competing again — Jon Jones or Conor McGregor? Plus we’ll discuss Robert Whittaker’s future and if he should contemplate retirement now rather than later? And Brock Lesnar is back in WWE despite allegations naming him in a lawsuit against Vince McMahon but is anyone surprised he’s returning? All that and more on the latest episode! 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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1:18.1	You're listening to the Vox Media Podcast Network.
1:40.0	You're listening to the V versus the writer. I'm David Martin.
1:41.0	He is UFC legend Matt Brown and Matt.
1:42.7	Here we are back after a wonderful
1:45.0	Apex weekend. And we got another Apex weekend ahead of us before we finally get to UFC 319.
1:50.2	But there is some other stuff going on. Let me first start off the show by saying congratulations
1:54.4	to your guy, Josiah Herald, getting a win over the weekend.
1:58.1	Bro, yeah. I don't know what's got to take to get this guy to the UFC, man. Like, I don't know if they got a problem or I can't figure it out, bro. 10 and 0, 9 finishes. This guy fought last weekend was absolutely UFC level. This guy was a killer. He was good. And yeah so i don't know what else we got to do man
2:19.8	they said well maybe a short notice thing or something i'm like just sign the guy the kid man like
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