The Dark Side of Fighting… What Fans Never See | TFATK Ep. 1180
The Fighter & The Kid
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4.2 • 17.4K Ratings
🗓️ 14 April 2026
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
This episode of The Fighter and The Kid gets real about the dark side of fighting, viral UFC moments, and wild behind-the-scenes stories.
Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen react to Donald Trump’s appearance at a UFC event, breaking down the crowd reaction and the internet buzz around it. They also dive into one of the craziest fight stories you’ll hear — a matchup so intense that fighters had to be kept separated because they might fight on sight.
The conversation shifts into the real aftermath of fighting, including brutal injuries, brain trauma, and what happens to fighters after the cameras stop rolling. From fighters nearly collapsing after bouts to the long-term damage seen in combat sports, this episode highlights what fans rarely see.
They also touch on rising fighters, chaotic fight cards, and the unpredictable nature of MMA, plus hilarious stories from travel, events, and behind-the-scenes moments.
If you’re into UFC, MMA, fight stories, and unfiltered takes, this episode shows both the hype and the harsh reality of the fight game.
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| 0:00.0 | Yes, we did, because we back at it again. It's the fighter and the kid. This is really the fighter and the kid. Come on, baby. What's up, B? We were just talking about how Trump looked at Paola Costa and said, and said, you're too beautiful to be a fighter. That was gay? That was something I would say. That is, that is you. Yeah, it's just an older gay thing. |
| 0:22.1 | So Brian knows a thing. |
| 0:23.4 | When you get older, you appreciate young, masculine beauty. Yeah. You know what I mean? Because you're like, you envy it. You want it. It's like, you're a vampire. Yeah, yeah. Hey, I want, I want some of that. Yeah. Hey, you're on the Epstein list? What's that? |
| 0:35.5 | You on the Epstein list? |
| 0:36.6 | What do you mean? |
| 0:36.9 | Because Trump is. |
| 0:38.6 | We all think that about Paulo Costa, but we just don't say it you don't say it out loud |
| 0:42.6 | yeah i say it out loud poly costa it's literally the last thing i think of because i'm not a gay man |
| 0:49.5 | but i mean you know you in terms of his body we all want his but trump did that and. And then to, he's like, you know what? That wasn't lame enough. Let me post this thing as in AI as me as Jesus. What are you doing? I don't know what he's doing. What is he doing? I mean, the rumor was that there's a rumor, and I believe it 100%, that they came to him and said Mr. President, Obama got |
| 1:16.5 | Osama bin Laden, you know, Bush got Saddam Hussein, you can be the one to get the Khomeini. |
| 1:26.3 | You can get the Ayatollah and he was like yes and there is a |
| 1:29.8 | it's nowhere near the same though but I'm just saying like you when you when you |
| 1:33.7 | when you literally one thing about Trump apparently is when you appeal to his ego and you |
| 1:39.7 | flatter him to do whatever it takes also scroll boob Yeah, he's doing it because him and the Pope. |
| 1:45.1 | On that picture. |
| 1:45.9 | It looks like. |
| 1:46.4 | He's all woke. |
| 1:47.5 | He's so funny, though. |
| 1:49.4 | I'm sorry, but this is a classic Trump troll, which I actually think it really makes me laugh. |
| 1:54.4 | Yeah, nor should it surprise anybody. |
| 1:56.9 | How did, I couldn't tell by the videos, but the reaction he got in this UFC was not the same as what he got before. It's that controversial war, man. It's hard to tell. Because he's gotten crazy reactions before and they don't show it. Like people would blow up the last time. He was in Miami last time. The whole. But that Miami crowd was also late. It's Miami. Well, they want. usually he only comes out during like the main event and the crowd was also late it's Miami well they |
| 2:18.1 | usually only comes out during that like the main event and the crowd was nuts |
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