The Co-Main Event MMA Podcast
An irreverent and unscripted look at the week's mixed martial arts news from longtime MMA journalists Ben Fowlkes and Chad Dundas. Topics include the latest happenings in the UFC, Bellator and other promotions.
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Episode No. 554: Is UFC 289 the last ride for T...
Can Irene Aldana pull the upset here and is there any chance this is the last ride for Amanda Nunes?
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Episode 553: So many Conor McGregor headlines
McGregor hasn't done anything yet in his return to the UFC, but every other MMA news story is already about him.
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Episode 552: Fighter pay drops to 13% in 2022
UFC profits were up in every category, while expenses and operating costs -- including fighter pay -- were down.
77 min
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CME Patreon Power Hour: Big guys pointing fingers
Does Jon Jones appreciate the irony here?
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Doin' the Damn Thing: Kevin Seccia on the WGA w...
What's really goin' on with the ongoing television writers strike? Friend of the show Kevin Seccia explains.
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CME Patreon Live Chat for 5/17/23
Anybody know if there was any news this week?
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Epsiode 551: Francis Ngannou has some news
What a tease this guy Big Fran is ...
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CME Patreon Power Hour: Almeida says he'll tap ...
The heavyweight prospect says he's strong where Rozenstruik is weak, but isn't the opposite also true?
60 min
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Doin' the Damn Thing: Two UFC fighters have hij...
Abu and Ottman Azaitar are reportedly living large as besties of King Mohammed VI.
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CME Patreon Live Chat for 5/10/23
Here's a FREE sample of our weekly Q&A from patreon.com/comainevent
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Episode 550: UFC 288 doesn't overachieve
There was nothing wrong with the PPV, but it wasn't a great one, either ...
74 min
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Episode 549: UFC 288 preview + BKFC's Super Bowl
It's not every weekend that the eyes of the combat sports world fall squarely on BKFC ...
73 min
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Episode 548: Sergei Pavlovich punches his ticke...
Pavlovich starched Blaydes on Saturday to become the consensus No. 1 contender.
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Episode 547: Max Holloway ain't nothing to fuck...
You think the UFC will stop sending its top men's featherweight prospects to Max Holloway?
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Episode 546: Izzy gets one back
You could kinda tell Israel Adesanya had been thinking about this one for a while.
75 min
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Episode 545: Reactions to UFC/WWE super-happy-f...
Our initial reactions to Vince McMahon and Dana White becoming co-workers and (we're just guessing) best friends.
64 min
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Episode 544: Sandhagen, Holm reinforce status quo
Cory Sandhagen and Holly Holm dispatched challengers who were looking to break into title contention.
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Episode 543: A 'Rocky' moment for Leon Edwards
Leon Edwards pitched a masterpiece against Usman in their third fight against each other.
76 min
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Episode 542: UFC 286 preview + Merab's dominance
For the third time in a bit more than a month, the UFC is asking fans to shell out $80 for a PPV. Will people pay?
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Episode 541: Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!
Goddamn, Jon Jones made that look easy.
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Episode 540: Jones vs. Gane is upon us (we hope)!
A deep dive into a thing we once thought would never actually happen: Jon Jones' move to heavyweight.
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Episode 539: Erin Blanchfield is the real deal
Blanchfield deserves a shot at the division's elite.
76 min
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Episode 538: A fight for the ages
Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski delivered a great one.
71 min
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Episode 537: Well, that was sad
We thought it was weird that Fedor Emelianenko wanted to have his retirement fight against Ryan Bader. It was.
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Episode 536: Is MMA ready to let go of Fedor?
This man was once an phenom & may still be the greatest heavyweight of all time. He gets to write his own ticket.
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