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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Epsiode 551: Francis Ngannou has some news
What a tease this guy Big Fran is ...
83 min
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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
103
Doin' the Damn Thing: Two UFC fighters have hij...
Abu and Ottman Azaitar are reportedly living large as besties of King Mohammed VI.
58 min
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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
67 min
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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
107
Episode 548: Sergei Pavlovich punches his ticke...
Pavlovich starched Blaydes on Saturday to become the consensus No. 1 contender.
72 min
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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?
75 min
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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.
81 min
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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?
73 min
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Episode 541: Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!
Goddamn, Jon Jones made that look easy.
77 min
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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.
64 min
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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
118
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.
79 min
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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.
71 min
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Episode 535: What will a Jamahal Hill title rei...
Hill answered all our questions on Saturday night at UFC 283. What will his title reign look like?
64 min
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Episode 534: Francis Ngannou KOs UFC in contrac...
Francis Ngannou waited-out his UFC contract during 2022 and now he's a free man.
70 min
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Episode 533: It's fight week! (and surely there...
Anybody else feel pressure to STOP talking about Dana slapping his wife and START talking about fights ...
78 min
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Episode 532: The State of MMA in 2023
Where is MMA headed this year? And are we now beginning to seriously consider a UFC without Dana White?
78 min
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Episode 531: It was a weird year for stars in t...
Conor didn't fight. Jones didn't fight. Izzy lost. Diaz left. Ngannou spent the year with on foot out the door ...
68 min
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Episode 530: Paddy Pimblett breaks the internet
There was some, um, discussion around Pimblett's decision in over Jared Gordon at UFC 282.
81 min