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 674: Petr Yan was perfect at UFC 323
Yan secured a surprising victory for the men’s bantamweight title in a fight-of-the-year–candidate thriller.
60 min
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Episode 673: The UFC’s Paramount+ Era will begi...
CBS gave Dana White a grand stage, but the fight announcements were weird as hell.
65 min
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Episode 672: Arman Tsarukyan forces the issue w...
Prior to Fight Night in Qatar, Tsarukyan was on the outside looking in. Now ...
73 min
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Episode 671: Islam Makhachev left JDM with no p...
Jack Della Maddalena looked absolutely miserable out there, getting taken down over and over again.
64 min
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Episode 670: UFC 322 is the big banana
It’s gonna be a good one, kids — and it’s the second-to-last pay-per-view before the UFC moves to Paramount+ and (allegedly!) into the PLE era.
63 min
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Episode 669: The UFC & combat sports enter ‘Pla...
What’s even real anymore? That’s the question we ended up asking ourselves after last weekend’s slate of combat sports chaos.
59 min
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Episode 668: UFC 321: It doesn’t get any more h...
How does Tom Aspinall still have an eyeball right now?
62 min
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Episode 667: UFC 321 is a must-win for Aspinall...
If Ciryl Gane wins? Forget about it. You’re not making the case he’s the “undisputed” anything.
62 min
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Episode 666: Charles Oliveira is the new king o...
63 min
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Episode 665: Chama lives!
Well, that was just disrespectful. Alex Pereira had no regard whatsoever for Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320.
65 min
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Episode 664: UFC 320 preview + Wanderlei gets K...
59 min
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Episode 663: Fighters are starting to get that ...
Must feel weird finally getting that bag.
61 min
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Episode 662: Is boxing Dana White’s idea of a c...
Does Dana want to just kick back, relax and destroy the Muhammad Ali Act? Cuz those are the vibes.
61 min
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Episode 661: Remember UFC: Noche? Neither does ...
64 min
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Episode 660: Who the Hell Is Nassourdine Imavov?
He’s 16-4 (1) overall, riding a 3-fight win streak and a win over Caio Borralho could make him the No. 1 contender. Does anybody care?
61 min
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Episode 659: Raja Jackson goes nuts at pro wres...
57 min
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Episode 658: Khamzat smesh? Or Khamzat smush?
Now that the long-heralded Chimaev Era is finally underway at 185 pounds ... shouldn’t we be more excited?
61 min
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Episode 657: UFC’s move to Paramount could chan...
No more PPVs? All UFC content (still) in one place? What's the catch, man?
57 min
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Episode 656: Every UFC fighter, ranked? What co...
Tapology now every UFC fighter in every weight class. Imagine the hilarious implications!
61 min
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Episode 655: Dustin Poirier retires, Big Tom ge...
We had a lot to catch up on this week ...
61 min
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Episode 654: Saying goodbye to Cool Dusty P
If anyone deserves to ride off into the sunset with his legacy intact and his chin held high ...
57 min
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Episode 653: UFC at the White House? Wow, LAME!
Remember when this sport used to feel cool? That’s over now.
65 min
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Episode 652: Ilia Topuria looks more and more l...
He could be something special and the UFC’s apparent willingness to match him up next with Paddy Pimblett feels meaningful.
55 min
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Episode 651: Jon Jones ‘retires’ the same week ...
Or should we say “retires” because ain’t nobody thinks we’ve seen the last of this dude
67 min
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Episode 650: Accusations, innuendos and inferences
So, there’s still some fight left in this old dog, Kamaru Usman — as Joaquin Buckley found out the hard way.
62 min