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The Co-Main Event MMA Podcast

Chad Dundas

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 a...

Episodes

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Episode 716: Volkanovski, Yan shine at UFC 333

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59:12Oct 26, 2026

Episode 715: Can Volkanovski remain ageless at UFC 333?

Alexander Volkanovski turned 38 last month. That’s like 150 in men’s featherweight years. This weekend, he’s gonna go out there and defend h...

64:55Oct 19, 2026

Episode 714: Sean Strickland is on strike

It’s amazing how often this happens: A UFC fighter who was once just happy to be there gets some age and experience under their belt, gains...

64:37Oct 12, 2026

Episode 713: How many KOs does it take to make a bad card good?

Bunch of people got separated from consciousness on Saturday at UFC 332 — just as the good Lord intended. Eleven T/KO finishes in 13 fights....

67:31Oct 5, 2026

Episode 712: Did Dana White get ‘royally mugged off?’

As many of you know, the big boxing match between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua is finally official, with the two set to meet on Dec. 11 at...

64:31Sep 28, 2026

Episode 711: Vibe shift! Gable Steveson is bad actually

Things … did not … go … great … for ya boi Gable Dan Steveson at UFC 331. You could feel the vibes start to shift early in the week, when Se...

64:05Sep 21, 2026

Episode 710: The Tom Aspinall Era is over … at least for now

The heavyweight title reign of Big Tommy Gas Hands Aspinall came to an end this week, with Aspinall vacating the title because he still can’...

63:44Sep 15, 2026

Episode 709: Salahdine Parnasse tests positive for being awesome

It feels like the sport of MMA needs a Salahdine Parnasse right now. You know, a charismatic young fighter with an exciting style and the go...

62:27Sep 8, 2026

Episode 708: Is Umar the ‘Ziggy Sobotka’ of the Nurmagomedovs?

It was a weird weekend in combat sports, especially for the big betting favorites. Umar Nurmagomedov cemented his place as the Ziggy Sobotka...

68:59Aug 31, 2026

Episode 707: A Robocop and a Cyborg walk into a bar …

Score a couple for the cybernetic organisms, because the biggest winners of the weekend were Gregory “Robocop” Rodrigues and Cris “Cyborg” J...

59:23Aug 24, 2026

Episode 706: What’s hugs got to do with it?

Is that a Tina Turner reference in the title of this week’s episode? Shut up, don’t worry about it. Anyway, Ian Machado Garry couldn’t quite...

57:06Aug 18, 2026

Episode 705: Any chance it goes bad for Makhachev at UFC 330?

Is there any chance at all that we’re all sitting here next Monday saying, “Well, yeah, it’s obvious in retrospect that Islam Makhachev migh...

61:23Aug 10, 2026

Episode 704: UFC ain’t sweatin’ no MVP MMA! (Are they though?)

“We’re in a whole other fucking stratosphere now. I mean, I’m competing with all the majors. Those guys aren’t my competition. So good luck...

56:28Aug 3, 2026

Episode 703: It’s the dog days of MMA summer

Just a few months ago, it seemed like we had a lot to look forward to in MMA. You had Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano set to do the damn thing...

58:48Jul 27, 2026

Episode 702: Conor McGregor injury update + DDP wins!

Well, turns out Conor McGregor blew out both his ACL and meniscus when he tried to do that flying kick against Max Holloway at UFC 329. Pret...

61:05Jul 20, 2026

Episode 701: Conor's cooked

Things did not go well for ya boi Conor McGregor in his big return fight against Max Holloway at UFC 329 on Saturday. “Fight,” in fact, is p...

65:42Jul 13, 2026

Episode 700: Conor McGregor’s UFC 329 return raises so many questions

For being one of MMA’s all-time most talked-about fighters, it sure feels like Conor McGregor is a big, fat unknown headed into his return f...

59:43Jul 7, 2026

Episode 699: It’s the UFC’s ‘Year of the Unc’

Old guys seem to be having a renaissance in the UFC right now and, as gentlemen of a certain age, we frankly couldn’t be happier. Shout out...

62:36Jun 29, 2026

Episode 698: UFC’s Meta AI rankings are out!

Breaking news, Mainiacs! Right before we started recording this episode, the UFC announced that its new artificial intelligence fighter rank...

65:19Jun 22, 2026

Episode 697: UFC’s White House show could’ve been worse, we guess

I guess we gotta give a small amount of credit to the UFC for showing some uncharacteristic restraint during Donald Trump’s Big Birthday Bas...

63:34Jun 15, 2026