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Episode 489: When bad things happen to weird people from 2022-02-21T22:30
Well, Johnny Walker got posterized by Jamahal Hill on Saturday in the UFC. It was his fourth loss in five fights and it was an ugly one. Not does it establish Hill as perhaps the hot new contender ...
ListenEpisode 488: Israel Adesanya was just too good from 2022-02-14T21:50
Robert Whittaker made some big improvement between his two bouts against Israel Adesanya, making Saturday night's UFC 271 main event a very competitive affair. In the end, however, it was just too ...
ListenEpisode 487: Can an Israel Adesanya-Bobby Knux rematch be any different? from 2022-02-07T22:46
It would be an understatement to say things didn't go Robert Whittaker's way at UFC 243, the first time he fought Israel Adesanya for the middleweight title. But that was 2019, in The Before Times,...
ListenEpisode 486: Is Sean Strickland's psycho gimmick working at all? from 2022-01-31T22:43
This week Sean Strickland took us all on a virtual tour of his apartment, where he keeps his guns on the kitchen counter and you have to reach into the toilet bowl to make it flush. Strickland's go...
ListenEpisode 485: Francis Ngannou wins it all from 2022-01-24T22:48
Well, he did it. Big Francis Ngannou went out there and gutted-out a unanimous decision win over Ciryl Gane on Saturday at UFC 270. Maybe it wasn't the fight we all expected, but the world must now...
ListenEpisode 484: Is this Francis Ngannou's last UFC fight? from 2022-01-18T21:02:55
Francis Ngannou's contractual status with the UFC has dominated the storylines leading up to Saturday's "title unification" bout against Cyril Gane. But what happens when these two guys actually ge...
ListenCME Power Hour: Who would want to firebomb Conor McGregor's pub? from 2022-01-14T20:52
It's another FREE Power Hour for all the little Co-Mainiacs this week. On this episode, it's all power rankings all the time this week, as we head into Saturday's Fight Night event featuring Giga C...
ListenEpisode 483: Can Giga Chikadze steal that spot? from 2022-01-10T20:49
Giga Chikadze's Fight Night main event against Calvin Kattar coming up on Saturday may well have gotten more interesting this week, when Max Holloway pulled out of a featherweight title shot at UFC...
ListenCME Power Hour: How UFC gonna raise PPV prices AGAIN?!? from 2022-01-07T20:35
For the third year in a row, the UFC wishes fans a Happy New Year by raising prices on its PPV events by $5. That's a 25% increase in just a few years. On this episode of the Power Hour, we ask: Wi...
ListenCME Power Hour: How UFC gonna raise PPV prices AGAIN?!? from 2022-01-07T20:35
For the third year in a row, the UFC wishes fans a Happy New Year by raising prices on its PPV events by $5. That's a 25% increase in just a few years. On this episode of the Power Hour, we ask: Wi...
ListenEpisode 482: Dana White keeps taking these Ls from Jake Paul from 2022-01-03T21:06
If Dana White had actually read "The Art of War" he might understand that it is a bad idea for him to continually engage Jake Paul on the battlefield where Paul is strongest. Unfortunately, the lon...
ListenDoin' the Damn Thing: Year-end wrap-up of books, movies&TV from 2021-12-27T17:00
Due to some family obligations, we're not going to be able to record that new episode of the Proper we promised. Instead, please accept this free episode of Doin' the Damn Thing. For the final pod ...
ListenEpisode 481: Jake Paul, Derrick Lewis&UFC fighters' letters to Santa from 2021-12-20T22:40
Derrick Lewis became the UFC's all-time knockouts leader with his win over Chris Daukaus on Saturday night, for whatever that's worth. On the other side of the country, Jake Paul walloped Tyron Woo...
ListenEpisode 480: UFC 269 was crazy! Let's discuss from 2021-12-13T22:38
CME listeners had a lot to say in the wake of UFC 269. You filled up our inbox, so we had no choice this week but to take listener mail throughout the episode, while we discuss Charles Oliveira's s...
ListenEpisode 479: UFC 269 preview + Jose Aldo reclaiming his legacy from 2021-12-06T23:14
The UFC offers up the final PPV of 2021 this Saturday, with two title fights on the main card of UFC 269. Charles Oliveira defends his lightweight title against Dustin Poirier and Amanda Nunes puts...
ListenEpisode 478: Can't wait for the new shapes to drop from 2021-11-29T21:44:29
The Trillers revolutionized modern hand-to-hand combat with the Triad or whatever over the weekend, and the results were a real mixed bag for the former UFC fighters on the card. Not to worry, howe...
ListenDeath in the West: DB Cooper 50th Anniversary Episode from 2021-11-24T16:28:26
Hey Co-Mainiacs, just a reminder that Chad's other podcast, "Death in the West," returns for a second season in January. This week, DITW dropped a special teaser episode for the upcoming season tha...
ListenEpisode 477: Holloway-Rodriguez was art. Hang it in the Louvre! from 2021-11-15T23:03:35
Max Holloway showed out, but perhaps needed to dip deeper into the ol' bag of tricks than we anticipated to defeat Yair Rodriguez in ANOTHER FOTY candidate UFC main event. And did it surprise anyon...
ListenEpisode 476: Are there even words to describe Gaethje-Chandler? from 2021-11-08T21:59:59
Somehow Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler exceeded even our loft expectations. That was just bananas, and now they better damn well let Gaethje fight the winner of Chucky Olives vs. Dusty P. Plus...
ListenEpisode 475: All hail the great and powerful Glover from 2021-11-01T21:21:31
You know what, in this sport, we'll take the feel-good stories where we can get them. Glover Teixeira winning his first UFC title at 42 while being universally liked and and unyielding positive is ...
ListenEpisode 474: Getting nervous for Costa, excited for Fedor&pumped for UFC 267 from 2021-10-25T20:46
Marvin Vettori was surprisingly businesslike all week, considering all the nonsense Paulo Costa was pulling, and that approach extended to the fight. Vettori notably wouldn't share his wine with Co...
ListenEpisode 473: Your Qs on Conor McGregor, UFC: Ladd vs. Dumont, Bellator GP&More from 2021-10-18T22:00:05
It's amazing how naturally the phrase, "Conor McGregor punched a DJ," rolls off the tongue at this point. Yeah, that just feels right. That feels like something McGregor would do. This week, on an ...
ListenIntroducing: Doin' The Damn Thing from 2021-10-14T19:54:43
The maiden voyage of Doin’ The Damn Thing is frankly jam-packed with CME goodness. We spend the first part of the show discussing the first couple episodes of Ken Burns’ new PBS doc on Muhammad Ali...
ListenEpisode 472: Fury&Wilder had a classic from 2021-10-11T21:20:30
Boxing owned the weekend, no doubt about that. Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder crafted a classic in their trilogy fight, capturing the attention of the sports world in a way it feels like MMA can nev...
ListenEpisode 471: These are not the Weirdsmobiles we came to see from 2021-10-04T21:36:25
Well, shit, what can you do? Seemed like Thiago Santos and Johnny Walker kind of forgot to fight during the UFC's main event on Saturday night. That happens sometimes, but it certainly wasn't what ...
ListenEpisode 470: UFC 266 reaction + Jon Jones gets arrested, like, IMMEDIATELY from 2021-09-27T21:40:55
UFC 266 was a hell of a fight card, basically from start to finish. While there weren't any surprises in the evening's "big three" bouts, Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega put on an absolute c...
ListenEpisode 469: UFC 266 preview + Anthony Smith in DGAF mode from 2021-09-20T22:01:12
Anthony Smith had some words for Ryan Spann in the cage Saturday night, after Smith scored a first-round submission victory. "Lionheart" admits he let some of Spann's pre-fight trash talk get to hi...
ListenEpisode 468: That time Anderson Silva clowned you so hard, people said it was fixed from 2021-09-13T20:44:34
It took Anderson Silva a little under one minute, 30 seconds to leave Tito Ortiz in the black lands during their boxing match Saturday at the Trillers. Silva styled on Ortiz so badly, some people t...
ListenEpisode 467: What will become of you, Darren Till? from 2021-09-06T21:06:37
Derek Brunson went out this weekend and reminded us all that he is a very good fighter who thus far in his UFC career as only lost to the elite in the middleweight division. So, that was good for h...
ListenEpisode 466: Oh right, this is a Tyron Woodley fight from 2021-08-30T21:35:42
It turns out, Tyron Woodley boxes a lot like he fights in MMA, which is to say watching him was one of the more frustrating experiences in all of combat sports. So, yeah, Jake Paul improved to 4-0 ...
ListenEpisode 465: Jared Cannonier is 'broke.' That's a bad look. from 2021-08-23T23:35:25
Jared Cannonier edged Kelvin Gastelum in a competitive and entertaining UFC main event on Saturday night, then immediately hopped on the mic and announced that he's "broke." Is that a good look for...
ListenEpisode 464: All Questions Considered! from 2021-08-16T20:35:37
On an All Questions Considered episode of the show, we take a grab bag of queries from you, the Co-Mainiacs, including: Will Conor ever be champion again? Which UFC titles will change hands before ...
ListenEpisode 463: 'Good Kid,' mad city from 2021-08-09T19:07:26
Ciryl Gane pretty much ruined the entire city of Houston's weekend with his third-round TKO of Derrick Lewis at UFC 265. Does the "Good Kid's" forthcoming title unification bout with Francis Nganno...
ListenEpisode 462: Can AJ McKee become a star if he stays in Bellator? from 2021-08-03T20:20:57
AJ McKee pretty much annihilated the competition during the Bellator featherweight grand prix, including Saturday's championship finale, where he stopped Patricio Pitbull in just a minute, 57 secon...
ListenEpisode 461: Exactly how 'back' is TJ Dillashaw? from 2021-07-26T21:12:33
TJ Dillashaw surprised a lot of people--including your humble co-hosts--Saturday night by emerging with a split-decision victory over Cory Sandhagen in Dillashaw's return after a two-year JPD suspe...
ListenEpisode 460: Miesha Tate is immediately a player again from 2021-07-19T21:39:17
Miesha Tate perhaps benefited from some friendly matchmaking Saturday night as she returned to the cage for this first time since 2016, but she still made it look pretty easy against a retiring Mar...
ListenEpisode 459: THIS IS NOT OVER! (but it should be) from 2021-07-12T21:30:21
Conor McGregor broke his whole leg shit on Saturday night against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. The good news is, Poirier will probably now get to fight for the title while McGregor convalesces. The b...
ListenEpisode 458: Does anybody know what Conor McGregor has left? from 2021-07-05T23:04:51
This weekend at UFC 264, Conor McGregor returns to the octagon for just the fifth time since 2016 to complete a trilogy with Dustin Poirier. At this point, we've got so little recent intel on McGre...
ListenEpisode 457: Anderson Silva deserves this moment from 2021-06-21T21:31:49
Kind of funny that we all, as MMA fans, are going to look down our noses at these boxing vs. MMA crossover fights until we win one, and then suddenly we're out here in the street lighting couches o...
ListenEpisode 456: No babies are safe! from 2021-06-14T22:28:15
Honestly, Brandon Moreno kinda stole the show at UFC 263, what with winning the men's flyweight title in overwhelming fashion while simultaneously seeming like the nicest damn person in the world. ...
ListenEpisode 455: Don't mess around and lose this one, Izzy from 2021-06-07T21:51:54
Israel Adesanya defends the middleweight title Saturday at UFC 263 against Marvin Vettori, in a championship fight that feels like it's happening just because. Does that make this a sneaky trap fig...
ListenEpisode 454: Your questions on Cyborg, Font, Fabia&More from 2021-05-24T21:13:49
Cris Cyborg battered Leslie Smith for nearly the full 25-minutes to retain the Bellator women's featherweight title on Friday night and the following evening Rob Font did something close to the sam...
ListenEpisode 453: King Chuck takes the throne from 2021-05-17T20:57:52
Charles Oliveira is the lion of lions. He weathered the early storm against Michael Chandler, won the vacant UFC lightweight title via second round TKO and then smeared blood on Dana White. Not a b...
ListenEpisode 452: Bellator won the weekend. Does it matter? from 2021-05-10T20:30:53
There's no doubt that Bellator's Friday night event on Showtime was the best MMA card of the weekend. With MVP's whole-shit-broke KO win, Rumble Johnson having a fun one with Jose Augusto and Young...
ListenEpisode 451: Jiri Prochazka is an absolute wildman from 2021-05-03T22:03:46
Just two fights into his UFC run, it sure looks like Jiri Prochazka is closing in on a light heayvweight title shot. And hey, if we're being honest, anything that keeps this suddenly Jon Jones-less...
ListenEpisode 450: We all went on an emotional journey at UFC 261 from 2021-04-26T22:25:14
From seeing Chris Weidman's leg shatter against Uriah Hall's leg to a trio of stoppages--at least a couple of them fairly shocking--in the event's three title fights, there were a lot of mood swing...
ListenEpisode 449: UFC 261&Triller's weird alternate universe from 2021-04-19T19:46:12
Given the assembly-line nature of the UFC content these days, you can't blame MMA fans, boxing hardcores and casuals alike for being interested in Triller, which is (if nothing else) EXTREMELY diff...
ListenEpisode 448: A bad deal for everybody from 2021-04-12T21:35:59
Marvin Vettori defeated Kevin Holland in the main event of UFC on ABC 2 on Saturday, but it turned out to be the sort o fight that didn't really help either guy's standing in the middleweight divis...
ListenEpisode 447: It's Patricio Pitbull the world's best featherweight? from 2021-04-05T22:53:39
Patricio "Pitbull" Freire advanced to the final of the Bellator featherweight grand prix Satuday night during that promotion's debut on Showtime, by choking Emanuel Sanchez to damn sleep with a qui...
ListenEpisode 446: Francis Ngannou does everything right from 2021-03-29T23:44
Francis Ngannou pitched damn near a perfect game on Saturday at UFC 260, stopping Stipe Miocic via second-round KO to claim the heavyweight title. By all rights, Jon Jones should be next, but someh...
ListenEpisode 445: I'll follow you home, bitch from 2021-03-22T20:10:58
The UFC heavyweight title rematch between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou is set to go down this weekend. The featherweight title scrap between Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega? Not so much....
ListenEpisode 444: Sometimes it be like that from 2021-03-15T20:02:56
Well, fudge. That's not how we wanted it to go. That's obviously not how Belal Muhammad wanted it to go. Dare we say, that's not how Leon Edwards wanted it to go, either, though his suggestion that...
ListenEpisode 443: Speak your truth, Jan Blachowicz from 2021-03-08T21:58:49
Israel Adesanya's foray into the light heavyweight division did not go as planned, courtesy the Legendary Polish Power of Jan Blachowicz. Oh, Janny Blackjacks, you never stop surprising us. Plus, A...
ListenEpisode 442: Can Adesanya defeat The Legendary Polish Power? from 2021-03-01T21:33:56
Knock on wood, people: Five UFC titles are scheduled to be on the line during March, including this weekend's UFC 259 and its triple bill of championship bouts. Can Israel Adesanya end Janny Blackj...
ListenEpisode 441: Heavyweight Bacchannal! from 2021-02-22T21:05:16
The current moment in the UFC belongs to the big fellas. With Derrick Lewis' KO of Curtis Blaydes last weekend and the Biggi Boy vs. Ciryl Gane coming up next, the heavyweight division is taking ce...
ListenEpisode 440: Real Champ Shit from Kamaru Usman from 2021-02-15T21:02:25
After a first round where it looked like Gilbert Burns was on the verge of capturing the UFC welterweight title, Kamaru Usman put his foot down. The power jab, the low kicks, the third-round TKO vi...
ListenEpisode 439: A tough one for the old guys from 2021-02-08T21:14:39
Both Alistair Overeem and Frankie Edgar had rough nights at Saturday's UFC. Alexander Volkov busted Overeem's nose en route to a second-round TKO. Corey Sandhagen put Edgar's chin into the stratosp...
ListenEpisode 438: All Questions Considered from 2021-02-01T21:36:25
Alistair Overeem fights Alexander Volkov this Saturday during Super Bowl weekend, but you already knew we weren't going to spend the entire show talking about that. Instead, we take listener querie...
ListenEpisode 437: Put some respect on Dustin Poirier's name from 2021-01-25T20:55:58
Dustin Poirier walked out to James Brown's "The Big Payback," stopped Conor McGregor in the second round and then declared himself the uncrowned champion. A pretty nifty piece of business from The ...
ListenEpisode 436: Does McGregor fight week still have that magic? from 2021-01-18T22:33:09
Max Holloway amazed us all with his performance at Saturday's UFC on ABC card. Never one to rest on its laurels, however, the UFC ramps back up for two events this week. (We see you, Michael Chiesa...
ListenEpisode 435: What to expect from UFC on ABC from 2021-01-11T22:26:55
The UFC returns to network television this week for the first time since 2018, as Saturday afternoon it presents its debut broadcast on ABC. What to make of this, especially after the fight company...
ListenEpisode 434: All Questions Considered from 2021-01-04T22:26:19
On the first episode of The Proper since mid-December, we've got some catching up to do. So, we're going All Questions Considered this week. What's up with the UFC raising PPV prices? Have we witne...
ListenEpisode 433: CME Office Christmas Party from 2020-12-21T22:20:48
Let's be honest, ain't nobody doing any work the week of Christmas. This episode, we present (or, uh, re-represent, as the case may be) our year-end awards. Plus, Sir Nigel Longstock stops by to re...
ListenEpisode 432: The greatest majority draw of all time! from 2020-12-15T00:30:05
Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno threw DOWN on Saturday in the main event of UFC 256 and, while it probably wasn't the fight of the year, it was perhaps the greatest majority draw of all time...
ListenEpisode 431: Say it ain't Yo-el! from 2020-12-07T23:07:35
The UFC says its release of perennial title contender/lovable weirdsmobile Yoel Romero is one of about 60 cuts it will make before the New Year to trim its "inflated" roster. Inflated, huh? That's ...
ListenEpisode 430: Tyson-Jones delivers, UFC plays musical chairs from 2020-11-30T22:19:32
Ben watched the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. exhibition boxing match on Saturday night and gleefully reports that he got his money's worth ... of entertainment, if not exactly top flight boxing action....
ListenEpisode 429: Figgy Smalls, Shevy Chenks&the 'McKee Lock' on AQC from 2020-11-23T22:17:58
UFC 255 was definitely a thing that happened, as Deiveson Figueiredo and Valentina Shevchenko retained the men's and women's flyweight titles, respectively. This week on an All Questions Considered...
ListenEpisode 428: Did Felder's gamble pay off? from 2020-11-17T00:06:07
Paul Felder didn't beat Rafael dos Anjos Saturday night, but it still feels like Felder's choice to step in on short notice for a five-rounder against a former champion was the right thing to do. P...
ListenEpisode 427: Five Questions About the Light Heavyweight Division from 2020-11-09T23:17:58
So, Glover Teixeira pretty much handled Thiago Santos in their main event fight Saturday night. This week, the CME turns its attention to the most vexing questions facing the 205-pound division, in...
ListenEpisode 426: Can the UFC just end Anderson Silva's career? from 2020-11-02T23:06:51
Anderson Silva lost to Uriah Hall on Saturday via fourth-round TKO. It wasn't great. It also wasn't terrible. But, jeez louise, Dana White sure showed up at the postfight presser in a shitty mood. ...
ListenEpisode 425: Do svidaniya, Khabib Nurmagomedov from 2020-10-26T20:41:03
Khabib Nurmagomedov called it quits on Saturday after UFC 254 in what has to be considered one of the most emotional retirement announcements in MMA history. Naturally, we got a lot of mail on the ...
ListenEpisode 424: You sly dog, Brian Ortega from 2020-10-19T21:52:05
Brian Ortega returned from his first career loss and an extended absence from the cage looking like a new man on Saturday and straight-up put a whipping on Chan Sung Jung. Sup with that??? Plus, we...
ListenEpisode 423: Welcome to immortality, Joaquin Buckley from 2020-10-12T22:41:33
If what you want out of your UFC content is a no-strings-attached experience where one semi-anonymous dude might do something unbelievably awesome (and terrible) to another semi-anonymous dude then...
ListenEpisode 422: A Couple Old Road Dogs from 2020-10-05T21:49:46
Holly "Holmes" Holm and Carlos "Conduit" Condit both went out there and reminded us who the fuck they were on Saturday. But what now for our two old pals? Plus, the Jon Jones-Israel Adesanya beef g...
ListenIntroducing: Death in the West from 2020-09-29T20:04:14
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ListenEpisode 421: Adesanya made it look easy from 2020-09-28T22:29:47
Israel Adesanya froze Paulo Costa like a statue, battered him with leg kicks from range and then toppled him with strikes to the dome piece in the second. It was, in short, exactly the kind of perf...
ListenEpisode 420: Colby Covington, still reprehensible from 2020-09-21T22:54:37
Colby Covington pretty much shut down Tyron Woodley en route to a fifth-round TKO victory on Saturday night. Then Covington opened his mouth and spewed awful racist bile all over the place during t...
ListenEpisode 419: All Questions Considered from 2020-09-14T20:11:36
There were a ton of fights this weekend, and the CME will forego its normal three-round format in order to talk about as many of them as possible. We discuss Michelle Waterson's win over Angela Hil...
ListenEpisode 418: The Reem rolls on from 2020-09-07T18:57:31
Alistair Overeem's late-career dream continues, in the form of a fifth-round TKO over Augusto Sakai. All the props in the world to Overeem for remaking himself as a crafty veteran, but how far can ...
ListenEpisode 417: Anthony Smith didn't find what he was looking for from 2020-08-31T19:52:38
Anthony Smith made a somewhat short turnaround after his high-publicized de-toothing by Glover Teixeira back in May, just to return Saturday night to get outpointed by Aleksandar Rakic. Chances are...
ListenEpisode 416: Frankie can still Frankie from 2020-08-24T20:17:04
Frankie Edgar finally made his bantamweight debut on Saturday and ... well ... it looked a lot like what we've seen from him at every other weight, which is to say quite good, but also prone to pro...
ListenEpisode 415: Did the Stipe-DC trilogy have a satisfying end? from 2020-08-17T19:33:27
Stipe Miocic will continue being the man after his unanimous decision victory over Daniel Cormier at UFC 252 concluded that pair's heavyweight title trilogy. As for Cormier? We're not totally sure,...
Listen414. What's your hype level for UFC 252? from 2020-08-10T19:57:28
Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier fulfill the trilogy this weekend. Kind of feels like it snuck up on us, no? Plus, we love Derrick Lewis, but is he trying to do too much? And shouldn't some MMA comp...
ListenEpisode 413: Not so fast, Edmen Shahbazyan from 2020-08-03T21:32:20
Score one for the grizzled veterans, as Derek Brunson became the first professional fighter to crack the riddle of Edmen Shahbazyan on Saturday night. Plus, chaos ruled at UFC Fight Night 176 and--...
ListenEpisode 412: That's a wrap on #FightIsland from 2020-07-27T18:55:26
Robert Whittaker reasserted himself as one of the UFC's elite middleweights--and reminded us he has no qualms about stomping a motherfucker's knee to shreds. Plus, Shogun and Roger Nog didn't make ...
ListenEpisode 411: More heartbreak for Joe B. from 2020-07-20T21:36:02
Joseph Benavidez likely saw his last, best chance at a UFC title evaporate when he got choked unconscious by new undisputed flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo on Saturday. Plus, what did we mis...
ListenEpisode 410: The cold, hard reality of Kamaru Usman from 2020-07-13T20:01:32
The legend of Street Jesus collided with the best welterweight in the world at UFC 251 and ... well ... it was a long night in the Bread Game. Plus, Max Holloway maybe got jobbed (or maybe not!) an...
ListenEpisode 409: You're crazy for this one, Jorge Masvidal from 2020-07-06T19:21:44
Gilbert Burns is out and Jorge Masvidal (probably, almost certainly) in against Kamaru Usman in the UFC 251 main event. It was a circuitous route to the fight that should've been headlining this pa...
ListenEpisode 408: Why isn't Dustin Poirier a bigger star? from 2020-06-29T20:41:15
Dustin Poirier and Dan Hooker went to battle on Saturday in the main event of UFC on ESPN 12. Did Hooker prove he belongs among the lightweight elite? Did Poirier revive his title aspirations? This...
ListenEpisode 407: Curtis Blaydes just got interesting from 2020-06-22T20:53
Curtis Blaydes told us exactly what he was going to do to Alexander Volkov on Saturday night and then he went out and did it. He also warned some of you more punch-and-kick-oriented types that you ...
ListenEpisode 406: Every UFC event is a perfect, beautiful snowflake from 2020-06-15T20:37:17
Cynthia Calvillo established herself as a women's flyweight contender with a win over Jessica Eye on Saturday. Would we say she looked ready for Valentina Shevchenko, however? No, we would not. Nex...
ListenEpisode 405: Amanda Nunes Puts On a Tour de Force from 2020-06-08T20:43:27
Amanda Nunes, the female GOAT, continues to be leaps and bounds ahead of any competition the UFC can find for her. What are you gonna do? Meanwhile, Cody Garbs, Aljo and O'Malley make the case agai...
ListenEpisode 404: Jon Jones is having a weird time from 2020-06-01T19:24:50
Jon Jones says he's vacating the light heavyweight title and going on hiatus during a public spat over pay with the UFC. Then he's suddenly out in the streets working as a social activist. Plus, Gi...
ListenEpisode 403: Are fights like Woodley vs. Burns the new normal? from 2020-05-25T20:07:22
Apologies from some sound quality issues on this week's show, Co-Mainiacs. Hopefully, you will solider through with us. On this episode, we discuss Conor McGregor continuing to troll the competitio...
ListenEpisode 402: On Alistair Overeem, lovable elder statesman from 2020-05-18T20:52:20
Alistair Overeem weathered an early storm to defeat Walt Harris by virtue of his wily, veteran guile on Saturday. We discuss that, plus look back at the UFC's weird week in Jacksonville. Learn more...
ListenEpisode 401: A command performance from 2020-05-11T20:50:05
When it finally arrived, UFC 249 weekend served-up a downright unwieldy number of storylines. From Jacare's positive coronavirus test to "The Waiver" to Justin Gaethje's surprise destruction of Ton...
ListenEpisode 400: It's UFC 249 ... fight week? from 2020-05-04T19:24:12
It's here (we think). It's happening (maybe). It's finally going down (in a matter of days). UFC 249 fight week is upon us leading up to Saturday's revamped and (twice) rescheduled fight card. Are ...
ListenEpisode 399: Will UFC 249 be safe? We're going to find out. from 2020-04-27T20:11:19
The UFC plans to do three events in Jacksonville, Fla., from May 9-16. Can that be safe? One way or another, we're all going to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenEpisode 398: What will it take to do UFC 249 safely? from 2020-04-20T20:26:46
We discuss reports of Dana White's recent conference call with fighters booked on upcoming UFC cards, what an epidemiologist told Ben about how the UFC could get back to business in a safe way and ...
ListenEpisode 397: Everybody showed their ass for UFC 249 from 2020-04-13T20:01:48
With UFC 249 officially postponed after Disney and ESPN bigwigs pulled the plug on Dana White's Grand Plan to Be a Man, we look at what we learned about White, Disney, ESPN, MMA fans, media and man...
ListenEpisode 396: Where is 'somewhere on EARTH' exactly? from 2020-04-06T21:51:26
We're told UFC 249 is a go. We're told the main event will be Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje. We're told it will be for an interim title. We're told the venue you will be ... wait for it ... "som...
ListenEpisode 395: Khabib out, UFC 249 still on&JBJ still JBJin'? from 2020-03-30T21:00:17
Khabib Nurmagomedov is "stuck at home" in Dagestan, which makes him a lot like the rest of us, when you think about it. So, he's probably out, but the UFC insists 249 is still on. Plus, Jon Jones i...
ListenEpisode 394: UFC 1! from 2020-03-23T21:26:35
Well, here's something completely different. This week, from self-isolation and without much MMA happening worldwide, we went back and rewatched UFC 1. It was weird. Then we talked about it. Learn ...
ListenEpisode 393: Greetings from self-isolation from 2020-03-16T18:55:03
Both our families are self isolating this week, which causes a number of challenges for the CME podcast. Still, here we discuss Charles Oliveira's win over Kevin Lee at UFC Brasilia, the UFC's weir...
ListenEpisode 392: An absolute classic from 2020-03-09T21:41:33
Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk tore the house down in their women's strawweight title fight at UFC 248. Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero? Weeeeeell, that's a different story. This week, we discu...
ListenEpisode 391: How dare you, sir? from 2020-03-02T22:20:30
Deiveson Figueiredo smashed UFC Norfolk's main event title fight when he missed weight last week. Then he damn near smashed the whole flyweight division by defeating Joseph Benavidez via second-rou...
ListenEpisode 390: Ben ate the peanut butter cups for Fury-Wilder from 2020-02-25T20:58:56
What are Dan Hooker's prospects among the lightweight elite after defeating Paul Felder at UFC Auckland? Can Joseph Benavidez finally make good on his flyweight potential? Are we really doing Cejud...
ListenEpisode 389: Diego Sanchez, what in the world? from 2020-02-17T22:29:10
Jan Blachowicz crashes the light heavyweight title picture with his three-minute KO of Corey Anderson, Diego Sanchez mystifies us with an unusual performance against Michel Pereira and, up next wee...
ListenEpisode 388: An emotional journey from 2020-02-10T22:42:10
How about that UFC 247, eh people? Specifically, how about that thriller main event between Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes? On this episode of the CME, we discuss that fight, the judging controversy ...
ListenEpisode 387: Jonathan Dwight Jones enters the cage from 2020-02-03T22:46:59
Jonny Bones returns for the fourth time in roughly 13 months on Saturday to take on Dominick Reyes at UFC 247. If he wins, is this the last time we see Jones at light heavyweight? Can Reyes pull of...
ListenEpisode 386: Curtis Blaydes advances to 13-and-Ngannou from 2020-01-27T22:43:48
Curtis Blaydes looked good en route to second round TKO victory over Junior dos Santos Saturday at UFC: Raleigh. Yet, is there a huge, Francis Ngannou-shaped roadblock between him and the title? Al...
ListenEpisode 385: Were fans satisfied with UFC 246? from 2020-01-20T20:00:14
Conor McGregor blew through Donald Cerrone in 40 seconds in the UFC 246 main event, which seemed like exactly what matchmakers and promoters wanted. But with such a top-heavy main card and a $70 pr...
ListenEpisode 384: What are you looking for from Conor McGregor at UFC 246? from 2020-01-13T22:28:05
Conor McGregor returns to the cage for the first time since 2018, for a bout against Donald Cerrone at Saturday's UFC 246. What do we expect from Conor and from Cowboy? And what else is worth watch...
ListenEpisode 383: Fair use! from 2019-12-30T22:08:34
We're back with an All Questions Considered episode of the podcast, as we wrap-up the action from Bellator 237 and look ahead to what 2020 might bring in MMA. Also, Tyron Woodley got mad at Leon Ed...
ListenCME Holiday Live Chat for 12/23/19 from 2019-12-23T20:04:51
With Christmas just a couple days away, we went ahead and moved our normal Patreon Live Chat from Wednesday to Monday and opened it up to all listeners. Thanks to everyone who joined us. We hope th...
ListenEpisode 382: It was kind of a weird weekend from 2019-12-16T23:02:25
All three UFC 245 title fights nearly went the distance, pushing the pay-per-view run time up around four hours. Here we talk about how it all went for Usman, Covington, Volko, Holloway, Nunes and ...
ListenEpisode 381: That feels emotionally manipulative from 2019-12-09T20:46:38
You wanna talk about painful? How about Jairzinho Rozenstruik destroying Alistair Overeem's lip in the final seconds of a heavyweight main event Overeem was on the verge of winning at UFC on ESPN 7...
ListenEpisode 380: It is more or less officially on from 2019-12-02T22:44:55
Conor McGregor returns from his lengthy, uh, sabbatical to fight Donald The Cowboy Cerrone at UFC 246 in January and, among other things, the CME wants to know: Why now? Why the Cowboy? Why welterw...
ListenEpisode 379: What's Going On With Your Face? from 2019-11-18T22:01:58
The dreaded Patreon Power Rankings take over the CME proper for the first time ever! Plus ... uh ... what's going on with Ben's face? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenEpisode 378: We're a roving goddamn spectacle from 2019-11-11T22:46:51
Zabit Magomedsharipov edged Calvin Kattar in the main event of UFC: Moscow on Saturday night, but not without a bit of intrigue. Magomedsharipov seemed to be fading down the stretch of their three-...
ListenEpisode 377: We Ate the Wings from 2019-11-04T22:34:28
Well, we spent part of UFC 244 at Buffalo Wild Wings eating the special one-night-only BMF wings. It didn't go that great for us. We talk about that, plus Jorge Masvidal being crowned the BMF king,...
ListenEpisode 376: The BMF title fight is ON from 2019-10-28T19:54:09
Ben returns from England and we attempt to catch up on everything we missed while he was gone. As usual, it was a lot: Nate's "atypical" drug test. Maia vs. Askren. Greg Hardy. Dom Reyes. Douglas L...
ListenEpisode 375: All. Questions. Considered. from 2019-10-14T21:08
Joanna Jędrzejczyk is back and maybe (?) better than ever, but is she "back" enough to coast into an immediate title shot against Zhang Weili? Plus, what to make of Kron Gracie at this point, is "H...
ListenEpisode 374: Just Astonishing from 2019-10-08T22:00:56
We talk about Israel Adesanya's second round knockout over Robert Whittaker at UFC 243 to unify the middleweight championship. Where do both the new champ and the old go from here? And, damn it, we...
ListenCME Special Report: Catching up with Ben in Australia from 2019-10-02T22:32:39
Ben got up early for us on what was his Thursday morning and Chad's Wednesday afternoon. We catch up with him about what it's like to be on the ground in Australia for UFC 243 and answer some liste...
ListenCME Movie Club: Silence of the Lambs from 2019-09-30T19:11:40
With Ben traveling to Australia to cover UFC 243 for The Athletic, there won't be a normal CME this Monday. We hope to be able to deliver a long-distance podcast for you later in the week, dependin...
ListenEpisode 373: It does a disservice to everyone from 2019-09-23T21:21:16
We discuss Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens' main event fight from UFC: Mexico City ending in a no-contest after just 15 seconds. Due to Ben's travel schedule, we also look ahead to UFC 243's Rob...
ListenEpisode 372: Don't stake your night on getting hit by Justin Gaethje from 2019-09-16T21:35:18
We discuss Justin Gaethje's first-round TKO victory over Donald Cerrone and his ensuing call-out of the winner of a championship fight that hasn't even been booked yet. In addition to that, we look...
ListenEpisode 371: He's Really, Really Goddamn Good at This from 2019-09-09T22:42:20
After Khabib Nurmagomedov tapped-out Dustin Poirier at UFC 242, we all have to give it up for the guy. He remains one of MMA's more complex and polarizing figures, but he's really good at this stuf...
ListenEpisode 370: It's About to Go Down from 2019-09-02T22:25:50
We discuss Khabib Nurmagomedov's and Dustin Poirier's bout to unify the UFC lightweight title this weekend in Abu Dhabi, plus what Zhang Weili's strawweight title win over Jessica Andrade means for...
ListenEpisode 369: Sup with your mouthpiece, man? from 2019-08-26T21:42:31
We discuss Conor McGregor's apology and the MMA world's appetite to see him return to the cage, Matt Mitrione's loss via mouthpiece distraction at Bellator 225 and look ahead to UFC on ESPN+ 15. Le...
ListenEpisode 368: It's Like Nate Diaz Never Left from 2019-08-19T20:09:01
In the wake of Stipe Miocic reclaiming the title from Daniel Cormier at UFC 241, we talk about what's next for the heavyweight division. We also marvel at the return of Nate Diaz and discuss Paulo ...
ListenEpisode 367: Is There a Nose in There Somewhere? from 2019-08-12T22:15:35
We discuss Mike Perry's terrible broken nose (and his reaction) after his fight with Vicente Luque, the return of Nate Diaz and what Daniel Cormier is going to have to do to beat Stipe Miocic a sec...
ListenEpisode 366: Just Downright Onerous is What it Is from 2019-08-05T20:57:30
We talk about Colby Covington’s suffocating victory over Robbie Lawler and how important Covington’s odious schtick has been to getting him where he is today. Plus, Cris Cyborg’s “production team” ...
ListenEpisode 365: He's 100 Percent That Dude from 2019-07-29T22:24:42
We talk about Max Holloway's impressive decision win over Frankie Edgar at UFC 240, where Cris Cyborg might land next and try not to get our hopes up for possible schadenfreude from Covington vs. L...
ListenEpisode 364: For Some People, Winning Is Not Enough from 2019-07-22T21:38:58
We talk about Leon Edwards' unanimous decision win over Rafael dos Anjos from UFC on ESPN 4 and what it's going to take "Rocky" to break through in the minds of MMA fans. Plus, UFC 240 goes down Sa...
ListenEpisode 363: Let's Talk About Practical Next Steps from 2019-07-15T21:57:05
Sometimes it seems like Germaine de Randamie is forever shrouded in controversy. Even her 16-second TKO win over Aspen Ladd Saturday at UFC Fight Night 155 likely won't be good enough to make her a...
ListenEpisode 362: This May Go Down as the PPV of the Year from 2019-07-08T21:56:53
We discuss all things UFC 239, including: Jon Jones' lack of urgency against an injured Thiago Santos, Amanda Nunes pulling a Holly Holm on Holly Holm, Jorge Masvidal becoming a "breakout" star aft...
ListenEpisode 361: Don't Turn Your Back on Francis Ngannou! from 2019-07-01T21:30:14
After Francis Ngannou dusted Junior dos Santos in 71 seconds at UFC on ESPN 3, is he a little bit of takedown defense away from being a transformative figure in the heavyweight division? Plus, we l...
ListenEpisode 360: Is Ngannou vs. JDS the Most Anticipated Fight of Summer? from 2019-06-24T21:39:24
We look at Chan Sung Jung's big win over Renato Moicano, investigate the buyers' remorse of the people who tuned in to see Artem Lobov vs. Paul Malignaggi at BKFC 6 and look forward to the heavywei...
ListenEpisode 359: The Bad Guy Goes Out ... Again from 2019-06-17T21:45:50
We discuss Rory MacDonald advancing to the final of the Bellator welterweight grand prix, Chael Sonnen calling it a career all over again and Fedor Emelianenko announcing his "farewell tour." Wait,...
ListenEpisode 358: Henry Cejudo is Every Damn Thing He Said He Was from 2019-06-10T21:47:04
A full slate of UFC 238 recap, including Cejudo's shocking come-from-behind men's bantamweight title win and Donald Cerrone losing a fight by blowing his nose. Plus, Bellator 222 is a snapshot of e...
ListenEpisode 357: Some Significant News from 2019-06-03T21:39:31
Ben and Chad talk about their decisions to join The Athletic as senior writers. Plus, Lusty Gusty calls it quits, Cowboy and El Cucuy prepare to throw down and Henry Cejudo attempts to become the c...
ListenEpisode 356: Does UFC Want Stand-and-Bang Only? from 2019-05-28T21:16:22
We take listener questions about the UFC release of Justin Willis and Elias Theodorou, which fights we're looking forward to at UFC 238 and which items we'd choose for an MMA time capsule. Learn mo...
ListenEpisode 355: A Meat Grinder of a Fight from 2019-05-20T21:36:32
Rafael dos Anjos and Kevin Lee journeyed to hell and back in the main event of UFC: Rochester. Or, at least, RDA made it back. Lee didn't sound like he was so sure in his post-fight comments. That,...
ListenEpisode 354: Would Andrade Have Lost If She Hadn't Won? from 2019-05-13T21:29:28
Rose Namajunas was piecing-up Jessica Andrade until the new champ knocked her out cold with a slam. What does that say for the future of both fighters in the 115-pound division? Plus, it was a craz...
ListenEpisode 353: Keep Talking, Sweet Talker from 2019-05-06T21:52:51
Donald Cerrone ages like a fine wine against Al Iaquinta, the way forward at lightweight seems as straight forward as ever (though is it ever easy?) and Jessica Andrade opens as a slight favorite o...
ListenEpisode 352: A Fight Between Weirdsmobiles from 2019-04-29T21:29:18
Ben and Chad discuss Jack Hermansson crashing the middleweight title picture with his surprising victory over Jacare Souza, the newly gentle-of-spirit Rory MacDonald retaining his Bellator welterwe...
ListenEpisode 351: A Big Weekend for the S.E. Wildmen from 2019-04-22T21:34:08
With Bellator 220 airing on DAZN and UFC: Jacare vs. Hermansson airing ... somewhere, it shapes up as a big weekend for hardcore MMA fans. Also, in no great surprise to anyone--including, it seemed...
ListenEpisode 350: Ebbs and Flows Out This MFer from 2019-04-15T21:29:26
Ben and Chad discuss UFC 236's stellar interim title fights, including what should rightfully happen next for Dustin Poirier, Max Holloway, Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum. In addition to that,...
ListenEpisode 349: Goddamnit, I Hate Myself from 2019-04-08T21:50:40
Ben and Chad talk UFC 236's two interim title fights--Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier and Kelvin Gastelum vs. Israel Adesanya. In addition to that, they talk about Bareknuckle FC successfully setti...
ListenEpisode 348: Congratulations, You're Having a Thiago Santos from 2019-04-01T20:57:48
Miocic only to almost immediately ink this deal to fight Thiago Santos? Well, that's just mean spirited. Also, Justin Gaethje knows who he is, One FC Championship apparently does not and Conor McGr...
ListenEpisode 347: This is Just Primed for Violence from 2019-03-25T21:57:02
Stephen Thompson was winning right up until he lost. Anthony Pettis was losing right up until he won. Big Pretty talked big but fought ugly. Plus, Gaethje vs. Barboza seems destined to be a certain...
ListenEpisode 346: Three Piece and a Soda from 2019-03-18T22:01:44
Jorge Masvidal serves Darren Till AND Leon Edwards some tasty vittles at UFC Fight Night 147. Plus, Anthony Pettis moves up to welterweight ... and, wait, UFC pay-per-views are available exclusivel...
ListenEpisode 345: Yeah, That Was Gross from 2019-03-11T21:49:25
Junior dos Santos defeats Derrick Lewis after Lewis allegedly shows up at UFC Fight Night 146 with a serious knee injury. Then, dos Santos says anybody but Brock Lesnar should fight next for the he...
ListenEpisode 344: Y'all Fighting at the Buffet? Bruh. from 2019-03-04T21:05:31
With Jon Jones saying he's just now getting comfortable feeling like a UFC fighter (lol, wut?!?), we discuss the outlook for the rest of Bones' 2019 in the wake of his victory over Anthony Smith. P...
ListenEpisode 343: Middle. Finger. Emoji. from 2019-02-25T22:56:15
We talk about what the heck is happening at lightweight, where Dustin Poirier went from tweeting a middle finger emoji to landing in a 155-pound interim title fight. Also, a look ahead to UFC 235, ...
ListenEpisode 342: Now THIS is the Heavyweight Division We Know and Love from 2019-02-18T22:19:08
Did Francis Ngannou knock Cain Velasquez out with the shortest uppercut ever seen by man? Did Velasquez's knee spontaneously self-destruct? Is Mirko CroCop back? Have Matt Mitrione and Sergei Khari...
ListenEpisode 341: Finally, We Speak of Bowels from 2019-02-11T22:40:39
WHAT happened to Robert Whittaker just before UFC 234? And how did Kelvin Gastelum play it? And did how we feel about Adesanya vs. Silva have mostly to do with our own fears? Learn more about your ...
ListenIntroducing: Road Agents! from 2019-02-06T21:50:54
A free sample of Ben and Chad's new podcast "Road Agents" which will be available to top-tier patrons at the CME's Patreon page. Like what you hear? Go sign up: https://patreon.com/comainevent Lear...
ListenEpisode 340: Hella Stoppages from 2019-02-04T23:04:41
Jose Aldo and Marlon Moraes each got big wins at UFC Fight Night 144. Plus, your dudes to UFC 234's Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum and Anderson Silva vs. Isreal Adesanya. Learn more about you...
ListenEpisode 339: You're Looking at Me Askance Right Now from 2019-01-28T23:06:42
Ryan Bader becomes the Bellator champ champ with his quick and easy victory over Fedor Emelianenko in the heavyweight grand prix final. Did Scotty Cokes and Co. just hit a towering home run? Plus, ...
ListenEpisode 338: I’m Out Here Swinging Snakes Around, Man! from 2019-01-21T20:18:20
Ben and Chad break down the action from UFC on ESPN+1, as instructed by the huge amounts of listener mail they received. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenEpisode 337: I Feel Like I'm Taking Crazy Pills from 2019-01-14T22:58:42
The UFC's broadcast deal with ESPN is upon us, so Ben and Chad break down Henry Cejudo vs. TJ Dillashaw, talk about how a streaming-only product will affect fans and then nod to Nate Diaz jumping i...
ListenEpisode 336: From Outhouse to Penthouse from 2019-01-07T23:03:25
After holiday break, Ben and Chad are back like Francis Ngannou after knocking out Curtis Blaydes. On this episode: UFC 232 wrap-up plus UFC 235 goes from the outhouse to the penthouse. Learn more ...
ListenCME Christmas Spectacular [re-release] from 2018-12-25T05:58:58
ICYMI, the CME put out a Christmas Spectacular last year about this time. Here it is again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenEpisode 335: Time to go whole hog on sword fighting from 2018-12-17T23:23:43
Chad and Ben discuss the divergent directions of Frank Mir and Lyoto Machida, then look ahead to UFC 232's dueling title fights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenEpisode 334: Got Them WMDs from 2018-12-10T22:44:16
Ben and Chad breakdown the two title fights from UFC 231 and ask what happens next at men's featherweight and women's flyweight. Plus, with the UFC's deal with Fox about to end, what did we learn? ...
ListenEpisode 333: Poison most foul from 2018-12-03T23:07:41
Recapping the hot heavyweight action from Adelaide, Australia over the weekend (and Shogun!), plus Ben and Chad look ahead to the two awesome title fights on tap Saturday at UFC 231. Learn more abo...
ListenCME Book Club: The Sisters Brothers from 2018-11-30T21:04:08
Ben and Chad discuss one of their favorite books, Patrick DeWitt's The Sisters Brothers, with some help from the CME listening audience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenEpisode 332: Still Reeling from Chuck-Tito 3 from 2018-11-26T22:44:35
The outcome of Chuck Liddell-Tito Ortiz 3 leaves everybody out of sorts and wondering, among other things, if Golden Boy is one-and-done in MMA. Also, just how "back" is Francis Ngannou? Learn more...
ListenEpisode 331: Stop Doing Stuff with Your Eyes from 2018-11-19T04:13:31
Are we ready to accept Santiago Ponzinibbio as welterweight No. 1 contender? Also, Bellator throws it back to the early 2000s with a tape delay from Israel and Francis Ngannou prepares to fight Cur...
ListenEpisode 330: 25 Damn Years from 2018-11-12T22:39:30
The UFC celebrates its 25th anniversary with a Fight Night event in Denver. Yair Rodriguez and Chan Sung Jung have a crackerjack. Mike Perry and Donald Cerrone settle their rivalry ... for now. Lea...
ListenEpisode 329: What's Your Problem, Floyd Mayweather? from 2018-11-05T21:49:12
Stunning news this week, as Floyd Mayweather Jr. announces he'll be doing ... something ... at Rizin 14 on New Years Eve. Plus, UFC 230 wrap-up and a Fight Night 139 preview. Learn more about your ...
ListenEpisode 328: So We're Doing TRADES Now? from 2018-10-29T22:00:43
Derrick Lewis will cash in on his balls being hot against Daniel Cormier at UFC 230, Anthony Smith seems like a good little light heavyweight contender and, wait, you can make *trades* in MMA? Lear...
ListenEpisode 327: Bellator GP Action + DC vs. Beast from 2018-10-15T21:29:26
Ben and Chad try not to jinx the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix. Plus, new fights for DC, The Black Beast, Jonny Bones, Lusty Gusty, Shev-champ-o and Joanna Former Champion. Learn more about your ...
ListenEpisode 326: Some People Don't Play from 2018-10-08T21:12:19
CANNONBALL!!! After Khabib Nurmagomedov goes into the crowd to brawl with Dillon Danis, Ben and Chad question whether anything really goes when you're "selling the fight." Learn more about your ad ...
ListenEpisode 325: The Big Banana from 2018-10-01T21:36:24
Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov is almost upon us! Plus, your dudes break down much of the action from Bellator 206. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenEpisode 324: Jon Jones + Conor McGregor = A Good Week from 2018-09-24T22:00:42
Jon Jones back. Conor McGregor back. Plus, why is Bellator trying to hide Gegard Mousasi vs. Rory MacDonald from us? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenEpisode 323: All. Questions. Considered. from 2018-09-17T19:01:18
All listener mail all the time on this AQC episode. Ben and Chad talk results from UFC: Moscow and answers questions on all things under the MMA sun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...
ListenEpisode 322: Woodley whips Till + Did Nicco Montano get screwed? from 2018-09-10T21:45:15
On tap this week: UFC 228's main event turned out to be a showcase fight for Tyron Woodley, Nicco Montano loses her title without even fighting and wild times afoot at strawweight. Learn more about...
ListenEpisode 321: UFC 228 primer + Conor-Khabib for 2 million buys? from 2018-09-04T22:22:34
Are we hyped for Tyron Woodley vs. Darren Till? Is Valentina Shevchenko the uncrowned champ? And is Dana White right to expect two million buys for UFC 229? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
ListenCME Book Club: Fletch from 2018-08-31T19:53:44
Special guest Sarah Aswell joins the CME to discuss Fletch and how much author Gregory MacDonald may or may not have been fucking with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
ListenEpisode 320: Gaethje kills, plus growing pains for Bareknuckle FC from 2018-08-27T22:12:56
Justin Ray Gaethje KOed James Vick in 1:27 on Saturday, Bareknuckle FC starts to reveal its flaws and Buffer vs. Diaz is the hottest feud of the summer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...
ListenEpisode 319: Would the UFC really rebuff GSP's superfight offer? Really? from 2018-08-21T00:08:26
Dana White says he won't let Georges St-Pierre fight the Conor-Khabib winner (*knowing wink*), Justin Gaethje and James Vick prepare to do terrible things and James Gallagher gets kicked. Right. In...
ListenEpisode 318: A livestream grab bag from 2018-08-13T21:44:57
For the first time ever, Ben and Chad open the livestream up to everyone and take questions from the audience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenEpisode 317: All hail The Messenger, Tilly Dills (and stills), plus Conor vs. Nurmy is ON from 2018-08-06T21:41:16
UFC 227 provided twists and turns--Henry Cejudo and Tilly Dills reigned--and Conor McGregor is set to return against the dude he through that hand truck at, so ... Learn more about your ad choices....
ListenEpisode 316 (7/30/18): Conor Back, Plus a Bunch of Rematches! from 2018-07-30T21:07:41
Conor back! Plus, UFC on Fox 30 looked great on paper and the fights themselves turned out to be banging on Saturday night in Calgary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenEpisode 315 (7/23/18): Shogun falls, while Alvarez&Poirier do it again, brother from 2018-07-23T20:18:09
After nearly seven painstaking hours of UFC: Hamburg on Sunday, Anthony Smith made short work of Shogun Rua in their main event light heavyweight fight. Merciful, perhaps, if you were one of the su...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 314 (7/16/18) from 2018-07-16T21:19:22
Junior dos Santos out-dueled Blagoy Ivanov in the main event of UFC Fight Night 133 on Saturday, though the unanimous decision win wasn’t exactly the home run needed to declare the former champion ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 313 (7/9/18) from 2018-07-09T21:29:06
On this episode, Ben and Chad discuss the catharsis of seeing Daniel Cormier win the heavyweight title, even if it meant toppling somewhat likeable dude Stipe Miocic. They also talk about the reeme...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 312 (7/3/18) from 2018-07-03T22:11:45
The Big Daddy is finally here--it’s UFC 226 fight week. Your dudes are pretty hyped for what may well turn out to be the biggest fight card of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 311 (6/25/18) from 2018-06-25T21:29:03
Donald Cerrone dropped to 1-4 in his last five after a hotly contested unanimous decision loss to Leon Edwards at UFC: Singapore. So, why do Ben and Chad feel like he’s embodying the “Cowboy” mysti...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 310 (6/18/18) from 2018-06-18T21:00:06
UFC 225 included big wins from Robert Whittaker, Colby Covington, Holly Holm and others. Chad and Ben spend a good chunk of this show talking about that event. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 309 (6/4/18) from 2018-06-04T21:32:29
What does middleweight champion Robert Whittaker have to prove--or gain--fighting Yoel Romero a second time? Is Colby Covington actually getting over on us with his “heel” gimmick? Does Alistair Ov...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 308 (5/29/18) from 2018-05-29T21:49:03
Micheal Bisping announced his exit from MMA on his own podcast on Monday, nicely teeing-up Ben and Chad to discuss one of the UFC’s most unique careers on Tuesday. In addition to that, they look at...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 307 (5/21/18) from 2018-05-21T21:33:56
Yeah, so Kamaru Usman’s unanimous decision win over Demian Maia in the main event of UFC Fight Night 129 wasn’t exactly a crowd-pleaser. Still, some interesting stuff for Ben and Chad to talk about...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 306 (5/14/18) from 2018-05-14T21:22:05
Ben and Chad take back everything they said last week about how maybe UFC 224 and Bellator 199 wasn’t going to be all that. As it happened, shit was *flames emoji*. Learn more about your ad choices...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 305 (5/7/18) from 2018-05-07T21:48:21
UFC 224 comes our way from Rio de Janeiro this Saturday, featuring Amanda Nunes defending her women’s bantamweight title against Raquel Pennington in its main event. Good news, though, Universe. If...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 304 (4/30/18) from 2018-04-30T21:39:41
It’s always a good week on the Co-Main Event Podcast when Ben and Chad get to talk Fedor Emelianenko news that isn’t patently depressing. Therefore, Emelianenko’s weekend victory over Frank Mir at ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 303 (4/23/18) from 2018-04-23T21:29:14
Just in case there was any confusion about who they were, Kevin Lee and Frankie Edgar took to the cage Saturday at UFC Fight Night 128 to remind us all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 302 (4/16/18) from 2018-04-16T21:30:31
Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje had themselves a gem on Saturday in the main event of UFC on FOX 29. To say we are not surprised, motherfuckers, would be an enormous understatement. As two of the...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 301 (4/9/18) from 2018-04-09T21:28:18
Here, your dudes talk McGregor, Nurmy, Al, Rose, Joanna and a whole bunch more of UFC 223 craziness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 300 (4/2/18) from 2018-04-02T21:28
Episode 300! Ben and Chad marvel, near-dumbfounded at Tony Ferguson’s late withdrawal from UFC 223 and his pending lightweight title fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov. Learn more about your ad choi...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 299 (3/26/18) from 2018-03-26T22:24:03
With the major MMA organizations largely taking the weekend off, the Co-Main Event Podcast is back with an All Questions Considered episode. This week, Ben and Chad let the brave and generous spons...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 298 (3/19/18) from 2018-03-19T21:12:43
Did Fabricio Werdum merely get caught slipping on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 127? Or does the 40-year-old former UFC champ’s knockout loss to Alexander Volkov forecast the end of Werdum’s time amo...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 297 (3/12/18) from 2018-03-12T21:50:55
The Co-Main Event still has plenty of work to do, what with this week’s UFC Fight Night 127 coming up from London. In addition to that, there is Mirko CroCop’s surprising journey to Bellator MMA, w...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 296 (3/5/18) from 2018-03-05T22:35:10
Ben and Chad take on the Cris “Cyborg” Justino Show and whether it’s starting to get boring watching her starch some nobody every time out. In addition, they hold a requiem for The Old Man, after F...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 295 (2/26/18) from 2018-02-26T22:52:18
Jeremy Stephens scored a potentially big win over Josh Emmett on Saturday at UFC on Fox 28. How he got there is where things get interesting. Ben and Chad struggle over what to make of Stephens’ wi...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 294 (2/20/18) from 2018-02-20T22:35:43
ALL QUESTIONS CONSIDERED ALERT! An entire show of answering your questions on every topic including Heather Hardy, Matt Mitrione, Derrick Lewis, Cowboy Cerrone and whether or not the UFC is an outd...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 293 (2/12/18) from 2018-02-12T22:22:36
UFC 221 featured uncomfortable close talking, pantomimed public urination, an egregious eye poke&a dude chugging beer out of a shoe. In other words, we finally reached perfection. Learn more about...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 292 (2/5/18) from 2018-02-05T22:34:33
Let’s just say UFC Fight Night 125 did not go off with flying colors Saturday from Belem, Brazil. From the mild controversy of Lyoto Machida’s split decision win over “Ya Boi” Eryk Anders to the sl...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 291 (1/29/18) from 2018-01-29T22:53:26
The biggest MMA news of the week arguably happened Sunday night, at the conclusion of WWE’s annual Royal Rumble pay-per-view. We all suspected Ronda Rousey might wash-up on WWE’s shores sooner or l...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 290 (1/22/18) from 2018-01-22T22:14:27
Stipe Miocic tossed a bundle of dynamite on the tracks in front of the Francis Ngannou hype-train. Daniel Cormier did Daniel Cormier things to Volkan Oezdemir. Rory MacDonald won the Bellator welte...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 289 (1/16/18) from 2018-01-16T22:11:05
Ben and Chad do a little mop-up on UFC Fight Night 124 then look ahead to Rory MacDonald vs. Douglas Lima for the Bellator welterweight title before turning their attention to UFC 220's Daniel Corm...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 288 (1/8/18) from 2018-01-08T22:21:55
With Chael Sonnen and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson scheduled to kick of the Tournament of Absolute Victory on January 20, the CME begins considering the implications immediately. In addition to Chael ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 287 (1/3/18) from 2018-01-03T21:19:08
On this show, your dudes talk about Cris “Cyborg” Justino’s first successful defense of her women’s featherweight crown, against Holly Holm, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s beatdown of Edson Barboza and look...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast 2017 Christmas Spectacular from 2017-12-25T05:00
Follow one sport's most powerful man as he explores his own past, present and future, hoping to discover the true reason for the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 286 (12/18/17) from 2017-12-18T21:53:22
Rafael dos Anjos’ dominant win over Robbie Lawler at UFC on Fox 26 was yet another reminder to the Co-Main Event Podcast (or, at least, one half of it) to stop sleeping on dos Anjos. That actually ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 285 (12/11/17) from 2017-12-11T22:13:14
Brian Ortega snatched Cub Swanson’s neck (twice) on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 123, perhaps along with it snatching future No. 1 contender status in the men’s featherweight division. This week, Be...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 284 (12/4/17) from 2017-12-04T22:33:38
The Co-Main Event Podcast talks Max Holloway’s impressive third-round stoppage over Jose Aldo in the main event of UFC 218, Francis Ngannou’s knockout of Alistair Overeem and Conor McGregor's conti...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 283 (11/27/17) from 2017-11-27T22:34:12
As feared, things turned even sadder this week for Michael Bisping. This week, your dudes talk about Bisping’s demise and then look ahead to such endeavors as Alvarez vs. Gaethje, Ngannou vs. Overe...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 282 (11/20/17) from 2017-11-20T23:27:13
Show of hands if a couple weeks ago you predicted that a boomerang toss would take up a good portion of Co-Main Event Podcast episode 282? Yeah, Ben and Chad did not see that coming either. Learn m...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 281 (11/13/17) from 2017-11-13T23:38:50
Seriously, how worried should we be about Conor McGregor? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 280 (11/6/17) from 2017-11-06T23:35:42
From Georges St-Pierre’s shocking comeback victory over Michael Bisping to win the UFC middleweight title to T.J. Dillashaw and Rose Namajunas both dethroning champions most people expected to be d...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 279 (10/30/17 from 2017-10-30T22:34:55
Batten down the hatches, CME Universe, it’s UFC 217 fight week. With just a week or so left before Michael Bisping actually defends his UFC middleweight title against Georges St-Pierre, Ben and Cha...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 278 (10/23/17) from 2017-10-23T23:30:56
Darren Till made the most of his first real spotlight moment in the Octagon on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 118, blowing through Donald Cerrone via first round TKO. Now it seems as though Till might...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 277 (10/16/17) from 2017-10-16T22:16:57
Gdansk, Gdansk, Gdansk is where the UFC journeys this weekend for Fight 118. The main event of that event features Donald Cerrone against Darren Till, which is kind of a strange marquee matchup unt...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 276 (10/9/17) from 2017-10-09T22:32:46
No big deal, you guys. Demetrious Johnson is just going to toss Ray Borg up in the air like a small child and then armbar him as he plummets to earth (which is something we absolutely do NOT recomm...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 275 (10/2/17) from 2017-10-02T22:43:36
UFC 216 comes our way this weekend from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. On this episode of the CME, Ben and Chad look at Demetrious Johnson finally getting his chance to break Anderson Silva’s record ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 274 (9/25/17) from 2017-09-25T22:28:34
A pretty low-quality UFC event and a pretty high-quality Bellator event paced the weekend in MMA and you know that kind of role reversal is enough to get the creative juices flowing for the CME. On...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 273 (9/18/17) from 2017-09-18T22:32:44
Luke Rockhold returns from more than a year away, takes some time to shake off the rust and ultimately emerges from UFC Fight Night 116 with a second-round win via strikes over Dave Branch. Pretty ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 272 (9/11/17) from 2017-09-11T22:37:07
UFC 215 fallout, plus Rockhold vs. Branch! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 271 (9/5/17) from 2017-09-05T19:34:38
Stefan Struve, Alexander Volkov, Demetrious Johnson and Amanda Nunes are all discussed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 270 (8/28/17) from 2017-08-28T22:35:15
Mayweather-McGregor wrap up, plus Jon Jones breaks our hearts all over again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 269 (8/21/17) from 2017-08-21T17:48:10
Mayweather-McGregor is finally upon us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 268 (8/14/17) from 2017-08-14T22:46:32
Mayweather-McGregor, UFC 217's new main event and whether UFC fighters should still be considered independent contractors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 267 (8/8/17) from 2017-08-07T22:44:21
UFC Fight Night 114, plus Conor McGregor's budding feud with Paulie Malignaggi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 266 (7/31/17) from 2017-07-31T22:36:17
Ben and Chad talk UFC 214. Bones Jones. DC. Brock Lesnar? Yep, Brock F'n Lesnar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 265 (7/24/17) from 2017-07-24T22:25:23
Results from UFC on Fox 25 and a look ahead to a stacked UFC 214 card. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 264 (7/18/17) from 2017-07-18T20:26:03
Can you hear us, Co-Main Event Universe? Look, we realize you may be confused since A) This episode of the CME is dropping a day later than normal and B) Your ears may still be ringing from last we...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 263 (7/11/17) from 2017-07-11T20:53:43
Well, Universe, Robert Whittaker and Justin Gaethje both had pretty damn good weekends, huh? Amanda Nunes? Maybe not quite so hot. On this episode of the Co-Main Event Podcast, Ben and Chad look at...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 262 (7/3/17) from 2017-07-03T22:39:35
It’s International Fight Week, CME Universe, and you know what that means: The UFC will produce back-to-back events this weekend--both of them from the same building in Las Vegas, which makes you w...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 261 (6/26/17) from 2017-06-26T21:00:04
On paper, maybe it looked like kind of a ho-hum weekend in the world of mixed martial arts, but in practice--boy, howdy--it brought the weird. In other words, Bellator: NYC and UFC Fight Night 112 ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 260 Part 2 (6/19/17) from 2017-06-19T22:41:45
Whoa there, partner! This is part 2 of episode 260 of the CME. If you haven't listened to part 1 yet, you'll want to double-back and do that. If you have, proceed. If you haven't, no need to be emb...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 260 Part 1 (6/19/17) from 2017-06-19T22:38:36
After another week where the Co-Main Event Podcast was off again, your dudes are back in full effect this week with a super-sized episode of the CME. On this show, Ben and Chad are in a mad scrambl...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 259 (6/5/17) from 2017-06-05T22:43:11
The world has a new "undisputed" UFC featherweight champion, as Jerome Max "Blessed" Holloway rolled up to UFC 212, took the best Jose Aldo had to offer over the course of two rounds and then laid ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 258 (5/29/17) from 2017-05-29T19:11:21
After a week off to collect themselves--and in Ben's case go on vacation with his family--the Co-Main Event Podcast is back with a vengeance. It doesn't hurt that there are oodles of high-level MMA...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 257 (5/15/17) from 2017-05-15T22:29:54
UFC 211 was a barnburner, Universe, and this week’s Co-Main Event Podcast has your wall-to-wall coverage. Stipe Miocic’s first-round TKO over Junior dos Santos to put a second successful defense of...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 256 (5/8/17) from 2017-05-09T02:41:23
Not gonna lie to you, Universe, parts of this episode of the Co-Main Event Podcast don’t sound great. This week’s recording session was beset by technical difficulties, mostly with Ben’s microphone...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 255 (5/1/17) from 2017-05-01T22:30:27
Another relatively slow week in mixed martial arts means another #aintshitgoinon episode of the Co-Main Event Podcast. This week, Ben and Chad fill an hour, 15 minutes with almost nothing but your ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 254 (4/24/17) from 2017-04-24T22:24:32
Artem Lobov didn’t beat Cub Swanson on Saturday in the UFC Fight Night 108 main event. In fact, at no point in their five-round fight did it even look like Lobov was about to win. Still, dude did b...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 253 (4/17/17) from 2017-04-17T22:19:47
Just in case you needed a reminder how comparatively shitty you are at whatever it is you do for a living, Demetrious Johnson fought last weekend. Johnson, the UFC’s inimitable flyweight champion, ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 252 (4/10/17) from 2017-04-10T22:13:33
There was simply no end to the hijinks, controversy and out-and-out skullduggery surrounding Saturday night’s UFC 210. In other words, it was an event tailor made for Ben and Chad to discuss on the...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 251 (4/3/17) from 2017-04-03T22:34:37
Muhammed Lawal and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson ran it back on Saturday at Bellator 175, renewing their rivalry of 2014 by putting on a second fight that looked nearly identical to the first. Except t...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 250 (3/27/17) from 2017-03-27T22:29:15
Ain’t shit goin’ on, you guys. Aside from Tonya Evinger getting that sweet, sweet revenge on Yana Kunitskaya at InvictaFC 22 over the weekend, it's been a fairly quiet couple weeks in the MMA Bubbl...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 249 (3/20/17) from 2017-03-20T20:33:52
Will UFC Fight Night 107 be remembered as the evening in London when Jimi Manuwa stomped into the collective consciousness of the light heavyweight division and announced he wasn’t there to make fr...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 248 (3/13/17) from 2017-03-13T22:33:26
At Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night 106, Vitor Belfort lost to up-and-coming middleweight Kelvin Gastelum in such lopsided fashion that even Belfort himself thinks it might be time to set an end da...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 247 (3/6/17) from 2017-03-06T23:36:36
Yeah, that UFC 209 main event between Tyron Woodley and Stephen “Wonderman” Thompson pretty much stunk up the joint, huh? Just a couple of dudes out there walking in circles for 25 minutes. And thi...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 246 (2/27/17) from 2017-02-27T23:22:04
With an actual, honest-to-goodness interesting pay-per-view card coming on Saturday at UFC 209, the Co-Main Event Podcast has much to talk about. Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson prepare to remat...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 245 (2/20/17) from 2017-02-20T23:31:05
The President’s Day episode of the Co-Main Event Podcast is exactly what you might expect: slapdash, thrown-together, even less organized than usual. See, what had happened was, Chad had to take hi...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 244 (2/13/17) from 2017-02-13T23:32:38
Ooof, UFC 208, right? That was rough. This week the entire Co-Main Event Podcast Universe is likely reevaluating how it spends its Saturday nights after shelling out $60 for the worst pay-per-view ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 243 (2/6/17) from 2017-02-06T23:36:42
UFC Fight Night 104 ended with decidedly divergent fortunes for main and co-main event favorites Chan Sung Jung and Alexa Grasso. Jung returned from three years away from the cage to triumphantly k...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 242 (1/30/17) from 2017-01-30T23:24:08
The Octagon touched down in the Mile High City on Saturday for UFC on Fox 23 and things went well for some people and … not so well for others. On this week’s Co-Main Event Podcast, Ben and Chad lo...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 241 (1/23/17) from 2017-01-23T23:39:23
Tito Ortiz and Chael Sonnen had the MMA spotlight all to themselves last Saturday night at Bellator 170 and the two of them delivered a fight that can only be described as a complete stinker. Sonne...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 240 (1/16/17) from 2017-01-16T23:19:35
A new beginning for Yair Rodriguez, perhaps a sad end for BJ Penn and another weekly episode of the Co-Main Event Podcast. With Rodriguez’s second-round TKO over Penn still fresh in the minds from ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 239 (1/9/17) from 2017-01-09T23:26:27
Naturally, this episode of the Co-Main Event Podcast was recorded just as the announcement that Tyron Woodley will face Stephen Thompson in a welterweight title rematch at UFC 209 was going down. W...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 238 (1/2/17) from 2017-01-02T23:24:03
It was a weird weekend in the world of MMA, Universe. For starters, we saw perhaps the final fall of Ronda Rousey as she collapsed into dust under the pressure (and the fists) of women’s bantamweig...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 237 (12/26/16) from 2016-12-26T21:27:40
The world won’t be hearing much from Ronda Rousey in the final days before her UFC 207 comeback fight against Amanda Nunes. During the Christmas holiday we found out Rousey had been excused from pa...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 236 (12/19/16) from 2016-12-19T23:37:04
UFC on FOX 22 scored decent ratings but at least a few of the fight results didn’t pan out in the way matchmakers perhaps wanted. Ben and Chad spend the bulk of this episode of the Co-Main Event Po...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 235 (12/12/16) from 2016-12-12T23:28:45
Finally, the UFC featherweight division has its (interim) champion. The good news? He seems like a likable sort, comes bearing hashtags and impeccable taste in reflective neckties. The bad news? He...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 234 (12/5/16) from 2016-12-05T23:41:41
Did y’all watch crazy-ass Tim Elliott give Demetrious Johnson a run for his money on Saturday night? Hopefully you at least DVR’ed the damn thing, Universe, because--hoo boy--that was some shit. If...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 233 (11/28/16) from 2016-11-28T23:32:38
Well, Universe, Conor McGregor is no longer the UFC featherweight champion. Just like we always knew it would, the announcement that McGregor had “relinquished” the 145-pound title (totally willing...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 232 (11/21/16) from 2016-11-21T22:59:35
Things get back to normal for this week’s episode of the Co-Main Event Podcast. Or, at least, as normal as they ever get in this sport’s unending news cycle. Ben and Chad spend the CME’s normal thr...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 231 (11/14/16) from 2016-11-14T22:51:47
UFC 205 is in the books and it was a doozy, folks. The fight company’s debut at Madison Square Garden and first trip to New York since 1995 was so big that it throws the normal format of the Co-Mai...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 230 (11/7/16) from 2016-11-07T23:12:01
Bad news, CME Universe, with just a few days to go before UFC 205, Ben and Chad probably just jinxed the whole thing by recording this episode of the Co-Main Event Podcast. See, the trouble is that...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 229 (10/31/16) from 2016-10-31T19:59:35
Feeling refreshed, CME Universe? After a three-week break from UFC events we hope you are bright-eyed, bushy-tailed and ready to dive headfirst into the end of the year push. Ben and Chad certainly...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 228 (10/24/16) from 2016-10-24T22:35:37
Never thought Ben and Chad would do a largely juice-box themed episode of the Co-Main Event Podcast, but that’s the situation after Tito Ortiz made good use of props during his live “debate” with C...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 227 (10/17/16) from 2016-10-17T22:07:21
And here we thought it was going to be a slow week. Turns out, the MMA news cycle really does never stop churning out its wonderful goodness. As a result, this week’s Co-Main Event Podcast is chock...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 226 (10/10/16) from 2016-10-10T22:19:10
What to even make of Michael Bisping at this point, Universe? That’s one of the questions that weighs heavy on the mind of Co-Main Event Podcast. After watching Bisping retain his middleweight titl...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 225 (10/3/16) from 2016-10-03T22:36:21
Nothing like watching a couple of 135-pound dudes try to rearrange each other’s faces for 25 minutes to get you primed for another week of talking about mixed rules fighting, right, Universe? Oh, y...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 224 (9/26/16) from 2016-09-26T23:38:52
A couple days after watching Cyborg Justino do Cyborg Justino stuff to Lina Lansberg, the Co-Main Event Podcast still has questions. Did Cyborg really make weight? What’s the endgame here? Is Lansb...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 223 (9/19/16) from 2016-09-20T00:23:53
It’s like, one night you go to bed secure and comfortable, everything normal and when you wake up—zounds!—the world’s gone crazy. Of course, we mean Chael Sonnen signing with Bellator MMA, right CM...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 222 (9/12/16) from 2016-09-12T22:27:10
Well, CME Universe, we saw it. CM Punk totally fought in the Octagon at UFC 203. And it was a thing that absolutely happened. And you know what? Ben and Chad understand if you’re not sure exactly w...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 221 (9/5/16) from 2016-09-05T21:04:35
The Co-Main Event Podcast gets primed for UFC 203 this week, as Ben and Chad discuss Stipe Miocic’s pending heavyweight title fight against Alistair Overeem. The way they figure it, you take hometo...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 220 (8/29/16) from 2016-08-29T23:43:34
What’s up, Universe? Did y’all see Paige VanZant go upside Bec Rawlings’ head with that kick this past weekend on UFC on Fox 21? If you did, Ben and Chad expect you know some of what’s coming on th...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 219 (8/22/16) from 2016-08-22T22:32:57
Well, CME Universe, they done did it. Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz did the damn thing at UFC 202. We saw it--some of us--and we saw that it was good. This week, the Co-Main Event Podcast spends the...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 218 (8/15/16) from 2016-08-15T22:39:52
Batten down the hatches, CME Universe. This week gives us the spectacle that will be UFC 202 and then every weekend after that will be full up with action in the Octagon until like mid-October. Con...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 217 (8/8/16) from 2016-08-08T22:43:35
Well, Universe, if you sat through the interminable six-fight main card of UFC Fight Night 92 on Saturday night and you’re still hungering for more MMA talk/action, the Co-Main Event Podcast salute...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 216 (8/1/16) from 2016-08-01T21:14:50
Another week, another new champion in the UFC. For episode No. 216, the Co-Main Event Podcast unexpectedly finds itself penning a eulogy for the title reign of Robbie Lawler, who got himself KOed b...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 215 (7/25/16) from 2016-07-25T22:13:43
This week the Co-Main Event Podcast picks up the shattered pieces of what was once the UFC women’s bantamweight division and tries to put them all back together in a way that seems somehow appealin...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast from 2016-07-18T22:29:12
The MMA scene slumps back to normal this week, after a gala UFC 200 celebration that saw the fight company stage three events on consecutive days. What does “normal” mean exactly? Well, you know, j...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 213 PART 2 (7/11/16) from 2016-07-12T01:32:40
This is part 2 of CME episode 213, where the guys discuss the happenings of UFC 200 and the late-breaking sale of the UFC to WME-IMG. Did you listen to part 1 first? No? You better get on that.Lea...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 213 (7/11/16) from 2016-07-11T23:52:02
Let’s see, where to even start? Well, UFC 200 happened, mmmkay? It took three days, there were a boatload of fights and a bunch of noteworthy stuff happened. But even before that there was Wednesda...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 212 (7/5/16) from 2016-07-05T22:16:56
How to even make sense of this monster UFC 200 fight week, CME Universe? The Co-Main Event Podcast split the damn thing over two episodes and it still feels too big to even deal with. This week, Be...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 211 (6/27/16) from 2016-06-27T23:29:32
The Co-Main Event Podcast basically clears its schedule this week to begin a two-episode dive into the UFC 200 mega-card. With the much-ballyhooed lineup for the July 9 extravaganza set, Ben and Ch...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 210 (6/20/16) from 2016-06-20T22:13:45
The UFC appeared headed for new ownership late Monday, just as the Co-Main Event Podcast sat to record this week’s episode. Naturally, reports that Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta would be loading up th...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 209 (6/13/16) from 2016-06-13T22:29:04
The Co-Main Event Podcast gets back to business this week--if indeed business ever slowed down--with a return to its usual format. The death of Kimbo Slice still looms large over the MMA world, as ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 208 (6/6/16) from 2016-06-06T22:25:45
For about 15 minutes on Saturday night the CME Podcast was fired up to do a show all about how unexpectedly awesome UFC 199 was. From Michael Bisping’s upset victory over Luke Rockhold to Dominick ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 207 (5/30/16) from 2016-05-30T23:12:06
The Co-Main Event Podcast shows up for this memorial day episode feeling a little shaky and touch hungover, but it showed up nonetheless. Ben and Chad just aren’t going to leave you hanging, you kn...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 206 (5/23/16) from 2016-05-24T02:24:19
Ben is returned from the woods and the Co-Main Event Podcast goes on as scheduled. While his personal appearance--normal, un-grizzled--is a bit of a letdown for Chad, who was hoping for something m...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 205 (5/16/16) from 2016-05-16T17:43:51
In order to squeeze another episode in between vacations, the CME got together early on Monday to lay down No. 205 before Ben slipped off to his literal cabin in the literal woods for some literal ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 204 (5/12/16) from 2016-05-12T22:34:03
Thanks for your patience, CME Universe. Nah, jokes, patience is not your motherfuckering virtue, guys, you know that? You grumbled and groaned the whole week Chad was off visiting his in-laws in Fl...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 203 (5/2/16) from 2016-05-03T00:10:31
Another week where #aintshitgoingon. I mean, #notreally. Itleads your guys Ben and Chad to pull out another All QuestionsConsidered episode of the Co-Main Event Podcast. And yeah, sure,there’s that...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 202 (4/25/16) from 2016-04-26T00:23:37
Well, last week’s Co-Main Event Podcast got bombed out of relevance fairly quickly by The Irish Gentleman Conor McGregor, eh,Universe? The paint was barely dry on the shingle offering CME No. 201 f...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 201 (4/18/16) from 2016-04-19T00:18:53
The Co-Main Event Podcast is aware of a situation involving Episode 201 and a local business establishment--and that situation is that the episode is out and it’s fucking awesome. On this week’s sh...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 200 (4/11/16) from 2016-04-12T02:20:28
Like UFC 200 itself, perhaps Co-Main Event Podcast No. 200 doesn’t feel like quite as a big a deal as CME No. 100, but it’s still pretty goddamn great. For starters, Ben and Chad kick off the show ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 199 (4/4/16) from 2016-04-05T00:14:18
Plenty to talk about on this week’s Co-Main Event Podcast. Your guys Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier took care of that. It was a pretty shitty week for the UFC 197 main event all the way around. First...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 198 (3/28/16) from 2016-03-29T01:18:53
Even during another relatively slow week, there is more than enough MMA news to whet the palette of the Co-Main Event Universe. On this week’s show, Ben and Chad discuss Nate Diaz’s recent declarat...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 197 (3/21/16) from 2016-03-22T00:36:26
After a few consecutive weeks where #aintshitgoingon suddenly the Co-Main Event Podcast finds itself in a brave new world where #shitgoingon. Almost #toomuchshit. Never to be cowed by the twists of...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 196 (3/14/16) from 2016-03-15T00:16:30
Let’s be honest, CME Universe--ain’t shit going on this week. Sure, there’s UFC Fight Night 85 from Australia, with Frank Mir fighting … Mark Hunt, maybe? Dunno, let Ben and Chad check up on that a...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 195 (3/7/16) from 2016-03-08T00:51:01
The Co-Main Event Universe spoke with a loud, clear voice this week. And what did you tell us? That the only things you cared about from the past week were Conor McGregor’s loss to Nate Diaz and Ho...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 194 (2/29/16) from 2016-03-01T00:27:40
A lot has changed since Ben and Chad sat to record the Co-Main Event Podcast just last week. Rafael dos Anjos is out and Nate Diaz is in against Conor McGregor at UFC 196 which only made things mor...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 193 (2/22/16) from 2016-02-23T03:28:39
Well, it was a certain kind of weekend wasn’t it, Universe? What with Bellator MMA getting down to its nitty, gritty freakshowiest best, while Kimbo Slice and Dada 5000 did Kimbo and Dada things an...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 192 (2/15/16) from 2016-02-16T02:41:05
Admit it, you’ve basically waited your entire life to listen to the Co-Main Event Podcast discuss a Cowboy vs. Cowboy fight. If that’s the case, gentle reader, you are in luck, as this week Ben and...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 191 (2/8/16) from 2016-02-09T00:52:49
Both co-hosts of the Co-Main Event Podcast are sick this week--co-sick, you might even say--but Ben and Chad still rally the troops for an hour and change of hard-hitting mixed martial arts talk. H...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 190 (2/1/16) from 2016-02-02T00:56:26
This week’s Co-Main Event Podcast delves heavily into the backlash against Sage Monroe Northcutt after his easy-peasy loss to Bryan Barberena on Saturday at UFC on Fox 18. Were the “haters” just be...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 189 (1/25/16) from 2016-01-26T01:40:42
Well, Ben and Chad drew up plans for this week’s Co-Main Event Podcast and then tore them up and started again after Cain Velasquez pulled out of UFC 196 with an injury. Then they tore THOSE plans ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 188 (1/18/16) from 2016-01-18T21:38:38
There were a lot of strange happenings over the weekend at UFC Fight Night 81 and where do you go when things get strange? That’s right, my precious, you come to the Co-Main Event Podcast to hear t...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 187 (1/11/16) from 2016-01-12T01:17:23
This week’s Co-Main Event Podcast begins with the twisted tale of UFC 197 and who may or may not end up competing at that most bedraggled fight card. A week ago, we thought the whole event could be...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 186 (1/4/16) from 2016-01-05T01:22:55
Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit straight up did the damn thing last weekend at UFC 195, Universe. These two evenly matched welterweights put it all on the line for 25 minutes of greuling MMA action...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 185 (12/28/15) from 2015-12-28T19:34:01
You hold in your hands--metaphorically, at least--the last CME podcast of 2015. With no way to adequately sum up the rollercoaster ride of this year in MMA, Ben and Chad don’t even try. Aside from ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 184 (12/21/15) from 2015-12-22T01:40:49
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the Co-Main Event Podcast Christmas special. On this very special episode of the CME we all sit around a roaring fire sipping cocoa with marshmallows while we thin...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 183 (12/14/15) from 2015-12-15T00:32:51
Hey, CME Universe, how about that Conor McGregor, huh? Turns out he’s pretty good at throwing the old left hand. So good, in fact, that he’s the new UFC featherweight champion, the company’s bigges...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 182 (12/7/15) from 2015-12-08T00:35:51
The Co-Main Event Podcast ain’t hurting for topics this week, what with three UFC events on back-to-back-to-back nights. From Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor finally (we hope) doing the damn thing at ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 181 (11/30/15) from 2015-12-01T01:19:39
Did Benson Henderson’s UFC career come to a close last Saturday in South Korea, with a split decision victory over Jorge GAMBRED Masvidal? As always with The Man They Call Bendo, it was kinda hard ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 180 (11/23/15) from 2015-11-24T04:16:46
This week’s Co-Main Event Podcast is awash in the weird come-down after UFC 193, a heady period where the likes of Neil Magny and Kelvin Gastelum are thrust forth as a main event fight for a televi...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 179 (11/16/15) from 2015-11-16T23:40:30
Well, what in the good goddamn just happened? That’s probably what you’ve been asking yourself these past few days since witnessing Holly Holm’s shocking second-round knockout of Ronda Rousey at UF...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 178 (11/9/15) from 2015-11-10T00:59:46
It’s the big enchilada, Co-Main Event Podcast fans. On Saturday night at UFC 193, Ronda Jean Rousey puts her women’s bantamweight championship on the line against Holly Holm, allegedly at some mond...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 177 (11/2/15) from 2015-11-02T23:14:17
As the MMA world prepares to dive back in for the push to the New Year, the Co-Main Event Podcast steels itself for what lies ahead. On this week’s episode, Ben and Chad look at Vitor Belfort’s mai...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 176 (10/26/15) from 2015-10-26T22:38:14
Back to form this week for the Co-Main Event Podcast. Even though there still #aintreallyshitgoingon, Ben and Chad get deep into three rounds of mixed martial arts discussion. How is Ben holding up...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 175 (10/19/15) from 2015-10-19T23:57:28
Another week where there #AintShitGoingOn, but the Co-Main Event Podcast bravely marches on. Pretty noble, right? Ben and Chad forge ahead into another week of listener questions. All are considere...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 174 (10/12/15) from 2015-10-12T23:35:09
It’s up to you this week, podcast pals. The Co-Main Event shifts into All Questions Considered mode for its latest episode and you know what that means--ain’t shit else going on. Ben and Chad put t...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 173 (10/5/15) from 2015-10-06T00:41:12
This week’s Co-Main Event Podcast is recorded in the immediate wake of UFC 192 and immediately in advance of what everyone believes will be Jon Jones’ reinstatement to the UFC. Current champion Dan...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 172 (9/28/15) from 2015-09-28T23:55:52
As we record this episode of the Co-Main Event Podcast, just imagine Josh Barnett seated at the head of a viking banquet table, full-up on honey mead and eating stew from a bowl made of the skull o...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 171 (9/21/15) from 2015-09-21T22:35:30
Chad rolls into this week’s episode of the Co-Main Event Podcast straight from the road, after nearly a week being in Iowa with his family. He needs a vacation from his vacation, but instead he get...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 170 from 2015-09-15T00:06:18
Breaking news into the Co-Main Event Podcast just as the show goes on the air this week, and Ben and Chad offer up some instant reaction to the Nevada State Athletic Commission handing Nick Diaz a ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 169 (9/7/15) from 2015-09-07T23:18:44
Demetrious Johnson went out last weekend at UFC 191 and proved he’s still the most capable 125-pound mixed martial arts fighter on the planet--and the Co-Main Event Podcast breaks down every painst...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 168 (8/31/15) from 2015-09-01T01:08:21
The Co-Main Event Podcast can’t have one week where it doesn’t talk about Ronda Rousey, can it? Just when Ben and Chad thought we all had Rousey’s future set, the UFC done went and changed it again...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 167 (8/24/15) from 2015-08-25T02:05:35
Even with no UFC event scheduled for this next weekend, the Co-Main Event Podcast has plenty to talk about. On this episode, Ben and Chad break down Max Holloway’s anti-climactic win over Charles O...
ListenA Special Announcement from the CME and a Chance to Revisit an Old Favorite from 2015-08-17T21:52:58
By now, the cat is probably well out of the bag that there is no new CME this week, after Ben decided to go on vacation with his family to some mountain lake. Just picture him, swinging comfortably...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 166 (8/10/15) from 2015-08-10T22:24:54
The MMA world will get a chance to catch its breath this weekend, or maybe come down from the weird herky-jerky meth high that was watching Glover Teixeira choke Ovince St. Preux unconscious on Sat...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 165 (8/3/15) from 2015-08-03T23:42:42
Rondamania is running wild as Ben and Chad sit down to record episode No. 165 of the venerable old Co-Main Event Podcast. It’s no wonder that the UFC’s dominant women’s bantamweight champion domina...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 164 (7/27/15) from 2015-07-27T23:38:59
This week’s CME podcast finds Ben and Chad sorting through the rubble of TJ Dillashaw’s destruction of Renan Barao--read: Reen-an Barrio--at Saturday night’s UFC on Fox event. As you may recall, th...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 163 (7/20/15) from 2015-07-20T22:06:04
Like Frank Mir’s standing as a top UFC heavyweight, the Co-Main Event Podcast is back! Back in your lives after a short seven-day respite, yet without having accomplished anything nearly as impress...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 162 (7/13/15) from 2015-07-13T23:56:08
The Co-Main Event Podcast is back in the building, ready to sweep up after all these damn Irishmen practically wrecked the place. It’s going to be a big job. On this episode, Ben and Chad find them...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 161 (7/6/15) from 2015-07-06T23:27:51
It has been a real white-knuckle thrillride, this lead up to UFC 189, but as Ben and Chad sit down to record this week’s Co-Main Event Podcast they are secure in the knowledge it is almost over. Fr...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 160 (6/29/15) from 2015-06-29T23:44:05
Just so much news this week that is right in the Co-Main Event Podcast’s wheelhouse, you guys. Seriously, sometimes it seems like the MMA Gods are scripting this shit just so Ben and Chad can poke ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 159 (6/22/15) from 2015-06-22T22:13:21
Call episode 159 of the Co-Main Event Podcast the first of the Kimbo Slice Era of mixed martial arts. Errr, wait, the second Kimbo Slice Era of mixed martial arts? Whatever. The Sliceman knocked Ke...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 158 (6/15/15) from 2015-06-15T22:43:23
The Co-Main Event Podcast bows down before new UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum this week. Werdum defeated Cain Velasquez as something approaching a 5-to-1 underdog on Saturday at UFC 188 a...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 157 (6/8/15) from 2015-06-08T23:53:43
In order to record this week’s episode of the CME, Ben interrupts a madcap schedule of dancing to indie rock bands and Chad pauses his white-knuckle wait for the birth of his son. Really, they have...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 156 (6/1/15) from 2015-06-01T23:54:30
Picture it, CME Universe. There you are, walking along, minding your own business, just doing your thing, landing your low kicks, everything going your way, when--boom--all of the sudden Carlos Con...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 155 (5/25/15) from 2015-05-25T23:13:17
Daniel Cormier and Chris Weidman are your UFC champions in the light heavyweight and middleweight division (respectively), CME Universe. Both guys came to UFC 187 on Saturday ready to do the damn t...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 154 (5/18/15) from 2015-05-18T23:51:29
Frankie Edgar--just so damn good at winning fights according to the unified rules of mixed martial arts. The former lightweight champion and presumptive featherweight No. 1 contender proved that al...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 153 (5/11/15) from 2015-05-11T23:53:13
Well, we knew the this day would come eventually. This week, the Co-Main Event Podcast spends a good portion of its hour-and-change talking about fashion. Clothes. “Kits” as the young people say. B...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 152 (5/4/15) from 2015-05-04T23:51:50
The MMA guns fell mostly silent over the weekend, to allow the splendor and spectacle of Floyd Mayweather’s boxing fight against Manny Pacquiao dominate the national media cycle the way only a boxi...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 151 (4/27/15) from 2015-04-27T21:50:35
As Ben and Chad sat down to record Co-Main Event Podcast episode 151 on Monday afternoon, the whereabouts of UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones were still unknown. Jones is sought by Albuquer...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 150 (4/20/15) from 2015-04-21T00:46:07
Luke Rockhold was the man of the hour on Saturday at UFC on Fox 15, battering Lyoto Machida en route to an important second-round victory. No surprise he continues to be the hot topic of conversati...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 149 (4/13/15) from 2015-04-13T21:27:42
A new week dawns for the Co-Main Event Podcast with--wait, what’s this?--Mirko Cro Cop as a potentially relevant member of the UFC heavyweight division?!? Well, let’s not get ahead of ourselves, bu...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 148 (4/6/15) from 2015-04-07T01:03:54
If you ever wanted to jump on the mic and tell 5,000 Virginians to go f--k themselves, Al Iaquinta lived your dream last Saturday at UFC Fight Night 63. If you’ve ever wanted to jump on the mic and...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 147 (3/30/15) from 2015-03-30T23:03:43
Even with no UFC event last weekend, there is still plenty on the Co-Main Event Podcast’s plate in this latest episode. For starters Ben and Chad talk about Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor wrapping up...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 146 (3/22/15) from 2015-03-22T23:32:14
It's a surprise Sunday Co-Main Event Podcast for all the little Co-Main Event Maniacs who’ve been saying their prayers and taking their vitamins out there in radio land. Also, because Chad has his ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 145 (3/18/15) from 2015-03-18T23:24:14
After a week long excursion in Florida, Chad gave up on turning his life into a Zac Brown Band song and returned to Co-Main Event World headquarters on Wednesday. He and Ben turned out the followin...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 144 (3/9/15) from 2015-03-09T23:47:49
UFC 185 comes to the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Tex., this weekend, and while you probably can’t be there in person, the Co-Main Event Podcast transports you there via … the sound of their ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 143 (3/2/15) from 2015-03-03T00:58:23
With the world still reeling from two seismic events--Ronda Rousey’s 14 second win over Cat Zingano and the birth of Ben Fowlkes’ second child--the CME delivers a very special episode. This week, B...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 142 (2/23/15) from 2015-02-24T01:34:51
The technical term for this weekend’s MMA slate is “stacked” or, if you’re a true purist, even “stacked-ass.” Nope, not to confuse the layman out there, but this is one stacked-ass weekend of MMA a...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 141 (2/16/15) from 2015-02-16T23:29:02
You know what? Much respect to Benson Henderson for taking all our minds off our troubles for a little while on Saturday night, when he choked out welterweight Brandon Thatch in the fourth round of...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 140 (2/9/15) from 2015-02-10T00:40:09
All right, Co-Main Event Universe, Ben and Chad are going to do things a bit differently this week, for venerable episode Olde No. 140. As depressing as it is to admit, Anderson Silva’s failed drug...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 139 (2/2/15) from 2015-02-03T02:00:46
Anderson Silva is back, Nick Diaz is still crazy, John Lineker and Kelvin Gastelum still can’t make weight and Chris Weidman is injured again. Does that about cover it? Oh yeah, some big news will ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 138 (1/26/15) from 2015-01-27T00:49:15
The Co-Main Event Podcast isn’t feeling well, you guys, but Ben and Chad still got it together to record episode 138 for you, the fans. Just too much stuff going on not to give er the ol’ CME try. ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 137 (1/19/15) from 2015-01-20T00:13:21
After an odd-ball Sunday night UFC event, the Co-Main Event Podcast finds itself still shaking off the hangover of Fight Night 59. Ben and Chad squint for a long time at Conor McGregor’s victory ov...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 136 (1/12/15) from 2015-01-13T01:15:20
In classic Co-Main Event fashion, the new podcast smell hadn’t even worn off last week’s episode before UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones tested positive for that candy cane. You know, that ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 135 (1/5/14) from 2015-01-06T01:01:43
Plots are thick for this week’s Co-Main Event Podcast, recorded just a couple of days after Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier finally settled their beef at UFC 182. Well, they fought, anyhow. Not sure t...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 134 (12/29/14) from 2014-12-29T21:37:42
This week’s Co-Main Event Podcast was recorded in the middle of a g.d. blizzard, and Ben and Chad hope just a bit of that cozy holiday splendor somehow seeps into your earholes. God knows there is ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 133 (12/22/14) from 2014-12-22T20:10:16
Ben and Chad feel your pain, CME Universe. You have, what? One or two more days of work before the bosses let you cut out for Xmas? You’re sitting in your office right now, paging through best-of-y...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 132 (12/15/14) from 2014-12-16T02:03:55
The Co-Main Event Podcast gets back on its normal schedule this week. With everyone present and accounted for, Ben and Chad turn their attention to the latest happenings in MMA, both confirmed and ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 131 (12/12/14) from 2014-12-12T19:00:05
With Ben’s lengthy business chasing down hashtag lifestyle pieces in Las Vegas finally concluded, he and Chad get back on the wild, bucking horse that is the Co-Main Event Podcast on Friday. Better...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 130 (12/1/14) from 2014-12-02T01:25:46
After a week off to nurse their Thanksgiving food hangovers and Thanksgiving hangover hangovers, Ben and Chad return with a new Co-Main Event Podcast, and not a moment too soon. See, gentle listene...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 129 (11/17/14) from 2014-11-18T01:00:42
Ben and Chad delayed the recording of this week’s CME by some 25 minutes, hoping to be able to hear the UFC’s big #TheTimeIsNow announcement, so they could discuss it as BREAKING NEWS during the in...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 128 (11/10/2014) from 2014-11-11T02:30:03
No time to mince words for the Co-Main Event Podcast this week, what with the MMA schedule more jam-ass-packed than even is normal. Is normal. Ben and Chad have, frankly, too much on their communal...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 127 (11/4/2014) from 2014-11-04T20:05:19
The Co-Main Event Podcast records another Tuesday morning episode this week, as Ben’s tenure as a juror in a local trail plays havoc with the schedule. He joined Chad for coffee and fight talk as s...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 126 (10/27/14) from 2014-10-27T23:59:15
What’s that chill you feel in the air, gentle listener? Why, it’s the super-scary, mega-terrifying Halloween episode of the Co-Main Event Podcast. Just pull up a squeaky old rocking chair and try t...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 125 (10/20/14) from 2014-10-21T01:34:04
After the soaring high that was last week’s All Questions Considered episode, Co-Main Event Podcast No. 125 crashes back to earth, reverting to the crippling normalcy of just having Ben and Chad ta...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 124 (10/13/14) from 2014-10-13T22:41:15
With the UFC on hiatus both this weekend and the last, the Co-Main Event Podcast saddles up for another episode of All Questions Considered. It’s simple, really. You send Ben and Chad your email qu...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 123 (10/6/14) from 2014-10-07T01:16:49
Yet another UFC doubleheader Saturday leaves the Co-Main Event Podcast feeling spent. On this episode, Ben and Chad discuss Rory MacDonald’s victory over Tarec Saffiedine in an apparent welterweigh...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 122 (9/29/14) from 2014-09-30T01:13:14
On the heels of the stellar UFC 178 card, the Co-Main Event Podcast once again finds itself with a good kind of problem: too many compelling storylines to cram into one episode. As usual, Ben and C...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 121 (9/22/14) from 2014-09-23T00:32:23
So, Chris Weidman broke his hand and his fight with Vitor Belfort is pushed back to February? Man, you guys, the Co-Main Event Podcast is starting to feel responsible for this stuff, as one again (...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 120 (9/15/14) from 2014-09-16T00:34:49
The Co-Main Event Podcast is back … on Mondays! With both Ben and Chad just hanging around town doing nothing special this week, we’re back to our normal schedule. You know what that means … some b...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 119 (9/9/14) from 2014-09-10T00:00:48
With Ben safely returned from the wilds of Maine, the Co-Main Event Podcast produces what it hopes is its last delayed show for some time. Lucky thing, too, since the MMA world just proves too capa...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 118 (9/2/14) from 2014-09-03T00:18:22
Now back to irregularly scheduled programming. For the next two weeks, the CME will come out on Tuesdays, which for the record was how the show was conceived in the beginning, before public pressur...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 117 (8/25/14) from 2014-08-26T01:20:16
Not gonna lie, after another UFC doubleheader Saturday, the Co-Main Event Podcast felt a little bit like Cung Le fresh from three-plus rounds with Michael Bisping. Ben woke up super early to write ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 116 (8/18/14) from 2014-08-19T01:01:19
After 21 empty, listless days with no shows, the UFC returned with a vengeance this past weekend. With an event scheduled for every Saturday from now (last weekend, actually) through the end of the...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 115 (8/11/14) from 2014-08-11T15:53:10
With one CME host returning to town just as the other skeddadled out the back door, Ben and Chad had to squeeze in episode 115 during the short window when both dudes were still in the One True Tim...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 114 (7/28/14) from 2014-07-29T00:22:22
You know the Co-Main Event Podcast has a lot to discuss this week, what with Anthony Johnson’s fearsome punching power and Alexander Gustafsson’s torn meniscus crying havoc with the light heavyweig...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 113 (7/21/14) from 2014-07-22T00:34:17
MMA’s charmed month of July rolled on, as Conor McGregor and 9,500 of his closest, most Irish-est friends blew the roof off O2 arena in Dublin over the weekend. The Co-Main Event Podcast was not in...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 112 (7/14/14) from 2014-07-15T00:35:51
After the pleasant dream that was last weekend (no shows! zero!), it’s once again fight week, as MMA fans gear up for two UFC events. Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 45 is headlined by Donald Cerrone v...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 111 (7/7/14) from 2014-07-08T01:22:13
The Co-Main Event Podcast has never smelled so clean, nor felt so fresh in its … uh … groin … area. Be warned, CME Universe, this week Ben and Chad record the show under the influence of Dude Wipes...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 110 (6/30/14) from 2014-07-01T01:17:54
Look, Ben and Chad need to get this episode of the CME recorded quick, so they can make it down to Cub Swanson’s Bar and Grille before the two-for-one appetizer happy hour ends, OK? Before they shu...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 109 (6/23/14) from 2014-06-24T01:46:05
The winners of the second annual White Elephant Essay Contest are finally announced this week, so after a couple of weeks of stalling from Ben and Chad, winners must now begin the interminable wait...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 108 (6/16/14) from 2014-06-16T21:52:49
Demetrious Johnson put Ali Bagautinov under his spell on Saturday at UFC 174, battering yet another top five flyweight into oblivion. Can the UFC’s 125-pound champion have a similarly dominating ef...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 107 (6/9/14) from 2014-06-10T00:06:27
The Co-Main Event Podcast had the strangest dream, you guys. We dreamed Diego Sanchez went out and got lit up pillar to post by Ross Pearson this weekend at UFC Fight Night 42 and somehow walked ou...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 106 (6/2/14) from 2014-06-03T01:17:28
Real talk, Universe? Sometimes Ben and Chad wish they could invent a suspended animation machine, that would freeze all MMA news from breaking between the time the Co-Main Event Podcast is recorded...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 105 (5/26/14) from 2014-05-26T23:16:43
Tylor Jeffery Dillashaw, everybody! The Co-Main Event Podcast was not expecting to spend nearly an entire round talking about that young man during episode 105, but that’s what happened after Dilla...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 104 (5/19/2014) from 2014-05-20T01:06:11
Fight cards like Bellator 120 are pretty much tailor-made for discussion on the Co-Main Event Podcast. With a little bit of quality action and a whole lot of weirdness, Ben and Chad dig deep into t...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 103 (5/12/14) from 2014-05-13T00:42:40
Matt Brown saved us all from what felt like the longest UFC card in history on Saturday night, and the Co-Main Event Podcast is grateful because of it. On episode 103, Ben and Chad talk about Brown...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 102 (5/5/14) from 2014-05-06T00:40:53
One thing the CME can always count on: MMA dudes will be beefin’. This week, Ben and Chad take on yet another mysterious phonenapping, as Josh Thomson’s Twitter account talked some junk about Nick ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 101 (4/28/14) from 2014-04-28T23:27:57
Episode 101 of the Co-Main Event Podcast sneaks in before Ben Fowlkes takes his family on a fabulous Florida vacation this week (must be nice, amirite?). Ben and Chad have more than enough to fill ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 100, Part 2 (4/21/14) from 2014-04-22T01:08:55
Huffing and puffing like a couple heavyweights at a local MMA show, Ben and Chad stagger into the championship rounds during the second half of CME 100. As if the first hour wasn’t action-packed en...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 100, Part 1 (4/21/14) from 2014-04-22T01:00:36
The Co-Main Event Podcast celebrates episode 100 this week. In order to honor the show’s vast listening audience for its attention and good graces, Ben and Chad bust out a doublewide show, going fi...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 99 (4/14/14) from 2014-04-15T00:09:39
Deep breath, fight fans, this shit is about to get hectic. The Co-Main Event Podcast dives into the thick of the UFC’s spring schedule this week, with talk of Roy Nelson’s win over Antonio Rodrigo ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 98 (4/7/14) from 2014-04-07T23:57:31
The Great MMA Drought of 2014 is nearly over as Ben and Chad sit down to record episode 98 of the Co-Main Event Podcast. Friday in Abu Dhabi the UFC ends its uncharacteristic period of inactivity w...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 97 (3/31/14) from 2014-03-31T23:33:20
Ah, the doldrums of Spring. With the MMA calendar in a bit of a down cycle this week, the Co-Main Event Podcast breaks from its typical format with one of its favorite diversions--All Questions Con...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 96 (3/25/14) from 2014-03-26T00:02:50
A day late and several dollars short, episode 96 of the Co-Main Event Podcast finally makes its way to the streets on Tuesday, after a 24 hour delay caused by Ben Fowlkes’ duties as a newspaperman ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 95 (3/17/14) from 2014-03-18T00:38:51
The first Co-Main Event Podcast of the post-Georges St-Pierre era goes in the books easily enough. God knows there’s enough to discuss, with Johny Hendricks’ masterpiece victory over Robbie Lawler ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 94 (3/10/14) from 2014-03-11T00:23:54
With Alexander Gustafsson’s win over Jimi Manuwa on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 37-38/UFC London, the Co-Main Event Podcast celebrates a rejuvenated light heavyweight division to begin episode 94. ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 93 (3/3/14) from 2014-03-04T01:44
Feb. 27 may end up being regarded as an official holiday on the Co-Main Event Podcast calendar, as that was the day the Nevada Athletic Commission finally rid MMA of the scourge of legalized testos...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 92 (2/24/14) from 2014-02-25T00:47:09
Ronda Rousey coasted off into the bright light of a six month vacation this week, after dispatching Sara McMann in one minute, six seconds on Saturday at UFC 170. The victory did not come without c...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 91 (2/17/14) from 2014-02-18T00:04:30
If we’re being honest, there’s just too much stuff to talk about during this week’s Co-Main Event podcast. Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night 36 produced dueling middleweight contenders in Lyoto Mach...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 90 (2/10/14) from 2014-02-11T01:24:48
It’s not every week that news breaks during a Co-Main Event Podcast recording session, but this was one of those weeks. Ben and Chad were nearly done taping episode 90 when news floated across the ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 89 (2/3/14) from 2014-02-04T02:19:23
UFC 169 left the Co-Main Event Podcast no shortage of storyline with which to fill this week’s hour and change. From the Urijah Faber-Renan Barao-Herb Dean thumbs-up debacle, to Jose Aldo skipping ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 88 (1/27/14) from 2014-01-28T00:51:26
To begin this week’s Co-Main Event Podcast, Ben tells the story of his escape from Chicago following Saturday’s UFC on Fox 10. And what a harrowing tale it is, too, friends. Once safely ensconced b...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 87 (1/20/14) from 2014-01-21T00:26:48
Another week, approximately another 1 million stories for the Co-Main Event Podcast to try to cram into an hour, 15 minutes. Last Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 35 card ended with Luke Rockhold reclai...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 86 (1/13/14) from 2014-01-14T01:45:02
For the first time in Co-Main Event Podcast history, World Wrestling Entertainment takes over nearly an entire round of this week’s show, as Ben and Chad discuss the merits and drawbacks of the new...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 85 (1/6/14) from 2014-01-07T01:37:25
With very little in the way of topical MMA news going on this week, the Co-Main Event Podcast once again puts the fate of the show in the hands of you, the listener. Instead of wasting a round talk...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 84 (12/30/13) from 2013-12-31T03:18:56
The Co-Main Event Podcast prepares to ring in 2014 this week with the first ever installment of CME: After Dark. What’s that mean, you ask? Eh, just that Ben and Chad had to record a couple hours l...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 83 (12/20/13) from 2013-12-21T00:35:47
Surprise! Just because the Co-Main Event Podcast wants you fools to have a very happy holiday (and because Chad has to go out of town next week) Dundas and Fowlkes got together to record episode 83...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 82 (21/16/13) from 2013-12-17T00:38:52
UFC on Fox 9 left a lot on the Co-Main Event Podcast’s plate, Ben and Chad don’t mind telling you. First Urijah Faber proves he’s still the man to beat at bantamweight by throttling Michael McDonal...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 81 (12/9/13) from 2013-12-10T01:06:30
One show on the Fox family of networks down, another one coming this weekend. Episode 81 of the Co-Main Event Podcast finds Ben and Chad reveling in the unexpected glory of Mark Hunt’s slugfest wi...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 80 (12/2/13) from 2013-12-03T01:17:41
If you had to come up with an official slogan for the Co-Main Event Podcast, it might well be: Motherfuckers be acting silly. In that way, episode 80 dovetails nicely with the week’s MMA news. This...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 79 (11/25/13) from 2013-11-26T02:13:50
After the rollercoaster of the last few weeks it feels almost refreshing to return to the normal MMA news cycle, with the Co-Main Event Podcast sleuthing around for suitable topics with which to fi...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 78 (11/18/13) from 2013-11-19T01:58:44
Big week for the Co-Main Event podcast, considering all the fallout from UFC 167. During episode 78, Ben and Chad discuss the hotly contested welterweight title fight between Georges St. Pierre and...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 77 (11/11/13) from 2013-11-12T02:52:02
For the listener, perhaps the best part of plowing through episode 77 of the Co-Main Event Podcast will be hearing Ben cough and choke his way through the full hour like somebody’s 70-year-old gran...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 76 (11/4/13) from 2013-11-04T17:13:26
And so the UFC begins its hard push to the new year this week, with shows on both Wednesday and Saturday, to be followed up by two more events this month and then three during the month of December...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 75 (10/28/13) from 2013-10-29T00:40:15
Lot of ground to cover during this week’s Co-Main Event Podcast. With Tito Ortiz’s “unexpected” neck injury forcing Bellator to scramble to re-book Michael Chandler vs. Eddie Alvarez on free TV las...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 74 (10/21/13) from 2013-10-21T23:49:57
It’s always a joy to record the Co-Main Event Podcast, but some weeks? Some weeks are just superior to others. Take this week, for example, when in the aftermath of the excellent UFC 166 and in adv...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 73 (10/14/13) from 2013-10-14T23:35:35
With one of the biggest fight cards of the year on tap, Ben and Chad turn nearly their full attention to UFC 166 during this week’s Co-Main Event Podcast. And we only say nearly after yet another w...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 72 (10/7/13) from 2013-10-08T00:02:48
Some personal news kicks off episode 72 of the Co-Main Event Podcast, with Chad explaining to inquiring MMA minds everywhere why he chose to leave his position at ESPN.com on Monday. Will he take B...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 71 (9/30/13) from 2013-09-30T16:58:28
Plenty of news and notes to discuss this week on the Co-Main Event Podcast and not all of it jolly. On Episode 71, Ben and Chad spend the bulk of the time sorting out happenings that range from uns...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 70 (9/23/13) from 2013-09-23T04:11
There was so much awesomeness to go around in Jon Jones’ UFC 165 win over Alexander Gustafsson that Ben and Chad thought something special was in order for episode 70 of the Co-Main Event Podcast. ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 69 (9/17/13) from 2013-09-16T23:44:28
Don’t know if you heard amid all the boxing chatter last week, but there’s a pretty cool mixed-fighting show this Saturday night too, as UFC 165 emanates from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Onta...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 68 (9/10/13) from 2013-09-10T02:59:11
Just because there is no major MMA show this week doesn't mean the Co-Main Event Podcast won't have more than enough fight-related BS to BS about during episode 68. For starters, Ben and Chad chop ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 67 (9/3/13) from 2013-09-02T23:45:04
The first Co-Main Event Podcast of the Anthony Pettis Era went down in style, with custom-made suits and Corn Nuts for everybody. Nah, not really. Since episode 67 was recorded on Labor Day, Ben an...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 66 (8/27/13) from 2013-08-27T01:10:56
Two shows, one week? Two shows, one week. As the UFC prepares to double dip with the revival of its old Wednesday evening time slot for Fight Night 27 and Saturday’s UFC 164, the Co-Main Event Podc...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 65 (8/20/13) from 2013-08-20T00:30:38
Consider it yet another significant hurdle cleared by the UFC on Saturday, as the organization’s Fight Night 26 show ferried Fox Sports 1 into the world with the violent, crowd-pleasing stuff of pr...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 64 (8/13/13) from 2013-08-12T15:45:36
Episode 64 marks another early arrival for the Co-Main Event Podcast, this one recorded and put in the can just as news broke that Jason “Mayhem” Miller had allegedly been arrested for domestic vio...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 63 (8/6/13) from 2013-08-06T01:21:12
One of the many things that makes hosting the Co-Main Event Podcast so fun is that to date Ben and Chad have never encountered a week where they had to be all, “Well, just a bunch of boring, normal...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 62 (7/30/13) from 2013-07-29T23:16:43
Online voting did not go as planned last week during the quest to find a winner in the Co-Main Event Podcast music contest. Nobody’s fault, really (except maybe the dudes who wrote up the rules for...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 61 (7/23/13) from 2013-07-23T00:02:39
Don’t mind telling you, Universe, there are a lot of unknowns on this weekend’s UFC of FOX 8 card, which means the Co-Main Event Podcast had its work cut out for itself during episode 61. Witness B...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 60 (7/16/13) from 2013-07-16T00:16:01
Thank God for Anthony Pettis, Brian Stann and Anderson Silva, as those three gentlemen provided a significant lift to episode 60 of the Co-Main Event Podcast during what otherwise may have been a f...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 59 (7/9/13) from 2013-07-08T23:49:57
Don’t know if you guys heard, but UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva (who has long been regarded as pretty good at fighting) lost the title to Chris Weidman this weekend at UFC 162. It was so...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 58 (7/2/13) from 2013-07-01T16:37:01
With America set to turn 237 years old this week (or 229 years young, for you Treaty of Paris types) the Co-Main Event Podcast celebrated the only way it knows how: By recording the show early so B...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 57 (6/25/13) from 2013-06-24T23:58:11
Ben and Chad pull a fast one on the CME Universe this week, calling an audible and opting to do an All Questions Answered installment of the podcast for Episode 57. Turns out it was a pretty slow n...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 56 (6/18/13) from 2013-06-18T00:05:07
One thing to be said for episode 56 of the Co-Main Event Podcast: Everybody was sober for the recording. We think. Hard to tell sometimes with Ben Fowlkes, you know? Anyway, with the decision-heavy...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 55 (6/11/13) from 2013-06-11T00:11:42
Well, the Co-Main Event Podcast will never do that again. At least, we hope not. The CME unveils its Unofficial Drinking Game this week with Ben, Chad and Sir Nigel spending the hour trying to drin...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 54 (6/4/13) from 2013-06-03T23:24:54
The groovy, spaced-out beach vibe that accompanies episode 54 of the Co-Main Event Podcast is due largely to the show’s featured music, which comes to us from a CME listener’s surf rock band called...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 53 (5/28/13) from 2013-05-27T21:39:59
Episode 53 of the Co-Main Event Podcast is so chock full of heavyweight goodness that it barely slips in under the 265-pound weight limit. With UFC 160 still lingering on all our palates like a fin...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 52 (5/21/13) from 2013-05-21T00:28:07
Not going to lie to you, episode 52 of the Co-Main Event Podcast contains a lot of talk about testosterone replacement therapy. But you knew that already, right? After Vitor Belfort knocked out Luk...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 51 (5/14/13) from 2013-05-14T01:17:09
So it turns out some a-hole has been impersonating Ben Fowlkes on the internets, huh? The introduction to episode 51 of the Co-Main Event Podcast is highlighted by Ben and Chad discussing the story...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 50 (5/7/13) from 2013-05-07T02:03:20
All in all, it was kind of an awkward week for the Co-Main Event Podcast to ring in episode No. 50. Caught in the doldrums between major MMA events and without much really juicy news to sink their ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 49 (4/30/13) from 2013-04-30T02:02:07
Though she does not appear on episode 49 of the Co-Main Event Podcast, the real star of this week’s show may be Ben’s wife, as both he and Chad borrowed her jokes for the broadcast. And really, wha...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 48 (4/23/13) from 2013-04-23T02:27
With less than a week to go before UFC 159 and just a few days removed from UFC on Fox 7, episode 48 of the Co-Main Event Podcast is strictly concerned with the big issues: Did Benson Henderson rea...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 47 (4/16/13) from 2013-04-16T00:21:51
If we see your eyes brimming with tears as you listen to this week’s episode of the Co-Main Event Podcast, we’re just going to assume Ben and Chad said something that affected you on a deeply perso...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 46 (4/9/13) from 2013-04-09T03:08:52
Due to some technical difficulties it took two full tries to get episode 46 in the books, but Ben and Chad persevered, took it one round at a time and, God willing, they came out on top. You might ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 45 (4/2/13) from 2013-04-02T01:20:28
Episode 45 of the Co-Main Event Podcast was recorded mere moments before the Wanderlei Silva-Gegard Mousasi April Fool’s Day internet rumor bonanza took the MMA news world by storm, or else you bet...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 44 (3/26/13) from 2013-03-25T23:00:05
Ugh. Yeah, so the Co-Main Event Podcast lost a bet. Because of the unbelievable drubbing Ben’s and Chad’s beloved University of Montana Grizzlies took at the hands of Ariel Helwani’s hated Syracuse...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 43 (3/19/13) from 2013-03-19T00:47
Episode 43 of the Co-Main Event Podcast finds Ben and Chad just trying to wrap their arms around all the awesome happenings of UFC 158 and hug it all so, so tight. Maybe all the excitement goes to ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 42 (3/12/13) from 2013-03-12T01:22:31
Two exciting developments for episode 42 of the Co-Main Event Podcast: 1) The debut of the show’s new logo! and 2) Listener generated music! Both are part of Ben’s and Chad’s ongoing mission to mak...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 41 (3/5/13) from 2013-03-05T02:28:35
Episode 41 of the Co-Main Event Podcast comes on the heels of last Saturday’s unpredictable UFC on Fuel TV 8 card from Saitama Super Arena and leaves Ben and Chad with no shortage of things to disc...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 40 (2/26/13) from 2013-02-26T02:09:49
Episodically speaking, the Co-Main Event podcast turns 40 this week, amid the rush that was Saturday night’s UFC 157 and the advance jitters of next weekend’s show at Saitama Super Arena. Ben and C...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 39 (2/18/13) from 2013-02-19T01:35:29
Another week, another increasingly jury-rigged episode of the Co-Main Event Podcast somehow finds its way into the light. This week, Ben and Chad had to resort to using the world’s oldest known com...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 38 (2/13/13) from 2013-02-13T23:55:57
And so, here it is, the long-awaited episode 38 of the Co-Main Event Podcast, aka CME: The Lost Tapes. The guys got thrown for a loop this week as first the unexpected death of Chad’s computer, the...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 37 (2/5/13) from 2013-02-05T03:34:41
This week the Co-Main Event Podcast puts a temporary hold on one of its solemn vows in order to discuss the recent kerfuffle caused by the release of the UFC’s first official rankings. Seriously, t...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 36 (1/29/13) from 2013-01-29T03:56:28
Episode 36 of the Co-Main Event Podcast is more sprint than marathon. This week Ben and Chad hit the ground running after the unadulterated awesomeness that was Saturday night’s UFC on FOX 6 card a...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 35 (1/22/13) from 2013-01-22T01:36:18
Production of the Co-Main Event Podcast moved into the icy basement of Castle Fowlkes during the last two weeks, so if you detect any audio irregularities in episode 35 it may be just be the sound ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 34 (1/16/13) from 2013-01-16T18:01:36
As you certainly know by now, the birth of Ben’s daughter (Willa Jane Fowlkes, who is adorable, by the way) on Monday threw this week’s Co-Main Event schedule into chaos. Just when you thought they...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Book Club: 'Bar Brawler' from 2013-01-09T03:52:50
The logo for the first meeting of the Co-Main Event Podcast book club really sets the tone, don’t you think? Racy, exciting, a little bit dangerous. The truth is, the whole thing is kind of a blur....
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 33 (1/8/13) from 2013-01-08T05:45:06
The Co-Main Event Podcast may well have dodged another baby bullet this week, as Ben’s wife still had not gone into labor as he and Chad recorded episode 33. Unless Mr. and Mrs. Fowlkes’ kiddo is p...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 32 (1/1/13) from 2013-01-01T02:05:23
Through the magic of tape delay the Co-Main Event Podcast’s first installment of 2013 is also the last episode of 2012, as the guys got together bright and early on New Year’s Eve Day to crank this...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 31 (12/25/12) from 2012-12-25T01:51:48
Not even Christmas can stop the Co-Main Event express, as America’s favorite mixed martial arts podcast thunders straight through the holiday season with episode 31. In the lead up to this weekend’...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 30 (12/18/12) from 2012-12-18T04:59:33
After so angering the CME Universe last week by choosing to go out of town with his family, Chad hopes to make amends by heading straight from the airport to Co-Main Event Studios to record episode...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 29 (12/4/12) from 2012-12-04T04:46:44
First the bad news, kids: There will be no Co-Main Event Podcast next week, since Chad will screw everyone by being out of town. Now that we’ve all processed our grief from that little disappointme...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 28 (11/2712) from 2012-11-27T04:24:54
Exciting times, you guys, as this week the Co-Main Event Podcast makes arguably the most electrifying announcement since the advent of the White Elephant Essay Contest. What is it, exactly? Well, y...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 27 (11/20/12) from 2012-11-20T04:46:37
Where to even begin with episode 27 of the Co-Main Event Podcast? After a week filled to the brim with MMA action, Ben and Chad have no shortage of topics to discuss: From Georges St. Pierre showin...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 26 (11/13/12) from 2012-11-13T04:18:41
Only one word to describe episode 26 of the Co-Main Event Podcast: Gargantuan. With UFC: Macau (Macau!) now nothing but a memory and UFC 154 waiting in the wings next weekend, Ben and Chad have ple...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 25 (11/6/12) from 2012-11-06T04:21:20
Episode 25 really makes the guys rethink the relatively free reign they’ve been giving Sir Nigel Longstock over MasterTweet Theatre, as things get weirder than ever between the CME and the world’s ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 24 (10/30/12) from 2012-10-30T03:56:35
So this week the Co-Main Event Podcast put five rounds in the books in just shy of one hour, four minutes. Kind of makes you wonder why Ben and Chad can’t typically complete three rounds in under 1...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 23 (10/23/12) from 2012-10-23T04:02:37
Two things were conclusively proven while recording this week’s Co-Main Event Podcast. One, Chad can’t remember past episodes of the CME for shit. Two, don’t even try to talk to Ben about PEDs if y...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 22 (10/16/12) from 2012-10-16T04:09:01
Big news, people: This was probably the best single week for listener mail in Co-Main Event Podcast history, so Ben and Chad respond with a slightly expanded LM segment and by sprinkling some of yo...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 21 (10/9/12) from 2012-10-09T04:09:34
Well, Ben and Chad were on pace to wrap up episode 21 of the Co-Main Event Podcast in near record time this week. Then, they started talking about Ben’s trip to Kansas City to take in the third ins...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast episode 20 (10/2/12) from 2012-10-02T04:13:14
The Co-Main Event Podcast reaches another milestone this week, as episode No. 20 drops like Bob Sapp after a CroCop left hand. By which we mean, it gets hit, takes a second to think things over and...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 19 (9/25/12) from 2012-09-25T04:59:06
Well, if this isn’t the longest CME Podcast yet, it’s got to be damned close. Ben and Chad kill 72-plus minutes discussing this week’s plethora of MMA-related news. Among the personalities your dud...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 18 (9/18/12) from 2012-09-18T21:52:22
So here it is in all its glory. Episode 18 of the Co-Main Event Podcast may hit the airwaves 24 hours (or so) later than usual because Ben had to go party in California all weekend, but here it is ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 17 (9/11/12) from 2012-09-11T04:55:15
Ben and Chad feel pretty confident that the Co-Main Event is the first podcast in history to name check Scott Coker, Paul McCartney and Marcus Aurelius in a single episode. Not to brag, but that gi...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 16 (9/3/12) from 2012-09-03T04:52:35
The Co-Main Event Podcast had to strike while the iron was hot this week, and by that terrible cliché we mean “hot” as in before Chad’s wife up and started giving birth. As a result, episode 16 com...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 15 (8/28/12) from 2012-08-28T04:01:53
We know what you’re thinking: If only you could find a couple dudes willing to spend another hour of everyone’s lives talking about a UFC 151 card that will never happen, right? Good news, wishful ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 14 from 2012-08-21T04:21
After a week of buildup and anticipation the CME presents its first ever listener controlled episode. You asked the questions, so Ben and Chad endeavor to answer them. Well, some of them. As many o...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 13 (8/14/12) from 2012-08-14T04:15:08
Episode 13 of the Co-Main Event Podcast starts like a house of fire and slowly devolves into finger-pointing, as Chad calls Ben on his latent sexism and Ben responds by accusing Chad of subtle xeno...
ListenCo-Main Event Episode 12 (8/7/12) from 2012-08-07T03:34
Important things to know about this week’s CME Podcast: First, Chad busts out his Don Frye impression. Second, Ben wonders what it would take to get Lyoto Machida and Shogun Rua to show up to a ben...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 11 (7/31/12) from 2012-07-31T06:03:05
It would frankly be difficult to imagine a more comprehensive hour – fine, hour and 10 minutes – of mixed martial arts talk than this week’s Co-Main Event Podcast. During the time allotted for epis...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 10 (7/24/12) from 2012-07-24T02:28:33
With Sir Nigel Longstock still missing – and last heard from somewhere in the wilds of Iowa – Ben and Chad go it alone this week as the Co-Main Event Podcast officially hits doubled digits. Without...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 9 (7/17/12) from 2012-07-17T04:11:10
Sandwiched as it is between last week’s UFC and Strikeforce events and this weekend’s UFC 149, there is no shortage of topics for the Co-Main co-hosts to break down during episode nine. This week, ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 8 (7/9/12) from 2012-07-10T05:02:32
For the first time in its illustrious history the Co-Main Event Podcast goes to the championship rounds this week. No, it is not just some crazy dream, Ben and Chad really did need five full period...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 7 (7/3/12) from 2012-07-03T04:21:09
With UFC 148 looming on Saturday and the CME podcast’s first ever listener contest set to debut next week, Ben and Chad put one hour, 10 minutes in the books for episode seven. Go ahead, complain a...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 6 (6/26/12) from 2012-06-26T05:08:15
In episode six, Ben and Chad discuss the true failings of Clay Guida’s game plan against Gray Maynard at UFC on FX 4, break down how the recently retired Fedor Emelianenko will be remembered in MMA...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 5 (6/19/12) from 2012-06-19T03:27:33
At least one host of the Co-Main Event podcast thinks this Friday's UFC on FX 4 card is like a bowl of cheese balls left on the bar at a Hell's Kicthen tavern. The other suggests video of a tiger f...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 4 (6/12/12) from 2012-06-12T05:19:01
Which pro MMA fighter emailed Ben and Chad a picture of his cat playing Yahtzee this week? You’ll have to listen to episode four of the Co-Main Event Podcast to find out. As if that wasn’t enough, ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 3 (6/5/12) from 2012-06-05T05:44:54
Ben and Chad discuss the revelation of Frank Mir's testosterone replacement therapy exemption, the chaotic state of the welterweight division and why nobody (even people allegedly getting paid for ...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 2 (5/29/12) from 2012-05-29T14:35:15
Looking to avoid a sophomore slump, Ben and Chad examine what UFC 146 means for the careers of Junior dos Santos and Frank Mir, Jason "Mayhem" Miller's Octagon collapse and whether anyone should ca...
ListenCo-Main Event Podcast Episode 1 (5/23/12) from 2012-05-23T15:45:51
Ben and Chad talk up (or talk down) UFC 146, Nick Diaz and Chael Sonnen's dueling appearances before the Nevada State Athletic Commission and UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones crashing his B...
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