Chad Dundas and Ben Fowlkes
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Sharp MMA talk with the mess left in.
The Co-Main Event MMA Podcast tracks mixed martial arts through a loose two-voice rhythm: jokes first, fight reads close behind. Recent episodes move from UFC 320 and UFC 327 to fighter settlement money, boxing spectacle, and the hard question of what to do with Ian Garry.
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The Co-Main Event MMA Podcast sits in the strange middle of modern MMA: part fight breakdown, part news argument, part running conversation about a sport that constantly gives serious people unserious material. Its recent run moves through UFC 327, UFC 320, UFC 305, UFC Noche, fighter settlement money, and boxing’s pull on the combat-sports spotlight. The emphasis is not tidy preview language. It is closer to two longtime MMA journalists taking the week apart piece by piece, making room for title results, venue chatter, promotional priorities, listener mail, and whatever strange detail makes the whole thing feel more honest. The show can talk about Alex Pereira reclaiming a UFC light heavyweight title, Carlos Ulberg’s rise through that same division, Marab Dvalishvili against Corey Sandhagen, Dricus Du Plessis beating Israel Adesanya, and Charles Oliveira’s Rio moment without flattening them into generic storylines. It also notices the machinery around the fights. A boxing match on Netflix overshadowing UFC Noche becomes more than a scheduling footnote, because the show is interested in how attention, spectacle, and promotion actually work. Fighter money gets space too, including discussion of class action settlement payments. That business angle is part of the texture, not a separate lecture. The appeal comes from the contrast. The banter can be loose and ridiculous, then the read suddenly tightens into a real point about style, matchmaking, or leverage. Listener mail appears as a regular doorway into the conversation, giving the show another way to turn from the week’s obvious headline toward the question underneath it. The cadence is quick. The editorial stance is blunt. It does not explain MMA from zero, and it does not pretend the sport is cleaner, simpler, or more dignified than it is. For PlayNext, this is the MMA show to try when polished fight talk feels too sterile and pure hot-take noise feels too empty. It gives the sport its due while keeping a healthy suspicion of the circus around it.
Made for: Suits a listener who already follows UFC and MMA headlines and wants conversation that moves quickly from jokes to real fight and business analysis. Best for someone comfortable with irreverent sports talk that assumes some fluency.
What sets it apart: The show’s edge is the combination of longtime MMA-journalist perspective and loose, argument-driven chemistry. It can treat UFC title fights, fighter money, listener mail, and combat-sports spectacle as parts of the same strange ecosystem.
An irreverent and unscripted look at the week's mixed martial arts news from longtime MMA journalists Ben Fowlkes and Chad Dundas. Topics include the latest happenings in the UFC, Bellator and other promotions.
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Chad Dundas and Ben Fulks connect fight analysis to the rules, incentives, and promotional choices shaping modern MMA.
The Co-Main Event MMA Podcast treats a fight card as an argument that continues after the final bell. Chad Dundas and Ben Fulks, both identified as longtime MMA journalists, pair direct technical judgment with a loose, conversational rhythm.
An eye poke becomes your invitation to argue with Chad Dundas and Ben Fowlkes about the rules.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
Loose, funny MMA talk that still lands the argument.
The Co-Main Event stays in familiar territory here, with Chad Dundas and Ben Fulks moving from Seattle sports talk to UFC promotion, star-making, and a listener question about refs stopping and restarting fights.
Heavyweight chaos, eye-poke fallout, and a rematch argument that never really lets the nonsense go.
The episode frames UFC 321 as a blunt postfight argument about heavyweight chaos, with Chad Dundas and Ben Fulks tracing the Ghosn-Aspinall aftermath, the eye poke, and the no-contest fallout.
A funny, frazzled MMA conversation that turns a bad week into a sharper argument.
The episode starts in the ugly end of the MMA news cycle, where a routine Apex card gets edged out by talk of fight fixing and the bad air around it. Chad Dundas and Ben Fulks keep it moving with argument, jokes, and enough stubbornness to drag the central point into view.
Skeptical MMA talk that makes sense of a lopsided title-fight grind.
The Co-Main Event spends a lot of time on Islam Mahachev's lopsided title win over Jack de la Madalena, and on the annoyance that comes with fights that are clearly over early but still manage to drag.
Chad Dundas and Ben Fulks open by calling Alexander Volkanovski "just so damn good" after his 49-46, 49-46, 50-45 decision over Diego Lopez at UFC 325 in Sydney.
MMA journalists Chad Dundas and Ben Fowlkes dissect a major UFC fight-fixing scandal involving fighter Isaac Dulgarian, analyzing suspicious betting line movements, the fighter's silence, and the promotion's perceived inaction.
Chad Dundas and Ben Fulks break down the lopsided title fights from UFC 322, where Islam Makhachev dominated Jack Della Maddalena to win the welterweight belt and Valentina Shevchenko turned back Zhang Weili.
Hosts Chad Dundas and Ben Fulks break down the controversial UFC 321 event, focusing on the heavyweight title fight that ended in a no-contest due to an eye poke.
Hosts Chad Dundas and Ben Fowlkes preview UFC 321's heavyweight title fight between Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane, analyzing its stakes for the division's legitimacy.
Chad Dundas and Ben Fulks preview UFC 322 at Madison Square Garden, where Jack Della Maddalena defends the welterweight title against Islam Makhachev, who moves up from 155 pounds, and Valentina Shevchenko defends the flyweight belt against Zhang Weili.
Chad Dundas and Ben Fulks open 2026 by examining the UFC's move from ESPN+ to Paramount+, a seven-year deal worth about $7.7 billion.
Combat Registry's Chris Palmquist told one host the PFL will not disclose its "15-plus" ranking panelists, and the hosts tie the rankings launch to executive departures such as Don Davis.
Ben Fulks and Chad Dundas react to the Netflix announcement of Ronda Rousey (39, last fought 2016) vs.
Chad Dundas and Ben Fulks break down UFC Fight Night in Doha, where Arman Tsarukyan beat Dan Hooker by arm-triangle choke and Ian Machado Garry beat Bilal Muhammad by unanimous decision.
Chad Dundas and Ben Fulks open by dissecting the UFC's Golden Globes segment, in which Brian Ortega and Mackenzie Dern in Venom track suits walked to the stage edge and left.
The Co-Main Event hosts Ben Fulks and Chad Dundas call the MVP Netflix card, headlined by Ronda Rousey vs.
Chad Dundas and Ben Fulks open the last regular 2025 episode with Ilia Topuria's statement that he is being extorted over false domestic abuse claims and will not fight in the first quarter of 2026.
The Co-Main Event hosts Chad Dundas and Ben Fulks review MVP's completed May 16 Netflix card at the Intuit Dome, built around Ronda Rousey vs.
Chad Dundas and Ben Fulks open with the first Paramount Plus-era Fight Night, where all but four fights went to decision, and call Rizvan Kuniev vs.
Hosts Chad Dundas and Ben Fulks break down UFC 323, where Petr Yan took the bantamweight title from Merab Dvalishvili, who was seeking a fourth title defense of the year.
Ben Fulks and Chad Dundas react to Dana White's Thanksgiving halftime announcement on CBS that Justin Gaethje will fight Paddy Pimblett for the interim lightweight title at UFC 324 on January 24th.
Chad Dundas calls the announced UFC White House card "the gobbledygooker of UFC fight cards" after months of promises of five title fights, Jon Jones and Conor McGregor.
Ben Fulks and Chad Dundas preview UFC 324, the first numbered card on Paramount+ at $8.99 a month, compared with $12.99 for ESPN+ plus about $80 per pay-per-view.
The Co-Main Event hosts Ben Fulks and Chad Dundas open with Alex Pereira vacating the light heavyweight belt, which leaves Yuri Prohazka vs.
Ben Fulks and Chad Dundas recap the wild events of UFC 327, including Carlos Ulberg's title win and Paulo Costa's victory.
The hosts celebrate episode 666 with a humorous discussion about satanic panic and then transition to covering Charles Oliveira's victory in Rio.
Ben Foulkes and Chad Dundas recap UFC 320, highlighting Alex Pereira's TKO win over Magomed Ankhalaev and Marab Dwalishvili's victory over Corey Sandhagen.
Preview of UFC 320 and recap of UFC Fight Night in Perth.
MMA journalists Ben Fulks and Chad Dundas preview an upcoming UFC fight night and discuss the distribution of class action settlement money to fighters.
Ben and Chad discuss whether boxing could be Dana White's retirement plan, comparing UFC Noche to the Canelo vs.
The hosts of the Co-Main Event MMA podcast announce their 13th anniversary and kick off Pledge Month, inviting listener support.
Ben Foulkes and Chad Dundas discuss Dricus Du Plessis's fourth-round submission win over Israel Adesanya at UFC 305, questioning why he continues to be doubted despite his success.
The hosts preview UFC 305, discuss Francis Ngannou's MMA return, and analyze the heavyweight division after Spivak's win.
The hosts announce a schedule change for their MMA podcast from Monday to Tuesday.