WAY OFF! This is NOT an APOLOGY! Brendan Schaub responds to Islam Makhachev Backlash | BBB Ep. 548
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Brendan Schaub addresses the backlash over his Islam Makhachev comments on Big Brown Breakdown Ep. 548, explaining his frustration with inactive UFC champions, Ramadan scheduling, and the Georges St-Pierre comparisons. Brendan and Chin also break down Daniel Cormier’s feud with Dominick Reyes, Sean O’Malley’s case for a Petr Yan rematch, and the Ciryl Gane eye-poke debate. Plus, Sean Strickland–Nassourdine Imavov talks, Khamzat Chimaev on overtraining, Usman Nurmagomedov’s UFC future, potential Volkanovski–Tsarukyan and Gaethje–Volkanovski matchups, Mike Perry’s MMA plans, and Jon Jones’ take on Ilia Topuria. Subscribe for more Big Brown Breakdown, join the Big Brown Live Super Chat, and leave FAN QUESTIONS in the comments for a future episode. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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