Gable Steveson Doesn’t Want MMA? Brendan Schaub Questions His UFC Future | BBB LIVE CHAT Ep. 30
The Big Brown BreakdownShow Notes
Brendan Schaub reacts to the fallout from Gable Steveson’s loss to Sean Sharaf at UFC 331 and asks the bigger question: how badly does Gable actually want to pursue MMA? Brendan breaks down why the Olympic gold medalist needs to lean much more heavily on his wrestling, whether Jon Jones is really the right blueprint for his fighting style, and why Gable’s path through wrestling, WWE, the NFL and eventually the UFC makes Brendan question where MMA ranks among his real priorities.
The Big Brown Breakdown live chat also gets into Sean Sharaf’s debt and UFC bonus, Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja, the lightweight title picture involving Arman Tsarukyan, Justin Gaethje, Ilia Topuria and Paddy Pimblett, potential opponents for Gable, Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit, Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes, Sean Strickland’s UTV crash and plenty more from around the UFC and MMA world.
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