The Fighter & The Kid

The Fighter & The Kid

The Fighter & The Kid is a weekly podcast hosted by comedian and former professional UFC fighter Brendan Schaub. Each week, Brendan is joined in the studio with a guest co host. TFATK is uncut and unedited, and sometimes it's just ridiculous.

Episodes

January 22, 2026 91 mins

On this episode of The Fighter and The Kid, the guys break down the dominance of Islam Makhachev and debate whether there’s actually a fighter who could beat him. From stylistic matchups and grappling pressure to championship experience and mental toughness, the conversation explores what it would really take to dethrone the lightweight king.

With comedian Nick Simmons in the third chair, the discus...

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On this episode of The Fighter and The Kid, Bryan Callen sits down with comedian Jim Breuer for a wide-ranging conversation about stand-up, creativity, and life on the road. Jim talks about touring nonstop, stepping away from comedy, losing the anger that fueled his material, and why he no longer feels the need to chase relevance or belong to any group.

The episode dives into old-school comedy values, the fear of losing you...

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Andrew Schulz and Andrew Santino stop by to talk hip hop, favorite album covers, puberty stories, cancel culture, boxing, NFL and Colin Kaepernick controversy, social media obligations, Lizzo's Laker game antics, FitBit cheating and much more!

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On this episode of The Fighter and The Kid, the guys talk jiu-jitsu, training culture, and why not all grappling hype adds up. The conversation moves into peptides, legitimacy in combat sports, and whether footage actually proves anything when it comes to skill.

Things escalate when the crew puts themselves through a TFATK IQ test that quickly turns competitive, mixing logic questions, history, sports trivia, and ego. The e...

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On this episode of The Fighter and The Kid, the guys break down why real competition is disappearing and why that mindset would never survive in fighting. From youth sports and pay-to-play systems to discipline, pressure, and toughness, the conversation turns into a blunt discussion about how fighters are built differently and why you can’t fake competition. Using examples from sports, training, and life, they explain why ...

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January 11, 2026 86 mins

Chris D'Elia and the guys talk Brendan's impossible Ford Raptor, Bryan's duck butt haircut, Chris's past as a rap artist, getting retweeted by Eminem, wanting to shave his head and have robot children and also gives a cult update. Also, a cougar killing jogger, Chris' sideways burger foreplay, resemblance to Ted Bundy and much more!

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On this episode of The Fighter and The Kid, Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen sit down with comedian Nick Simmonsfor a wide-ranging conversation that hits fitness culture, aging, and the thin line between jokes and bad ideas.

The guys also talk about why Sydney Sweeney has become the internet’s current IT girl, how celebrity momentum actually works, and why certain stars dominate culture at the right moment. Later, they react...

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A live comedy show turns into a real medical emergency when an audience member collapses during the set, forcing the show to come to a complete halt.

On this episode of The Fighter and The Kid, Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen are joined by Nick Simmons as they recount what happened on stage, how the crowd reacted, and how quickly comedians have to shift from jokes to real-world responsibility.

The episode also covers New Yea...

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January 4, 2026 92 mins

The Von guests hosts with Brendan and the guys start off by roasting each other, and talk favorite pizza's, Pizza Hut vs Domino's vs Little Ceasar's, previous jobs as a janitor and busboy, revenge on ex's, embalming ideas, discovering Asian people Vietnamese parrots, coffee shop girls, fake news and much more!

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January 1, 2026 63 mins

Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen kick off the New Year with a wide-ranging conversation on parenting, fitness, comedy careers, content creation, and the changing landscape of stand-up comedy.

The guys talk about raising kids, staying disciplined with fitness, setting realistic New Year goals, and how the comedy world has evolved in the age of podcasts, social media, and constant content.

Bryan reflects on being a lifelong sta...

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On this episode of The Fighter and The Kid, the guys cover a wide range of topics including life in Florida, parenting, fitness myths, and the growing use of GLP-1 weight loss drugs. They discuss why so many people are suddenly getting lean later in life, the honesty (or lack of it) around GLP-1s, and how discipline compares to pharmaceutical shortcuts.


The conversation shifts to kids lifting weights, stunted growth myt...

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December 28, 2025 181 mins

We take a look back at some of our favorite moments in 2017. Chris D'Elia, Bobby Lee, Judd Apatow, Will Sasso, Theo Von, Skylar Astin, Michael Rapaport and more, enjoy!

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On this episode of The Fighter and The Kid, Brendan Schaub is joined by Tim Kennedy, who fills in for Bryan Callen, for a deep conversation about fighting, money, and life after competition.

Tim and Brendan break down Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua, why the fight was never competitive, how boxing sells narratives, and why surviving rounds isn’t the same as actually fighting. They also dig into the realities of fighter pay, why...

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December 21, 2025 71 mins

Chris D'Elia joins Bryan as today's special guest co-host and slaps him around, also, the guys talk manicured beards, butt fissures, hair transplants, doctor visits, eating butts, grown men rhyming, old people dying their hair black, acting and much more!

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On this episode of The Fighter and The Kid, Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen are joined by comedian Nick Simmons to talk about why attention spans are completely broken, why nobody watches full podcasts anymore, and how AI and algorithm-driven content have changed comedy and media.

The conversation also turns into a hilarious attempt to pronounce the hardest Russian names in the UFC, breaking down why fight fans love these m...

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On this episode of The Fighter and The Kid, Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen break down the news that Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua is actually happening — and why this fight is way more dangerous than people think.

Brendan explains why Anthony Joshua is on a completely different level as a boxer, why the size and power difference matters, and why this matchup shouldn’t even be close. He also talks about why a l...

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December 14, 2025 100 mins

Theo Von fills in as co-host with Brendan to talk tiny heads, cankle dongs, leftover shoes, butt whiskey, their uncanny resemblance to American Idol judges, river names, headbutt champions, Eminem, Will Ferrell interviewing Joaquin Phoenix and much more!

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Nick Simmons returns to The Fighter and The Kid for an episode that immediately goes off the rails. The guys bounce between insane documentary talk, the Helen Keller debate, wild historical conspiracies, Bryan losing his grip on reality, and commentary on some of the strangest true stories ever recorded.


Nick reacts in real time as Brendan and Bryan spiral into:


• The shocking new doc everyone is talking about

• Histo...

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Timmy No Brakes joins The Fighter & The Kid to break down the real story behind his Kill Tony rise, Austin comedy journey, and the online backlash that turned him into a “villain.”

Timmy talks about:

• Kill Tony exploding his career

• How a misnamed hometown became a running bit

• Getting passed at The Comedy Mothership

• Why internet fans accused him of being an “industry plant”

• How sudden attention created self-doub...

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December 7, 2025 112 mins

Comedian/actor Chris D'Elia joins Brendan and Bryan to share stories about working at Abercrombie, why he absolutely hates United Airlines and much more!

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