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
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...
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...
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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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen are joined by Danny Martinello, the Edmonton comic who went viral on Kill Tony after winning the MSG joke-off. Danny breaks down the pressure, the crowd, the adrenaline, and the moment he realized he had to win.
Brendan recaps his insane Texas hunting trip — from almost shooting a $14,000 trophy buck, learning the difference between whitetail and axis deer, night-vision hog hunting, and g...
On this episode of The Fighter and The Kid, Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen sit down with comedian Kurt Metzger for one of the most unhinged, hilarious, and unexpectedly deep conversations in show history.
From wild conspiracy theories, to Kundalini symbolism, to “wizard schools” in Austin, the crew dives into everything from secret levels above the President to whether magic, evil, and power structures are actually connect...
Theo Von guest hosts with Brendan and the guys talk Joey Diaz, Rat King fame, Redbox dangers, men in heels, Little People Big World, Dog the Bounty Hunter's resemblance to Theo and Beth's boobs, tall girlfriends, toad eyes, doing errands in dreams, concussion stories, cocky interventionists, afterlife insurance, playing slot machines, quitting Kratom, Kratom crawfish and much more!
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In this episode of The Fighter and the Kid, Brendan and Bryan sit down with comedian and wrestler Nick Simmons, who joins right as the guys finally address the years of Reddit hate, online criticism, and the wild narratives fans have created about the show.
They dive into the hilarious but eye-opening ways women underestimate real strength, why self-defense fantasies don’t match physics, and how pepper spray,...
Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen dive deep into the wild world of combat sports — and this episode is loaded. From Jake Paul’s shocking matchup with Anthony Joshua to Dana White revealing personal stories about Francis Ngannou, this is one of the most stacked Fighter and the Kid conversations in months.
Brendan breaks down exactly why Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua is one of the most insane events in modern boxing. From AJ’...
Chris D'Elia seduces Brendan and Bryan to join his cult and the guys talk cult do's and dont's, hedonism, Chris's extremely brighter future and razor thin loss to Theo Von for guest of the year, Instagram funny vs real funny, pranking openers, vengeful lions, giant boars and much more.
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