What Brendan Schaub has said about UFC fighter pay
2 quotes · 1 episode · May 13, 2026
Brendan Schaub, Former UFC heavyweight, comedian and host of Big Brown Breakdown and the Tubi series Gearheads Gone Wild, has been quoted on UFC fighter pay 2 times in 1 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, most recently on May 13, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Schaub questions whether higher pay is feasible, noting the UFC is the only combat sports promotion to be profitable.
“the UFC is the only combat sports promotion to ever make money. Ever”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2498 - Brendan Schaub (May 13, 2026) · Listen from 1:04:42
Schaub says fighters should have collectively refused to fight after the Paramount deal until they got a larger revenue share.
“I would have talked to all the managers, all the fighters, and said, we're not fighting another fight”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2498 - Brendan Schaub (May 13, 2026) · Listen from 1:15:46
Episodes
#2498 - Brendan SchaubThe Joe Rogan Experience · May 13, 2026 · 2 h 48 min
Joe Rogan and Brendan Schaub break down Strickland vs. Chimaev, UFC betting and fighter pay, streaming, social media, cars, and Schaub's Tubi show.
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