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UFC is making its way back to the Apex for the second time this month with UFC Vegas 109, and it’s only slightly better than last weekend’s awful-on-paper-but-decent-in-actuality card. Once again, the stats are pretty bad, and the matchmaking seems only incrementally better. At the top of the card is one of only two ranked fights, but it does pit two me…

Brendan Schaub responds to Renato Moicano's rant about him on Ariel Helwani's show and the guys talk Bryan's progression with his wrestling training, old college girl stories, Howard Stern's show possibly being cancelled, the viral hot Texas cop TikTok controversy and "crackin", Michael Bisping's close call with a serial killer, Bryan's orangutan knowledge, Hunter Biden's statements about Jeffrey Epstein, Jake Paul hiring a very prominent lawyer to sue people who claim he fixes fights and much more.

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Brendan Schaub responds to Renato Moicano's rant about him on Ariel Helwani's show and the guys talk Bryan's progression with his wrestling training, old college girl stories, Howard Stern's show possibly being cancelled, the viral hot Texas cop TikTok controversy and "crackin", Michael Bisping's close call with a serial killer, Bryan's orangutan knowledge, Hunter Biden's statements about Jeffrey Epstein, Jake Paul hiring a very prominent lawyer to sue people who claim he fixes fights and much more.

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Brendan Schaub responds to Renato Moicano's rant about him on Ariel Helwani's show and the guys talk Bryan's progression with his wrestling training, old college girl stories, Howard Stern's show possibly being cancelled, the viral hot Texas cop TikTok controversy and "crackin", Michael Bisping's close call with a serial killer, Bryan's orangutan knowledge, Hunter Biden's statements about Jeffrey Epstein, Jake Paul hiring a very prominent lawyer to sue people who claim he fixes fights and much more.

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With a fight card to look forward to, Jim and Matt invite a pair of all-action veterans on to the show in Andre Fili and Roman Dolidze.

A longtime friend of the show, Andre Fili returns to UFC Unfiltered for the first time as a father in one of his most thoughtful interviews yet. He talks about the life changes since welcoming his son Valor, how fatherhood has shifted his mindset inside and outside the cage, and his upcoming matchup with Christian Rodriguez.

Then, Roman Dolidze joins ahead of his middleweight main event against Anthony Hernandez. He talks about rebounding from back-to-back losses to a strong win streak, what’s at stake this weekend, and what it is about the Georgian UFC fighters that keeps them so driven.

Stick around as Matt and Jim make their picks for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card!

Sean Ross Sapp (@SeanRossSapp) and Alex Pawlowski (@AlexSourGraps) review tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite, August 8, 2025 including:

-Mercedes Moné Returns

-Forbidden Door TBS Championship 4-Way Qualifier Match: Queen Aminata vs. Skye Blue vs. Alex Windsor vs. Billie Starkz

-World Tag Team Title Eliminator Tournament Semifinal: Brodido (Brody King and Bandido) vs. Young Bucks

-MJF vs. Mark Briscoe

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A meaningful but deeply depressing middleweight main event, plus a discussion of how to counter MMA's fast-paced, pressure-fighting meta. 

Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks - read my latest breakdown on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/facepunching/p/predatory-instinct-how-max-holloway?r=evbq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false 

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CONTENTS:

00:00 Intro 8:34 Dolidze vs Hernandez 32:12 Erceg vs Osbourne 44:10 Fili vs Rodriguez 59:43 Countering the Pressure Meta

Sean Ross Sapp and Jimmy Van are LIVE talking the huge wrestling week for August 6 and answering your questions!

- MVP & AEW issues, Speedball Bailey

- Brock Lesnar's return & Jimmy's tweet

- Hulk Hogan funeral

- WWE ESPN DEAL

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