The Ordinary Athlete

Brendan is joined by his friend and fellow writer Matt Foley (SLAM Magazine, Bleacher Report) to talk 2021 MLB Playoffs, the World Series Matchup between the Braves and Astros, plus a little bit of college football. Check it out! 

2:00 2021 MLB Playoffs have been awesome 6:15 Do you like the 1-game Wild Card Playoff? 11:30 Previewing the Braves/Astros World Series 22:00 Chicago sports talk 24:30 Let's talk College Football

Welcome to Episode 6 of The Ordinary Athlete - Olympics Edition! We've got two-time Olympian Colton Brown who will be representing the United States in judo at the Tokyo Olympics!

1:35 Colton was named to the Olympic Team last week 7:00 What is different about the Olympics? 15:40 His dad is his coach 26:30 What will it take to get on that podium? 32:00 What can judo do to be more popular? 38:00 The Olympic Village 44:00 Would he ever consider MMA?

Welcome to the Season 1 Finale of The Ordinary Athlete ft. UFC fighter Mickey Gall!

4:30 Mickey's last fight and what's next 13:25 What do you do on the night you win a fight? 19:00 More fight talk 30:00 Jason the jet-setting MMA coach 34:00 Shark Tank stories 42:45 Is Mickey ever scared before a fight? 48:20 Weight cut stories & nightmares 56:15 What's the best Jersey Shore town?

@mickeygall

2 episodes in 1 week?!?! That's right. In this episode, Brendan is joined by his good friend and most trusted sports junkie, Justin, to discuss the crumbling situation in Philadelphia between Ben Simmons and the 76ers. WHAT'S GOIN' JAWN PHILLY???

Welcome to Episode 4 of The Ordinary Athlete ft. NBA player Jordan Bell!

2:00 Crazy end of the season for JBell 3:35 Some Warriors talk 20:30 Final Four vs NBA Finals 29:00 2021 NBA Playoffs 35:55 What does Jordan think of the media? 43:00 What sets Jordan Bell apart? 53:00 Who's the GOAT? 56:00 Kobe stories 1:05:15 Jokic wins MVP while we're LIVE

IG: @jbell

On this NCAA Wrestling Preview Show, Brendan is joined by Zach - the host of Stalemates - a rapidly growing wrestling media company. We've got Team Title Picks, some Hodge talk, and we even come up with our own Iowa & New Jersey Mt. Rushmores of Wrestling.

2:00 What is Stalemates? 6:00 What are you looking forward to this season? 10:30 Will Spencer Lee lose this year? 14:00 Teams To Watch 25:00 How many champs repeat this year? 37:00 AJ Ferrari is a star 44:00 Who wins The Hodge? 47:00 Brendan's spur of the moment NJ Mt Rushmore 50:55 Zach's spur of the moment Iowa Mt Rushmore 54:45 Where is Suriano going?

Welcome to Episode 3 of The Ordinary Athlete ft. UFC fighter Uriah Hall!

1:25 Hall vs. Strickland 6:20 Uriah Hall is NOT vegan 8:20 When Wideman broke his leg 18:20 Uriah's journey 31:00 The ladies love Uriah 44:00 Looking ahead to the Strickland fight

See him fight Sean Strickland at UFC 265 on August 7th, 2021.

IG: @uriahhall

Welcome to Episode 2 of The Ordinary Athlete ft. UFC fighter Sean Strickland!

1:30 Sean Strickland, everybody! 9:40 "I'm a cage fighter" 19:00 How fighting saved his life 32:45 His next fight will be a big one

See him fight Uriah Hall at UFC 265 on August 7th, 2021.

IG: strickland_mma

Meet the guys! There's no interview in this first episode but Jason, Brendan and Matt hop on the phone to talk Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren and what we can expect from all these celebrity boxing matches in the future.

1:52 Jason's review of the fight 5:55 Brendan didn't even watch it. 10:42 The reaction from the MMA community 14:00 Jason calls the Floyd/Logan fight 16:50 Who should Jake Paul fight next? 20:00 There are some baddd dudes in this game 23:40 Is the fix ever in? 26:40 Remember Vine?

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Welcome to Episode 1 of The Ordinary Athlete ft. Zion Clark!

1:00 Catch-up with the guys and learn about Jason's Dojo Storming history 17:05 ZION 41:10 Let's talk a little wrestling 1:18:52 Don't ever take it easy on Zion.

Check out the special "Zion" streaming now on Netflix and be on the lookout for his book "Zion Unmatched" in bookstores this August.

IG: @big_z_2020