Episode #596
Brian Stann
Books mentioned
The Quran
Mentioned by Brian Stann · at 01:36:25
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Brian Stann, a retired Marine and former UFC middleweight who now works as an MMA analyst, joins the show. The conversation spans performance-enhancing drugs and testing in MMA, the physical and psychological toll of fighting, military service and warfare, and broader social and political topics, ending with lighter talk about podcasts and a possible political run.
What they talked about
- Jon Jones drug test controversy
- Performance-enhancing drugs in MMA and other sports
- Early days of Pride and UFC steroid use
- Vitor Belfort's failed drug test and arbitration
- Dangers of hard sparring and training smarter
- Jon Jones as the greatest fighter
- Khabib Nurmagomedov's wrestling and potential
- Brian Stann's military service in Iraq
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