Retired UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub has turned into the company’s staunchest critics. As of late, he has been attacking his former employers for the new UFC-ESPN deal that puts all pay-per-view broadcasts under one platform, which Schaub says killed the superstar model that boosted the likes of Conor McGregor, Brock Lesnar, and Ronda Rousey, to name a few.
Schaub doubled down on this theory in the most recent episode of his Below the Belt podcast, connecting it to the failed negotiations to re-sign former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar.
“We heard Brock Lesnar turned down the deal,” Schaub said (transcript via BJPenn.