Former UFC heavyweight contender Brendan Schaub needs $5 million to step into the cage once more.
‘The Hybrid’ hasn’t appeared within the cage in over a decade now. Brendan Schaub final competed on the UFC 181 important card in December 2014, in a heated grudge match with Travis Browne. That night time noticed ‘Hapa’ damage and rapidly end Schaub within the first spherical. Whereas the fighter-turned-podcaster teased a transfer all the way down to light-heavyweight, he as an alternative retired the next yr. Schaub rapidly pursued stand-up comedy and a profession outdoors the cage.
A decade later, ‘Bapa’ remains to be all over the world of MMA. He presently serves because the commentator for Jorge Masvidal’s Gamebred FC, and likewise previews UFC playing cards on his personal podcast. Whereas Brendan Schaub hasn’t competed in over a decade, he continues to coach in jiu-jitsu. That exercise within the health club led ‘Gamebred’ to supply the podcaster the chance to struggle final yr. Nonetheless, Schaub turned the supply down, admitting that he outpriced himself.
Nonetheless, how a lot cash will it take to get the fighter-turned-podcaster again within the cage? $5 million. Talking on his ‘Fighter and the Child’ Podcast, Brendan Schaub was requested by a fan about probably competing once more. There, ‘The Hybrid’ said that it will take fairly a bit to get himself again within the health club in a full-time capability, therefore the huge quantity. Schaub additionally admitted that it will take him a while to “get off” the stuff he’s presently on.
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Former UFC heavyweight contender Brendan Schaub names his worth for yet one more struggle
“$5 million, $5 million can be the marker.” Brendan Schaub said on his podcast discussing an unlikely UFC comeback. “$5 million to struggle. $5 million, simply $5 million. It’d be so much longer than [six months for me to get prepared], I haven’t fought in what number of years? Six months ain’t sufficient, bubba. [A year of training] a minimum of. I additionally should get off all of the s*it I’m on, so it’s important to get off that and get your system again. That’s what I’m saying, I’d should cease all the things and get off all of the s*it I’m on.”
He continued, “…Promoters are going, ‘Oh, we’re good’. It’s powerful to get punched within the face. The CTE, what does that appear like? I’d should spar with professionals…It must be in MMA, I wouldn’t do boxing.”
For what it’s price, Brendan Schaub has repeatedly said his intention to by no means struggle once more. Nonetheless, within the struggle enterprise, by no means say by no means.
What do you make of those feedback from the previous UFC heavyweight contender? Do you need to see Brendan Schaub struggle once more?
