Brendan Schaub Bio | Wiki
Brendan Schaub (Full Name: Brendan Peter Schaub) is a popular American podcast host, retired professional mixed martial artist, and stand-up comedian. As of now, Brendan works as the host of The Fighter and the Kid podcast, the Below the Belt with Brendan Schaub podcast, and co-host of the King and the Sting podcast, alongside fellow comedian Theo Von.
Following signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 2009 to compete on The Ultimate Fighter, Brendan fought for the company until 2014. Brendan officially retired from mixed martial arts (MMA) in 2015. He has been performing stand-up comedy since 2015, initially as a duo act with comedian Bryan Callen, but most recently as a solo comedian. He released his first comedy special titled You’d Be Surprised in 2019.
Brendan Schaub Age
Brendan was born on March 18, 1983, in Aurora, Colorado, in the United States. He is 40 years old. Brendan celebrates his birthday on March 18, every year.
Brendan Schaub Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Brendan stands at a height of 6 ft 4 in (Approx 1.93 m).
Brendan Schaub Family | Brother
He was born and brought up in Aurora, Colorado, to his parents. Brendan is the proud son of an English mother Debra and an American father Peter Schaub. Brendan is of German, Italian, and English descent. Brendan’s father is a second-degree black belt in taekwondo. He became brought up alongside his brother named Jay.
Brendan Schaub Wife
Brendan is engaged to his long-time girlfriend Joanna Zanella an actress, sports presenter, and entrepreneur. The two have two sons named Tiger who was born in 2016 and Boston who was born in 2019. Before, Brendan had a brief relationship with Ronda Rousey.
Brendan Schaub Education
He attended Overland High School, where Brendan lettered two years varsity lacrosse and one-year varsity American football. Brendan earned no college athletic scholarship offers but he tried out for both the football team and lacrosse team at Whittier College and became accepted to both. Before his junior year, Brendan transferred to the University of Colorado to play football full-time where he redshirted his first season.
Brendan Schaub Podcast
He and Bryan Callen began their podcast in 2013, titled The Fighter and the Kid. Its shows were produced by FOX network until a contract dispute in 2016. They later left the network and started producing the podcast themselves. Brendan and Callen also started touring to perform shows that were a mix between a live podcast and a duo stand-up comedy act.
Brendan launched a solo podcast in December 2016, titled Big Brown Breakdown. Big Brown Breakdown podcast focuses on topics related to combat sports, mainly mixed martial arts.
During the January 30 episode of Big Brown Breakdown, Brendan generated controversy when he suggested that the UFC On Fox panel of presenters became chosen based on race for the sake of diversity.
He partnered with Showtime in February 2018, to rebrand his solo podcast to the name “BELOW THE BELT with Brendan Schaub”. They also released a web show of the same name where Brendan would work as the host. He and Theo Von reported on December 21, 2018, the creation of a new podcast named “King and the Sting”.
Brendan Schaub Comedy
Following retiring from mixed martial arts in 2014, Brendan started pursuing a stand-up comedy career. In the beginning, he toured and performed with Bryan Callen until August 10, 2016, when he started as a solo comedian at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles, California. He filmed in January 2019 his first-ever Showtime comedy special titled, “You’d Be Surprised”, which began on May 18, 2019.
Brendan and Callen released a sketch comedy series on iTunes in 2016, titled The Fighter and the Kid 3D. He made his feature film debut in the 2016 movie Range 15. Brendan became brought on in 2017, by Showtime for commentary and analysis surrounding the Mayweather/McGregor boxing match with Mauro Ranallo, Paulie Malignaggi, and Brian Custer.
He started serving for E! Entertainment news in 2018, co-hosting the after-shows of the Golden Globes, Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, People’s Choice Awards, and Grammy Awards. Additionally, in 2018, Brendan started working as a panelist for the television show Bravo’s Play-By-Play on the Bravo network. He made his second feature film appearance in the 2020 David Ayer movie The Tax Collector.
Brendan Schaub Net Worth
Brendan works as the host of The Fighter and the Kid podcast, the Below the Belt with Brendan Schaub podcast, and co-host of the King and the Sting podcast, alongside fellow comedian Theo Von. Therefore, Brendan has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Brendan’s estimated net worth is $1 million.
How Old Is Brendan Schaub
Brendan is a 40-year-old who was born on March 18, 1983, in Aurora, Colorado, in the United States.
Who Is Brendan Schaub
Brendan works as the host of The Fighter and the Kid podcast, the Below the Belt with Brendan Schaub podcast, and co-host of the King and the Sting podcast, alongside fellow comedian Theo Von. Following signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 2009 to compete on The Ultimate Fighter, Brendan fought for the company until 2014.