Brendan Peter Schaub (born March 18, 1983) is an American podcast host, former professional mixed martial artist, and stand-up comedian.

Prior to his junior year, he transferred to the University of Colorado to play football full-time where he redshirted his first season.

[8] Following college, Schaub went undrafted in the 2006 NFL draft but would sign with the Arena Football League's Utah Blaze, before being released in November 2006 without making the roster.

After retiring from football, Schaub returned to Colorado where he began training in boxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

[13] In his first fight on the show, he faced Demico Rogers, defeating him via first round submission with an anaconda choke to move onto the quarter-finals.

Schaub made his official UFC debut when he faced Roy Nelson at The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale.

Schaub won the contest via third-round KO (punch) and was awarded the Knockout of the Night bonus.

Schaub and Callen also began touring to perform shows that were a mix between a live podcast and duo stand-up comedy act.

[40] On the January 30 episode of Big Brown Breakdown, Schaub generated controversy when he suggested that the UFC On Fox panel of presenters had been selected based on race for the sake of diversity.

On January 13, 2022, Schaub and Von added Chris D'Elia to the podcast, renaming it to "King and the Sting and Wing".

[43] On November 4, 2022, "King and the Sting and Wing" was officially renamed "The Golden Hour", with Erik Griffin replacing Theo Von.

[44] In September 2023, Schaub and Callen publicly stated that Kast Media and its CEO Colin Thomson owed their production company $1.5-1.6 million dollars.

Similar claims were made by Jim Cornette followed by Theo Von, Jason Ellis, Whitney Cummings, and Alyx Weiss, who stated they were owed money by Kast Media, including several six-figure and seven-figure shortages.

This was in the process of an acquisition of Kast Media by PodcastOne, where Thomson was offering creators partial reimbursement combined with stock options.

Amid the news, LiveOne and PodcastOne stock dropped considerably and the company no longer planned to officially hire Thomson.

At first, he toured and performed with Bryan Callen until August 10, 2016, when he debuted as a solo comedian at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles, California.

[citation needed] Schaub made his second feature film appearance in the 2020 David Ayer movie The Tax Collector.

Notably KeepItPlayful.com, the Reign Training Center, Box N Burn Gym, Soul Electronics, and Alchemist Management.

[64] In a 2022 article by the Dallas Morning News, the name is said to come from "the superior nature of a tiger that allows him (Brendan Schaub) to overcome adversity from the moment he is born.

According to Schaub, after getting a broken nose in his fight with Mirko Cro Cop, he was prescribed OxyContin for recovery and spent months addicted to it.