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Episodes · 12 months
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Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, Oct 2026
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 3 of 3,584, 1 of 3,862, 4 of 4,115, 5 of 4,226, 1 of 4,731, 3 of 4,438, 7 of 4,230, 3 of 4,319, 2 of 4,515, 3 of 4,419, 11 of 4,624, 15 of 4,594.
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Where they standLast discussed
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Nov 12, 2026
Who's talking
Top voices on this topicThe eight guests on the most episodes about this topic in the last 13 weeks, not counting their own shows or clips they were only heard in, most episodes first. VoiceRank (their score across the whole corpus) is shown for context and only breaks a tie. Each strip is that guest's episodes week by week, and the newest week is still in progress.
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Episodes on this topic, by weekEvery analysed episode tagged with this topic in each of the last 13 weeks, across all shows and whoever was on them. The newest week is still in progress, and recent weeks fill in as transcripts are analysed. Point at a name, or tab to it, to highlight the weeks that guest was on an episode.
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Episodes on this topic per week, weeks starting Aug 17 to Nov 9 (the last still in progress): 1, 0, 2, 4, 3, 2, 0, 2, 0, 4, 9, 8, 11.
Where they stand
Camps of opinion · 2Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
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- Prioritize fighter personality branding3 people · 60%
- Maintain competitive intensity2 people · 40%
Prioritize fighter personality branding
Professional combat success currently relies more on developing a marketable brand and personality than on pure fighting ability alone.
3 people · 2 episodes
Combat sports are currently failing because they are not prioritizing the development of marketable personalities and stars.
“What the combat sports are missing is the thing that the Paul brothers saw and took advantage of is that visibility. You know, be make yourself a star.”
The Golden Hour · Mar 2026 · 1 episode · 58K views on this topic
He believes the UFC is failing to emphasize its fighters and lacks compelling star power to stand on its own.
“They're not emphasizing the the the fighters anymore. It's more about the brand.”
The Golden Hour · Mar 2026 · 1 episode · 58K views on this topicDM
Danny MitchellUnrated
Danny Mitchell believes that fighters today need to build a brand around their personality to succeed in the era of social media.
“I say to my fighters all the time, you got to be building your brand, putting stuff out every day, posting, and you know, you've got to >> sort of stand for something a little bit like Patty's got this, you know, scouters don't get knocked out.”
Breaking Beard · Feb 2026 · 1 episode · 7K views on this topicMaintain competitive intensity
Fighters must avoid displays of friendliness or hesitation during a match to ensure the necessary intensity for a championship contest.
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Fighters high-fiving or hugging mid-fight removes the necessary competitive intensity for a championship bout.
“The hug at the beginning of the round, the show of respect, this martial arts contest, it really took the edge off it for me.”
Michael Bisping Podcast · Aug 2026 · 5 episodes · 215K views on this topicCN
Chidi NjokuaniUnrated
Expressing respect for an opponent through touching gloves or hugging is acceptable, provided the fighter remains aggressive during the contest.
“I don't really care too much cuz I come from like a Thai culture, Thai background, and everything's real respectful. Like, everybody always bows to each other and hugs, you know what I So, I didn't mind that. As long as you turn the switch on and you go for the kill.”
Michael Bisping Podcast · Aug 2026 · 1 episode · 34K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
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Over time
Share of episodesThis topic's episodes as a share of every episode we analysed, in each complete month. We analyse more episodes every month, so a raw count would mostly show that growth. Recent months fill in as transcripts are analysed.
Complete months · first on record Feb 2019