State of Combat with Brian Campbell

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CBS Sports insider Brian Campbell breaks down the latest news surrounding Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts in separate episodes each week. UFC Hall of Famer Rashad Evans co-hosts the MMA podcasts while New York Times best selling author Rafe Bartholomew co-hosts the Boxing episodes. You can expect breakdowns of the latest news, full event previews, big-name interviews and instant reaction podcasts for the biggest events.

Recent Episodes
  • Holm-Aldana recap | Jon Jones vs. Israel Adesanya | Chris Weidman | MORNING KOMBAT | Ep. 65
    Oct 5, 2020 – 01:42:30
  • Garbrandt out of UFC 255 | Holm-Aldana preview | UFC 254 media reaction | MORNING KOMBAT | Ep. 64
    Oct 2, 2020 – 01:33:19
  • McGregor vs. Poirier 2 | Jones vs. Adesanya, Blachowicz | Bellator 247 | MORNING KOMBAT | Ep. 63
    Sep 30, 2020 – 01:23:01
  • UFC 253 Recap: Adesanya vs. Costa | Charlo Doubleheader | Conor McGregor | MORNING KOMBAT | Ep. 62
    Sep 28, 2020 – 01:56:17
  • Charlo twins interview, Bloke unleashed, saying goodbye
    Sep 25, 2020 – 02:58:16
  • Charlo PPV: Derevyanchenko, Rosario talk upset plans
    Sep 23, 2020 – 02:18:41
  • Israel Adesanya previews UFC 253; Has Colby Covington's shtick gone too far (9/22)
    Sep 22, 2020 – 01:29:55
  • The state of the union at 154, Erickson Lubin interview, best Mexican Independence Day fights
    Sep 17, 2020 – 01:50:32
  • CBS Sports Presents: 'All Things Covered with Patrick Peterson & Bryant McFadden'
    Sep 16, 2020 – 02:01
  • Mcgregor in the news again, UFC FN Waterson-Hill + Bellator 245 & 246 recaps
    Sep 15, 2020 – 01:10:57
  • Canelo sues DAZN, Golden Boy; Did Herring quit?
    Sep 9, 2020 – 01:30:55
  • Overeem still a threat at 40, Nick Diaz eyes return, Bellator preview
    Sep 9, 2020 – 01:06:23
  • Canelo vs. DAZN, Charlos set for PPV debut, Ramirez edges Postol (9/2)
    Sep 2, 2020 – 01:19:08
  • Free agent Brock Lesnar's fighting future; big setbacks for Anthony Smith, Robbie Lawler
    Sep 1, 2020 – 01:01:29
  • Bonus interviews: Ramirez, Postol, Roach and Garcia preview 140-pound title bout
    Aug 28, 2020 – 47:19
  • Jeff Horn dethroned, Povetkin shakes up heavyweight, Sergio is back!
    Aug 26, 2020 – 01:47:06
  • CBS Sports Presents: 'Fantasy Football Today in 5' podcast
    Aug 26, 2020 – 01:50
  • Vintage Frankie Edgar, UFC's light heavyweight future, how Khabib becomes the GOAT
    Aug 25, 2020 – 01:10:57
  • Canelo cuts Benavidez in WBC line, Clay Collard talks 'Rocky' story from UFC to Top Rank (8/19)
    Aug 20, 2020 – 01:52:59
  • Jon Jones moves to Heavyweight, Stipe is king, DC walks away (8/18)
    Aug 18, 2020 – 01:18:18
  • 🚨 UFC 252 Instant Analysis: Miocic defeats Cormier in trilogy, O'Malley injured
    Aug 16, 2020 – 34:31
  • Benavidez has no love for Plant ahead of Showtime return, Wallin relives Fury thriller
    Aug 13, 2020 – 01:58:15
  • Daniel Cormier talks legacy ahead of UFC 252 trilogy, "Chito" Vera ready for the "Sugar" (8/12)
    Aug 12, 2020 – 50:05
  • Stipe-DC III preview, Chandler hits free agency, the Black Beast shines
    Aug 11, 2020 – 01:31:37
  • McGregor's future in doubt, Brunson shines, Chandler-Henderson II preview (8/4)
    Aug 4, 2020 – 01:09:33
  • Khabib-Gaethje is OFFICIAL! Whittaker defeats Till + Brunson-Shahbazyan preview
    Jul 28, 2020 – 01:10:54
  • Big John McCarthy previews Bellator's return, how to fix MMA scoring
    Jul 23, 2020 – 34:53
  • PBC/Showtime announce loaded 2020 schedule, Vergil Ortiz Jr. previews return
    Jul 22, 2020 – 01:23:45
  • Figueiredo becomes flyweight king, Whittaker-Till preview (7/21)
    Jul 21, 2020 – 01:06:12
  • UFC Fight Island instant analysis: Welcome to the Figueiredo era (7/18)
    Jul 19, 2020 – 23:01
  • "Survivor" special: Ethan Zohn talks strategy, David Samson relives being voted off, Eric Raskin ranks the best
    Jul 17, 2020 – 02:38:15
  • Kattar reaches 145 elite, Masvidal’s next move, Figuereido-Benavidez II preview (7/16)
    Jul 16, 2020 – 57:44
  • Best win of the decade, Horn-Tszyu is on, Lemieux wants Canelo
    Jul 15, 2020 – 01:22:02
  • Whats next after UFC 251?; Dan Ige ready for Calvin Kattar
    Jul 14, 2020 – 01:15:49
  • 🚨 UFC 251 instant analysis: Usman demands our respect
    Jul 12, 2020 – 40:11
  • UFC 251 betting guide; Holloway, Namajunas interviews
    Jul 8, 2020 – 01:32:31
  • UFC 251 Ultimate Preview
    Jul 6, 2020 – 51:41
  • Canelo teases return, Broner raps, Jose Zepeda talks 140 title picture (7/2)
    Jul 2, 2020 – 01:38:09
  • Poirier-Hooker an instant classic, is McGregor tough enough for today's lightweights? (6/30)
    Jun 30, 2020 – 01:07:30
  • Mike Perry goes off!; Poirier, Hooker preview UFC Vegas 4
    Jun 25, 2020 – 01:16:11
  • Oscar teases comeback, Top Rank bubble rolls on
    Jun 24, 2020 – 01:14:27
  • Dana fires back at Blaydes, Can Jones defeat Tyson in boxing? Plus Fallout from Drysdale-Rohskopf incident (6/23)
    Jun 23, 2020 – 01:09:14
  • Curtis Blaydes sounds off on fighter pay; UFC Vegas 3 preview (6/18)
    Jun 18, 2020 – 01:08:22
  • Jorge Masvidal stays hot, Amanda Nunes teases retirement
    Jun 16, 2020 – 01:05:29
  • Jessica Eye previews UFC Fight Night; the good/bad of Fight Island (6/11)
    Jun 11, 2020 – 58:32
  • Fury-Joshua for real?; Shakur Stevenson welcomes boxing's return (6/10)
    Jun 10, 2020 – 01:13:27
  • Fight Island Revealed, Fighter pay revolt + bantamweights own UFC 250 (6/9)
    Jun 9, 2020 – 01:11:19
  • The Undertaker bares all: Mark Calaway talks The Streak, life with VKM and more
    Jun 4, 2020 – 01:02:32
  • Jones vs. Dana, UFC 250 preview, Ryan Bader talks Bellator (6/3)
    Jun 3, 2020 – 01:39:55
  • Boxing open for business, Mike Tyson chatter continues (5/28)
    May 28, 2020 – 01:09:39
Recent Reviews
  • Datboynamedtoy
    Horrible Shift
    The shift from wrestling to boxing and MMA blows
  • geoff-x
    Canelo is wrong and you need to admit it!
    i love the podcast but the guys take on Canelo isn't right. there's a Pandemic going on and everyone is taking a paycut so Canelo has to too. why defend a guy who wants to get paid for a fight with Yirdim and who's conspiring with the WBC to make such a garbage fight happen for $35 mil?
  • K2daK
    The SOC Box edition is the B-E-S-T
    Yallready know
  • mfkfnfjrntk
    Best Boxing podcast
    State of Combat is the best boxing podcast out there. Plus, they know great cinema like “Hard to Kill” and “American Ninja”. One of the best podcasts out there.
  • FLABERGASTED yo moma
    Review bra
    The Tip is Stupendous!!!!
  • BillyMadison88
    Max Halloway won you Dumbass
    Title says it all.
  • @RHwabow
    WOW Brother
    Before you rate, you gotta look at the whole man, from the lip to the cup (I don't expect you to know what that means). The best pod in the game, pour one out for an unemployed white male in covid19 america. Shout out to the #80kcrew and the #irishcrew.
  • Jamison Carter
    Soundboard and Boogs ova everythang!
    Just, look, at, the Stiffness.
  • FC7FU2
    Love ya bc
    Bc I can’t not give you 5 stars but I usually don’t listen when rashad is on. Don’t think the chemistry is there man. Not sure what it is.
  • CaioDaddy
    Dwyer!!!!
    The king came home!
  • slim slimington
    BC is hilarious
    Brian is so funny bro! I’m dying over here. “Let me bang bro”.
  • reedc84
    Bring back WWE
    No more wrestling, I’m out
  • cash-stro
    All action
    All action is a all time classic!!!! 🤣🤣
  • AndroidNumber19
    Pro wrestling
    For the love of GOD bring back pro wrestling!!!!! #unsubscribed #ridiculous
  • Alexpa3000
    Best pod about boxing
    Best pod about boxing hands down!
  • Gbroskii
    None
    BC’s voice is annoying. Sounds like a whiny as kid. Decent work on the podcast.
  • sweet_nectar_1994
    Great listen
    The best part of my commute. Hands down.
  • kobemk33
    Missing Something
    Bring back the weekly wrestling episode. Big mistake removing it regardless of BC’s involvement. Will be unsubscribing now
  • BizMarckie
    Disappointed in Scranton
    The least you guys could have done was inform your loyal audience that you would no longer cover professional wrestling. Pretty weak BC, pretty weak...
  • bring back wwe
    Bring back wrestling
    Bring back WWE. With BC or not it has to return it was the best wresting pod out there. Bad move CBS
  • ChristopherLRobinson7
    No wrestling, no subscription
    Use to love the MMA and Wrestling shows, never cared much about the boxing episodes but subscribed for 2/3. Getting rid of the Wrestling episodes lead this pod to be expendable - no need to subscribe & listen anymore as I can get my MMA news from Luke Thomas, Ariel Helwani, etc
  • Shem242
    Bad Move to Stop WWE Episodes
    Wow, I’m heartbroken. Terrible choice to stop the WWE podcast. It was highlight of my week. Unsubscribing now unfortunately.
  • B_Man_3319
    BIG MISTAKE CBS!
    This was by far my favorite podcast. Not just wrestling podcast, but podcast. I just enjoyed the way BC & Silverking flowed. They made for a great weekly show to tune into. I understand BC’s MMA & Boxing obligations but c’mon guys to just end it and leave everyone hanging? No one covered WWE like you guys did so I have no other podcast to turn to. Eventually you will see the mistake that this was CBS. You just ended a winning podcast. Do just once a month if BC is that busy but don’t end it.
  • Ngbenak
    #guyritchiecrew
    Fantastic and entertaining boxing podcast, funny informative shows every week! Shoutout BC and Rafe
  • Shawn F M.
    Dropped Pro Wrestling?! I gotta drop you BC!
    BC has decided he’s to good to cover professional wrestling on his show anymore, but his show isn’t good enough to warrant a listen on any other topic. Adam Silverstein was clearly the Michaels to BC’s Jannetty and I’m eagerly awaiting the announcement of his next venture in the world of wrestling audio. Hope that barber shop window hurt.
  • ?!bbb
    Boooo
    Wrestling pod over mma/boxing. C’mon BC!
  • Moshnroll
    went downhill fast
    This was my favorite wrestling pod for a while. Then they cancelled it to focus on boxing and MMA. Do people even watch boxing anymore? Won’t be long before MMA finishes making it totally irrelevant.
  • englishwithwolf
    BC is the man
    I love BC the dude is the man keep up the good work
  • Thecrster
    Get rid of Brandon Wise!
    I love BC and Rashad Evans but please get Brandon wise off this podcast. He just brings down the excitement BC often brings. A negative, glass half empty person is not fun to listen to. Still giving this podcast 5 stars since BC is the main guy
  • Plekooo
    New format is worse
    And Campbell is still overplaying drops. Think I’m finally tapping out on this show.
  • Ghmgdgjyfu
    Love it!!!
    Great boxing and mma analysis, commentary and news with humor. Everything I want in a podcast. Keep up the good work quality blokes!!!
  • S O'Donnell
    Adam is the Millennial Man
    I can’t take this show when it is just the Millennial Man and his Echo Chamber. I’m finally unsubscribing. You should do the same.
  • lablugirl16
    Like really bad morning radio
    Most annoying podcast ever, to the point of being unlistenable. After 8 minutes of nothing but cheesy sound drops one after the other and BSing about nothing that had anything to do with boxing in the slightest, I couldn’t take it anymore. This is “morning zoo” type stuff.
  • Mike188354
    Downward Spiral
    This is for the wrestling version: This was my go to podcast from the time Campbell left Cheap Heat. It definitely lost something when Kostos left, but it was still the best out there. Unfortunately, Campbell has become so ridiculously negative that it’s honestly become painful to listen to. He’s turned into a caricature. I haven’t been able to finish an episode he was on in a while. I finally unsubscribed.
  • Motionless91
    Brian Campbell is awful
    BC is awful on the wrestling side of the pod. Love him in boxing and mma though. However, CBS please give us Silverking and outback Jack for the Wwe pod. BC complains about everything that’s not AEW. The show brought me back to wrestling but good god BC is insufferable
  • WVuser
    Great Boxing Analysis
    Been hearing BC & Rafe Boogs talk box for MANY years - at first just cuz they were smart & funny, now also cuz they made me a boxing fan. SOC boxing episodes are a highlight of my week.
  • GUCCI POODLE
    5 Star coverage
    BC is the best at combining hardcore combat news with humor. I love this show
  • Seagullz
    Great show
    You already know they’re the best! So many times the BC and Rafe have never laughing out loud on the gym, fantastic!
  • ezcowboyz
    When the man who’s name is on the marquee shows up, it’s 5 Stars.
    BC is a busy man, very busy man and I respect the hustle. Silver King is a great co-host and the way he constantly steps up cannot go without praise. You the man Silver King. I do miss well dressed Nick (now casually dressed Nick) but recent arrival of the new third man Outback Jack has also been great. With BC’s Brock Lesnar type appearances on only the wrestling shows it seems....this ramble review is mostly to salute the Silver King for always stepping up as host and Jack’s arrival to fill in admirably on a hot second. As a day one loyal listener to the ITC & now the SOC, as a guy who listened to BC’s debut on Cheap Heat during the original New Era, ain’t no one better than Brian Campbell I just wish he came through more. With that being said, this is still my favorite pro wrestling podcast and unlike fans of the ufc and to a lesser extent boxing, I give credit and respect to the other combat sports. I may not follow those sports very much, I can also say those respected podcast are top notch. Here’s to the best podcast for all combat sports and please BC don’t turn your back on Wolfpac...I mean pro wrestling.
  • BKSha51
    I really like this Pod but come on
    I have listened to BC since his time on Cheap Heat, but lately he’s been sooooo negative it’s getting over bearing now. It’s really hard to listen to this podcast without them bashing everything WWE and never saying anything bad at all about AEW. SilverKing is much more tolerable and the only reason I still listen.
  • MRodenberg70
    My favorite Pod
    I listen to a few other wresting podcasts and this is far and away my favorite! I love tour guys takes on wrestling and look forward to the pods dropping each week. For someone who has been a wrestling fan for only a couple of years you guys make me want to tune in each week to see what is happening in WWE and the revolution (AEW) while also making me feel like I have an idea of what’s going on in the smaller promotions and NJPW. Keep up what you guys are doing and know it is appreciated by us fans of the pod! -Michael R
  • flickerpix
    Passion, insight and a deep well of knowledge!
    To have the respect and admiration of everyone in the fight game can only be accomplishment by true legends of sports journalism. It takes passion, commitment and pure dedication to boxing, MMA and wrestling. Insight can’t be faked and Brian’s got it along with the knowledge and boundless energy to make this the best fighting podcast of them all!
  • TheLarloa
    Delusional host
    This Brian Campbell guy at least when it comes to WWE is talking about some show in his head certainly not what’s on TV.
  • I Sprout I
    BC is the man
    Great show thanks to BC he hits a home run every time. would love to have handsome Nick back with him. One of my favorite things about this POD was the time stamps so I could skip the stuff I was not interested in but they no longer put time stamps please bring them back. Still 5 stars
  • Sbhabibi
    5 Stars
    The State of Combat wrestling podcast is the best one out there. BC and the silverking are truly all about thee 5
  • NJ1011
    The BEST
    I'm a huge boxing and wrestling fan and I couldn't recommend this podcast more. I'm sure the MMA stuff is great too because Brian Campbell is a tremendous host but I usually skip those episodes. Simply put, Brian Campbell is the best wrestling host/personality in the world. If you were a fan of Cheap Heat and looking for something to listen to since Cheap Heat is unlistenable and Shoemaker's podcast is too hipstery, check out State of Combat. It proves that Campbell was the true star of Cheap Heat. P.S. I miss Nick Kostos.
  • Adrian Villegas
    Great Pod.
    B Campbell is clever and witty and funny. He also has very good analysis with all three of the sports being covered.
  • bigDawgsAnnon
    🔥🔥🔥
    Performance enhancing audio
  • Bran L K
    Funny and Fun
    Rashad Evans has good insight too.
  • The316Kid
    Excellent wrestling podcast!
    BC and The Silverking bring the performance enhancing audio each week. Must listen if you love pro wrestling
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