Matt “Meathead” Mitrione Talks Retirement, UFC, and Poirier vs Holloway

UFC vet and NFL alum Matt “Meathead” Mitrione joins Erik Apple for a no-holds-barred conversation on life after fighting, the NFL-to-MMA transition, and why he’s tuning in for Poirier vs Holloway 🧠🥊

Matt reflects on his time in the cage, what fighters lose when they retire, and why he no longer watches MMA—except for a few rare matchups like this one. 💯

They also get into:
🔥 Dutch fighters' intensity
🧬 Comparing Poirier to Jon Jones (!)
🧠 Football vs MMA on the body

📺 Don’t miss this deep, real convo with one of the sport’s most thoughtful heavyweights.

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00:00 – Matt “Meathead” Mitrione joins the show! Life after combat
03:30 – Why Dutch fighters train harder than anyone
04:25 – UFC talk: Holloway vs Poirier & Jon Jones comparisons
07:55 – Is Mitrione officially retired? What he misses most
10:00 – Football vs MMA: Which one wrecks the body more?
13:14 – Why Matt doesn’t watch MMA anymore… but Poirier vs Holloway is different