Well, Actually... A show about MMA and Other Stuff
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Well, Actually... A show about MMA and Other Stuff
In this weekly podcast, MMA journalist Fernanda Prates will provide her unfiltered opinions on MMA-related matters and discussions, beyond the sport’s day-to-day headlines. Fernanda will respond to the "keyboard-warriors" and "mansplainers" she encounters on a daily basis on social media, from the v...
Recent Episodes
25 episodes
Hasta La Vista, Babies
As forgotten poet Taylor Dayne once sang, saying goodbye is never an easy thing. Unfortunately, the time has come for us to do just that. In the final...
The Fight Beat with Ben Fowlkes
Fernanda is joined by friend and colleague, The Athletic’s Ben Fowlkes, to talk about how he got involved in MMA journalism, covering the early days o...
Caucusing with Julie Kedzie
Fernanda is joined by Invicta FC commentator, former fighter, and writer, Julie Kedzie to discuss writing her first book, words, and not just physical...
P.S. I Love You, MMA
After a heavy couple of days in the sports world, Fernanda decided to step out of her comfort zone and try something new: Positivity. From incredible...
Storytime with Ant Evans
Fernanda is joined by professional combat sports storyteller, co-author of the bestselling book “Quitters Never Win”, and former UFC Fight Pass conten...
Expectations, Reality, and All the Complicated Stuff in Between
“How do you reconcile your own personal and moral beliefs with the realities of covering MMA?” Fernanda has heard this question a few times. She’s sti...
MMA Media Stuff with the Boss, Dann Stupp
Fernanda is joined by The Athletic MMA’s Managing Editor Dann Stupp to discuss co-founding MMAJunkie, what has kept him involved in mixed martial arts...
Cool MMA Stuff That We Probably Won’t Do in 2020 But, Hey, a Girl Can Dream
It was inevitable, 2020 is here… might as well make it cooler than 2019. From learning what “clickbait” means to perhaps not using women as decoration...
Behind the Lens of Esther Lin
Fernanda is joined by MMAFighting’s resident photographer Esther Lin to discuss how she got her start photographing MMA events, her favorite moments s...
An Episode About All the Things (Including, but Not Limited to, Liz Carmouche’s Messy UFC Departure, Colby Covington’s Gimmick, and Some UFC 245 Stuff)
This week, Fernanda takes questions from listeners and talks about Liz Carmouche being unceremoniously released by the UFC, the proper etiquette when...
Let’s Talk About… Anything That Isn’t Our Looks, Baby
Societal beauty standards follow women everywhere, even into the cage. What does it mean when, for some of them, their images end up becoming lucrativ...
The 2010s: Fernanda’s 5 Favorite Fighters of the Past Decade
Fernanda hates making lists, especially ones that include the word “best” in the title. So, instead of making her picks for the best fighters of the p...
Deep Stuff with Rodrigo Del Campo
Fernanda is joined by Rodrigo Del Campo, the founder of Indiscutido.com and commentator for MARCA Claro, to discuss a variety of topics including what...
Laura Sanko For Dummies
After Saturday’s UFC event in Sao Paulo, Fernanda sat down with on-camera talent/total nerd Laura Sanko for a chat about… pretty much everything, real...
I Just Have A Lot of Feelings
You asked, and Fernanda answered. She does have some thoughts about THAT Nick Diaz interview. Instead of answers, though, this week she comes to you w...
Let’s Talk About Vulnerability, Baby
Being tough is cool. But you know what else is cool? Being open. And honest. And human. Thankfully, we have fighters like Darren Till and Ronaldo Souz...
Leslie Smith Chats About MMA and Other Stuff
Leslie Smith joins the show ahead of her Bellator 233 fight against Arlene Blencowe to chat with Fernanda about a variety of topics including fighters...
Things You Might Wanna Try to Avoid Doing (If You Wanna Make Life Online a Little Less Annoying for People)
From snitch-tagging to reaction-policing, Fernanda explains why online behavior patterns that don’t necessarily come from a bad place can still get un...
Stuff That’s Been Happening (Including, but Not Limited to, the One I Wanted to Write About on Sunday but Ben Fowlkes Claimed My Idea and Ruined Everything so Here We Are)
A hard-to-watch fight at UFC Tampa. An interesting interview with a fighter… or was it with his manager? Another type of manager-related drama. And a...
The Greg Hardy Issue
From the minute “Well, Actually…” was conceived, Fernanda knew she would have to talk about one of the UFC’s most controversial fighters: Greg Hardy....
Listener Q&A Episode!
Fernanda fields questions from listeners on Twitter and runs through a variety of topics ranging from MMA to politics to the Gracies and socioeconomic...
Things We Shouldn’t Even Be Discussing in MMA in 2019 And, Yet, Here We Are
Fernanda discusses the controversial end to the UFC Mexico City main event between Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens and takes the opportunity to bre...
The Michel Pereira Effect, or Why Do People Hate Fun?
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By Standing up for Herself, Cris Cyborg Has Stood up for a Lot More
Former UFC champion Cris Cyborg recently inked a deal with Bellator. She seems pretty happy with it. But just how much crap did she have to put with u...
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Well, Actually... is hosted by MMA journalist Fernanda Prates, who will give her unique perspective on issues beyond the sport's day-to-day headlines,...