Fight Bananas presents The Dave Van Auken Show

Can’t get enough of combat sports? Join combat sports analyst Dave Van Auken as he dives headfirst into all things fight-related, from weekly fight predictions and trending news, to exclusive interviews and insider information.

Banana Blitz - UFC Nashville - Ep. 396 07/10/2025

Banana Blitz - UFC Nashville - Ep. 396 Elle & Grant Dawson gets Blitzed on UFC Nashville by Dave Van Auken Lewis v Teixiera Garcia v Kattar ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/37350835

Gillian Robertson - Ep. 395 07/09/2025

Gillian Robertson - Ep. 395 Gillian Robertson previews UFC Nashville, comments on the UFC White House Show, predicts NEW UFC Champions and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/37350805

Terrance McKinney - 394 07/03/2025

Terrance McKinney - 394 Terrance McKinney on his #UFC317 Win, What's Next & talks on moving up to Welterweight in the future. ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/37275570

Steve Garcia - Ep. 393 06/27/2025

Steve Garcia - Ep. 393 Mean Machine Steve Garcia previews his upcoming fight vs Calvin Kattar at UFC Nashville, previews UFC 317 and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/37139175

Banana Blitz on UFC 317 - Ep. 392 06/26/2025

Banana Blitz on UFC 317 - Ep. 392 Elle Dawson & Gillian Robertson gets Blitzed on UFC 317 by Dave Van Auken Topuria v Oliveria Pantoja v Kara-France ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/37156215

Francis Marshall - Ep. 391 06/24/2025

Francis Marshall - Ep. 391 Francis Marshall previews his fight with Austin Bashi at UFC Vegas 108, preview UFC 317 and more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/37138835

Gillian Robertson - Ep, 390 06/19/2025

Gillian Robertson - Ep, 390 Gillian Robertson previews UFC Baku, watching Rose Namajunas WIN & South Florida MMA Scene and Fight Bananas Fun Card Break. ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/37059430

Thad Jean - Ep. 389 06/18/2025

Thad Jean - Ep. 389 Thad Jean on beating Jason Jackson at PFL Nashville & now fighting for the PFL Welterweight Tournament Championship! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/37059180

Malcolm Wellmaker - Ep. 388 06/17/2025

Malcolm Wellmaker - Ep. 388 Malcolm Wellmaker (10-0) talks on his UFC Atlanta 1st Round KO WIN, gives his Bantamweight Mount Rushmore and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/37045195

Sunday Morning Brew - UFC Atlanta Recap - Ep. 387 06/15/2025

Sunday Morning Brew - UFC Atlanta Recap - Ep. 387 Gillian Robertson and Elle Dawson recaps UFC Atlanta, What's Next for Kamaru Usman, & so much more! ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/37016505

Banana Blitz on UFC Atlanta - Ep. 386 06/11/2025

Banana Blitz on UFC Atlanta - Ep. 386 Elle Dawson & Grant Dawson gets Blitzed on UFC Atlanta by Dave Van Auken Usman v Buckley Rose v Maverick ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36957430

Joshua Van - Ep. 385 06/10/2025

Joshua Van - Ep. 385 Joshua Van (14-2) talks on his UFC 316 Win, Buying his mom a house & Fighting Brandon Royval at UFC 317 and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36942825

Sunday Morning Brew - UFC 316 Recap - Ep. 384 06/08/2025

Sunday Morning Brew - UFC 316 Recap - Ep. 384 Gillian Robertson and Elle Dawson recaps UFC 316, What's Next for Sean O'Malley, Kayla Harrison WINS the Championship, Patchy Mix put us a dud & so much more! ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36907635

UFC 316 Banana Blitz - Ep. 383 06/05/2025

UFC 316 Banana Blitz - Ep. 383 Elle Dawson & Grant Dawson gets Blitzed on UFC 316 by Dave Van Auken ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36847310

Gillian Robertson previews UFC 316 - Ep. 382 06/04/2025

Gillian Robertson previews UFC 316 - Ep. 382 Gillian Robertson previews UFC 316, training with Rose Namajunas & Vacation Recap! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36847245

Kendly St Louis - Ep. 381 06/03/2025

Kendly St Louis - Ep. 381 Kendly St Louis previews his upcoming fight at PFL Nashville on June 12th, Thad Jean's Rise and more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36838625

The UFC Heavyweight Landscape - Ep.380 05/21/2025

The UFC Heavyweight Landscape - Ep.380 Our David Van Auken gives his break down of the UFC Heavyweight Landscape. What's next for Jon Jones, Tom Aspinall and the rest of the top ten. ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36659275

Gillian Robertson, UFC 315 - Ep. 379 05/16/2025

Gillian Robertson, UFC 315 - Ep. 379 Gillian Robertson on the fallout of UFC 315, What's next for Valentina Shevchenko, looking for a late summer fight date and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36565410

Banana Blitz - UFC Vegas 106 05/16/2025

Banana Blitz - UFC Vegas 106 The Banana Blitz on UFC Vegas 106 with Grant & Elle Dawson ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36590895

Jaqueline Amorim - Ep. 378 05/15/2025

Jaqueline Amorim - Ep. 378 Jaqueline Amorim (10-1) talks about her 4 Fight Winning Streak, What's NEXT, Fighting for a great Kansas City Crowd and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36564365

UFC 317 News & Danny Sabatello - Ep. 377 05/14/2025

UFC 317 News & Danny Sabatello - Ep. 377 We have Breaking News for UFC 317 & Danny Sabatello coming back on to discuss Rizin WIN, what's next and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36564300

#9 Gillian Robertson - Ep. 376 05/06/2025

#9 Gillian Robertson - Ep. 376 Gillian Robertson coming off UFC Des Moines WIN, now the #9 strawweight, talks about her what's next and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36458925

Mateusz Gamrot - Ep. 375 05/01/2025

Mateusz Gamrot - Ep. 375 Mateusz Gamrot on his upcoming fight on 5/31 against Ludovit Klein, The Lightweight Landscape, training at American Top Team and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36370935

Evan Elder - Ep. 374 04/30/2025

Evan Elder - Ep. 374 Evan Elder comes on after his UFC Kansas City WIN, talks about fighting a friend, shows off his Broken Jaw and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36362525

Kayla Harrison - Ep. 373 04/29/2025

Kayla Harrison - Ep. 373 Kayla Harrison comes back on the show to preview her upcoming title fight at UFC 316, The wonky press confernce, Dustin Poirier's Last Dance, Dakota Ditcheva and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36362165

Poirier & Holloway Instant Reaction - Ep. 372 04/25/2025

Poirier & Holloway Instant Reaction - Ep. 372 Instant Reaction of the Fight Announcement of Dustin Poirier & Max Holloway Trilogy Fight for the BMF Championship at UFC 318 ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36317075

Banana Blitz - UFC Kansas City 04/24/2025

Banana Blitz - UFC Kansas City This on Banana Blitz Elle Dawson gets Blitzed on UFC Kansas City /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36298395

Dalton Rosta - Ep. 371 04/23/2025

Dalton Rosta - Ep. 371 Dalton Rosta on his impressive WIN at PFL Orlando, his evolution and how he wants to be the FACE of the PFL. ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36268460

Fabian Edwards - Ep. 370 04/22/2025

Fabian Edwards - Ep. 370 Fabian Edwards on his PFL Orlando WIN, Fighting on a future card with his Brother and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36268420

Julian Erosa w/ Elle Dawson 04/19/2025

Julian Erosa w/ Elle Dawson Juicy J Julian Erosa talks with our Elle Dawson about his UFC 314 WIN and so much more! ► ► /episode/index/show/fightbananaspodcast1/id/36215530

Fight Bananas presents The Dave Van Auken Show

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