Tim Kennedy’s Overdogs USA
At a glance
- Podcast hosted by Tim Kennedy, former UFC and Strikeforce fighter
- Network with Spanish, Portuguese and BJJ editions
- Created January 2023, about 293,000 subscribers as of September 2026
Overview
Tim Kennedy's Overdogs USA is the podcast of Tim Kennedy, a former UFC and Strikeforce fighter. The YouTube channel was created in January 2023 and had about 293,000 subscribers as of September 2026.
It is part of the Overdogs network, which runs several editions of the concept: one in Spanish, one in Portuguese hosted with Glover Teixeira, and one focused on Brazilian jiu-jitsu with Mikey Musumeci. Overdogs USA is the main English-language edition.
What you'll find
The core format is a long conversation with fighters, military veterans and athletes. Episodes are then cut into short clips that go up several times a day.
On the fighting side, Gordon Ryan came on to explain how he built his control-based jiu-jitsu game and what could happen when Gable Steveson meets top Russian wrestlers. The channel also posts archive footage and viral clips from the fight world: a 2009 grappling match where a young Khabib Nurmagomedov faces Leonid Gatovskiy, Sean Strickland meeting N3on at the UFC Performance Institute, or a Russian fighter attacked by dogs.
A lot of the content goes well beyond MMA. A recent series on South Africa, with Mike Sham and Aidan Brown, covers crime, farmers and an illegal gold network. The channel also covers politics and world news, such as the delegate walkouts during Benjamin Netanyahu's UN speech.
Why follow
Overdogs books elite grapplers such as Gordon Ryan and military veterans alongside MMA fighters. Tim Kennedy, a former UFC and Strikeforce fighter, runs those conversations as someone who knows fight preparation firsthand.
Know going in that the channel mixes MMA, grappling and American political news in the same feed. If you only care about fighting, you will need to pick your clips.
In practice, in the same week you can find a grappling clip, a veteran's interview and a geopolitics segment. The fighting clips are titled by fighter name, which helps you find them in the feed.
MMA Official's take
We recommend Overdogs USA to grappling fans and to anyone who enjoys long conversations with a wide range of guests. For day-to-day UFC news, a dedicated MMA outlet will serve you better.
Start with the Gordon Ryan episode on Gable Steveson, then watch the clip of the young Khabib Nurmagomedov's grappling match. If you train jiu-jitsu, check out the network's BJJ edition with Mikey Musumeci too.