Former UFC fighter and podcast host Brendan Schaub has been caught in yet another contradictory statement, this time regarding his children’s vaccination status. The discrepancy has raised eyebrows among fans and critics who have documented a pattern of inconsistencies in Schaub’s public statements.
According to sources, the controversy stems from two separate appearances where Schaub made conflicting claims about his children and vaccines.
During a Joe Rogan Experience: Fight Companion episode, Bryan Callen attempted to offer a balanced perspective on vaccines, citing them alongside sanitation and nutrition as crucial to modern health. However, he was promptly shut down by Joe Rogan, who launched into anti-vaccine arguments.
When Callen tried to distinguish between different types of vaccines, Rogan aggressively told him to “shut the f**k up,” refusing to continue the discussion.
In that tense moment, Schaub chimed in to support Rogan’s position, explicitly stating that his kids weren’t vaccinated. The comment appeared to be an attempt to align himself with Rogan’s hardline stance on the subject, potentially pandering to the podcast host who has become increasingly vocal about vaccine skepticism.
However, in a more recent discussion, Schaub told a completely different story. He now claims his oldest son “had a major issue from vaccines, major, seizures” and that they “had some major complications.” He used this alleged experience to justify his hesitancy about vaccines.
Schab stated in the episode: ” You got to realize from a personal standpoint, whether I agree with vaccines or not, I’m not antivax. But my oldest son had a major issue from vaccines. Major issue. Gave him seizures and we had some major complications. So, that’s why I’m a little hesitant.”
The contradiction is glaring: either his children were never vaccinated, as he initially claimed, or they were vaccinated and experienced serious side effects, as he now asserts. Both statements cannot be true simultaneously, leaving observers to question which version—if either—is accurate.
This inconsistency is particularly troubling given the sensitive nature of vaccine discussions and the real medical experiences of families dealing with childhood health issues. Using fabricated or exaggerated medical claims to score rhetorical points in a debate undermines legitimate conversations about vaccine safety and parental concerns.
Critics have pointed out that this is part of a larger pattern with Schaub, who has faced accusations of embellishing or contradicting himself on various topics throughout his career.
Whether Schaub genuinely misremembered his own family’s medical history or deliberately changed his story to fit different narrative contexts remains unclear.
