Zain Bando is a freelance journalist with five years of experience across multiple different publications, including The Sporting News, NewsNet Media, BJPenn.com, Mike Farrell Sports MMAKnockout on SI, IlliniGuys.com, Inside NU and FanSided. Bando primarily covers combat sports and collegiate athletics but has experience with sports coverage surrounding the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, WNBA, and NASCAR.

Bando is a two-time Big Ten alumni, earning his Master's from Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism in Sept. 2023. A year prior, he completed his undergrad at Illinois, studying journalism. On this channel, you will find exclusive interviews, archives of episodes of Bando's Breakdowns and The MMA Outsiders and much more.