Reviewing fights and potential future matchups to make after UFC 300. Was it everything you thought it'd be? Alex Pereira vs Jamahal Hill, Weili Zhang vs Yan Xiaonan, Justin Gaethje vs Max Holloway, Charles Oliveira vs Arman Tsarukyan, Bo Nickal vs Cody Brundage, Jiri Prochazka vs Aleksandar Rakic, Calvin Kattar vs Aljamain Sterling, Holly Holm vs …

Would you break someone's arm if they didn't tap at a local BJJ tournament? What level is it okay? Then a review on Calon Sabino's (local San Diego BJJ black belt) altercation with an intoxicated, provoking man outside of a Wells Fargo Bank. This video went viral and provoked a lot of discussion on self-defense and what is appropriate when. --- Sup…

A group of affluent high school boys bully and kill another local boy and boast about it. Women are randomly being punched by unknown men in NYC. Our feeds are full of unnecessary violence, but is it just our feeds? Or is America less safe than it used to be? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support…

Ben Askren postulated that the best wrestlers would defeat the best BJJ players in a Catch Wrestling ruleset, which he argued was most applicable for fighting. Is this the case? Arturo got staph and impetigo, and then we talk about placebos vs nocebos and how it affects our training. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show…

UFC fighter Sean Strickland made a video claiming Navy Seals wouldn't last a fight camp with him and to stop claiming to be the toughest people in the world. A Navy Seal made a response to Sean and the internet, like always, had an argument about it. Then we get into ideas of 'fighting for freedom' vs wars under false pretense. --- Support this pod…

Anup has a night on the town for his niece's birthday and nearly gets into a fight. His small man complex, the death of a training partner, and how UFC starts 11 straight weeks of fights.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support

-Review of UFC 298 -Anup got ringworm, Arturo got black balls, how they dealt with it -Is AA more commonly using martial arts as a way to cope with addiction? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support

Jordan Barker is a life long, 2nd generation martial artist with roots in various martial arts. He is currently 1-0 as a pro in Karate Combat after winning their first Kumite amateur tournament. Listen to Jordan's experience with karate, boxing, wrestling, muay thai, kickboxing, jiu-jitsu and more. Learn more about karate, how he got into Karate Co…

A great episode to listen in for our highlights with guests and a look back at how much PoF has grown the last year. We appreciate all the love and support! Happy New Year! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support

Ian Heinisch has one of the craziest life stories out there, and lucky for us, one that comes with lessons, a comeback, goals, and inspiration. From running country to country smuggling drugs to doing time in Spain, Ian finally found himself reforming in prison. Upon US re-entry, he was sent to Rikers and saw the problems of the US prison system, c…

Should we see Emmett vs Holloway? Shavkat vs Edwards? Who was most/least impressive? Is Tony Ferguson done? Will Paddy be ranked? Was Edwards dominant or decisive? Another fun UFC and more matchmaking fun and thoughts on how things went. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support…

Would it be an MMA guy? Bareknuckle boxer? Bareknuckle MMA fighter? King of the Streetz? Do particular settings favor particular styles? Like would a wrestler have more advantage in a confined setting vs a kickboxer out in a grass field? When we think of the world's best fighter, we think of the sports we have closest to it, but is there someone wh…

So many fights since we last talked! Alex vs Jiri, drama between Sean Strickland and Ian Garry, UFC's $1+ Billion lawsuit and more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support

Francis Ngannou vs Tyson Fury- the scorecards, Saudi Arabia, how much money they made, PFL, Top Rank and the future for Francis. Also look back at Islam Makhachev vs Alexander Volkanovski, and Khamzat Chimaev vs Kamaru Usman. Matchups with DDP, Strickland, Whittaker, and Wonderboy vs Shavkat. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com…

Sophia Nordeno (@missgrappling) is a Swedish BJJ black belt teaching out of San Diego, CA. Hear about Sophia's journey through competitions in Europe, moving to America, making jiu-jitsu a career and then having to get through COVID. Her ideologies on jiu-jitsu, competing, and how to get more women grappling are important especially coming from a w…

John is a black belt in BJJ under Matt Serra, having spent the last couple of decades training with likes of Renzo Gracie, John Danaher, Rodrigo Gracie, Chris Weidman, Aljamain Sterling, Matt Frevola, Merab Dvalishvili and the long list of everyone else in that Strong Island area. John is one of the most entertaining personalities in the business a…

Bridget Grace (@beezybird) is a Renzo Gracie black belt and a full-time instructor at the Renzo Gracie Academy. She is an active competitor with many accolades, including starting a women's program at Renzo's. We'll dive into how she found jiu-jitsu, women in jiu-jitsu, competing likes/dislikes, rulesets, teaching full-time and who she feels is qua…

Arturo's competition in San Diego, the UFC 293 surprise and what might happen next, and a good recommendation from Anup on Netflix. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support

Robert Diggle, or Robert Degle as most know him, is a jiu-jitsu black belt under Brandon Bennett of the Renzo Gracie Academy. Degle made a name for himself in the sport, competing almost exclusively in no-gi grappling and is world reknown competitor and instructor. We talk about his favorite philosophers, online trolls, B-Team, his chances vs Bradl…

These cards and the Logan Paul vs Dillon Danis card on Oct 6th. KSI vs Tommy Fury and the also rumored Mike Tyson vs Fedor Emelianenko. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support

Post Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz, we're left wondering why we choose to watch that over Corey Sandhagen vs Rob Font. Why are circus fights so appealing? Demetrious Johnson vs Bradley Martyn, Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz (MMA), Francis Ngannou vs Tyson Fury, Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg. Updates on all of these and postulating on why we might prefer to see som…

Anup's Miami trip, Arturo's sons fulfilling his dream, UFC 291 and Terence Crawford vs Errol Spence. Kevin Holland vs Michael Chiesa, Bobby Green vs Tony Ferguson, Derrick Lewis vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima, Alex Pereira vs Jan Blachowicz, and Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofigh…

John Burk is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and owner of Richmond County Jiu-Jitsu in Staten Island, NY, Anup's home gym. We'll try to understand some of the decision making to own your own gym, what it takes to be good at jiu-jitsu, beliefs of his to retain members and keep them safe, and things he disagrees with that other owners generally t…

From theoretical fights to war. Everyone's talking about Zuck vs Musk, but should we? Is Mark really the favorite? Does this fight belong on a UFC or more, as a main event? Then we get into Russia vs Ukraine, Russia's civil war and its conclusion. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support…

UFC 289, ONE Fight Night 11, Brandon Moreno vs Micah Parsons, Logan Paul grappling Israel Adesanya, Conor McGregor and more!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support

Anup has an idea to bring friendly sparring to advertising. We go over the impact that Francis Ngannou's PFL deal could likely have and how it may change the landscape of MMA. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support

Arturo (solo) dives into the reasons to support and watch ONE Championship on the heels of ONE Fight Night 10. We'll look at the importance and impact of having a different rule set in the US, the fighters on the card, some of their stories and some common critiques of ONE, comparing it to UFC. Demetrious Johnson vs Adrian Moraes, Rodtang Jitmuangn…

On May 1, 2023, Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old black homeless man, was killed by Daniel Penny, a 24 year-old white ex-Marine, who placed him in a chokehold while they were riding the F train on the New York City Subway. Is choking the safest way to subdue an attacker? Should Daniel Penny be charged? If so, how? Is this racism? Is the media out of cont…

Cejudo 2, 3, 5! Was judging bad? Did this card live up to the hype or disappoint? Will Cejudo retire? What we think is next for Cejudo, BJJ hoes, and more. Covering Aljamain Sterling, Henry Cejudo, Belal Muhammed, Gilbert Burns, Jessica Andrade, Yan Xiaonan, Movsar Evloev, Diego Lopes, Kron Gracie, Charles Jourdain, Drew Dober, and Matt Frevola. --…

Third degree black belt and national champ in Judo enters a local white belt tournament and breaks her opponent's back. Can sandbagging be criminal? Thoughts on Tank Davis vs Ryan Garcia (Anup is a BJJ hoe🤣), Max Holloway vs Arnold Allen, and Curtis Blaydes vs Sergei Pavlovich. How bad are boxing fans? Are they the least educated sports fans? Shoul…

What should a martial arts class structure look like? We look at grappling and striking classes, but particularly the ways striking is done differently than grappling and what they can learn from each other. Are we running the most efficient classes? We cover thoughts on the length of class, warm-ups, stretches, drilling, sparring, situationals, ga…

Discussing the stories and fallout of UFC 287, Miami, performance bonuses, cancelled fights, what's next and more. Israel Adesanya's legacy and Alex Pereira's. Did Michelle Waterson got robbed? Did Chris Curtis vs Kelvim Gastellum deserve to get shafted for Raul Rosas vs Christian Rodriguez? Does Gilbert Burns get winner of Colby vs Leon? Did Jorge…

Reviewing the details coming to light of the $46 million lawsuit involving Jack Greener, 23, and "Sinistro" Francisco Itturalde, 30, of Del Mar Jiu-Jitsu. Was the paralysis of Jack Greener in 2018 due to negligence? Rener Gracie's involvement and the differing opinions of Tom DeBlass, Dan Lukehart, Kit Dale, and more. --- Support this podcast: http…

Rob Ingram, aka McDojoLife, joins us for a discussion on how frauds are still taking advantage of people in the martial arts community and the world at large. We discuss the ways in which we need to combat the word "bullying," sex offenders in martial arts, and what McDojos are and aren't. If you'd like to help Rob and our community stay free of th…

Arturo was wrong on Jon Jones, Alexa Grasso had the POTN, Gamrot vs Turner was close, Rakhmonov vs Neal for FOTN, and Bo Nickal lived up to hype. More of what we saw this week and what might transpire for some of these fighters. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support…

El Salvador is arresting anyone who they think is MS13 without due process in an effort to lower the world's worst murder rate. A girl gets bullied then armbars and stomps the head of bully. A clerk gets robbed at gunpoint, lays down and lets robber do his bidding, robber still shoots him. Are these examples of going to far? When do we fight back a…

Reviewing the controversial decision through our eyes, Verdict MMA's cards, and what Rogan, Cejudo, and others thought of it. Arturo has an interesting take on 'what does dominant position mean?' Will there be a rematch? Was there an illegal weight cut? Yair Rodriguez vs Josh Emmett and Yair's chances vs Volk. --- Support this podcast: https://podc…

Kevin Berbrich (@truckmaster_flex) is a black belt under Eddie Bravo and owner of 10th Planet Poway (@10thplanetpoway) in San Diego, CA. Kevin also happens to be Arturo's coach. We'll get into Kevin's history, beliefs, the 10th planet system, its community, combat jiu-jitsu, gi vs nogi, conspiracies, MMA, using Chat GBT and more. --- Support this p…

We go over a couple of videos where students are involved in fighting and/or bullying and how the teacher responded or we felt should've responded. If a student of a certain age attacks a teacher, at what point does the teacher respond with force and how much? With Anup being a teacher and Arturo being a father of a child in school, they go over ho…

Omar competes in amateur MMA and at just 18 years old, is looking to turn pro down the line. We'll ask him about our "Muslim advantage" theory in combat sports, how he got started in MMA, his inspirations, his family, his upcoming fight 03/18/23 and more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support…

Arturo gets his brown belt in jiu-jitsu, our picks for "best of" awards in MMA, grappling and Muay Thai, as well as the PoF "Guest of the Year." We discuss the Bellator vs Rizin cross-promotion New Year's card and what it might mean for the future and our plans for 2023. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/s…

Do you think there's any fighters that can win 2 weight classes up from their current? Can there be a 3-division champ? We'll make our best bets to do it, but there's one fighter who may only have a 2-fight track to doing so. Can you guess who it is? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support…

We look back at Conor McGregor's comment to Khabib Nurmagomedov back in 2018 and take a look into Khabib's ties to Ziyavudin Magomedov, a Dagestani oligarch arrested for embezzling tens of millions of dollars, Chechnya's dictator, Ramzan Kadyrov (known for being a murderous tyrant, oppressing his people), and his manager Ali Abdelaziz, who may have…

Rundown and thoughts of all the main card matches at UFC 281. Does Izzy get an immediate rematch? What are Alex's chances of keeping the title? Was Poirier vs Chandler a FOTY candidate? Does Zhang vs Thug Rose for the continuous round robin? Does Poirier get a title shot? Is the old Dan Hooker back? Does Chris Gutierrez climb into rankings? Dan Hoo…

All the reasons wrestling is more important than BJJ, especially as it pertains to LEO training, alluding to a video we recently posted on Instagram. Preview of UFC 281, our picks, how we see it playing out, and catching up on Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva. Is Nate next? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/sup…

Good friend and MMA fan, Ande Lenning, joins us for takes on UFC 280. How did you score O'Malley vs Yan? What's next for the fighters on the card? Predictions and bets for Adesanya vs Pereira and Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support…

Overeem vs Hari, Daniel Cormier in WWE, Mark Zuckerberg renting the entire UFC Apex- is it good or bad? Would a guy like Jeffrey Dahmer be able to kill a wrestler? Holland vs Wonderboy, and will we get what's expected from UFC 280 (Charles Oliveira vs Islam Makhachev)? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/sup…

Tom Hardy wins a BJJ tournament, a 17 year old gets signed by UFC, 10th Planet schools, the next OneFC card, the state of Iran, Russia's recent mobilization, and "if you could fight anyone..." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support

Brendan Schaub's UFC conspiracy, Dana White's response to it, and then Brendan's tirade. Did you watch ADCC, UFC, or Canelo vs GGG? We're betting only one of these events made your schedule. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support

The shenanigans of UFC 279, Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva, where Nate Diaz might find himself post-UFC, and other potential matchups/predictions. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support