Arturo and Anup dive into the martial arts world with their own training, ideas, and philosophy- that combat is not the opposite of humanity, but rather a foundation of it. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support
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Ep 106: CJI, ADCC, and UFC all in one weekend
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Did Craig Jones beat ADCC? The takeaways and highlights of CJI vs ADCC and UFC 305 (Adesanya vs Du Plessis). Is Nicky Rod the new king of nogi jiu-jitsu? Arturo talks about his time getting played by Jason Khalipa at a seminar in Ft. Worth with Xande Ribeiro and Jocko. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/sup…
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Ep 105: What're you trying to get out of Jiu-Jitsu? w/ Elias Gallegos
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Elias is back on the podcast! Elias asks, "what is my student trying to get out of BJJ?" We need to ask them! We dive into his philosophies helping his members by first asking them what their goals are. If you want to help them as best you can as an individual, you need to know this. We dive into what a good kids program looks like, martial arts in…
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Lots of fighters end their MMA career and go into boxing. We talk about how Diaz vs Masvidal and Jake Paul vs Mike Perry seemed pretty successful and entertaining. Then there's guys getting boxing matches like Darren Till, Francis Ngannou and several other MMA fighters who are on the brink of retiring from MMA and have boxing potential. Also will J…
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Arturo has a F2W match coming up, his boys are starting jiu-jitsu camp and we talk UFC 303- what we like and what we think might happen in the aftermath. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support
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When people get into martial arts for self-defense, is it natural to progress into weaponry, bugout bags, and overall doomsday preparedness? Are self-defense minded people usually more conservative or are conservative people more self-defense minded? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support…
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Anup gets a purple belt in jiu-jitsu, Ryan Garcia getting arrested, conspiracies around Ryan Garcia, what we think is happening with Conor McGregor, and alluding to our next episode's topic of martial arts leading down the road to doomsday prepping as a continuation of self-defense. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/…
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UFC 302, Gable Stevenson to the Bills, Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson delayed, Craig Jones Invitational vs ADCC and Gabi Garcia, Nick Diaz and Tony Fergusson have fights lined up, and other recent news in combat sports lately. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support…
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Ep 100: NYC fights, PEDs, and Low Back Troubles
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For the 100th episode, we use a new format to chop through issues. 3 instances of random, brutal violence in NYC, Ryan Garcia's PED accusations from VADA and whether that even means anything in boxing, Arturo gives Anup some information on Anup's ailing lower back problems, and then debating Ray Lewis vs Floyd Mayweather and Alex Pereira vs Jon Jon…
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Ep 99: PEDs and the gay Jon Jones conspiracy
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Craig Jones comes clean and even markets his PED stack. What are the PEDs, what do they do, and is this a good thing? Then we discuss MMA Guru's 'Jon Jones is gay' conspiracy, how much that would sell, and a little talk on Michael Chandler vs Conor McGregor. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support…
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UFC Talk 33: Pereira vs Hill (UFC 300)
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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 …
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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…
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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…
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Ep 96: Wrestling vs BJJ in Catch, Staph, and Nocebos
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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…
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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…
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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
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-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
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Ep 93: Karate Combat w/ Jordan Barker
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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…
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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
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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…
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UFC Talk 31: Covington vs Edwards (UFC 296)
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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…
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Ep 90: Who would be the best NHB fighter today?
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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…
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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
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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…
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Ep 87: Go for the Sub! w/ Sophia Nordeno
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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…
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Ep 86: Toke and Choke w/ John "The Manimal" Beneduce
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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…
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Ep 85: "I AM Jiu-Jitsu" w/ Bridget Grace
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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…
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UFC Talk 30: Adesanya vs Strickland (UFC 293)
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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
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Ep 84: Philosophy and Jiu-Jitsu w/ Robert "Degle" Diggle
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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…
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UFC Talk 29: O'Malley vs Sterling (UFC 292) and Holloway vs Zombie
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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
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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…
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UFC Talk 28: Poirier vs Gaethje (UFC 291)
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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…
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Ep 82: Owning a BJJ gym w/ John Burk
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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…
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Ep 81: Mark Zuckerberg vs Elon Musk
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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…
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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
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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
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ONE Talk 1: Is ONE really better than the UFC?
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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…
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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…
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UFC Talk 27: Sterling vs Cejudo (UFC 288)
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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. --…
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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…
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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…
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UFC Talk 26: Adesanya vs Pereira (UFC 287)
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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…
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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…
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Ep 74: Martial Art Frauds ft. McDojoLife
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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…
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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…
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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…
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UFC Talk 24: Makhachev vs Volkanovski (UFC 284)
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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…
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Ep 71: 10th Planet and Conspiracies w/ Kevin Berbrich
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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…
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Ep 70: Should teachers be able to put hands on a student?
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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…
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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…
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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…
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