The Philosophy of Fighting

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

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 Kayla Harrison, Sodiq Yusuff vs Diego Lopes, Jalin Turner vs Renato Moicano, Jessica Andrade vs Marina Rodriguez, Bobby Green vs Jim Miller, Deiveson Figueiredo vs Cody Garbgrandt --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support

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/philofight/support

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

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 podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support

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 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 Combat, and Karate Combat's rules. We'll discuss the direction of Karate Combat, its crypto, how fighters and fans can bet on matches, and even how our mutual friend, Rob, of McDojolife is linked in this all. Follow Jordan on IG @jordanlbarker and his gym @powaymartialarts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support

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, comparatively. After serving his time, reforming his life, he made it to the top 10 in UFC before forcing an early retirement from brain trauma. Currently, he is healing from injuries, planning an eventual return to MMA, all with the end goal of creating a half-way house for troubled youths to get into martial arts amongst other career opportunities. Listen in on Ian's experience with prison, addiction, finding God, MMA, Big Pharma, treatments for brain injuries, and why he got into crypto as means of achieving freedom from it all. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support

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 who would excel in a no holds barred fight (no weapons) to the death that isn't a professional fighter? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support

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/pod/show/philofight/support

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 woman who has competed at the highest levels. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support

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 and is a classic New Yorker, versed in epic storytelling and perspective. "The Manimal" will tell us how he got into the game, his Toke and Choke show coming in October in NJ, his nickname, his Norse religious beliefs, his experience as a pro-fighter, and his 'out-of-this-world' goals. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support

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 qualified to open their own school. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/philofight/support

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