Ninja Rob

On episode 143, Tim returns to rescue the podcast from its downward spiral over the last few weeks of episodes without him. JB repeatedly ask Marco and Tim about the UFC fight night event they didn’t watch. We talk about a potential grappling match between GSP and Khabib and who would win and why. We discuss preferred pronouns, adjectives, and titles and we talk about blood slaves and the human or...

On ep. 142 Marco and JB are able to get the podcast back on track. Our 2 hosts discuss varied martial arts topics in a succinct and nuanced manner. Marco recaps the latest UFC. JB takes us on a deep dive into the world of the karateka (karate practitioner). JB and Marco try to figure out if Joe Rogan is cancellable. And we receive a two-part question that on its face is pretty basic. The second pa...

Ep. 141 of the Ninja Rob podcast. We talk to Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt and hardcore music scene legend Joe "Hardcore" Mckay. Our conversation takes us from his early days of city violence to his current passion for the gentle art. Find out about how a blue belt can love jiu-jitsu as much or more than most black belts. We all have a path. Joe's took him through some rough times. But on the...

On ep. 140 Marco takes a deep dive with Jay Regalbuto. They nerd out on talking Jiu-Jitsu and we learn how Jay approaches his relationships with athletes. Jay discusses Nicky Rod, coaching vs teaching, and commentating. We dive into Jay's obsession with Jiu-Jitsu and studying film. Take a listen to an interesting conversation with one of Jiu-Jitsu's good guys. 

On episode 139, Marco, JB, and Tim talk about their pics for UFC 270 and recap the fights between Nganou and Gane as well as Moreno and Figueredo. They talk about Dana White not putting the belt around Fracis’ waist and what the future holds for Francis in or out of the UFC. We discuss another sex worker to UFC story, Craig jones and Nicky Rod losing at WNO and the post DDS success of the former m...

In today's episode (ep. 138), we take a break from our normal format and present to you an interview. Marco interviews Rick Migliarese. Rick is the co-owner of Balance Studios. Philadelphia's oldest and most successful Brazilian jiu-jitsu schools. Talking to Rick you realize how important his father was and continues to be to him. Even eight years after his father's death Rick still...

On episode 137, Marco, JB, and Tim talk about their trip to try out a new banya and review of the experience. Marco skips a meal for once and talks about his journey into fasting. We discuss Jake Pauls ability to make people talk about him and we talk about Lex Fridmans latest podcast about Covid. We discuss the potential of Francis Ngannou boxing Tyson Fury. JBs brain cant handle the hypothetical...

On episode 136, Marco, JB, and Tim talk about the new year and what they are looking forward to. We talk about the Fury grappling show, who impressed us, mma jiu jitsu vs pure jiu jitsu Sean Brady vs Craig jones, Grapplers moving to mma and mma fighters moving into grappling. We talk about Jake Paul vs Dana White and how Jake paul is a world class troll. We also talk about how far someone should b...

On episode 135, Marco, JB, and Tim talk about their Christmas 2021 experiences. There were no big fights to discuss so we talk about food and gifts before getting into talking about the role of the “heel” in mma and who are some of the best heels in the game. We discuss the disqualification of Nicholas Meragali from the Absolute final of the world championships and we take a deep dive into a debat...

On episode 134, Marco, JB, and Tim talk about Marco and JBs terrible dining experience and we review the big fights from the weekend at the UFC between Lewis and Daukus as well as Belal Muhamad and Steven Thompson. We also discuss Jake Pauls spectacular knockout of Tyron Woodley. We unpack cliched motivational quotes and discuss the shortcomings of our martial arts training. We answer questions ab...

On episode 133, Marco, JB, and Tim talk about Marcos new focus on self care and they recap the big fights from 269 between Cruz and Munoz, Nunes and Pena, and the lightweight title fight between Oliviera and Poirier. We talk about Dana white beating covid, how to prepare for your first competition, ibjjf worlds, the fall of Gabi Garcia, what makes the difference between a bjj world champion in mma...

On episode 132, Marco, JB, and Tim take a deep dive into breakfast cereals. We recap the UFC fight night card including Rafael Fizzivs spectacular knockout of Brad Riddel, and Jose Aldos tremendous performance in his win over Rob Font. We discuss internet sensation Dale and his DUST program, Ryron and Rener working with the cops, Dana White getting Covid, Warm ups for jiu jitsu class, how General...

On episode 131 Tim returns to save the show from spiraling out of control without him.  He tells the harrowing tale of why he was absent last week and offers an apology to the listeners. This week, we discuss the recent Triad combat/Metallica concert from Triller. We talk about the good and bad of the event and what the future holds for this hybrid of MMA and Boxing. We also discuss the upset in b...

Tim takes the day off due to some car issues. JB and Marco power through and make the most of Tim's misfortune. We recap the latest UFC fight night. The Ninja Rob crew of two discuss Sean Brady, the undefeated Philly UFC welterweight. The podcast goes into promotions, gi, no-gi, traditional, and virtual. And lastly, JB and Marco read a letter from broken-hearted purple belt. The purple belt&a...

On episode 129 Marco, Tim, tell JB about their day coaching at grappling industries and the big wins and losses from the event. They discuss dick moves at ADCC and our experiences with ringworm as well as harrowing self defense encounters. JB takes heat from a listener about his stance on aikido and we recap the Holloway vs Rodriguez fight from UFC Fight Night. We answer questions about who we enj...

On episode 128, Marco, Tim, and JB recap UFC 268 and review fights between Usman and Covington, Zhang and Namajunas, Gaethje and Chandler, and more. We also discuss the ADCC trials and talk about the standout competitors and results. We talk about what’s right and what's wrong with the adcc trials. We unpack motivational sayings, talk about the usefulness of submissions in MMA/Bjj and JBs tin...

On episode 127, Marco, Tim, and JB discuss breakfast, lunch, and dinner and they recap the fights from UFC 267 including Texiera vs Blachowicz and Yan vs Sandhagen. We give our predictions for UFC 268 fights between Covington and Usman as well as Zhiang vs Namajunas. We answer questions about when you should call someone you like, getting wrecked by everyone at open mat, how to cross train, the ne...

On episode 126 Jb, Marco, and Tim sit down at NJMA studios and discuss the UFC fight between Marvin Vettori and Paulo Costa and Fedor Emelianenkos knockout of Timothy Johnson. We answer some questions about how to stay motivated and not give up, do nogi guys need belt promotions, what kind of injury would we be willing to risk in the finals of a world championship competition, And we discuss how t...

On episode 125 JB, Marco, and Tim attempt to elect fighters to the mount rushmore of MMA. Tim contests the election and secedes from the union. We discuss what makes the greatest fighters so great and we also include some honorable mentions. We review some of the weekends fights and we answer questions about how far is too far to go for “love”, What we wish we knew when we started,  what behaviors...

On episode 124 Marco, Tim, and JB talk about the amazing heavyweight boxing match between Tyson Fury and Deonte Wilder. They break down the fight and talk about each fighters journey leading up to and through one of the great trilogy fights in Boxing history. We talk about if a fight like that can resurrect some boxing excitement and the relationship between boxing and MMA. We answer some question...

On episode 123 Marco, Tim, and JB meet at NJMA studios to talk about national pizza month and where the best pizza in philly is. They discuss the UFC fight between Thiago Santos and Johnny Walker and the controversy in the Kyle Daukus vs Kevin Holland fight. We talk about the headbutt, the replay, should replay be used more, what are the implications of using replay in the future? We also answer q...

On episode 122 Marco, Tim, and JB meet at NJMA to talk about the UFC fights between Volkanovski and Ortega, Shevchenko and Murphy, and the return of Nick Diaz against Robbie Lawler. They recap the fights and talk about where Nick Diaz stands in the MMA world. They also discuss some of the big upset matches at the Flograppling WNO event including Gabi Garcia losing to Amanda Leve and Mikey Musemeci...

On episode 121 Marco, Tim, and JB discuss the fight results from the UFC between Anthony Smith and Ryan Spann and the Bellator main event between Phil Davis and Yoel Romero. They discuss where Romero stands in the world of MMA after several consecutive losses and they talk about the upcoming fight between Nick Diaz and Robbie Lawler. They answer questions about how to relax in training and not fre...

On episode 120 Marco, Tim, JB, and Devin wish Marco a happy birthday. They discuss the big fights from Saturday night, namely Anderson Silva's brutal KO of Tito Ortiz and big win of MMA over Boxing in Vitor Belfort's spectacular finish of arguably the best heavy weight boxer of all time Evander Holyfield. We talk about what is next for Anderson and Vitor and if they can beat Jake Paul. W...

On episode 119 Marco, Tim, JB, and Devin recap the Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley boxing match. We discuss the fight, is Jake Paul a real fighter, and who he should fight next. We talk about Tyron Woodley losing the fight, his legacy, and his manhood by begging for a rematch and getting another mans name tattooed on him. We give advice for when your friend admits murdering someone to you and we answer...