The Philosophy of Fighting

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.

-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?

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...

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!

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 hi...

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.

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 w...

So many fights since we last talked! Alex vs Jiri, drama between Sean Strickland and Ian Garry, UFC's $1+ Billion lawsuit and more!

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.

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.

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 storyte...

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.

Arturo's competition in San Diego, the UFC 293 surprise and what might happen next, and a good recommendation from Anup on Netflix.

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 Bradley Martyn, his win over Sean O'Malley, his fut...

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.

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 some of these over something like Aljamain Sterli...

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.

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 tend to do. This one is helpful for current BJJ gym...

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.

UFC 289, ONE Fight Night 11, Brandon Moreno vs Micah Parsons, Logan Paul grappling Israel Adesanya, Conor McGregor and more!

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.

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 Jitmuangnon vs Edgar Tabares, Mikey Musumeci  vs Osamah...

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 control for making Jordan Neely the new political mart...

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? Should pro-athletes spar their trolls? How our own...