The Philosophy of Fighting

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, games, beginner classes, and unconventional means of...

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 Masvidal ruin his retirement speech w...

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.

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 these frauds, listen in on this ep...

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.

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 and at what intensity is it appropriate?

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.

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. 

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 how they feel student and teacher relationships are...

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. 

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.

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?

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 been a double-agent spy. Conspiracies abound this...

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 Hooker vs Claudio Puelles Frankie Edgar vs Chris Guti...

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?

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.

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)?

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..."

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.

The shenanigans of UFC 279, Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva, where Nate Diaz might find himself post-UFC, and other potential matchups/predictions.

UFC in France for the first time, French fighters, fight companions (Brendan Schaub/Bryan Callen/Joe Rogan/Eddie Bravo, Gronk), and Anup vs Brian (and other friends) in a sport decathlon.

Reasons why you should watch One Championship, their last Prime Video card, pilots getting into a fistfight on a plane, when bullies get beat up, and postulating with the internet on who Jake Paul's opponent might be- Anderson Silva, Andrew Tate, etc.

Fallout from the weirdest UFC card we've seen in a bit. Who do we pick in a Kamaru Usman vs Leon Edwards rematch? Is Usman close to retirement? Does Luke Rockhold deserve praise for his fight against Paulo Costa? Is Jose Aldo vs Merab Dvalishvili the most boring fight of all-time? Don't forget to check out One Championship's free (to North America) card this Friday on Prime Video!

Arturo went to UFCFN: Vera vs Cruz and gives a little perspective from being there live. Then we dive into Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" for a discussion on philosophy in relation to warfare, at a micro and macro level.

Brian Persky joins us again as we tackle Reddit, the BJJ subreddit, MMA athletes who'd have success in Pro-Wrestling, and the follow-up for Anup vs Craig. Arturo's brother, Rob, and Greg (from Anything Goes with Greg and Alex) might also have to be on the Philosophy of Fighting card as well. The Anup vs Brian friendship/rivalry is always entertaining, taking new turns in the form of a sport decath...