The Philosophy of Fighting

Reviewing UFC 277 (Pena vs Nunes 2), Russia having an organized 1200 person brawl, and a surprise challenge for Anup to an exhibition match.

Who won last year between Arturo and Anup's fantasy MMA teams? It was close! Plus the draft for the upcoming year. 10 fighters per team, where winning the best of 3 categories takes it- wins, finishes, and popularity. See how the guys pick and rationalize and see if you'd pick differently.

Branden returns as a guest to talk about updates and current status on the Cain Velasquez case (follow up to ep 43), while catching up on his move to Florida, his YouTube channel, black belt jiu-jitsu wisdom, UFC, and old stories about spontaneous all-out in-house purple belt tournaments and street fights.

Going through some hot takes in BJJ- Wrestling > BJJ, BJJ shouldn't have warm-ups, BJJ hit its peak (its sport will not grow), BJJ's belts are like TKD now, you should be able to handle spazzy white belts, thirst trap women who do BJJ, self-defense is dumb, and more.

Recapping International Fight Week festivities, Arturo talks about going to the UFC Hall of Fame ceremony (where Khabib and DC get in), press conference, weigh-ins, and the UFC Fan Expo. Then digesting everything that happened at UFC 276 and what's next for fighters. Robbie Lawler vs Bryan Barberena, Sean Strickland vs Alex Pereira, Izzy's entrance, and Volk's dominance over Max Holloway, and more...

Tsarukyan vs Gamrot, Magny vs Rakhmonov, Rudy Giuliani's video of getting assaulted at a supermarket, Nate vs Jake Paul, McGregor vs Mayweather 2, other interesting possibilities and a look at upcoming fights.

Emmett vs Kattar Fight Night recap and then some reminiscing about old fights, like in the middle of 4th Ave, the guys had been in. The differences of being older and trained vs the time the fights happened.

UFC 275 aftermath- is Glover done? Is Jiri what we thought? Did Valentina Schevchenko really beat Talia Santos? Is Weili Zhang back in full force? Is Anup starting fight clubs at LA Fitness? After a week off, the guys have a lot to catch up on.

Everyone has their idea of how to combat school shootings, reasons why they happen, and ways to prevent them. After talking about some, questions arise- what qualities do all mass shooters have? What stats do we have? Do we validate shooters by reporting on it? With no easy answers, the guys postulate whether this is a fight we can win.

In an effort to understand the risks associating with limb locks and chokes, the guys make categories and try to rank submissions from least dangerous to most dangerous submissions. Should everyone learn every hold from the start or should certain moves be limited to certain levels or banned? Do we all have our own heirarchies or are they the same?

Who is at fault when an arm breaks while sparring? A guy play fights with girlfriend, who took a self defense course and asked him to, but the altercation gets her upset. Could he have done things differently? A parent says a boy makes other kids cry every day in BJJ and after making his two girls cry, yelled at the kid, the instructor, and pulled his girls out. Should he have behaved differently?

Oliveira slowly becoming the GOAT at lightweight despite 'losing' the title, the most boring female fight of all-time feat. Thug Rose and Carla Esparza, Tony Fergusson revitalizing his career in the first round and possibly ending his career in the second against Michael Chandler. Shogun and Francisco Trinaldo holding it down for the old guys, despite Donald Cerrone vs Joe Lauzon getting cancelled...

Data analysis on a study looking at injuries in MMA and the different arts that comprise it in comparison to boxing injuries. Which martial art base has the most injuries in MMA? Which martial art has the most injuries? Least? What are the most common injuries? Lots to learn in this one!

Reviewing Mike Tyson's airplane altercation, projecting Fury vs Ngannou's exhibition match, Floyd Mayweather's upcoming exhibition, Jessica Andrade hitting the UFC's first standing head and arm triangle submission, BJ Penn for governor of Hawaii, and some talk about training jiu-jitsu.

Fielding a popular question on Reddit asking about self defense, reviewing some popular answers, sexual assault, the deal on women's self defense classes, and should fighting be a required life skill? Do we believe fighting is more than just self-defense?

Reviewing Khamzat vs Burns, Aljo vs Yan, and Volk vs Zombie, outlook going forward, fights to make, who looked good and why that might've been.

Why are celebrities/athletes getting into boxing? Is there a resurgence happening in boxing popularity or is it because boxing is the simplest combat sport to understand for fans and has money in it? The guys talk about which athletes/celebs they'd like to see fight and who they'd pick. The guys make their predictions for UFC 273 as well.

Colby Covington blindsided by Jorge Masvidal at a restaurant, Chael Sonnen beating up a couple at a hotel and Will Smith slapping Chris Rock in the face at the Oscar's. Is there something in the air right now?

Former UFC heavyweight champ, Cain Velasquez, is being held with no bail for attempted murder on a man who molested his 4 year old daughter. The guys go over pertinent information, details on the crimes, timelines, court dates, and what they might've also done in that scenario.

Recap of UFC 272- the rise of Bryce Mitchell, bias commentary, if Moicano's team should have thrown in the towel, potential matchups to make, upcoming schedule and more.

Strategies and tactics Ukraine is employing to help themselves against Russian takeover. Anup gives a little history into Ukraine/Russia and the guys discuss psychological warfare and how in all forms of combat, finding your survival through defense is the first win.

The guys talk about how to supplement combat martial arts with exercise. Arturo has been a trainer and martial artist for over a decade and gives advice for all walks of experience levels and martial artists. Anup asks for advice for things that might help him/others. The differences between how a grappler might want to train versus a striker, exercise selection, frequency, understanding how littl...

UFC 271: The boys disagree on the decision of Whittaker vs Adesanya 2 and how to judge an MMA fight. They talk what's next for each fighter on the card and potential matchups they'd like to see. Andrei Arlovski's Hall of Fame career, Russia vs Ukraine, why Moicano should be ranked, and a potential bet with Masvidal vs Covington.

Pop culture historian, Marie Nicola of the podcast Alt. Pop. Repeat, talks with the guys sub-cultures, counter-cultures and MMA's pop culture ties. How UFC rose into mainstream, the major catalysts, and a female fan's perspective. They talk about how fighting is perceived through MMA, boxing, bareknuckle boxing, bareknuckle MMA, bumfights, and get into things like the Gracie family, Kimbo Slice, c...

On the heels of UFC 270: Ngannou vs Gane / Figueiredo vs Moreno, the guys talk about their opinions of the fight, the fighters, takeaways, mistakes, Dana White's absence, and what's next for guys like Stipe and Jon Jones.