We are Rizin

In this interview, Andrew talks to Tim Eschtruth, who takes on Erson Yamamoto at RIZIN 16. Topics include how Eschtruth went from judo to MMA, being a 36-year-old fighter in a young man's sport, his love of tabletop games, preparing for the fight, among many other topics!

In this post fight episode of We are RIZIN, Andrew talks to Damien Brown, fresh off his win at RIZIN 15 against Koji Takeda. Topics discussed include analyzing the fight, Brown's future with RIZIN, Jason Knight, Will Brooks, Brown's new gym, and veterans issues in Australia. Photo courtesy of RIZIN FF.

In this long edition of the We are RIZIN podcast, Andrew and Christian along with special guest Joseph Matos discuss the RIZIN 15 show from Yokohama Arena. Were they happy with the show or did they find it underwhelming? Along with that, they discuss potential future matchups, fight of the night, performance of the night, who should not return in RIZIN, and other JMMA news including Daron Cruicksh...

In this continuation from ep 41, Andrew and Christian preview the RIZIN 15 show from Yokohama Arena. They look at all the fights, make predictions, talk about which fights they are looking forward to the most. Andrew makes his case for why he doesn't think Taiga is as good as he used to be. Christian makes a case for King Mo. To hear the rest of their hot takes, make sure to listen!

In this non-RIZIN episode of We are RIZIN, Andrew and Christian talk about Josh Barnnett's UWFi inspired Bloodsport show, which featured Josh Barnett vs Minoru Suzuki in the main event. They also talk about ONE FC's New Era show, their first show in Japan. They also talk about the hype behind the show, if RIZIN has anything to worry about, and the dismal ratings the show got on Japanese TV. They f...

In this episode of We are RIZIN, Andrew and Christian talk to the one and only Lenne Hardt, English ring announcer for RIZIN FF. We talk about how she got involved in the crazy world of MMA in PRIDE, her voice acting career in video games and animes, companies that hire impersonators, her favorite fights, her process as a ring announcer, and the RIZIN 15 show coming up Sunday. This is an interview...

In this interview, Andrew talks with Ben "10" Nguyen who will be debuting at RIZIN 15 versus Kyoji Horiguchi. They talk about his opponent, going from South Dakota to Australia, the UFC Flyweight division, what happened after he was released from UFC, the infamous viral video that go him signed to UFC, video games and which ones he is playing, being a Twitch streamer, and his favorite memes.

Andrew interviews RIZIN 15 fighter Damien "Beatdown" Brown who will be taking undefeated Japanese fighter Koji Takeda. Topics include what are his thoughts on his opponent, a RIZIN Lightweight tournament, how much longer he plans to fight, why he doesn't watch movies, the opening of his gym, Diego Brandao, and other topics.

In this special interview, Andrew talks with the legend Dan "The Beast" Severn. Topics discussed the differences in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, why he doesn't watch NCAA wrestling, wrestling in UWFi, the Bloodsport show and his match with Frank Mir, and the current well being of Don Frye.

In this edition of We are RIZIN, Andrew and Christian preview Josh Barnett's shoot style Bloodsport card for Wrestlemania week. The card includes Josh Barnett, Minoru Suzuki, Frank Mir, Dan Severn and many others. They go over all the fights on the card and pick who they think will win. Also discussed is the strong rumors of RENA going to ONE, open line from listeners, and the Quintent show featur...

In this non-RIZIN edition of the We are RIZIN Podcast, Andrew talks to "The Bone Collector" Dominic Garrini. Garrini will be taking on "The New York Bad Ass" Phil Baroni at Josh Barnett's Bloodsport pro wrestling show during Wrestlemania week, Thursday April 4, in New Jersey. They discuss how he got into Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, earning his purple belt, transitioning into pro wrestling, addressing Phi...

In this unique edition of We are RIZIN, the show becomes We are RISEin. Hosts Andrew Benjamin and J. Christian Gary review the recent RISE show that featured Tenshin Nasukawa in the main event. They also shoot the shit discussing a bunch of other topics in MMA. They talk aboout PEDs, the recent DEEP show, the Wrestling Observer Awards and lack of JMMA representation, the retirement of Jushin "Thun...

In this interview with RIZIN LHW fighter Jiri Prochazka, we talk about his upcoming fight with King Mo for the inaugural LHW title. We talk about his preparation for the fight, the wackiness of his RIZIN 14 fight with Brandon Halsey, and why he's not interested in the fighting Cro Cop anymore.

In this post RIZIN 14 fight interview, Andrew talks to Johnny "Hollywood" Case about his RIZIN 14 win over Yusuke Yachi. Andrew dissects the fight and talks to Case about his strategy during the fight, the Lightweight GP, possible future opponents and Case's thoughts on the Floyd Mayweather vs Tenshin Nasukawa fight.

In this interview conducted in September of last year (I mistakenly say October like a dope), we talk to Russian fighter Vitaly Shemetov. "The Dancing Russian" is looking to fight in RIZIN and has created social media buzz around his desire to fight for the promotion. We talk about how he started in MMA, why he wants to fight in RIZIN (hint: there's a love story involved), and who he wants to figh...

In this episode of "We are RIZIN," Andrew and Christian review RIZIN's 2018. The inaugural "Soccer Kick Awards" are held to award the various fights and fighters of RIZIN. They also discuss their RIZIN RESOLUTIONS; what they hope to see RIZIN do or not to do in 2019. And at the end, Andrew details the We are RIZIN listener contest to give away the pictured RIZIN 11/12 program.

In Part two of this RIZIN 14 review show, Andrew Benjamin, J. Christian Gary, TeepToTheJunk & Joseph Matos discuss the triple main event portion of the show. The three discuss the two championship matches, who could be future challengers for the champs, the much talked about Tenshin vs Floyd Mayweather Exhibition Boxing match including the BS theories it was a worked match.

In this first part of the review of the RIZIN 14 main card, Andrew Benjamin, J. Christian Gary, TeepToTheJunk, & Joseph Matos talk about all the fights before the title matches. They discuss the results, futures of the winners and losers, who should fight Gabi Garcia next, the potential participants in the LW GP, and the wackiness that happen in the Jiri Prochazka vs Brandon Halsey match.

In this first part of the review of RIZIN 14, Andrew Benjamin and J. Christian Gary w/ special guests TeeptotheJunk and Joseph Matos review the Yarennoka card that preceeded the RIZIN 14 main card. All of the fights are discussed, which fighters we would like to see return, and the future of Crusher Tatsuya Kawajiri in MMA after his match with Satoru Kitaoka in the main event.

In this episode of "We are RIZIN" we talk to one of the lightweight winners of at RIZIN 14, Damien "Beatdown" Brown. We talk about his fight with Daron Cruickshank, possible future opponents he's interested, answer Twitter fan questions, and talk about possibly fighting in Bellator.

In part 2 of the RIZIN 14 preview, we focus entirely on the Floyd Mayweather vs Tenshin Nasukawa 3 round exhibition match. Note this was recorded before the announcement it would not be made legally available to North Americans. We talk about how the fight can go, give our picks about who wins or if it goes to a draw, what this fight does for RIZIN and the future of Tenshin after this fight.

In this episode, Andrew and Christian Gary (@chrisgary92) are joined by special guests Teep to the Junk (@teeptothejunk) & Joseph Matos (@seawrestling) to cover the final RIZIN of 2018, RIZIN 14. They talk about all the fights on the main card (Pt 2 has Floyd/Tenshin), talk a little a bit about the Yarennoka card preceding the main card, and give thoughts on RIZIN not announcing a way for westerne...

In this two-part interview piece, Andrew to Justin Scoggins who will be facing Yuki Motoya at in a catchweight 130 pound match and Johnny "Hollywood" Case who faces Yusuku Yachi in a lightweight match. In the first part, Andrew interviews Johnny "Hollywood" Case. We talk about his start as a MMA fighter, which includes starting his career with two losses, his time in UFC & PFL, the origins of the...

In this interview, Andrew talks to Australian fighter Damien "Beatdown" Brown about his upcoming RIZIN 14 debut against Daron Cruickshank in a lightweight bout. We talk about his start in MMA, the Australian MMA scene, fighter pay, and who would he like to fight next in Rizin.

In what was news no one was expecting to hear, at a RIZIN 14 press conference today, it was announced that undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather will be taking on Tenshin Nasukawa on their New Year's Eve show. Andrew and Christian talk about their thoughts as well the western MMA media jumping on the RIZIN bandwagon when a few weeks ago they wouldn't cover Kyoji/Tenshin.