Presented by Nuway Combat, host Curran Jacobs interviews the top personalities in the combat space to discover their secrets to success, necessary skills to achieve greatness and how young athletes can learn from them. New episodes drop each month.
The "Warmaster" Josh Barnett put Catch Wrestling on the map in North America and the Former UFC Heavyweight Champ joins Curran Jacobs on episode 6 of the Combat Life Podcast!Learn more about Josh here: https://linktr.ee/joshbarnett?fbclid=PAAaaLC0VMe_jRcmoSwxAcOS-qwufA_PNL86KDZjgk301epvqRGDrdiKKzLrg
Fellow Michigan State Spartan Rashad Evans joins Curran Jacobs for EP5 of the Combat Life Podcast. The UFC Hall of Famer discusses his UFC career, winning The Ultimate Fighter Season 2, mental games, and lessons for wrestling parents. SHOW NOTES:00:00 - 1:21 - You ready to dance suga!? (Intro)1:21 - 2:24 - How Rashad started his own Podcast with Jake Plummer2:24 - 3:49 - Are you still Coaching MMA Rashad? 3:49 - 4:21 Sparring with Rashad's God son Devin Smyth4:21 - 7:02 The nerves before a fight and dealing with online trolls7:02 - 8:54 Dealing with tough losses8:54 - 10:31 Using "The Haters" as motivation10:31 - 11:53 Rashad's days as an MSU wrestler!11:53 - 13:46 Losing in the blood round at the NCAA's and using it as fuel13:46 - 15:02 Rashad's tryouts for The Ultimate Fighter Season 215:02 - 17:24 Training with Rashad for his fight against Chuck Liddell17:24 - 19:57 Rashad's Uncle's Philosophy when it comes to being judged 19:57 - 21:24 Parents talking down on their kids 21:24 - 24:12 Rashad HATING on wrestling at first 24:13 - END What Rashad plans on instilling in his children and thanking him for coming on the show!
Nobody embodies the ‘Combat Life' spirit quite like our latest guest Gabe Dean. A two-time NCAA champion, Dean is one of the best wrestlers in Cornell history and grew up within a wrestling-crazed family. Gabe and Curran Jacobs discuss the both the benefits and perils of growing up within the sport, including the “dark side” of wrestling and a win-at-all-costs mentality, plus share some great stories about what life is like within the Dean family. The guys wrap with a look ahead to the future, including a potential acting role for Gabe in a feature film, and answer questions from fans.
This is the official podcast of NUWAY, featuring guests from Combat sports, including wrestling and MMA. Hosted by former MMA fighter and Catch Wrestling World Champion Curran Jacobs, Combat Life tackles training, life inside and out of the ring and more with the biggest names in the sport. In this episode, Jacobs goes deep with former MMA fighter Gray Maynard, who competed in the lightweight and featherweight divisions in UFC from 2007-18. Jacobs talks to Maynard about his career, how he got the nickname “The Bully,” and his post UFC life, which includes opening a gym. Maynard also gets into building mental toughness and his life mantra, “One life, roll the dice.” Check out new episodes each month on all podcast platforms.
Mando "El Toro" Gutierrez joins Curran for episode two of the Combat Life Podcast. Mando discusses his time on The Ultimate Fighter, being Conor McGregor's #1 bantamweight, mental games, his humble upbringing, and more.Follow us on our socials for even more Content Life content
Randy "The Natural" Couture joins Curran Jacobs in the inaugural Combat Life Podcast. We talk about Randy's legendary career, mental toughness, overcoming adversity, and much more. Follow us on our socials for even more Content Life content
Welcome to The Combat Life hosted by Curran Jacobs, a former catch wrestling world champion, MMA fighter, college wrestler at Michigan State and current director. Jacobs interviews the most intriguing characters across the sport to hear their favorite stories, tips and more. Subscribe today in advance of Episode 1 featuring the legendary Randy Couture.