ZEROBELTMAFIA's podcast

We discuss the recent rumors and fight sport outing of OKC's MMA pariah. We hope you enjoy hearing about this train wreck as much as we do.  

Marshall Troy is a monolith of the Oklahoma City metro grappling scene.  He's a successful professional grappler, a full time instructor and coach at National Martial Arts, and a professional gamer on twitch.  He's the head moderation of Oklahoma's first open, public facing, free grappling promotional group (OK BJJ) and has been involved in multiple public efforts to improve grappling and the scene itself.   Tune in for this raw look at a critically underrated grappler and Renaissance man! Follow him and his projects on IG! @frankcastlejj @wedefyfoundation @originusa Twitch: The_Sensei

Karl and Rob follow up on the Elite Sports controversy with special guest Rob from Mcdojo Life! Check out his video where he breaks the news on Instagram and here https://youtu.be/lqRZfxCQCBg.

Kris Vereen has recently changed his surroundings in an effort to push further in his MMA career.  We sit down and discuss this exceptional athletes humble beginnings, career, work ethic, and future goals.  

You remember when Ralphie got the decoder ring in Christmas story? That kind of thing happened in the Grappling/MMA world this week.  We Recap it and Rob reminds us of the invisible hand of the free market.  

Rob and Karl return to say a bunch of things about competitive BJJ that most people will not agree with.   Posses with flaming torches will be assembled to drive us from the community.

Join us for a conversation with perhaps the most popular social media influencer with a grappling slant in the Oklahoma City Metro area.  She fills us in on her grappling documentary project, Little Grapplers, and joins us on the standard rambling rants about hilarious BS.   Check her out at: IG: mac.bjjphotos macluvsyou Youtube:  Mac Coplin

Local Grappler and fighter Gabe Rednose sits down with Karl and Rob. Music Credits: John "Caveman Jesus" Williams made our bitchin theme.  If you like it, You'll probably like his other project, Cosmic Wool.  Check them out on iHeart Radio, Apple Music, and Spotify.  

We are back,  musings and other related thoughts.  Also Herbalife sucks.   Music Credits: John "Caveman Jesus" Williams made our bitchin theme.  If you like it, You'll probably like his other project, Cosmic Wool.  Check them out on iHeart Radio, Apple Music, and Spotify.   

Having emerged as a professional combat athlete in 2019, Hunter Colvin developed some BDE by smashing through the likes of Kyle Boehm and Tom Gallicchio in combat Jiu Jitsu.  His professional MMA career has since seen him amass a 2-0 record. A juggernaut and consumate gentleman, Hunter Colvin sat down with us and chatted about life and the future in the uncertainty of 2020. Take a trip with us to a simpler time and enjoy some laughs with an emerging Oklahoma talent you ought be paying attention to.    

So, by some stroke of luck, the Raging Panda humored us and opened up her home to allow two morons to bumble through an idiot with her   She also leveled up our audio equipment and is doing great things for people in need during this COVID nonsense.  Julia Avila Shumate is a professional MMA fighter who has amassed an impressive 8-1 record in 8 years.   She was the HD Bantamweight champion in 2017 and was later signed to the UFC in 2019. Find her on: Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=5620066 Instagram; https://Instagram.com/ragingpandamma?igshid=1r12mil9er3if 

In the Northern region of the Oklahoma City metro, rests the Forge.  It has created a stable of highly talented, but under appreciated, and under rated grapplers and fighters.  Join Sketchy Rob and Bunny as they sit down with one of the Forge's apex predators, Tyler Murrah, to discuss his career, his JiuJitsu, and a bunch of other deep, meaningful stuff.  

Rob and Karl discuss the difference between Virtue signaling, and being a douchebag.  

Professor Justin “Darth” Rader is one of the most prolific and accomplished competitive grapplers to come out of Oklahoma. He started his career wrestling, later transitioning into BJJ. His career accomplishments include:     Pan Am Champion (brown belt) 2x World No-Gi Champion (brown belt, black belt) ADCC East Coast Trials Champion ADCC Worlds Bronze Medalist 7-3 MMA record Nearly Pulled A Man‘s Head Clean Off  [ just Google search for “Decapi-Rader” ]   Take a look inside his mind as we discuss the shortcomings of modern grappling tournaments and dare to imagine a new approach to tournament formats.  Catch the Legacy Team and Prof Rader at: https://legacyma.com IG: legacy.martialarts FB:  https://m.facebook.com/LegacyMartialArts.LMA/ IG: darthrader86 FB:  https://m.facebook.com/DarthRader86/ Music Credits: John "Caveman Jesus" Williams made our bitchin' theme. If you like it, you'll probably like his other project, Cosmic Wool. Check them out on iHeartRadio, Apple Music, and Spotify.

The Bunny ventures boldly into the lair of the Pin Man to discuss his career, the stark hypocrisy of the grappling community, and often bizarre history of Catch As Catch Can Wrestling. Joshua Hightower is a multiple-time AGF, NAGA, and Submission Challenge Champion. He is an active submission grappling and catch wrestling competitor. Despite being a consummate family man, he has been influential in the Arkansas grappling community. Music Credits: John "Caveman Jesus" Williams made our bitchin' theme. If you like it, you'll probably like his other project, Cosmic Wool. Check them out on iHeartRadio, Apple Music, and Spotify.

The legendary Art Parker sits down with us to discuss his life. Music Credits: John "Caveman Jesus" Williams made our bitchin' theme. If you like it, you'll probably like his other project, Cosmic Wool. Check them out on iHeartRadio, Apple Music, and Spotify.

The wonderful Ty Gay of Redline BJJ sits down for part 2. Music Credits: John "Caveman Jesus" Williams made our bitchin' theme. If you like it, you'll probably like his other project, Cosmic Wool. Check them out on iHeartRadio, Apple Music, and Spotify.  

The Corona virus, ZBM sub only Tourney, suppressed rifles, and much more.

Professor Ty Gay of Redline BJJ. Gracie Jiu Jitsu, Buddhist pilgrimages, coronavirus, and much more.

Karl and Sketchy Rob discuss a karate black belt and his attempt at Gracie glory, or lack thereof.

The Intro you deserve.