Podcast appearances and mentions of anthony rumble johnson

Former UFC champion and MMA legend Kamaru Usman sits down with DC in the fifth episode of The Daniel Cormier Show! Cormier and Usman go back and talk about the Leon Edwards head kick that knocked Kamaru out. Usman shares an incredible story of how crazy it was in those hours after the fight! DC and Kamaru also talk about Rashad Evans and Anthony "Rumble" Johnson and how those guys had such an impact on Usman's MMA and UFC career. Plus, don't miss Cormier and Usman talk about his win over Joaquin Buckley, his championship legacy in the UFC, dealing with Rumble Johnson's passing, Kamaru's move from Nigeria to the United States, and when he thinks he'll call it a career and retire from the sport. All lines provided by Hard Rock Bet #VolumeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Heart to Heart podcast, Dr. Mike Hart interviews Dr. Corey Peacock, an exercise physiologist and department chair at Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Peacock discusses his diverse background, from establishing the Fight Science Laboratory to working with elite MMA fighters at Kill Cliff Fight Club. The conversation covers advanced training methods, including zone-based cardio, strength and conditioning exercises, and recovery protocols. Listeners gain insights into the importance of athletic balance, the role of power versus strength in MMA, and the efficacy of various recovery tools such as cold plunges, sauna, and red light therapy. Dr. Peacock emphasizes the tailored approach needed for different fighters and the benefits of continually evolving training strategies.   Dr. Corey Peacock is an exercise physiologist, sports scientist, and performance coach who bridges academic research with elite MMA training. He holds a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from Kent State University and serves as Department Chair of Health and Human Performance at Nova Southeastern University, where he co-founded the Fight Science Lab. As Director of Athlete Performance for Kill Cliff Fight Club, Dr. Peacock helps world-class fighters optimize strength, endurance, and recovery through science-driven performance methods. Connect with him on Instagram @drcpeacock and LinkedIn. Links: American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Kill Cliff Fight Club (formerly Blackzilians and Sanford MMA)  Dr. José Antonio – Co-founder of Fight Science Lab Norwegian 4x4 Interval Method    Show Notes: 00:00 Welcome back to the Hart2Heart podcast with Dr. Mike Hart 00:47 Dr. Corey Peacock's Background 02:52 Cardio Training for MMA Fighters 17:41 Strength and Conditioning Essentials 30:35 Reverse Hypers and Posterior Chain Training 34:17 Balancing Strength and Power in MMA 36:44 Training Insights from Anthony Rumble Johnson 42:42 The Role of HRV in Training Adjustments 47:13 Recovery Tools: Cold Plunges, Sauna, and Red Light Therapy 52:57 Upcoming Events and Contact Information — The Hart2Heart podcast is hosted by family physician Dr. Michael Hart, who is dedicated to  cutting through the noise and uncovering the most effective strategies for optimizing health,  longevity, and peak performance. This podcast dives deep into evidence-based approaches to  hormone balance, peptides, sleep optimization, nutrition, psychedelics, supplements, exercise  protocols, leveraging sunlight light, and de-prescribing pharmaceuticals—using medications only when absolutely necessary.   Beyond health science, we tackle the intersection of public health and politics, exposing how  Policy decisions shape our health landscape and what actionable steps people can take to reclaim control over their well-being.   Guests range from out-of-the-box thinking physicians such as Dr. Casey Means (author of "Good Energy") and Dr. Roger Sehult (Medcram lectures) to public health experts such as Dr. Jay Bhattacharya (Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Dr. Marty Mckary  (Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and high-profile names such as  Zuby and Mark Sisson (Primal Blueprint and Primal Kitchen).   If you're ready to take control of your health and performance, this is the podcast for you. We cut through the jargon and deliver practical, no-BS advice that you can implement in your daily life, empowering you to make positive changes for your well-being.   Connect on social with Dr. Mike Hart: Instagram: @drmikehart Twitter: @drmikehart Facebook: @drmikehart  

On this episode of Good Guy / Bad Guy…Are people disrespecting Dustin Poirier? Lightweight Champ Islam Makhachev is a massive betting favorite over Poirier for UFC 302, but why are so many overlooking him? Is this matchup closer than people think? Find out what DC & Chael have to say. Plus, Conor McGregor says he wants to fight three times this year. After his bout with Michael Chandler, he wants to fight at the Sphere in September, then again in December. You do not want to miss who the guys want his next two fights to be. And “This Week in MMA History” we take a trip down memory lane to when DC first became a UFC World Champ against Anthony “Rumble” Johnson for the Light Heavyweight Title. Stick around because what he remembers most about that night will give you all the feels.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Good Guy / Bad Guy…DC & Chael break down some sick hypothetical matchups from different UFC Eras! From Chuck Liddell vs Jon Jones, BJ Penn vs Max Holloway, to Matt Hughes vs Kamaru Usman & Anthony “Rumble” Johnson vs Alex Pereira. Plus, we're on the Road to UFC 300 and taking a look back at all the drama that unfolded just a few days before DC was set to headline against Jon Jones at UFC 200. Get DC's thoughts on getting the news that Jones was out and having to prepare to fight Anderson Silva on less than 48 hours' notice. Then, WrestleMania is here and the Bad Guy is tearing apart DC's list of the Top 5 Most Entertaining Wrestlers of all time. And, the guys go 5 Rounds on the hottest topics in the MMA world! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discussing the passing of Jason David Frank, Kevin Conroy, and Anthony "Rumble" Johnson. Also, the deadly mass attacks in seven days. Lastly Black Panther Wakanda Forever review. Twitter: Nicetown finest Twitch: Twitch.tv/nicetown_finest27 https://www.patreon.com/Crewsinpodcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfFOp5oMh0E --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrew-crews/support

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba was a mess of a card, but it was a mostly enjoyable mess.  We start this week's show discussing the results of that event, as well as the results of Bellator 288: Nemkov vs. Anderson 2. Then in the second half of the show we take a look at the upcoming PFL 2022 Championships, and the passing of Anthony "Rumble" Johnson. Finally, in our Hammer History segment we look back 500 episodes to late December 2012, and the (at the time) upcoming UFC 155: dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2. You can find us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, The Itunes Store, Stitcher, MMAPodcast.com, Player.FM, or find @SteveJeffery on Twitter

Rest in Peace to both Anthony "Rumble" Johnson & Jason David Frank. The guys return to discuss FTX crypto scandal that leads to What TSM should be doing as their name deal is assumed to be breached. Should TSM face backlash for introducing their fanbase? Oculus founder reveals the VR headset from a saw movie. 3 explosives charges on the front, ready to detonate on any brave gamer who is willing to play and not die in the process. Fake verified Twitter accounts sweep the internet with trolls as Nintendo, Santa Monica Studios, Microsoft, Sony and other parody account and tweets flew. Mr. Beast surpassing Pewdiepie, Adriana Chechik confirms she found out she was pregnant and forced to abort to have risky surgery from Twitch con foam pit incident. Should she sue Twitch?

We remember Anthony Rumble Johnson. We discuss new Toyota Prius, new Jesus Christ game, War Zone 2, and so much more… --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/interwebrundown/support

The boys are back for another exciting show!  The boys recap UFC 281 and what's next for everyone. Picks and analysis for UFC Vegas 65 and we pay tribute to the great Anthony Rumble Johnson!  Good luck on your wagers this weekend and please don't forget to subscribe, rate and give the show a review! 

Mandrake and Ferrari present a special birthday episode where we discuss UFC 281, PPV buys, Izzy and Esparza lose their titles and we pay tribute to Anthony "Rumble" Johnson who recently passed away plus much more!!!

Siris King talks about UFC 281. But he really gets into the subject of Elon Musk and Twitter. How the apps best days might be behind it. He also discusses the death of Anthony Rumble Johnson, and for the hotpass segment. The first short person wins for the week. (Vithoria Papel) Combat corner breaks boundaries and of course he gives love to the underrated Kaylani Lei. 

Jimmy and Niko welcome back MMA Expert Rev "The Problem" Koka to react to all things #UFC281 and the tragic passion go Anthony "Rumble" Johnson! There was a ton to takeaway from so be sure to check it out and follow @FeOTBpod and @RevKoka for more! Follow us @FeOTbpod on all social media Follow @Variety Sports Network here If you want to help support us and #VSN check out our following #sponsors #RowOneBrand use code VSN on rowonebrand.com to get 15% off anything in the art gallery #InTheClutchSports use code VARIETYSPORTS on inthclutchsports.com to get 10% off your whole order! #SeatGeek download the app today and use code VSN to get $20 off your first purchase! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/far-end-of-the-bench/support

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zft5jHuST_o Ringside Report November 17, 2022. Hosted by Dave Simon, Fred Garcia and AJ D'Alesio. Dave, Fred and AJ previewed UFC Vegas 65 Lewis v. Spivak and Bellator 288. The guys talked about results from UFC 281, the death of Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and the world cup of soccer. All this and much more on this episode.

In Memory of Anthony "Rumble" Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The MMA world recently lost one of its greats, Anthony "Rumble" Johnson. Rumble struck fear into everyone he fought, but he was as kind as could be outside the cage. I've had a lot of people reach out to me since his passing, so I thought I'd tell some stories about our fight and relationship and send prayers to his friends and family. ... Link to our previous interview: Rumble and Spaniard  To inquire about assemblies and speaking: Speaking Form Learn more about Spaniard School online membership: Spaniard School Purchase all your books here: Spaniard Show Reading List Get my two books here: DRIVEN, Becoming the World's Toughest Lifelong Learner Connect on social media: Instagram: @charliespaniard YouTube: Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman Facebook: Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman Twitter: @charliespaniard

On this episode of The Mighty Beast Podcast MMA Show, @sean_pierre_ and Carlo Valero (@hapki1) talk about the late Anthony Rumble Johnson, catch up on training and recap this past weekend's action packed UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira fight card. They breakdown this weekend's UFC Fight Night 215: Lewis vs. Spivac, Bellator 288, and ONE on PRIME fight cards and dig into some MMA news. Instagram: www.instagram.com/sean_pierre_ Instagram: www.instagram.com/hapki1 New Shirt via Amazon Prime: https://a.co/d/8RlzX7E New Beanie: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1327529929/the-mighty-beast-podcast-beanie?ref=listings_manager_grid

Jason and Daniel discuss a range of topics in this episode, including their memories of Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, what happened at UFC 281, PFL revealing the price point for its inaugural PPV next week, and they preview this weekend's MMA action. Follow, Rate, and Review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher iHeartRadio, Spotify, TuneIn, and Google Podcast. Follow Jason Floyd on Twitter […] The post The MMA Report: Point Revealed for Next Week's PFL PPV appeared first on Radio Influence.

This show was an intense one. We talked topics like NFL, NBA, UFC, Anthony "Rumble" Johnson, and the UVA shooting.

On this episode Chris and Jason cover a variety of topics; from Jerry Jones defending Dan Prescott to what it would mean if the Minnesota Vikings when the Super Bowl.

Brendan and Bryan recap their respective weekends in Charlotte and Houston before getting into the big UFC card over the weekend and figuring out exactly how much Brendan owes Bryan in the aftermath of his prophetic main card picks. They break down the fights and what Bryan would do if he was Michael Chandler's coach, discuss Izzy's cryptic reference to potential health issues he's enduring, and pay tribute to Anthony "Rumble" Johnson who passed away over the weekend. They talk about the current state of Detroit (where Bryan's heading today to shoot a film), Elon's latest controversial move with Twitter, the NFL quarterbacks that would make the hottest ladies, and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brendan and Bryan recap their respective weekends in Charlotte and Houston before getting into the big UFC card over the weekend and figuring out exactly how much Brendan owes Bryan in the aftermath of his prophetic main card picks. They break down the fights and what Bryan would do if he was Michael Chandler's coach, discuss Izzy's cryptic reference to potential health issues he's enduring, and pay tribute to Anthony “Rumble” Johnson who passed away over the weekend. They talk about the current state of Detroit (where Bryan's heading today to shoot a film), Elon's latest controversial move with Twitter, the NFL quarterbacks that would make the hottest ladies, and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Fighter vs. The Writer returns after an action-packed weekend at UFC 281 where Alex Pereira pulled off a stunning comeback to knockout Israel Adesanya to become the new middleweight champion. UFC welterweight Matt Brown joins Damon Martin on the podcast as they discuss the fallout from the event when Pereira earned a third win over Adesanya after beating him twice previously whey they were competing in kickboxing. Brown will give his thoughts on the fight and why he believes the stoppage in the fight between Pereira and Adesanya was a little bit early in his estimation. We'll also discuss the jaw-dropping performance from Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler as they went to war in one of the most memorable fights of 2022. Where does Poirier go next after this win and has Chandler hit his ceiling in the UFC if he's not willing to engage in these all out wars? Plus, the podcast pays tribute to Anthony “Rumble” Johnson after his tragic death at just 38 years old while Brown looks back at the time he was scheduled to face the prolific knockout artist in his career. All this and more on the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer! Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Read More: MMA Fighting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Fighter vs. The Writer returns after an action-packed weekend at UFC 281 where Alex Pereira pulled off a stunning comeback to knockout Israel Adesanya to become the new middleweight champion. UFC welterweight Matt Brown joins Damon Martin on the podcast as they discuss the fallout from the event when Pereira earned a third win over Adesanya after beating him twice previously whey they were competing in kickboxing. Brown will give his thoughts on the fight and why he believes the stoppage in the fight between Pereira and Adesanya was a little bit early in his estimation. We'll also discuss the jaw-dropping performance from Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler as they went to war in one of the most memorable fights of 2022. Where does Poirier go next after this win and has Chandler hit his ceiling in the UFC if he's not willing to engage in these all out wars? Plus, the podcast pays tribute to Anthony “Rumble” Johnson after his tragic death at just 38 years old while Brown looks back at the time he was scheduled to face the prolific knockout artist in his career. All this and more on the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer! Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Read More: MMA Fighting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Fighter vs. The Writer returns after an action-packed weekend at UFC 281 where Alex Pereira pulled off a stunning comeback to knockout Israel Adesanya to become the new middleweight champion. UFC welterweight Matt Brown joins Damon Martin on the podcast as they discuss the fallout from the event when Pereira earned a third win over Adesanya after beating him twice previously whey they were competing in kickboxing. Brown will give his thoughts on the fight and why he believes the stoppage in the fight between Pereira and Adesanya was a little bit early in his estimation. We'll also discuss the jaw-dropping performance from Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler as they went to war in one of the most memorable fights of 2022. Where does Poirier go next after this win and has Chandler hit his ceiling in the UFC if he's not willing to engage in these all out wars? Plus, the podcast pays tribute to Anthony “Rumble” Johnson after his tragic death at just 38 years old while Brown looks back at the time he was scheduled to face the prolific knockout artist in his career. All this and more on the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer! Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Read More: MMA Fighting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ryan Frederick and Paul Fontaine are back to talk about the week that was and is to come in the very busy world of mixed martial arts. Saturday night saw the show of the year with UFC 281 from Madison Square Garden which saw two new champions crowned and a fight of the year candidate all on the main card. The guys break that all down as well as the rest of card which was incredible from top to bottom. They then go over a hectic upcoming week with shows from various promotions all week culminating in another UFC on ESPN+ show from the Apex on Saturday afternoon headlined by Derrick Lewis and Sergey Spivak in a heavyweight fight. The card has a lot of familiar names but no real important fights and pretty much exists to fill time on the ESPN streaming service. The question of the week comes from a listener who wants to know if the guys will be watching Dana White's Power Slap League on TBS so they talk a bit about their feelings on that new company. Ryan and Paul then share their memories of Anthony "Rumble" Johnson, who passed away this weekend at the age of 38 in one of the saddest stories of the year before closing out the show with the weekly news segment featuring updates on Cain Velasquez, Jon Jones, UFC 284 in Perth and much more. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fightgamemedia Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1958473677605950 Follow our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/fightgamemedia Subscribe to our YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/c/FightGameMedia Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fightgamemedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Decorated mixed-martial arts fighter Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson died of organ failure stemming from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and a rare auto-immune disorder, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, it has been revealed. The 38-year-old died Sunday, but a cause of death was not immediately known until a Yahoo Sports report on Sunday evening. March 6, 1984 – November 13, 2022 SPONSORED BY https://www.instagram.com/supremeoftheuk/?hl=en  https://www.instagram.com/cfr_sports/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@cfrnetwork --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cfr-network/support

Episode 66 | Courtney Hendo & Sunni Imhotep Discuss: ➤ UFC 281 Recap: Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira ➤ What's Next for the winners and losers of UFC 281 ➤ Islam Makhachev vs Alex Volkanoski Official ➤ Cain Velasquez granted bail ➤ Anthony "Rumble" Johnson passes away at 38 years old ➤ Leon Edwards wants Jorge Masvidal if he wins a top 5 fight in the next few months. And so much more! FOLLOW US: ➤ Boisterous Boyz IG: https://bit.ly/boisterousboyzig ➤ Boisterous Boyz TikTok: https://bit.ly/3BUpM23 ➤ Courtney Hendo: https://bit.ly/3AAW4fV ➤ Sunni Imhotep: https://bit.ly/3tZn5sp ABOUT: Join the Boisterous Boyz each week as they discuss the world of combat sports, explore the topics of popular culture, and crack hella jokes. PRODUCTION: Studio: https://bit.ly/34dOzja Location: San Diego, California PR Inquiries: theboisterousboys@gmail.com #DustinPoirier #IsraelAdesanya #AlexPereira --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/boisterousboyz/message

On Episode 29, I will be diving into UFC 281, James Kraus & Laura Sanko alleged affair, Adesanya nutting to make weight, Anthony Rumble Johnson passes away, Chandler accused of cheating against Dustin, UFC FIGHT NIGHT: LEWIS VS. SPIVAC Predictions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Condolences to the family of MMA legend Anthony "Rumble" Johnson. He will be missed a great deal by this community, rest in peace AJ. This week I break down all the action from UFC 281. The back and forth battles, the submissions, the knockouts, the guard pulling, missing weight, come-from-behind wins and hype train wrecks. I also preview UFC Vegas 65, featuring a heavyweight matchup between Derrick Lewis and Serghei Spivak. As always, thank you for the shares, comments, feedback and criticism - cheers! MMA on the Rocks T-Shirts - Use promo code: MMAROCKS10 MMA on the Rocks Tank Tops MMA on the Rocks Hoodies Support the Show Theme song by Alex Grohl #UFC281 185 lbs.: UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira 115 lbs.: UFC Strawweight Champion Carla Esparza vs. Zhang Weili 155 lbs.: Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler 135 lbs.: Frankie Edgar vs. Chris Gutierrez 155 lbs.: Dan Hooker vs. Claudio Puelles 155 lbs.: Brad Riddell vs. Renato Moicano 205 lbs.: Dominick Reyes vs. Ryan Spann 125 lbs.: Erin Blanchfield vs. Molly McCann 185 lbs.: Andre Petroski vs. Wellington Turman 155 lbs.: Matt Frevola vs. Ottman Azaitar 115 lbs.: Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Silvana Gomez 145 lbs.: Michael Trizano vs. Seungwoo Choi 135 lbs.: Julio Arce vs. Montel Jackson 205 lbs.: Carlos Ulberg vs. Nicolae Negumereanu #UFCVegas65 265 lbs.: Derrick Lewis vs. Serghei Spivac 135 lbs.: Kevin Natividad vs. Ricky Turcios 115 lbs.: Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Maria Oliveira 170 lbs.: Andre Fialho vs. Muslim Salikhov 135 lbs.: Kyler Phillips vs. Jack Shore 185 lbs.: Cody Brundage vs. Rodolfo Vieira 125 lbs.: Charles Johnson vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov 125 lbs.: Jennifer Maia vs. Maryna Moroz 135 lbs.: Fernie Garcia vs. Brady Hiestand 135 lbs.: Jose Johnson vs. Vince Morales --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mmaontherocks/support

Grav gets on Dave Chappelle, Saturday Night Live, Nas, King's Disease 3, Wakanda Forever, antisemitism, Kyrie Irving, Israel Adesanya, the midterm elections, Anthony "Rumble" Johnson, the disconnect between Democrats/Republicans, and much more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/zero-grav/support

On this episode of the Sofa Kingdom Podcast Margo from Jitzchickz joins us to discuss boxing, MMA, jiu jitsu mat Etiquette and What martial art impacts MMA the most.    More from our guest Margo: https://linktr.ee/Jitzchickz   Find more Sofa Kingdom Podcast on instagram https://www.instagram.com/sofakingdomofc/ Audio podcast is on all major podcast platforms just search "Sofa Kingdom Podcast" and video pod on youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUpq_y7JsCQcO0ozUQM5dAw   general topics this episode: Palm beach gardens martial arts, rodriguezbjj, jitzchickz, Evander Holyfield vs Vitor Belfort, pride fighting, mma, Randy Couture vs Brock Lesnar, apple exploit, De La Hoya cross dressing Anthony Rumble Johnson sumo wrestling, Paddy Pimblett, Darren till, soccer, futbol, jiu jitsu, Muay Thai, wrestling    

On this Episode Uly Monster & 2nyce got the one & only Anthony "RUMBLE" Johnson in the dont blink studios. They talk about rumbles upbringing, business ventures, and upcoming fight OCT 16th. This is definitely a legendary show so you already know... DONT BLINK !! VISIT DBP WEBSITE FOLLOW ULY MONSTER FOLLOW 2NYCE FOLLOW RUMBLE FOLLOW DONT BLINK PODCAST  

Adam Carolla joins Bryan, Brendan and Shapel to talk cars, Adam doing 15 shows a week, completing The Groundlings theatre school, Jimmy Burke tripping on THC, man in backseat of a Tesla with no driver, Anthony Rumble Johnson arrested for identity theft, athletes vs swimmers and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jesus breaks down/makes picks for UFC 262 Charles Oliveira vs Michael Chandler, recaps, Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders, Bellator 258 and UFC's Rodriguez vs Waterson cards, Anthony Rumble Johnson's comeback KO, what's next for Donald Cerrone and much more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mmatoday/support

Brendan breaks down/makes picks for UFC 262 Charles Oliveira vs Michael Chandler, recaps, Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders, Bellator 258 and UFC's Rodriguez vs Waterson cards, Diego Sanchez's disturbing training footage with his coach Joshua Fabia, Jake Paul stealing Floyd Mayweather's hat, Logan Paul's awkward press conference with Mayweather, Anthony Rumble Johnson's comeback KO, what's next for Donald Cerrone and much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jesus recaps UFC Jiri Prochazka vs Dominick Reyes and talks why Jiri is now the most entertaining fighter and the future of the division, Diego Sanchez's release from the UFC and pleas to get rid of his coach, Yoel Romero out of fight with Anthony Rumble Johnson, this weekend's UFC, Bellator and PFL fight cards and Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders and much more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mmatoday/support

Brendan recaps UFC Jiri Prochazka vs Dominick Reyes and Andy Ruiz Jr. vs Chris Arreola and talks why Jiri is now the most entertaining fighter over Kevin Holland and the future of the division, Diego Sanchez's release from the UFC and pleas to get rid of his coach, Yoel Romero out of fight with Anthony Rumble Johnson, Rachael Ostovich signing with BKFC, this weekend's UFC, Bellator and PFL fight cards and Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anthony "Rumble" Johnson is a current light heavyweight contender in the Bellator MMA promotion and the former #1 ranked UFC light heavyweight contender. He is slated to fight Yoel Romero on the Bellator 258 card in the first round of the Bellator Light Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament.  Known as one of the most dominant knock out punchers in MMA history, he is returning to the cage after 4 years of retirement. We talked about his current training for his upcoming fight, his other business interests outside of MMA, including Aktion Specialty Coffee, Rumbletime Consultants, and Rumbletime Media.  We also talked about his introduction to cannabis, how his use during training changes and even about his past experience with the desert toad Bufo Alvarius, which produces a venom known as 5-MeO-DMT that when smoked, produces profound hallucinogenic effects.  Always fun and interesting conversations with AJ and I really hope you enjoy it! Make sure you grab a bag of Rumbletime coffee at www.drinkaktion.com Use code RUMBLE and get 15% OFF your order!       

recaps UFC 258 Kamaru Usman vs Gilbert Burns and talks what's next for Kamaru Usman, Bellator's Light Heavyweight Grand Prix featuring Anthony Rumble Johnson vs Yoel Romero, Ryan Bader vs Lyoto Machida and more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mmatoday/support

Brendan recaps UFC 258 Kamaru Usman vs Gilbert Burns and talks what's next for Kamaru Usman, the odd interaction with Miley Cyrus and UFC's Julian Marquez, Bellator's Light Heavyweight Grand Prix featuring Anthony Rumble Johnson vs Yoel Romero, Ryan Bader vs Lyoto Machida and more, Deontay Wilder's former coach Mark Breland taking jabs at Wilder and Wilder's response, this weekend's Curtis Blaydes vs Derrick Lewis and Adrien Broner vs Jovanie Santiago fight cards, fan questions and much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's episode is a conversation with the uber talented jack of all trades Justin Jones! This episode is jam packed with info, honestly, you might want to grab a pen and paper. Justin is a serial Entrepreneur currently primarily involved in: Aktion Coffee and Supplement Company, working with Anthony "Rumble" Johnson and a number of amazing humans creating cutting edge coffee and health supplements. That Curious Jones Podcast interviewing a wide range of high level guests. Software Sales Consulting for SAAS products. Today we dive into: First 20 Minutes: Getting injured and making a recovery, driving him to find his passion The lessons you learn from door to door sales and why they're important Faking it till you make it big time Justin's story of College drop out to climbing the corporate ladder at IBM Ladder, to entrepreneur Why he left corporate America What he's been involved in since: E Commerce, Cannabis Space, Events company working with professional athletes Passing Half Pound gold blunts around a party with Peter Dante from Grandma's boy 20 Minute Mark: How do you manage multiple businesses at a high level? The importance of a support system. Understand when making NO decision is WORSE than making the WRONG decision, and how to manage your limited time. Can't be afraid to fail, and understanding what you're good at / not good at. 30 Minute Mark: The importance of finding a mentor. A network vs a mentor - what's better? Does imposter syndrome and anxiety ever end? Why you need to listen to this podcast :D His story of leaving corporate and starting his entrepreneur journey and first podcast Bud Brothers. 40 Minute Mark: New mushroom coffee and supplements in the works. The benefits of Cannabis and Psychedelic mushrooms. How to get started marking a change in your life, or starting a business. Links from the show: Aktion Coffee Justin Jones IG Curious Jones Podcast Rumble Johnson Bud Brothers Podcast Code - Curious - for 15% off coffee Each Wednesday, join Josh & Travis, long time friends building their businesses, as they deep dive topics and interview guests to teach themselves and their listeners how to turn struggles into strengths, follow their passion, and pursue greatness in everything mind, muscle, and money. This podcast is for anyone who is looking to improve their health & fitness, leave the job they hate to find their passion, or generally improve their life. If you enjoyed this show, PLEASE like, review, rate, and provide your thoughts and feedback we would really love to hear from you! How to contact us @travishawkesmedia (contact Travis for media bookings, questions about the podcast, etc!) @joshlevinefitness (contact Josh for training booking, questions about the podcast, etc!)

Anthony "Rumble" Johnson details his recent decision to leave the UFC and sign an exclusive deal with Bellator MMA. The former two-time UFC title contender also takes a look at the competition he'll face in Bellator as well as his plans to stay at light heavyweight rather than test the waters at heavyweight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

RECAP: Marvin Vettori proves that he belongs at the top of the middleweight division as he defeats Jack Hermansson via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-45)How does Vettori matchup with the top middleweights? Errol Spence Jr. successfully defenses his IBF and WBC welterweight titles as he defeats Danny Garcia via unanimous decision (116-112, 116-112, 117-111)How does Spence matchup with Crawford? Will we see that fight next? FIGHT NEWS: Fight Announcement: Floyd Mayweather will face YouTuber Logan Paul in an exhibition bout on February 20th. Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony “Rumble” Johnson signs a deal with BellatorThis is the second of big releases of the UFC after Yoel Romero got released last week WHO YOU GO?The greatest UFC light heavyweight fight that never happened: Anthony “Rumble” Johnson vs Jon “Bones” JonesPREVIEW: UFC 256 Co-Main Event: Lightweights, #3 Tony Ferguson (26-4) vs #7 Charles Oliveira (29-8) UFC 256 Main Event: Flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo (20-1) vs #1 Brandon Moreno (18-5-1) Live on DAZN: Heavyweights, WBA, WBO, and IBF champion Anthony Joshua (23-1) vs Kubrat Pulev (28-1) THE FLURRY:

The Thirty-Fifth Episode of The Schmozone Podcast with cohosts Dave Schmulenson (aka The Schmo) and Helen Yee. Dominance MMA Manager Ali Abdelaziz fresh off back surgery jumps into The Schmozone to provide updates on Khabib, Gaethje, Khamzat, 'Rumble' Johnson, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Coming back to the ring? Known for his incredible Knock Out Power and his Intimidating Presence in the Octagon, this is not a guy you'd want to mess with... But in person, one of the best people you'll ever meet. Listen in as we uncover the man behind the punches, THE Anthony “RUMBLE” Johnson.

In this episode, Brian talks with Mixed Martial Arts fighter Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman and his remarkable story going from working his dream job as a Spanish teacher, to winning UFC fights in the Octagon. Follow Charlie on Twitter @SpaniardMMA Follow Charlie on Instagram @MMASpaniard Check out his website Charlie-Brenneman.com You will learn about... Charlie's journey going from Spanish teacher to UFC fighter Charlie's 5 Elements of Excellence that have lead him to great success Charlie's AM and PM routines Charlie's daily video posted on Facebook and YouTube where he shares knowledge from the book he is reading that day How you can have Charlie come speak to your team or school   PODCAST TRANSCRIPTION Brenneman: That result is there. We want it, we want it, we want it. But just above that - slightly more important than that - is the process, is the pursuit of that goal not the attainment of that goal. Cain: This is Brian Cain with the Peak Performance Podcast. Today our guest, Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman, has not only fought the who's-who in the Mixed Martial Arts world as a UFC veteran but he is also a former high school teacher. Charlie has a fascinating story that has come out with his book Driven: My Unlikely Journey from Classroom To Cage. Charlie, I'm just fired up to have you on. Thanks for making the time to be a part of the Peak Performance Podcast. Brenneman: It's my pleasure to be here. I love talking to likeminded people and you're one of them so I'm happy to be here. Cain: Well Charlie if you would for our listeners they probably have seen you in the cage. They've seen you with the who's-who in the UFC from Johny Hendricks and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. What they probably don't know is your story up until that point in the UFC. Could you give kind of a quick snapshot of your career as a high school/college athlete, into teaching, and then what kind of got you into MMA? Brenneman: I'm from central Pennsylvania. I grew up in a small town. I'm a wrestler. Even today when I speak one of my lines is “I'm a wrestler who learned to fight.” That is basically what I did. The sport of wrestling taught me mental toughness, it taught me mindset, it taught me discipline, sacrifice. Those are the things that I carried up with me through high school. I would always come close to achieving my goals but I would fall short. I started to keep track and understand that the reason I was falling short was because I ultimately lacked the self confidence at the highest level. I ended up losing a state title two years in a row in high school. I took my athletic career into wrestling and for my first four years of my collegiate wrestling I red shirted a year. I completely underperformed. The last year it was like I had a mental breakthrough that really changed my last year, it changed the trajectory of my future. I ended up capping off my college career in a great way. I still felt short of my goal but I finished in a round of twelve at Division One Nationals. Then I thought it was all done. I thought all that discipline and sacrifice was over. I was ready to go home. I was ready to get fat and sit on the couch. After about a year of doing that I realized that I needed something. I needed to compete again. Around that time the sport of Mixed Martial Arts was starting to come to the forefront and started to kind of make a little bit of progress in the mainstream. Then literally one day I decided I'm going to leave my Spanish teaching position and I'm going to be a UFC fighter. Up until two years ago it'll be my last fight but I spent the last decade training with, competing against, fighting, beating, losing to, the biggest baddest toughest fighters in the world. I came from a small town, became a teacher, then fighting, and now I'm on the other side of it where I'm kind of taking everything I learned, condensing it, and delivering it through speaking and mentoring. Cain: I know we just kind of got off of a good discussion before we got onto the podcast. What are some of the key principles that when you're going in to speak to a school or you're going in to work with a team what are some of the key principles - basically your framework, Charlie, that you share with them that made you successful that you know if they would adopt and they'll heed to you teachings you know that they'll be more successful. What are some of those key principles or key concepts within your framework? Brenneman: So what I did when I had my last fight and I thought “what am I going to do,” the first thing I did was I sat down and I literally wrote a book. I had had so many questions about I left my job, I got called crazy, I got called stupid, I got called all kinds of things because it was against the norm. So I sat down and I wrote a book about it. I'm a note taker and I'm a writer so I condensed all of the notes, the principles, the things that I've recorded over the years and I boiled them down into five what I call “elements of excellence.” Those things together create a fighter's mindset. When you're talking about a fighter's mindset you think of the best fighters in the world. There is this resilience and perseverance and mental toughness and discipline - all these things. But the five things that I really focus on is the idea of a vision, knowing where you want to go, always having that North Star. The next thing is your core values whether it's in your personal life, whether it's in your athletic life, your professional life. I read a lot of books and so many of them focus on this idea of core values, knowing who you truly are and being that person in competition. The next one is defining success. To me that took me a lifetime of winning and losing. That took me a lifetime of competing to really truly appreciate the process versus the outcome. The fourth one is living with accountability. To me accountability - when I decided to leave my teaching position and I decided to literally drive into the unknown, this unknown world, it was all on me. It was on my shoulders. I had no paycheck. I had no leads. I had to create it. So that idea of accountability, (as Jocko Willink in Extreme Ownership says) assuming extreme ownership in everything you do and say. Then the last part - I don't want to say the most powerful, but - is the idea of surrounding yourself with the best every day. Even today in my life connecting with you, connecting with other speakers and mentors and podcasters, I'm obsessed with surrounding myself with the best. Looking at the best in the world then literally trying to talk to them. The first two guys I communicated with in Mixed Martial Arts were Eddie Alvarez and Frankie Edgar. Eddie is the current UFC Champion. Frankie is one of the best in history. So I believe in the power of influence. Those five elements are kind of my keys to living with a fighter's mindset. Cain: I love that. I think you hit the nail right on the head and as it ties back with what a lot of our listeners have gone through and are familiar with some of the work that I've done with the 12 Pillars of Peak Performance and in talking about vision and values (that's Pillar #2) and kind of defining your success is that process. The process over the outcome. Then surrounding yourself with the best. As we say you become the average of the five people that you hang out with most. In one of the books that you mentioned from Jocko Willink about extreme ownership, one of the top reads (I think) from people in our Inner Circle and people that are going to be listening to this podcast. I'm assuming you've seen his video where he talks about good and making adversity your advantage. What are some of the other best books that you've read that have had the biggest impact on your mindset? Brenneman: I literally read every morning. It's one of the things I started doing 42 days ago. I read every morning. I've been reading for years and years and one of the things I've been doing is making a daily video summarizing and applying what I have read that day to everyday life. There are 100 books I could say.   Some of the coolest recent ones that I've read, The Obstacle Is The Way by Ryan Holiday. It talks about using adversity to your advantage. Certainly The Obstacle Is The Way. Start With Why by Simon Sinek which just really gets back to kind of along the lines of your values. Figure out what's your purpose. Why do I get up every morning at 4:30? Why do I still do treadmill sprint workouts when I have no fight? Really getting to the core of that.   I'll give you a third one. The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson talks about small consistent actions repeated over a long period of time resulting in giant results. Those are three of the top ones. Reading is a habit that I would encourage everyone to get into. Cain: Those are definitely four books that are in my library and four books that I think many of our listeners have gone through. It's funny, The Slight Edge is a book that was given to SMU's athletic director, Rick Hart, gave that book to all of their coaches. Then The Obstacle Is The Way by Ryan Holiday, he's got another book The Ego Is The Enemy that the TCU athletic director gave to all of their coaches. So you're reading books, Charlie, that are right up there with our audience. The videos that you make, is that something that you put out on social media and  something that our listeners could follow along as well so they could kind of learn through what they're learning? Brenneman: Absolutely. I'm glad that you mentioned that. I do Facebook Live. I tested it out a little with Periscope, a little with Facebook Live, and I seem to get the most views on Facebook Live. From there I upload them to YouTube so you can subscribe to me on YouTube to get them on a daily basis or you can follow me on my personal page, Charlie Brenneman, or my business page, Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman. Every morning 5:30 I'm there with a smile on my face kind of reciting. I feel kind of weird because I've been an athlete, I've been a fighter, that's what I do, but I get so amped up about reading and learning and just pushing it out. So yeah I put them out every day on my social media. Cain: I love it. So your social media. The best place for people to follow you. What is your Twitter handle? Brenneman: @SpaniardMMA. My website www.Charlie-Brenneman.com has all of my links in the upper right-hand corner. I'm SpaniardMMA across the board. Instagram I'm MMASpaniard because I can't get SpaniardMMA so that is the only hiccup. Cain: Then your YouTube channel is SpaniardMMA? Brenneman: Yep. If you just search Charlie Brenneman or SpaniardMMA on YouTube it will come up. Cain: Awesome. I think that would be something that our listeners definitely will want to follow. I didn't realize you did that so that is going to be something I go and get on for sure and check those out in the morning. You talk about getting up every morning and doing a video at 5:30. You sound like you're a machine of routine. Tell us about your morning routine and kind of what you do on a daily basis. Brenneman: This is something for the listeners out there. I'm a fan of Gary Vaynerchuk who - you can call him an internet marketer, entrepreneur, he's a lot of things. One of the things that I learned from him - actually I didn't learn it from him. I felt comfortable because I heard him reaffirm it, this idea of trying a bunch of different things. The very first person who turned me on to this idea of a morning routine is Hal Elrod in The Miracle Morning. Since then I've tried maybe 10-20 different routines in the morning. For me basically it's simple. My alarm is set for 4:30 every morning. I get up early every morning. On Sundays I sleep in till a whopping 6:00 or 6:30. There is really only two things: I drink 32 ounces of water basically right out of the gate and I read for at least 30 minutes a day. Those two things when it's completely quiet, when the bids aren't even chirping, it's dark, I'm sitting here with water, a coffee, and my book. If I can get that in my day then that puts me up in the right direction. Cain: Hal Elrod, one of my favorite books The Miracle Morning where he talks about the acronym SAVERS. The first S is silence, the A if affirmation (so positive), the V is visualization, the E is exercise, the R is that you read, and the last S is that you scribe and you write and you actually do that without knowing and putting it to the SAVERS acronym that Hal talks about in The Miracle Morning. You're actually doing that on a daily basis. Maybe instead of writing you're speaking into your video and putting it out there for others which is probably a more easier digestible way for people to learn these days. But I love that morning routine. What about your PM routine? Do you have a shutdown routine at the end of the day to help you kind of log off and get more dialed in with your family? Brenneman: We just had a son three weeks ago and I have a daughter that is three years old. Where I'm at in this phase of my life I'm probably done fighting for several different reasons. I realize it's like the work is there, the tasks are there, and I could literally work every hour of every day. This is a transition period for me and my wife. We've seen in the last decade when it went from teaching to fighting and fighting now into speaking and mentoring that these different transition phases - and they're tough. For any goal driven person in a relationship who has a family it's tough. It's not easy. What we've done is develop - that's partially the reason I get up at 4:30 in the morning, so I have the time to do the things I need to do. But I really - we're recording now in the PM and this is an anomaly. I normally shut off by - I'm done with my workout by 5:30 and then it's all family. Just because if I didn't draw that hard line it would go on forever. Mixing that business and family time is just not a winner in our home. Cain: That one hit me pretty hard as I'm sitting here on a cruise and I'm looking at my wife who is sitting out on the balcony waiting for me to get done doing work so that I can take her to dinner. I think you hit the nail on the head. For the coaches that are listening to this you've got to have that hard shutdown routine. You've got to have that time in your day where you said “hey what's done is done and what's not done can be put off until tomorrow” because if you don't draw that hard line you're right, you could literally work 24 hours in a day when you're uber motivated and a guy who is excited to go out there and make a difference which our listeners are. So I think I they can start to learn about that shutdown routine as well. That's going to be important. Now when you shut down at 5:30 after that workout are you done with technology and you're turning off the computer and the email and the cell phone and all that so you can engage? Or do you still have that digital distraction sometimes? Brenneman: Yeah I'm not going to sit here and say I'm perfect by any means. But no, my objective is to - I actually am up in my office right now (it's on the third floor of my house) and I leave my computer up here because what I've found is that when I would bring my computer downstairs I would be tempted. If my wife went in to get something to eat or to fix something to eat I'd be tempted to hop on my computer and check my email real quick. So by leaving it up here in the attic it's kind of the idea of if you don't want to eat junk food don't keep it in your cupboards. It's that same idea. If I don't want to be on my computer I should leave it upstairs. So I do that. My cell phone, I've flirted with some different strategies here and there but it's in my pocket but I've done a good enough job - and I know this from my wife saying “you know what you've done a really great job in the last couple months of staying off your cell phone after hours.” The computer is the hard up in the attic. The cell phone is just in awareness that I'm aware of how much I'm on it. Cain: Love it. That's awesome. That's great advice for everybody. Charlie, if we can let's go back to your I think you call them your five “elements of excellence?” Is that right? Brenneman: Yep. Cain: And with the five elements of excellence - vision, core values, defining success, living with accountability, and surrounding yourself with the best - how do you define success for yourself? Brenneman: Whenever you're explaining it you kind of mention the process. What happened to me is from a young age, honestly from the earliest I can remember I was dead set on getting straight As and I was dead set on winning a state championship in wrestling. Those were my goals. I would achieve those goals often but I would fall short of those goals almost as often. One of the things I tell coaches and parents as often as I can is expose your kids - both your real kids and your athletes - expose them to winning and losing as often as possible. That builds resilience and that builds mental fortitude. What I learned - honestly the heartbreak of losing two state titles, especially the second one, in high school. I was an 18 year old kid and you would think as a 35 year old man who experienced all this other stuff in the last 15 years those two nights I can't think of a more painful athletic night than those two nights. I still kept going. I still kept moving forward, keeping my values, having that vision clear of who and what I wanted to be. But it wasn't until I was fighting. You see in UFC you fight but every 3-5 months. So what would happen is I would win a fight, I would come home and I would feel like a million bucks. That was great, I had money, this and that. But then if I lost I would come home and just feel like absolute garbage. Like absolute terrible garbage. Everything was terrible. Then after that happening 3, 4, 5 times I started to - honestly it was like I just got fed up with it and I thought “there has to be another way to do this because this is not worth it, this up and down is not worth being a professional fighter.” Then it was like one day it clicked and it was like “wait a minute that's silly” to judge my self worth, to judge my feeling, to judge my mental state on the winning and the losing is wrong. I truly believe it's wrong. That's where it goes back to the process that you mentioned and Nick Saban mentions it. The idea of defining success to me - and whether you want to quote John Wooden also - is the process. Putting in the work on a daily, on an hourly, on a minute basis to produce that result in the end. That result is there. We want it, we want it, we want it. But just above that - slightly more important than that - is the process, is the pursuit of that goal not the attainment of that goal. Cain: I love that. You just mentioned two of the greatest coaches of all time (I think) in Saban and Wooden. Wooden, since we mentioned books and I'm keeping a list of your books that you mentioned here which we'll put out in the notes with this episode, is one of John Wooden's books A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On And Off the Court. It's a little blue book. it's fantastic. Brenneman: Yep. Blue and yellow. Cain: Yeah you got it. Then Nick Saban's book How Good Do You Want to Be I think is one of the best that I've ever read as well. The one I have has this cover of him at LSU on it. I know the new one has him in Alabama. So he talked about the process and I think you're so spot on with that. What about your core values? Brenneman: I was going to say another just little caveat I wanted to throw in there is this idea of excellence. Honestly when I started this pursuit (speaking and mentoring etc.) the term “excellence,” (“elements of excellence” hence the Elements of Excellence) that word really stuck to me. That stuck with me. As a kid my parents taught me, one, do the best you can in everything you do, and two, inspire other people to do the same. It was like those were kind f the two things that I thought were normal. I thought “oh yes every person does their best and every person inspires other people.” I just thought that was normal. This standard of excellence I've carried with me in my life. None of us are perfect. I've done less than perfect things and haven't maintained that standard. But I believe in operating with a mindset of excellence on a daily basis. It's like you know the cliché you shoot for the stars, you miss, you still land hot. If your objective, if your mission is excellence you're going to be good across the board no matter what. I really want to stress and emphasize the importance of setting your bar at excellence. Cain: I love that. Skip Bertman, who was the baseball coach at LSU for a number of years, I had a dream come true and got a chance to do a book with him within the last year. One of the things that Skip talked about is he says there are three doors you can go through. You can go through the door of win, you can go through the door of loss, or you can go through the door of excellence. Excellence is bigger than winning. Sometimes you can give an excellent performance and not win. I'm sure in the octagon you've had those fights where you've gone out there and fought great and fought the way you wanted to and because of the judges or because the other guy was just a little bit better that night it didn't go the way you wanted it to. But I think that happens in athletics all the time is that the process doesn't always lead to the result but the process does give you the best chance to get the result. I think if you're committed to excellence and being the best that you possibly can be and have that growth mindset you're going to be able to achieve a lot more over the marathon than the person who is focused on win-loss. Would you agree? Brenneman: Absolutely. 100%. The process versus the achievement or the process versus the outcome, yeah, it's - and I'm not saying this to make myself feel better because I lost three fights in a row to end my career. I'm not saying this to make the listeners feel good about themselves because they lost and they need a pat on the back. I'm saying this because it's tried and true from experience. This is what I learned. This is what the most successful people in the world have learned. If you're not going to take it from me take it from Saban, take it from Wooden, take it from all of these other people who say the same thing. Cain: No question. We use a term a lot that says “success leaves clues.” You've reaffirmed and (I think) brought to the table a lot of the same concludes that we try to teach and that coaches try to teach. But coaches that are listening to this and myself, I've never stepped in the octagon. I've been on either side of the octagon - fence, corner, and some guys - but you've been in there with the who's-who of MMA. For the coaches or the teachers or the athletic directors listening to this if they wanted to bring you in to deliver your message on the five elements of excellence and talk about the importance of vision, talk about core values and knowing who you are, redefining success as it relates to the process and the pursuit of excellence, being more accountable (which I know every coach has issues with trying to grow accountability in their program), and then talking about that surrounding yourself with the best and you becoming one of those people that those coaches associate with, what is the best way for people to get a hold of you and do you go in and speak to schools and do you go in and work with athletes and programs? Talk a little bit more about that process and how they can get you and what you do when you go in there. Brenneman: I appreciate that. absolutely that is what I do. If you go to my website www.Charlie-Brenneman.com it's very simple to navigate. There is a contact tab up top. Contact me. Speaking events, workshops, mentoring, it's right there for you to clearly define why you're making contact. Honestly one of the more enjoyable things I do is these workshops, these fighter's mindset workshops. There are six one hour sessions. I take them through the elements of excellence. I cap it off with a leadership session. It works great with coaches and it works great with athletes. One of the things I've learned from experience and I've heard said across the board is these success principles, these fighter mindset principles, they're going to work for you in high school athletics, they're going to work for you in college athletics, they're going to work for you in a coaching position, in a professional position, they're success principles that don't falter. They work across the board. It's awesome. For much of my life I was the guy in the fire. I was the guy in the octagon. I was the guy on TV. And I loved it, trust me. It was awesome. I loved every second of it. But now that I'm able to kind of 10x, 20x, 1,000x, 1,000,000x that into affecting people around me - I don't want to say it's more enjoyable but it's just slowly becoming more enjoyable. Cain: I think they say that the true measure of a man's life is the positive impact that he's had on others. You have a positive impact through inspiration. When you're in the cage and you're fighting it's entertaining but I think you being able to take your experience, Charlie, of what you've done and what you've learned through that journey of being an elite MMA warrior and a guy who has fought the best of the best. You are in there with a UFC World Champion and Johny Hendricks. You are in there with Anthony Johnson who I think was a World Champion as well? Brenneman: He was almost. He still might be. Well first of all I fought him at 170 lbs. Now he's at 205 lbs. So he's the number one contender at 205. Cain: I remember the days of him and his weight class changing. He's probably at his natural weight now of 205. I can only imagine how much of a beast he was at 170. But being able to have gone through and done that and now being able to take what you've learned from all the punches and the trials and tribulations and now being able to decipher that into the five elements of excellence and share that with young people who are in the pursuit of excellence (and for coaches who are trying to support their young people in pursuit of excellence) I think is fantastic. The beauty of just getting to know you a little bit here on the podcast today and in our time before is you were also a high school teacher and you are able to communicate that and you can communicate it in Spanish. It's something that I think is very unique. I will say having spent a lot of time in MMA there is not a lot of UFC fighters that I'd be comfortable with having been a former athletic director rolling them out in front of my coaches or rolling them out in front of my students because some of them - the full student body that would be non athletes - and having you go out there to talk about the five elements of excellence, that fits across the board. And the fact that you have been in a classroom and are comfortable in that setting and know what is appropriate to do with high school student athletes and high school students I think makes you at least at the top of my list of people that I would bring in to speak to my student athletes and coaches if I were still a high school athletic director. So Charlie, I'm fired up to have had the opportunity to get to know you. I appreciate you making time. I apologize for keeping you past 5:30 so please apologize to your wife for me. Brenneman: No worries. Cain: For all of our listeners again you want to follow him at @SpaniardMMA on YouTube, SpaniardMMA, and go to www.Charlie-Brenneman.com. Looking forward to getting you back on here as a repeat guest. This is one of my favorite podcasts we've done and it's exciting for me personally having watched you fight and compete in the cage as much as I have to be able to get you on a podcast here. It's very impressive to get to meet the guy who was inside of the cage. Pretty cool. Brenneman: I appreciate it. One more thing I don't think I mentioned at all is my podcast The Fighter's Mindset: The Spaniard Podcast. What I do is I dive deep into - it's called A Fighter's Mindset and to be honest I was debating whether to call it that because it's not about fighting. It's about applying the mindset, a fighter's mindset, to everyday life whether it's competition in sports, competition in life, being a better father, you name it. It's those ideas - self confidence, perseverance, resilience - all those things that make us successful inside the octagon, translating that into sports and other areas of life. You can also find that on the podcast page on my website or check us out on iTunes at A Fighter's Mindset: The Spaniard Podcast. Cain: Fantastic. I'm fired up. I'm going to get on the bike tomorrow morning and pound it out as I'm training for an Iron Man coming up here and I'm going to listen to episodes on there. Brenneman: Nice. Cain: Yeah I don't know how nice it is. It's a pain in the ass really. Brenneman: I hear you. Cain: But it's just something you set a goal and you want to go do it and it's something I'm not sure I can finish so we're going to find out here. But I'm going to work the process and give myself the best chance for success and that's all I can ask. I believe that if I do that I'll cross the finish line. I think if you keep sticking to the process and doing what you're doing you're going to have a tremendous impact and influence on a lot of people's lives out there. Charlie, thanks for your humility, thanks for your commitment to excellence, and thanks for being a guest on the Peak Performance Podcast. Brenneman: My pleasure. I want to throw this last thing out there. I am not okay with having fought the best guys in the world. I wanted to beat them. I wanted to win a world championship but I didn't. That fire and that passion is coming out of me and I'm instilling it in other people. That is what's driving me every morning to get up at 4:30 and to keep doing these sprint workouts is to share that with the up and coming group of kids and coaches that still have that opportunity. Cain: Wow I hate to say this but I guess I'm thankful for the fact that you never got the chance to put the UFC Gold around your waist because if you weren't on the mission that you're on right now I don't think you would have impacted as many people's lives as you're going to. So maybe the best thing that never happened to you was winning a UFC title because you are going to influence and impact a hell of a lot more people by what you're doing now (I think) than you would if you were still in the cage my friend. Brenneman: The obstacle is the way. Let's end it with that.

In 2007, Charlie Brenneman left the comfort of his hometown and full-time job as a Spanish teacher to pursue a career in mixed martial arts. What started out as a dream soon turned into reality. Charlie fought at every level of the industry, including an 11-fight UFC career. After upsetting #6 ranked Rick Story in 2011, his life changed as he skyrocketed into the world rankings and went head-to-head with the best fighters in the world, such as UFC Champion Johny Hendricks and current top-ranked light heavyweight Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. The key ingredient in his climb to the top – HARD WORK. Website: charlie-brenneman.com Twitter: @SpaniardMMA Facebook: /SpaniardMMA   Listen Now: Listen on iTunes: iTunes link Listen on Stitcher: Stitcher link Listen on Google Play Music: Google Play link - Quote 'We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit' What types of goals did you set when you set out on this course to fight in the MMA? The goal is not the be-all-end-all. It's the experience, knowledge, the process that you gained in the pursuit of the goal. Process vs. outcome Your book is titled ‘Driven' – what does it mean to be driven? Charlie spent a whole bunch of time on the road driving around to be around the best trainers. So the title 'Driven' is a double-meaning of being driven and motivated while at the same time spending a bunch of time on the road driving to his training. Self-confidence Preparation = Self-confidence Preparation trumps self-doubt Mistake-recovery-routines Don't pretend something bad didn't happen. But set a timeframe to allow yourself to feel sorry for yourself, then move on. This timeframe could be 3 seconds, it could be 7 days (in the case of Charlie after a tough MMA loss.) ‘Get serious about having fun' It's all about perspective - don't lose perspective that playing sports should be fun ‘A fighter's mindset' Podcast: 'How you do one thing is how you do everything' - Mike Tyson quoting Cus D'Amato In everything Charlie does, he prepares for it as he would a fight: with discipline, with self-confidence, extreme preparation, resilience, perseverance What is the best piece of advice anyone has ever given you? His Dad: Humility: 'Don't go around telling others how good you are, let them tell you' Favorite success or leadership quote? Favorite success or leadership book? Quote: 'We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit' Book: Extreme Ownership - Navy Seal author Jocko Willink Parting Advice 'Be the change you want to see' Charlie-Brenneman.com Podcasts, book, blog, daily reading videos, and much more! Website: charlie-brenneman.com Twitter: @SpaniardMMA Facebook: /SpaniardMMA   Today's Sponsors I Youth Football helps coaches, organizations, or parents teach football skills to kids ages 3-11.  Not only does I Youth Football guarantee your players increase their skills, they will give you individualized pricing based on your situation. So if you are a coach or want your local organization to run I Youth Football in your area, visit them at www.iyouthfootball.com and reach out. It's simple to set up, and a nice way to earn a little side money while helping kids learn the game of football. To get $100 off the program be sure to use this coupon code: winning -- Reviews are the lifeblood of the podcast!- If you like the podcast- please take 2 minutes to write a review! Click here -  Ready to be an Awesome Youth Coach? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter:

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