Podcast appearances and mentions of keith krikorian

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap all the action from the week in professional grappling. We break down the entire WNO 28 main card from FloGrappling, and UFC BJJ Episode 1. We discuss the main event where Mica Galvão put on a dominant performance to capture the WNO Middleweight Championship from Jonnatas Gracie. In the news section of the show, we discuss the debut of the much-anticipated UFC BJJ: Road to the Title, which is now airing daily for free on the UFC's YouTube channel. We analyze the format, a TUF-style reality show featuring two teams of lightweight (155 lbs) and welterweight (170 lbs) grapplers competing in the CJI-style pit and ruleset. We talked about the coaches, Mikey Musumeci and Rerisson Gabriel, and discussed their eventual championship fight at the finale. We break down the team selections, discussing the incredible depth on Team Gabriel with established no-gi stand outs like Andrew Tackett, Keith Krikorian, and Gianni Grippo, against Team Musumeci's squad led by IBJJF World Champion Isaac Doederlein. We talk about the first episode, which saw Andrew Tackett secure a dominant 70-second RNC sub over Aaron Wilson. In the recap of WNO 28 we discussed the main event between Mica Galvão and Middleweight Championship Jonnatas Gracie.We break down Mica's beautiful and fluid body lock passing game, analyzing how his relentless leg pummelling and use of staples systematically passed through the defensive guard of Jonnata's Gracie multiple times in the match. We also talk about Mica's post-fight comments and the potential for future superfights against Pedro Marhino at 205 for his shot at a third belt. In the co-main event, we discuss the huge upset with Kit Dale winning a decision victory over legend Xande Ribeiro.  We analyze how Kit's style and persistent half guard passing from the knee shield completely controlled the pace of the matchPlus, we recap the rest of the stacked main card. We break down B-Team representative Declan Moody's shocking sub-minute inside heel hook finish on Fellipe Andrew. We also discuss the powerhouse women's heavyweight bout that saw Paige Ivette Clymer secure her own inside heel hook against Kauane Ramos. We talk about the return of Lucas "Hulk" Barbosa from his MMA run, as he ground out a tough decision win over the game, short-notice replacement Dory Aoun.We discussed the unorthodox game Kyle Chambers used to secure a decision over Victor Silverio.Finally, we give a brief preview of the upcoming Polaris 32 on June 28th. We discuss the historic nature of the event, as it's the promotion's first-ever Women's Squads card, pitting Team North America against Team Europe in their Squads format. Recorded 7-16-2025

Title: The Art of War! How Do You Beat the Top Salesperson in Your Profession or City? Host: Michael J. Maher Guest: Keith Krikorian Description: In this strategic episode of Referrals Podcast, host Michael J. Maher is joined by Keith Krikorian—top-producing Realtor and author of The Art of War for Real Estate Agents. Together, they dive into how Sun Tzu's ancient principles of military strategy can be applied to real estate—and more importantly, how you can position yourself to compete with and even surpass the top salesperson in your market. Keith reveals how agents win before they fight through preparation, market insight, relationship-building, and strategic communication. Michael and Keith also tackle negotiation tips, niche domination, and the mindset needed to turn competitors into allies. If you're looking to gain a tactical advantage and become the most referable agent in your area, this episode is for you. (7L) Referral Strategies and Podcast Topics: Events, Strategic Marketing, Mindset, Communication, Time Management Special Offer: Event Mastery class starting June 3rd — a proven system to dominate your neighborhood with high-impact events and referral strategy.

Title: The Art of War! How Do You Beat the Top Salesperson in Your Profession or City? Host: Michael J. Maher Guest: Keith Krikorian Description: In this strategic episode of Referrals Podcast, host Michael J. Maher is joined by Keith Krikorian—top-producing Realtor and author of The Art of War for Real Estate Agents. Together, they dive into how Sun Tzu's ancient principles of military strategy can be applied to real estate—and more importantly, how you can position yourself to compete with and even surpass the top salesperson in your market. Keith reveals how agents win before they fight through preparation, market insight, relationship-building, and strategic communication. Michael and Keith also tackle negotiation tips, niche domination, and the mindset needed to turn competitors into allies. If you're looking to gain a tactical advantage and become the most referable agent in your area, this episode is for you. (7L) Referral Strategies and Podcast Topics: Events, Strategic Marketing, Mindset, Communication, Time Management Special Offer: Event Mastery class starting June 3rd — a proven system to dominate your neighborhood with high-impact events and referral strategy.

This week on the show, Maine and Corey recap WNO 26 Diego Pato Vs Keith Krikorian for the lightweight title. We will cover Polaris next week. In the recap section of the show we break down the entire Maine card and a few of the undercard matches that took place this weekend on Who's Number One 26. We recap Diego Pato vs Keith Krikorian with Pato taking the decision to retain the WNO Lightweight Championship In the recap of Roberto Jimenez Vs Elder Cruz we talk about the crazy 16 second flying armbar submission that Roberto hit on Cruz.In the recap of Ryan Aitken vs Luccas Lira we talk about decision and some of the way that WNO does scoring. In Tainan Dalpra vs Rene Sousa we talk about the modified Peruvian necktie arm in Guillotine that Tainan hit on Sousa to win the matchIn Ronaldo Junior vs Jay Rodriguez we talk about the somewhat confusing decision for Ronaldo and the way that WNO displays round winning and judges favor but judging the entire match to be confusing to the viewer. We talk about the back and forth match between Rafaella Guedes vs Paige Ivette with Guedes taking the decisionMichael Sainz vs Daniel Sathler with Sainz taking a WNO debut decisionPlus the debut of Sarah Galvao.Recorded 2-22-2025

This week on the show Maine and Josh preview the WNO 26 card headlined by a lightweight title fight between Keith Krikorian and Diego Pato Oliveira. We preview the rematch between Diego Pato Oliveira vs Keith Krikorian we talk about their first match at ADCC 2022 that saw Pato take the match with a footlock. We talk about Patos change of camp to AOJ and his recent run of victories. In the preview of the Co-Main event we discuss Jay Rodriguez vs Ronaldo Junior in what looks to be a very dynamic match, we talk about the wrestling from both and the areas that Ronaldo may be able to exploit with Jay style. We talk about how hard Jay Rod is to put away and submit and how his game has been developing since ADCC and his silver medal in 2024. We talk about the dynamics of the rematch between Roberto Jimenez vs Elder Cruz a match that we think will come down to one critical moment. We talk about Ryan Aitken vs Luccas Lira and the consistency that Ryan has been able to bring to winning in the EBI and CJI formats contrasted with the IBJJF stylings of Lira. In Tainan Dalpra vs Rene Sousa we talk about how Tainan will look to avoid the buggy choke and how he will need to play with his injured hand. In Rafaella Guedes vs Paige Ivette we talked about this becoming a battle of the top players and how a single moment may lead to a large opportunity that defines the match. We also discuss Daniel Sathler vs Michael Sainz, and the rematch between Zach Kaina vs Isaac Cordova.We also discuss Helena Crevar defending her F2W open weight title this last weekend. Recorded 2-2-2025

He's a 3x ADCC veteran, Polaris Champion and one of the most active grappling competitors in the world. This week's guest is San Diego's own Keith Krikorian, back on the podcast for a second time. We had a great chat about Keith's success over the past couple of years, along with the most important factors in his growth as an athlete, and the challenges he has faced along the way. We also discussed his process for studying and adding new elements to his game, as well as some of the exciting matches he has coming up soon.   FREE Back Attack Course: https://www.tomhalpinbjj.com/   Guest Links:  Keith's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/keithkrikorian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keithkrikorian/   Support and Connect: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomhalpinbjj/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TomHalpinJiuJitsu Podcast Website: https://www.insidepositionpodcast.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/47tXUZQ6EQfGRNZ9Ztm21V

This week on the show Maine and Corey recap Dante Leon vs Tommy Langaker at ONE Championship. We talk about this rematch with the first match coming in 2018, and how close the match was. We also talk a little about the frontrunners at this years 2025 IBJJF Euros. Plus who Keith Krikorian should face to defend his Polaris -66 Kg title, Ash Williams or Owen Jones. Recorded 1-12-2025

In this episode we talk about the guard, and how to prioritize sweeping, leg attacks, and wrestling up. Here's the match we mentioned with Keith Krikorian vs Diogo ReisDownload Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes! Join our Discord to share thoughts and feedback.Check out Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources, and more.Use code “BJJHELP” at submeta.io to try your first month for only $8!Use the code "HELP" to get 10% off Jake's "Less Impressed More Half Guard Passing" instructional. Thanks for supporting the show!

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda recap the Finishers Zack Edwards, memorial show, preview Ocean BJJ Pro, and discuss everyone who popped for steroids at the most recent IBJJF events.In the news section, we discuss a recent matchup on the Fight Pass Invitational that will be headline by Nick Rodriguez versus Michael Pixley. Also, in use, we discuss all of the athletes who were stripped of major IBJJF titles. Recap section of the show, we discuss finishers moving to the CJI rule set, the introduction of open scoring across all of the rounds. We recap Keith Krikorian vs Matthew Masch that goes the way of unanimous decision for Keith after all three rounds.We discuss the intro and title belt between Molli Zborowski vs Ansley Cox That ends after a fantastic gogoplata to omoplata to sweep to mount, and a seatbelt to back- fall off belly down armlock for the interm title for Molli. We talk Steve Joachim quick victory over Colin Gironda by Belly down straight ankle lock in the first round. In the recap of Nick Willey vs Frankie Rodriguez we discussed nicks, consistent attacking and passing on top and his 90 to 76 points win. In the preview of Ocean BJJ Pro we discuss the qualifying format and wild card entrance into the event, and all of the invited athletes in the +80 kg division and under 80 kg division. Including some of the resumes of the invited athletes that will make up the top seeds of the brackets in -80kg Tarik Hopstock, Marcin Held, Fabyury Khrysthyan, Espen MathiesenAnd in the +80KGManuel Pilato, Sebastian Rodriguez, Luccas Lira, and Tommy Langaker. In the outer of the show, we discussed being unable to find a stream of fight circus over the weekend. Recorded 9-16-2024

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda discuss Mikey Musumeci being stripped of his One Championship Flyweight ttle, after a complicated series, events involving a weight cut a change of opponent, and the One Championship hydration rules. We talk about his hospitalization and him being stripped of the belt, and potentially some of the financial drivers that are taking place at One Championship. In the recap section of the show, we break down all of the main card matches on Polaris 29, including some of the controversial scoring in the number of the matches. In Diego Pato Oliveira vs Ashley Williams we talk about the top passing from Pato and in his Decision win over Ash and how it was great to see Ash in the Gi. In Jacob Rodriguez vs Mohammed Avtarhanov we discussed some of the potentially controversial scoring that led to the split decision win for Mo and talk about the 10 point must system versus the straight round system in scoring.  In Tainan Dalpra vs Tarik Hopstock we discussed Tainan week of change of opponent, and how Tainan and seemed hell-bent on the Tarikolplata even continuing to go for it after hop stock tapped to the Kimura.In Cole Abate vs Sam McNally we talked about how great it was to see Cole again after a long layoff due to injury and how it was nice to see him shake the rust off. In Davis Asare vs George Pearse we talked again about the scoring system at Polaris, and how, although Davis looked good at the beginning, he seemingly completely gassed in the last period of the match, allowing for a phenomenal amount of offense and sub attempts from George late in the match that Davis weathered to win the decision. In Jed Hue vs Julian Espinosa  we talked about Jed, finally being the bigger guy in a match, potentially allowing him to work on some wrestling and stand up in the early part of the match, and then playing a great counter game late in the match to take a decision. We also talk about a few upcoming Keith Krikorian matches this coming week. Recorded 9-8-2024

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the second ADCC and Oceanic Trials for the 2024 ADCC Season. Plus recap WNO 23 Nicholas Meregali vs Vagner Rocha. We also preview The Fight Pass Invitational 7 Nick Rodriguez Vs Mason Fowler, and ADXC 4. In the News section of the show we discuss the long list of people invited to ADCC 2024,  Eli Braz at -99kg with his 2 silvers at South American trials,  Rafael Lovato, Jr at -99kg, Mo Black at -65kg, Amanda Leve at -65kg), Josh Cisneros at -66kg, Keith Krikorian at -66kg, Nicky Rod at 99+, John Hansen at 99+, and Oliver Taza at -77kg.In the recap of the 2nd ADCC Asia and Oceanic Trials we break down every finals match starting with -66kg Huaiqing Xu Vs. Daiki Yonekura ending in an 0-0 decision for Huaiqing Xu -77kg Levi Jones Leary Vs. Jerremy Skinner with levi showing every bolo in the game across his run and winning finals on points 3-0-88kg Lucas George Gunner Kanard Vs. William Dias with Kanard winning by heel hook-99kg Daniel John Schuardt Vs. Alibi Orazbek with Daniels winning 3-0Mansur Makhmakhanov Vs. D Terei with Mansur winning by Iminari choke from the omoplataIn the womens division we start with -55kg with Adele Fornarino Vs. Kanae Yamada with Adele winning by a quick armbar finishat -65kg Sula-Mae Barbara Loewenthal Vs. Nadia Frankland with Loewenthal winning by armbar form the guardat +65kg Nikki Lloyd Grifiths Vs. Gase Sanita we see Nikki win by DQ after getting Illegally slammed.In the recap of WNO 23 we discuss all the matches breaking down the Nicholas Meregali vs Vagner Rocha armbar and pass. In Andrew Tackett vs Tommy Langaker talking about the back take to choke sequence for Tackett. Breaking down the legends match in Felipe Pena vs Rafael Lovato Jr. We talk about the transition and trap set up in Nicky Ryan vs JT Torres to allow Nicky Ryan to be the first person in 13 years to sub JT. We talk about the aggressionn Jasmine Rocha vs Emily Ferreira, and nasty Aoki lock, and break down the passing and anaconda from Diogo 'Baby Shark' Reis vs Shay Montague.On the undercard we talk about the fastest sub in WNO history in Achilles Rocha vs Camron Couch which ended in 16 second armbar. Plus Luccas Lira vs Husam Alabed, Cassia Moura vs Jessie Crane, and Finishers qualifier winner Evan Leve vs Marlon Tanaka. In the preview section of the show we talk about FPI 7 main evente'd by Nick Rodriguez vs Mason Fowler with Kanyan Duarte vs Luke Griffith, plus Giancarlo Bodoni vs Gabriel Arges, and a pace battle between Jay Rodriguez vs Johnatas Gracie. Plus we also talk about ADXC 4 Espen Mathiesen vs Leon Larman, Ffion Davies vs Morgan Black, Narhiely de Jesus vs Elizabeth Mitrovic, and Magdalena Loska vs Nia Blackman. Recorded 5-13-2024

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap Kade and Tye Ruotolo One FC title defenses both winning by the same arm in RNC "The Ruotolotine" We also recap Subversion in NSW, Australia headlined by Ffion Davies vs Nikki Lloyd- Griffiths, and Keith Krikorian matches on  Arte Suave and Subversive X. Plus a little on UFC 300 in the outro. In the news section we discuss Micah Galvao being invited back to ADCC at -77kg. In the recap section we discuss One Fight Night 21 Tye Ruotolo vs Izaak Michell that saw Tye like his brother win the welterweight title with a head and arm choke from back, after an insane takedown reversal counter. The we discuss Kade Ruotolo defeating Francisco Lo with the same head and arm choke from back. Plus touch on some of the more wild sequences of the match. In the recap of Subversion in NSW, Australia we recap Ffion Davies defeating Nikki Lloyd- Griffiths with an armbar from the back triangle, after a nice passing sequence and transition to take the featherweight title. We recap Ash Williams victory over Ali El Kheir for the Lightweight title that saw Ash win a decision. Plus we recap Adele Fornarino defeating Olivia Ukmar for the Flyweight title with a textbook Armbar from the high guard.In the recap of Arte Suave we talk about Keith Krikorian vs Albert Morales that saw Keith go Choi bar to kneebar, and we recap Keiths Subversive match that was 12 seconds ending in another leg lock. In the preview section of the show we talk about Karate Combat 45- Pit Submission Series 4 headlined by Craig Jones vs. Rinat “Gladiator” Fakhretdinov a Russian UFC Welterweight with a stunning 21-1 record. Kaynan Duarte vs. Pouya Rahmani. Which is 2x ADCC champion vs 2x Beach wrestling champion, plus discuss the no gi rematch of Zayed Alkatheeri (UAE) v. Osamah Almarwai (Yemen) in the "battle of the middle east" We talk about PGF World which begins 4/21 streaming on  Fight Pass, with coaches Rigan Machado, JJ Machado, Dean Lister and Roger Gracie. We talk about the draft system the $100,000 grand prize, and the athletes announced for the event. In the outro we discuss UFC 300 and Grappling Rewind dollar bets. Recorded 4-15-2024 

Today my guest is Keith Krikorian, a 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu black belt, 2X ADCC Veteran, ADCC trials champion, and fellow Armenian.

This week on the show Maine and Miranda preview the Polaris 27 GP, and the 2024 IBJJF Pan Championships. In the preview of the Polaris GP we talk about the welterweight GP entrants and how we believe they should be seeded.  We talk about where PJ Barch should sit as the 1 or 2 seed  followed closely by also fighting for the 1 or 2 seed Jozef Chen as a recent ADCC trials willer.  Recent Brazilian trials winner Luiz Paulo, and ADCC European trials silver medalist Davis Asare, plus Max Hanson  the holder of the most regional belts in Jiu Jitsu across multiple weight classes, and the Polaris Qualifier Harrison Woods, plus long time Gi players Espen Mathiesen and Levi Jones-Leary round out the bracket. We also discuss the superfight between Ffion Davies and Brianna Ste-Marie a rematch of ADCC 2022 finals. With the changes of both camps and how the rematch may go. Plus we also discuss Keith Krikorian superfight on the card. In our preview of IBJJF 2024 Pans we run through all the Black Belt Adult brackets and talk about the divisional frontrunners and the most likley to take Pans gold. Plus some interesting rematches, and some matches we want to watch out for. In the outro Maine and Miranda talk about coaching and traveling this past week. Recorded 3-17-2024

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap Pit Submission event headlined by Craig Jones Vs Phillip Rowe, and Joao Miyao vs Ricky Simon. Plus we preview 8 upcoming events happening this week. In the news section we discuss JT Torres and Nicky Ryan getting an invite to the -77 KG division at ADCC.In the recap section we talk about two fast submissions on Pit Submission with Craig Jones hitting a classic jumping triangle off the wall and Joao hitting a heel hook off of the Karate Combat pit walls. In the preview section we preview the IBJJF GP featuring Kaynan Duarte vs Haisam Rida Giancarlo Bodoni vs Patrick Gaudio  Dante Leon vs Elder Cruz and Pedro Rocha vs Roosevelt Souza, plus some fantastic superfights with Kade Ruotolo v. Nathan Chueng in a return to the Gi for Kade Tainan Dalpra v. Mauricio Oliveira, Andy Murasaki v. Mathias Luna, and Jamil Hill-Taylor v. Zach Kaina.In the preview of the Fight Pass Invitational 6 we discuss Craig Jones vs Rafael Lovatoin what could be a battle of pace. A rematch between Nicky Rodrigues vs Roberto Jiminez in the battle of the bodylock. Nicholas Meregali vs. Matheus Diniz, Mason Fowler vs. Pedro Marinho, Victor Hugo vs. Roosevelt Sousa, Ronaldo Junior vs. Kody Steele, and Jay Rodriguez vs. Mateo Cardona.In the preview for the first ADCC South American Trials of 2024 on (March 2-3) We talk about the 258 registered athletes and the return of Kennedy Maciel former ADCC champion now doing trials. We preview the matchups on ADXC 3 including Bruno Lima vs Jansen Gomes,  Bia Mesquita vs Jennifer Maia, Fellipe Andrew vs Rayron Gracie, Roberto ‘Cyborg' Abreu vs Henrique ‘Ceconi' Cardoso, Gutemberg Pereira vs Pedro Lucas, Jonnatas Gracie vs Levi Jones-Leary. A rematch between Fabricio Andrey vs Ruan Alvarenga , world champion Samuel Nagai vs Israel Almeida, and Dan Manasoiu vs Pedro Alex.In the preview for Grapplefest 18 we talk about the most active man in grappling at the moment Keith Krikorian v. Gabriel Souza, Luke Griffith v. Paul Lukowski, Adele Fornarinio vs Fiona Mortell, and Hannah Griffith vs Chanel O'Brien.We talk about Place of Peace Sam michael vs Chris TranWe also preview Toro Cup Lidia Bergamsco vs Kim Cratsenberg, and talk about Miranda traveling down ton NC to complete on the card.Plus a bit moreIn the outro we discuss upcoming travel. Recorded 2-26-2024

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the 2024 ADCC European, African, and Middle East Trials. Plus the main event from F2W 264. In the recap section we break down every finals match for all the divisions at the 2024 ADCC European, Middle-Eastern, & African Trials that took place in Zagreb, Croatia.We kick it off Men's Divisions -66kgWith Gairbeg Ibragimov vs Yigit Hanay with Gairbeg taking a decision win over after beating Ash Williams in the semifinals in a rematch from Trials 2021. -77kgWe saw Tommy Langaker Vs Davis Asare the new wave prospect. Coming after Asare impressive win over teammate Oliver Taza in the semifinals. Langaker was able to submit Asare with a RNC after an interesting pass that we break down. -88kgTaylor Pearman vs Ben Bennett after some aggressive start Taylor hits the false reap and ends it with a heel hook. The same move he was hitting all weekend on everyone he faced in his division including Adam Wardzinski the former ADCC Trials winner. -99kgMarcin Maciulewicz vs Kasper Larsen we break down Marcin false reap entry from the stand pass, and some of the leg work that Kasper uses to try and stop the entry then break down the saddle heel hook finish for Marcin. +99kgWe talk about Mark Macqueen vs Freddie Vosgrone and the powerlifting of Mark, we break down the float pass over the top Mark used to score. In the Women's Divisions-55kgMargot Ciccarelli vs Ashley Bendle we talk about the pace of Margot and her overtime  shuck by back take to win the trials slot. -65kgAurelie Le Vern vs Nora Schutz we talk about the really interesting belly down kimura amrbar transition that Le Vern is able to transition off of and take the back in an uncommon way to avoid getting shucked off the top for points to win. +65kgNia Blackman vs Salla Simola we talk about the strong triangle attempt from Salla and the defense of Nia, then the tactics and decisions that led to Nia capitalizing on moments of the match to take the ADCC slot 2 to -1. In the preview section we talk about the 185 pound Middleweight tournament that Enigma Invitational is putting on featuring big names like Johnny Tama one of the smaller grapplers in the bracket but no stranger to absolute and heavier events, Nick Ronan, Former ADCC European Trials winner and multiple time medalist Oliver Taza, IBJJF world medalist David Garmo, ADCC Trials Winner John Combs, and Jeremy Skinner, MMA and Grappling Veteran Nick Newell, Last weeks Trials finalist and silver medalist from new wave Davis Asare, and fan favorite and ADCC east coast trials winner Jacob Couch, also in the mix are Angelo Clayborn, and Caleb Crump.In the recap for F2W 264 we break down Jason Valle vs Keith Krikorian and the pace and triangle sub attempt that won Keith the decision. We also touch on Enyo 6, and Arena featuring Keith Krikorian. In the outro Maine and Miranda talk about ramping back up to competition and the local NAGA coming to town.  Recorded 2-19-2024

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the Polaris absolute GP and WNO Night of Champions that featured a men's 145 lb bracket, a men's 170 lb bracket and two women's title fights along with a title fight for the men's heavyweight belt featuring Gordon Ryan and Patrick Gaudio.In the news section of the show we discussed the IBJJF No-Gi Pans and some of the finals matches over the weekend. As well as discuss Dante Leone going up 40 to 50 lb to compete in the super heavyweight division and winning gold despite giving up the weight.In the recap section of the show we take a look at One FC the Atomweight title between Danielle Kelly and Jessa Kahn. We talk about the decision as well as some of the cage craft and cage work that Danielle Kelly implemented in order to take the inaugural women's Atomweight title.In the recap of the Polaris absolute GP we discuss Fabricio Andre's fantastic Judo versus Owen Livesey and Kaynan Duarte putting on a pace that we have not seen him put on before scoring points in the opening seconds of each one of his three matches during the Grand Prix. We discussed the fantastic and potential match of the year candidate match between ADCC -88 kg Champion Giancarlo Bodoni and Fabricio Andrey; with Fabricio being able to take the victory despite giving up over 11 kg in both his first round and second round matches.  We also discussed some other matches on the card including Rosa Walsh black belt debut kneebar submission. In the recap of WNO Night of Champions we discussed all of the exciting matches in the men's  featherweight and welterweight tournaments we talked about Keith Krikorian taking on Baby Shark Diogo Reis and a phenomenal match we also discussed Jay Rodriguez taking on Mica Galvão and Jay Rodriguez's fantastic armbar defense being on display again.  We discussed the match between Andrew Tackett and PJ Barch in a master class in how to use pace as a weapon,  and the unfortunate injury that Andrew suffered that took him out of the finals match.   We also discussed the finals match featuring late replacement PJ Barch taking on Micael Galvão and the unfortunate headbutt flash knockout that Barch suffered followed by a flying armbar from Galvão.   We discussed the rematch between Elizabeth Clay vs Brianna Set Marie  in a phenomenal women's featherweight title fight, as well as the women's heavyweight title being on the line and being won by Nathiely de Jesus vs Rafaela Guedes.We also recap the main event between Gordon Ryan versus Patrick Gaudio in a phenomenal display of positional control and passing.   We also discussed the very interesting grip break that Gordon used to finish the arm bar and the arm bar instructional that he dropped as part of his marketing campaign associated with the match.In the outro for the show we briefly discussed ADCC North American Trials 2023 and doing some event coverage associated with the event.Recorded 10-2-2023

This week on the show Maine and Josh preview Gordon Ryan versus Patrick Gaudio for the Heavyweight Championship on WNO 20 Night of Champions  Plus we preview the Polaris Absolute GP and recap Enigma Invitational 13.We kick off the show with the previews discussing The previous match between Gordon Ryan and Patrick gaudio back in 2018 and why it's probably not that relevant nowadays anyway we discussed some of the recent activity of Gordon  contrasted with that of gaudio in No-Gi  we also discuss the small margin of victory during the first matchup in the IBJJF  prior to heel hooks being added to the organization many years ago we discussed some potential strategies that could be employed during the match and possibly some strategies Gordon might decide to implement based on interviews he's done the leading up to the rematch. In the preview of Rafaela Guedes vs Nathiely de Jesus for the Women's Heavyweight Championship we discuss both women's major victories and possible avenues for Rafaela to retain the title.In Brianna Ste-Marie vs Elisabeth Clay for the Women's 145 lbs Championship,  we talk about their previous match back in 2019 when they were both purple belts and how much like in the main event that's probably not that relevant to this matchup we discussed some of the tactics that clay may use including repeated leg lock attempts that contrasted with Brianna's passing and back taking ability.We also discussed the fantastic men's tournaments, a 170 lb men's welterweight bracket of four featuring some of the most exciting and top-level Grapplers in the sport Mica Galvao, PJ Barch, Andrew Tackett, and Jay Rodriguez.  We talked about Mica  potentially having the most pressure on him going into this and being the one to beat plus we talked about how all of these Grapplers have that something special and ability to turn it on when needed and upset anyone in the bracket.   We talked about everyone's ability to capitalize on very small mistakes and turn anything into a major victory.In the men's 145 lb bracket we talked about some of the rematches that are possible in the tournament we also discussed some of the seating with current ADCC -66kg champion Diogo Reis, Certainly in the FrontRunner position as he takes on Ash Williams, Keith Krikorian, and Gabriel Sousa.  We discussed the recent match between Ash and Keith as well as the match between Keith and Gabriel.  In our preview of Polaris 25 the absolute we discussed The men who have been announced for the bracket including Kaynan Duarte, giancarlo Bodoni, Izaak Mitchell, Jason Rau, Roberto Jimenez, and Fabricio Andre, We discussed some of the first round matchups and possible matchups and broke down why current -99 KG ADCC champion Kaynan may have to be on his toes in his first round matchup vs Rau.  We also discussed some of the announced undercard Grapplers including ADCC European Trials champion Owen Jones. We also reviewed how Deandre Corbre ran through Enigma Invitational and how he used the triangle from the back and armbar combination to finish most of his matches.In the outro section Maine  talks about taking some time off to heal injuries.Recorded 9-25-2023

NOTE: Slight background noise in the first couple minutes will clear up. Keith also has an incredibly affordable and great Patreon, linked below. - This week we're looking at a few key details for improving RNCs that don't rely on the straitjacket system, namely from Keith Krikorian and Ethan Crelinsten. Some of the matches referenced in the episode are linked below: FREE VIDEOS: - Ethan Crelinsten vs Fabricio Andrey - Ethan shows a 'go-to' arm switching RNC finish- Ethan showing his 'long arm' technique- Instructional Finish on the Back by EthanPAYWALL VIDEOS: - Keith Krikorian Patreon- Keith Krikorian vs Tom Halpin- Eddie Bravo's JiuJitsu OT (feat. Keith & Ethan)

This week on the show Maine and Josh recap Polaris 24 headlined by two title fights and the fastest title fight sub in Polaris History. In the news section we discuss two announced matchups with Kaynan Duarte vs Nicholas Meregali on WNO in No-Gi, and Craig Jones Vs Felipe Pena on UFC fight pass invitational. In the recap section we break down the entire main card of Polaris 24.  We run through the Welterweight Title with Mateusz Szczecinski submitting Jed Hue with a Straight Ankle Lock in 43 seconds after a counter back take catch. We recap the Lightweight Title where Ethan Crelinsten won a strong decision over Nathan Orchard with a phenomenal mount game and smother attempts. We recap Dinu Bucalet close decision over Ollie Webb, and the leg lock attack in the Eoghan O'Flanagan vs Hunter Colvin match that Eoghan took by decision.  We talk about the somewhat controversial submission win for Jason Rau over Matty Holmes by an Armbar, and possible tap or verbal tap, and talk about Rau passing and triangle transition game. In the Keith Krikorian vs Tom Halpin we talk about the Rear Naked Choke finish after a great pass from Keith after countering a front headlock, and then passing straight to the back after a great re-guard from Halpin.  We also briefly discuss Martina Zola decision win over Rosie Clarke. In the Outro Maine talks about going to Dallas this weekend to Judge for ADCC at the ADCC Dallas Open. Recorded 6-12-2023

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap One FC Denver the first event for One FC in the United States that maine flew out for, Brazilian Nationals select matches, and SOGI Keith Krikorian Vs Kenta Iwamoto, Plus F2W 228 Josh Cisneros Vs Sam Nagai. In the news section of the show Maine discussed his trip to Denver and the Danielle Kelly seminar he attended. We then talked about Facebook and meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg competing in his first jujitsu tournament.In the recap section of the show, we went through select matches on Brazilian nationals and some odd point and penalty scoring. As well as a few finals matches.After that, we discussed Keith Krikorian versus Kenta Iwamoto, for the 170 pound welterweight title. We discussed Kenta's passing, and the overtime of the match. In a recap of Fight to Win main event, we discussed the lightweight title on the line in the Gi that saw a 50-50 match between Cisneros and Nagai.  In a recap of One FC Maine talks about the atmosphere of the event, live in Denver Colorado. We discuss Tye Ruotolo Vs De Rider as well as Mikey Musumeci defending his flyway title against Osama, we discussed some of the Leglock exchanges, and then Mikey, taking the back and getting the real naked choke.  In the last section of the show, we discussed the upcoming who is number one card, and some of the matchups to be previewed next week. In the outro section of the show Maine talks about training at high elevation in Denver on his vacation and some commentary for COPA Virginia, that Zak and him will be doing this coming weekend. Recorded 5-8-2023

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap Emerald City invitational l6 talk about ADCC costa Mesa Open and preview Sogi Kenta Iwamoto vs Keith Krikorian, plus IBJJF Brazilian Nationals. Recorded 4-30-2023

This week on the show Maine and Miranda Recap GrappleFest 15, F2W 225 Reno, Midwest Finishers 13, and Rise Invitational 11.  Plus Discuss Rener Gracie Testimony. In the news section we discuss Rener's Testimony. In the recap section of the show we recap the main event for F2W 225 Reno With Sloan Clymer Vs Damon Ramon, in a fun back and forth heavyweight match. In the recap of GrappleFest we talk about Keith Krikorian amazing sequence and performance against Sam McNally, We talk about Big dan doing what he does on the legs in his match and Luke Griffith inverting in his -100kg match for the heel hook.  We also discuss a few other matches on the card.  In the recap of Rise we talk about the women's 135 pound final between Peyton Letcher and Nicole Matthews that saw Peyton win on OT after a great regulation performance. Plus discuss Rene Sousa vs Randy Brown. We also discuss the main event on Midwest Finishers 13. In the outro section of the show we talk about this weekends Fight CIrcus and how wild the event was. Recorded 4-2-2023

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This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap Polaris 23 that was the most stacked women's bracket ever. We also discuss IBJJF and USADA suspending 5 athletes for failed doping tests. In the news section we go through all the suspended athletes and what they were taking.In the recap section of the show we discuss the women's -66kg bracket  on Polaris 23.  Plus the superfight between Chris Weidman vs Owen Livesey that ended with Owen taking a close but exciting decision in one of the best takedown matches we have seen in a long time.  In the stacked Women's bracket we talked about every match. In the QuarterfinalsFfion Davies took a decision over Giovanna Jara on points, this was the only points win in the first two rounds. Elisabeth Clay submitted Joanna Dineva with a great Reverse Triangle after working on it earlier in the match, Amy Campo submitted Julia Maele with a Rear Naked Choke a little more than halfway through the match.  Brianna Ste-Marie submitted Maggie Grindatti with a textbook Armbar after Grindatti escaped one of the deepest non-break Kimura's we have seen ever on the show. In the semifinals Elisabeth Clay submitted Ffion Davies with a Toe Hold in under 3 minutes cementing her slot as one if not the best women's leg locker on the planet.  Amy Campo submitted Brianna Ste-Marie with a Rear Naked Choke almost at the buzzer less than 10 seconds before the end of the match.In the finals we saw Elisabeth Clay beat Amy Campo by one points due to Campo sitting back for a leg and Clay taking top position.  This event was great. We also briefly recapped SOGI and Keith Krikorian match on the card and the heavyweight title match. Recorded 3-12-2023

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In this episode I break down this years ADCC 66 Kg division. From what I think it's gonna take to win this division to all the medal matches and who's gonna get to the podium. Ohhh and some dream match ups I wanna see along the way.  ADCC predictions and MORE!

This week on the show Maine and Miranda preview ADCC 2022 and discuss the odds that have come out for each division.  We dive deep and look at every previous match that anyone in ADCC has had with someone else in their division. We talk about the F2W Bet odds at -66, -77, -88, -99, +99, and -60, +60.  Starting with the Men's -66kg division odds and rematches Men 66kg why Garry Tonon at +135 is interesting against silver medalist Kennedy Maciel at +140, and trials winner and AOJ stand out Cole Abate at +215, we talk rematches with Fabricio Andrey +255, in front of Diogo Reis +275, and Diego Oliveira +450. With Ashley Williams +500 recent win over Keith Krikorian +550 and AJ Agazarm +600 2017 silver medalist doing trials to get an invite again we talked out recent division rematches of Josh Cisneros +600, and trials winner Ruan Alvarenga +600, Gabriel Souza +600 , and 2017 and 2018 trials winner Ethan Crelinsten +1k then veteran Geo Martinez +1.5k trials winner Jeremy Skinner +2k and Sam McNally +2.5k for the division In the Men 77kg preview we talk about 2X champ JT Torres as a +125, against 18 year old phenom Mica Galvao +140, and the Atos stand out Kade Ruotolo just behind at+165, ADCC 2019 4th place Dante Leon +300, and West Coast trials winner William Tackett +425 ahead of South American Trials Winner Roberto Jimenez +450, at even odd with vetran Davi Ramos +450, and just in front of Nicky Ryan +475, late replacement and ADCC west coast trials semi finalist Andy Varela +500, at even odds with his teammate PJ Barch +500, and European trials winner Tommy Langaker +500 who holds a recent victory over Reanto Canuto +550, an ADCC veteran and 3rd place absolute in 2019 Lachlan Giles +800 in his division, ahead of European trials winner Oliver Taza +1250, late replacement Magid Hage +1250, and Australian trials winner Kenta Iwamoto +2.5kIn the Men 88kg preview we talk about champ Matheus Diniz +125 and his recent matches with Lucas Barbosa +140, and how he may have to face Tye Ruotolo +150 first round, then discuss Mason Fowler +250, with many of his recent wins being now outside the weight class.We look at the rematches of Pedro Marinho +350, Vagner Rocha +375, and Josh Hinger +400, who may also have to face Tye from Atos at teacher of the student, veteran Xande Ribeiro +500, at even odds with Giancarlo Bodoni +500, and in front of Izaak Michell +600 moving down from his trials weight.  B-Team Jacob Rodriguez +950, slight favorite over Isaque Bahiense +1000, and substantial favorite over European trials winner Eoghan O'Flanagan +2k, Alexandre De Jesus +2.5k, Santeri Ilius +2.5k, and Roberto Dib Frias +2.5k.We also preview the remaining divisions but I ran out of characters in this description. Below are the odds from F2W we previewed. Men 99kg moving down to -99 as champ is Kaynan Duarte +130 Yuri Simoes +170 Craig Jones +175 Nicholas Meregali +300 Pedro Marinho +300 Paul Ardilla +450 Patrick Gaudio +450 Rafael Lovato Jr +500 Vinicius Ferreira +500 Devhonte Johnson +550 Elder Cruz +650 Luke Griffith +800 Kyle Boehm +1kOwen Livesey +2k Joao Costa +2k Henrique Ceconi +2.5k Perttu Tepponen +2.5kA division of 5 champs Men +99kg with the only favorite Gordon Ryan -450 and Felipe Pena +300 Nick Rodriguez +375 Roberto Abreu +400 Joao Gabriel +450 Victor Hugo +550 Vinny Magalhaes +650 Orlando Sanchez +850 Max Gimenez +850 John Hansen +850 Roosevelt Sousa +900 Daniel Manasoiu +1000 Damon Ramos +1250 Haisam Rida +1250 Heikki Jussila +2.5k Josh Saunders +2.5kWomen -60kg Bianca Basilio +120 Ffion Davies +140 Bia Mesquita +250 Brianna Ste-Marie +250 Mayssa Bastos +350 Elvira Karppinen +1.5k Adele Fornarino +2k Julia Maele +2kWomen +60kg Gabi Garcia +120 Rafaela Guedes +130 Kendall Reusing +250 Amy Campo +300 Elisabeth Clay +400 Giovanna Jara +1.5k Eleftheria Christodolou +2k Nikki Lloyd-Griffiths +2kRecorded 9-5-2022

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap F2W 209, One FC, and Fury Grappling 5.In the news section of the show we discuss the ADCC 2022 reserves announced including Magid Hage replacing Lucas Lepri at -77 kg, as well as the other division alternates.We also discuss the Leandro Lo benefit seminar at Unity this weekend, and the Civil Case between Aaron Tex Jhonson Vs FloGrappling, Orlando Sanchez and the match referee for an illegal slam Tex took during a WNO match. In the recap section of the show we kicked it off discussing Buchecha heel hook victory in 64 seconds off of a double leg in his 4th One FC fight.  Then we recapped Tommy Langakker Vs Renato Canuto in a rematch of a 2018 match.  We talked about the One FC scoring system including the rules against stalling and the fantastic pace this match was contested at, that saw Renato take off early but ended with Tommy attacking from the back and attacking with a head and arm choke from the top late in the match to take the decision win and a 50K prize. In the recap of Fight to Win 209 we talked about the main event between Keith Krikorian vs Josh Cisneros, in a rematch of ADCC west coast Trials, we discussed the no arm triangle attempts from Keioth and the passing, top pressure, and triangle attempt from Joshj that allowed him to retain his Fight 2 Win lightweight title. We also recapped Baret Yoshida vs Tim Mendoza that saw Yoshida retain his tile with an Assassin choke from the crucifix yet again after trapping with double overhooks from the butterfly guard and taking the back then using his own belt to finish the choke. We broke down Mikey Zindler vs AJ Agazarm in anticipation of Aj return to -66 at ADCC, and the narrow margin that he was able to play the match to, while fitting with tradition getting kicked off the stage again at F2W.  We discussed ADCC reserve Paige Ivette quick triangle armbar submission of Jennifer Flores, and Kevin Crane vs Miha Perhavec also on the card. In the recap of Fury Pro Grappling 5 we talked about the main and co-main event between Clay Guida and Alex Casares, and Eric “Ya Boi” Anders vs Andre Petroski.We discussed previewing ADCC the following week.In the outro section Miranda discussed training at Unity in NYC at the Leandro Lo Foundation benefit seminar. Recorded 8-29-2022

Keith Krikorian is a Jiu-Jitsu black belt and the 2022 ADCC 66 kg West Coast Trials winner. On this episode, Keith discusses dealing with a concussion and his recovery, ADCC preparation, some of his struggles with injuries, strategy changes and adjustments between ADCC Trials and Worlds, the differences in preparation and training leading into the ADCC West Coast Trials, how competing less frequently was helpful prior to winning the ADCC trials, the difficulties of being a full-time professional athlete, working in the fast food industry, the sacrifices needed for self-improvement, how Keith got into wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu, how he structures his training, training with Richie Martinez and learning from a coach with a different style, how Keith is working around his injuries prior to ADCC Worlds 2022, what it felt like to win the 2022 ADCC West Coast Trials. You can follow Keith on Instagram @keithkrikorian and support Keith on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/keithkrikorian Thanks to the podcast sponsors: Charlotte's Web CBD. Head over to https://bit.ly/38FnyUv and use the promo code Chewjitsu20 to get 20% off of your total purchase. Epic Roll BJJ. Check out https://www.epicrollbjj.com and use the promo code Chewjitsu to get 15% off of your total purchase. Manscaped. Check out https://www.manscaped.com/ and use the promo code Chewjitsu20 to get 20% off and free shipping! Check out podcast exclusives including conversations with guests, Q&A sessions, and tons more at https://patreon.com/thechewjitsupodcast

this week on the show Maine and Josh recap Polaris 20 Squads team USA vs Brazil, and Midwest Finishers 7.  In the news section of the show we discuss Cyborg being invited to ADCC and making his 7th appearance.In the recap of Midwest Finishers 7 we discussed the mens 155 pound lightweight bracket and the women 125 pound bracket.   We ran through some of the stand out performances including Keiran Kerchak submission run then rib injury that then saw Jordan Holy vs Deandre Cobre in the finals in an overtime battle after some good positional and back and forth during regulation, leading to Holy taking the title in overtime. In the 125 pound bracket we discussed some of the early submissions and the final between Alex Nguyen and Trinity Pun.  We discussed the back and forth of the match including trinity attempt at a no arm triangle canto choke variation and Alex's Armbar finish to take the title. In the recap of Polaris 20 Squads Team USA Vs Team Brazil we discussed the Squads format as well as the superfight between Damian Maia and Benson Henderson that saw Maia control position for nearly 17 minutes of the match .  In the Squads recap we discussed all the matches but paid special attention to the matches with submission including Mason Fowler come from behind submission victory over Kwynan Gracie , plus all three matches between Keith Krikorian and Mica Galvao that saw Mica score 2 points for team Brazil we discussed the pass and mount transition he used and the armbar and triangle transition he used in all three matches.  As well as discussed the last second call in their first match.  We also discussed the rules of the event and some of the challenges of the format that saw team Brazil take a 2-1 win over USA.In the preview section we discuss Raw grappling lineup and the string of wild brackets at Honor Submission Challange #1. In the outro we discussed the team competing locally this past weekend. Recorded 6-26-2022

This week on the show Maine and Austin recap  One FC Tye Ruotolo vs Garry Tonon, and Kade Ruotolo Vs Shinya Aoki in the Brother One FC Debut.  We also recap GrappleFest 12, and Fight to Win 202.In the news section we discuss episode 1 of Who's Next and Gordon Ryan two matchup announcements Gordon Ryan Vs Felipe Pena and Gordon Ryan Vs Pedro Marinho.In the recap section we talked about One FC Tye Ruotolo vs Garry Tonon that saw Tye finish a Darce in under 3 minutes, plus Kade taking a decision victory over Aoki.  We discussed some other One FC signings, and a possible league format for One FC. In the recap of Grapple Fest 12 we talked about the main event of  Dante Leon v PJ Barch for the  -80kg Title we discussed some of the positional work from both and discussed how you interplay submission offense vs positional work and activity, we also discuss the two deep heel hooks that Barch threw up at Dante, and the defense Dante used to escape.In Ash Williams v Keith Krikorian we discussed the leg lock offense and defense clinic on display and how close this match was, and how you could have scored it either way. In Jon Blank v Eoghan O'Flanagan for the -90 kg Title we discussed how Thor looked after his leg injury and how his wrestling looked coming back, we also discussed the finishing sequence and off balancing that Eohan set up the finish the triangle on Thor. In Jacob Couch v Tom Breese we discussed how hard it can be to work from guard when someone wont initiate passing attempts. In Micheal Pixley v Owen Livesey we talked about Owen pace and how he leveraged his judo and wrestling to take the decision. We also recapped the main event for Fight to Win 202.We previewed Survivor Series 2 put on by finishers that features a Qunitet style event with 6 5 man teams and a number of superfights, including Jay Rod taking on Max Hanson, and a 135 lb Title Defense for Trinity Pun against Cindy UngIn the outro the hosts discussed training together this week .Recorded 5-22-2022

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap WNO Gordon Ryan Vs Jacob Couch, Polaris 19, and F2W 198.  Plus we preview ADCC West Coast Trials 2022. In the news section of the show we discussed the upcoming ADCC trials and the capping of divisions as well as the registration ending Wednesday.In the recap section of the show we discuss Gordon Ryan submitting Jacob Couch with a  S-Mount Armbar and crush from mount.  We talked about the outstanding leg lock defense on display and the systematic way in which Gordon defended Jacob couch's false reap entry, and controlled the match from the mount we also talked about his hidden note to the broadcast team and how both his and Andre Galvao performance this weekend gives us more information about the future matchup.In our recap of Micael Galvao vs Dante Leon we discussed the decision and Dante's continued takedown offense coupled with Galvao submission offense from the bottom and how depending on the scoring of this match it could have gone either way.In Nicholas Meregali first No-Gi match vs Arnaldo Maidana we talked about the last-minute submission, And how Nicholas was looking to work things out in this first No-Gi match. In a surprising result to the hosts Haisam Rida submitted Elder Cruz with a Rear Naked Choke After a counter take down snap down to the back.We talked about the conditioning of Keith Krikorian in his victory over Gabriel Souza by decision. We also discussed the prelim matches of the card including a very quick heel hook victory for Sophia Cassella over Jessie Crane via Submission in 35 seconds. Plus out first real look at Luke Griffith In his minute-and-a-half Standing Room naked choke victory over Joe Dierkhising. As well as David Garmo win over Benji Silva.In Our Recap Of Polaris 19 We Discussed The Main Event that saw Roberto Jimenez finish a RNC over Magid Hage, After a loose Kimura attempt from Hage, as stated in his post fight interview.We discussed the unfortunate finish and injury sustained by Amanda Leve in her match with Kendall ReusingPlus the rest of the matches on the main card including great performances by Ash Williams, and Eoghan O'flanagan.In our recap of F2W 198 We discussed the close decision victory that Andy Varela took over Oliver Taza  with back control and submission offense.  We also discussed Gabriel Checco's decision victory over Sloan Clymer that saw god work from both grapplers. In our preview ADCC West Coast Trials We once again ran through all of the announced names for the -66 kg -77 kg -88 kg -99 kg +99 kg Men's divisions and the -60 kg and +60 kg women's divisions.  We also discussed our travel plans and what we intended to do in Vegas over the weekend.In the outro section we discussed our upcoming trip to Vegas and how excited we are to go and cover the trials and enjoy Las Vegas before the world championships in a few months.Recorded 3-28-2022

This week on the show Maine and Miranda preview WNO Gordon Ryan Vs Jacob Couch, plus Polaris 19. We also recap the main event of F2W 197.In the News section of the show we discussed Megaton Diaz being awarded his Coral belt by Ralph Gracie.  In the recap section of the show we talked about the main event match between Lucas Lima and Gerson Atoigue on Fight To Win 197.In the preview section of the show we discussed Gordon Ryan vs Jacob couch in Gordon Ryan's first non exhibition super fight in exactly one year.  we talked about a number of areas in the matchup including our thoughts on possible areas and strategies Jacob couch could use in order to take out the king.In our discussion of the Co Main Event we talked about Dante Leon vs Micael Galvao Fresh off of his South American trials run and recent performances in the Gi,  we talked about both Grapplers and their well-roundedness including a recent wrestling tournament that galvao entered.In Nicholas Meregali first no-gi matchup vs Arnaldo Maidana. We talked about Nicholas training with Gordon Ryan and John Danaher at New Wave and how the team would be most likely preparing him to deal with intricate leg locks and a lack of grips.   We also discussed the transition of his game from Gi to No-gi and how this might impact the match. In Haisam Rida vs Elder Cruz We discussed a possibly very difficult style matchup for Rida where Cruise may be able to utilize his wrestling and crushing top pressure possibly being able to force back exposure for Rida.  In Gabriel Sousa vs Keith Krikorian. We talked about the top shapes that Krikorian is in this close to ADCC West Coast Trials where he is registered at the under 66 kg division.  We discussed some recent performances by Gabriel and contrasted them against Keith's recent showings.We also discussed the preliminary matchups on the card including matches featuring Jessica Crane and David Garmo. In our preview of Polaris 19 we discussed the main event match up between Magid Hage and Roberto Jimenez. We talked about both of their recent ADCC South American trial runs, and discussed which version of each grappler may show up in this matchup.In Amanda Leve VS Kendall Reusing we discussed this rematch and their first match that took place at West Coast trials in 2017 we talked about the development of their game since then and pathways to victory for both women. We also discussed Jack Sear VS Ash Williams, and Owen Livesey VS Frederic Vosgrone.In the outro section of the show we talked about preparing for trials in Las Vegas in a few weeks.Recorded 3-21-2022

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap F2W 195 Lucas Pinheiro Vs Estevan Martinez, GrappleFest 11, Sapateiro Invitational 26, the Emerald City Invitational Qualifier 155 lb, and talk about the matchups announced for WNO. In the News section of the show we discussed all of the matchups announced for WNO,  including some of the preliminary matches featuring top talent.  Plus teased an upcoming interview for next week.In the recap section of the Shadow we discussed Lucas Pinheiro dominant victory over Estevan Martinez, on the main event of Fight to Win 195 we also discussed Martinez's crazy day leading up to the matchup including winning his division in the Miami open earlier that morning then flying cross-country to Albuquerque for the main event.In our recap of the Emerald City Invitational qualifier we discussed the main event that saw Kieran Kichuk finish a fantastic inverted triangle on Jordan Holy at the start of the match.  We also discuss some other rule changes on the event including a mollywop rule and a new submission rule, forcing competitors to escape out of locked in submissions at the end of the match even after time expires.In our recap of GrappleFest 11 we Discuss the main event for the under 80 kg title that saw Dante Leon submit Mateusz Szczecinski with a step over armbar after passing with a knee cut. We discussed Kendall Reusing victory over Ffion Davies by decision, using heavy pressure passing.  We talked about how interesting it was that Mikey Musumeci Still decides to go for the ankle lock over the heel hook even in No-Gi in his submission win over Kev Corkhill. We also talked a bit about John Hansen guard game in his rear naked choke victory overJamie Hughes. Plus Jacob Couch Decision win over Santeri Lilius.In our discussion of Sapateiro Invitational we discussed John Combs getting his victory by pin,  and Keith Krikorian getting two rear naked choke victories in the event.In the outro section we discussed doing commentary this weekend.Recorded 2-28-2022

He's a 10th Planet Black Belt, an ADCC veteran, and one of the most active grappling competitors in the world. This week's guest is San Diego's own Keith Krikorian. We had a great chat about Keith's early days in the sport, and how he incorporated his wrestling into his Jiu Jitsu. We also discussed his process for gaining experience in competition, that eventually turned him into the competitor he is today.   Support me on Patreon and take your Jiu Jitsu to the next level!

This week on the show Maine and Josh recap The Fight Pass UFC invitational 1, and CJJ featherweights, Craig Jones Vs Cowboy. In the news section we discuss all of the current entrants into ADCC 2022, including Felipe Pana requesting to move into Gordon Ryan's +99kg division.In the recap section of the show we discuss the CJJ featherweight event that saw Keith Krikorian come out as champ submitting all of his opponents up until the finals where he took an overtime victory over Jordan Holy.  In the main event we discussed Craig Jones versus cowboy that saw Craig Jones play a bit tentatively then open up with a scissor leg take down over the counter then take the back and choke Cowboy. In the recap for the inaugural UFC invitational, we discussed the quintet style format and the number of draws on the event.  We discussed Rafael Lovato junior submission as well as A really interesting violin armlock, and inevitably the decision at the end that saw a team LFA take the championship and $25,000. In the preview section of the show we discussed our end of your showdown that has us bring together all of the best moments in Grappling of 2021, The top 10 matches of the year, breakout performances of the year, Best rookie of the year, biggest upset of the year, and A variety of honorable mentions for the next weeks shows.  Recorded 12-19-2021

Jake Paul knocked out Tyron Woodley and we really need to talk about it before 2022 hits and we lose that year to this as well. Chael Sonnen appears to have broken a record for battery citations without an arrest. Keith Krikorian is over there doing things in CJJ, and we recap some UFC! Enjoy, Happy Holidays.

Episode 111 of the Open GuardCast is an interview with Keith Krikorian. Keith recently got 2nd at the ADCC East Coast Trials and is a 10th Planet black belt. Topics discussed in this episode include: His start in the sport Competing in wrestling The 10th Planet association ADCC and the 66 kg division And much more Follow Keith on Instagram at @keithkrikorian to keep up with his training, competitions, and seminars.

This week on the show Maine and Josh recapped the IBJJF 2021 GP, Raw Grappling #1 and previewed Grapplefest 10.  Plus discussed new ADCC rules.In the news section of the show we discussed a new rule for ADCC  that banned spiking and slamming from the backpack position. The Gianni Grippo rule a Maine dubbed it has gone into effect to prevent grave injury of competitors from this position after the slam occurred during the trials last week.  Also in the news section we discussed Troy the Night Pigeon Everett receiving his black belt and how much Troy has done for the show as a support over the years.In the recap section of the show we discussed Raw Grappling first event that featured a Heavyweight tournament we discussed the quarterfinals where Josh Hinger took a close decision win over Bradley Hill, Patrick Gaudio winning a split decision over Thomas Bracher, Taylor Pearman submitting Steven Hill with a calf-slicer, and Yuri Simões defeating Jed Hue on points in the 2 minute overtimeIn the semi finals we talked about Patrick Gaudio defeating Josh Hinger via decision, after a deep heel hook attempt from Hinger, and Yuri Simões defeating Taylor Pearman on points in overtime. In the third place match we discussed a return to form from Josh Hinger that saw him submit Taylor Pearman with a modified guillotine.  In the finals we saw Yuri Simões defeat Patrick Gaudio via a close decision. We also discussed the superfight between Lucas Barbosa and Gerard Labinski that saw Hulk set up a mounted armbar and finish, and Rafael Lovato defeating Adam Wardzinski ina very close match decided on 1 penalty.In the recap of the IBJJF GP we discussed both the middleweight and heavyweight GP. In the Middleweight Final we discussed Tainan Dalpra defeating Jonnatas Gracie with a choke from the back in impressive quick fashion, and Josh picks Dalpra to wins this next months upcoming worlds.  In the Heavyweight Final we discussed the controversy over Victor Hugo Aoki lock finish of Mahamed Aly. We talked about the rules and the finishing mechanics of this particular foot lock, as well as some of the gray area surrounding why this particular submission is so difficult to define in the rules. As part of the event discussion we also broke down the semifinals of both brackets.In the preview section of the show we discussed Grapplefest 10  that features a number of exciting superfights including main event Dante Leon vs Oliver Taza for the under 80 kg interim title belt, the 2021 North American Trials winner at -77 kg Kade Ruotolo taking on the 3 time -66 kg silver medalist Keith Krikorian for the und 70 kg title, Tye Ruotolo vs Nick Ronan at under 77 kg, and Dinu Bucalet vs Pierre-Olivier Leclerc who is coming off an impressive trials performance. We also previewed F2W 188 in Chicago. In the outro section of the show we discussed training and upcoming events.Recorded 11-14-2021

This week on the show Maine Zak and Miranda recap the 2021 ADCC East Coast Trials.We pick up our event recap on day 2 of the ADCC trials after our special on location episode the night after Trials day 1. We recap the round of 16 onward for the men's -66 kg, -77 kg, and -88 kg divisions, and the men's -99 kg and over 99 kg divisions round of 8 and womens under 660 kg and over 60 kg round of 8 that took place on day 2. Kicking it off with the round of -66 division we look at Cole Abate run and eventual championship including his finals match with Keith Krikorian who has now taken 2nd place at the last 3 US trials events, we discussed matches with Gianni Gripp, and Deandre Corbe plus hte rest of the field. In the -77 division we recapped Kade Ruotolo taking the US title over William Tackett, and Kody Steele fantastic run using both his wrestling and cardio as a tool in his matches.  We also talked about Pj Barch back in the mix at the top also showing why -7 is such a tough division. In -88 we discussed Giancarlo Bodoni being a division frontrunner and taking the entire division over El Monstro Elder Cruz, plus Jacob Couch fantastic showing at the event, and some great moments between him and John Salter during their 3rd place match. In -99 we saw Mason Fowler taking the trials title against Devhonte Johnson in the finals, plus  Paul Ardila taking the third place in the division, we also discussed some of the divisions controversy and rules in the -99 kg division discussion. In +99 Kg we talked about how John Hansen had one of the best trials runs in recent history with his 29 second submission in the finals over Damon Ramos, and an overall powerful showing this weekend.  Plus discussed Beach wrestler Danny Chaid and Alex Grandy in the 3rd place match.In the womens -60 Kg division we discussed Brianna Ste-Marie taking the US trials title over Alexandria Enriquez in the finals and the fantastic weekend performances of both Fatima Kline, and Jasmine Rocha during the event. In womens +60 we discussed the tools in Kendall Reusing, tha saw her out point the submission hunter Amy Campo in the finals, as well as Lauren Jones 3rd place, and the pressure game of Khadijah Peek.In the outro the hosts talked about the event overall, holidays and the need for a bit more sleep.Recorded 11-8-2021

In this episode I catch up with the #6 145 pound grappler in the world, Keith Krikorian. We talk about his move to New Jersey, emerald city invitational, learning from losses, the next generation of grapplers, teaching kids and much more.

This week on the show Maine and Emil recap the Emerald City Invitational, Polaris Squads 3, and Fight to WIn 180.In the news section of the show we discuss the full lineup for the who's number one 185 lb Championship bracket that has been announced for September.   We also discuss a few of the other names in some of the other announce brackets.We kick off the recap section of the show talking about the Emerald City Invitational 3 that featured a featherweight 145 lb tournament for $10,000.  We discussed some of the controversial finishes in the first round of the event including a quick heel hook by Gianni Grippo, And a Kimura throw by Damien Anderson.   We discuss The quarter-final matches featuring Kennedy Maciel vs Frank Rosenthal that saw a neck crank RNC victory for Kennedy.In the Tournament Semifinals We discuss the overtime matches betweenKennedy Maciel vs Keith Krikorian, Gianni Grippo vs Damien Anderson.  Then in the finals, Gianni Grippo defeating Kennedy Maciel In overtime due to fastest Escape.In our recap of fight to win 180 we talked about Rafael Lovato Jr. defeating Gabriel Arges By decision in a match that saw the American continually putting heavy pressure on the variety of guards that Gabriel put up. We talked about the great leg lock work from Johnny Tama In his heel hook submission victory over Edwin Najmi that earned him SOTN Honors. We discussed the fantastic back crucifix work of Baret Yoshida that is always an absolute pleasure to watch In his assassin choke victory over Jeff Nolasco.In our recap of Polaris quads 3 team UK and Ireland vs United States we talked about the submission victories that took place on the card including a modified neck crank twister from the body triangle combination that Nathan Orchard hit to earn Team USA 3 points,  we talked about the Fantastic back taking ability of Roberto Jimenez, in his rear naked choke victory over Bradley Hill.   We also discussed it Geo Martinez,  modified shoulder crank submission that ended up tearing Daniel strauss's pec  and ultimately saw Team USA take the victory on points for the entire event.  We also discussed Kyle Boehm superfight victory over Nastasa Silviu Georgian via Inside Heel Hook In 30 seconds to secure the Polaris heavyweight title also calling out Craig Jones in the process. We very briefly preview submission underground 26 and fight2win 181 for next week's show.In the out row section of the show Emil talks about his family getting stuck in Puerto Rico and Maine talks about the progress he's been making in physical therapy post back surgery.Recorded 8-9-2021

This week on the show Maine and Zak recap BJJ Bet 2 Whos Next,Fight to Win 179 and preview the Emerald City Invitational 2, Fight to Win 180 and Polaris Squads 3.In the news section of the show we discussed the formation of the B-Team in Austin Texas featuring half of the broken up members of the Danaher Death Squad we also discuss Gordon Ryan and John starting their own School in Austin tx.In the recap section of the show we kick it off talking about the main event featuring Hulk and Leandro Lo.  We discussed the speed in which Hulk initiated the takedowns on Leandro and the hard take down that allowed him to secure back mount and a rear naked choke.  We also discussed the semifinals of the event featuring exciting matchups between Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa and Mauricio Oliveira that saw Hulk go hard for the finish on an arm-triangle choke,  getting the tap almost instantly after changing the angle.  We also talked about Leandro Lo and William Tackett and the rib injury that Tackett had been dealing with.  In the first round we talked about all of the matchups including Leandro Lo dominant overtime victory against Rafael Paganini on points.  We discussed the contrast in Old School vs new school leg lock styles in William Tackett vs Rousimar “Toquinho” Palhares that saw the young American take a clean points victory over the ADCC vetran.  Plus the veteran game planning that saw Mauricio Oliveira defeat Micael Galvao on points. We also discussed some of the superfights including the weirdest match of the year so far in Nicholas Meregali vs Rider Zuchi.  We look at the current IBJJF world champion Matheus Gabriel and his 50/50 armbar finish over Luan Carvalho, And discussed a women's heavyweight matchup between Tayane Porfirio and Gabi Pessanha.In our recap of fight to win 179 we discussed the main event featherweight title fight between Josh Cisneros and Kennedy Maciel a rematch of one of the most exciting comeback victories we've ever seen from Kennedy,  and this didn't disappoint we discuss the opening sequence that saw Kennedy on the back of a back crucifix and Cisneros come from behind victory to win a close judge's decision and the title.We also talked about the quick back and forth match between Heather Raftery and Tracey Goodell, that saw Heather finish a heel hook after a triangle escape. Plus we talked briefly about Gabrielle McComb vs Karen Antunes, that saw a contrast of leg position work versus passing.In the preview section we Talked about the Emerald City Invitational featherweight bracket featuring a strong host of contenders, in an event that could really be anyone's day given the EBI format.  We discussed the Front Runners on the left side in Josh Cisneros and Kennedy Maciel,  and discussed Gianni Grippo and Keith Krikorian on the right  side. We briefly discussed The main event and co-main event for fight to win 180 featuring Rafael Lovato Jr. vs Gabriel Arges, In what we believe could be a toss-up match up,  and a woman's openweight bout between Kendall Reusing and Raphel Guedes.In our preview of Polaris Suads 3 team UK and Ireland versus Team U.S. we discussed some of the recent roster changes facing the US and spoke about how excited we were for the event.In the outro the hosts discussed healing up injuries and getting back into training.Recorded 8-2-2021 

This week on the show Maine and Miranda preview The Road To ADCC 2022 we also recap Fight 2 Win 176 and Big Deal Pro 3 plus a brief preview of Submission Underground 25 (SUG 25) and Quintet Fight Night 7 Tokyo.In the news section of the show we discussed Craig Jones dropping out of the road to ADCC  due to a broken hand and being replaced by William Tackett in his match versus Hulk.  We also briefly discussed some additional ADCC related news from the most recent Instagram live streams. In the recap section of the show we discussed the results of Fight 2 Win 176  headlined by Junny Ocasio vs Carlos Oliveira that saw Junny  take a decision victory over Carlos.  We also discussed the close in passing work of Gustavo Batista vs Tex Johnson, that saw Batista secure a pass late and earn the decision victory over Tex.  We also discussed a number of other matches on the card, including Hunter Colvin and Troy Everett.  In our recap of big deal Pro 3 we discussed the heavyweight tournament that saw a close contested finals match between Erberth Santos and Anderson Munis.  Ultimately resulting in Anderson taking the victory on advantages at the very end of the match.   We discussed a number of the super fights on the card including Bianca Basilio victory over Dulce Rosenthal via a Modified bow and arrow choke from the back. Erich Munis balloon sweep to armbar of Leonardo Lemos.  A very close foot lock battle between Isaque Bahiense and Servio Tulio, Leandro Lo edging out Henrique Ceconi on advantages.  Plus Mahamed Aly defeating Pedro Alex.In our preview of The Road To ADCC 2022 we discussed every single match on the card, The champion versus Champion match of Kaynan Duarte vs Matheus Diniz taking place at openweigh.  Nicky Ryan vs Dante Leon a match sure to be full of surprises given these stylistic matchup and familiarity with Dante and the DDS camp.  A wild under 66 kg match between number one ranked Mikey Musumeci taking on ADCC vetran Geo Martinez who is no stranger to the rules.  We discussed late replacement William Tackett vs Lucas "Hulk" Barbosa at -88kg, A rematch of a fight we saw on Subversiv 4. Ana Carolina Vieira vs Elisabeth Clay in a woman's +60kg matchup.  Plus Roberto Jimenez taking on Andrew Wiltse, In a phenomenal ADCC  up-and-comer match up in the rule set.We also briefly preview quintet Fight Night 7 featuring 4 japan-based teams competing on Tuesday night.  In our preview of submission underground 25, we looked at the 3 biggest matches on the card Pedro Marinho vs Andy Varela, Jeremy Kennedy vs Edwin Najmi, and Keith Krikorian vs joey Mckay. In the outro section Maine discussed a surgery follow up and Miranda discussed Pittsburgh Recorded 6-12-2021

This week on the show Maine Josh and Zak recap the week's professional submission grappling action including fight2win 170 headlined by Josh Hinger versus Raphael Formiga Barbosa, we also preview Submission Underground 22 (SUG) with Mason Fowler defending his absolute title; and preview fight2win 170 headlined by William Tackett vs. Vagner RochaIn the news section of the show we discuss Keith Krikorian moving to the east coast to become an instructor at Studio 84 BJJ with Jay Regalbuto and we also discussed Amanda Levy receiving her black belt as well.In the recap section of the show we kick it off with fight to win 170 headline by a title fight between Josh Hinger versus Raphael Formiga Barbosa,we discuss Hinger’s Guillotine top game and sustained pressure coupled with his neck hunting and top position work in the gi. We also discuss Max Gimenez outstanding passing vs Guilherme Augusto and his diverse transition game plus some outstanding transitions from squid guard to top position.In the matchup between Matheus Luna and Jonnatas Gracie we discuss a nice triangle by Luna that was countered with a flying armbar from Gracie, and the overall sustained pressure that Gracie put on Luna that won him the match.In the preview section of the show we go off typing the main event for fight to win 171 William Tackett vs. Vagner Rocha we discuss the big implications of this matchup and discuss the veteran savvy of Vagner and how it may play and present difficulties for William Tackett we discussed the potential battle on the feet and question if Tackett will elect to try and go for the feet to level the playing field.  We also discuss the women's co-main event between Gabby McComb and Tubby Alequin as well as Junny Ocasio bantamweight title fight.In our preview of Submission Underground 22 we discussed Mason Fowler taking on Andy Varela for the absolute title as well as a few of the other matches on the card.In the outro section of the show we go completely off the rails with main discussing his back surgery and needlessly purchasing a special edition bright orange NASA Sanabul Gi as well as some of the laughter that led into this very strange post-surgery episode. Recorded 4-19-2021

Un podcast de Bjj Canarias. Hablamos con el joven fenómeno de 10th Planet, Keith Krikorian, cinturón negro de Richie "Boogeyman" Martínez, especialista en torneos sub-only, con un juego muy agresivo y dinámico, y quien se ha enfrentado a grandes nombres del deporte. Nos cuenta sus comienzos en el jiu jitsu, las claves de su progreso, cómo enfoca sus entrenamientos, y muchas cosas más!! Notas: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/keithkrikor...​ Canal de YouTube de Keith Krikorian https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSn...​ GRIPS&MICS #41 - Richie "Boogeyman" Martínez - jiu jitsu freakshow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CjAv...​ G&M#151​​ - Luchas de BJJ recomendadas para ver en YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8Bcm...​ GRIPS&MICS #78 - Roberto Jiménez - La máquina de finalizaciones llega a cinturón negro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7qu_...​ Realizado por: Gonzalo Samijosky. Jay Kamble. Emiliano Samijosky. Canción: "12 Hours in Addis" - Nana Kwabena Patrocinadores: Island Fighters Shop https://islandfightersshop.com/​ Web oficial: https://bjjcanarias.com/​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brazilianjiu...​ Instagram: @bjjcanarias Twitter: @bjjcanarias iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/gr...​ Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/grip...​ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3eP4LOW...​ iVoox: https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-grips-mics_sq_f1705324_1.html

I sit down with 10th Planet San Diego Blackbelt and the 6th ranked 145 pound grappler in the world Keith Krikorian.

This week on the show Maine and Zak recap slapsgiving the Combat Jiu-Jitsu Worlds 2020 Lightweight tournament; as well as discuss Who's Number Ones upcoming event, and the IBJJF American Nationals taking place next weekend.In the news section of the show we talked about Andre Galvao’s potential return to MMA after nearly a decade out of the sport. We also discuss his possible motivations and some training partners at Atos such as Hulk, who is also making his MMA debut. As well as training with Israel Adesanya training at Atos, that may have led to this decision/In the recap section of the show we follow Kade Rouotolo as he slaps his way to victory we discuss some of the advancements in his game that we have seen over the past few years and discuss his remarkable buggy choke finish in the finals against PJ Barch. We also discuss the quarterfinals matches and the semi-finals matches of the tournament including the Keith Krikorian special match that he ended it via TKO.In the preview section of the show we discuss all of the matchups that have been announced for WNO card headlined by Rodolpho Vieira versus Kaynan Duarte, and the stacked card.In our preview of IBJJF American Nationals we run through the Gi matches for the men's and women's Black Belt divisions.In the outro section of the show Maine and Zak discuss lifting, the lack of holiday plans, and what Maine has been watching on his vacation, including strongman.Recorded 11-30-2020

Keith and Dan join us to chat about a huge #UFC254 card that saw Khabib Nurmagomedov pick up a win over Justin Gaethje , Bobby Knuckles defeat Jared Cannonier, and Jon Jones go HAM on his Twitter account. And do us a solid and give us a FIVE STAR review on our Apple Podcast page! Also, GO DOYERS!

Listen, we all love the fact that Kev went to go get married. But he just happened to take a short vacation during a major UFC card. So we brought on two of our favorite guests to help us preview the UFC 254 card, headlined by Khabib Nurmagomedo and Justin Gaethje. We walk you through the card and then tell you why we are so stoked for this main event. Be sure to follow us @VerbalTapCast on all major social media platforms and leave us a FIVE STAR review on our apple podcast page: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/verbal-tap-mma-comedy-podcast/id580639209

This week Maine and Zak recap the 2020 IBJJF pan championships that took place in Florida. We recap every single adult black belt final match and more action from the weekend. We also preview Fight to Win 154.In the news section of the show we talk about a number of standout grapplers that received a promotion to black belt this week. Keith Krikorian, Jessa Kahn and Tainan Dalpra we also discussed the implementation of heel hooks into IBJJF and other rumored rules updates. In our recap of the 2020 IBJJF Pans we kick it off with the men’s open weight, and then every single finals match from the heaviest to lightest divisions for both the men’s and women’s adult divisions. We discuss the change in the meta from years prior and how the purple and brown belts at Pans looked significantly different than they did earlier this year at the Euros. In the preview section of the show we talk about fight to win 154 taking place in Philadelphia for the first time in over six months. Headline by Jon Thor Blank Vs Manuel Ribimar. We also discuss Junny Ocasio’s second title defense of the No-Gi Baltamweight title. In the outro section we talk about Zak traveling to Buffalo and Maine talks about Niagara Falls. Recorded 10-12-2020

This week on the show Maine, Emil, and Zak talk about Gordon Ryan Vs Matheus Diniz on WNO, we recap SUG 18, and Preview IBJJF 2020 Pans.In the news talk about potential matchups with Gordon.We jump into the recap of Whos Number One. We break down the entire match between Gordon Ryan and Matheus Diniz that saw the -99 kg and absolute ADCC champion take on the -88 ADCC champ. We talk about how Gordon was able to maintain and get to mount then finish the match with a heel hook. We talk about Gabi Garcia vs Elizabeth Clay, and how per pressure was able to stave off the leg lock game of Clay.We discuss Craig Jones vs Roberto Jimenez that saw great entries from Craig and a dominate finish in under 3 minutes.We discuss Dante Leon vs Kody Steel and how dynamic both are, as well as more reasons that we love Dante’s style. We look at Nicky Ryan’s 23 second heel hook win over stand out wrestlers. In our recap of Submission Underground (SUG) 18 we look at the champ vs champ match of Mason Fowler Vs Vinny Magalhaes. We talk about the format and what we would like to see from SUG in the future.We talk about William Tackett vs Gabriel Checco and how tackett was able to get it done twice in a weekend. We talk Keith Krikorian vs Rafael Domingos via no arm triangle. Plus the rest of the card. For our preview of IBJJF 2020 Pans we take a look at all the registrations for the Black Belt divisions for the men’s and woman’s adult brackets. The team make their shot in the dark picks for who they think will take each division. In the outro we discuss the plans for the weekend Recorded 10-5-2020

Aldrics chats with 10th planet BJJ standout Keith Krikorian about his up coming match at Submission Underground 18 as well as a discussion about training at a 10th planet gym and competitions in general. Patreon --- https://www.patreon.com/TFD1 MERCH --- https://teespring.com/stores/tfd-merch-store For great value PROTEINS, VITAMINS and other fitness supplements use thing link below with discount code TFD20 https://fnx.grsm.io/TFD-1 Follow us on facebook and IG @fightdialogue --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/podcast-tfd/support

This week we have an interview with Keith Krikorian. Keith is known for having a dynamic game. He shares some great insights into BJJ in this interview. We talk about: Being mentally tough during a match Being a fulltime student and ADCC competitor Doing the absolute division Dealing with a loss Making a 50 Technique Tutorial Tips for new students Links: 50-Technique Tutorial For Just $2 BjjBrick Shop Your First Year of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Six BJJ Training Games to Play While Rolling Your support is appreciated on Patreon Quote of the week: “Taking care of yourself makes you stronger for everyone in your life … including you.” Kelly Rudolph Article of the week: Rolling Vs Drilling Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast The BjjBrick Podcast is in iTunes, Stitcher radio, and Google Play Music for Andriod

Keith Krikorian joins the show to talk about blending Wrestling with Jiu-Jitsu, the 10th Planet style, how leg locks have changed the game and overtime skills. We also talk about Adam West's Batman, Animorphs, his fear of bubbles and superheroes he hates

Keith Krikorian joins the show to talk about blending Wrestling with Jiu-Jitsu, the 10th Planet style, how leg locks have changed the game and overtime skills. We also talk about Adam West’s Batman, Animorphs, his fear of bubbles and superheroes he hates. Click “read more” for listening options and show notes! Android listening options – […]

In this episode I watch one of the OG invitational tournaments with Matt Kaplan and Keith Krikorian

Keith Krikorian is a Professional Grappler competing under the 10th Planet banner. He is an ADCC Vet, Sapateiro Invitational Champion, and currently has an Instructional available at www.bjjfanatics.com

This week on the show Maine and Emil give our hot takes of 2019, talk BJJ news and talk about how the meta of Pro BJJ has changed in 2019 moving into 2020.In the news section we talk about Gordon Ryan’s retirement that he announced on Instagram earlier this week. We talk about how this affects the discussion as him being the No-Gi GOAT, and how this potentially affects the Pro-BJJ Scene. We talk about Fight to Win paying out 25% more than 2018 in a historic fighter payout of 1.2 million. As well as some other stats from the promotion Maine talks about the interview he did with Keith Krikorian and Interviews with fighters that will be appearing on the Grappling Rewind YouTube Page. If you are not subscribed it is the best way to see all the content we make.We talk about the Ruotolo brothers being awarded purple belt by Andre GalvaoWe talk about the exciting matchups announced for Third Coast Grappling in March.In our Hot Takes of 2019 section we talk about how we have seen more discussion of wrestling in the modern BJJ Pro Meta, as well as an increase in the amount of lapel players and lapel guards in use at the highest levels. We also speculate about the number of entrants we will see in the North American trials at ADCC. In the statistics section of the show powered by Emil he talks about how we have fewer returning champions in 2019 that previous years he proves this with the dark arts known as math. In the end of episode discussion we talk about plans for 2020.Recorded on 12-30-2019Be sure to check out the Grappling Rewind on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJlx0zzA6LloWQtpTjD3VeA Instagram https://www.instagram.com/grappling_rewind/ Our Website http://www.grapplingrewind.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GrapplingRewind/ Twitter https://twitter.com/grapplingrewind Joint the Discussion on Discord https://discord.gg/Aedvc3x

This week on the show Maine, Emil, and Austin recap 2019. We talk about the top 10 matches of the year some honorable mentions as well as are personal highlights and low lights of the year. In the new section of the show we talk about Cyborg being scheduled to have open-heart surgery in 2020. Tap cancer out donating 870k to Alex’s lemonade stand. Mateus lutes black belt promotion. Gi Mendes becoming a US citizen.Victor Hugo vs. Nicholas Meregali announced for The Who’s #1 event; Plus Maine’s Interview with the BJJ Brick Podcast. We recap the co-main and main event for Submission Underground 10 (SUG) headline by Gordon Ryan vs. Gabriel Gonzaga, and Craig Jones versus Gilbert Burns. With both matches ending in under a minute due to heel hook. In our year and recap for 2019 we take a look back at all of the top matches from the year and matches that we enjoyed the most. Our top 10 matches of the year this year was as follows in no particular order. Lachlan Giles vs Kaynan Duarte at ADCC Garry Tonon vs Renato Canuto at ADCC Nicholas Meregali vs Mahamed Aly at the 2019 IBJJF Worlds Super heavy final Gabriel Arges vs Isaque Bahiense in the 2019 IBJJF Worlds MW final Michael Musumeci Jr. vs Bruno Malfacine at the 2019 IBJJF Worlds rooster semi final Keenan vs Meregali at the Absolute 2019 IBJJF Worlds in round 1 Leandro Lo vs Kaynan Duarte at the 2019 IBJJF Worlds heavy final Tex Johnson vs Felipe Pena at Kasai pro 5 Nicky Ryan vs Keith Krikorian from the 2019 ADCC West Coast TrialsCraig Jones vs Gabriel Arges at Grapplefest 4We also talk about our moments of the year including Lachlan Giles ADCC Absolute run, Tye ruotolo’s breakout performance at ADCC. The huge Spyder Koreas payout, the IBJJF worlds payout, and generally The rise of superfight payouts overall. We talk about the ADCC west coast trials as a whole with all the finals. How many MMA grapplers have been coming back to BJJ. The IBJJF HW GP. Fight to Win running their 100th event, and keeping going strong into 2020; Mikey becoming the only American to win 3X at IBJJF worlds, at black belt in the Gi, at adult; Gabi Garcia becoming the most winning ADCC Division gold medalist. For out Biggest upsets of 2019, we see Lachlan vs. ADCC, Tex vs Pena, Ffion vs Bia, Nicky rod vs. expectations, Lucas vs. Kaynan, and Dante vs. lepri as well as many more. We also talk about whom we think were breakout stars of 2019, and who are grapplers to watch in 2020Plus highlights and low lights for all the show hostsRecorded 12-23-2019Be sure to check out the Grappling Rewind on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJlx0zzA6LloWQtpTjD3VeA Instagram https://www.instagram.com/grappling_rewind/ Our Website http://www.grapplingrewind.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GrapplingRewind/ Twitter https://twitter.com/grapplingrewind Joint the Discussion on Discord https://discord.gg/Aedvc3x

This week on the show Maine and Josh recap Third Coast Grappling 3 in Houston Texas, Fight to Win 133, Preview Quintet Ultra, and the IBJJF No-Gi Worlds 2019. In the news section we talk about Maine and Rachael doing a ton of interviews for BJJ Fanatics in Texas this weekend, and getting engaged on the trip as well. We talk about Nicky Rod Vs Pat Downey and potentially Gordon Ryan Vs Pat Downey. We talk Jon Jones purple belt possibly a Nick Rodriguez match. Five grappling Woman's cup. As well as Keenan scholarship for BJJ athletes.In the recap section we talk the gamesmanship of the Gordon Ryan Vs. Bo Nickal match at 3CG3, and Maine’s interviews with the athletes and Gordon at the event. We talk about all the matches on the main card and go through the undercard results of the event. Romulo Barral vs Jake Shields and how the selection of overtime worked. Edwin Najmi Darce win over late replacement Ben Leny for the heavyweight title. Lucas Valente tight heel hook win. Pedro Marinho impressive performance, and the tag team match and our thoughts on it. In the recap of Fight to Win 133 we break down AJ Agazarm Vs. Ary Farias, and Seths refereeing. Samir Chantre submitting Lucas Pinheiro with a Heel Hook for the Featherweight No-Gi belt. Andre Maneco defending his Masters + Middleweight Gi title. We talk about Hiago George submitting Gabriel Sousa with a Heel Hook. As well as some showcase brown belt matches from Joshua Cisneros and Keith Krikorian for the Brown Belt No-Gi Featherweight title, and Troy Everett final match as a full member of Team No Sleep. In the preview section of the show we talk about the Quintet Ultra teams and superfights Team UFC, Team Pride, Team WEC, Team Strikeforce. We also talk about Craig Jones versus Fredson Paixao, leg locker vs Wrist Locker, and Gordon Ryan v Alexei Oleinik, and how Gordon does not want to loose via No-Gi Ezekiel. We also preview the 2019 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds for the Men’s and Woman’s Adult Black Belt divisions. In the outro of the show Maine and Josh talk about Maine getting engaged, and other topics. Recorded 12-9-2019Be sure to check out the Grappling Rewind on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJlx0zzA6LloWQtpTjD3VeAInstagram https://www.instagram.com/grappling_rewind/Our Website http://www.grapplingrewind.comFacebook https://www.facebook.com/GrapplingRewind/Twitter https://twitter.com/grapplingrewindJoint the Discussion on Discord https://discord.gg/Aedvc3x

This week on the Grappling Rewind Podcast Maine and Josh recap BJJ Fanatics Grand Prix, Finishers Sub Only 10, then in the preview section we talk about the Spyder Invitational Championship, GrappleFest 7, Fight to Win 132 Hawaii; and Maine interviews Matt Kaplan about his upcoming Grappling Idiots Superfight card. In the weeks news we talk about the recently announced matchup between Nicky Rodriguez vs Luke Rockhold scheduled to main event Polaris 12. Also Garry Tonon being fired from Rutgers after 6 years of coaching. In our recap of the BJJ Fanatics Grand Prix, we run through some of the round of 16 matches quarterfinal matches Between Tex Johnson and William Tackett and the matches controversy and talk about the semi finals match between Lucas Hulk Barbosa and Kody Steele that showcased an impressive lift from Steele with a veteran reversal from Barbosa. Then in the finals we talk about Kyle Boehm vs Hulk and how good Kyle is at the EBI overtime. Plus we do some BJJ payout math regarding how much Kyle has made from the rule set recently and speculate on what his DVD will be on. In a recap of the Finishers Sub Only 10 we talk about the men’s 185 pound bracket and the women’s 105 pound bracket. With Adam Leve looking impressive but running into Alan Sanchez in the finals with Sanchez taking the victory. In the women’s bracket Maine and Josh are impressed by Grace Gundrum mounted modified guillotine finish in regulation that earned her the win in the finals and her Brown Belt. We also talk about a few of the super fights on the card. In the preview section we kick it off with Spyder Championship 2019. With the -76 kg bracket and the -100 kg bracket. In the first round quarterfinal matchups we see a rematch between Johnatha Alves vs Shane Jamil Hill-Taylor, a matchup between Edwin Najmi vs Matheus Gabriel, on the left side of the bracket. On the right side of the bracket we see Gabriel Arges vs Levi Jones , and Matheus Lutes vs Inseong Jang the hosts make their picks on how they think the bracket will shake out and who they think the frontrunner for the event in the bracket is. In the -100 Kg division Maine and Josh talk about Tim Spriggs drawing the short straw vs Nicholas Meregali, and what version of Erberth Santos will show up vs Claudio Calasans, on the right side of the bracket Kaynan Duarte vs Leandro Lo, in a rematch from earlier this year, and the events X factor grappler returns to the Gi once again in Rodolfo Vieira vs Anderson Munis. On Grapple Fest 7 we preview Craig Jones Vs.Adam Wardzinski for the -100 kg title and how we think the two styles will matchup. Then we talk about a match sure to bring action in Dante Leon Vs Marcos Tinoco. Tye and Kade Ruotolo also make appearances on this card at different weights. Plus ADCC 3rd place medalist Elvira Karppinen is featured as well. Fresh off BJJ Fanatics Jason Rau also has a matchup on the card that we talk about. In our preview of Fight to Win 132 in Hawaii we talk about the matches that had been announced at the time of recording Garry Tonon vs Davi Ramos and how both want to push a pace. Plus the time difference this event will be at and when you can watch it. In the preview of Grappling Idiots we take a look at the 170 pound bracket and taking about how impressed we were with William Tackett this weekend and how he might be very tough to beat this coming weekend. As wells the rubber match between Keith Krikorian who was also in the BJJ Fanatics event but will be facing Daniel Miara in the hybrid rule set. After that we have an interview with the Grappling Idiots promoter Matt Kaplan where he talks about the rules and why they were chosen and shares some insight on sanctioning and how he intends to run the PPV. In the outdo Maine and Josh talk about recording miss-haps and training together for the first time in a long time. Recorded 11-17-2019

This week on the show we have three hosts on Maine Miller, Emil Sandoz-Rosado and Josh Weinstock. On the week before the big show; ADCC 2019, the Olympics of our sport the every two years celebration of the highest level of professional grappling in the world. Before we get into the preview we run through the weeks news the ADCC replacements, who has dropped out from the event and who is replacing. We talk about the UAEJJF partner with FloGrappling going into 2020, which should make it even easier for us to cover their events on the Podcast. Plus we talk about Josh being internet famous ending up as a member of the Valhalla Club on BJJ Scout Instagram. Kicking off the recap section of the show we recap Fight to Win 126 in San Diego, we talk about this Black Belt stacked card. We break down Gustavo Batista vs Felipe Bezerra, Guthierry Barbosa defeating Marcio Andre in a very close match. Baret Yoshida in his outstanding performance and choke From back crucifix, taking about some of the nuances of the position changes that lets him get to his signature position. We talk about Joel Tudor returning to competition and his grinding old school style armbar. Then we get into a fast paced match between Ronaldo Junior and Matheus Luna that earned Fight of the night honors and a mid mat discussion from Seth Daniels. We break down some amazing back and forth between Sergio Rios and PJ Barch and a submission of the night armbar performance. We also talk about Gabrielle Mc Comb vs Tubby Alequin, and the second fight of the night on the card in Johnny Tama vs Kevin Berbrich. This was a great card and deserves to be re-watched. After that we get into the recap of the Shugyo Invitational Episode 6 that was the last episode of the show before the finals are announced we talk about Josh Bacallao Versus Max Rohskopf and talk about how tight the Darce from Max must be, then the rematch of ADCC North American East Coast Trials match between Ethan Crelinsten and Keith Krikorian that might have had one of the realest post fight interviews we have ever seen in BJJ. We talk about the transition and way that Ethan goes for the back and other grapplers in ADCC that might implement this same style of taking the back. Plus talk about who we think might be in the finals of this weeks episode. After that we move into our preview of ADCC 2019 in anticipation of being live at the event in a few days. We run through the top contenders in the -66, -77, -88, -99, and +99 Kg for the men’s divisions and Emil busts out the statistics on who has beaten and lost to each other in their respective divisions. As well as some of the X-Factors going into each of the men’s divisions. The we talk about how stacked the woman's -60kg and over 60kg divisions are and the respective frontrunners for each division. Can Gabi Garcia continue her dominance of the +60kg division or will we see turn over at the top We talk about how Craig Jones may be a favorite in his division with the recent division changes. How Gordon may be the favorite in his division since moving up. Plus all the other top grapplers in each division. After that we have an interview with King of the Mats Grappling ahead of their 7th event. Talking about some of the grapplers on their card and their event format as well as their 10k payout. Recorded 9-23-2019

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This week on the show Maine and Emil recap Fight to Win 124 in Seattle WA, Shugyo Invitational Episode 4, GrappleFest 6, BJJ Fanatics Brown Belt Invitational. Then we Preview the Ultimate Mat Warriors 5, F2W 125, IBJJF 2019 Pans, UAEJJF AJP King of Mats 7 MiddleweightsWe kick off the show as always with BJJ news. Talking about Kit Dale dropping out of the event and being replaced by Valdir Araujo. We talk about Co-Host and Grappling Rewind analyst Ryan Stark getting promoted to brown belt. We also talk about Renzo Gracie recently making international news. After that we kick the recap section of the show off with our recap of GrappleFest 6 talking about João Miyao vs. Frank Rosenthal. Paulo Miyao vs. Kamil Will and recap Masakazu Imanari vs. Ben Eddy that ended in astonishing foot lock fashion in the last minute of the match. After that we recap Fight To Win 124 headlined by Josh Hinger vs. Arnoldo Maidana in a positionally dominating match. We also talked about Karen Atunes defeating Mayssa Bastos. We talk a little bit about the fight to win masters plus bantamweight championship belt between Brian Jhonson and Aaron Morris. In the Judo results we talk about possible fight of the year between Taylan Mark Yuasa and his brother Tegan Yuasa. And how interesting the dynamic between the two was. In our recap of Shugyo Invitational Episode 4 Maine and Emil talk about their enjoyment of the episode formats as well as the craziness in this weeks Keith Krikorian match. Plus Max Rohskopf is decisive submission victory of Ethan Crelinsten via Darce. Finally we recap the BJJ fanatics brown belt invitational that saw a host of top contender brown belts looking to make a name for them self and score a DVD deal. We talk about some of the Plemon airy matches in this event and Gordon Ryan‘s commentary. Then break down the final match between Kyle Boehm and Chase Hannah. Overall we were really happy with the way the first event played out. Then we move into the preview section of the show talking about ultimate Matt warriors five and they’re 185 pound middleweight tournament and super fights.We also talk about fight to win 125 headlined by Gutemberg Pereira vs Rudson Mateus. The UAEJJF King of Mats 7 the Middleweights featuring Tommy Langaker, Marcos Tinoco, Isaaue Bahense, and more. Then we do a brief preview of the 2019 men’s black belt IBJJF no-Gi pans. Reading through some of the biggest names that have registered for the event. Recorded 9-9-2019

This week on the show Maine and Josh preview ADCC 2019 divisions as well as recap Fight to Win 120 in Pittsburg Pennsylvania. Also on the show we preview Fight to Win 121, SOGI 3, and the Shugyo Invitational. In the news segment Maine and Josh talk about some interesting superfight news regarding Ultimate Mat Warriors, and Finishers Sub only 10. We talk black belt promotions, and get into the craziness of ADCC 2019. In our preview of ADCC 2019 we take a look at the -66 kg division We talk about all the movement in the division and currently what the division looks like. We talk about some of the dark horses and some of the divisions stand out grapplers, that round out the -66 kg division. In the -77 kg division we do much of the same and talk about the addition of Dante Leon. The speculation continues for the rest of the men’s divisions -88, -99 and +99 where we talk about the movement of Yuri up and his potential wresting matchups available in that division. After that we talk about the woman’s -60kg division and returning 2017 champ Beatriz Mesquita, as well as the other power houses in the division. Then we finish the ADCC division preview with the woman’s +60 kg division and Maine talks about how much he wants to see Gabi Garcia vs Tayane Porfirio After that we move into the recap of Fight To Win 120 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Featuring DJ Jackson vs Edwin Najmi for the middle weight no Gi title. In the co-main event we broke down Catherine Perret vs Tubby Alequin. Plus we talk about Dan Dykemans very interesting calf slicer need exploder submission. As well as a few other matches on the card. After that we move into the preview section of the show talking about Fight to Win 121 in Austin Texas main evented by Gabi Garcia Vs Nathiely de Jesus as well as a purple belt welterweight title in no Gi featuring William Tackett versus Carlos Espinoza. In a matchup sure to produce fireworks. Then we move into a brief preview of SOGI 3, talking about some of the stand out names including Keith Krikorian, Jordan Holy, Sean Ashley, Mike Davila and more. After that we talk about the Shugo invitational and tease an upcoming interview with the promoter regarding the event. Then in the alto section of the show Maine and Josh talk about vacation etiquette while training away from home. How you should always buy a shirt, and other tidbits of information when traveling abroad. Recorded 8-4-2019You can follow us on InstagramTwitterFacebookAnd subscribe to us on Youtube for additional content.

On this special one day delayed episode of the Grappling Rewind Podcast Maine an Emil Recap Fight to Win 119 in Philly, the UAEJJF AJPT King of Mats in Tokyo. We preview Fight to Win 120 in Pittsburgh, and speculate about the Shugyo Invitational that seemingly came out of nowhere. Kicking the show off with news we talk about some movement of the ADCC weight classes, grapplers moving up divisions and being replaced in others. We talk about Gordon Ryan and Felipe Pena and what weight they have agreed to compete in their rematch at. We talk about a Baltimore non Profit bringing more BJJ to the youth of the city. After that we move into the recap section taking a look at Fight to Win 19 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. This event had the highest payout of any Fight to Win event this year. Maine and Emil talk about how crazy this is for such a small venue and how great it is for the sport. We recap the Johnathan JT Torres vs Vagner Rocha matchup and talk about how this could be a potential ADCC matchup. We break down Tim Spriggs Vs Tex Johnson, Nikki Sullivan vs Sarah Block and the amazing flexibility of Sullivan. plus Tyler King vs Troy Everett. This card was a lot of fun and worth your time. After that we move into a short recap of the Abu Dhabi Jiu Jitsu Pro Tour in Tokyo talking about how impressive Isaac Doederlein has looked recently. We talk a little about the group stages and the semifinals then break down the final matchup between Isaac Doederlein vs. Gabriel Sousa. That saw Doederlein win via footlock in a little under 3 minutes. After that we go into previews talking about the Shugyo Invitational and all the mystery surrounding the event. Shawn Weisenburgh, Ethan Crelinsten, Rafael Domingos, Nathan Orchard, Keith Krikorian, Jordan Holy and a few others have all been seeded as names on the event. This event looks like it will have an air date sometime in August 2019. Then we preview Fight to Win 120 in Pittsburg PA, Headlined by a Black Belt No-Gi Middle Weight Title between Edwin Najmi vs DJ Jackson, the Co Main Event is a Female Black Belt Bantam Weight No-Gi Title featuring Catherine Perrett vs Tubby Alequin This card also features Evan Mulgrave vs Keith Miner.Recorded 7-30-2019

This week on the show Maine and Austin break down fight to win 117 in San Diego California, briefly recap Sub Spectrum 8, Preview JitzKing, Submission Underground 9, Kasai Super Series 2 in Orlando, and talk BJJ news.In the news section we talk about Cyborg replacing Leandro Lo, and Luis panza replacing Buchechea at IBJJF Heavyweight GP. Also in the news section we talk about Keenan Cornelius opening up his own school. As well as Maine buying some new equipment for the podcast.After that we move into the recap of Fight to Win 117 in San Diego that featured Barret Yoshida, Keith Krikorian vs Dan Dykeman, Kaynan Duarte vs Gutenberg Pereira, crowd brawls the whole team no sleep going at it keeping order in the venue. Then we get into a short recap of Sub Spectrum 8 taking about the finals matches for the event for both the mens absolute bracket in the women’s 125 Flyweight bracket. After that we move into the preview section of the show taking about Kasai Super a Series 2 in Orlando Florida. Featuring a Stacked card Dante Leon vs Renato Canuto, Vagner Rocha, Tex Johnson Vs Craig Jones. Mayssa Bastos vs Taylor’s Alencar, Mateus Lutes, Boogie, John Lineker, and even more fantastic grapplers. Seems like a pretty good way to spend the 4th of July. Then we preview submission underground 9 which is Chael Sonnen’s organization featuring Craig Jones versus Anthony rumble Johnson. Gabriel Gonzaga, Fabiano Scherner and more action. After that we move into the preview of JitZKing this event looks to be a lot of fun and features a ton of Florida talent against tough national and Internet international opposition. Amanda Leve vs Maggi Grindatti, Nicky Rod The show pony, vs Jason Reyes, Dan Martinez vs John Combs, and Kevin Gallagher. We have two events this weekend that feature multiple ADCC trials winners Will be competing at ADCC 2019. After that we get into a short interview with the promoters for Jitzking interview talk about the rule set for the event upcoming events and some matches to look out for. Recorded 7-1-2019

This week on the show Maine and Emil recap Third Coast Grappling 2, SAGC, and Rise 7. In the new section we talk about how Rafael Lovato Jr took the belt from Gegard Mousasi as well as Meregali and his post fight call out to Keenan looking for a rematch.In the recap for Third Coast Grappling we go through the top matches on the card breaking down the loop choke that Mergali hit on Cyborg. We talked about Craig Jones, Matheus Diniz, and the potential ADCC match later this year between Vagner Rocha and Ethan Crelinsten. We also break down the Edwin Najmi vs Gianni Grippo match, and talk about Gilbert "Durinho" Burns victory. In the recap for SACG the hosts talk about what it was like to do commentary for SAGC Redemption in college park Maryland. We talk about the three man commentary team of Maine, Emil, and Josh. In a true miracle managing not to curse for nearly 4 hours straight. We talk about the unique SAGC endurance format, plus go through some of our top matches on the card. We run through the undercard matches, then move into teh 10 man 155 pound bracket that ended up with 2 contenders that are scheduled to face off for the best at SACG 8. Big thanks for SACG for having us back to serve as commentary on this event. This event is up on the SACG Facebook page for anyone who wants to go back and watch the event. After that we move into the recap of Rise 7. This straight NYC card features some title bouts, Rey De Leon taking the number one contender spot to face off against defending 145 pound champ Frank Rosenthal. The we talk a bit about current IBJJF world champion Joao Miyao's heel hook victory over Finishers promoter Zach Maslany. Plus some more MMA fighters taking grappling bouts on this card. After that we move into the preview section of the show talking about Fight to Win 117 being headlined by Kaynan Duarte of Atos vs Gutemberg Perreira of GFT, always exciting Baret Yoshida vs Marcus Norat, and some of the top woman's competitors in the world Jena Bishop vs Luiza Monteiro. Plus a showcase brown belt matchup between Keith Krikorian, and Dan Dykeman.We plan to record a second show this week to cover Midwest Finishers 2, Fight to Win 116, and preview, Sub Spectrum 8. Look out for the show later in the week. There was just too many events to fit into one show. Recorded 6-24-2019

On this weeks show we have a packed news section as Maine and Josh kick the show off really professional. Both the hosts this week are running on very little sleep due to the action packed weekend of events; so this episode you get lots of raw and unfiltered podcast hosts letting loose. After the news section we get into the recaps kicking the show off with our recap of the craziness that was BJJ Stars BlackBelt Edition. We talk about Erberth Santos having a knee injury then suddenly not having a knee injury and then running into the crown Malice at the Palace style to attack Penas Brother. After that we get into the actual sport BJJ segments of the show for BJJ Stars, and talk about some of the seasoned Brazilian Jiu Jitu veterans that were on the card. Josh gives some interesting history about many of the top guys features on this event from another era. After that we get in the Combat Jiu Jitsu (CJJ) fight night card featuring 135 pound bantamweight tournament and an absolute bracket along with some interesting superfights. Josh goes deep into what he thinks leads to a good palm strike, and Main discusses what he likes and dislikes about the ruleset. Then we move across the ocean to to our recap of GrappleFest 4, featuring Craig Jones, Lachlan Giles, and more in an exciting UK event. We talk about how good Craig Jones looks and how its nice to see him working from a top position successfully. Plus a few other stand out matches on the card. After all that we get into the recap of the Finishers Invitational 8, presented by Show the Art X. Maine and Rachael got to go to this event live to cover it in person the day of the show recording so we were very excited to talk about the event atmosphere, and how nice everyone at the event was, as well as some outstanding matches, and a great 145 pound tournament. We go deep into ADCC trials stand out Nick Rodriguez's preparation highlighted mostly by "Just going and doing stuff" much to Maines amazement. Then get into all the action that was the 145 pound bracket, looking at stand outs Keith Krikorian, and Frank Rosenthal, and more. Then we get into previews for Fight to Win 103 headlined with a number of title bouts, and outstanding competitors Gutemberg Pereira, and Tomoyuki Hashimoto, plus over 30 other matches in Houston. After that we get into a preview for Sub Spectrum 7 featuring a title bout between Matt Leighton vs Tex Johnson, plus stand outs Keith Krikorian vs John Battle in a matchup that both Maine and Josh are excited for after seeing both grapplers win this weekend. We then preview Midwest Finishers inaugural event with even more midwest action featuring Nick Ronan, Jordan Holy, the Tacket brothers, Alex Hodi, and more. This event featured a 155 pound tournament under the EBI format. Our final preview of the week we take a look at the stacked Spyder Korea qualifier event, featuring a under 76kg bracket and an over 100kg bracket. Featuring top Black, Brown and Purple belts, under the Spyder banner this is the first Spyder event of 2019 and if it is anything like last years tournament it will be sure to deliver.Recorded 1-24-2019

On this weeks show we recaps Fight to Win 102 in Albuquerque, NM, where we saw Mahamed Aly take on Max Gimenis for the Super heavyweight title in the Gi, as well as F2W Judo second match ever; and some other exciting matchups. After that we preview Combat Jiu jitsu Fight Night, featuring a 4 man absolute bracket of competitors. The we preview one of the biggest Superfight cards of recent history in Brazil with BJJ Stars, featuring Erberth Santos, Nicholas Meregali, Leandro Lo, Tim Spriggs, DJ Jackson, Marcus Buchecha, Felipe Pena, Joao Gabriel and more. After that we preview GrappleFest 4, with Craig Jones Vs Gabriel Arges, and Lachlan Giles Vs Bradley Hill. Then we continue the previews with Finishers Invitational 8, featuring a 145 pound 16 man bracket wit Keith Krikorian, Frank Rosenthal, JM Holland and more. As well as a ton of superfights including Rey Deleon vs John Battle, and Pierre-Olivier Leclerc vs Andrew Alexander. Finally we finish off the previews with the 2019 Flograppling Showdown Atos Vs GF Team, featuring some outstanding matchups, Michael Liera Jr vs Jaime Canuto, Keenan Cornelius vs Dante Leon, Lucas "Hulk" Barbosa vs Gutemberg Pereira, and Kaynan Duarte Max Gimenes. This next week of events is crazy and not one to miss. Recorded 2-18-2019

On this weeks show Maine and Emil kick the news section off with a recap of the most recent shit talking in grappling and a reminder of where BJJ comes from. Prompted by Keenan’s, Cyborg, and Gordon Ryan’s recent comments. Then we have big news, with the announcement of Josh Weinstock upcoming Black Belt Promotion. After that we get into the breakdown of the weekends events. We recap King of the Mat Grappling Championship 4, The Kings Crown, in an exciting open weight showcase, really great matches on the whole event, we see stand out Dante Leon and an entire bracket of exciting grapplers on this event. After that we Recap Fight to Win 94 in Richmond California (Not Virginia as Maine initially says) headlined by Tim Sprigs, and Yuri Simoes, tons of great Cali action on this card, and a number of title bouts on the card as well. Then we get into the Gamblers Invitational Presented by Sapateiro, previously (Sapateiro Invitational 18) with Keith Krikorian, and Mike Padilla, in an exciting bracket with some more great matches. Finally in the previews section of the show we preview GrappleFest 3, main evented by Daniel Strauss versus, Matheus Diniz, and co-main event Ross Nicholls vs. Gianni Grippo. After that we get into Maine’s torn shoulder, and other various injuries. Recorded on 11-18-2018

This week is a massive show we recaps of GrappleFest2 with Craig Jones vs Matheus Diniz and tons of other superfights. Then we get into the Onnit Invitational 9 where we look at Frank Vs. Ricky Lule, PJ Barch and Keith Krikorian and the rest of the 170, and 155-pound brackets. We talk about Gordon F Ryan III 2018 IBJJF No-Gi Pans domination in New York this weekend. Plus Maine learns how to pronounce New York names from Emil. Then we get into the recap of F2W 86 in Seattle Washington, and some great finishes on the card. Then after all the BJJ has been recapped we touch on the halfway of the Aki Basho for Sumo. We have all three Yokozuna in this Basho and they all look pretty good thus far. After all that we preview SUBVERSIV, which looks to be a barnburner. Plus a bunch of Fight to Win style matchups as well. Then we preview the King of Mats 3. We also briefly touch on Men of War 3. Then on top of all of that we take a quick look at Quintet as they run their first amateur tournament. Recorded on 9-16-2018

On this weeks show since Josh is out in Colorado, so we have two special guest Hosts Ryan Stark and Emil Sandoz-Rosado in the studio to help break down the weeks action. On this weeks show we recap Kasai Pro 3 and talk about the 170 pound round robin tournament. Vagner Rocha smacking folks with collar ties, wrist locks and more, plus get into the fantastic performance from Canuto. Then we get into the superfights on the card, talk about AJ and his antics, Rousimar Palhares missing weight and generally being a terrifying individual. Jon Calestines leg game, in his match with Grippo, and more. Then we get into Fight to Win 84 in Chicago where we saw Matt Leighton put on a stellar performance against Dante Leon, we talk walk outs and other interesting matches on the card. Then we recap the Main card of the Finishes Sub Only 6 from last week talk about Keith Krikorian, and his recent domination of regional sub only events at brown belt, and more great matches from the event. After that we talk a little about worlds masters and what days to catch which divisions. Big thanks to Ryan and Emil for helping out with this episode of the show, both guys are people that we have had help us with production on the back end of the show for some time now and they fit right in to the show. Recorded 8-19-2018

It’s been a minute but i am back and ready with a great show for you. Hang out with me as I talkwith Keith Krikorian, winner of the first Brothers Jiu Jitsu 8 man no gi tournament called Sub Spectrum. 30 min of work and this man took home $800 and a lot of well earned respect. Follow Keith at @keithkrikorian on IG Quick shout out to Keith’s sponsors: proven Nutrition IG: @provennutrition miss Mary Jane CBD IG: @mmjcalifornia rolsom bjj apparel IG: @rolsombjj toe hold sandals for bjj IG: @toe_hold Speacial shout out to @allaboutchabrokenarrow for letting us use their space! Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow me.

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Keith Krikorian is on for the whole first most of this podcast. We switch to Boxing at 1:28 ish. Otherwise its EBI, ADCC, and UFC with Keith. We had a blast nerding out about our favorite sport. Listen in.

There were 1000 great fights, and some fighters took more credit than others. Nicky Ryan, Keith Krikorian, John Combs, William Tackett, Enrico Cocco, Josh Hinger, Jon Blank, Mason Fowler, Nick Rodriguez, Jenna Bishop, John Hansen, Amanda Leve, & ADCC North America. Listen in, great podcast. 

Keith Krikorian is here, and its all things ADCC East Coast Trials. UFC 230 slides in, as well as a spirited debate about who currently holds the 185 lb. belt. 

ADCC was amazing. We review as many possible fights as we could, and offer up friendly suggestions for 2 years from now with our friend Keith Krikorian. Listen please.