In episode 188 Marco, Tim, and JB are back from a long break. Marco tries to gaslight the audience by blaming the lack of podcast episodes on Tim. We say our goodbyes to Tims dog El Guapo and some other guy. We discuss the UFC LHW title fight between Jamhal Hill and Glover Texiera and the upcoming fight between Jon Jones and Cyril Gane for the HW title. We talk about outrageous lies we have told and been told. We talk about lapel guards and how to make it as a professional grappler.
Jan 24, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 188
In episode 186 Marco, JB, and Tim are back for the first podcast of 2023. We all check in with our christmas and holiday adventures, and in a vacuum of MMA fights, we discuss some boxing and the recent Tank Davis fight and his upcoming match with Ryan Garcia. We talk about Dana White getting slapped by his wife and Phil Baroni killing his girlfriend and we take a stand against domestic violence. We say goodbye to some legends of rally car racing and soccer and we discuss Jake Paul signing with t...
Jan 10, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 187
Originally aired 8/4/2020 Episode 64 is the origin story of Ninja Rob. We are joined by dear friend of the show, the enigmatic man known only as JB. He gives us the history of podcasts namesake, the Camden NJ street ninja Rob. We get insight into the man behind the legend and the history of his martial arts training. We also talk some recent mma news and traditional martial arts as well as how Martial arts training differs between various neighborhoods.
Jan 03, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 186
In episode 185 Marco, JB, and Tim recap the last UFC event of 2022 and talk about some stats from the IBJJF nogi world championship and we discuss leg free athlete Zion Clarks MMA debut vs a full person. We discuss differently abled people participating in sports and we read a nice review from a listener. We answer question about teaching classes and our favorite fighting films.
Dec 20, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 185
In episode 184 Marco, JB, and Tim recap UFC 282 and discuss the fights between Topuria and Mitchell, Pimblett vs Gordon and Blachowicz vs Ankalaev. We discuss living a life with the acceptance of death, when to teach kids they’re going to die and we answer questions about having a guy for everything that we have met through training bjj, when did we feel like we started to “get it” when it comes to bjj, how long will it take for the average person to get a blackbelt in bjj, and would we rather g...
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 184
In episode 183 Marco, JB, and Tim recap some of the UFC fight night fights and discuss Alex Periera moving to light heavyweight, James Krause being canceled from MMA for gambling Marco visits a small town theater, plays old school video games, and non violently protests the customer service at Sprouts. We talk about Roger Gracie on Lex Fridman and we answer questions about footsweeps for nogi jiu jitsu and we discuss what we want on our Tombstones
Dec 06, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 183
In episode 182 Marco, JB, and Tim take a deep dive into thanksgiving. We come to an agreement that khabib is not the GOAT thanks to Ariel Helwani. We talk about internet nerds shitting on Gordon Ryans lifting routine. We talk about Gi vs Nogi for beginners and we discuss what happens when GOATS like Gordon Ryan, Flloyd Mayweather, MJ, and GSP retire. We share the most valuable lessons we have learned from BJJ and how we would hide our lottery winnings from friends and family
Nov 29, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 182
In episode 181 Marco, JB, and Tim take a deep dive into the romance novel world and attend a book signing and the ladies in attendance swoon over Marco and Tim. We talk the UFC fights and say goodbye to rumble johnson. Marco has a messy experience in the banya toilet and we discuss locker room nudity. We talk about doing the right thing, how much money is too much money, and we answer questions about promotions in jiu jitsu and rule changes to the UFC.
Nov 22, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 181
In episode 180 Marco, JB, and Tim talk UFC 281 and the wild fights between Chandler and Poirier, Hooker vs Pulles, Edgar vs Gutierez and the main event between Peiriera and Adesanya. We discuss what Peirieras win means for the middleweight division and what is next for Adesanya. We talk about the downward spiral of Dominic Reyes, we say goodbye to Gallagher and the sledgeomatic, and we answer questions about why students start training and if we could trade our martial arts skill for any other s...
Nov 17, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 180
In episode 179 Marco goes to the beach and Tim goes to the bathroom. We discuss proper #2 etiquette. We recap some of the fights from UFC fight night and give our predics for Adesanya vs Pereira. We take a look at a new tactical grappling sport from brazil and we talk about a 16 year old ripping submissions in competition. We debate the utility of focus in training and we rank the 3 best action films of all time.
Nov 10, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 179
On episode 178 Marco, Tim, and JB recap the UFC fights and the Boxing match between Anderson Silva and Jake Paul. We take a deep dive into the WNBA and come up with a few ways for them to increase their viewership. Marco is the victim of a hit and run and helps a blind woman cross the street. We answer questions about the best way to make friends as an adult, should you avoid bigger training partners if you're small and weak and stoners culture in bjj.
Nov 01, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 178
On episode 177 Marco, Tim, and JB debate the value of the weekly check in and we recap the big fights from UFC 280 between Oliviera and Makhachev, Yan and O’malley, and Dilishaw vs Sterling. We talk about UFC fighters being prohibited from gambling on all fights, should slap fighting be added to UFC events, bears vs wrestlers, a bouncy ball vs Unicycle, and we answer questions about sambo vs bjj in grappling and MMA, our current and all time dream match ups in mma and grappling, what moments led...
Oct 25, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 177
On episode 176 Marco, Tim, tell JB about their experiences at the grappling industries event where Tims Hellfish team soundly defeated Marcos NJMA squad in the team rankings. We talk about the highlights of the event and then we talk about some of the UFC fights and we give our predicts on the big fights coming up. We bumped into long time listener and question contributor Nicky Paps at the competition and he asks for more information on the enigmatic JB, so we spend some time getting to know ou...
Oct 18, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 176
On episode 175 Marco, Tim, and JB talk about Marcos journey through the dark underbelly of the philadelphia espresso world in his new career as a social media influencer. We talk some celebrity boxing and we answer some questions about what olympic/NCAA/professional wrestlers would have dominated had they transitioned to mma, we also tackle the thorny issue of gender fart gap in jiu jitsu.
Oct 11, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 175
On episode 174 Marco, Tim, and JB talk about the rumors of Mark Zuckerberg renting out an entire UFC fight night event for himself. We talk about how the UFC will look without Dana White in command, is Bo Nickal the biggest prospect in MMA and who should he fight next in the UFC, rumors of Jake Paul getting into mma, Jose Aldo retiring, Pro wrestling and MMA Icon Antonio Inoki expiring, cheating in fishing tournaments, Tales from the Banya, Marco considers converting to Islam, and we answer a qu...
Oct 04, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 174
On episode 173 Marco, Tim, and JB talk about Floyd Mayweathers recent exhibition match in Japan. Tim goes to a funeral and some muay thai fights to corner his students. We talk about internet beef between Gordon Ryan and Luke Rockhold, and Daniel Cormier and Nate Diaz. We talk about how Dana White is fighting the homeless crisis, Jake Paul getting sued, training wrestling to improve jiu jitsu and what is the best way to train your hands for combat.
Sep 27, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 173
On episode 172 Marco, Tim, and JB pay our respects to a former student of NJMA and overall good guy that recently passed away. After that we recap a big weekend of UFC fights, ADCC, matches and Tims camping trip. We talk about the upsets at adcc and predict the finals for the weight classes and then we discuss tipping, what you should be training to win a streetfight, could Mike Tyson beat Bruce Lee, and we give our rules for the Banya.
Sep 20, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 172
On episode 171 Marco turns 50 and celebrates with JB and Tim by recapping the UFC 279 fights between Chimaev and Holland and Nate Diaz win over Tony Ferguson. We talk about the fights and the series of events of missed weight and backstage brawls that lead up to the event. Marco gets an early birthday present at the banya and we say our goodbyes to the queen of england. We talk about what we have learned from our biggest losses in competition and life and we rank 3 of the top BJJ competitors fro...
Sep 13, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 171
On episode 170 Marco, Tim, and JB discuss what defines breakfast and what separates it from brunch, lunch and dinner. Tim loses a toenail, but still manages to show up for the podcast to talk about some of the UFC fight night in paris and the main event between Gane and Tuivasa and Marco cant stop talking about Tims meat. We try to help one of our favorite listeners get started with the transition from sport bjj to mma. We answer questions about the most brutal joint locks, how to prioritize a n...
Sep 06, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 170
On episode 169 Marco, Tim, and JB argue about the right way to handle getting submitted by a training partner. We talk about some Hellfish students big wins at the men of war pro grappling event and Marco throwing a new student out of NJMA. There were no UFC fights this week, so we recap some of the fights from ONE FC including Demitrious Johnsons fantastic revenge KO and Marcus Buchechas win via heelhook. We talk about weight cutting and weight classes, Tex Johnson suing Orlando sanchez and oth...
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 169
On episode 168 Marco, Tim, and JB discuss some of their students competing in various events over the weekend and then break down a big weekend of fights with Mike Perry beating MVP in BKFC, Usyk defeating Joshua in boxing, and the wild UFC fights between Rockhold and Costa and Leon Edwards dramatic KO of Kamaru Usman. We talk fighter pay, free agency and sponsorship, who are the top 3 spinning back kickers on the planet, Tom Hardy competing in BJJ and we answer questions about how to train whil...
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 168
On episode 167 Marco, Tim, and JB discuss the UFC on Espn featuring Dominic Cruz and Marlon Vera and whether or not time and injuries have caught up to Cruz and when he should call it quits. Marco goes to Bob Evans for breakfast and we talk about Internet superstars Andrew Tate and Jake Paul potentially fighting. We revisit UFC fighter pay and Dana White claiming it will not be going up anytime soon. We share weight cutting advice and stories, how to stay sharp on the mat while recovering from i...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 167
On episode 166 Marco, Tim, and JB discuss the UFC fights and talk about the Gordon Ryan vs Felipe Pena no time limit match and give our predictions for the historic no time limit match. We discuss Anthony Pettis admitting to tapping early because to collect a check and save himself for his next fight and if fighter structure has an influence on performance. We discuss the upcoming title fight between Periera and Adesanya and give our early predictions. We talk about the new Mike tyson documentar...
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 166
On episode 165 Marco, Tim, and JB discuss the UFC fights including Brandon Morenos tko of Kai Kara France, Derrick Lewis’ loss to a big Russian guy, and Amanda Nunes revenge win over Juliana Pena. We debate who would win in a street fight between Daniel Cormier and Mike Tyson and one of the Hellfish students competing in a semi sanctioned street fighting event called Street Beefs. We talk about virtual reality and We answer a question about the old adage “Never Judge a book by its cover” and how...
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 165
On episode 163 Marco, Tim, and JB discuss the UFC london event and recap some of the highlights like Molly Mcanns Ko win and Tom Aspinalls disappointing knee injury. We discuss Paddy Pimblets strange popularity and try to figure out what we are missing. JB meets a future UFC champion and we talk about how we would help him. We talk about the prevalence of Nazis in Jiu Jitsu, Marcos sons broken heart, fighter pay, how to avoid losing what you have gained from training while you’re injured, and th...
Jul 26, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 164
On episode 163 Marco eat pizza and gets a flat tire from a one legged man, Jb meets a girl at the banya, and Tim gets sexually harrassed at starbucks. We talk about The UFC fights including the main event between Ortega and Rodriguez and Hellfish Black belt Bill Algeo vs Herbert Burns. We discuss the rising prices of espn plus, bad seminar experiences, the 3 submissions we would keep above all others, Gordon Ryans dominance in grappling, and how terrible no time limit grappling can be.We talk ab...
Jul 19, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 163
On episode 162 Marco, Tim, and JB discuss Tims recent experience at a grappling industries event where his team took the overall adult team title. Tim Congratulates Marco on his team taking 84th place at the same event. We talk about Dos Anjos losing to Fiziev and We say our goodbyes to James Caan and Paulie Walnuts, talk about Kyle Daukus’ facial injury and surgery and Jake Pauls new opponent. We answer questions about learning from lower belts, Is it better to roll with a timer of without a pr...
Jul 12, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 162
On episode 161 Marco, Tim tell JB about their appearance on another podcast that JB was not invited to. After rubbing it in his face we review the UFC fights and talk about each others predictions for the fights and we review Volkanovskis dominant win over Max Holloway. We discuss Mike Tysons comments about Conor Mcgregor vs Mayweather. We talk about living in the past and JBs time in the theater. We answer questions about hiding our martial arts backgrounds in conversation with strangers, is ju...
Jul 05, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 161
On episode 160 Marco, Tim, and JB tell some tales from the banya where Tim meets a Sambo champion and JB recounts how painful the interaction was to watch. Tim gives a review of the new Top Gun Film and goes over some of the highlights from the UFC on espn and what fighters were most impressive. We try to figure out an innovative submission from the PFL and we say goodbye to Tony Siragusa. We answer questions about what non combat sport would prepare someone best for combat sports, what was the ...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 160
Episode 159 is the Fathers/Juneteenth day extravaganza. Marco, Tim , and Jb talk some of the wild UFC knockouts over the weekend and some post fight controversy and then talk about our dads and things we learned from them as well as Marcos experience being a dad at a phillies game and meeting tastykake executives. We talk about stupid injuries we sustained outside of training. How we would fight a kangaroo and how we would submit them, is jiu jitsu becoming too “jock-ified”, we discuss jiu jitsu...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 159
