Rigan Machado (Guest) - EP #74

8th degree red and black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, eight-time World Jiu-Jitsu Champion, former Pan American Champion, veteran medalist of the ADCC, Hollywood stunt coordinator, celebrity instructor, and BJJ legend, Rigan Machado, Skypes in for today's episode. He and Mike talk about his epic 1986 fight with Rickson Gracie, the evolution of BJJ in the UFC era, his regret over Chadwick Boseman's passing, becoming a stunt coordinator, training Hollywood's elite actors, and much more! Don't miss out and be sure to hit the subscribe button! Watch the video taping of this episode here: https://youtu.be/UqI1MoWx2kM Be sure and check out all the clips and highlights of The Real Quick With Mike Swick Podcast at the official clip account, Quick Swick Clips: http://www.youtube.com/c/QuickSwickClips Please check out our sponsors and save: AKA Thailand, The Worlds Premier Luxury Training Resort. Save 10% now by booking online at AKAThailand.com! Go to Manscaped.com and use Promo Code: “Quick” to save 20% and get free shipping! Timestamps: 1:23 Gi vs No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu 2:32 Rigan is one of only 60 Coral Belts in the world! 4:01 How BJJ grew and evolved in the UFC era 7:15 Rigan vs Rickson in 1986 was the fight of the century! 12:01 When Rigan fights, he goes to war 14:07 Today's BJJ training methods are 100% better than the old methods 17:18 The Rigan/Rickson/Top Gun connection 23:40 Rigan trained Chadwick Boseman for Black Panther 27:25 Rigan's regret over Chadwick Boseman's passing 31:20 Kutcher, Walker, Diesel, Reeves, Gibson, to name a few 38:36 Rigan's favorite techniques throughout his career 41:51 Two things young fighters need for success 43:50 It's the most crazy time I've ever seen Business E-mail: Info@MikeSwick.com Follow: Rigan Machado: https://www.instagram.com/riganmachado https://twitter.com/RiganMachado https://www.facebook.com/rigan.machado.7 https://www.theacademybeverlyhills.com Mike Swick: http://www.Instagram.com/Mike_Swick http://www.twitter.com/OfficialSwick http://www.Facebook.com/MikeSwick Mike Swick is a 15-time UFC veteran and a former top contender in two weight divisions. He is also the founder and CEO of the AKA Thailand super gym in Phuket, as well as the owner of Swick Savage™ and Savage Life Media™. Follow Us: http://www.youtube.com/c/RealQuickwMikeSwickPodcast http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/real-quick-w-mike-swick-podcast/id1268441670 http://soundcloud.com/RealQuickPodcast http://Instagram.com/RealQuickWithMikeSwick http://Twitter.com/RQMSPodcast ​​https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=408915&refid=stpr Host: Mike Swick Guest: Rigan Machado Produced & Directed by: Mike Swick Filmed & Edited by: Greg Blunt Clips and Marketing by: Evan Shoman Music Producer: Benny Youngbaht Music: Danny Bunnathong Artwork: Simon Netherton For more info about AKA Thailand: http://AKAThailand.com http://Instagram.com/AKAThailand http://Facebook.com/AKAThailandGym http://Twitter.com/AKAThailand Thank you for listening!