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INTERVIEW SERIES: Christos Giagos
INTERVIEW SERIES: Christos Giagos

We had a chance to chat with UFC fighter Christos Giagos before he traveled to Australia to take on Mizuto Hirota at #UFCAdelaide.

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Interviewraf esparzaDecember 6, 2018Christos Giagos, UFCComment
INTERVIEW SERIES: Fabiana Jorge
INTERVIEW SERIES: Fabiana Jorge

Right after picking up a win at EBI 18 trials, we caught up with winner Fabiana Jorge.

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Interviewraf esparzaDecember 5, 2018EBI, 10th PlanetComment
SUNDAY CONFESSIONAL: No Defense November, Eh?
SUNDAY CONFESSIONAL: No Defense November, Eh?

Sorry kids, I’m running behind this week. This week, I update you on No Defense November, and then tell you what the hell is making me so mad with Instagram and the UFC this week (and how it’s affecting me!).

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Sunday Confessionalraf esparzaDecember 3, 2018Grappling, AnalysisComment
SUNDAY CONFESSIONAL: Holiday Training
SUNDAY CONFESSIONAL: Holiday Training

How I get around Holiday training roadblocks, plus an update on No Defense November

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Sunday Confessionalraf esparzaNovember 25, 2018Grappling, Wrestling, No Defense NovemberComment
INTERVIEW SERIES: Albert Morales
INTERVIEW SERIES: Albert Morales

“The Warrior” tells us how excited he is for tomorrow’s big fight.

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Interviewraf esparzaNovember 23, 2018UFC, Albert MoralesComment
SUNDAY CONFESSIONAL: Captain Defense
SUNDAY CONFESSIONAL: Captain Defense

Forget Sober October, it’s all about…

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Sunday Confessionalraf esparzaNovember 11, 2018Grappling, AnalysisComment
INTERVIEW SERIES: Vince Cachero
INTERVIEW SERIES: Vince Cachero

Before he returns to the LFA cage next week, our pal Vince Cachero stops by to chat.

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Interviewraf esparzaNovember 8, 2018Systems Training Center, Fight Science, BlackhouseComment
SUNDAY CONFESSIONAL: Take It Easy
SUNDAY CONFESSIONAL: Take It Easy

In this episode, I talk about my long history of being hyper critical of my own performances.

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Sunday Confessionalraf esparzaNovember 5, 2018Grappling, AnalysisComment
INTERVIEW SERIES: Chad Wesley Smith
INTERVIEW SERIES: Chad Wesley Smith

Find out how the host of Juggernaut Training Systems made his way into the world of grappling. Plus, we chat craft beers, powerlifting, and the power of persistence.

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Interviewraf esparzaNovember 2, 2018GrapplingComment
SUNDAY CONFESSIONAL: Paying It Forward
SUNDAY CONFESSIONAL: Paying It Forward

I recall a nice moment from the 20th Anniversary of King of the Cage and talk a little bit about the difficulty of watching a split decision happen to a homie.

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Sunday Confessionalraf esparzaOctober 28, 2018Grappling, AnalysisComment
SUNDAY CONFESSIONAL: Love of the Game
SUNDAY CONFESSIONAL: Love of the Game

Further breaking down the moment the sport became turned into an art for me.

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Sunday Confessionalraf esparzaOctober 21, 2018Grappling, AnalysisComment
SUNDAY CONFESSIONAL: Origin Story
SUNDAY CONFESSIONAL: Origin Story

Every journey has an origin story. This one’s mine.

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Sunday Confessionalraf esparzaOctober 14, 2018Grappling, AnalysisComment
INTERVIEW SERIES: Felipe Fogolin
INTERVIEW SERIES: Felipe Fogolin

Triunfo owner, black belt, and EBI 17 Combat Jiu Jitsu competitor Felipe Fogolin joins us.

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Interviewraf esparzaSeptember 28, 2018EBI, Combat Jiu Jitsu, MMAComment
INTERVIEW SERIES: Jeremiah Vance
INTERVIEW SERIES: Jeremiah Vance

Jeremiah Vance chats IBJJF rulesets, Subversiv, and chats about his awesome new team grappling event he’s participating in next week.

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Interviewraf esparzaSeptember 27, 2018EBI, IBJJF, Tony FergusonComment
INTERVIEW SERIES: Stephen Martinez
INTERVIEW SERIES: Stephen Martinez

Just days before he returns to the EBI stage, I get to talk with STEPHEN MARTINEZ about Combat Jiu Jitsu, his new school (Peerless Jiu Jitsu), and even discuss why he competes like a madman.

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Interviewraf esparzaSeptember 26, 2018EBI, Grappling, Combat Jiu JitsuComment
GRAPPLING HOUR reviews the UFC 229 Press Conference
GRAPPLING HOUR reviews the UFC 229 Press Conference

It was loud, it was empty, and it definitely started really, really late. Get all of your UFC 229 hot takes right here.

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UFC, Reviewraf esparzaSeptember 22, 2018Conor McGregor, Khabib NurmagomedovComment
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