The Grappling Hour

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TAPE STUDY with Christian Dighero
The champ walks us through his impressive performance at Sparstar 59
INTERVIEW: Christian Dighero (3-24-24)
The Sparstar MMA Stand Out joins us for the very first time.
INTERVIEW: Jake Babian (3-20-24)
The Barbabian joins us before he makes the walk out to the Subversiv stage
INTERVIEW: Sean Yadimarco (3-15-24)
The Jersey stand-out joins us for a chat about his impressive BJJ journey
INTERVIEW: Mike John (3-12-24)
Your PGF Season 6 Qualifier Winner is here
INTERVIEW: Eddie Bernal (3-10-24)
Dont Call it a Comeback
INTERVIEW: Joseph Rodriguez (3-9-24)
He would do ANYTHING for Selenas
MINISODE: Biggest Jiu Jitsu Pet Peeve with Anthony Ruiz
The next installment of Pet Peeves
ROAST RAF with Garry Tonon
This was legit my worst performance. But was it my funniest?
MINISODE: Biggest Jiu Jitsu Pet Peeve with Julian Espinosa
The first of our Minisodes on Jiu Jitsu Pet Peeves with our pal Julian Espinosa
INTERVIEW: Taylor Pearman (2-23-24)
Our pal made it to ADCC. We're here to celebrate/roast him.
INTERVIEW: Garry Tonon (2-16-24)
Just like Festivus, I got a lot of problems with Garry Tonon and now you're gonna hear about it!
INTERVIEW: Julián Espinosa (2-15-24)
Mr. Money in the Bank joins us
INTERVIEW: Anthony Ruiz (2-8-24)
One of the funniest guys in jiu-jitsu joins us for a chat this week
INTERVIEW: Alex Grandy (2-1-24)
10th Planet San Diego's Alex Grandy comes through the show (and no one ended up going through a chair)
INTERVIEW: Jonathan Patrick Wilson (1-31-24)
Officer Grimy stops by the show today!
INTERVIEW: Mark Elliott (1-31-24)
Subversiv Grappler and fellow Pro Wrestling nerd Mark Elliott joins us today
INTERVIEW: Brandon McCaghren and Keelan Lawyer (1-30-24)
PGF made a big announcement and we've got all the details!
INTERVIEW: Gillian Noll (1-14-24)
The Medusa Jiu Jitsu champ is here!
INTERVIEW: Bobby Winther (1-1-24)
Stay for the big announcement
INTERVIEW: Chase Hooper (12-15-23)
It's been awhile since we've caught up with The Dream, it's about time we got him on The Grappling Hour
INTERVIEW: Elijah Carlton (12-8-23)
The winner of the 5th Season of the PGF makes his way back to the Grappling Hour
INTERVIEW: Kevin Beuhring (12-1-23)
After running through an entire team on his own at the PGF finale, we brought this showstopper onto the show
INTERVIEW: Mo Black (11-30-23)
Your -65kg ADCC Trials champ is here!
INTERVIEW: Ian Butler (11-28-23)
Just before his match at Who's Number One, Ian Butler joined us for a wide-ranging interview on all things combat sports
ROAST RAF with Dan Martinez
Well, it wasn't my best match... but Dan is super nice about it
INTERVIEW: Ryan Aitken (11-20-23)
The Main Character Jiu Jitsu champ returns to the show
INTERVIEW: Fatima Kline (11-6-23)
The legend of our favorite Smoothie Queen continues
TAPE STUDY with Diego Perez
It was one hell of a knockout back at UNF 11.
INTERVIEW: Amanda Leve (10-31-23)
Welcome back the two-time ADCC Trials Champ
INTERVIEW: Thien Luu-Nguyen (10-29-23)
We made a visit to 10th Planet Thousand Oaks to visit this Sparstar stand-out
INTERVIEW: Albert Morales (10-22-23)
We catch up with the The Belizean Warrior
INTERVIEW: Elijah Dorsey (10-22-23)
The young ADCC trials winner makes his Grappling Hour debut
INTERVIEW: Jena Bishop (10-20-23)
Bellator MMA's Jena Bishop makes a triumphant return to the show
INTERVIEW: Paul Ardila (10-20-23)
The ADCC Trials Dream Killer returns!
INTERVIEW: Alex Enriquez (10-20-23)
ADCC Trials Winner Alex Enriquez returns to the show
INTERVIEW: Andrea Tang (10-17-23)
The Jiu Jitsu Times Managing Editor and author joins us!
ROAST RAF with Miha Perhavec
Miha roasts footage of my very first match as a competitor
INTERVIEW: Gianni Vazquez (9-28-23)
Get to know this Up Next Fighting champ
INTERVIEW: Jay-Jay Wilson (9-27-23)
Bellator's finest returns to the show
INTERVIEW: JB Bechtloff (9-25-23)
The hilarious JB Bechtloff joins us today
INTERVIEW: John Valentine (9-24-23)
John returns to the show to make a big announcement.
INTERVIEW: Chelsea Conner (9-19-23)
The Tiny Tank joins us to talk about gym ownership, fighting, and... competitive easter egg hunts?
CLIP: I helped come up with a pro wrestling spot
0/10. Do not recommend getting caught with this
INTERVIEW: Dylan Budka (9-18-23)
Perhaps the nicest interview subject we've ever had on the show
INTERVIEW: Diego Perez (9-17-23)
After an impressive KO at the last Up Next Fighting event, we caught up with "Guts" himself.
INTERVIEW: Bobby Winther (9-16-23)
He's back and he came to my gym to beat me up
INTERVIEW: Mickey Valtierra (9-12-23)
Mickey fights at LXF on Saturday, October 7th! Go support!
INTERVIEW: Dan Martinez (9-8-23)
New gym owner alert: Dan returns to the show!
INTERVIEW: Frank Rosenthal (9-1-23)
INTERVIEW: Aaron McKenzie (8-31-23)
INTERVIEW: Max Hanson (8-31-23)
The champ champ makes his debut
INTERVIEW: Eoghan O'Flanagan (8-30-23)
INTERVIEW: Joey Werner (8-29-23)
Butter Smooth Moves very own Joey Wener talks about his awesome social media channel and promoting events.
INTERVIEW: Eleno Almanza (8-27-23)
INTERVIEW: Noah Chen (8-26-23)
INTERVIEW: Kody Steele (8-24-23)
INTERVIEW: David Garmo (8-24-23)
INTERVIEW: Anthony Orozco (8-22-23)
INTERVIEW: Alex Enriquez (8-20-23)
CLIP: That Time I Went Through a Table
I'm a pro wrestling fan and I'm furious this spot didn't go better...
INTERVIEW: Bobby Winther (8-19-23)
I have mostly forgiven him for not competing at Subversiv
INTERVIEW: Chris Wojcik (8-10-23)
INTERVIEW: Zack Schneider (8-9-23)
He beat up my friend, so I said, "yeah, I should interview this savage."
INTERVIEW: Troy Edmond Russell (8-8-23)
INTERVIEW: Fernando Padilla (5-4-23)
Lie, Cheat, and Steal with Fernando Padilla
INTERVIEW: Miha Perhavec (3-24-23)
INTERVIEW: Joe Solecki (3-23-23)
Well, well, well, look who made it back to our show!
INTERVIEW: Laird Anderson (3-22-23)
Laird is a great guest, except for when he doesn't tell me he's going to be on a Combat Jiu Jitsu card.
MATCH OF THE YEAR with Ryan Aitken
I totally forgot this match happened this year
INTERVIEW: Ryan Aitken (12-30-22)
We close out our interview series for the year with our pal Ryan Aitken
MATCH OF THE YEAR with Mike John
Mike John shares his favorite match of the year
INTERVIEW: Mike John (12-29-22)
The Team CJJ Worlds MVP returns to the show.
MATCH OF THE YEAR with Dory Aoun
Dory gives his pick for the best jiu-jitsu match of 2022.
INTERVIEW: Dory Aoun (12-27-22)
We're in the tiger den with the man who just took double gold in the purple belt division at No Gi Worlds
TAPE STUDY with Eddie Bernal
Eddie Bernal joins us to break down his epic A1 Combat fight
INTERVIEW: Brady Huang (12-4-22)
FINALLY! My pal Brady Huang has made his way onto the show
INTERVIEW Laird Anderson (11-30-22)
Bellator's Accidential Heel
INTERVIEW: Claire North (11-23-22)
Medusa champ Claire North makes her Grappling Hour debut
INTERVIEW: Eddie Bernal (11-13-22)
Straight off a ? win at A1 Combat, Eddie Bernal returns to give us exclusive on how it all went down
INTERVIEW: Amy Campo (11-8-22)
Amy Campo returns (now as an ADCC champ!)
INTERVIEW: Aaron Jeffrey (10-27-22)
The Mullet returns
INTERVIEW: Jozef Chen (10-25-22)
Last month the newly crowned Brown Belt caught up with us to talk about his incredible past few months
INTERVIEW: Kade & Tye Ruotolo (10-9-22)
The boys FINALLY make their way back to the show!
INTERVIEW: Andrew Tackett (10-4-22)
We demanded some answers from ADCC Open double champ on this one
INTERVIEW: John Valentine (10-2-22)
We get the exclusive details about John's return to the Las Vegas BJJ competition scene
INTERVIEW: Derrick Flaig (8-19-22)
Meet the man who did the worst Stone Cold beer salute in jiu-jitsu
INTERVIEW: Josh Leduc (8-6-22)
He's got some shit to plug, so why not?
INTERVIEW: Izaak Michell (7-29-22)
This man grappled for damn near 2 hours for your entertainment, you can give him 30 minutes of your time!
INTERVIEW: Isaac Cordova (7-22-22)
The recent PGF qualifier winner and I had some beef to settle, we took care of that up top and then got straight down to business
OPPONENT I RESPECTED THE MOST (Minisode #3) with Steve Joachim
Steve Joachim tells us about the opponent he has a high amount of respect for.
INTERVIEW: Steve Joachim (7-7-22)
Just count how many times this dude cracks a smile during the interview.
INTERVIEW: Aaron Jeffrey (7-1-22)
The man with -- dare I say -- the best mullet in MMA graces us with his presence; let's get to know Bellator fighter Aaron Jeffrey better today!
INTERVIEW: Eddie Bernal (6-24-22)
Eddie Bernal is definitely a stand-out MMA competitor here in SoCal, I wanted to give y'all a chance to get to know him before he blows up
INTERVIEW: Joe Solecki (6-24-22)
Joe Solecki has A LOT going on right now (a big UFC win, organizing a grappling tournament, and lots of trash television), we catch up on all of it.
TAPE STUDY with Ethan Crelinsten
Ethan breaks down how he won big at Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds
INTERVIEW: Ethan Crelinsten (6-16-22)
The CJJ Worlds champ, ETHAN CRELINSTEN, is here to tell us all about his CJJ experience.
TAPE STUDY with Aaron McKenzie
Aaron McKenzie joins me to break down all 25 minutes of his epic LFA 128 win
VLOG: AEW Rampage - Ontario (6-3-22)
SURPRISE! I went to AEW again. And this time I had EVEN BETTER seats!
INTERVIEW: Aaron McKenzie (6-8-22)
We catch up with the new LFA Lightweight Champ, our pal Aaron McKenzie
INTERVIEW: Andrew Wiltse and Fleur Wayman (6-6-22)
I caught up with Andrew Wiltse during a hit-and-run tour of Los Angeles, along the way I got to meet his new friend Fleur Wayman and conduct this interview
VLOG: AEW Dynamite - Los Angeles (6-1-22)
I had to be there for the LA debut of AEW Wrestling. This vlog shows you just how much fun I really had
VLOG: Andrew Wiltse Seminars (May 2022)
It was short notice (and I almost didn't go), but I'm glad that I did
OPPONENT I RESPECTED THE MOST (Minisode #2) with Drew Dober
Nice guy Drew Dober is forced to pick the opponent he respected the most. Surprisingly, he had an answer right away.
TAPE STUDY with Kevin Ross
Kevin and I break down our EPIC WWEBJJ clash.
INTERVIEW: Drew Dober (5-25-22)
UFC Fighter Drew Dober stops by to talk about model life, his upcoming UFC 277 match-up, and roast Denver food options.
INTERBREW with Kevin Ross (5-25-22)
My WWEBJJ nemesis makes his way back onto the show to talk about PKB's and his upcoming fight at FightersRep 14
TAPE STUDY with Gabe Green
Gabe Green rewatches his UFC Vegas 53 fight with us in the premiere installment of our TAPE STUDY segment
INTERVIEW: Gabe Green (5-17-22)
Gabe Green drops by to talk about his most recent UFC win and the amazing stories behind this insane fight.
INTERVIEW: Alan Sanchez (5-12-22)
Alan Sanchez has visualized his EBI win for years. He's got the sketchbooks to prove it. We hear all about his EBI story on this episode
OPPONENT I RESPECTED THE MOST (Minisode #1) with Garry Tonon
In the debut episode of this Premium Tier minisode offering, we ask our pal Garry Tonon to name the opponent he respected the most.
INTERVIEW: Garry Tonon (5-11-22)
We talk about his insane Instagram posts, his response to Ryan Hall after his last fight, and what we can expect from his upcoming grappling match against Tye Ruotolo at ONE FC.