Sandro Ferr one of the two striking coaches from Tristar MMA comes on talk about Kyokushin Karate, his time as a practitioner and competitor, kickboxing and coaching amateur-professional fighters with his experiences and philosophies with his time coaching and working with MMA pioneers David L’Oiseau, GSP and Vitor Belfort. To connect with Sandro his IG is sandro.ferr

Pejman Hedayati Tristar MMA’s kickboxing coach comes on to talk about his journey from coming to Canada from Iran becoming one of Tristar’s coaches. PJ highlights the psychology of fighting, what got him into kickboxing, his passion to teach and his dream MMA matchup. To connect with PJ on social media his Instagram is hyrbid.fight and his Facebook page Pejman Hedayati

Paul Domenick makes his return to give his recap of UFC 241. Paul and Andrew talk about Stipe as the greatest HW in UFC history. Nate Diaz’s return, win and options for the future with a renaissance of East Coast grit making a comeback in MMA concluding with Paul’s dream matchup for Stipe Miocic. To connect with Paul on IG and Twitter look up PaulDomenick on both platforms.

Adam Caplan makes his return fired up with Andrew. The two discuss the past UFC 241 event on Saturday. Adam and Andrew discussed Nate Diaz’s return, Paulo Costa besting Romero in a middleweight slugfest to Stipe Miocic usurping Daniel “DC” Cormier in one of the best competitive matches in heavyweight history to date with Adam suggesting the showman era of MMA is done and the dawn of anti-heroes in MMA has come and here to stay. To connect with Adam Caplan on IG follow his page adamcaplan13

The first guest Paul Domenick helps and introduces us to Dominic Tabita a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The episode had minor connection issues but Dom and Andrew persevered having a great rhythm to talk about 1. Dom’s rise as a BJJ practitioner 2. BJJ terminology for beginners 3. Competitions and finally the upcoming UFC 241 and UFC Newark the week before. To connect with Dominic find him on Instagram at teflondom_bjj

The second pro guest Jon Fitch former UFC contender, WSOF champion and current Bellator MMA contender comes on to talk about his fighting career highs+lows and wild moments. Jon talks about the monopoly of the MMA business, his recent auto bio of his early career in Failing Upward Death by Ego during the Wild West Era of MMA leading into mental health/depression with the tools he used to overcome and conquer concluding with current MMA and his dream match ups. To connect with Jon Fitch: Twitter @jonfitchdotnet Instagram: jonfitchsmash Youtube: OfficialJonFitch his book Failing Forward Death by Ego is available on Amazon

The first professional guest comes on Beyond The Fight! David Moon is the inaugural professional on the show as a pro Mixed Martial Artist who comes on to talk about his life story, a path of darkness to discovering and redeeming himself through Islam while rediscovering combat sports finding his “Why”. The discussion expands into his fight Grand Prix in India as he builds his fighter portfolio to get onto the big promotions. One of the most enlightening discussions had about ruts and importance discipline in martial arts can have helping anyone turn their lives and circumstances around. To connect with David Moon his Instagram is DavidMoonMMA

Andrew’s childhood friend Adam Caplan comes on to talk about boxing, MMA and Muay Thai. The show was two parts since Anchor only allows for one hour. Adam works as a strength and boxing coach at AC boxing and fitness. The key points from today were: 1. Adam’s interest in combat sports 2. Intro to boxing 3. Importance of a good coach-client relationship 4. Adam’s Muay Thai journey and lastly MMA talk.

The first interview has arrived! The inaugural guest on BTF is Paul Domenick a BJJ practitioner who practices stoicism discussing his history of combat sports and MMA news. The key points: 1. Paul’s history with boxing and BJJ. 2. What BJJ teaches us through training. 3. UFC 239 recap and UFC 240, 241

The last of the history. The biggest years in MMA from 2008-2015. Mergers with smaller promotions, TV Deals and rise of more stars.