In this week's episode, we talk to Guy Ramsay - founder of The Griphouse Gym in Glasgow, Scotland. Guy has been involved in the sport of Muay Thai for a long time and entered the MMA space right at its humble beginnings in the UK. We talk about his journey as a martial artist, the traditions at the Griphouse, medieval MMA and many more. We hope you enjoy!

Back on track with our usual program schedule, we bring you another long-form podcast with the great and powerful Harry Powell. We are looking at greatness, what it costs, the likelihood of you reaching it, and its consequences. This is one of those particularly interesting episodes that can be extended well beyond the realm of combat sports, so do please check it out.

Melissa Mullins joins us after recently making her pro mma debut.

We talk to her about her journey into mma from dancing, some of the injuries she has faced so far and she shares her experience from the European championships.

Ian 'Mongoose Jones is far more than just a grappler. This man is a Jiu Jitero, a catch wrestler, has experience in MMA and Muay Thai, and plans to make a journey into Lethwei.  We discuss his introduction to combat sports, his journey as a martial artist, and talk about the unique perspective that his varied experience has provided him.

James 'The Lionheart' Dixon is a professional MMA fighter, coach, and BJJ black belt. He has an undefeated amateur MMA record and 3 British Titles. He is one of the MMA coaches at Lion's Gym in Coventry and regularly trains with the likes of Jimmy Wallhead and Andre Winner. During the episode we talk about this journey as a fighter, becoming a coach, loving violence and many more! 

Hope you enjoy and make sure to check out James on his instagram page @james.the.lion.heart.dixon.

With another MMA origins episode, we talk to Mark Wade, a South England MMA fighter coming from a grappling background. We talk about his history in martial arts, his development, and focus on his transition to professional fighting - something I think everyone could learn from, so check this one out.

Our latest guest is Rees Kenny, MMA fighter from Southern England. He's an ex-teammate of Robbie's, and we discuss with him his history in martial arts, the finer points of boxing versus MMA, and his thoughts on the future of the sport.

MMA retirement is a meme in it's own right. With fighters unable or unwilling to retire, people (rightly) take any announcement of the end of a career with a pinch of salt. But why is it so hard? We get into the details of the financial, social, and career difficulties of MMA retirement

Jon "Thor" Blank is just about the biggest star to grace our podcast. He's an ADCC veteran, 10th planet gym owner, and a Combat Jiu-Jitsu champion, and has also had the smartest and best-planned transition to pro I've ever heard of. I think a lot of people could take inspiration from his plan, not just in terms of grind and determination, but also in terms of intelligence and foreplanning, Take a listen to one of the top BJJ athletes in the world and his journey to the top.