2019 MMA Coach of the Year, Eugene Bareman, joins the podcast and talks about the rise of current UFC Middleweight Champions, Israel Adasanya (@stylebender) and UFC Featherweight Champion, Alexander Volkanovski, and many other things BJJ and MMA related. It’s rare to get Eugene on the record because he notoriously never does interviews or podcasts. He talked about how @citykickboxing was a struggling gym that didn’t turn a profit for years, to what is now a rapidly expanding hotbed for MMA fighters and kickboxing enthusiasts, home to 6 contracted UFC fighters and 2 UFC world champions. This episode was sponsored by LINETAX Services and TAPCANCEROUT. Check them out at www.linetax.net, and @tapcancerout.

Matburn Episode 29: 2019 MMA Coach of the Year Eugene Bareman

Host Josh Hinger and Sometimes Maybe Co-host Keenan Cornelius discuss, complain, rant and rave about all things jiu-jitsu and some things not jiu-jitsu.

Sports

Josh and Keenan talk about broken teeth and broken hands. Pat Downey is cool and should be matched against the Hulk. The biggest regret of Josh's competition career. Teammate matches. City vs city duel meet competitions. Old Abu Dhabi World Pro stories. Shout out to the UAE. They really do love Jiu-Jitsu. CGI animation is too good. Human-animal gene editing. Keenan wants to be a shark-toothed mob boss. Making the transition from full time competition athlete to the role of coach/mentor.  The jiu-jitsu flow state. The pursuit of mastery never ends. Listener Question: How much can a pro BJJ athlete make with competitions and sponsorships?

Matburn Episode 43

Topics include: The ocean is on fire. How we can stop all the genocide. How much control an affiliation should have over the way academies conduct their business. Keenan argues that the future of the average practitioner jiu-jitsu community will evolve into something akin to the present-day yoga community, and the future of professional jiu-jitsu competition looks like present-day WWE. Lastly, the cross-utility of studying jiu-jitsu. Big shout out to JiuGo the Card game and Tap Cancer Out.  

Matburn Episode 42: Apocalypse Now

Posted up in La Casa de Cornelius, the guys talk about YouTube Edu-tainment, opening academies to spread jiu-jitsu, Master's Problems: Keenan's broken back vs Josh's busted elbow, Mica Galvao’s weekend of soul crushing competition dominance, and the what would it be like to wear a Gi for an ADCC match?

Matburn Episode 41

Josh talks with undefeated UFC fighter Brad “Quake” Riddell. Brad has over 50 professional kickboxing fights, 10 professional MMA fights, and is quickly climbing the ranks of the UFC lightweight division. Brad is a New Zealand native who is currently stranded in the USA due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. He talks a bit about his time here in the USA, his interest in Wim Hof breathing exercises, and what it’s like training under world renowned MMA coach Eugene Bareman at the infamous City Kickboxing gym in Auckland. This episode is sponsored by Tap Cancer Out. Check out their upcoming World Grappling Day event on December 12th. You can get the details at tapcancerout.com. Also a huge thanks to JiuGo the card game. Check out JiuGoPlay.com to order your deck. It’s jiu-jitsu in your pocket.

Matburn Episode 40: Brad "Quake" Riddell

The end of the hiatus. Brought to you by BJJLINK! The only jiu-jitsu-only social media app. The only Keenan admits that the hiatus is his fault. "What if" questions during class. Keenan still loves Tesla. How would we survive if the power grid was destroyed. Grappling hygiene and telling stinky people that they stink. Shout out to Jiu-JitsuX and the grappling legend JT Torres. 

Matburn Episode 29: 2019 MMA Coach of the Year Eugene Bareman

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