Aung La Nsang interview from Episode 79

Craig Jones interview from Episode 80

Gilbert Burns interview from Episode 79

From Episode 80 we preview & make some more picks for UFC 250 with Turkish MMA pioneer Alp Ozkilic & MMA Legend Yves Edwards. What are your picks for UFC 250?

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From Episode 79 we preview & make some picks for UFC 250 with One Championship double champ Aung La Nsang. What are your picks for UFC 250?

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Menace had some work to do some Yves Edwards fills in for him for a little bit on what we can call Episode 80 of Menace and The Man or Episode 1 of ThugJitsu Master & The Man. We talk with BJJ Killer Craig Jones, Turkish MMA Legend Alp Ozkilic & Menace joins us for a group discussion half way through.

About 8:15 in Craig Jones joins us. Yves & Craig catch up a little bit having not seen each other since the last Quintet. We talk to Craig about the riots going on, people trying to smash Renzo Gracie's window, we talk about what the police can do to better their training, we discuss his recent win at Submission Underground, we talk about Brent Primus big win over Jake Shields, Craig tells us what is was like training with Jake, we talk about the upcoming SUG tournament to find Craig an opponent, his leg breaking win over Vinny Magalhaes at the last SUG, Yves picks Craig's brain about a transition into MMA, we talk Ryan Hall's success in MMA, Ryan Hall turning down a fight against Menace, we discuss consuming cannabis before training, the positive effects of cannabis for athletes and much more.

Around 57:00 minutes in Alp Ozkilic joins us. We go deep into the problems going on in the world at the moment, we discuss the protests & riots caused by the death of George Floyd, what its like in Maryland at the moment, what its like in California currently, we touch on racism in the world, we talk about how some people jump onto trends for the wrong reasons, we discuss some of the recent videos online of the protests, we talk about the police, people losing trust in the police, people losing trust in the government, we get into the coronavirus a little bit and much more.

About 1:17:45 we bring a conversation a little bit away from all the chaos and Menace joins the show. We talk about Tatiana Squarez, wrestling against girls, we discuss Jon Jones recent video of taking spray paint cans from protestors, Jones being the goat, how some people are just living for the gram, doing good deeds just for social media, we then circle back into government, the negative forces involved in the protesting, the pallets of bricks supposedly being dropped off near protests, we get into Jeffrey Epstein, we talk the recent Netflix series on Epstein, we then circle back to fighting to preview UFC 250, we discuss Mike Tyson talking about making a comeback and call it a wrap.

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This week Menace and The Man head virtually to South Florida to talk with ONE Championship double champ Aung La Nsang & #1 UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns.

About 1:25 in we get Gilbert Burns on. We talk to him about his win this past weekend over former champ Tyron Woodley, we breakdown the fight with him, becoming the number 1 contender at 170lbs, wanting to fight for the title, having a conversation with Kamaru Usman about fighting each other for the belt, potentially fighting Colby Covington, being a bad mother f*cker, his willingness to fight anyone, almost stepping in to fight Uriah Hall when Jacare got coronavirus, how the weight cut to 155 used to hurt his body, we talk about how tough Michael Johnson is, his wife asking him to stop cutting to 155, the few people saying he doesnt deserve a title shot, his thoughts on Leon Edwards, taking Woodley down when Menace didnt think he was going to, joining the 4 timers club of Menace and The Man and much more.

Around 22:10 Aung La Nsang joins us with Gilbert. We talk to him about One Championship's plan to come back, working with Tyrone Spong, having the same barber as Gilbert, we talk about Sanford MMA, getting him thumb fixed from the Dr's there, Aung asks Menace if he misses fighting, we talk about Menace abusing the Man, Aung fishing with Gilbert, Gilbert getting sea sick, living close to each other in South Florida, who Aung's next opponent could be, wanting to get in a few fights this year, what its like being the double champ, Gilbert talks about his love for competition, the killers down at HKickboxing in the gym with them everyday, Gilberts bromance with Vicente Luque, Vincente speaking to Gilbert in Portuguese during the Woodley fight so Woodley & his corner couldn't understand, Gilbert helping us with matchmaking for shows we want to put in, we discuss the rioting going on around the world & much more.

Around 48:55 Gilbert has some moves to make so he departs and we have some time with Aung. We talk to him about what its like for Kamaru Usman & Gilbert Burns possibly fighting for the title now, Gilbert being one of the jiu jitsu coaches in South Florida, the respect between Usman & Gilbert, we talk about 4 of the top 15 welterweights training together on the regular at Sanford MMA, we discuss Gilbert deserving a shot at the BMF belt, we talk about placing some bets on some fights, we talk about Tyron Woodley still being able to win fights despite two losses, we preview UFC 250 fight by fight, we make some picks, we talk about fighters deserving a salary, we talk some poker, we plan a future HKickboxing episode, we talk coming to South Florida to hang out, we plan some fight watch parties & much more.

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Chael Sonnen Interview from Episode 78

Felicia Spencer & Todd Coppinger Interview from Episode 78

This week we have Chael Sonnen back on & Felicia Spencer joins the Menace and The Man 3 timers club with her husband MMA fighter Todd Coppinger.

We open the show discussing the recent happenings in MMA about what could be the next fight for Kamaru Usman.

Then around 7:15 Chael Sonnen joins us. We talk to Chael about the quarantine life with the family, we talk about the recent news about Conor McGregor being offered a title shot, why Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal isn't booked yet, Colby Covington possibly having left American Top Team, where Colby could end up if he did leave, we talk some Matt Serra, we touch on Gregor Gillespie, how Chael should be hosting late night TV, we discuss the Gilbert Burns vs Tyron Woodley matchup, we talk some Gfuel, Menace being in the Guinness Book of World Records, we talk about the retirement of Henry Cejudo, Ryan Garcia coming at Henry, we talk Logan Paul, the possible comeback of Mike Tyson, we preview Submission Underground, we talk Craig Jones, how good Austin Vanderford is & more.

About 49:50 Felicia Spencer & Todd Coppinger join us. We talk to them about the married life, how they met, who picked up who, their dating history, who wins arguments in their household, adding a dog to the family, training life during the quarantine, living in Florida, what its like for men training with women, we talk about the upcoming fight between Gilbert Burns vs Tyron Woodley, their thoughts on Felicia vs Amanda Nunes getting pushed back a month, Felicia gives us her take on the upcoming title fight at UFC 250 & much more.

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