We made it to Episode 75 so went we big, we preview UFC 249, we talk with the boss Dana White, UFC flyweight Gillian Robertson, UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje & UFC featherweight Charles Rosa.

We open the show discussing some UFC 249, the about 11:15 in Dana White joins us. We talk to Dana about family life, kids testing their parents, how many messages he gets a day, the phone tag game we played to get him on the show, the shitty media, what the UFC is doing to ensure fighters safety for the upcoming events, what fight island is going to be like, the plans for fight island past the pandemic, when we can expect events to be back in Las Vegas, the status of Usman vs Masvidal, what could be next for Jorge Masvidal, Conor McGregor being a potential opponent for him, Khabib Nurmagomedov not needing to fight anymore if he didnt want to, Dana tells us a funny street fight story and much more.

About 50:10 in, Gillian Robertson joins us. We talk to her about training with Din Thomas, Din leaving American Top Team, working with Din since she was 16, working with Phil Daru, we talk about her training during the quarantine, dabbling in the devils lettuce, the difference between edibles, flower or oils, the weirdest thing she has ever smoked out of, Gillian being down to fight whenever, a potential fight she has on the horizon, we pick her brain on Carla Esparza vs Michelle Waterson at UFC 249, we talk Dominick Cruz vs Henry Cejudo, Justin Gaethje vs Tony Ferguson, Tony vs Khabib and more.

Around 1:05:25 Gillian stays with us and we welcome her coach from TUF 26 Justin Gaethje to the show. We talk to Justin about the abbreviated fight week, coaching Gillian on the show, wanting Tony to break his nose so he can get his nose fixed, his thoughts on Tony Ferguson, how he sees the fight going, having all his UFC fights being finishes win or lose, his training camp for this upcoming fight, his experience as a TUF coach, his love for cannabis, we talk about micro dosing mushrooms, 3 out of 4 of the co & main event fighters at UFC 249 being from Arizona, 4 out of 4 of them having Mexican blood, being down to fight for a title on whatever notice, we talk about fighting in front of no crowd, Kamaru Usman coming out to help with his camp, we talk about Cowboy vs Pettis at UFC 249, we talk about some Call of Duty, Justin getting payback still to this day on his older cousins, making bets with leg kicks, their relationship statuses, what Gillian's DM's look like and much more.

We lose Justin to UFC Embedded, Gillian stays for a few more minutes and we talk about Justin being her coach on TUF, getting to talk to Justin fight week, we make some plans about getting her & Din on together in the future, smoking before training and Gillian goes off to train.

About 1:37:50 we get Charles Rosa on. We talk to him about his upcoming fight this weekend at UFC 249, we talk about how his camp went, getting the chance to watch UFC 249 live after his fight, wanting to stay in Jacksonville for the following cards, the coronavirus canceling schools, his thoughts on his opponent Bryce Mitchell, saying he would break Bryce's arm & Bryce getting upset over it, why he stayed with the UFC when his contract was up, his grappling vs Bryce's, we talk about his jiu jitsu lineage, we talk about Stan the Man's jiu jitsu, some old training stories, we talk about his cooking skills, possibly doing a cooking show for the UFC, his diet during camp, girls sliding in his DM's looking for him to cook for them, training Supreme Patty, we talk Cooking with the Menace, Menace making it into the Guiness Book of World Records, Menace still holding the record for most takedowns in featherweight history, we talk about the pay scale in fighting, Menace almost coming out of retirement for the PFL, we talk some UFC 249 with him & much more.

We close the show making some picks and a little preview of UFC 249 then call it a wrap.

Enjoy!

Sam Alvey Interview Episode 74

Craig Jones Interview from Episode 74

This week Menace and The Man talk to BJJ wizard Craig Jones and UFC light heavyweight Sam Alvey.

About 2:25 Craig Jones joins us. We talk to him about his recent victory at Submission Underground, how crazy the finish was, the rise of Australians in combat sports, we talk about some other injuries he has seen from leg locks, Craig's mindset when he competes, we talk about Menace getting into the submission grappling game after the quarantine, Austin Vanderford's win over Richie Martinez, relocating to New York to train at Renzo Gracie's, we talk about the legend of Steve Mocco, training with Gordon Ryan, who he may face next at Submission Underground, his tag team grappling match at Submission Underground, becoming a meme, possibly having had the coronavirus, we talk about the Al Iaquinta vs Mike Perry grappling match, who would win if they fought, he tells us a street fight story, how good Nicky Ryan is, what NYC looks like during the quarantine, who are his favorite BJJ guys, his plans for after competing, grappling for a show Menace and The Man put on in the future & much more.

We then talk about the PFL season being canceled, some fighters getting paid, some fighters getting furloughed, Robert Whittaker talking about being burnt out from fighting, Rob taking some time off, we talk about fighters bringing their kids to a fight, Dana White coming on the show, how Dana has impacted the sport, we talk about Flo Grappling making a D1 super team, the Gregor Gillespie vs Jesse Jantzen argument, we compare their stats, then Menace starts to get hangry.

Around 1:48:00 we get Sam Alvey on for a few. Sam forgot what day it was so he got his times mixed up and we caught him at the end of some training. We talk to Sam about his amazing rash guard, we talk about him being the first fight of UFC 249, how he has been able to train for the fight, his previous fights getting pushed back, having a long training camp, we talk about some GFuel, then we get into some video games, we talk to Sam about what games he is playing, his usual Starbucks order, how good Starbucks whip cream is, we talk some Chipotle, how to cheat the Chipotle system, losing track of time in quarantine, how much better is training has actually been during the quarantine, we plan Sam coming back on & more.

Hope you enjoy!

We open the show catching up a little. We discuss Amamda Nunes pulling out of her May 9th fight vs Felicia Spencer, we talk about the back & forth between Jorge Masvidal and Kamaru Usman, we discuss fighters training during the quarantine, people getting fined for being in the gym, we talk abut all this unknown with the coronavirus & more.

About 23:10 Eric Uresk joins us. We talk to him about coaching life in the quarantine, some big fights he has coming up, we talk about working with Jeremy Stephens, working with Dominick Cruz, we touch on all the fighters at Alliance, we talk about our homie Al Jones, we discuss the upcoming Dominick Cruz vs Henry Cejudo matchup in detail and much more.

Around 45:20 Olympic wrestler & 2 time National Champion Nick Gwiazdowski joins the conversation with us & Eric. We talk about some of his accomplishments in wrestling, knowing Menace for years from a wrestling club in upstate New York, we discuss the Olympics being canceled, we talk some Phil Davis, we talk about wrestlers always transitioning into fighting, we pick Nick's brain on if he has any interest in fighting, we compare fighting vs wrestling, we discuss what skills you gotta train for fighting, we try to convince Nick to come fight for us in NYC and much more.

About 1:18:15 we go full Brady Bunch with Aljamain Sterling & Jake Ellenberger joining the conversation. We continue the wrestling vs fighting conversation, we discuss the training, sparring, we discuss Russians effectiveness in international wrestling, we talk some Submission Underground with Jake Ellenberger, we discuss adjusting his training for it, working with Robert Drysdale, we talk to Aljamain about competing for us in grappling before the coronavirus shut us down, we talk about events in New York being shut down until July, we talk to everyone about coming to grapple for us in the future, we talk with Aljo about potentially grappling Pedro Munhoz after having fought him, we talk about Pedro being one of the coolest guests we have had on Menace and The Man, we talk about Aljo's witty trashtalk, being blocked by Dominick Cruz, we talk about wrestlers talking trash, we talk about the internet being undefeated, the two sided MMA media, we discuss the King of Cringe Henry Cejudo, we do a round table discussion on how we all see Dominick Cruz vs Henry Cejudo going, we discuss the possibility of Aljo fighting Frankie Edgar, we touch on Eric Uresk beefing with Phil Baroni & much more.

Hope you enjoy!

Michael Chiesa Interview with Stan the Man from Episode 72.5

Megan Anderson Interview with Stan the Man from Episode 72.5

Stan the Man does a little chatting with top ranked women's featherweight and welterweight Michael Chiesa. Menace was working doubles on the pole all week to keep people turned on so this was a solo mission.

We open right up with Megan Anderson. We talk about playing Call of Duty, starting a twitch channel, her drink of choice, her coach James Krause taking a fight on a days notice, her love for memes, how she is handling the quarantine, what training she is able to do while on lockdown, her plans to move into commentary after her fighting career, some thoughts on how the fighters can change their pay structure, how good Alex Volkanovski is, the art of the shooey, her thoughts on Amanda Nunes vs Felicia Spencer, her willingness to take a fight on short notice, thoughts on fight island, her relationship status & much more.

About 48:00 minutes in Michael Chiesa joins in. We talk to Mike about life in the lockdown, we talk about the gyms being shut down, Dana Whites Fight Island, building a little home gym, the possibility of a home training camp, we talk about the coronavirus, when things could be opening back up, his training partner Sam Sicilia possibly having had the coronavirus earlier this year, the art of pulling out, his thoughts on Gilbert Burns, his thoughts on Colby Covington saying he didnt know who he was, his take on Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal, some of Chael Sonnen's greatest lines, the King of Cringe Henry Cejudo, his thoughts on Cejudo fighting Dominick Cruz, the argument of who is better Kelly Kapowski or Topanga & much more.

Hope you enjoy!

This Episode we were trying something new with the crazy times we are going through with the coronavirus. Not out best audio but we working on some new things.

We open up calling up Eric Albarracin to get our video squared away. He is out in Arizona about to get some training in with Henry Cejudo getting him ready for UFC 250. We talk about the training camp, he tells us about his beef with Ariel Helwani, we talk Dana White's distaste for Ariel, we talk about some of the other guys he works with, the rumors of Jose Aldo being out of UFC 250, his thoughts on Henry fighting Dominick Cruz, Dana's fight island, the coronavirus, his thoughts on Justin Gaethje vs Tony Ferguson and more.

We finish the show up talking some more about the coronavirus, when it could all be over, what the news has been telling us about the virus, Jon Jones, crossbows, the Tiger King documentary everyone is watching, social distancing, some relationship protocols & much more.

Not our best audio but we will be back better on the next episode.

Hope you enjoy!

Alex Volkanovski Interview from Episode 71