She Fixes UFC Fighters’ Minds — Here’s What She Sees Behind the Scenes

What if the thing holding your athletes—and your business—back isn’t strategy, talent, or training volume…

…but their nervous system?

In this episode, Nick Cownie sits down with Briana Bowley, the nervous-system specialist trusted by UFC fighters, world-class athletes, and high-pressure professionals around the world.

Briana reveals how fight, flight, and freeze responses shape performance, sabotage competition results, and even impact how you run your gym. If you’ve ever wondered why great athletes crumble under pressure—or why you react the way you do in business—this conversation will change how you see yourself and your students.

🔥 IN THIS EPISODE

• How Briana became the coach UFC fighters trust
• Fight/Flight/Freeze: how your biology sabotages performance
• The missing link between trauma, competition nerves, and self-sabotage
• Why martial artists break under pressure (and how to fix it)
• The crossover between BJJ training, business stress, and burnout
• How Briana built a global coaching business while travelling
• The “ascension model” she used to scale her work
• The biggest mistakes grappling coaches make with people management
• Why your business results are a reflection of your nervous system

🕒 TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Intro

00:55 – Briana’s work with fighters & high-pressure performers

02:25 – Fight/Flight/Freeze explained

04:30 – How Briana discovered nervous system regulation

09:48 – Applying nervous system work to martial artists

14:07 – Turning Briana’s expertise into a business

20:29 – Briana’s scalable business model

24:10 – The biggest mistakes Briana made early on

28:41 – Structure, freedom & performance

31:56 – Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai & pattern recognition

36:43 – What business owners can learn from martial arts

41:37 – Managing people, trauma & gym culture

46:57 – Briana’s #1 message for grappling business owners

48:06 – Who she’d love to spar in history

50:50 – How to contact Briana

51:20 – Outro

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👇 CONNECT WITH BRIANA BOWLEY

Briana Bowley is an international speaker, nervous system regulation and performance coach, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu purple belt who helps high performers and athletes master pressure with precision.

With over a decade in the high performance and self-development space, she’s supported world-class entrepreneurs and combat sports athletes to rewire their stress responses, build resilience, and perform from deep calm.

Through her signature framework, The Bowley Blueprint™, Briana bridges mindset and physiology, teaching people to access flow, lead with intention, and win without burning out.

📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/brianabowley

🌐 Website: https://brianabowley.com

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💡 ABOUT THE SHOW

Real talk for grappling-school owners who want full mats, loyal students, and true freedom — powered by the systems, automations, and strategy inside Full Mats Fast™ and Million Dollar Dojo™.

Each episode goes behind the scenes with the entrepreneurs, coaches, and innovators shaping the future of martial arts — uncovering the strategies that actually work in the real world.

Hosted by Nick Cownie, black belt, coach, and founder of The Grappling Map™.

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