John is a black belt in BJJ under Matt Serra, having spent the last couple of decades training with likes of Renzo Gracie, John Danaher, Rodrigo Gracie, Chris Weidman, Aljamain Sterling, Matt Frevola, Merab Dvalishvili and the long list of everyone else in that Strong Island area. John is one of the most entertaining personalities in the business and is a classic New Yorker, versed in epic storytelling and perspective. "The Manimal" will tell us how he got into the game, his Toke and Choke show coming in October in NJ, his nickname, his Norse religious beliefs, his experience as a pro-fighter, and his 'out-of-this-world' goals.