We are Rizin

In this interview, Andrew talks with Ben "10" Nguyen who will be debuting at RIZIN 15 versus Kyoji Horiguchi. They talk about his opponent, going from South Dakota to Australia, the UFC Flyweight division, what happened after he was released from UFC, the infamous viral video that go him signed to UFC, video games and which ones he is playing, being a Twitch streamer, and his favorite memes.

Andrew interviews RIZIN 15 fighter Damien "Beatdown" Brown who will be taking undefeated Japanese fighter Koji Takeda. Topics include what are his thoughts on his opponent, a RIZIN Lightweight tournament, how much longer he plans to fight, why he doesn't watch movies, the opening of his gym, Diego Brandao, and other topics.

In this special interview, Andrew talks with the legend Dan "The Beast" Severn. Topics discussed the differences in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, why he doesn't watch NCAA wrestling, wrestling in UWFi, the Bloodsport show and his match with Frank Mir, and the current well being of Don Frye.

In this edition of We are RIZIN, Andrew and Christian preview Josh Barnett's shoot style Bloodsport card for Wrestlemania week. The card includes Josh Barnett, Minoru Suzuki, Frank Mir, Dan Severn and many others. They go over all the fights on the card and pick who they think will win. Also discussed is the strong rumors of RENA going to ONE, open line from listeners, and the Quintent show featuring King Reina and Miyuu Yammamoto.

In this non-RIZIN edition of the We are RIZIN Podcast, Andrew talks to "The Bone Collector" Dominic Garrini. Garrini will be taking on "The New York Bad Ass" Phil Baroni at Josh Barnett's Bloodsport pro wrestling show during Wrestlemania week, Thursday April 4, in New Jersey. They discuss how he got into Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, earning his purple belt, transitioning into pro wrestling, addressing Phil Baroni's trash talking of him on social media, and why he thinks he can beat Baroni in their match.

In this unique edition of We are RIZIN, the show becomes We are RISEin. Hosts Andrew Benjamin and J. Christian Gary review the recent RISE show that featured Tenshin Nasukawa in the main event. They also shoot the shit discussing a bunch of other topics in MMA. They talk aboout PEDs, the recent DEEP show, the Wrestling Observer Awards and lack of JMMA representation, the retirement of Jushin "Thunder" Liger, Josh Barnett's Bloodsport and a host of other topics.

In this interview with RIZIN LHW fighter Jiri Prochazka, we talk about his upcoming fight with King Mo for the inaugural LHW title. We talk about his preparation for the fight, the wackiness of his RIZIN 14 fight with Brandon Halsey, and why he's not interested in the fighting Cro Cop anymore.

In this post RIZIN 14 fight interview, Andrew talks to Johnny "Hollywood" Case about his RIZIN 14 win over Yusuke Yachi. Andrew dissects the fight and talks to Case about his strategy during the fight, the Lightweight GP, possible future opponents and Case's thoughts on the Floyd Mayweather vs Tenshin Nasukawa fight.

In this interview conducted in September of last year (I mistakenly say October like a dope), we talk to Russian fighter Vitaly Shemetov. "The Dancing Russian" is looking to fight in RIZIN and has created social media buzz around his desire to fight for the promotion. We talk about how he started in MMA, why he wants to fight in RIZIN (hint: there's a love story involved), and who he wants to fight if given the opporunity.

In this episode of "We are RIZIN," Andrew and Christian review RIZIN's 2018. The inaugural "Soccer Kick Awards" are held to award the various fights and fighters of RIZIN. They also discuss their RIZIN RESOLUTIONS; what they hope to see RIZIN do or not to do in 2019. And at the end, Andrew details the We are RIZIN listener contest to give away the pictured RIZIN 11/12 program.