FloGrappling Radio Ep3: Gordon Ryan 'The King' & Jeff Glover 'The Joker'

FloGrappling Radio Ep3: Gordon Ryan 'The King' & Jeff Glover 'The Joker'

Reid and Hywel break down a packed weekend of jiu-jitsu, from Jeff Glover playing it up at Fight To Win Pro 11 to Gordon Ryan tearing through the pack at EB

Sep 14, 2016 by Hywel Teague
FloGrappling Radio Ep3: Gordon Ryan 'The King' & Jeff Glover 'The Joker'
Reid and Hywel break down a packed weekend of jiu-jitsu, from Jeff Glover playing it up at Fight To Win Pro 11 to Gordon Ryan tearing through the pack at EBI 8. 

Also featured, we discuss this weekend's upcoming Grappling Pro Championship and the feud between DJ Jackson and Garry Tonon, the hotly anticipated rematch between Mackenzie Dern and Talita Alencar, and how Russian grapplers are poised to completely change the face of jiu-jitsu...  




FloGrappling Radio Episode 3 Show Notes 
2.20: Hywel's trip to watch the visually-impaired judo at the Paralympics 
4.49: When we met judo Olympic silver medalist Travis Stevens 
5.54: Talking about Travis Steven's jiu-jitsu and his ground game in judo 
7.30: Will we see Travis competing in jiu-jitsu? 
8.10: The massive submission grappling scene in Russia that jiu-jitsu people don't know about – link
10.15: Why Hywel believes the Russians will challenge world dominance of jiu-jitsu in 5-10 years 
11.37: Reid recounts how Cyborg told us he couldn't tap out the white belts when training in Russia 
12.10: The rich grappling history and tradition in Russia 
13.24: Berkut 3, and how the Russians went to decisions with world class jiu-jitsu black belts 
14.55: The political barriers stopping Russians from competing outside of Russia 
15.23: About Kazakhstan bringing 137 athletes to Abu Dhabi World Pro
16.24: Fight To Win Pro 11 discussion
17.47: Justin Rader vs Jeff Glover match breakdown – watch video here
21.28: How Glover's cornerman set up a bluetooth speaker on the mat and blasted Wu-Tang during the match 
22.18: Pulling the curtain back on who Glover's colorful cornerman is 
23.02: Rafael Lovato Jr. vs Tanner Rice match breakdown – watch video here
26.42: Did the hometown advantage help Lovato Jr.?
25.56: Lovato Sr. being acknowledged after the event for his contribution to jiu-jitsu in Oklahoma 
28.37: The decisions at Fight To Win Pro, somewhat controversial? 
32.56: EBI 8 and Gordon Ryan 'The King' – link 
33.36: Analyzing Gordon's performance at EBI, breaking down the different styles of the 'Danaher Death Squad' 
36.12: Eduardo Telles's disappointing performance 
36.53: The prevalence of leg locks in EBI and the difference in style compared to IBJJF tournaments 
38.01: The stigma around leg locks in jiu-jitsu and whether more people should train them 
39.34: Jiu-jitsu guys have some catching up to do when it comes to leglocks 
41.08: IBJJF world champion black belts getting tapped with heel hooks because they're not familiar with them 
42.04: Garry Tonon in action this weekend on FloGrappling at Grappling Pro Championship live on FLoGrappling 
42.44: DJ Jackson 'throwing shade' at Garry Tonon – link
44.50: The rules at Grappling Pro, including all submissions, slams and round-based matches 
46.18: Analyzing the line-up of competitors in the Grappling Pro Championships 8-man GP (card has since changed, see updated brackets here)
47.56: Fight To Win Pro 12: Mackenzie Dern vs Talita Alencar live on FLoGrappling 55.
49.25: Hywel says he doesn't want Mackenzie to fight MMA 
50.12: Breaking down the first match between Mackenzie and Talita from World Pro -- link to video 
51.05: Benson Henderson also on Fight To Win Pro 12
51.58: Horlando Monteiro, brown belt world champion also on Fight To Win Pro 12
53.17: Busy weekend coming up, a reminder that we have live events on Saturday and Sunday 
54.12: Hywel is going on a talent scouting trip to Sao Paulo this weekend 
55.23: A reminder to everybody to hit us up -- our contact details are below

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• Hywel Teague: @hywelteague
• Reid Connell: @Be_Lie_All
• FloGrappling: @FloGrappling 

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