Patreon: https://patreon.com/UnknownPressures | Khamzat Chimaev is one of the scariest, awesomest and entertaining grapplers in MMA, and he's just booked a big-time grappling match. But why isn't he in UFC BJJ? Boggles our minds. We also discuss the recent ADCC North American Trials and highlight how the inconsistently applied rules led to a serious injury for one competitor.

Also in episode 29 of Unknown Pressures:

• Meregali's latest setback
• Dirty jiu-jitsu gyms
• The surprise announcement of a big new event in Brazil
• Viking jiu-jitsu
• The resurgence of Gianni Grippo

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• Sarah Galvao's awesome techniques
• An interesting £10,000 prize for jiu-jitsu competitors
• How jiu-jitsu competitors are making $20,000/month by teaching jiu-jitsu online
• Our horror stories of dropping into unfriendly gyms

Episode 29 of @UnknownPressures is out now on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and everywhere else.

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Unknown Pressures is a jiu-jitsu podcast brought to you by two long-time industry insiders: Matt Benyon, the co-founder of Scramble and Polaris, and Hywel Teague, jiu-jitsu / grappling commentator and analyst.

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